“What are you doing here?” I saw Dylan standing in our living room. I also didn’t see even a single maid outside. He was alone as he stood and greeted me with a smile.
“Nothing, just looking at your house.”
“What are you holding?” I saw him holding something and then putting it back to his pocket.
“My personal thing.”
“Get out.” I go to our room and am about to open the door but it is locked.
“Lilith doesn’t want to go out. He knew I was here so she didn’t open it.” I turned to him and smiled. I want to annoy him because of what he said. He knew but he still wouldn’t leave.
“Poor you, Erika has already rejected you, my wife still doesn’t want to talk to you.” I grinned to give him a teasing smile. But instead of frowning, he also smiled back at me.
“It’s ok, her neck is not good either. Salty and flirtatious taste because she clung to a married man.” I immediately lost my smile because I was the one who cringed at what he said.
“What did you say?”
“Easy bro, I’m just telling the truth.”
“Get out of my house right now.”
“Defending your mistress?”
“Go, you are not welcome here.”
“No need to send me coz I’ll leave. See you at Dane’s wedding brother.” I look at him until he came out. I smirk thinking about why he’s here. For sure he wants to take my wife again.
Why doesn’t that woman want to go with him yet? She did not get anything with me but pain. Dylan can give her a nice life for sure because he still can’t move on. Her life will be peaceful with Dylan but she still tries to endure it.
I give her freedom. I will give her what she wants. ‘There’s also Dylan who won’t let her down. But she was still pushing herself to me even though she only gets pain from me.
I knock but no one answered. I knocked more but still wouldn’t so I kicked it until it opened.
“Go away, Dam – it’s you.” She opened the door so I went inside. She took the bag I was carrying in my hand. I sat on the sofa and she knelt down to take off my shoes and socks and then put my slippers on. She also took the tuxedo and then took it to the bathroom to put in the laundry basket. She went to the walk-in closet and came back with clothes.
“Dylan came and you didn’t talk to him?”
“No reason,” she replied then handed me the dress and turned around.
“He just misses you.” I heard nothing from him. “Did you prepare the dress that we will use for the wedding?”
“Yes, everything is fixed. Argh! ” I looked at her as he grabbed her stomach. My forehead furrowed as she writhed in pain and sat up in bed. She flexed as she pressed her stomach.
Since I was done getting dressed I walked over to her to find out what was happening to her. I saw her granular sweat and she was also pale.
“What’s your problem?” But she didn’t answer and she just moaned in pain. “Are you going to die? Hurry up so I can marry your sister.” I turned to go out but I turned again to look at her. She was unconscious and I never heard anything from her.
“Hey.” I pushed her softly but there was no answer. “The bitch fainted again.” I’m just shaking because of what happened. She has been like that for several months. I don’t care about her so she will take care of her life if she has a serious illness. It would be better for her to die.
So instead of leaving the room I picked up the cellphone and called Erika. Just a few minutes and she answered it as well. I don’t know, but I always miss her. Every now and then I want her at my side. If only we could be together, I would. But she doesn’t want it because she respects her brother.
[“Why did you call? Is there a problem?”]
“Nothing, I just miss you.”
[“Dave, I told you not to call me when your home, even if it’s just out of respect for my sister. We are already messed in your house and even if we are separated, you can’t give your time even if you are together?”]
“I am not at home.” I lied. “I am still outside.”
[“Are you sure?”]
“Yes.”
[“Why did you call?”]
“I said just miss you.”
[“I miss you, too.”]
“Where are you?”
[“Home.”]
“Can I come?”
[“Nope, not your day to come here.”]
“But I miss you, Erika.”
[“No,”]
“Argh!” I covered the mouth piece because of Lileth’s growl.
[“What was that?”]
“Ah, the dog outside, I did not close the window of my car. I will come tomorrow, ok?”
[“Ok.”]
“Bye, I love you.”
[“I love you, too.”] I ended the call and look at Lileth.
“D-Dave, can you please hand me the pain reliever.”
“Why don’t you crawl?”
