A hard choice(chapter Twenty-nine)

What your idea of your twenty fifth birthday?.

Since age six, June has stopped celebrating her birthday , it's a jinx day with hurtful memories. But this time, she hopes it will be special thou unsure .

Dave wants to make it special to grant her the joy she deserves .

With friends to aid, Dave planned the day for her. Dora narrates most of her likes and dislikes to the guys that went shopping leaving the girls to decorate the venue. Jane protested the tasks to be changed but her boyfriend went in defense of them being capable enough as the ladies, with that they agreed on it.

Putting their senses in one box ,the girls decides to hired professionals to do the decors of the place while they rest their day on shopping online for their perfect dress for the night program.

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At the other end June's wondering why no one has call to wish her on her birthday. She recalls telling her friends not to wish her but as it stands, her words are never heed. Every year they will sing her up from bed and load her with wishes, so what change this year?.

Why haven't they call?.

Through out the show, her eyes kept on staring at her phone, urging for a call, any will do.

Leave out the others, she's more furious at Dave, if the others forget to wish her but he shouldn't. Through out the morning she has been waiting on his call but yet to ring in.

Just last night they were on the topic of her birthday.

"June" Linda calls stalking towards her.

Her lips loosen with sight of the flowers in Linda's hands ,sure she didn't forget her birthday and she's here to wish her.

At least one person recalls, that's a good thing to be happy about .

"June can you help me out with a dress choice, I have a dinner to attend tonight" her smile dies out with her little hope of joy.

Are they really serious?, Even her mom and dad hasn't phone her. Thou her mom is a tyrant, she never skipped any birthday of hers, each year she either call and give her stiff wish or sends delivery of her favorite cupcakes with notes.

Has everyone forgot her birthday?.

"Did you hear what I said?" Linda ask with a nudge on her shoulder.

Of course she didn't, she's busy thinking why her special day turn out even worse than previous year. Yes she asked them not to do anything special, but they does it anyway. Since when have they started heeding to her words?.

"I want you to accompany me to the mall and choose me a perfect dress for a dinner with an investor . It very important".

Important her foot, she screaming for her to hand her the flowers but she busy with her so call dinner plans.

"Why should I ?"

"That because I trust your judgement, let go" she pulls her reluctant body out to her car.

…..

"I owe you this one" Thomas said with bow head on Lizzy hands that's attach with strings in her veins.

"I should've told you the truth from earlier. You deserve more and I kept holding you back"

"Is that all you have to say?. My baby is gone all because of you and you say nothing but few?." Even a monster has a heart towards her child and what say she that only a human ,whom circumstance pulled to the wrong side.

"Did you ever love me?"

His eyes evade her glance the second she asked the question , sighing his chest to rest as he takes the time to say the honest truth.

"At first I thought it to be love, with time I discovered I still love her"

A crook laugh comes out as she turns her head to the other path. Cleaning her eyes that's showing her weak spot. During their year together not once did she cheat or loved another but he..the sooner his ex wife returned he went flapping with old memories. He makes it so easy , like it nothing. Caring little about her hurts. Even a white lie could have been accepted by her instead of this brutal truth that pierces the depth of her heart.

"By with time, you mean after her come back?. Till then you saw me as her perfect replacement for you and your daughter?" her teeth tighten on the words, bringing her nails in the bed she laid in.

 She doesn't know what hurts more, the fact that his silence indicates she's right or the hurt of being just a substitute, a second option. He's to blame if she does anything, he made her do it, her mind convinced.

"I'm sorry. Lizzy you deserves more and am sure you'll meet the one that will love you" oh really, now iit time for the goodbye wishes, after toying with her?.

No, this isn't the end.

"Dad, shall we go. I'm getting late for my practice" his daughter barges in, killing of the words Lizzy intends to say. With little choice at hand he gets up, forsaking the pleadful eyes from her to stay and leave with his daughter.

Leaving behind poor Lizzy to struggle on her own, with both the physical and emotional pain. Alone with both pains of loosing her baby and betrayal from the man she loves.

Is it worth it?, all her love and care, is this the reward she gets?.

"Thomas, you'll lose what I've lost" 

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The night wind flags in on her bare skin, slimming her hands on her arms, she wonders why Jane and Dora called her to such place. Her heels has missed a two or more steps while trying to get to the next spot, the sky is also not in her favour, its stars are no where to be seen and the moon hides it glow behind the clouds. 

Damn she regret agreeing to Linda to jump into the dress she selected for her, it's killing her tummy and it so not an outdoor design, oh why forget the heels that are paining her legs from all the broken patches her eyes can't take clear view of.

This better be good or she's having them both dead.

"Surprise!!!!"

Her legs jumps to the loud crash in her ears, taking a toll on her body that flinch to the sudden lights, giving a clear view of the location she's in.

Surrounding are all her close friends and family. Her two naughty friends that prank her. Linda who faked the dinner date, her mother that called to ask what shoe color she should wear to a friend's party.

Mother-in-law that sent pics of her son saying they are on a special day out.

All of them are on the same side.

The big banners of her face are brought forward by the guys, Samantha holds the tiny figures of her in swing.

So this is why ,they planned to surprise her. She should have known, since when her mom calls in to ask for shoe color to wear or Linda asking her opinion on a dress to wear.

