The Game of Revenge

Philip unbuckled the seatbelt

Phil unbuckled the seatbelt and then he carried her out of the car in bridal style. He handed the keys to one of the Guards to park at the garage. He took her straight to her room and layed her on the bed, then tucked her in. When he was done and was about to go, he felt her grip on his hand. "Don't go" she said with her voice really soft and her eyes still closed.

The alcohol was obviously having a great effect on her. He released her grip and dropped her hand beside her. And then he turned to leave again and she held him again. "Don't go. I can't sleep alone in this big bed" She said with her eyes still closed.

"You've been sleeping here all alone for over a month now. So enjoy it" He said to her. She must have had so much to drink. Imagine he sleeps beside her, by the time he wakes up tomorrow his head might be cut off.

"Please Phil, are you still mad at me? I'm sorry for what I did to your Mum. I'm so sorry please, I just wanted to scare you but it didn't go to well. Just lie beside me. Please" she begged with her eyes half open. This alcohol is really good in her system. Did she just apologize? She just apologized! He definitely wasn't expecting that. Though, that apology was not with her right senses, he still took it.

Fine, at least he can stay here till she sleeps. He pulled of his shoes and layed next to her. He layed down facing the ornate ceiling. He made sure he didn't go too close. She turned to his direction, layed on her right side with her hands folded under her cheek. She just kept on staring at him. Phil was confused, he quickly shifted his eyes from her and looked up at the ceiling. What could she be thinking?

Suddenly she said "Phil?"

"Hmm" he answered. She should sleep already. She looked really sleepy.

"Why is life so cruel?"

Did she just ask him that? She should know the answer. Isn't she the one making life cruel for him.

"I don't know."

"So, why do bad things happen to good people?"

Really? She should also know that answer. She's the one doing the bad things here.

"Phil, why is life full of so much Pain and worries?"

"Come on Laura. Go to sleep. Are we playing twenty questions here?" Phil asked

She heaved a big sigh and then closed her eyes.

Finally, she was about sleeping. He waited patiently for her to sleep, the next thing he heard, she began humming Celine deon's You are my Lady.

Geez.. Isn't she gonna sleep! How many Glasses of wine did she have.

Wait.. Wait. This is the best opportunity oh.

"Laura" he called softly

She opened her eyes in response.

"Where are my property papers?" He had promised to forget about the properties but there is no harm finding out. Its a plus to him if he gets to know where it is. He better takes advantage of her condition now.

"Philip... Philip." She said as she turned upwards to face the ceiling. "Whats with you and that paper. Listen, its not here. Its far away from here. Very far and Possibly destroyed by now"

"Seriously? Come one Laura. Please tell me where it is. How can it be destroyed when you need it to prove you're the owner."

"Need it? I don't need your properties or wealth. They are absolutely useless to me. I can live my life without wealth and power"

"Then why did you take it?"

"Its complicated. The bottom line is Wealth doesn't make me happy."

That's new to Phil. Now this is getting interesting. He turned to her "So what makes you happy?"

She smiled to herself. "I really don't know but I think its you"

Ridiculous. She's definitely trying to play mind games here. Who knows she might even be pretending to be drunk. Alright, that's enough. She's getting to his head.

"That's _"

"Phil, I really miss you. I miss us" she chuckled a little "You remember our honeymoon, that was my first time in China. Its a very beautiful place, their markets, farms, buildings and their hospitality was top notch. I had so much fun especially when you took me to see those wonderful kids praticing their kong fu skills." She laughed softly

Phil laughed as he recalled the events of that day. Their tour guide had taken them to see the forbidden city in Beijing and on their way back they stopped by Tai ju, a very popular martial art school in Beijing, they watched the Teacher show the children various moves. The kids were about six to fourteen years. Laura was so happy that day seeing those kids, especially the ones doing Z when their teacher was teaching A.

"The kids were so cute" she said. "Very very beautiful place" she yawned tiredly

Indeed it is a pretty place. The great wall of china, the Giant panda and all that. They had a really good time there.

Phil turned back to her, she was already fast asleep. "Laura?" He called to confirm if she was sleeping and indeed she was.

Finally, she's sleeping. He pulled back the strand of hair that was across her face. He stared at her beautiful face, she looked so innocent when sleeping and so she does this night, but this time she looked innocent and also looked really disturbed. What on earth could be bothering her? Earlier, she said his properties were useless to her, then why did she take it? Is she trying to protect him from something? Or making him pay for a mistake? He has always known her to be a very sweet person but all of a sudden, there came a drastic change. Something is definitely wrong somewhere. 'Gosh Laura, you have gotten me really confused. Why are you doing all these?'

