OUR JOY

CHAPTER 6

When I woke up, there was a commotion outside the door, I could hear yelling and cursing. What the hell was going on? I noticed that the room was in was not mine, this room was extravagant and way to beautiful than my so not appealing house. I remembered I was at Michael’s house and I cried myself to sleep, my cheeks burned with embarrassment. I might have looked like a mess, to have him talk like that about me and the heartbreak that he went through when he found out about the boys just made me sad, I had robbed him of such experience. It was no use to cry over split milk, there was yelling outside. The room, I presumed was Michaels as it looked more like his mood swings. I went to the door, I was about to open it my hand was wrapped around the knob but I stood still when I heard the words.

“WHO IS THAT w***e MICHAEL? WHY THE HELL IS SHE IN YOUR ROOM? YOU NEVER LET ME IN THERE, NEVER!” she had said it with such venom and hatred, I cringe at her squeaky voice and I was amazed with the way she spoke about me. As if she knew me or anything about my past.

I don’t think Michael had recovered from her outburst when I heard Alexanders cold little voice,

“Call my mother a w***e again, stupid b***h and I will make your life a living hell. I will find you, wherever you are and make an example of you that everyone would never forget, I promise you this.” He huffed and I was in a daze. The women howled in laughter, she really did under estimate Alex and she was going to find it the hard way, that my son does not make empty threats.

“Wow, I am really scared. Really what a world has turned into? Little things like you come and waltz here and you think you are all mighty and all.” She laughed I again and me I was stuck where I stood. I was still like a statue; I don’t know why I was not defending myself.

“You should really take him seriously, if you didn’t notice he is no different than the man you are trying to milk of gold.” Said Sebastian, my God! These kids where only 5 years old. How had they’ve grown to be such adults? Did I work that much, that I missed my sons growing up? I feel so guilty now they have to defend me while I hide in here like the coward I am. I am afraid of what Michael will say, what if he changes his mind. What if he sees that I am a terrible mother and takes my sons away? I would die there then.

“I must say you brats are very entertaining and I really enjoyed while it lasted but you should know your place and leave the adults deal with their problems.” Jonathan scoffed 

“Are you for real? I thought I was more adult than you. I mean who is throwing a tantrum when she sees that she has lost? Your no one else. Besides this is our place, I mean our dead owns it anyway. If anything you are a stranger here and you are duly not needed, you have been used and your use has expired, you are not valued anymore. You are the w***e here, not mother.” 

OK, now I was totally stunned my sons are never this hostile let alone rude. This took the cake and to another level at that.

“You heard the boys Stacey please leave and don’t ever come back here, oh, and Stacey I see anything about my family in the media you will be my first suspect and I wouldn’t wish to even my worst enemy what I will do to you.” I sucked in a breath and I shivered at the threat that was sent towards Stacey she didn’t do anything wrong, yes she might have called me names but she was acting like a girlfriend would even for a sidekick. I decided it was time I made my presence known.

I stepped outside the room to the hallway that was packed with the people we came here with and all of them had stunned looks at their faces and I acted dumbly.

“What’s going on?” everyone turned to look at me and my eyes locked with the woman of the hour and she went livid,

“You b***h, you ruined everything.” I looked at her blankly and I was surprised that I acted so cool, I mean what has come of me?

“What are you talking about?” I looked at her dumbfounded, I mean I even believed myself that I didn’t know what was going on.

“Oh please, don’t act like you don’t know what is going on. Who did you pay to borrow kids that looked like Michael, so you would pin them down on him like these brats are his” she said crazed, well I give it to her she has a big imagination. Who would have thought of such a strategy?

“Is that what you were planning to do in the future? I mean I got to give it to you, you are definitely being creative.” I said calmly, she was fuming now. I guess I touched a nerve.

 “I will get you for this, Michael is mine. Do you hear me? Mine.” I looked at her bored,

“I had no idea he was a position had I known I would have claimed him a long time ago. I mean look at him his quiet a prize.” She looked at me with such hatred, rage and the murderous look she threw at me made me slightly uneasy, she then stormed down the stairs and left. We heard the door slam so hard, I am sure some hinges will need some work there.

“Wow, she has fire in her. Burn, burn, burn.” Everyone laughed and I didn’t even realise I had made such a statement; I didn’t mean to dis her. That was disrespectful of me, Michael was staring at me I could tell.

Daniel and his girlfriend Miranda decided to give us time to work things out and I could tell that Daniel was really surprised me and the kids, however Anthony had this huge smile on his face that when his friends left he practically attacked me with the biggest hug and thanked me for making him an uncle. He was one funny fella, he took the kids to the game room, he had called it uncle and nephews bonding time. Michael had looked at him with love and amusement and he had chuckled too.

When boys left it was the two of us once again, I was afraid and I didn’t know what to do and I fidgeted with the hem of my sleeves. I suddenly felt me being lifted off the floor, I squealed in surprise and when I looked up at Michael he was already looking at me with lust. He pushed the door of his bedroom open and went in with me, I was too stunned to say a word. What was he doing?