That Damn Number.

The number was unknown. She thought about picking up the call. She didn't want to wake Adrian up but he only turned around and mumbled in his sleep, never actually waking up. She said once, for clarity “Darling?” No response. She knew he was fast asleep so she got out of her bed and walked slowly to the bathroom, watching the call end and come in over and over.

She got to the bathroom and sat in the dry tub. She answered the phone and slowly raised it to her ear…nothing. The person on the other end said absolutely nothing.

“Are you going to speak, or?” Seraphina spat out with disgust but still no response. She rolled her eyes and ended the call. It may have been one of the endless men who find her number on the internet because of her short career in modelling. As soon as she got out of the tub

RING! RING! RING!

Her ringtone viciously tore the air making her wince. She stared at her phone, her eyes glowing with rage and hate for this unknown person. She picked up again, still silent and she exploded.

“If you ever call this number again, I'll find you and end you!” and she hung up, almost throwing her phone out of the window.

She walked back into the room only to hear Adrian's voice

“I thought we fell asleep together” he rolled a bit, stretching his long veiny arms. She laughed, forgetting the rage she had felt a few minutes back as she jumped into his arms. He gave her a big squeeze and a head kiss. Then she rolled to her side of the bed.

“We'll be leaving for work soon, Adrian” he nodded as he trailed kisses down her thighs, making her laugh and digging her fingers into his hair. “Are you sure you actually love me?” He stared at her quickly and she stared deep into his eyes that had once held emotions but now's just empty…overshadowed by the silly act he plays. She knew it was fake but if she didn't know who she was married to, she'd believe his lies.

He sighed and climbed above her, his hair dropping down his face, his blue eyes piercing hers “I do love you sweetie, more than the air I breathe”

“Sure”

“Seraphina, what do you mean sure?” He snapped “do you not love me?” She didn't respond. She just turned around and whispered

“Goodnight Adrian, I'm very tired”

“Oh! I see…Goodnight Sera” he turned his back at her and fell asleep. She hadn't gone to bed. She stared in horror at her phone and at a text she had received from the same unknown number. It was a picture of Adrian holding a slim woman with long, dark silky hair. His eyes looked at her like she'd break and his hands held her like she'd vanish any moment. That was how Adrian used to look at Seraphina…with love and something that resembled greed. Like he didn't want the world looking at what was his…now that gaze belonged to another. The message under was simple:

“This is only the beginning.”

Seraphina wasn't having it. She threw her phone against the wall and ran down the stairs to the couch. She didn't know what to do so she wandered around the room looking for her phone before she realized she threw it out the window and that made her laugh a bit. She picked up her work phone and calmed the only person that made things make sense even when it didn't

“Hi big sis…”

“Why are you up?” She said lazily as if stretching her words to annoy Seraphina on purpose. “Adrian is cheating”

“Stop these expensive pranks girl!”

“I'm not. I saw pictures….” She confessed

“What pictures?” The call fell quiet, Stephanie coughed “I'll be there in 15. I'll bring coffee”

“Steph…wait” Seraphina pleaded but Stephanie ignored.

“No Sera, I won't wait. See you soon.”

The sound of the call ending slammed into her eardrums like a friendly reminder that her once happy and loyal man only existed in the pictures now.

“Seraphina?” Adrian's voice, now deeper and thicker, calls out to her from the stairs “who was that?” And Seraphina looked in shock rather than responding. Her mouth opened to speak but nothing came out. Adrian repeated himself again, but this time…like some kind of warning

“Sweetie, who was that?”