Chapter 30

Chapter 30
After being notified that it was time for breakfast.
Jasmine, feeling much better, quickly rushed down to the the hall. She could barely recount the events of the previous day due to the dream she had earlier on.

On approaching the hall, she meet some guests at the table, in the person of Becca and Rose. She was surprised at first and was wondering what they were doing in the palace, this fine morning. She had completely forgotten that Matt had informed her that Becca was going to be present in the hall this morning.

"Just great!" She muttered underneath her breath. She detested seeing Rose and Becca, not to speak of having them seated in the same hall to dine with her and her family.

She wondered why Cara had failed to notify her of their guests. She felt even more irritated when she saw Becca already seated closely beside her husband. The two of the were conversing, smiling at each other and failed to recognize her presence. They both acted like no one had walked into the hall.

She tried to remain calm as she approached them with a smile. On getting to her seat, she was shoved hard by Rose who hurriedly made to take her seat where Jasmine had intended on sitting.

"What the... " Jasmine proclaimed in shock as she found herself on the ground.

Rose and Becca exchanged quick glances and were trying hard to hold in their laughter.

Matt looked up at them and without saying a word, he returned to his meals.
Jasmine stared at Matt with so much anger and soon this anger transited into tears.

She got up and stood transfixed, her eyes burning with tears as she watched the man she once loved act like a stranger towards her. He didn't even lift up a finger, not to speak of making any move to help her off the ground.

By now, she was supposed to have gotten used to this ill- treatment and betrayal but here she was still feeling every bit of the emotion.

Resigning, she went to take her seat beside her children.
She looked down at her children expecting some kind of reaction but she got none from her children, not even a little show of sympathy. They just stared at her for split seconds and turned their attention back to their meal.

_Oh well! What was she even expecting?_ she tried to recall when last her children had tried to stand up for their mother even in the case of an embarrassment. She could recall the number of times Matt had shouted and scolded her in front of the boys and none of them said a word to help her out. They watched her cry, they watched her get embarrassed, they watched her sick and didn't show any sign of care. She had made up her mind to reciprocate this act by also being less caring but for how long as a Mother?

The boys were not going to get involved in adult talks. They just stared on, watching the drama unfold before them.

"Patience... Patience..." She muttered trying to calm herself.

She had to be one step ahead of them at all times. She knew this because of her dream.

Matt, feeling out of place, stood up to leave.
_I can't with these women_ he thought but in reality he wanted to stay a little longer in order to feed his eyes with the beauty emitting from Rose's face. He felt more drawn to her this morning. He didn't know why he felt this way but he couldn't help it.

_I must learn to control my emotions._ he concluded, not wanting to cause any more issue in their marriage and most importantly, he didn't want to hurt Jasmine any further.

He was ready to make amends but he didn't know how to do this and when to start.
He felt spellbound to do the opposite of everything he wanted to do to make his marriage with Jasmine work.

Meanwhile, Becca and Rose were sending signals with their eyes. They wanted to get some sort of reaction from Jasmine but were wondering why she wasn't being verbal about it, considering her reaction to Rose yesterday upon seeing her with her husband, Matt.

Jasmine caught them trying to send messages with their eyes and recalled her dream. She looked at them and soon fell into a trance.

A more disturbing one!