45 DAYS

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mooth hips. She steps out of the skirt with a smile on her face. She quickly unbuttons her pink

owards the closed door at the end of the office. She slowly opens the door and steps inside with a mischievous s

ide because she is heavily pregnant. Steve is lying behind Elaine and kissing her neck, his left hand gently caressing Elaine’s left breast as he moves gently behind her in their lovemaking. Elaine’s left leg is thrown acr

spers in a tragic a

. She tries to hold the door for support but she

Steve responds, shocke

..Effe!” Elaine

face thickly, in torrents. Phlegm pours out her nose and mouth. She crashes into her husband’s huge desk. She grabs the desk and pulls herself to her feet. She bends and picks up her skirt and shirt. She stumbles towards the door, and now she is wai

, honey, oh please stop!

her. She reaches the lift. She pushes the button. The double metal doors slide open and she almost falls inside. S

! Wait, Effe, ho

stick his arm through the lift doors to keep them open, but the doors close, and the lift heads

eaches the ground floo

around his neck is approaching. He is 50 years old, and he has thick iron-grey hair. His name is Rupert Henderson

! What’s wrong

. She pushes them open and crashes into a porter who is pushing a wheelc

y sorry, didn’t see you coming

nto the street. It is very late and only a few cars are around. The glass doors swing open behind her and

theart, darling

hless, and almost fal

e, just go awa

teve almost on top of her now. She can’t breathe well. She is breathless. She turns and open

” he

hless and spe

om here, don’t let

m, but I clo

re, anywhere!” she wails. “I’ll p

and grabs Effe’s arm. She screams and hit

ney, let’s tal

ggles and

Leave me steve!! Jus

y, just stop i

nd as Effe tries to get to her feet she notices that the taxi driver is tall and well-built and has d

aks an

say make you leave a

and sticks a finger an

here, you douche bag

off, but the taxi driver pushes him back. Steve steps forward and suddenly he swings a blow

I go show you how to hi

reet. Steve tries to get up, and the taxi driver moves

” Effe cries, alarmed. “

urns to her, and

be dangerous o! Look h

aid. He’s not a madma

ed? You no dey see sey

my hus

d Steve who has blood running down his nose from the bl

d on the streets?

the driver slams the do

know sey yo

er shakes his head and then he takes off his big shirt and drops it on the ground beside Steve. He goes round the taxi and enters, and then

es her eyes tightly as she relives the sight of h

s her arms tightly around her stomach.

dy? Make I take you t

e starts to speak, but he closes his mouth again. After a while, he sees a bus stop and pulls over. He kills the engine and then he leans forward and takes the box of tissue off the dashboard, a

. I for go home and rest. P

econd, please, would y

fumbles for a cigarette and puts it in his m

she say

asks with ar

the car, please. I c

er back into its slot. He opens the car door and steps out. It is very cold outside. He looks a

the butt of the cigarette and steps on it. No cars are passing, and there

kay now? Where m

of the car and opens the boot. He rummages through a box in there and takes out a folded sheet. He closes the boot and goes back to the ca

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