ANASTASIA

My chest heaved up and down as I watched Dennis grip his hair, his eyes squeezed shut.

He finally turned to face me. He exhaled loudly. "I am sorry."

He shook his head and repeated, "I am really sorry, babe. I'm sorry for driving off that night."

My heart squeezed in my chest as I saw his eyes water. I could tell that he felt bad; that he didn't do all that he did intentionally. Or simply because he was mad at me or the situation we were in.

I wanted to go to him and wrap my arms around him but I remained seated on the bed and just watched him.

"I'm sorry for not picking up your calls or returning them when I later saw them."

He took a step closer and I didn't stop him like I would have a couple of minutes ago.

He hesitated for a while, seeming to guage my reaction while he said, "There's no excuse for me to be such a jerk to you, especially with everything going on."

He closed the space between us. He lowered himself into a squat and took my hands in his. "I'm sorry, Ana. I swear, I didn't mean to behave the way I did."

I sighed and closed my fingers around his hands.

I noticed the fall of his shoulders as he seemed to to relax. "Thank you so much for not giving up on me," he said but I said nothing in return.

I knew I couldn't leave things just like that.

"I can tell that you're sorry, Dennis but this isn't really you. What is really going on?"

He rubbed his hand over his face.

"I recently met Cole again."

arched my

old friend. You probably

So what has Cole got

reconnected and started talking again. He told me about an investment and somehow,

all and it sounded very promising. I invested quote a lot in it. Cole did too. We put most of what we had

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into his hands. "The investment fell through, babe," even as he said those words now,

imagine how devastated he must have been. I didn't even want to hear how much he invested because if he had to sell some of his properties, then it was no doubt a huge

out his cheeks. "Thank you. It's just... I couldn't think straight. I- I didn't know what to do or how to face anyone. I think it was around when Cole told me about the loss that your call

I pulled him in

been telling myself the

get

trembled feel like I've lost my mind because I know I'd never, that money back." He threw his head back and blew out his cheeks again. "Koould have

a joke. My team and I worked

arms around him and just let him say everything

I carressed his head after he finished talking. "Everything will be

the first time. "Thank you

No matter what, you're still

nothing better than confiding in family because they will always have your back no

to keep it to

so you shouldn't keep things from me. Things may seem hard but instead of

all of these. I mean you just gave birth to a whole baby. I should stop being a baby and let

widened as he

on, come sit

over for him and let him sit

He asked after we were snuggly sitting close to

narrate

pain was my end, right to the part where everything felt numb and I could not

to the

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