💋 HIS LITTLE MISTRESS 💋
💋 Irresistible attra-ction 💋
✍ Author Viola’s Novels ✍
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🍭 e̲̅p̲̅i̲̅s̲̅o̲̅d̲̅e̲̅ 32🍭
2 M̥ͦO̥ͦN̥ͦT̥ͦH̥ͦS̥ͦ L̥ͦḀͦT̥ͦE̥ͦR̥ͦ
“how are you feeling now mom?” Amberle asked Maggie when she was done taking her drugs
“I’m much better now Amberle.. Nothing could be better than been with you again” Maggie replied
Amberle flashed her a smile “You know what mom, these 5 years thought me a lot of things. I’ve learnt not to trust anyone”
“And Terry was a good teacher” Maggie tea-sed and Amberle’s countenance changed “what is it Amberle? Did I say anything wrong?”
“Nothing– you didn’t say anything”
“I’m your mother Amberle, 5 years ap@rt didn’t change anything..
I know you, I know when you’re happy and when you’re not and I can tell you’re greatly affected by Terry. Each time I mention his name, you turn all gloomy” Maggie stated then asked “tell me Amberle, what’s wrong with you?”
Amberle let out her breath slowly and looked away. She gazed out throu-gh the window then shifted her gaze to Maggie.
“Have you been seeing Terry around lately?” she asked
“No.. Not for the past two weeks”
“Well that’s because all he ever thinks about is Charlotte. It’s always Charlotte this and Charlotte that.. Charlotte nee-ds me, Charlotte, Charlotte and Charlotte. He doesn’t have time for me anymore. Terry doesn’t even care” Amberle said close to tears
“It’s alright Amberle.. But you shouldn’t take it that way. Terry is trying to help them settle and start all over. Zac is his friend remember?”
“It’s not about Zac, it’s Charlotte”
Maggie sighed then moved closer to Amberle. She wra-pped her hands protectively around Amberle then brou-ght her voice to a whisper “Do you think there’s something going on between them?”
“I don’t know” Amberle broke down in tears and fell on her mother’s shoulder
“Everything is going to be okay” Maggie pacified
“Charlotte was his first love before Goldsax took her away.. He never forgot that” Amberle sobbe-d
“Charlotte is his past, you are his pres£nt.. You should always remember that my dear Amberle”
“I know”Amberle whimpered “but I’m not sure about that anymore”
A knock sounded on the front door and Maggie st©pped “someone is knocking, you should to get it”
“mom I’m not in the mood to entertain visitors”
“it could be Terry– you just can’t tell until you get the door” Maggie shrugged
Amberle suc¢v-mbe-d and wiped her tears. She practiced a speech before going to get the door. She pressed down the door handle and pushed the door open.
“Charlotte?!” Amberle called in shock when she opened the door
“Amberle?! Nice to see you” Charlotte grinned
Amberle f0rç£d a smile and asked “how may I help you?”
“Can I come in?”
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Amberle stared at her then reluctantly stepped aside “come in”
Charlotte smiled and walked inside.
“Your house is lovely” she complimented when they were in the living room. Maggie had alre-ady left so it was just the two of them.
“Sit” Amberle offered “what do I get for you?”
“just your audience would do– Thank you”
Amberle sighed then they took their seats.
“is Terry here? I haven’t seen him today”
Charlotte asked
Amberle scoffed.
ᵞᴼᵁ ᴴᴬᵛᴱᴺᵀ ˢᴱᴱᴺ ᴴᴵᴹ ᵀᴼᴰᴬᵞ ᴬᴺᴰ ᴵ ᴴᴬᵛᴱᴺ’ᵀ ˢᴱᴱᴺ ᴴᴵᴹ ᶠᴼᴿ ᴰᴬᵞˢ
She thought
“he isn’t here” Amberle replied
“Alright.. Have you heard the news?”
“What news?”
“Georgia is dead”
Amberle g@sped “Georgia is dead?”
“yea.. She committed suicide in jail last night, I think she couldn’t compete her jail terms, she got frustrated and took her own life” Charlotte explained
Amberle heaved a sigh “poor Georgia”
“You shouldn’t feel pity for her, Terry said she’s really wicked”
“Did you see Terry yesterday?” Amberle asked
“yes.. We were together last night before he dropped me at my place and I haven seen him today, he hasn’t even called”
“Why are you so desperate to see him?” Amberle wanted to know
Charlotte chuckled “he’s my friend.. Friends care for each other right?”
“yes” Amberle reluctantly agreed
“Terry told me you’re his girlfriend, his that true?” Charlotte wanted to know
“Do you have doubts about that?” Amberle replied with a question
Charlotte laughed “not all” she observed a pause then went on “the issue is, he doesn’t treat you like one”
Amberle froze. She felt her heart shattered and her world fell ap@rt.