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She woke up with a slight headache. Yesterday was super tiring plus that very boring party and then the stupid guy she poured her drink and then she was dragged out by Phil. Wait, what was he doing there in the first place and how did she get to... Yes, he carried her into the room, she remembered asking him to lie beside her and they talked. "Oh my Goodness! I hope I haven't said the things which I am not supposed to say" she said to herself. Geez, Alcohol makes her talk too much. She looked beside her, he wasn't on the bed. Perhaps, it was all a dream ?. She glanced at the clock, 9:15am. She's running late, she has an appointment with Rosy's Clothing line. She stood up and ran to the Bathroom to freshen up.

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"Is that all?" Barrister Mike asked Phil.

"Yes" Phil had come to his office this morning to tell him to get the divorce papers ready.

"It would be ready by next week. Perhaps Tuesday or wednesday" Mike said

"Fine. Barrister Mike, I came to you For this because I want it to remain the way its been. I have a lawyer but I chose you cause you already know about the issues I have with my wife. Keep this divorce to yourself just as you have been doing. I don't want the press and everyone to know that I'm getting divorced or I am divorced" Phil said

"Its fine. Everything is safe with me"

"Thanks. I'll take my leave now"

"Philip, can we have a little chit chat talk?" Mike said. "Promise it won't take your time"

"Okay. I was just heading home by the way." Phil sat down back on the chair

Mike cleared his throat and adjusted his glasses "Philip, do you really want to leave your properties for her?"

"Barrister Mike, you have asked me this question before and my answer is still yes. She can have it. I will build myself up again" Phil said. This particular question was begining to annoy him

"Without a fight?"

"There was a fight and she won"

"Phil, are you giving up because you still love her?"

Phil sighed. "Not that but because of the safety of my family"

"What makes you think that after the divorce and all that she wouldn't come after your family?"

"I want to believe she would keep to her words"Phil said. She should at least keep to her words.

There was this comfortable five seconds silence between them, Then Mike came closer to his desk, pulled off his glasses and placed it on his desk. "Do you really want to divorce her?"

Offcourse. She messed with his Mum's life. "Yes, that's the right thing to do"

"Do you still love her?"

Wait, is this a question and answer class now. "Barrister Mike_"

"Listen Philip." He relaxed on the swivel chair and cleared his throat for the second time "I give you some certain advice because I am a lawyer and that's my duty but now let me tell you, the matters of the heart are very dangerous" He smiled to himself as though he remembered something "In my Fifth year of marriage, I and my wife had problems. One fateful day I got home from work and my wife didn't give me her usual warm welcomes. She dumped my food on the dining table as though I was a dog. I knew something was wrong and when I asked her, she didn't say a thing. And from then the problem became very big, she wouldn't let me touch her, stopped cooking for me, didn't talk to me and all that, so since I asked the first time and she didn't tell, I gave her the vibes she gave me. We lived like that for three months. We were living like strangers." He took some breath and continued "Slowly, that love I used to feel for her disappeared and so as a man, I found comfort in the arms of another woman. By then I so wanted to divorce her and move forward. I got the papers ready. I didn't know what her reaction might be like when I presented the papers to her, so I called a friend to be present while I tell her about the divorce. Surprisely, when she was told she only laughed and said she was going to sign after I did. She knew me too well. So the papers were presented to me and I couldn't sign. Deep down something couldn't let me sign and that was the love I thought that had died for her. And so when Peter my friend saw this, he decided to dig into the cause of the problem and we found out that it was all my fault. My wife had caught me that fateful day the problem started cheating on her with my secretary and she didn't say a word, she kept the pain in her heart." He paused for a while, then continued "Anyway, that problem was resolved and by this time next week we would be celebrating our eleventh year anniversay with our four kids. My point here is, have you tried finding out the root of this problem? Sometimes women keeps the pain and grudge in their heart and then vent it out with their actions. Perhaps if I was persistent on knowing what the problem was, it would have been resolved that week and wouldn't reach the extent of getting divorced. Imagine if I had divorced her, by now I wouldn't be here. My life would have been meaningless. At times, we men think we can use and dump women and oh yes we can, but we can not when we find the real woman. Sometimes too, we think we can love more than one woman, oh No! Our heart belongs to just one woman forget the side chicks. My story might not be like yours, cause obviously yours is worse but I have seen how much love you have for this woman. Even when she has ruined you, you still care for her. Many will call this stupidity but you and I know how this things work, Love is a very crazy feeling. I am not telling you this so that you won't divorce her, I am only telling you so that you would prepare yourself well before this divorce. Get your heart together, doubts shouldn't be in you and most especially try to find out what the problem is, You could be at fault. You yourself said, she isn't the wealth lover type and she has never made you doubt her love since you guys were married. Definitely she should have a reasonable reason for her actions"

"As far as I am concerned that woman loves you, if she really came in for the money, she should have done it that year you guys met. Except, she is a witch sent to destroy you from hell which I doubt" Mike concluded.

Geez! Phil's head was so damn full. Mike made a lot of sense to him. Love is really a crazy feeling. This thing called love! It has made him useless, dumb and stupid!! He hoped he doesn't regret his actions one day.

"Don't worry, the divorce papers would be ready by tuesday or so" Mike said.