Married to a manwh-re episode 36B
MARRIED TO A MANWH-RE đđ
(He married me
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But loves me not đ)
By:- Racheal Dennis
Chapter 36Bđâ¨
Evađ
Bianca, Roy, Fred and I sit round the dinning table.
We are all staring at our foods in silence, Iâll say an awkward silence.
Bianca chuckles lightly to break the silence.
âWell, letâs dig in and know if Fredâs cooking skills has improved since the last timeâ
I sigh and look at the food, it look edible and I know it gonna be sweet, because Fredâs last dish was sweet.
I pick my cutlery and dug in, I close my eyes as I chew on the potato. Truth be told, Fred did a great job on this one.
âDo you like it?â He asked me.
I nod, he smiles and dig in too. While eating I felt someoneâs gaze on me, I raise my head and look around the table, itâs Roy.
Heâs looking at me with sad eyes, itâs almost as if he wants to cry, which makes me wonder if Bianca has told him about Peter.
Thankfully Iâm sitting next to Bianca, I lean towards her and whisper in her ear.
âHave you told him about his fatherâs death?â
âNoâ
âWhy?â I frown.
âI just giving him some timeâ
I nod in understanding, if I were her I wouldnât know how to break it to my son that his father is dead, I wonât even know what excuse to give him.
âThen why is he staring at me like that?â
Bianca look towards Roy and shrug her shoulders.
I straighten myself in my chair and continue with my food.
Then I hear Royâs voice.
âEva?â
I raise my head and face him.
He furrows his eyebrows and drops his spoon.
âHave you being crying, Eva? Did someone bullied you?â He asked.
Oh, so thatâs why he was staring at me.
He must have notice my red eyes and how dull my face is.
âIâm fine, Royâ I pass him a smile to show him that Iâm really fine.
âThen why are your eyes red, momâs eyes only gets red after she stopped cryingâ he said.
I reach for his hand across the table and laughs briefly.
âIâm fine, really. I just got some dusts in my eyesâ I told him.
âOk, but if anyone bullies you just let Uncle Fred know, heâs power ranger blueâ
I laugh. But nod.
âThanks for your suggestion, Roy. Come on, eat your foodâ
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I enter my room and wanted to close the door, but Fred puts his foot in between.
âI wanna shut the doorâ I told him.
âI know, butâŚ. I thought you were gonna sleep in my room tonightâ
I shake my head with a smirk.
âNo, Iâll sleep in my roomâ
âBut Iâve explained everything to you and.. and you said you donât hate meâ
âI know what I said, Fred. And I also know I said Iâll need some time to process all of itâ
âOh, does.. does that mean youâre gonna avoid me⌠for now?â
I smile.
âBingo!â
His face falls.
âOh, okâ
âSo, if you donât mind stepping out, Iâm feeling quite sleepyâ
He step closer to me and lean towards me, I frown.
âWhatcha doinâ?â
âPlease let meâ he said.
I nod.
He leans in and place a lingering k-ss on my forehead.
He lifts his hand and use his thumb to car-ss my cheek, he smiles at me.
âGood night, Evaâ
âGood night, Fredâ
He reluctantly steps out and I lock my door. I fall on my bed and sigh.
Thinking about Fredâs past, Iâll say heâs a strong and brave man. Iâm not sure Iâd survive any of it.
I think my love and respect for him just increased, Iâm ready to walk down this road with him, Iâm ready to give him my love and myself fully, no holding back.
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âgrrrrrrrrrhâ
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âgrrrrrrrrrhâ
Ugh! When in Godâs name did I set an alarm? I sleepily reach out and turn off the alarm, I yawn and snuggle into my warm blanket, I feel myself smile in my sleep.
Just when Iâm drifting off to sleep, I feel my blanket ripped off my body.
I quickly sit up and glare at whoever is it.
âRise and shine, senoritaâ Bianca said.
âIt is morning alreadyyy?â I grumbled.
âYes, and today is all about you!â
âHuh?â
She does an eye roll.
âToday is your birthday, duhâ
I yawn and fall back on my bed.
âI want to stay in bed all day todayâ
âNot gonna happen, get your butts up and get into the bathroom young lady!â
I scoff.
âYouâre not old yetâ
She stop folding my blanket and puts her hands on her wa-ist.