Charlotte went on “Terry takes you as a wife, or more like his life. He has been busy these days trying to plea-se you and I’m the victim him here. He doesn’t let me breath…” Charlotte paused and laughed “he wants to know everything single thing in the world that is going to plea-se you”
Amberle scoffed. For a moment, she thought she was going to pas-s out. She let out her breath in relief and looked away so Charlotte wouldn’t notice her uneasiness.
“I just wanted to ask you Amberle…” Charlotte continued “do you love Terry?”
Amberle was stunned by the question. Even the leaves knew she was in love with Terence Oswald.
“Say something Amberle, I just want to be sure Terry isn’t going throu-gh all these in vain” Charlotte persuaded
“Well?!” Amberle sighed and said nothing
“Well?!” Charlotte urged “do you love him?”
“I love Terry” Amberle blurted out and looked away in embarras-sment
“Awwwn… That’s so sweet” Charlotte drawled and fluttered her lashes “What about Zac?”
“What about Zac?” Amberle asked back
“Zac also loves you, can’t you see it?”
“Charlotte I think you’re ma-king a mistake somewhere.. Zac and I are just friends”
Charlotte rolled her eyes skyward “I know you’re just friends and you’re d@t!nghis best friend but….” she trailed off “never mind”
Amberle stared at her wordlessly then managed to say “Okay”
“Alright.. Thanks for your attention, I really appreciate but I think it’s time I left” Charlotte informed then got up to her feet “see you next time”
“Take care of yourself Charlotte”
“You too Amberle!” Charlotte waved and walked out throu-gh the front door.
Amberle held her che-st and breathed out in relief “phew! For a moment, I thought there was something going on between them” she smiled “maybe mom was right after all. Charlotte was the past and I’m the pres£nt”
“I don’t like that Charlotte girl”
Amberle whirled around to see Maggie walking into the living room.
“why? She looks nice” Amberle defended
Maggie huffed “didn’t you see the way she looked at you?”
“I didn’t” Amberle replied truthfully
“I just want you to be careful, remember these past 5 years has thought you not to trust anyone”
“I un-derstand”
Maggie smiled “that’s my girl”
“Charlotte said Georgia committed suicide in jail”
“I heard that” Maggie said
“In a way mom, I’m happy”
“why?”
“what if Georgia had completed her jail terms and got out after 8 years, wouldn’t she have posed a treat?”
“Maybe she would’ve changed”
“or seek revenge, you just can’t tell..
It’s a good thing they’re all dead” Amberle stated
“True to an extent” Maggie agreed “I’ll be out for a while”
“you’re not strong enough to move about”
“your have to st©p pampering me” Maggie snarled “I’ll be fine, I’m just going to visit the neighbours”
“Alright.. Be back on time”
“I will” Maggie got up and walked out throu-gh the front door
“Home alone” Amberle sighed and fell back on the couch. She shut her eyes to sleep when someone whistled. Amberle fluttered her eyes open and sat up. She looked around but saw no one then she la-id down again. Amberle heard the whistle again and sat upright.
“Who’s there?”
Terry popped his head throu-gh the window “Your rock ha-rd , six-pack teddy bear”
Amberle giggled and darted for the window.
“come outside” Terry said and she ran outside. She flung himself into his arms and he k!$$£d her de-eply.
“You’ve been away for too long” Amberle accused
“I’m sorry” he apologized “work at the hospital could be really stressful”
ᴮᵁᵀ ᵞᴼᵁ’ᵛᴱ ᴮᴱᴱᴺ ˢᴱᴱᴵᴺᴳ ᶜᴴᴬᴿᴸᴼᵀᵀᴱ Amberle wanted to say but instead she said nothing and they walked to a tree. Amberle sat on the foot of the tree while Terry remained standing.
“Charlotte visited earlier” Amberle said and she noticed his countenance change
“She did?” Terry simply asked “did she tell you why she was here?”
Amberle shrugged “just for a normal visit though she hasn’t been here before today”
“what did you two talk about?”
“we discussed randomly and she did say Georgia committed suicide in jail”
“Yes.. Last night”
“so sad” Amberle glanced at Terry and noticed he was no longer cheerful “Terry?!”
“Amberle there’s something I nee-d to tell you” he suddenly said
Amberle’s heart skipped a beat “what is it?”
“I hope you un-derstand how I feel” Terry said then brou-ght out a paper from his pocket “re-ad this”
Amberle hesitantly collected the paper and unfolded it. It was a handwritten letter and she could tell Terry wrote it himself.
