Breaking The Image

Chapter One

Marli

I laugh as I read an article online speculating about my engagement to Miguel. This one's hilarious and so far from the truth its ridiculous. There was no fancy dinner at a restaurant . Or a fancy orchestra to slow dance to. Our engagement wasn't even planned. To be honest most of our friends thought we were falling out of love with each other.I don't know. .. the flames weren't there anymore. It was like a routine, a chore. I have to love you because the world says so.
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-----------------------------------------------------------I sit up on the couch and stretch looking around the living room .An empty vodka bottle clatters to the floor and Milky raises her head sleepily. I scratch behind her ears and was about to turn on the tv when my phone starts dinging.I hate when people don't make appointments to Facetime me.

'Hey Baby.' His Spanish accent oozes through the speakers.Shortly his pixelated face fills my screen.

'Hi Miguel.' I reply with a small smile.

'I got your text, what did you want to talk about?'

I sigh and take a minute to reply.

'I actually wanted to talk to you in person. It's really important.'

'I don't know when that's gonna be. We still have loads of scenes to film and the weathers messing up with our film schelduel. I might not be back for another couple of weeks hun.'

I rub my hand through my hair and over my face

'Argggh for fucks sake.'

'Well its not my fucking fault what do the fuck do you expect me to do? This is my fucking job Marli.'

He only ever calls me Marli when he's angry. I know I should just let it go but I just couldn't.

'Stop acting like its a normal job. They won't mind if you take a week off let alone a day. They just want you in it for publicity.'

'Marli I have to go...' he sighs.

'Miguel if you hang up on me you will never get to know our baby.'

'Our baby?'

'My periods a month late.' I pause scanning his confused face. 'Miguel I think I'm pregnant. '

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Author's Note

So here's my first chapter. I know its short but I just wanted to make a start.
I write on my phone so there's going to be a lot of mistakes.
Let me know what you think.

The woman at the top is Karian Sang a Jamaican/ Canadian singer/actor/model. That's who I picture playing Marli.