âIâm your husbandâs elder sister, so Iâm old enough to call you young ladyâ
I roll my eyes.
âRight!â I climb down from my bed. âHow did you even know todayâs my birthday, I donât remember telling youâ
She sits on my bed and crosses her long legs.
Oh, I forget to mention this to you guys, but everyone in the Russellâs family are tall, Iâm the only short person among them, I pray my kids donât inherit my height or itâd be a slap to my face.
âBree called and told me, which Iâm very upset about, I had to hear from an outsider that today is my sister-in-lawâs birthdayâ she stands up and walk towards me.âBut Iâll keep that for later, right now I need you in that bathroomâ then she pushes me in a close the door.
I wore my faded blue ripped jeans trousers, my white off shoulder top and my tiger wedge booties.
I throw my hair in a ponytail, I apply some mascara on my eyelashes and put a pink lipgloss on.
I stare at myself in the mirror, I smile at my reflection. I look simple and natural, I love it.
I pick my purse and head downstairs to meet Bianca.
âWow! Eva, you look so pretty!â Roy said and winks at me.
âThanks, Royâ I see Fred coming down the stairs.
I smirk, I should tease her m a little.
âRoy, do you think Iâll catch any boyâs attention dressed like this?â
âYeah, if I was a grown up Iâd totally ask you out. You rock, Evaâ he replies.
âOoh! Ooh! I guess I better hurry before I miss some cute guysâ
Fred clears his throat loudly.
âEva, remember youâre married, if any boy doesnât stand 10feet away from you, heâd answer to meâ he said, then walks towards the kitchen.
I narrow my eyes at him.
âWhat are you gonna do, Mr Russell?â I call after him.
He turns towards me and grins.
âNothing, Mrs Russellâ
âGood, Iâm glad to hear thatâ I turn back to Roy. âWhereâs your Mom?â
âStill in our roomâ then he gave his focus to the power rangers heâs watching, repeating everything they say after them.
This boy sure love power rangers.
Soon Bianca comes down to the living roomâŚ.sheâs beautifully dressed in a white tight gown that stops at her mid th-ghâŚ.her gown has sparkles all over it and she wore a black th-gh high boots to compliment.
Her make up is perfectly done, she has a red lÂĄpstick on, her eyebrows perfectly arched and her face so smooth.
She looks like a fashion icon right now, I look down at myself and felt a little jealous.
I felt so ashamed of myself, she kinda remind me that I have no fashion sense.
âWow!! Mom, you rock it!!â Roy exclaims and bounce happily to his Mom.
I roll my eyes. Tell me something I donât know, Roy.
âYouâre so beautiful, Bianca!â I praised her, at least I have to tell her the truthâŚsheâs beautiful and thatâs just the truth.
âThank you, senoritaâ she said.
âYou are gorgeous!â I hear Fredâs voice whisper in my ear.
I turn and see him standing directly behind me, he smiles at me, I simply roll my eyes and turn back to Bianca.
âSo, are we gonna go to Breeâs place first or weâre meeting at MacDonaldâs?â
âWe are going to Breeâs firstâ she replies.
âMom, can I come with you and Eva?â
âNo, Roy. Today is girlâs day, youâll have to stay with your uncle Fredâ
âBut uncle Fred is so boring, last time I was with him we didnât do any fun activities, he was always on his phoneâ he whine.
Bianca and I glared at Fred.
âIs that true?â Bianca and I asked in a sync.
âI⌠erm.. uh.. â
âFred!!â I called.
âRoy, I promise this time will be different, weâre gonna do something super fun and coolâ
âPromise?â Roy ask him.
âPromise!â Fred said.
Roy stuck his pinky finger out.
âLetâs pinky swear on itâ Roy told him.
Fred looks at Bianca and I unsure of what pinky swear is or how to do it.
Bianca and I shared a brief laugh.
âYou have to wrap your pinky finger around his ownâ Bianca explained.
âOh!â Then he does as Bianca told him. Roy grins widely.
I donât blame Fred for not knowing how to pinky swear, we all know he didnât have a normal childhood.
âSo.. Bianca letâs go?â
âYeah!â
We turn towards the door.
âWait!â Fredâs voice stop us.
I gro-n what does he wants now.
He deep his hand in his p-nts pocket and brings out his wallet, he opens it and take out his black card and hands it to me.
