Beneath the Shadows

O'S P.

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elf in the parking lot of my hou

se also hoping that Julia's mum

es. While these intrapersonal

he living room sipping

eeted as she dropped the tea

us

came back and didn't see you. Do

I sat down beside

me like a child? I'm too old

ug

rows old in the eyes of the moth

why won't I treat you like gold?"

of mine. My mum and I are just

er and think of how other single

ust can't help but appreciate h

her without her

is new. What

much. Just have that somewhere

st chu

he then hugged me back. I felt

ms

oblem?" I looked at h

do yo

t's on your mind. Something'

thing was on my mind. I had to

don't intend on starting now. S

me. Yeah,there is s

What

t's abou

with her? Is it

n my best friend for as long a

ook her for some rebranding an

s trying so hard to make someth

sn't value her" my mum th

t yourself in other people's s

Ric, Julia's mum went through

your own family. Believe me i

n for their

o be blamed

e went through a whole lot. With

e child . Remember,she went thr

for any woman to still show love t

nate her pregnancy. It's just how

s statement made me think so d

lly sensitive

please ask yo

. Please

ugh the exact same thing Julia

me the way she treats Julia?"

silence spok

the answer to that question.

n't in that situation. Maybe it

as my son Ricardo. I love you w

ially to Julia" she said as I si

my mum have been so cruel to

m did? If not,then wh

dinner? Should we go out fo

ng here

nni's before coming here. I wen

now. If you need me I'll be i

to the fact that she didn't g

he appetite for food. For the wh

ade me so weak. So weak that

my bed and forced myse

ON'S P.

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ere she's trying to keep the ho

some level of entertainment whi

or her. While still doing this,

nce she notices that her mum h

ust to gree

e then tossed her bags at her a

it with immedi

your miserable face. NINCOMP

es and left t

ork?" She wondered to herself

t there she saw her mum

ong? Did anythin

not like if I tell you anythin

just decided to ch

ay and he got me some new clot

sag

I supposed to

you'd be hap

erson that ruined

for once treat me nicely?

ed,yes. Please Julia, I had a re

ust get out of here the same w

her as she once again chested

but just think to herself abou

um behaves wrongly to her,she st

es feeling sad

uld be different. My mum has bee

me. Because she gave me a chan

have been with her family but

been trying to see how I can sav

le lot. I really wanna go to

if I get into that university

ied her old and cranky lapto

ear

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ardo's house. It seems like he's

and went straight to the bathr

up and went downstairs to the

r him. He was obviously no

greeted her with a hug

eetie. How's

bitter swee

that suppos

not an

if you

said as he was abou

here're y

ing to

ast have you

meal when I come back. " He sai

quickly jumped into his car be

reason,the discussion he had

n decided to pick up his phone

n she quickly picked the call

ey

what'

she replied. He then breath out

s more or less a talkative b

c. Are yo

did yo

on? Did anything go on at h

e. I just wanted to know.

d. You wann

ill you be done? I'

Pick me

cool.

cardo hung up and started

ell? Just with a phone call

d kept driving. Meanwhile, back

o was sounding strange on the

eague noticed and

ely snapped out of he

Hey

p with the

Sasha. It's m

y who mostly come

nd his voice didn't sound so

she said

you try as

e just brus

ng to pick y

Ye

im when he comes." The idea m

the sug

ight. I'll ask h

ur lunch break. Let's go get lunc

. Thanks for the offer."She said

n Sasha was s

st we need to have lunch together

en more expensive than what I wi

she had no choice an

reed and decided to go along w

figure out why Ricardo sounded

give hime as much trouble as h

ondered to herself. Life i

S P. O

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iently waiting for Ric. I was ac

st been so stressful and tiring

sound of a car coming into the

iving in. I immediately struggle

ng for Ric to come op

e you alrig

lly tired. Work is making me so

sleep late

ething planned." She l

o?" She asked. He then brought

er to

t's t

she just

his a

Ye

e going?" She aske

o spell it out that

e gradually doing quite too muc

uch p

id for us to have the entire nata

ely won't be refunded. I've got

go. You need to relax so pleas

of it. I indeed needed

efuse you so let's go " he didn

cardo has been doing unusua

been doing are things guys do fo

end so he's just been friendly.

nd once he saw the call he simp

it rang up to three times and h

call? Your phone has rang thr

not important" he said as he kep

have happened ? He's n

0p.

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and it was honestly what I nee

ardo was still swimming. He g

smoothies. For the first time i

with swimming,he came and jo

e was still looking so unexcited

him was and why he didn't want

l me. We're so close that we do

r___

l you've been doing for me late

ally because of you" I

my best friend. In the futu

s your future w

you're my best friend. She won'

as taking over the ma

Ri

Ye

wrong w

mean? I'm pe

today. Even on the phone. I w

wasn't sounding like you. What

to answer till his phone which

ging again. He st

Who's calling and why are you

inging for a really long tim

important. Just don't disturb your

en though it was wrong, I picked

who was cal

ve me back my phone" he shoute

to see that the person who was

n calling him even before he

her on pu

this? You're ignori

t started

lling you for more than an hour.

t's going on? I've never see

between you guys? Does it ha

at's going on. Talk to me. Are

his countenance went deem agai

ne. For some reason he did tha

t I tried my best

re right. I'm kind

e's one of the sweetest singl

sked again. He then started nar

eally a very serious issue but R

was just being r

he couldn't give me a definite

t see my vulner

d. I understand why you're sad.

life is till you go through it yourself". It's the fact Ric. S

as accepted by her family and

mum is a really sweet woman, Ri

ove and care. She takes good

h she has a really tight schedu

r you. Ric, your bank account i

hem are from your trading but s

rms, Ric. Even though she's we

r mum alot for giving you the b

ck up on you. Mine doesn't. Infa

e's so sweet Ric, sometimes I

hatred towards her. That woman

s you, she'll be shattered and e

he doesn't make you feel bad at

s he held my ha

always got the right advice to g

t. I don't even know what I was

right

ou call her back

ow come give me a hug." We both

ther a real

I snapped out of the mome

three? What are

e suddenly dived into the pool. I

the pool. When we came out,

arted hitting him and he

top hit

You should have told me so I wo

wne

'm here? Of course you know

that. It w

y sorry baby. Is that

gged me again and for some re

,my heart fl

less the day I met you. Thank y

ing me

way more than anything I've done

me"I said while resting my head

was he didn't take advantage o

my ass. He really has so muc

of the opportunity and mi

___

k me. I care about you and for no

to take care of my future gir

ed a frown and lo

st say you'r

that way. It_____" I started

did you learn to hit li

brutal?How da

ld my hands wh

didn't mean it in a bad way.

pulled me in

id as he pulled me into his arm

moment. He wasn't even touch

my sweetest moments with him. H

onna be s