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103 Melanie's Challenge
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The Love I Have Hoped For 104 The Article
I spent two hours trying to write a draft of an article I could submit to Melanie. I haven't written anything before. It's true I have some experiences in marketing, but that is different from writing an article. I only had to think of some catchy phrases before to attract my target audience, but this time I have to write a full article! That's insane! I thought about calling Colin or Nancy to ask for some advice, but I remember telling Colin last night that I would deal with my tasks and problems on my own. What should I do?Women empowerment. Women empowerment. I have repeated the phrase hundreds of times in my brain, trying to squeeze in any idea I could come up with, but there is really nothing! I shouldn't have accepted Melanie's proposal. What was I thinking?!Lunch break came. Nica sent me a message saying I should eat lunch. I just smiled at her to say I'm okay. I actually don't feel hungry. I don't have the appetite. This is not the time for me to eat. I stood up from my chai
The Love I Have Hoped For 105 The Result
I left a printed copy of my article on Melanie's desk. Today is my second day here and I realized I don't have any of her contact details. I planned to send it as an email, but since I don't know what her email address is, I decided to print out a copy and leave it on her desk. I wanted to ask Nica about Melanie's contact information, but I thought it would be more professional if I give her a printed copy, so she can write her notes in more detail.I went home that day feeling worried. I spent my time playing with Athena but my mind was wondering about how Melanie would think of my article. Maybe I should have added pictures of me and my family, including Marshville where I stayed while I was in hiding. Articles are more effective when they are with pictures, so the readers can understand the feelings the author wants to convey. "Mommy, you are doing it wrong!" Athena said in an angry tone. "Why did you put the bathtub in the kitchen?"We were playing with her doll house and we were
The Love I Have Hoped For 106 Nancy's Lover
Months passed by so fast. I became very busy in the office. Although Melanie still didn't change with how she treats me, she is constantly giving me some tasks through Emily. I was able to complete my first article after countless revisions. As a team leader, she is also the main editor of the magazine. I started admiring her meticulous way of scrutinizing the articles. She makes sure that every article is in line with the standard of the company and doesn't violate any rules. She's one of the people behind the success of the company's magazine.I learned a lot of things from the company. I started liking researching and looking for interesting articles that can be featured in the magazine. It was also nice working with Nica. She taught me everything I need to know about writing. She gives me instructions whenever necessary and guided me though every process."You don't need to do these things Miss Jessica. You will be a leader of your own team soon. You should learn more from Miss Me
The Love I Have Hoped For 107 The Worry
Cristoff! I haven't seen him in ages! He was not that nice to me either when I was still living with Geoff. If I remember it correctly, the two don't really have a good relationship. I looked at Nancy in disbelief. "What is this guy doing here? Why are the three of you together?" To give her the benefit of the doubt, although I already know the answer, I still asked her that question. I am hoping, although it may sound impossible, that it was just a coincidence that he was with her and Athena."He's my boyfriend." She confidently said. I was expecting her to say more, maybe to explain her side why she didn't tell us about him, but she remained silent after."Since when?" I picked Athena up and carried her in my arms."Long time ago.'"Why didn't you tell us?" I said coldly."For this exact same reason. You will just ask me to stay away from him.""You saw how I suffered when I was with them. Didn't you learn anything at that time?" Cristoff didn't utter any word. He was just there, li
The Love I Have Hoped For 108 Where is Nancy?
The next day, I decided to take some days off to spend more time with Athena. I also would like to wait for Nancy and have a chat with her. We haven't talked for months now and partly I blame myself for being so busy that I never even tried to reach out to her. I never asked her how she is despite knowing that she comes home late almost every night for the past months and she sometimes doesn't come home. If only I tried talking to her, sending her a message or calling her, maybe this wouldn't happen. I still didn't tell mom about what happened and I don't have any plans of telling her.Two days has passed and no signs of Nancy. Her phone can't be reached and she also doesn't respond to messages. I was starting to get more worried but as Colin said, we should give her some space. She also needs time to think. We spent our weekend to an amusement park like what we promised to Athena. It was a happy day, but I can't totally ignore the worry I feel for Nancy. I don't know Cristoff's phone
The Love I Have Hoped For 109 Finding Nancy
The next day, I was so anxious waiting for a message from whoever has Nancy. I was still trying to convince myself that Nancy is just somewhere, calming herself down before meeting me. She would show up in our house unannounced anytime soon and say how much she misses all of us, especially me and Athena. I decided to be on leave from work indefinitely. I kind of blame myself for being so busy that I didn't spend much time with my family, including Nancy. It feels like I abandoned them just because I want to prove something to Geoff and Ericka. I got so busy avenging that I forgot the most important people for me.We also asked for Athena to stop going to school for the meantime. She sounded hesitant about the plan at first since she likes spending time with hwr friends, but later she realized that playing with her toys and reading books at home are more fun.Mom is sometimes suspicious of how I was acting, but I was happy that she didn't ask too many questions. I don't want to make he
The Love I Have Hoped For 110 The Kidnapper
Having a headache, I woke up in a small dim room. The curtain covers half of the glass window on the right side of the bed. Based on the light, it seems like it's early in the morning. I immediately got up from the bed, but my left hand was pulled by something. It was tied to a metal which was fastened to the side of the bed. I couldn't see it clearly yet. I could feel pain all over my body especially from my left hand where the metal was tied and my head. A pitcher of water and a glass were set up on top of the side table. The room seems like one of the cheap motel rooms you can rent while on the road. Outside the window, I could glimpse some trees and a view of the sky. I was still wearing the same clothes I had worn since yesterday. My shoes were neatly arranged on the side of the bed. My phone and my small pouch were nowhere. I could finally check my left hand. I was handcuffed with the other end attached to the bed. Where am I? I wanted to scream and maybe ask for help from anyo
The Love I Have Hoped For 111 The Kidnapper 2
"Please, let my hands go, then we can talk. I promise to be honest. I have actually always been honest with you." I was already begging. He could do anything he wants to me without me defending myself. I also want to listen to his explanation about what happened to us since I got pregnant."I don't know what to believe anymore.""I was your wife. You promised to protect and be with me. I have always trusted that promise. I escaped when I felt it wasn't safe for me and my daughter anymore. You saw how violent you could be when you're angry.""You're the one who made me angry!""I didn't do anything. Anywhere I went, I was with Nancy and the driver. You could have asked them what I did for you not to believe me.""They were your allies. Of course they would not tell me what you were really up to.""Nancy did her best to protect me from you, and so did the driver. They saw I suffered because of you.""Ericka told me your plans from the very beginning. She showed me pictures of you and al
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