I stare at him in confusion.
âUse itâ he said.
âI have money to cover my expensesâ I told him.
âI know, but I want you to spend mineâ
âI⌠â
Bianca suddenly snatch the card from me with a wide smile.
âIs Fred willing to spend his money on someone?â She tease him, I see his ears and neck turning red. âDonât worry, Fred. Iâll make sure she uses itâ then she takes my hand and starts pulling me to the door.
âThanks, Fredâ I said from the door.
âEnjoy, bae!â I think I heard him say, but my ears might be deceiving me.
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We stopped right outside Breeâs apartment, weâre waiting for her to come out.
âYou shouldnât have take Fredâs cardâ I told Bianca.
âWhy? This is the first time ever, that Fred is giving his card out. I canât miss the opportunityâ
âIâm not gonna use itâ
She smirk.
âYouâre gonnaâ
I didnât say anything else, Iâm not gonna argue with her.
Bianca honked and we hear someone, basically Bree, yelling.
âIâm coming! Iâm coming!â
Aubrey rushes towards us, with Sean behind her. They got in the backseat and Bianca zooms off.
I turn my head towards them and narrow my eyes at Sean.
âSean what are you doing here?â
âTo celebrate your birthday, duh!â
âWho reminded you?â
âDo I need someone to remind me?â
I gro-n.
âToday is supposed to be all about us girlsâ
âHoney, Iâm g-yâ he said.
âSo?â
âYou can consider me a girlâ he replied.
I gro-n loudly.
âArenât you supposed to be with your boyfriend or something?â
âNope, youâre stuck with me todayâ he does a little evil laugh.
I grunt and face the road.
Sean and Aubrey on a day like this arenât a good combination, I just pray they donât kill me todayâŚ.
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Bianca parked in a parking lot and we all alight from the car.
I look around and noticed we are in a boutique, I frown and turn to Bianca.
âDid you miss the road? This is a boutiqueâ I told her.
âNope, I didnât miss any roadâ
My frown deepens.
âThen what are we doing here?â I asked.
Aubrey puts her arm on my shoulder and side hugs me closer to herself.
âWeâ she gestures at themselves. âAre shopping for you!â
âWhat? I have clothesâ
They shake their heads.
âWe donât mean clothes, sweetieâ Bianca said.
âHuh?â
âWe meantâ she turns to Aubrey and nod at her. âLingeries!!â They both exclaims.
My eyes grow bigger.
âWhat? No, no, no! I donât need those!â
Aubrey stare at me in disbelief, actually Bianca has the same expression on.
âReally? You mean those granny p-nties?â Aubrey ask.
I feel my cheeks warming up in embarrassment.
Itâs true I donât have sâŹĂy p-nties but they canât be classified as grannyâs.
I throw them a killer glare and huffed.
âYou can say whatever you want, Iâm not going in there with you!â I fold my arms across my chest and rests my back on the car.
âAre you sure?â Bianca ask and I nod.
âEva, donât make me do itâ
Do it? I frown what is she talking about?
Before I knew, I was seeing things upside down, whatâs happening? Is this the end of the world?
Then I notice Iâm moving or rather someone is moving me, thatâs when I knew Iâm on Seanâs shoulder.
âSean put me down!â
âNo, honeyâ
âPut me down you brute! Iâm not going in there with you and Aubrey, you guys are gonna torture me to deathâ
They all start laughing.
The truth is shopping with Aubrey and Sean on the same time is true definition of torture, they can shop for straight six hours without getting tired.
Soon Sean stopped walking, he puts me down and my mouth hang open.
âVictoria secret?â
âYeppie!!â Aubrey replied.
âNo, no, no. Come on ground open up and swallow me!!â I cried dramatically.
They look at me and simply shake their heads.
Bianca and Aubrey take my hand, they turn to Sean.
âYou stay hereâ they both said.
âGirls Iâm g-y!â
Aubrey rolls her eyes.
âBut the fact remains youâre still a guyâ then they pulled me in,side leaving Sean alone.
Ok, guys. Get ready to attend my funeralâŚ.
âWoah!! That red lacy lingerie can set a man on fireeee!!â Aubrey shriek.
âI donât like it, itâs⌠Itâs⌠too revealingâ I said.
