My heart beats for you

RubyI grabbed a bottle of champagne and two other wines from the bar, and went back to the living room. I was going to drown my sadness in alcohol instead of beating myself up and waiting for an imaginary angel to save me. I was seated when I remembered I hadn’t got a glass. But then, who needs a glass to get drunk? A gulp after another, I downed the three bottles till I got drunk and slept off right on the tiles...It was the ray of light from the window that woke me in the morning. I held my hand over my eyes as I tried to get up so I could pull the curtain, but as I got up, I felt the onset of a hammering headache. It was so intense that I had to hold my head with both hands and I could no longer go to the window. I just sat and leaned back on the couch.Hangovers are my worst nightmare and that's why I try not to drink more than I can handle, but I really needed it last night…This wasn’t how I was supposed to wake up the morning after my wedding. I was supposed to be in bed with

RubyI sunk into the bed as I watched Asher walk out on me. He slammed the door really hard but I didn’t even blink. I guess my head was already getting used to this side of him… that side that treats me like I’m nothing but a placeholder in his life. I stayed there in bed for a long time, indulging myself in my spiraling thoughts. It was my phone that jerked me back to reality when it started ringing. I was even too lazy to roll over and answer it but the thought that it could be Asher calling gave me an instant rush of energy. I rolled over, grabbed the phone and saw Ava’s face lit up the screen.For a second there, I almost didn’t answer it because I knew Ava so well. It would take a lot of effort to hide my feelings from her else, she’d see through me in an instant.I cleared my throat and then sat up to prepare myself before I swiped the answer button. “Heyy new bridey…” she exclaimed immediately.“Heyy bestie.” I replied with a huge smile, trying to sound all good.“Uhmm… I l

RubyGetting home, I went upstairs to freshen up, after which I sat with my phone and started scrolling through my social media feeds. There were several posts still floating around about our wedding and everyone seems to think that I was enjoying a fairytale honeymoon. It’s so funny how people wish to be other people online just because of pictures and videos. There were lots of ladies crushing on Asher and wishing they were in place. They envied the life I was living and that was just sad and funny because if only they knew what I was going through, if only they knew that I hadn’t enjoyed a second of my husband’s attention since we got married. The annoying part is that he even goes out with her public, well at least, he was wise enough to get a private booth. That way, people wouldn’t know he was flaunting his mistress. I let out a loud sigh as I scrolled down, but it only got worse. Everywhere was littered with all kinds of posts with several angles of our pictures, even ones t

Ruby I woke up just as Asher was walking out the door. He looked at me for just a split second before he turned around.“Heyyy, good morning…” “Don’t wait up for me, I’ve got plans.” He cut in sharply before I could even finish. I wasn’t even moved one bit, it was slowly becoming our norm anyway. I just let out a long stretch and then managed to get out of bed.I went straight into the bathroom and, for a minute, I just stood there and got cozy in Asher’s scent, which filled the whole place.I really don’t want to feel this way, but I can’t help it. The more I try to move past it, the deeper I fall into the hole.After getting enough of him, I freshened up and it was so refreshing. After crying myself into a terrible headache last night, I had to go downstairs and take painkillers. That was when I was able to get into bed and sleep. All the while, Asher didn’t flinch, he was just enjoying his sleep and snoring the night away.I stepped out of the bathroom and made my way to the dre

RubyI was so scared as Asher grabbed me and dragged me outside. He pushed me into the car and then circled in too. I’d never seen him that furious, so that just did something to me and I didn’t even know how to start processing the whole thing. I sat there in silence as he started the car and zoomed off. My heart was beating really fast, but I was trying to stay calm and not make him more angry.He wouldn’t say anything to me either, he just kept cussing under his breath, but after a while, I noticed he calmed down a bit and the cussing stopped. I was still scared, so I avoided eye contact, but I was watching him from the corner of my eye and I eventually caught him staring at me. It wasn’t really at me but my body. The slit on my dress had shifted up and now exposing my thigh, and Asher couldn’t resist it. He was really feasting on it and as odd as that was, I found it really interesting. It isn’t even odd because he’s my husband and free to admire his wife’s beauty, but then, we