LOGINMARK“Did it work? What did Alexa say? What is her response?” I asked Vector frantically when he returned to the car.Waiting in the car had to be one of the longest wait I have experienced recently.Too many thoughts had run through my mind.Alexa Silver was extremely stubborn. I had met a lot of stubborn women, but never had I met anyone as obstinate as Alexa, especially when she was upset, and I knew that after being after all day after my promises to be back soon, she would be livid as hell.And that was enough for her to say that I had failed the condition that she had given me, and that she wouldn’t want to marry me.“Did she buy it?” I kept asking Vector worriedly without even giving him the chance to answer any of the questions I had asked. “Give me an answer, Vector,” I urged him.Vector came up with this genius idea and I accepted without hesitation because I couldn’t think of anything else, but I knew without a doubt that I would blame Vector if this backfired or if Alexa d
ALEXA“Did you enjoy dinner, ma’am?” Lora asked me.“Yes, I did,” I answered.I was certain that the food was good because since Lora got here, she had always made delicious meals, only that I was so pissed off that I didn’t feel the taste of the food in my mouth. It was as though I was shoving dust down my throat.But I couldn’t tell Lora that because it wasn’t her fault.I was pissed off.All day, Mark Ronaldo neither showed up nor called.Was he looking for an opportunity to leave?Since I accepted Mark back into my life, there hadn’t been anything sexual between us. Not even a relationship. Even though we didn’t categorically state it, we both knew that we weren’t back together; it was all for the baby.Thinking of it now, Mark and I never really dated.In Toronto and a few weeks after we got back, it was just sex. There was never a relationship definition, and it was just the same as what was happening right now. If I hadn’t called Mark last night, he wouldn’t have spent the nigh
MARKI stopped the car when I arrived at Vector’s house and got out of the car.I should be at Alexa’s now, I knew that, but I realized that there wasn’t any convincing lie I could cook up as to why I stayed away all day.Alexa would even be too upset to listen to anything I had to say.So, I had to come up with something that would save me from her wrath, and the only person I could think of that would help me was Vector.I rang Vector’s doorbell as soon as I got to his front door. A few seconds later, a blond lady arrived at the door and yanked it open, much to my surprise and confusion.She even had a bright smile on her face, and I wondered if she smiled at all strangers like this because I was pretty sure we had never met before.“Hi, Mark, good evening!” She greeted cheerily.I reared my head back in confusion.“Who are you and how do you know my name?” I asked her.I would have guess that she was Vector’s sister, but Vector and I had been friends for more than a decade now and
MARK“Mark, you haven’t answered my question,” Mona said, following me downstairs.“And I will not, Mona. I have every right not to answer your question,” I responded fiercely.I hated the fact that Mona had now made my house unbearable for me. The entire day, she had stayed here and I hadn’t been this miserable and frustrated in a really long time. I could only imagine how it would have been if I had spent the night here with her.If Alexa hadn’t called, I probably would have slept here.“Are you in love with Alexa? Is she the reason why you don’t want to love me in return or take responsibility for your baby?” Mona pushed stubbornly.By the time I got to the foot of the stairs, I was already livid.I swirled around and faced Mona angrily.“Listen, Mona, I am not going to answer questions I don’t want to answer to,” I said.“That means it’s true,” Mona said as realization dawned on her. “If you are avoiding the conversation this much and refusing to answer a simple question, it means
MARKI was boiling with so much rage already. Somehow, Mona had succeeded in keeping me longer than expected.When I checked the time and saw that it was evening already, I was livid.Mona had refused to get some sleep. She had insisted that I stayed close to her, and each time I tried to leave, she would scream and cry.Once, she had even called her doctor again who urged me to stay close to her.“She needs you now more than ever, Mr. Mark. Please, do not stay away from her,” he had told me.But the more I stayed with Mona with the realization that I was supposed to be with Alexa, I hated her even more.From the outset, I already told Mona that I wasn’t interested in her pregnancy, but she had been adamant about termination, and now, she was making me do what I didn’t want her to do.My cell phone rang; it was the associate I was supposed to get back to.“Excuse me,” I said and stood up to take the call.But to my surprise, Mona followed me out of the bedroom.“What is this about?” I
ALEXAHis gaze was so daring that I became more uncomfortable and a little scared.“I…I don’t know what you are talking about,” I lied, stuttering a little.I had no idea how I managed to still have the courage to lie to his face, but those were the words that came out of my mouth, and of course, he didn’t believe me.“Alexa,” he called a little warningly.He called my name as though he had known me for a really long time, and somehow, he reminded me of Donald Shell, and that was enough to send shivers down my spine.The cops noticed his tone and how uncomfortable I was, and they decided to step in quickly.“Sir, I think you need to leave,” one of them said tightly.Doctor Lionel didn’t turn to look at the cop who had spoken to him. Instead, he kept his gaze firmly on me, but he had softened his gaze now.“Do you want me to leave?” He asked me calmly.Of course I wanted him to leave!I didn’t want him here to begin with. If I had known that he had come because of Ivy, I wouldn’t have
MARK“Are you sure that this is the right move to make?” Clinton asked.Vector was driving us to Donald’s house after Clinton showed us the picture that his private investigator had sent, and this was the third time he was asking this question.He was sitting behind while Vector and I sat in front.
IVY“I haven’t seen you this eager for your doctor’s appointment,” Lina Barry told me.As much as I tried to hide my eager anticipation, I could barely. Since the last appointment, I had been counting the days before the next one.“I am not eager about anything,” I denied.Lina Barry, although bein
ALEXAWe drove in the car that Mark had come in, and I neither asked any questions nor protested.There was a man at the back of the car, but I didn’t pay him any mind or even look at him for too long. Right now, I just wanted to be in my apartment to process what had been about to happen to me.Wi
MARKAlexa sobbed, and I allowed her to. She was so fragile and vulnerable at this very moment, and I allowed her to stay in my arms.“Did you catch the plate number?” I asked her carefully.“That was the last thing on my mind,” she responded through tears.“Alright, that’s okay,” I said, patting







