From Fake Girlfriend To Wife

" You know it has always been you since the first day?, I am just managing to act along with that fool ". Sarah recognized the voice and, to her surprise, the laughter sounded so familiar also. Curiosity turned to suspicion as she moved quietly toward the bedroom. Sarah's world came crashing down as she stood at the bedroom door, listening to their conversation, her heart skipped. They were laughing and talking about how they had managed to keep their relationship a secret from her. James was saying how he had never really loved Sarah and that being with Cynthia was his real goal. " And when are you planning to leave her, I am tired of this hide and seek game, I want you to be all mine, no game, no more hiding, Cynthia said with all sort of irritated feelings towards her" " Don't worry, everything is going all planned, I am going to put an end to all this, this weekend, I can't afford wasting my life around her", James replied Cynthia, with no sense of remorse, and he continued playing with her body, causing her to giggled loud Sarah's heart raced and felt a mix of rage and heartbreak as she listened to their conversation. Unable to listen any longer, she forcefully pushed the door open, startling both James and Cynthia. They got started as they turned to the direction of the door partly naked, guilt briefly flashing across their faces before being replaced by defiance. "Sarah, what are you doing here?" James asked boldly with his voice cold. " What am I doing here?" Sarah looked confused scratching her hair with her fingers, she looked confused like a lost sheep, forgetting what brought her to his place. "I came to surprise you, she said, tears streaming down her face, but I can't believe all this." James shrugged, as he tried to move towards Sarah, "Sarah, you need to understand, but I had never wanted this for you, but you always forced yourself on me, Cynthia's family can offer me opportunities you can't. You're great, but I have ambitions." James' words struck her heart like thunder, her eyes glanced towards Cynthia, but Cynthia looked at her with a mix of pity and self- satisfaction. "It was bound to happen, Sarah" . Like you always say too that, he deserves better than you, how much can you offer him, James deserves better, let him go". Sarah's heart broke more than hearing that from her best friend, though she has always said James deserves better, but she always says that out of gratitude that she never knew she could meet a man that will look at her like James does. Tears flow from her eyes and make her vision blurry, her world seems to have betrayed her, her only best friend and boyfriend of three years whom she trusts has turned her world upside down. The food dropped from her hands and brought her back to reality, she could not believe her reality. The pain she felt in her heart was unbearable , all she wanted was a quick escape . And escaping from the cruel and harsh reality that is in her world , she grabbed her purse as she ran out of the apartment, with her mind a whirl of emotions. " How could I have been so stupid?". " I have been so stupid, how could this have been happening, and I didn't know, " Is this really happening? I thought this only happens in movies? How could the two people I trusted the most betray me like this? This must be a dream". She walked out of the apartment, confused with different questions popping up in her head. Rushing down to the parking lot, desperate to be alone as tears flowed down her cheek, but before she could reach a sighted corner she bumped into someone. He is well-built like a solid mountain, so the impact didn't move him a bit , but she fell because of the impact. Like a balloon that was ready to burst, tears kept flowing in her eyes like a flowing river. " I am sorry, I am really very sorry, " she kept saying as she struggled to stand on the floor. She had no courage to lift her head and look at the figure in front. She rushed out to cry her heart out. Seconds become minutes and minutes become longer, but tears stop not coming. She stoops low, crying with all manner of questions in her mind that need answers, which it is only James that can answer. " You cannot be here", a strange voice spoke commandingly from behind, which got her attention divided. " … A..nd you can have this" Sarah managed to look up with her blurry red teary eyes, staring at the hand stretching a handkerchief to her. Not being aware of how messy she looked, she collected the handkerchief, as she kept staring at the figure's back as he departed, As she managed to stand, finally she was able to tame some emotions in her. She picked out her phone, 3 missed calls from work. 2 missed call from her younger brother, 2 from James , 1 message from James, " I am sorry things have to end up this way. I love you, but I want more " - James. Sarah was shocked by the simplicity of the message, " Just a message to end all this? She kept reading the message over and over, even though she had seen it herself she still couldn't believe her heart. She had come all the way to his place to give him a surprise since her birthday is tomorrow, little did she know that she would be the one to receive the worst surprise of her life. She gasped for air as she recalled the horrendous moment, but she realized now was not the best time to start recalling that. She needed to return the other calls she missed. " Hi Chris, I missed your calls " , she said calmly but with a weakened voice over the phone. " Yes, I called earlier, but you sound dull, are you home now?", Chris replied. " Sorry , I missed that, I am fine ". " You left early, and I heard the new boss is coming tomorrow. Just wanted to inform you, it's still confidential " " Oh, thanks, we see tomorrow, goodnight " " Goodnight, Sarah". Then, her phone rang again, it was her brother. " Not again, not this time Andrew!!!".