~TELL ME LIES~
-PROLOGUE-
‘’A lie may take care of the pres£nt but it has no future.’’
My eyes sleepily open when a hand wra-ps around my w@!st pu-lling me in close against warm skin.
Smiling, I settle into his familiar form and curl my b©dy around his, settling in as if we are p@rts carved from the same whole tailored to fit in together. pu-lling me even closer, he k!sses my n£¢k gently and put his hand beside my brea-st.
‘’Good Morning Bear,’’ I g@sp as I feel hisl-ips su-cking on my n£¢k.
I call him bear because he has broad shoulders and he gives the best bear hvgs ever.
‘’Good morning babe,’’ he responds. He continues to ni-bble and svçkon my n£¢k while his hands pl@yat my brea-sts, giving me extreme plea-sure all throu-gh me. ‘’The things I want to do to you right now. Do we have time for a quic-kie?’’
‘’Bear! You know I don’t love quic-kies, I don’t want you leaving me unsatisfied.’’
He laughs, ‘’Babe! When have I ever failed you, come on just a few minutes and we will be good to go.’’
‘’We don’t have much time, I have to be at work in the next one hour and you nee-d to start getting re-ady for your interview.’’
‘’Come on Babe, just a little taste, just a quic-kie!’’ He pleads.
Then he turns me to him, gets on t©p of me and before I realize it, he is inside me. He begins to pump into me and I move against him, g@sping quietly at first then crying out, shattering the morning silence. Moments later, we both find our re-lease and he crushes against me, both of us drained and p@n-ting for breath.
He slides off me and pu-lls me close, ‘’you are the most beautiful woman I have ever known,’’ he murmurs in my ear, I glance at him and smile, ‘’I love you, you make me so happy, there’s no one else I’d rather do life with that you.’’
We lie in silence for a while, it is a comfortable enough silence and I feel content.
Gabriel and I have been d@t!ngfor four years, living together for one, he is 30 and I am 25. He moved in with me when he lost his job and I have been supporting him financially for the last couple of months. I run my own school which starts from kindergarten to grade nine, I have actually been telling Gab to come work for me but he is not for the idea.
Slowly taking my hand in his, he care-sses it with his f!ngers, ‘’As soon as I start working, I nee-d to put a ring on this f!nger.’’
‘’I will be more than glad to become your wife Bear but don’t rush it, take your time, we are not in a hurry.’’
‘’You are so un-derstanding and that’s why I love you.’’
‘’I love you too babe but I nee-d to get re-ady for work and you nee-d to start preparing for your interview.’’
I get up, take a shower and get dressed, when I walk into the kitchen I am not surprised to find that Gabriel has alre-ady prepared breakfast for us. Sitting at the table, we eat and he fills me in with what’s ma-king headlines in the paper.
When I am re-ady to leave a couple of minutes later, he pu-lls me to him, k!sses me tenderly and says, ‘’I love you.’’
‘’I love you too, all the best wishes at your job interview, make me proud.’’
‘’Thank you,’’ he says then he pats me on the bu-tt, ‘’ I can’t wait for tonight, we are going to have a lot of fun
I glance at him and smile, ‘’your appetite is ridiculous!’’
‘’You are a desirable woman and I am sure you know I am very attra-cted to you. Oh Clarissa, you drive me crazy.’’
‘’Boy bye,’’ I walk out of the house and get into my car but before I drive off, I get my phone and transfer some money into his account. Then I s£nd him a text, ‘’A little something for your fuel, I love you,’’ And with that I drive off.
My name is Clarissa Hadebe, I am an only child and this is my story.
~TELL ME LIES~ 🤦♀️
-Chapter one-
12:50, I turn off my computer, pick up my bag and walk out of the door. I am meeting my mother for lunch. She suggested we have lunch & catch up on our lives. It’s been a long time since I saw her, she just got back from a business trip to China a couple of days ago. Walking into the busy restaurant, I sp©t mom alre-ady sitting at a table talking on the phone. I quietly slid into the seat across from her so as not to disturb her conversation. She ends her call a minute later, ‘’my beautiful child,’’ she exclaims.
I smile, ‘’ hey Mom. How are you? How was your trip?”’
