14 years ago,
The sound of a piano filled the room, the doors were closed and everywhere is so quiet, it had rained earlier today, making the smell of earth fill our nostril I breathe in the smell and I looked at my mom, we were sat waiting for the bride, you could see the groom is so anxious and wipes his sweat from time to time,
"Mama, why is the bride keeping long??", I ask.
"she would be here soon looking beautiful and stunning ", mom replies with a smile but soon I hear people murmur. I look around and I could see some standing from their seats and some kept looking towards the entrance from time to time,
"Mama,would I become a bride one day??", I say
"Sure you would and I would be the luckiest woman ever", she said and wrapped me in a hug.
"i love you mama", I say revealing my big gap teeth that fell off last night.
"Her man", he replies out of nowhere and I froze.
Lovelace chuckled at that and they began a conversation I stood there wondering how they got to know each other, I left walking back into the room taking a seat as the Chinese sale began, I looked at how people flaunt their cards at the prices mentioning their sales of the price they could afford, I wish I could just do same, but I own no company, Lovelace and Malvin joined me at the table and I pretended not to notice their presence, Malvin clears his throat and Lovelace has a cheeky smile. I now understand how she got to flow well with him, it's just one of her numerous dates she pulls out for me and they end up failing, I told her several times that I wasn't interested.
Getting home I pulled off my shoes to rest my tired feet, it has been a long day and all I really wanted is a cold bath, a cold drink and sleep, I put on the music swaying my tired body towards the bath, letting the shower flow unto my body, I came out of the bath wrapped in towel with my hair dripping wet and head towards the kitchen for a cold drink, I spot Mia on the mat and it meowed upon seeing me,
"Awwn you are hungry,lemme get you something to eat",i said and prepared a canned meal into its bowl,caressing its fur .I wash my hands,grab the meal and run upstairs jumping on my bed to the music.
The sun crept into my room,it's a new day,i looked towards the clock and i am so late.i jump out of bed showering and dressing up in five minutes,i picked up my handbag and run out of the house,I bumped into someone and bent down to pick up his papers which were flying everywhere
"Philip,good morning!",i greeted happily,he snatched the papers from me and walked away,
"What did i do wrong",i asked myself and saw him drive his car away on top speed,i ran towards the bus station and got to work a minute late,i entered and i saw everyone gathered and mumuring,i push my way through and snatched the newspaper which Sam held.
"Loius n Sons involved in a Scandal,CEO with dark secrets",i frowned at the news and asked
"What scandal are they talking about,what dark secrets",everyone just stared at me,
"Read through the news",one said and i flipped through the pages searching for it.
"Fake products???"i said out loud.
"Yep, the number one best food company turns out to be selling fake products ", another says
"This isn't true", I picked up my phone calling Philip several times but he didn't pick up and it eventually went off, I slumped into my seat in a deep thought wondering what it could be causing a commotion.
The day went by slowly and all that filled my mind is Philip, how he could cope with such a situation, I was done with work for the day and headed to the bus station, I sat there waiting and soon a blue Ferrari crawled to me, i was wondering which of my friends owned such an expensive car, the windows rolled down revealing Malvin,
"Hey!Get in baby", he called out and I looked away.He dropped out of the car walking towards me,
"please get in, I would love to take you home", he persuaded
"Thsnks but I would prefer a bus", I replied.
"Come on, you look exhausted let me get you home",
I'm too tired to decline so I sat inside the car as he drove me home, I appreciated the silence it didn't feel awkward but soothing,
"Thanks, good night", I said and he winked making me laugh
"I would come pick you up tomorrow, see ya", he said and drove away, just as I climbed the door step I saw Philip's car pulling at his house, I wanted to approach him and ask him what is wrong but I know that won't, I crack the door open walking in sadly remembering my own sorrows careful not to drown in them, how can I even make someone happy when I can't make my own inner self happy.
I saw the white envelope as usual, it comes in once every month, I picked it smiling wondering what soothing content it has, whoever Anonymous could be, I would one day reward him or her, for making me strong.
Dear,
I have noticed your smiles this few days and I could see your light shining bright again, but there is a mission I want you to embark on,it's for you to find your real self:the true definition of you,i'm always close as always.
Let the past be in the past and embrace the future, keep smiling.
Yours truly,
Anonymous.
It's content is just a few words but it's ok to keep me moving, I picked up the box in which I placed the letters by Anonymous and sat on the cold floor smiling and feeling content.
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