8.

David

I couldn't believe what I heard, there was a recording, and that I had ignored Anna because I was so immersed in my own grief that I didn't believe my own friend. I believed that bitch Serena, seriously I deserved more than being punched.

Anna had tried to approach me for help, but I refused, I don't think I can ever forgive myself. I wish I could turn back time, I really hope I could, then she wouldn't have had to suffer alone.

" Are you planning to sit here and bury yourself in guilt" she said.

"Maria, I am really sorry, I didn't mean to hurt you..."

" I know that David, I am not talking about me, I want to know what you decided about Alex and Anna, also about that bitch Serena. I will not be here for a week and I guess Anna has something planned, so please, this time talk to her. Don't hurt her again." She said walking towards the door, she opened the door and smiled,

"Anna what are you doing here and what are you holding?"

"I think I hit him too hard, he must be in pain, I keep forgetting that I have to control my punches, and he is a normal human being whom I hurt, I feel really guilty so I brought some pain killers..."

Her cute voice sounded even cute worried.

"I will leave you both to it then. I have a plane to catch and a very huge brooding husband to get back to " saying this my sister-in-law left, leaving me and her, my Anna alone in the room.

"Are you feeling alright, have these painkillers, don't expect me to apologize..." , keeping the box on the table near the window, she started walking towards the door, she was leaving, I wanted to stop her but I couldn't,

"Don't force yourself to tell me anything, I have a plan just remember to fulfill the promise you made. Don't stop me from destroying her..."

hearing her saying this I walked towards her, I might not have helped her when she needed it, but it's better than never I will do whatever I can to help her now, I would do it for Alex... No not Alex I am doing this for myself, for Anna. I embraced her,

"I am really sorry Anna, I am really really sorry..."

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Maria

"We need to talk, Maria, we haven't spoken properly for a long time, our marriage also happened very soon.

How did it all go wrong? How did we end up like this? Why did you punish me by leaving me when you knew that I loved you? Why did you marry me now? We didn't speak much after your proposal and now we are married. So please tell me all your reasons, I am listening "

Jacob said this holding me in his arms, he has changed, I know he has, but I am scared , I really don't want it to happen again, Jacob was my everything, it was him always him. He was my first everything but seeing him like this, the tears that were threatening to fall, came down.

"Maria, please don't cry, I don't want to hear it if it makes you that sad, please Maria I hate these tears, please don't cry..."

"Jacob, I love you, I have loved you and I will always love you but that day, why did you do that, you almost killed that poor boy, he was a friend but you, you never believed me did you, all you heard was your stupid thoughts, I had to leave you because I was scared, I was scared you would hurt me just like that or another fight of ours would lead to someone else getting hurt, I didn't know what to do so I left you, I can't change you, the truth is Jacob, I thought you would apologize to that poor kid, but no you just had to be you and become some monster. Now you want to know why I left you... Wow... We are married now... We have been working together for so long... You have to ask this now right... As far as I know you, you created that department because you wanted me in it, didn't you?"

"Maria, I don't know if you would believe me, but I am sorry, I really am. I have changed, for you. Please, give me another chance "

"Don't change for me , change for yourself Jacob, if you use my name for something like this, I would rather die. I had forgiven and forgotten all this, but thank you for reminding me."

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