{She’s Innocent}
Zoey POV
I burst into tears as I fell to my knees. We never argue without yelling at each other before. But today, we did. We yell at ourselves, in front of Ann. It’s break’s my heart. Why will he think Ann is a set up? Why is everyone thinking she’s set up? Ann stood beside me and wiped my tears off my cheeks. I sniffed and wiped my face.
“Daddy don’t like me right? ” Ann asked and I shook my head, I took her hand into mine.
“He’s likes you—”
“But he argues with you, because of me. ” She mumbled with a breaking voice.
“Shhh,, Shhhh,, Don’t cry. He loves darling—”
“When did I mention I liked her? Don’t keep her hope’s high Zoey? She’s leaving this house and nothing isn’t stopping me including you. ”
“That’s harsh and it hurts… Ann talked back looking at Calvin angrily.
“Ann…” I tried to make her shut her.
“Do you think your richness makes a difference between you and I. Everyone keeps saying I’m bad luck,,, in the streets and here too. Why? She screamed. I’m really bad luck… ” She burst into tears. I looked at Calvin and he was stunned for minutes.
“I will leave and go back to the streets I come from… ” Ann uttered and I shook my head behind her.
“Ann… Don’t,, he’s going to come around–”
“No he’s not… He doesn’t want to have a baby to start with. What I’m i doing here when I’m not welcome? ” She uttered, walking to the door. I picked a sentence Ann uttered…
“He doesn’t want to have a baby to start with. ” The words keep replaying in my head.
“You don’t want to have a baby with me or what??? I’m trying to understand what that sentence ment—”
“Did I ever say that to you? Gosh! He breathed in and looked at me. ”
“Can’t you see what she’s trying to do? She’s trying to cause a rift between us. Why don’t you believe me? Let’s wait for the perfect timing— ”
“And when is the perfect timing.. Can you let Ann stay.. please, Calvin please. ” I beg and hug him.
“You are free to do what you want… ” He uttered and pulled my hands off his body.
“Change that room you gave her… I’m not sharing that room with a street trash can. ” He uttered and walked away.
Seriously, he has changed.. he has changed a lot. Calvin loves kids but now he’s different, totally different. I find it hard to know him, I find it hard to understand him. But then, I remember Ann.
“Has she left?? ” I asked no in particular and rushed out. A breath of relief escaped my lips when I saw her outside ..
“He said,” Can you stay? ” I uttered and she smiled with her hand wiping her tears off.
“Did he accept me already? ” She asked with a little hope in her eyes.
“A little, not fully… ” I uttered and crouched down to her level. She sniffed it through her nose and I hugged her. We decided to go back inside and cancel our plans.
To avoid any trouble, I moved Ann to another room, I walked back to my matrimonial bedroom and I saw him on the bed. His laptop on his lap, looks like he just freshens up. I went to the dressing room to change my clothes since I’m not going out with Ann again.
*****
For the past thirty minutes, Calvin hasn’t said a word to me.
“Did you try to talk to him? ” my subconscious mind uttered… That’s true, I didn’t try to talk to him either. I decided to try my luck but to my surprise, he replied.
“Calvin. ” I called, staring at him.
“Huh. ” He hummed and I was shocked.
“Are you angry at me? ” I pouted with a sad face.
“Why will I? ” He uttered with his glue to his laptop.
“But you aren’t staring at me. Are you trying to ignore me? ” I mumbled and he shut his laptop to sit up.
“What is it you want? ”
“I want you to talk to me—”
“About what?? ” He asked, staring at me.
“Your day, the trip. You said you are not angry but your attitude tells me a different thing. Is it about Ann? ”
“Who is Ann? ” He asked, looking lost in the conversation… My break broke at the words.
“You are kidding me right… ”
“I need to breathe in fresh air… ” He uttered and stood up.
“Now I’m smelling, right… I’m suffocating you. ” I screamed but he didn’t bother to look back. He just walked out of the room. Making me look like a fool of myself.