“I hate that man, I hate that man, I hate him but oh!! How I love him”. Valentina Berkeley got married to a man she knew nothing about, a man who hated and did nothing to get close to her. At the altar he looked like someone reciting his death sentence and when they got married, he isolated himself from her. He loved another woman and made it obvious to her that he hated her because of their arranged marriage, yet she loved him. She loved his brooding look and read into the littlest things he did for her but when it became too much, she gathered what little pride she had left and divorced him. Fast forward to few years later, they meet again and they have to work together. Feelings develop and the man that was filled with hatred for her seems nowhere to be found. It does not help that she had his child and she would do anything to keep him a secret. Will she be able to keep the hatred she had for him or will he slowly eat away at the walls she built to protect herself? Will the love she once had for him overcome the hatred that built up and festered over the years or will secrets and untold truths doom their relationship to the same end? Will she give in to her son's demands for a father? Will he be able to redeem himself in her eyes or would he be the same man that hurt her time and time again?
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It was my wedding day! it was! But where was my husband? I had been at the altar for hours and my husband was nowhere to be found. Mrs. Alicia my mother-in-law had excused herself outside to call him times and times again but he did not show up. Despite all this, the smile on my face could have been compared to the light coming in through the glass windows, I had dolled myself up for this wedding and despite the fact that my legs were killing me due to the 6-inch heels I was wearing, I refused to let anything spoil my wedding.
I looked to where my parents were seated, they smiled without a care in the world, it was expected since they were getting rid of a nuisance. They had made this fact clear to me since I was young and when the first opportunity presented itself, they thrust me into the arms of Alicia Valero. It wasn’t a bad deal to me, Alicia was lovely. She loved me even more than my parents but it was her son that was her problem. I had wanted to back out after our first meet where he treated me like I didn’t exist but his mother assured me that he just needed time so I married him.The door of the church opened and my husband entered, 3 hours late. He walked in and my breath caught, he looked so handsome even with the frown on his face, I found my mind wondering to how he would look if a smile stretched those icy lips of his, I wondered how he would look if a laugh lifted those stone hard cheeks and if the twinkle and light of laughter entered his eyes but I could only wonder, the only thing he gifted my eyes with was the frown on his face.Yet I was happy, I looked forward to when he would open up to me, to when he would show me the cheerful personality that his mother spoke so highly of. It was time to read our vows and I promised myself onto Simon till death do us part. Simon read out his vows and I felt excitement build in my heart despite the fact that he read it like a death sentence.‘I now pronounce you husband and wife’ my excitement bubbled out as the priest joined us together and I turned to kiss Simon. He placed a fleeting kiss on my lips and turned away, the kiss left much to be desired and I looked forward to our wedding night.We walked out of the church hand in hand after taking pictures but immediately we got to where cars were parked, he got in and drove off leaving me standing, stranded. My mother-in-law saved my face and instructed her driver to take me home.I got home and headed to Simon’s room still clad in my wedding gown. I was met with a shocker when Simon told me never to step foot in his room. He pushed me out and called for the maids and instructed them to show me to my room, he told me that he wants nothing to do with me and that I should meet the maids if I wanted anything.‘Mom', I pushed away from him, turning to Mrs. Alicia Valero, a woman who insisted on that title right from the time I left my parents, following her.‘Mother’, Simon’s voice sounded dreary, a complete opposite of mine,‘Valentina', she rushed towards me, engulfing me in her warm embrace, it pushed past the pain of my son kidnap, stemmed that overflowing river.‘It's been too long’, she pushed Simon out of her way, planting herself beside me,The look of unbelief on Simon’s face widened the smile on mine,‘Oohh let me look at you', keeping her hands on my shoulders, she held me at arms length searching my face, her warmth-filled voice filling my ears,She lifted a hand to my cheek, squeezing lightly then turned a glare to Simon who was looking at us puzzled,‘Simon aren’t you feeding her, look how thin she has gotten’‘Mom’, laughter burst from my lips as I exclaimed ‘Of course…I…she’, Simon stuttered at his mother’s chiding looking further confused,He got himself togeth
