In Piece And Pieces (Completed)

Chapter 5

Daniel stepped out of his gym room,sweat slicking his whole body. Tiny droplets of sweat travelling down his broad chest and muscled arms,he flexed his muscles,straightened his shoulders and cracked his neck bones.
Unwrapping the towel round his neck,he used it to dab some of the sweat that were in visible places.
Having gym equipments installed in one of the rooms in his home had been one of his best decisions.
It not only helped him keep fit in the comfort of his home,it also helped him bring his thoughts together especially while running on a treadmill.
Bryan had called him the night before with bad news. Mr. Lawson was still having a hard time making a decision. Daniel understood what it meant to have to choose a lead among several A list actors.
Bryan had however,given him a hint as to what the movie role would look like. The role was supposed to make him a bad boy Casanova who broke the ladies' hearts like a piece of cake but who had fallen dangerously in love with his mum's best friend.
Daniel smiled at the prospect of having to fall in love with an older woman and still have a 'happily-ever-after'.
Talking about happily ever afters. Daniel haven't really ever had one,except if you'd like to include the ones he usually found in some of his numerous movies. His last relationship and the one before it had been a total disaster.
He shook his head, as if to shake off the memory of his last relationship to a woman who had given him nothing but heartbreak in exchange for his love.
A woman who'd broken up with him on national TV without having the nerve to do it to his face.
A woman who'd been there with him because of the sex.
All his life,he hadn't really found love nor had anyone ever loved him truly. So,when after they'd spent hours under the sheet one weekend making wild,passionate love and Lisa had confessed her undying love for him,he'd grabbed it with both hands,holding unto it with his dear life. He'd been blinded by the so called love that he'd ignored all the signs. They had been there but he just hadn't seen them.
Having Lisa confess nonchalantly to the whole of Los Angeles that she'd been with him only for the fame and the sex had shattered him and had left him wondering if true love really ever existed or it's just as 'fake' as the ones he'd had to imitate in his movies.
Well...If he couldn't find true happiness in real life,he might as well make do with the ones he found on set.
He was tired of having women trample on his emotions and he was certainly not ever going to beg for anyone's love again...ever.

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Macy closed her eyes and tried to sleep but sleep eluded her.
Thoughts about her life,her family and her friends plagued her,she fought hard not to miss them but eight weeks without seeing the faces of the people who had once made you happy made life seem very hard.
She thought about the people who had been of great help to her since her arrival at LA. Ma May,who had posed a tough exterior even though she had a beautiful inside,Jasmine who had let her go with tears in her eyes,Josh who through his help,she'd been able to land a job at Betty's and also rent a small one room apartment which she could just about afford with her weekly earnings.
So far, Betty's had been the only place she'd worked at for a longer period of time and Josh,even though he was years younger than her had become a friend who she couldn't do without.
Working thirteen hours a day was too much for a woman in a condition as hers and what pregnant woman stood  for so long attending to people's needs while hers were left unmet.
Macy knew she was already nearing that breaking point but she needed to be strong,if not for anyone but for this baby whose future she wasn't even sure of. She needed to hold unto today even if tomorrow was a mystery.
Covering her mouth with her hands to keep the sobs that shook her from escaping her lips,Macy closed her eyes and drifted into a troubled sleep.

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