“just tell me it’s content, I don’t want to re-ad it” Amberle said and proffered him with the letter
Terry pushed the letter back to her “just re-ad it”
Amberle was alre-ady close to tears and she opened the letter with shaky hands.
ᎠᎬᎪᎡ ᎪᎷᏴᎬᎡᏞᎬ,
ᏆᎢ ᏔᎪᏚ ᎡᎬᎪᏞᏞY NᏆᏟᎬ ᎷᎬᎬᎢᏆNᏩ YᎾᏌ, ᎪNᎠ ᎪᏞᎢᎻᎾᏌᏩᎻ ᎾᏌᎡ ᎷᎬᎬᎢᏆNᏩ ᏔᎪᏚ FᎪᎢᎬ, ᎾᏌᎡ ᏞᎾᏙᎬ ᏔᎪY ᎪᏟᎢᏌᎪᏞᏞY Ꭺ ᎠᎬᏚᎢᏆNY. Ꮖ ᏚᎻᎾᏌᏞᎠ ᏴᎬ ᎢᎬᏞᏞᏆNᏩ YᎾᏌ ᎢᎻᏆᏚ ᎷYᏚᎬᏞF ᏴᏌᎢ Ꮖ ᎢᎻᏆNK ᎢᎻᏆᏚ ᏆᏚ ᎢᎻᎬ ᏴᎬᏚᎢ ᏔᎪY.
Ꮖ’ᏙᎬ ᏴᎬᎬN ᎡᎬᎪᏞᏞY ᏴᏌᏚY ᏞᎪᎢᎬᏞY ᏟᎪᏌᏚᎬ Ꮖ’ᏙᎬ ᏴᎬᎬN ᏢᏞᎪNNᏆNᏩ ᎷY ᏔᎬᎠᎠᏆNᏩ. Ꮖ KNᎾᏔ ᎢᎻᏆᏚ ᏔᎾᏌᏞᎠ ᏟᎾᎷᎬ ᎪᏚ Ꭺ ᏚᏌᎡᏢᎡᏆᏚᎬ ᎢᎾ YᎾᏌ ᏴᎬᏟᎪᏌᏚᎬ Ꮖ ᎠᏆᎠN’Ꭲ ᏆNFᎾᎡᎷ YᎾᏌ ᏴᏌᎢ Ꮖ ᎠᏆᎠN’Ꭲ ᏔᎪNᎢ ᎢᎾ ᏴᎾᎢᎻᎬᎡ YᎾᏌ. ᎬᏙᎬᎡYᎢᎻᏆNᏩ ᎻᎪᏚ ᏴᎬᎬN ᏢᏞᎪNNᎬᎠ ᎪNᎠ Ꮖ’Ꮇ ᎡᎬᎪᏞᏞY ᏚᎾᎡᎡY FᎾᎡ KᎬᎬᏢᏆNᏩ YᎾᏌ ᏆN ᎢᎻᎬ ᏚᎻᎪᎠᎾᏔᏚ ᎪᏞᏞ ᎢᎻᎬᏚᎬ ᏔᎻᏆᏞᎬ.
ᏢᏞᎬᎪᏚᎬ FᎾᎡᏩᏆᏙᎬ ᎷᎬ.
ᎢᎻᎬ ᏔᎬᎠᎠᏆNᏩ ᎻᎪᏚ ᏴᎬᎬN FᏆXᎬᎠ ᎾN 5 ᎾᏟᎢᎾᏴᎬᎡ ᎪNᎠ Ꮖ ᎢᎻᏆNK ᎢᎻᏆᏚ ᏆᏚ ᎢᎻᎬ ᎡᏆᏩᎻᎢ ᎢᏆᎷᎬ ᎢᎾ ᏞᎬᎢ YᎾᏌ KNᎾᏔ ᏟᎪᏌᏚᎬ ᏆᎢ’Ꮪ ᏓᏌᏚᎢ Ꭺ ᏔᎬᎬK ᎪᎻᎬᎪᎠ.
ᎢᎻᎬ ᏙᎬNᏌᎬ ᎻᎪᏚ ᏴᎬᎬN FᏆXᎬᎠ, ᏃᎪᏟ ᏆᏚ ᏩᎾᏆNᏩ ᎢᎾ ᏴᎬ ᎢᎻᎬ ᏴᎬᏚᎢ ᎷᎪN, ᎻᎬ ᎻᎪᏚ ᏴᎬᏆNᏩ Ꭺ ᎢᎡᏌᎬ FᎡᏆᎬNᎠ ᎪᏞᏞ ᎢᎻᎬᏚᎬ YᎬᎪᎡᏚ.