‘Simon!!’, I flared up the next second,‘I had it under control', my voice explodes rising in anger,‘You had to go and ruin it', my voice broke as it dropped, my hand dropping with it and my anger died as quickly as it started as every person in the room shared tensed looks.‘I’m sorry', he sounded beaten, voice showing remorse but my heart was too battered to process it,I stretched one hand out till he placed my phone back across my palm, curling into a ball on my bed, and turning away from him.Staring at my phone screen was all I could do, turning it on and watching it fade to black was what got me through the minutes it took Adam to call back.The phone didn’t even get to ring before I picked it up,‘I want to speak with you Tina, and you alone', forget brightness, forget mirth,‘The next time I hear someone else's voice, the deal his off', his voice was manic and manic alone, dripping malice.‘I understand’, I spoke quietly, not wanting to infuriate him further,‘Alri
Ajax’, his name dropped from my lips, like a strangled sob as I shot up in bed,My chest heaved, breathing wild, my forehead dripping with sweat,Simon stumbled from his bed, half asleep, staggering to my side.‘What happened’, his words were slurred as he blinked medication induced sleep from his eyes yet worry was evident in them,‘What happened’, he repeated, holding my face in his hands, brushing sweaty curls from my forehead,My eyes watered, sobs racking my body,‘They took him from me', my voice shook, whimpers escaping my mouth,‘He was here, with me, then he was gone'Simon drew me in, folding me to his chest like he had always done,‘It was just a dream', my tears flowed to his neck, a mix of my sweat and terms soaking his shirt,‘Just a dream', he whispered against my hair, stroking my head but my mind was still plagued by the nightmare I woke from.We were both in the playground, Ajax and I, and I watched him, intently, like I always did, while he jumped from sw
The closest hospital was fifteen minutes away, and we met with shock on getting there.‘What’, shock dripped from my tone the second time in the same hour as I stared at the doctor assigned to me,I was alone in her office as she looked through the result of my X-ray.The first was when I heard that Simon had to be admitted just minutes ago,According to the nurse, Simon’s wound was infected and needed close monitoring,‘But I did a good job at dressing it when it happened’, I protested and she glances at me with a knowing smile on her face,‘You did, but according to your husband the shard stayed in for hours’, I couldn’t explain the giddy feeling, the sweet shivers that always spread through me anytime we were called husband and wife.‘The dressing was also wet like you let water get into it’, the feeling simmered, dying out as I turned a glare towards Simon.‘I told you, you need help bathing’, ‘I didn’t want to bother you’, he replied me and I eyed him up and down, my ey
Well...not…not exactly’, my eyes narrowed at a spluttering Simon,‘We’ll discuss this later’, a glare on my face I whisper at him before I turned to Ajax‘You’re not skipping today’, I stretch my hands out for Simon to pass him to me,‘But I want to play with you and daddy’, he pouted at me, grabbing tightly to Simon’s neck‘We can play when you get back, school is important’, I glared at Simon again, watching a sheepish look take over his face,‘But daddy said…..’‘I’m sure daddy was just joking’ ‘Right Simon’, I turned a tight smile to Simon and he nodded quickly,‘Yeah, Ajax’, his face looked pained as he tried to force a smile onto his face,‘I meant if you fell sick, you could skip to go to the hospital’, Ajax pout stayed on a moment more before it resolved, it turned into a frown in seconds as his eyes fixed on Simon’s face,‘Daddy, are you sick?’‘Your face looks bad’ Ajax stretched his hand out, poking Simon face with a finger, ‘No…no I’m not sick’, a forced la
The next morning finds it almost impossible to get us out of bed,We stared, cradling each other’s faces like we were making sure those whispered moments of the night before were real.‘Good morning’, bumping my nose with his finger, Simon greeted me,‘So we’re getting married or something’, ignoring his greeting, I poke his nose the same way he did mine, remembering the giddy feeling from being called Valentina Valero,‘Baby!, we’re already married’, sweet shivers fill my belly from the endearment used, but a little confusion rivals it, lop siding the smile on my face,‘Yeah, and then we got a divorce’, confusion spilled to my voice, but that smile, that silly smile that said “I know something you don’t” stayed on his face,‘Don’t be too sure about that’ Simon springs from the bed, a sly smile stretched across his lips.‘Explain that statement Mister’, I jump up too, wagging my finger at him,I’m interrupted by a knock on our bedroom door, the door pushing open almost immedia
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