Caught in between

Chapter 3

“What is going on here?” Joseph said as I placed the plates in the sink.

“I met him here and he was hungry. So I decided to be kind and make something” I said. Henry had a straight face.

“Oh okay,” He said and left. Whatever happened or let me say almost happened was crazy. I almost kissed him. I would had loved to taste it once again, like I used to. But my subconscious mind told me it was a bad idea.

Was it a bad idea?

Before I left the room, Emily also walked in. Her eyes were puffy red for some reason. “Emily, what’s wrong?” I walked to where she was standing, looking so feeble.

“Nothing just leave me alone.” I noticed a bruise on her arm. I didn’t feel so right about it. I know she could got injured anywhere but this wound? It was too deep to ignore, I had to ask her.

“Emily what happened to your hand,” Henry said and walked to her, holding her wrist. My subconscious mind told me any form of bond between them could cause alot, but my heart told me that there’s already a bond, they just needed to realise it. It told me that I can’t stp whatever was going on.

"Nothing okay. You guys didn’t hear the scream, I fell.” She stared at the floor.

"Sorry about that. Or should we take you to the hospital.” Henry said walking over to where I kept the first aid box.

“Lol no, I’ll be fine” Emily said and smiled. Her smile was contagious, I also smiled.

"You will be fine,” Henry said as he dressed her wound. He didn’t do it perfectly, but I loved the way he tried to take care of her well.

"Goodnight.” Emily hugged Henry. Jealously, it must have showed on my face. Emily hugged me and said,

"Goodnight mom.”

I left the kitchen when it was getting awkward. What happened between us was too awkward to talk about.

"It’s 3am already,” I said when I saw the clock on a table in my room. I could only see the light of the digital clock, nothing else. I didn’t dare to turn on the lights when Joseph was asleep.

I hated the dark, I remember when Henry would sleep in the living room because of that. He would come back few minutes after, saying he can’t sleep without me.

Joseph on the other hand, I wasn’t even allowed to sleep on the same bed with him. We have been married for years now, but I’ve never slept on the same bed with him. Well, except from one day, I would call it a day I don’t want to ever talk about again.

I found my way to the couch, it was dark but I had been sleeping in the room for years, I knew my way around. I closed my eyes, burying my head in my favourite pillow, the one which Henry bought for me when I was pregnant because I was having back pain at an early stage of the pregnancy. Questions were raised in my head as I tried my best to forget that I was sleeping in the dark.

Why is it that Henry doesn’t know about me? Did he choose to ignore or it just slipped his mind? Something as serious as this can’t slip his mind?

"Good morning sunshine!” I heard a familiar voice call out. I knew that voice from anywhere, it was Henry’s voice. I opened my eyes only to see his beautiful face, his smile made me smile too.

He locked his lips with mine, I closed my eyes to enjoy the moment. My stomach acted as if they were fireworks in them as he carried me in his arms.

"Oh my love, I’ve always wanted to do this,” I heard Joseph’s voice. Wait Joseph’s voice! I couldn’t believe that it was Joseph that kissed me all along.

Everything got clearer, the person who swept me in bridal style was a normal person to me. He didn’t have the right to do that. He is my husband, but he doesn’t have the right.

I couldn’t take it anymore when he placed me on the bed, I quickly got away before he did anything else. Yes, he was my husband, but I didn’t feel comfortable being intimate with him.

"What was that?” Joseph said.

"What was what?” I briefly stared at the floor.

“Why would you do that!? Molly we’ve been married for years and I’ve never touched you! Why!” He cupped my shoulders in his big hands firmly.

"Look, just leave me okay? This wasn’t our agreement, our marriage is a deal remember that,”I said and left the room.

Now that he had what he wanted, he started showing his true colors?

Before I barely closed the door, Joseph pulled me back into the room. I tried to let go of him, I had no choice but to hit him in his groin. “Ah!” I screamed as my face went deep red, and tears flowed freely from my face nonstop.

"Joseph? You…you slapped me!” I said trying my best to stop crying, but I just couldn’t. He had a straight face, he didn’t look like anything happened.

I wasn’t scared, just shocked. I ran out of the room, this time with more zeal to. I sniffed loudly as I made my way to the backyard, praying silently that no one sees me.

I slammed the back door and sat on the green grass. No one was there, I felt free to cry my eyes out. Memories of Henry and I together made me cry even more. I wondered what I was thinking getting married to someone like Joseph. I couldn’t blame my mom for wanting me get remarried so quickly, I blamed myself for how foolish I took that decision.

“What are doing here?” I heard a familiar voice. Of course it was Henry’s voice. For some reason I needed him to hug me, and tell me that everything will be just fine.

“You’re crying?”

"What are you doing here?” It didn’t come out like I wanted it to, but I hoped that my tone didn’t make him feel offended.

"I just like here. I don’t know. This deal you and your husband….” Our eyes met. “Are you crying?”

“So that’s why you’re here,” I said to him but he ignored.

“You’re crying?” He face was washed with confusion as he stared at me.

I cleaned my face with my palms and sniffed, looking away from him. He didn’t quit the staring, I stared back searching for the truth in is eyes. I needed to know everything, even though I’m scared to.

I couldn’t take it anymore, I hugged him tightly, the only thing I could hear is my sobbing. I blurt out everything. From what happened after my separation with him, to marrying that asshole, just everything. I didn’t refer my everything as him, I couldn’t till I found out the whole truth.

"I’m really sorry about that. Remember that I’m always there for you, no matter what. I need to go with your husband now, we have an important meeting,” he said and gave me another hug. He cleaned my tears with his hands, I was confused once again. Why would he be so nice to me and he act like he doesn’t know me.

Henry has always been this short tempered person. He loved to joke alot, yes, only the people that are close to him know who he really is.

He closed the door behind him, leaving me alone with nothing but my worries. I scanned the place around me. It was nothing but a heap of clothes, and a glass window all around the backyard. I stood up out of my curiosity, the servants wouldn’t dear to leave it there.

I saw that it was just Emily’s clothes, she is a very lazy person. I sighed and smiled at her clothes, the way she dresses sometimes makes me think if she’s really my daughter.

I noticed something shining in the waste bin beside me. It was on perfectly placed on a brown carton, which was also in the waste bin.

"What is this?” I said as I scanned the diamond ring in my hand. I felt like I had seen it before, but I couldn’t just remember.

Memories flushed into my mind once again, how did I not recognize this? My wedding ring, my first, real, beautiful wedding ring. Everything about it was diamond, it had Henry’s name on the sides. Tears didn’t have mercy on me this time as I wondered what something as precious as this was doing is the trash.

I heard the sound of the car, it meant that everyone had already taken their leave. I own an online store, so I don’t really have to go anywhere. It was Monday but I had to just stay at home to rest my mind.

I sighed deeply as I cleaned my tears, leaving the backyard. The house was so silent, and I needed that. No one was home except from Anne, and my mom was coming home to stay with me for a while. Most of the servants were on their day off, so the house was very quiet.

I went straight to my home to get a very long nap, maybe it would help me figure out the mess I found myself in.