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“I met Hannah,” Ariella repeated.“Did she…?” Mariam licked her lips and gave a nervous laugh, “Did she see the both of you together?”“No. Thankfully, she didn’t. My legs were swollen this morning, so Kelvin was worried and would not listen when I said it was just pregnancy and all its troubles. He decided to take me to the hospital. We had to stop by a restaurant because I was hungry, but all the food there smelled bad, and I felt like throwing up. I rushed into the female bathroom, not knowing she was in the one next to me. We bumped into each other when we were coming out to wash our hands.”“Nah, that was so wrong,” Mariam groaned, “What did she say? What did she do? I know she would never let you leave without saying anything. That bitch,”Ariella narrated the whole event to her, and by the time she was done, Miriam was vibrating with anger on her behalf. “The audacity of that woman! Why didn't you break those skinny bones of hers when she grabbed you?” Mariam gritted through c

“Kelvin wants us to return with him,” Ariella said two days later while she and Mariam were having breakfast after Kelvin had left for wherever he went every morning. “And before you start complaining, he said we can come back anytime we want. Well, after I have given birth.”“Great,” Mariam dropped her fork and placed her hands on the table before clasping it together, “He was the one who wanted you to stay longer, and I was beginning to think that he was trying to get rid of you. His behavior since two days ago says otherwise. It showed that he actually cares about you and…”“Mariam,” Arialla shot her a dirty look.Mariam ignored her and continued to speak like Ariella did not try to stop her, “Did you ask him why he suddenly wants you to go back?”“I did not ask him, but I think it has something to do with me bumping into Hannah at the restaurant two days ago,”“Yeah, right. That bitch. She is the reason we’ve been indoors for two days. She just had to appear everywhere we are and

“Her visit is strange in so many ways?” Mariam said minutes after Hannah left as she paced in front of Ariella.“What do you think is so strange about it? I knew she would find a way to locate me,”“Hee appearance is not that surprising. For one, Hannah is someone who is manipulative and would do shit to your face without thinking twice. When I told you not to say who got you pregnant with your mouth, mg kind told me she might be recording it to use it against you,”“Oh, hell. Why didn’t I think about it like that?” She’s been so focused on hearing what Hannah had to say she did not think twice. Thank God for Mariam.“Yeah. It was strange that she wanted you to say it when it was plain already who the father of your child is,” Mariam paused right in front of Ariella, biting her finger in agitation. “From the little I know and have heard about her, Hannah prefers to partake in cat fights, she’s never been the calm type but she’s calm right now. She is planning something, I just know it

They were up and arranging their luggage to leave the next morning and the ones they couldn’t take with them at that time so as not to miss their flights were left behind. According to Kelvin, someone would pack it up and send it over for them.The flight back home was very quiet except for when Ariella had to throw up because of the smell of the plane and then the food that was served. And also when Mariam was having a little conversation with Ariella.“My manager who was even calling to ask that I extend my vacation is suddenly all over me and telling me she has a lot of things planned out and that I won’t be free until a very long time. What’s wrong with her? Why do I suddenly have my plate full when it was not like this two days ago?” Mariam complained as she glared at her phone. “She told me this last night and I’m in a piss poor mood,”“Uhmm, maybe she accepted all the jobs that came in last night after she heard that you were coming back. You like the job, why are you suddenly

Kelvin flinched as if he had been hit. He was taken aback, “What do you mean by I’m still meeting Hannah behind your back?”“Why was Hannah in that restaurant? What was she even doing in that country when she had no jobs there?” She has already gone too far to stop. Might as well just confront him about it.“Are you asking me? How am I supposed to know,” he was surprised by her question.“How are you supposed to know?” Ariella asked with a sneer, “Do you want to tell me that if we check it, we won’t find out that the both of you left this country together and in the same plane or maybe a different one so that nobody will see you guys together and post the picture online,”“Ariella, before you hurl accusations at me, you should think carefully about it,”“What is there to think carefully about? Are you or are you not still meeting with Hannah behind my back then coming to tell me to not worry about her even when she came to your house to threaten me to stay away from you and claiming t