Ꮖ ᎪᏞᎡᎬᎪᎠY ᎢᎾᏞᎠ ᎢᎻᎬ ᏢᎡᏆᎬᏚᎢ ᎪNᎠ FᎬᏔ FᎪᎷᏆᏞᏆᎬᏚ ᎪNᎠ FᎡᏆᎬNᎠᏚ ᏔᎻᎾ ᏔᎾᏌᏞᎠ ᏴᎬ ᏢᎡᎬᏚᎬNᎢ.
Ꮖ’Ꮇ ᎡᎬᎪᎠY ᎢᎾ ᏚᎬᎢᎢᏞᎬ ᎠᎾᏔN NᎾᏔ ᎪᎷᏴᎬᎡᏞᎬ ᏴᏌᎢ Ꮖ ᎡᎬᎪᏞᏞY NᎬᎬᎠ Ꭺ ᏴᎡᏆᎠᎬ.
ᏔᏆᏞᏞ YᎾᏌ ᏴᎬ ᎷY ᏴᎡᏆᎠᎬ FᎾᎡ ᎢᎻᎬ ᎡᎬᏚᎢ ᎾF ᎷY ᏞᏆFᎬ?
Amberle was alre-ady crying when she finished. She dropped the letter and hvgged Terry in tears.
“I really love you”
Terry smiled and pu-ll-ed from the hvg. He brou-ght out a little box from his pocket and got down on one knee.
“I can’t imagine growing old with anyone else, nor do I want to.
I know you’re the only one I want to share the rest of my life with. The story of our love is only beginning. Let’s make our own happy ending…” he smiled “be my wife”
Amberle let her tears roll down her cheeks. She was so excited that she cried.
“Terry I will.. I will be your wife” she managed to say
Terry took her left hand and slide the ring into her middle f!nger. He got up to his feet and dusted his trou-sers.
“Thank you” he said and k!$$£d her
LATER IN THE NIGHT 🌃
“… You have my blessings” Maggie said when they told her about their wedding plans
“Thank you” Terry said and gave Amberle a gentle squee-ze
They finished their dinner and walked outside together. They walked un-der the moonlight holding hands till they were lying on the gras-s.
“Five days to the wedding” Amberle suddenly said “that’s– sudden”
“I know but I alre-ady arranged everything. All you have to do is pick a dress and follow me down the aisle” Terry said
Amberle laughed “Just the two of us really matters now”
“There are people we nee-d to tell about the wedding I haven’t told yet”
“Who?”
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“… Mom I’m getting married” Terry said kneeling down beside his mother’s grave with Amberle beside him “I know you always wanted me to be a man someday and have a family of my own and now.. I’m settling down with the woman of my dreams…” he pas-sed and looked at Amberle “give us your blessings”
They observed a pause and shut their eyes for a moment.
“she blessed us” Terry broke the silence
Amberle laughed “how did you know?”
“Cause she’ll always bless me”
Amberle smiled and he took her hand in his.
“There’s someone else” he said and led her out
“… No matter the circu-mtances, you’ll always remain my father” Terry began “I’m only sorry we never had the father and son time, there was never a time we got along but I promise to correct that mistake. To be a good father to my children and to be a wonderful husband..
I’m getting married dad and I hope you forgive who she is cause we’re really in love. We seek your blessings too father”
They shut their eyes momentarily then Amberle broke the silence.
“do you think he has forgiven us?”
“he has.. He’s still my father” Terry replied “there’s someone else”
“… Our family p@rted in a sad way. There was never a happy moment for us and what hurts the most is you also have to be down there hvgh. You’ll always be my little brother and that’s why I’m also inviting you to my wedding. You might not be dead physically but I know that you’ll always be here with me.
Rest in peace hvgh”
“That was really tou-ching” Amberle said when they walked out of the cemetery “I cried a lot”
Terry chuckled “I’m sorry if I made you cry”
“You didn’t but actually Terry, you’ve gone throu-gh a lot. You lost everything”
“Not everything” he corrected “I didn’t lose you and you’re the only one who matters right now.. Just the two of us matters”
Amberle smiled “There’s one more place we nee-d to be”
“Where is that?”
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“you’re getting married” Sinead squealed “where do I fit in? Where do I fit in?”
“I’ll be the maid of honor” Marilyn said
“I’ll be the page boy” that was Myles
“I’ll be the bride is Jason is going to be the groom” Nancy drawled and Jason sh0t her a glare
“Amberle is the bride and Terry is the groom” Fay rebuked
“are we invited? Are we invited? Tell me, tell me, tell me” Sinead jumped excitedly
“You all are specially invited” Terry replied and all the kids squealed
“what do I wear? What do I wear?” sinead shouted “Nancy what do I wear?”
“Sinead the wedding isn’t today” Marilyn scolded
“I know” Sinead snarled “But what do I wear? What do I wear?”
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