Chapter 15

Who was on the phone I ask her, it's my brother, I called him about what was on the news and he denied it all.
I am sure it is his doing, he told me at the wedding I would regret marrying Arnold.

Don't worry Mona will take care of it, she is good at what she does.

I worry I tell her, the press will not let this go.

I know you just have to be strong, we will get to the bottom of it, come let's go to the living room Christine says, I could feel she is now back to her usual self.

I think about what freddy had said about me not being a dale, I need to know truly if I am a dale, I will like to talk to my dad.

I would need freddy to to run some errands, I check my phone and I see, missed calls three from my father and none from my mother, as usual she doesn't care.
I call him back and he picks immediately
"Dear are you okay?

" I saw the news, hope it's not that scum of a husband that is blackmailing you already?

No it's not him!

Are you sure he seems like one who would pull something like this, I don't trust him one bit.

I am fine and in New York and he is not the one doing it.

Then you know who it is?

No not yet all I have is a suspicion.

Yes dad I would like to talk to you about something.

Are you getting a divorce?

No not that, can you come over, yes honey just send me your location.

"Okay thanks dad."
I don't ask about my mother, I know she would be somewhere drunk and asleep like always I tell the others that my father is coming over and Christine asks me to call the one of the security to get us groceries, "i want to make pasta", she says.

I like pasta, I like when Christine makes pasta, but I don't tell her that, I press a button on the wall and one of the security appears, I point to Christine who hands him a piece of paper and some money, get this for me she says.

I walk towards the brothers who were busy talking but grow queit when they notice me, hello boys I say.

Freddy is all smiles but not Arnold, he seemed indifferent, his eyes looking straight at me I could feel a chill run down my body, I feel naked, I feel open, not like before.

I walk forward and sits by his side, I heave a sigh when my body touches the cushion,he switches the talk to baseball, and I watch them argue, I hear him talk about the red Sox.

I sit quietly like a mural on the wall, I move my hand and place it on his by the side and he turns to look at me, puzzled, a smile form's slowly on his face, he holds mine and then continues to talk.

I feel good, I feel better than before, my mind drifts to our last night in Mauritius, I feel the urge to go for another vacation, I want to be alone with him, this time I want to feel his body on mine.

I think of Christine and the fight we just had, I know things would not be the same, I suspect Christine is in love with him too.

Queenie!

I have been calling your name since, what are you thinking about, your parents are here.

My parents?

Yes your dad and your mom.
Ohh! I rush to the door and meet my parents standing there, my mom is looking around while my dad and Arnold are saying something, it seemed for some odd reason they are both smiling after the odd moment at our wedding.

I hug my dad and my mom immediately fires at me.

What is this news I am hearing about you having a contract marriage queen?

Yes she calls me queen, she is the only one who calls me queen.

Mom all marriages are contract marriages and besides the reason why the are blabbing is possibly because we first got married in court before.....

Knock!

Knock!

Who's there Christine asks and opens the Door behind my parents, monalisa enters, she is wearing a cream colored suit.

She walks tclose to me and says, "excuse me ma'am we need to talk".

Okay, I reply following her, we walk past the staircase and enter an office, she marvels at the decorartion whe I sit and wait patiently for what she is about to tell me.

Sorry she says and then she begins " firstly congratulations," she clears her throat and add"with things like this yiu will need to show these people how in love you are, I am suggesting going on live TV, some of the media houses have been asking for an interview of the newly wed couple, but I have been stalling that you both are aon vacation and with this pictures everything they are saying will sound like the truth

And? Looking at her in askance I wait.

We will have to show them that it is all a rumour and you and your husband are happy and together.


Okay I will have to ask my husband about it first, Mona looks at me perplexed.

Yes I said, I will give you a call once we have agreed on which show will air our love life, you can stay for dinner.

Sorry, i am running late for another appointment but I will next time, she says and. We walk out to rejoin the others, I liked that Mona had come in person, she knew telling me all this on phone might dissolve any ties we have.

She walks straight to the door, I could still feel she suspects the news to be true, but she would have to help change her view, and the show would be the best medium.