(Avery's Thoughts)I suddenly wake up with a pondering headache.I massage my temples and then press my fingertips against my nose bridge in a circular motion, trying to get the relief that I need. I try my best to crawl myself off the bed so I can at least wash my face and give it a rest from the heavy make-up and foundation covering it. Though my legs won't listen to me, I put in my best effort so my soles would stay connected on the hotel floor.With so much desperation, I finally reach the sink. I wait for the water to gush out from the faucet and begin to rinse my face, "Oh, god, this feels so refreshing." But looking at the mirror in front of me scares the hell out of me, "What the!" are the first words that come out of my mouth. What appeared in the mirror was the reflection of a woman without any finesse of her own, tangled hair, erased eyeshadow, smudged mascara, and tainted lips. "How the hell did I get home looking like this? My God!" I hold my head and slightly pat t

(Dmitri’s Thoughts)When the door finally closes as Nikolai takes her home, the emotion I’ve been holding suddenly poured out. “I am sorry, Avery. I am sorry. I don’t deserve you. I can’t let you suffer anymore,” I bow down almost kissing the ground, I feel wrecked, damaged beyond repair. I cry my heart out until I almost pass out. Then two warm hands embrace me and collect me from the ground. He lets my head rests on his lap as he strokes my hair and cries with me. He says nothing but his empathy goes with me. He hugs me tighter as I gasp for more air. “I don’t think I can leave without her, I don’t think I can. How can I, when the two women I loved the most in my life are now gone?” I whisper and mumble. “I’ve been hurt before, too, Dee. You know that right? That’s when I realize women will just walk out on me, maybe that’s why I prefer loving men, we don’t walk out from each other, do we?” then he warmly smiles while tears are falling from his eyes. “I hate seeing you like th

(Jeff’s Thoughts)I am a few more hours away from the States, a few more hours away from my fiancee, Avery. “I know she’s cheating on me. I’ve known all along, but I guess my love for her is just bigger than any of it,” I say to myself while currently reading a blind article about a billionaire who spent his vacation with his girlfriend in Macau. A picture of them is taken from behind, not exposing their faces but their backs. But the thing is, I memorize Avery’s back. I know her back very well, because, for more than two years, her back is all I see. She barely lets me before her, and rarely allows me beside her. As a result, I am used to just looking at her back. For a good reason, I can easily prevent her downfall, and easily pick her up. But every kindness has its limit. Every person has a threshold. Unfortunately, this is as far as I could get. “Is that my role in your life, Avery? Just a picker? A technician to fix you every time he breaks you? I am tired, Avery. I am fucki

(Jeff’s Thoughts)The three of us are patiently waiting for Avery to regain consciousness while a nurse tends to my wounds and I listen to Kendra’s nagging at the same time. I look at Nikolai to help me out but he won’t help me, he’s far afraid to go against her when she’s like that. Well, Avery warns me about her, she’s feisty, loud and fearless, a completely opposite personality Avery has. “Goodness, Jeff! We are at a hospital! And you two are full grown-ups!” she continues her bickering. “Brawling is for kids, boys, immature kids you know. And you chose the best place to fight, great job, Jeff,” she mocks me by clapping her hands.“I brought you here so we can take Avery back, not get back at Dmitri! I thought you could fix it like two civilized normal functioning citizens, but I guess you two both hit your head in the past. Now the people are talking, and what, Avery would be put in yet another scandal, huh?”And that’s when it hits me. She definitely has a point, so to stop he

(Avery’s Thoughts) It’s been days since I got admitted to the hospital due to fatigue and too much stress. But when I came here, Dmitri put me in a VIP room. But because of what happened to him and Jeff, I requested him to transfer me to another hospital, and of course, to give him some peace of mind. He quickly agrees to it and they transfer me the next day. Now, I am still here, lying down and currently looking at the ceiling. The sliding door opens and when I look in the direction of it, a handsome little boy runs to me and climbs the bed with all his might. Then I hear Kendra’s voice from the outside, “Oh my god, Kervin, be careful, get off at aunt’s bed, she’s not yet well,” she screams and puts him down. But the little boy throws his tantrums, “No, no, I want Aunt Pretty. If I kiss her, she will be okay, right? Right?”Then he pulls my hand, and I hold his gentle tiny hands, “Yes, of course, baby boy. I haven’t seen you for two years, and here you are, you have gotten so b