“D-Dave.” She was short of breath and writhing in pain. I stand up and take the medicine. I took some water and handed it to her.
“What are you waiting for? Stand up.” She slowly get up and take the pill and water from me. Her hand us shaking and she took it from me. After drinking, she leaned back on the bed. I just looked at her and then I sat at her feet and bowed.
I will admit that somehow I felt sorry for her. If I’m stubborn it’s to make her look like I don’t care. But I was also hurting. It hurts me to see her struggling but when if I remember what she did I suddenly turn to stone.
“D-Dave.”
“This is not me, Lileth.” I looked at her badly who was now crying. “You made me a monster. You made me like this. I am only asking you to tell me the truth but you keep on protecting that guy.” I want to go wild on annoyance and anger. Just a name, just a name I want to get. How hard is it to say a name?
“D-Dave.”
“I wouldn’t have hurt you, I wouldn’t have had a mistress, you wouldn’t have had a hard time and I wouldn’t have had a hard time if you had just been real. You started all this messed. You are the head and tail of it. So whatever is happening to you right now — you deserve that. You are the one who likes this and made me do it. Just a name, give a fucking name and I’ll stop.” I stood up to leave him when she suddenly spoke.
“D-Dave.” I look at her now trembling and with tears in her eyes. “T-the t-person you’ve been looking for for a long time, you’ve been with and seen for a long time.” Gradually she lost her voice.
“What?” But she fainted again, a sign that she had lost consciousness again. “What did you say?” She could not answer because she fell asleep or fainted again.
So, it’s Dylan? Dylan really her man. Dylan is actually the father of her child. So she wouldn’t admit it to me because she didn’t want us to fight. But how did that happen? Because of drugs? Are they drunk and Dylan was in drugs and all their memories came back to him so he was tempted? Is that is? Is that what happened to them?
Fuck them both.
EVERYONE’s congratulated Dane on her wedding. She’s so happy and I can see the joy on her face on her wedding day. I see myself on her. Her reaction is no difference in me during my wedding. Maybe I felt more than what she felt. I feel like I am the happiest man alive on our wedding day. Because finally, the love of my life marry me. The woman that I want to spend for the rest of my life.
But everything changed that night also. In the morning, what fun I had tripled I became angry when I found out what my wife had done to me. Now, when I remember the day I was happy in my marriage anger and pain also follow.
“Dave, can you please hold Ace first, I’m going to the bathroom.” Daze handed me my niece Ace, who was asleep. I am seated in the terrace alone, and Lileth wasn’t here because she’s sick. Mom visited her to check if she’s ok and I am not lying. But she also proved that Lileth was really sick.
“Give me.” She handed me, Ace. I smile while caressing her face. “You will grow up like your mom. Beautiful, sweet, loving, caring, brave, and intimidating.”
I look at Wallace and Dane dance sweetly in the middle. All you can see is happiness in their eyes. I’m not bitter with Wallace, but to this day Cooper is still the one I want for my sister. Cooper and I were supposed to be the best friends goal, brother’s in law goal but it didn’t happen because Dylan and Wallace had at that goal.
“Dave, why are you here?” Dale approached me while his wife Lauren was anchored in his arm. His two cats are also in both pockets. I don’t know what the real score with these two. They arrange marriage but seem to be developing.
“Just taking a fresh air,” I answer.
“You Dave, when are you going to have a baby? Maybe hubby and I will be ahead of you,” Lauren said but Dale’s frown didn’t escape me. Good luck to her if they have children. Well, I hope so.
“Not now, Lauren, not the right time for me and Lileth.” Daze arrived just in time.
“Thanks for holding Ace, brother.” She took Ace from me and went back to the crowd table. She really loves kids like Dylan. Just now Ace has spoiled her.
“We’re back there? Are you just here?” Dale asks me.
“Yeah.” They nod and they both laugh as they walk away.
Fuck! They are good, even if they are just married on paper they are ok. Not like Lileth and me. She was my wife and I loved her but we did nothing but get hurt.
I don’t want this kind of marriage. I want us to be ok but how?