She smiles back at me, ‘’I am fine sweetheart, the trip was okay, how are you?’’
‘’I am fine, did you get my hair and everything else I told you too?’’
‘’I got you a couple of things, you will have to come and get them from home whenever you are free, especially over the weekend.’’
She calls for the waiter and orders some Italian food for both of us and soon some beautiful meals that I don’t know are placed in front of us. My mom is a firm believer of trying all kinds of foods and exploring new things as a way of expanding our horizon. With food she loves to be creative and adventurous.
We eat in a silence for a couple of minutes before she speaks up.
‘’How is your 30 year son?’’ she asks, placing emphasis on son.
I roll my eyes and take a swig of my wine. My parents dislike Gabriel and they don’t even make the effort of pretending to be nice around him. They think he is in this relationsh!pfor the money but I disagree, Gabriel is nice and I know he loves me. Hi Ishmael on+23354 to be added to Story headquarters room for more stories.
‘’My b©yfri£ndis fine mom.’’
‘’Any luck of him getting a job?’’
‘’No, nothing as yet but–,’’
She cuts me off before I can finish my s£ntence, ‘I will say it again and I don’t care if you get upset or not, that man is just using you. The sooner you realize it, the better.’’
‘’He has actually gone for a job interview today.’’
‘’Oh!’’ she exclaims. ‘’Another one of those, I bet he will come back home with the same old story- ‘’sorry babe but I didn’t get the job,’’ she shakes her head.
‘’You know he is trying his best to get a job mum.’’
She laughs, ‘’Well his best is not good enough.’’
‘’SO what do you want me to do? Is this what this lunch is all about?’’
‘’I just want you to open your eyes child, your father and I love you so much, you are all we’ve got, we will not sit down and watch you waste your life. Gabriel is too old for you to be taking care of- he stays in your house, drives your cars, you feed him, give him money, like what does he bring to the table ap@rt from S-x?’’
I take a de-ep breath and let it out slowly, ‘’I love Gabriel and nothing you say will make me change my mind about him. Why can’t you just support my relationsh!p?’’
‘’No ways, child I will not support anything that is detrimental to you. Gabriel doesn’t deserve you, I don’t even think that man loves you. I didn’t raise you settle for average, you can do better than that. plea-se listen to me Rissa.’’
‘’Can we not talk about this, you and dad agreed to stay off my relationsh!p.’’
‘’Fine!’’ she raises her hand in surrender. ‘’Do what makes you happy but remember that you have no support from your father concerning your relationsh!p.’’
‘’You will get to like him some day, I know you will, he will get a job and prove to you that he’s a great man and he can take care of me.’’
‘’Anyway I love you child, I might not agree with your silly decision to stand by that 30 year old man but I love you regardless and I will be here for you when he breaks your heart.’’
Her words sting but because she is my mother I decide to turn a blind eye to every mean thing she has said because I know she means well. I just wish she and dad could get to know Gabriel so they can see how amazing he is and how happy he makes me.
‘’So how is work? And how far have you gone with the plans of expanding the school?’’
‘’Work is okay and plans of expanding are un-derway. I that land I told you about in Kabwe, they are yet to start building. So we will have grade ten to twelve there, So I was thinking we should have grade ten to twelve there and it should be a boarding school.’’
She looks at me with a bright smile on her face and cl@ps her hands, ‘’you make me so proud my child. I bless all the work of your hands, may whatever you t©uçh and set to do be profitable. You will continue to rise and not even the sky will be your limit.’’
‘’Amen and Amen.’’
We finally finish eating, she pays the bill and we walk out of the restaurant.
‘’Thanks for lunch mummy, let’s do this again.’’
‘’I will come with your father next time.’’
‘’So he can roast me about Gabriel too?’’
She laughs,’’ It’s not roasting my child we are just looking out for you.’’
‘’I am a big now, I can take care of myself.’’
‘’If you say so but–.’’
‘’But nothing mummy, I will see you over the weekend,’’ I cut her off mid-s£ntence.
‘’Alright baby, take care of yourself.’’
‘’I will, pas-s my regards to dad.’’
‘’Sure, I love you.’’
‘’I love you too.’’
She gets into her car and I wait for her to drive off before getting into mine.
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Tbc