Chapter 77
Irene’s POV:
“Let the show begin,” Eva said and I put on my fakest smile, pushing out of the room I wished I had never stepped into in the first place. This story could have taken a different turn if I had applied a bit of reasoning to everything. If only I had just calmed and thought with my head and not my unstable heart.
I guess I would be finally learning not to make hasty decisions when my emotions are running high.
And this is the hefty price I have to pay because of my sentiment motivated actions.
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“What will I tell anyone who comes in and finds out that I didn’t go to my son’s school anymore!” I asked her, even though every cell in my body wanted me to push her off the front door steps.
“The ball is in your court. Play it however you like. Just make sure no one knows our little secret, dear stupid sister.” Eva tilted her neck upwards and flashed me a smile that was so sinister it made me want to commit a crime.
“Okay” I answered. George remained in his room and left only the and Eva together in the living room, waiting for the person who just arrived home to come inside. And it’s either going to be Lenora or Damien. They were the only other ones who had a ear.
Waiting felt as though I was waiting for the director of movie production to shout the usual ‘Lights, Camera, Action! I just wished I could turn back the hands of time.
I wish I could have made a different decision. A decision that would have been so perfect to the point where Eva would have run away because of the fear of being exposed. But now, I was once again caught up in her malicious web. A web I could have avoided if only I had taken a minute to think rather than jumping into the scene immediately,
The excruciating wait was finally out to an end when the door was pushed open, and the curiosity was broken when Lenora popped into view. Her hands were filled with shopping bags that my eyes couldn’t count.
“Hey girls!” She greeted us as she walked in and headed for the nearest couch, then collapsed on it, letting out a loud sigh.
“Hey, you got back early. I thought you were going to take the entire day doing your shopping spree.” Eva tapped my hand to push her to where Lenora was seated and I immediately obliged.
If it was Damien who walked in and saw me, he would have questioned me immediately. But it would be difficult for Lenora to ask me anything when she wasn’t so familiar with my daily schedule.
“I only had to visit two stores and my hands were already full so I decided to call it a day. And I got so tired. She breathed a sigh at the end of her sentence.
“Where’s my love?” She asked, finally turning to look at me. But she wouldn’t still be able to notice the anger that hid in the corners of my eyes. She wasn’t my other half. So will she be able to tell?
But that wasn’t the only problem. The fact that she doesn’t know about the infidelity of her fiance angered me in a different way. The man she was all over and loving with her all was everyday cheating on her fucking Eva.
Gosh. The lies
“He must be resting inside. He hasn’t come out since you left this morning.” Eva answered. While I wished I could just open my mouth and let the truth fall off my lips.
She deserved to know more about the guy that she calls her love She needs to know that the marriage will never make her happy because he was here for the most obvious thing – money.
“Oh, he must still be recovering Lenora giggled, “We had an all–night marathon.” She blushed, clasping her hand over her
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mouth. The more she fawned over him, the more infuriated I got. I was like boiling water in a kettle, and soon the whistle would blow because the water, had reached a hundred degrees Celsius.
“Oh, that sounds fun,” Eva commented. “Sucks for me who is paralyzed in the legs. She pouted and my hands itched to slap her so hard in the face like she did to me.
And I was going to return those slaps in the rarest future. Because I will not rest until I find the solution to eliminate these parasites out of our lives. I brought this on me and my loved ones, so I must do my best to get out of it.
“How’s your therapy?” Lenora’s expression changed from excitement to sympathy as she asked the question.
“It’s okay. But no progress so far? Eva said in a sad tone. Those were the expressions and tones I had foolishly bought, thinking that she was being honest.
I had dreamed something I shouldn’t have imagined. Eva can never change. It’s already a big part of her. And I had the guts to hope and pray that she would
Who prays for a devil? She’s a perfect incarnate.
I dreamt too high and now it was crashing, letting me understand that one shouldn’t ever have such a dream.
“Should we change the hospital or the therapist?” Lenora, concerned and worried, asked.
“No, I know the current therapist is doing his best. Very patient with me.” Eva answered. And it hurt so badly in my throat that I couldn’t scream out the word, ‘LIES!!”
Everyone deserves to know the truth.
“Well, you just have to remain positive. Everything will be fine.” Lenora said to her. But I’m sure if Lenora knew the truth, she would never wish for Eva to get well.
But it was worse, those wishes would be empty because Eva is not paralyzed.
“Thank you,” Eva replied.
“Irene, why are you standing behind Eva? Shouldn’t you be sitting and resting? And oh, I thought you had an outing today?”
She asked.
“Oh, the outing. I canceled it. Eva wasn’t feeling so great when I was about to leave so I stayed with her I answered smoothly like the lie was practiced, but it wasn’t. It was just the first thing that came to mind when she asked me the question.
“Awwwn, that’s so sweet of you. It’s beautiful to see you both doing your best to build your relationship and being there for Eva is so generous of you.” Eva said and 1 simply smiled without knowing what to say.
Because I was nothing but a goddamn emotional fool.
“Irene is just an amazing woman. Her type is rare.” Eva complimented me, grabbing my hand and caressing it softly with an emotional look
But it made me gag knowing nothing she was doing was true. It was all a facade. One that I will soon break. I must.
A door opened and the voice that followed made me roll my eyes at burgeoning hypocrisy.
“Lenny, you are back!” George crooned as he walked into the living area. A huge smile was present on his face as he made at beeline towards Lenora and soon they were hugging and kissing.
If only Lenora knew that those damned lips were just locked with Eva’s some moments ago.
“I missed you” Lenora rasped and he must have whispered something naughty into her ears that made her blush and giggle.
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She hit his arm lightly.
“George, stop it.” She giggled even more as he winked at her. She’s so whipped for him. He’s got her wrapped around his finger.
And I spent the rest of my day fuming and being controlled by Eva while others were oblivious to the malicious act of my
step–sister.
She and George had a fair share of taunting me. But my self–control was stronger than I thought, so I kept my anger, and kept it under a lid.
Now, it was dinner time, everyone was back home and gathered in eat together as the usual nightly ritual, one that I was loving before, but now loathe with every fiber of my being
“Are you okay?” Damien pulled me aside before we went to sit with others.
“Sure, love Just tired and all.” I answered swiftly because if there’s anyone who can see the crack in my expression, it’s definitely Damien. He knows me so well and that’s why even though I am trying to mask my anger, he could still see that I
wasn’t all fine.
“Are you sure?” He asked, cupping my cheeks in his hands.
“Yes, now give me a kiss, I demanded and that did the trick for him to drop the topic and she kissed me softly and briefly. We joined the table and we all began to cat. I tried to focus on just Damien to avoid getting angry. Charlie had gone to bed after he ate and had his bath.
But as we were finishing dinner, Eva hit a glass cup with her fork to garner our attention, which she did.
“I have a surprise for everyone. But I’m not sure if you are all ready to see it. She chuckled and I was scared because I didn’t know what her plan was, and who and who it was going to affect
Because with Eva, nothing is predictable.
