“Wow! It looks delicious.” Ivana stretched her hands to take a bite of the food but I slapped her hands off. “Ouch! What did you do that for?” She watched me push the food away from her reach.“You didn’t wash your hands whereas this is not for you.” I moved the meals I had prepared to a tray as I took them to the dining table to set the meal.“What?” Ivana said behind me as she leaned close to the dining chair. “Why is it not for me?” She raised her brows at me and I scoffed, turning to her I gave her a once-over. “What is that look for?”“Where were you when I was preparing all these?” I asked her, tilting my head to my side as I waited for her to speak.“Hey,” She raised her chin at me showing me a bold front. “I don’t know how to cook, remember.” She placed her hands on her waist and I shook my head at her.“You are really so shameless,” I turned to continue setting the table. “You say that so proudly and don’t even make an effort to learn.” I sighed and moved back to the kitchen
“Welcome, mom.” I greeted her as I stepped out and her gaze met mine as there was silence in the living room. I couldn’t tell if it was tears but it seems that was what I saw in her eyes as they locked in mine.She couldn’t say anything, she didn’t move close to me, she didn’t say a word and knew she was not going to say something else I broke the silence again and that was what I did.I stepped close to her and she still held my gaze. “Mom, I can’t hate you,” I told her and I watched her swallow hard like she was suppressing her tears. “I don’t want to hate you mom, I don’t want to have hate in my heart any longer.”I exhaled softly, I was also trying hard to suppress my tears. “I don’t want my heart to be consumed with hate that is why I am letting all the anger and all the hatred go away, I want to forgive dad mom, for all the hurt he had done, I want to love you mom, so give me permission to do that, give me permission to find that peace that comes from loving you as my mother.” M
I whined, covering my ears with my pillow as I heard a knock on my door. I shut my eyes tight wondering who was disturbing my sleep when it was barely morning. I didn’t want to open my eyes out of fear that my sleep would go away.I was having a lovely dream of how we all went on a picnic together, how awesome and happy I was eating the lovely meal prepared by Mrs Jane while chuckling and chatting happily with Robin, Kate was there and so was my parents.It was so lovely that I didn’t want to wake up from the dream but thanks to whoever was knocking on my door.I threw the pillow to the door as I opened my eyes in anger. I always wanted to wake up with smiles and like those celebrities in movies, who stretch their bodies and smile while opening their eyes as they are greeted with the sunlight ray coming from the open windows and the chirping of bed.That was far from it, instead of the chirping of bed it was the loud knocking on my door, instead of seeing the sunlight it was still dar
Robin leans close to my face, his eyes flickered down to my lips again. “So, what would it be?” I could see the smiles on his lips so I closed my eyes waiting for the touch of his lips that was already close to mine as my lips moved up to meet his.“Get dressed.” I heard and my eyes flickered open to see Robin holding up my sports clothes and I bit down my lips in embarrassment. What was I thinking right now, would he kiss me? I was wrong.I grabbed my clothes from his hand when I saw the smirk on his face. I could tell he was fully away from what he had just done. I wanted to curse on him but I had to hold it back.“Get dressed and be out in ten minutes.” He flashed me a mocking smile before leaving my room.Asshole!I exhaled sharply as I turned to look in my mirror. Surely my heart is getting so corrupt. Robin was right, I shouldn’t watch movies too much. It is affecting my thinking. Just someone told me that when a guy is so close it means he wants to kiss.I hit my hand on my hea
I should walk away, no, I should look away and not watch this, why do I always have to cry when I see some other girl close to Robin?Was I in love with him this much? I have been dragged out here from my comfortable bed to see Robin hug some other lady.I took a sharp breath and turned around embracing my hurt heart, perhaps it is not what I think, it could be one of those random girls, by the way, Robin told me that he loved me, he told that I was the girl he loved and Hinn also confirmed it, Ryan said the same thing, but why don’t I feel it now.I took a few steps to leave, perhaps if Robin would glance up, he would see me leaving and push the other girl away while he takes me home or continues jogging with me, but I was wrong, this was not a movie, this was reality, and in the reality, when I turned back to look in their direction, Robin was talking to another girl away.“Robin…” I called out with my choked voice, it only came out as a whisper and was carried away by the wind, he
I got to school in a hurry because Kate had called me. I met her in the hallway where she was anxiously waiting for me. I looked at her face. “Kate, what is wrong?”“You have to see this.” Kate held my hand as she dragged me along and I followed her like a moron.“Kate, slow down,” I shouted, at this rate, we could bump into someone and be in a whole lot of trouble but Kate didn’t listen to me.“We are here.” She announced as she stopped and I had to adjust my hair while I eased my breathing to get a clear head of whatever she wanted to show me.“What is it?” I traced Kate’s gaze towards a big banner pasted close to our practice room as my eyes dilated at the sight of my image and Robin’s own engraved in heart and a marker carving my face out like that of a cat was also included with a boldly written word on it ‘IVANA SHOULDN’T DATE ROBIN BECAUSE SHE IS WAY UGLY’I blinked a couple of times. “Who…” I pointed at the banner and I could feel how hot in anger my face was. “Who put this up
“That will be all for today.” Director Donald announced as the practice came to an end and we all got up to leave.“Ivana Kimberley.” I heard the director call out my name when I was about to leave so I turned to see him looking directly at me. It wasn’t the first time he had called my name out but it felt like I was about to be scolded.I made a mess during the practice. I tripped on my dance partner and also tripped on Katherine who was trying her best to avoid me at all cost. It was only out of luck that we didn’t injure ourselves. As much as I want to perform on stage, I was a dance mess.“Stay behind while the others leave.” The director said out loud and I waved Kate goodbye as she left with the others, while they were leaving I could hear a few of them saying I was finished and would be taken off the practice and I knew this would be the end of me performing on stage.“Yes sir,” I said out when the hall was empty leaving only director Donald, Chloe and Ava with me. “The look on
“How about I show you some moves you missed?” Chloe looked at me and I smiled since she was willing to help me.“I will be glad.” I nodded and she stood in my front-facing her back at me.“Try to push everything out of your mind and focus on me and the moves I make then follow suit, do you understand?” She glanced over her shoulder at me and I nod as she strikes a dance pose and I follow her.“One…two…three… four.” Chloe raised her hand up and then her left leg up as she made two steps up and flip down twisting her hips and the other hand behind her back rolling her other legs behind in a random move before getting up to her feet lifting her butt and doing two-step up with her right legs. “Do you see that?” She asked me.“Yes, that was much easier,” I told her and she smiled at me.“Now let me watch you do it.” She turned her eyes at me and I did as she did following her step. “That’s much better, try to curve your hips upward in a circular motion,” She showed me an example and I smil