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CHAPTER TWENTY ONE
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Andrea's POV
Dear Diary,
It's been three months of our marriage and nothing is much hard for me except avoiding Lucas at times. He's such a sweetheart that mistreating him is a sin.
Every morning he fetches me breakfast in bed though we fight every night. The past three months both have been busy with work. He comes home early for me and I don't want to hurt him so I started coming late every night. He started coming to my office to have lunch with me as I was shutting him off. That was not enough because no matter what I do he loves me. This makes me sad that I'll hurt him in the end. So I do stuff to make him hate me.
I avoid him when we're home. Don't have meals with him even pick up fights with him. The fight we had last night is a bad one. He's so mad at me that he doesn't touch me. Usually, he kisses my forehead and ruffles my hair but due to yesterday's fight, he started doing it.
Yesterday I went to a club to avoid my hubby and got wasted. It was midnight when I decided to leave the club. I don't know how but Lucas came to know where I was. He saw me and was about to walk towards me when someone came to talk with him. As I was wasted I was not aware of anyone near me. Some guy came towards me and started kissing me and I tried to get rid of him. He was ripped away from me by Lucas. He got into a fight with him. I never saw him combat with others.
He took me home and is now giving me the silent treatment. I don't know why I feel bad when I shouldn't but somewhere he's making me weak and I don't want it.
I might be stubborn and evil but I know that if I won't hurt him if I don't make him feel what I feel then I won't get a peaceful death.
Now let's talk about business. I signed official papers and sealed the deal last month with the Russian Company. Even our company designed 30 outfits with matching jewellery.
There is a ball in Russia next month. I don't know if we'll attend it or not.
There was a knock at the door. I closed my book and hid it under the mattress.
It was Mrs Swift who was at the door. She is our cook but I don't like to call her maid or cook so I always call her Mrs Swift or Jane. I asked her to come in and she did as asked.
"Andrea, sir asked me to inform you that there will be guests tonight and he wants you to prepare dinner."
I felt bad that he didn't inform me directly but I know I hurt him.
"Okay, Jane do you know when are they coming and who are they?" I asked her
"I don't know who is coming but sir asked you to make everything ready by 7:30 pm".
I nodded my head and asked her to take a leave.
It was still 11:00 am. I stayed home today as there was not much work at the office. I wanted to do some workouts and doing household stuff is the best way to work out.
I went down and gave leave to all the staff. I went into the kitchen and opened the cupboard where all the cleaning stuff was kept. I took the dusting stick, a broom sweep, dustpan, and mop.
I put a cap on my head and started the work from the living room.
I have never done this so I don't know how my body will take it.
"Alexa, play some music," I said
It started playing music and I started dusting. Dusting was done in half an hour. Now I had to sweep the floor and mop the house.
Finally, after 2 hours I was done. Our house is not that big but I couldn't do it fast because I tripped so many times. If Sarah would be here she would die of laughter.
She knows well how to do this whereas I'm zero at it. I took a relaxing shower and changed into skinny jeans with a white crop top.
I don't know what to cook but I know how to cook. My mother forced me to attend cooking classes during summer vacations. Guess, moms know everything.
I decided to skip a meal and went to the grocery store. I took the car keys from the key holder near the door and left the house after locking it.
On the way to the store, I called my mom to ask her what to cook when someone is going to come over.
She suggested cook one vegetarian dish and one non-vegetarian dish with dessert.
Duh! I know this but I need the dish names. After her list of dishes, I decided to cook pumpkin curry with tortillas and grilled chicken. I'm bad at doing desserts so I decided to order it.
I decided to bring 1 kg of chicken and 4 pumpkins with all the other ingredients that were not there at home.
I did something as stupid as fuck. I didn't even check if these ingredients were at home. I called Jane and asked about it.
Luck was on my side! Jane said "Don't worry about it mam, we don't have pumpkins at home. We have chicken but that won't be enough. We are running out of chilli powder and turmeric I was going to buy but you gave me leave."
I paid at the counter and rushed home. The time was 1:45 when I reached home. I was feeling sleepy so I decided to take a nap.
I went upstairs to our room. Changed into a maxi and I was looking for an eye mask for having a good sleep. I checked it in the right drawer but couldn't find it. I then checked the left drawer.
I felt someone behind me, I was about to turn when someone put a kerchief on my mouth. I tried not to breathe but failed.
Before I could do something I fell unconscious...
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Woo hoo!
Chapter 21 is done!!!!
I finally made a summary of the chapters of part one, and there are only nine chapters left!
Anyways, these authors' notes are just me rambling so I just wanted to inform you that I now have a swollen black eye, and yes, I wrote this coz I want your sympathy.😂 Nah, just kidding. Just felt like telling you.
Soooo,
this chapter is dedicated to Sophiliarity
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