Good for them thou, as it lightens her day.

Dora walks out with a cake in hands singing, others join in applause.

"Make a wish" Dora requests

With eyes close she makes her wish and blow out the candles after setting her eyes free.

After all the wishes and embraces from her parents and in-law, she still holds a little part undone for. Her eyes scans the entire area but find not who she's searching for.

"Are you looking for Dave?" James cheers in with a playful smug. She nod in accordance, sending seconds of search behind him with hopes he's planning another surprise. Everyone has wished her but his wish is of most important and he's no where to be seen.

Now she's running out of patience.

"Sorry to say but he won't be available tonight" Edward joke in with a chuckle of her hard expression.

"Stop messing with her head and tell her where her man is" Dora said squeezing a bit of his side.

"And yes be quick, Mrs Deen can't wait much longer to have her guy Infront of her" Jane sprint in, guiding her body in James hands.

"If he takes long we might just have to admit her. So have him produce or my sister will go insane worrying about him" Samantha says laughing her heart out from her sister's gloomy eyes.

"He'll be here soon " James informs getting an abstract look from June. Don't just say half and leave half tell me when and where he went look is given to him and he understood the message.

"A patient of his called, it's an emergency so he had to go. But he will be here soon, there's no way he will miss being here, he planned everything"

Well he better be or his head will be serve to the birds.

....

"Bella" he calls out, searching the corners of the apartment he's in. A minute ago he left her to get some water but on his return she's no where.

"Bella" he heads for the room where the sudden crash comes.

Her hands are stained in her own blood, fronting the direction of the half broken vase in her hands .

"Don't come near, I told you do not come any closer or I'll stab you with this, I'm serious" Dave watch her talk to the empty space, retrieving her steps in fear of being attack.

"Bella" he calmly calls out to her, attracting her attention.

"You can hand me the vase, I'll protect you from him" he confirms to her believes in attempt to stop her from self inflecting herself. With trust she stalks to him with eyes still on and forth in the same spot. Gently Dave pull the half broken vase from her grasp.

He search his way for a first aid, it isn't hard for him to figure it's on the right shelf of her closet. She loved keeping things in her closet as a neat freak like her, she sure was a compatible partner back then.

"I swear he was there" she cries out

With a minute he clean her wounds and aided them with bandages.

"There it done, you should be fine" he said riding on his feets, only to be pulled back by her cling hands that hook his body from moving. She tightly brace her hands round him, squeezing the breath out of him.

"I'm scare Dave, am scare he will come back once you leave" she firms her grip on his chest.

With quick pull he has her straighten and away from him.

"You don't have to worry, there's no one in here beside the two of us" he assures taking a peep at his watch.

"I still don't feel safe. Please stay a little longer , please"

He sends another gaze at his watch, it's half the time for midnight. If he delays any further he will be late for her party and he hasn't wished her yet.

"I can't, but you can take your medicines"

"What if he comes back when you leave?"

"He won't once you take the medicine" he grabs the medicine bottles on her side table and uncaps each with one tab taken from the three cups. He hands it to her and aid the bottle of water in her hand.

She notices his gaze on her as she takes the medicine,but it isn't a gaze of love or caring of romance. It's that of concern and sympathy and she despises the looks.

"Call me if anything happens"

She nods to his comment, in heavy legs she watched him sprint out of her room to another woman that she that has replaced her.

The second she's assured of his non presence she rushes her body to her bathroom, forcing her throat to spit out the drugs she has consumed half way. In little time and much efforts the tabs come coughing from her throat.

"Why do you go through all this?" The sudden voice freezes her hands on her lips. She turns her cat eyes on the figure on her bed with smirk of devil. She walks out drying her hands

"Why shouldn't I go through it?. If it means getting close to him then am more than willing " her cool innocent eyes transforms to a rage full demoness. Her hand trashes the towel on the floor on visioning June's face and the scene of her hand on his arms.

"How dare she?"

"Oh please stop being dramatic, did you expect him to wait on you?. Ten years Bella ten years you were gone for, it much suited that he finds another love. Plus you walked out from the relationship, even with all his pleads you didn't flinch from your decision"

Her eyes harshly meets the lady on the bed, her hands roughly grabs the lady's neck.

"Keep your lectures to yourself, I know what I did " she said loosing her grip on her. She's her supposed friend and should stand by her no matter what, her truths isn't require.

"I only want him, I left my career to come back, didn't I ?"

"Um, you didn't. You're only here to seek treatment and with that you want to take merit to get close to him" she again says out the truth.

Bella's eyes rolls at her friend on her comment, she's dead being real. She rejected the offer of her company to provide her treatments by the best psychiatrist with no ear to hear.

Her condition is the perfect excuse to make her come back, to seize the opportunity of getting back with her old lover. She knows of his weakness of kindness heart that believes every word without questioning.

"What will you do now?"

"Set flames where the fuel has been spread. June won't spear him for missing her special day and .." her hands swings wild in the air, while her lips spread in shapes ,cracking a sound from her throat.

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An hour sit traffic came to an end, his feet goes weak on the empty scene. He checks his watch to see it's half passed one in the morning.

One thing is for sure he's in big trouble.