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EXHAUSTED

With a deep sigh, Tor winded back his drivers car seat after parking in his driveway and closed his eyes. He had had a long day and was just getting home at nine post meridiem. He needed to gather himself and maybe relax for a few minutes before going into his house because he knew what awaited him. Akilah had been blowing up his phone since five and he was too busy worried about the twins to answer her calls. They had both been admitted into the children's hospital with food poisoning. He was startled  by hard knocking on his window. He did not know when he feel asleep but he checked the time to find it was fifteen minutes to ten.

" Open this damn window!"

Instead of doing that he opened the door slowly so she could move back and locked it when he was out.

" WHERE THE HELL HAVE YOU BEEN?! I'VE BEEN CALLING YOU FOR THE PAST FIVE HOURS!?"

" I had an emerge-"

" YOU COULDN'T ANSWER YOUR DAMN PHONE!?"

" Which part of I had an emergency do you not understand?"

" The part where you were you couldn't answer my calls! You were with that homewrecking bitch, weren't you?. Don't even think of denying it, I can smell her all over you."

" Akilah like I said I had an emergency and head he was present because it was about the twins. Nothing happened so it's not what you think."

" What is it then?."

"The school called me because the twins fell ill and had to be admitted-"

" You're telling me this like I give a shit! I had my own emergency in which you failed to show up for dinner with the Roberts and made me look like a fool."

" My kids are laying in hospital and you're mad over some stupid dinner.?"

Her words shocked him, he never thought she could be this harsh. Especially after he had just explained to her what had happened. He ignored her ranting and walked into his closet to retrieve a few items he would need.

" Where the hell do you think you're going!?"

" To spend the night with my sick children-"

" You mean with that whore! Tor if you think I'm going to let you leave our home to be with that woman, you've got me fucked up!"

" You're worried about the wrong thing."

" I'm worried about the wrong thing?! I'm worried about the wrong thing when she's doing everything in her power to take you away from me."

" I'm tired of having this conversation with you. Amara doesn't care about me and as far as she's concerned she would be so much happier if I just dissapeared out of her life. Now get out of my way."

Akilah continued blocking the front door.

" It's not necessary for you to spend the night. You could tell her to call you if something changes and you can go check in her in the morning."

" It's funny how you just said the same thing she said when I told her I would be spending the night with the twins but those are my children. I want to be there for anything that happens to them."

In a swift motion he grabbed her shoulders and moved her from the door then walked out.