“We need to talk“. Vanessa double-checked the text before she hit the send button. The conversation she had with Tania had made her keep her eyes on the ball. She couldn't think of anything else other than how women are treated badly all in the name of love. Love! Love had no place in her heart. She doesn't see herself ready to love or be in love with anyone. She can't expose her to pain because of love. She would rather get paid to get married, since love was out of it. The only problem she might have was Darryl. Was he joking with his proposal? She couldn't answer the question herself. Was this part of his elaborated game? The question met with silence. Only Darryl had the answers to her questions. That was why she had sent him a text immediately she got him. Delaying until tomorr