âDuh! Thatâs why theyâre called lingerie, come on, youâre buying thisâ Aubrey throws it at me and I glare at her, Bianca just kept laughing without saying a word.
Weâve been shopping for three long stressful hours, and Iâve already have twenty to twenty-five lingeries resting on me.
I turn to Bianca.
âArenât you tired?â
âNope!â She replies, I gro-n.
âAubrey, my legs are killing me!â I whined.
âLetâs just get some more, youâll need more than thoseâ she gestures to the ones on my arms.
âBianca, say somethingâ
âLook, Eva. I donât wanna picture my brother getting t-rn on by you, but I think Bree is right. Youâll need more than thoseâ
Oh God take me now, father Iâm ready.
I cry mentally.
I need to find a way to stop them, or I swear, Aubrey will buy everything in this store.
I stopped complaining and follow them as they continue shopping, then I pretend to trip on my foot and fall down.
âOuch!!â
Bianca and Aubrey turn back and sees me on the floor, they quickly run towards me and helped me up.
âEva, are you ok?â They both asked.
âI.. Iâm.. fine, I just need⌠I .. need food.. or Iâm gonna⌠die!â
They both rolled their eyes.
âFine, letâs go to the cashierâ Bianca said while Aubrey glares at me.
I simply send her a wink.
She points her finger at me.
âJust know you owe me oneâ she said. I bring out my tongue at her and she pretends to bite it.
We made it to the cashier.
Everything we bought was calculated and I found out that my money isnât enough to pay for all of them.
âI think weâre gonna have to put some stuffs backâ I told them.
âNope, we have a black card with us rememberâ Bianca said and smirk.
âBut I didnât want to use his moneyâ
âWell, you donât have a choice nowâ she replies.
I notice she has some clothes on her arms too, I frown.
âYou bought too?â
âYeah, and Iâm gonna pay with Fredâs cardâ she said.
âWhat?!â
âDonât what me⌠Itâs not everyday I get my hands on Fredâs cardâ
âBut heâs gonna receive an alert, heâll know how carelessly we spent his moneyâ I panicked.
âDonât worry, he wonât say a wordâ
âWhy?â
She puts her hand on my shoulder.
âBecause weâll tell him youâre the one that use the money and you wanna know what heâll do?â
Oh no! Donât tell me heâll chop off my head.
âHeâll grin like a kid who just tasted a new candy!â She said.
âR-really?â
âYeah, you have nothing to fear sisterâ she said and hands the card to the cashier.
We were debited and our stuffs were packaged for us, then we head towards the exit.
Sean rushes to us the moment he sees us.
âFinally you guys are out, I was dying of boredomâ
âWell, I kinda told you not to comeâ I murmured.
He throws his arm around my shoulder.
âYou canât get rid of me todayâ he turns to Bianca and Aubrey. âSo, where are we going from here?â
âMacDonaldâs!!â I exclaim happily as I jump towards Biancaâs car.
âAll she knows is foodâ Aubrey shakes her head.
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âThese fries are the best Iâve ever hadâ Bianca mo-ns as she chew on her fries.
âReally? Have you tasted Evaâs fries?â Bianca shakes her head. âTheyâre the best of bestsâ
I chuckle.
âSean, youâre over praising meâ I told him.
âNo heâs notâ Aubrey cuts in. âI can lose an arm for Evaâs cookingâ she turns to me. âYou should consider becoming a chief, youâd do greatâ
Bianca smiles and look at me.
âIâm looking forward to tasting your foodâ
âDonât listen to themâ I told her.
She laughs at my denial.
My stomach suddenly start turning as if itâs my time of month, I better go check, itâs better to be safe than sorry.
I stand up from my chair.
âGuys, Iâm gonna go to the restroom for a few minutesâ I told them.
âOkâ
I left them and rush towards the restroom.
I breath in relief.
Thankfully itâs not my time of month, I guess my stomach is just getting upset because of the too much ice cream Iâve had.
I wash my face, just as I was washing my hands.
I see something or someone if Iâm being polite, on the mirror.
My feets run cold.
What is he doing here? And how did he get in here?
I remember locking the doorâŚ.. Or am I hallucinating?
I quickly turn around⌠But itâs not hallucination, heâs here⌠Right in front of me.
âHow are you, il mio cuore?â
Oh no!