Chapter 14
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Chapter 14
PIPER'S POV
"I'll have one bus ticket please." I said to the cashier rubbing my hands against my arm in response to the cold weather as I scanned the bus station, watching different people loiter around with their suitcases. I turned my gaze to my soon to be baby bump and rubbed my hands against my belly.
"Here," the cashier said, drawing my attention.
"Thank you." I shot her smile and made my way into the bus and took a seat, as I waited for the driver to start the bus, and turned to the window. From this day onwards I knew my life would change, moving from the city to a smaller one where I nobody knew me.
I guess this is what comes with fame, my dumb husband left me and the entire city is well aware. All Ethan ever did was make a mockery of me to the entire public. Everywhere I go and every room I walk into, I get stares and whispers. It's been weeks since he served me divorce papers and threw me out and he never even bothered to check on me neither did he even ask about me.
My eyeballs grew wet just by the thought of my life condition, but I still had hope, once i get to the city, I'll find a way to get a paying job, that's something could start with. Immediately the driver revved the bus engine and put the bus in motion, I received a notification on my phone and when I unlocked my phone to check it, I noticed I was too busy worrying about my life that I complete forgot to check my phone.
It was a message from an unknown number and so many others that came in days ago including yesterday, it read; ~Piper Reyes, more like Piper looser. I don't have any remorse for you, what came at you is definitely what you deserve. I mean, Ethan is such a handsome man, he deserves to be with someone better. Lol~
I let out a gasp as I read the message, "What the --" I held myself from cursing aloud, I continued to scroll down and all the messages there were all related to the same content.
~You were so dependent on a man, the minute he decided to toss you in the trash, you still haven't recovered~
~Finally, we can see more of Ethan and Selena, you deserve to die, Piper Reyes~
I couldn't help but burst out in tears after reading all those comments. Subconsciously, I placed my hands over my mouth to avoid drawing attention to myself. I let the tears roll down my cheeks as I sobbed and sniffled. It was no use pretending I wasn't hurt, just maybe majority of the people in the bus knew me and I was sure it would have been difficult for them to guess the reason why I was sobbing publicly.
"Dear, are you alright?" The middle aged woman sitting next to me, wearing a face of worry, but I wasn't sure how genuine it was.
"I'm fine." I sniffled and let out a fake smirk.
"You're fine? Are those tears of joy? Because I'm sure one who's super excited about something wouldn't cry this much. Are you sure you're alright?"
" You know what? I'm not." I tried my possible best not to be loud to avoiding drawing attention to myself, but at the same time my voice broke as I spoke. At this point, nothing mattered any longer, I had already been made a fool in the eyes of everyone, one who's shameless has nothing to be ashamed off. "My life is such a nightmare." I continued.
The lady wrapped her hands over my shoulder and rubbed my arm gently in a fit to comfort me. " Don't say that dear, you should only manifest good things for yourself."
"It's not about manifestations." I continued to sob with watery eyes, I could barely even see her face as my eyeballs were coated with tears. "I just seem so lost, I don't know what the next step to take is, I have nobody but myself and now."
" One thing I'll tell you now is that no matter what terrible experience you're going through right now, there's someone out there going through even worse." She spoke softly as she held my hands.
"You don't understand..." I responded, I didn't want to start telling her the story of my life which I'm sure she already knew about, I mean who in this city didn't know Piper Reyes.
"What exactly is the matter?" She asked again, softly.
"There are so many, starting with the fact that I need a home, but I can't get that because I don't have a job and to ice the cake, I'm pre-- I'm passionately ... Trying to hide from the people of this goddamn city."
" I see... So you're headed Howells... I suppose." She said.
I wiped my tears, and furrowed my brows at her, " Yes?" I asked.
"I live there. I only came down here to run some errands." She responded.
" Oh... " The minute it dawned on me that she didn't even know anything about me, I felt some kind of relief I my chest.
"Tell me, what can you do?"
"What can I do? ... How?"
" You mentioned that you didn't have a job or anything of that sort, you called your life a nightmare and plus you're leaving this beautiful bustling one to settle down in a much smaller and quiet one, so, you definitely must be chasing after something."
" Oh... Yes yikes right." I said to her and she sounded so right and smart.
"I own a small store over there, it's a boutique..." She beamed a smile at me, "Maybe if you have any skills related to fashion, I could given you something to and them ou work for me, and trust me when I say you would mak I'm so f****** late so I'm losing a good side e enough money to get an apartment and fend for yourself.
I sat upright, I couldn't believe it, were my ears deceiving me or maybe I was completely misunderstanding the message, "I don't understand what you're saying, what do you mean?"
"What is your name?" She asked with a smile on her face coated with red lipstick.
"It's Piper... Piper Reyes." I responded desperately.
" Come work for me, Piper..."
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