turning blue. We will get him to intensive care
Immediately.”
As I sat up with a jerk in my
own bed, I gasped for air and perspiration flowed from my face. This
was not something that I had dreamed before, but it scared me
immensely. The vision of my husband with another woman came rushing
back to my mind and I was sickened yet again. The nightmare and my
situation at hand all made for a terrible headache and I was unable
to fall back to sleep.
The door to our master suite
opened, and Shaun walked in looking haggard and old. He forced a
smile in my direction and flopped down on the bed in exhaustion. I
was walking from the bathroom when he arrived, and didn’t know what
to say or do so I just stood there. He didn’t have his usual
presence of mind to see how I was doing, and I was saddened that was
to be the demise of my budding marriage.
The woman in the video was one
person I didn’t expect to betray me. Though we had been separated
physically for years, I trusted her and she was my only family. My
sister had crossed the line. It seemed that wine was to be my only
solace in my corrupt world, and right now the smooth liquid was
soothing my wounds.
Gazing out of the bay window
while my husband snored, I tried to invoke divine inspiration as to
the decisions I would have to make. Shaun and Mae were the two
prominent fixtures in my life and they had conspired against me.
He was sleeping when I left in
the morning, and my stalker called my cell as soon as I exited the
Limo in my office garage.
“ How did you sleep Akemi. Was
watching your husband fuck your sister a turn on?”
“ You're a fucking prick. What
exactly do you want from me?”
“ I’ve told you Akemi, I want
you, and outside of that there is someone I want you to meet. She’s
so adorable, just like her mom. Don’t worry, I will send you a
picture and you will see what your daughter looks like.”
“ It seems you have your
information incorrect. If you know so much about me, you would know
the only child I had was still born! If you are going to terrorize
me, at least do it with the truth and not some story spawned from
your fucked up imagination.”
“ No, no Akemi, I do have the
facts. If you would only stop pretending to be Mrs. Perfect, you
would fucking remember. What kind of woman are you? That you would
allow your child to be raised by others is shameful. Once it doesn’t
involve sucking a dick you can’t remember it? Pitiful bitch. Thank
God I’m here to jog your memory. When you see her face you will
know I’m telling the truth. Tell Shaun I said hello and both of you
will be hearing from me very soon.”
A sharp click indicated he was
gone and yet again another message was sent to my phone. I truly
didn’t want to open it, but curiosity got the better of me. The
feeling of fear that clutches at your throat, rose as I clicked
‘open.’
She wore pony tails and a hello
kitty t shirt. Her spindly legs were covered by leggings and she
looked like a typical girl who was well taken care of. She smiled
into the camera, and her selfie captured the shiny braces in her
mouth. This girl was a miniature Akemi. If I had any pictures when I
was her age, no one would be able to tell us apart.
If the stalker had this photo, I
was sure he was planning something big, something catastrophic and
horrible. As my throat burned and my temperature increased, I
realized that Boris was calling my name.
“ Mam, we are ready to get on
the elevator, are you alright.”
“ Ummm, yes Boris, I’m fine,
let’s go.”
Chapter 2
I needed to speak to Camilla.
She was a sex therapist, but her
training should certainly cover matters such as this. She always took
my calls personally and after a few rings she answered in her usual
enthusiastic voice.
“ Good Morning Akemi, how are
you today?”
“ Good Morning Camilla, I’d
like to see you as soon as possible. It’s a matter of urgency.”
“ Well of course , would you
want to come over around 11
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