Chapter 5: Interest II

Soraya heard the door to the living room open and close. She didn't bother going out to check since it was only one person who knew the password to the house, her husband, Blaze Hillson. Soraya had to remind herself that she was married as the word felt dry in her mouth. This wasn't the life she wanted for herself.. this wasn't what she thought her marriage would be like...

Definitely not like this! She could still remember the day that brought about this marriage.. The two of them were found asleep in bed with herself naked in a hotel room. She barely slept naked and couldn't understand why it happened. She had gone to sleep in a hotel room of one of her close friends who gave her the key to her room since she had no place to go to and no one to turn to.

She woke up to a man holding her naked form gently but firmly. It had come as a shock to both of them as she screamed at the top of her voice and accidentally kicked Blaze out of the bed to the floor while covering herself up.

Blaze had been furious with finding a lady he could barely recognize in his room and equally had the audacity to kick him out of his bed.

The whole situation ended with his parents and grandma insisting on their marriage as they were really strict when it got to issues of men and women and won't entertain any excuses especially after it was discovered that she was found naked and neither of them could remember what happened. They were forced into marriage the next day in court. Very small and quiet as she discovered that Blaze was in fact a big shot.

That same night, he had warned her seriously never to think that he would love her or anything like that and as long as he is concerned, they were just strangers sharing His apartment! Apparently, he despised her and blamed her for ruining his life. He treated her like a shadow... Something non existent!

No one but his two best friends and family knew of her existence and funny enough, she was quite ok with that.

If there's something they both agree on it was that they didn't love each other and they both did as they pleased. Although Soraya took it upon herself to respect her matrimonial vows... Same cannot be said about Blaze whose Playboy lifestyle was always all over the news. But he never brought anyone home so at least she believed he had an atom of decency in him.

"We don't always get what we want.." she said with a smile which didn't come close to her eyes.

Slowly the darkness enveloped her as she drifted off to sleep.

The next day...

"Two more plates for table four!"

"Coming right up!" Soraya screamed from the back where she was serving out dishes. A small smile can be seen playing at the the side of her lips.

"Raya fill me up"

"Here you go"

Milan one of the waitress walked out briskly out of the kitchen and now it was just she and Abbey, her friend turned sister.

"You know you shouldn't be here right?" She said arms folded while watching her best friend dish out different meals expertly.

"I don't mind"

"WHERE ON EARTH DO YOU SEE THE OWNER OF A RESTAURANT COOKING FOR HER CUSTOMERS AT HER WORK PLACE????!!!"

Milan scolded her frustrated while wiping the sauce that came close to splattering all over her face.

"It's the Hillson's..."

"That they bought under your name!"

"I know but you know am not the type to sit and stare at computers besides... This helps me relax and keep my mind off ..things.."

The honey brown eyes dimmed a little as it lost it's initial glow. Abbey sighed and got herself an apron too and joined in the work making the initial glow return. She looked at her ring finger but nothing was there. No one would believe she was married. She knew Raya had it though all her life and it just had to get worse with her marriage to a Hillson... But at least she was alive and healthy and she knew that this lady beside her was a fighter and a survivor. Not the angel in distress kinda girl but a wounded queen!

A beauty that never showed herself, with a terrible fashion sense. This brought a smile to Abbey's lips. She was the worse when it came to dressing up. According to her there was no need to impress anyone, as long as she could move freely in clothes and shoes, she was satisfied. Never wore make-up or heels... What a lady!

"What am I doing? Am the manager but here I am dishing meals when there are workers who can do it!" She stared hard at Soraya who only returned a heart melting smile and a kiss to her left cheek.

"Go do that with your husband am straight!"

She screamed while stepping away from her and Soraya burst into laughter.

Now that's her friend with the most beautiful smile on Earth. If her husband couldn't see this side of her, then it was his loss until then she'd try to keep that smile on that beautiful face.