Chapter 6: The bad news
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Scarlett
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"How dare you!!!!!!!!?"
"How f*****g dare you Ethan!!!!
I asked in an angry voice with teary eyes before giving my husband a very heavy slap.
"How could you?
"My sister?
Sobs.
"Don't you have any dignity left in you?"
"I'm sor.."
"Oh to hell with your sorry Ethan"
"I'm very much disappointed in you"
"You have no shame, no dignity. I forgave you and now with my sister!!!?"
"You're a disgrace to me, to Hannah, to Chloe, you're a disgrace to this family"
I gushed out feeling very betrayed and disgusted.
Ethan betrayed me again.
"I can't keep up with your mess any longer, we should be looking forward to a divorce"
"And" I said angrily nodding my head in confirmation to my words "The kids stays with me"
Ethan stood there silently without uttering a word, glancing at me in self pity.
It isn't an easy decision to make. I know the kids will disapprove of it especially Hannah but I'm tired, I'm f*****g tired. I can't keep up with Ethan's cheating ass. He disgusts me.
Hannah
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"Oh my God, my head hurts"
"Ouch"
I glanced around the room and the bed was empty.
"Where's Soya?"
"Where's Olivia?"
I asked myself aloud scanning through the room.
"Did they leave already?"
"Without telling me?" "that's so unusual of them"
"How dare you!!!?"
"How f*****g dare you!!!?"
I heard a loud voice accompanied with a heavy slap and I immediately knew it was coming from my mum's room, it was her voice.
I rushed out from my room in curiosity headed to my mum's room.
"Who could she be slapping"
"My dad?"
"Chloe?"
"A guest?"
"No, there's no reason she could do that, everything seemed fine to me yesterday"
"My sister!!!?"
I heard her clearly this time, I moved closer as quickly as I could, I glanced and saw Chloe standing right at the front door of my parents matrimonial bedroom with tears filled in her ears, I immediately knew.
Dad has done it again.
He betrayed us again.
He cheated on my mum again.
I couldn't process my thoughts, I felt my heart shatter into pieces.
"Hey darling, it's gonna be alright"
"Mum is right, we need to go our separate ways, nothing is working out between us"
He says in a teary voice with tears rolling out from his left eyes.
"No…no..no this can't be, we'll make things work, mummy will understand"
"Isn't it mum?"
My mum glanced at me sobbing and I knew it was over. The damage can't be undone.
My dad left us right there without looking back, he exited the house and that was the last time I saw my dad.
I lost my mind, I couldn't think straight, I didn't know who was to be blamed.
Chloe stood there like a walking dead, I could tell something is shattered. I could relate to her feeling completely.
"Dad just left."
"Dad just left."
"Dad just left"
I said in my thoughts before saying it out loud rushing towards Chloe to give her a comforting hug. She hugged me back tightly squeezing me and we both broke out in tears crying loudly while my mum sat still with dry tears on her face. I felt pity for her. I could feel she was exhausted emotionally and physically.
I could relate to every single feeling at this moment.
I broke out of Chloe's embrace and ran to my room like a pride running away from her groom on their wedding day with tears flooding my eyes, I could barely see.
I slammed the door.
I felt betrayed.
When I heard my mum say "My Sister?" I immediately knew my dad had cheated on my mum again.
I knew it was with aunt Anna. I saw them last night flirting with each other but I was too busy searching for Liam that I missed the clues.
No wonder they were gone before I woke up.
"Aunt Anna?"
Sobs.
"No no no, this can't be.
I wiped my tears but was still sobbing, I accepted my fate.
Aunt Anna just ruined everything.
The two people I looked up to the most just turned my life into a living hell. I thought everything was going to be better after last night but now we're back to square one.
I won't get to see aunt Anna anymore.
I won't get to see Soya and Olivia anymore.
And most heart breaking, I won't get to see my dad.
My life sucks…
Chloe
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He couldn't even look me in the eye anymore, he didn't have the courage to speak to me before leaving. He has embarrassed us once again. I knew he wouldn't change. A cheat stays a cheat.
How could he be so cruel. My mum worked hard for this marriage but he always always makes troubles for this family. No wonder mum wanted us to have her last name along with his, it's like she had expected this.
I didn't envision things to end like it. I wanted everything to be perfect.
"How could he?"
I wanted a man like him, who treats his woman with respect, love and care.
How did we go from a perfect family to this. What has gotten over my dad, he wasn't like this.
My mum will have a really hard time, I don't see them ever coming back together. The first time he cheated on her he worked his ass out to see my mum forgive him and now he doesn't even care, it's like he's waited long for this, for the moment she says "let's get a divorce"
What a shame.
Hannah will have a very tough time this time around. I wish I could do something.
"Hannah?"
"I brought you breakfast"
"I'm not hungry"
"Please Hannah you need to eat something, it's hard for us all but it is what's best for mum"
"She's trying to be strong for us"
"We need to be strong for her, she needs us now"
Hannah lifts her head and gave me a tight hug, sobbing.
I've always longed for her affection but I didn't want it to come this way, I wanted it in a special way. For Hannah to confide in me, to have someone to talk to without feeling shame, to tell me all about her day, how she likes a boy at school and I give her advice as an elder sister, I wanted everything to be special and perfect.
I wrapped my hands around her shoulder and we fell asleep together on her bed. We cuddled, it was the best feeling ever.
When I woke up I couldn't find Hannah. She hasn't had breakfast. My instincts kicked right in making me fear the worst.
I panicked.
I searched round the house screaming her name.
I went up to my mum to ask her if she has seen Hannah but she hadn't.
My mum couldn't go to her office even though it was Saturday, she always goes to work everyday except on Sundays. She looked so weak sobbing like a widow who lost her husband in a battle.
I picked up my phone and texted close family and friends in my contact.
"Have you seen Hannah?"
I couldn't think straight.
"Did Hannah run away in search of my dad?"
I hear my phone buzz and it's a text
message.
From: My love L>
"Anna is with me"
Oh thank God.
"Where are you?"
"I'll come pick her"
I sigh in relief and disbelief.
"What was she thinking? To run away?"
Unbelievable.
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