Chapter 54: Not Really The Breakup
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It is just past nine and a Luci who is awake at this time on a Saturday would be definitely cranky.
Alexander was walking after her calmly with a scowl on his face, he looked so irritated and like he would blow up anytime soon.
'Zayn is a damn bastard," he muttered to himself.
'You said?" Sapphire asked, but Alexander just shook his head.
'Why the hell are you screaming?" Claire asked, walking in from the yard, it was obvious that she had already woken up a while because she was already dressed.
'The fuck is wrong with you? How would a thief enter a member of the Aldines' house, especially the one who controls all its affairs, brain Luci, use your damn brain," Alyssa said, she wasn't usually this casual with Luci but she wasn't a morning person either.
Her hair was a mess and all over the place, her face was drawn and she looked like she wanted to kill someone, probably Luci.
'Why aren't you shocked, look at this man," Luci said, releasing herself from the man, while still pointing at him.
'I can see him and we are not shocked because that is Zayn, Alexander's friend," Alicia explained, Luci stared at the man again.
'That didn't make him any less of a thief, he was going through the damn fridge and trying to take my milk," Luci said. 'Everyone stays clear of it,"
'Who drinks milk so early in the morning, why not coffee," Alyssa said, rolling her eyes at both of them.
'Is coffee and milk a must?" Alicia mumbled, not getting everything's point.
'Of course, a day without a coffee is like…." Alyssa said and paused. 'Hold on, why on earth would someone not take coffee?"
'That's practically what motivates me to get out of bed, a cup of coffee would always make your day," Claire added and Alyssa gave her a thumbs up.
'Are you taking sides now?" Luci asked her twin who shrugged.
'I am a coffee person," she said, nonchalantly.
'But did you seriously turn the peace of the house upside down because of such a small matter?" Sapphire asked with a raised brow.
'Isn't it enough for me to wreak havoc?" Luci asked unrepentantly.
'Nevermind, you are a lost cause," Sapphire told her and Luci rolled her eyes.
'It is not enough to wreak havoc, Aunt Luci, you woke us up," Andrea said, behind Alexander and they all turned to stare at the kids.
'I am so sorry, darlings," Luci apologized to the kids which made Sapphire, Alicia, Alyssa and Claire scoff all at once.
'Who are these little cuties?" Zayn asked, staring at both Andrea and Andrew and Luci smirked.
The idiot made a terrible mistake by calling the ‘little' cuties, they hate so much, he is so getting it.
'Who the hell are you calling fucking little cuties?" Andrew asked with a glare and Andrea mirrored her scowl, the wide grin on Zayn's face peeled off.
Why on earth are these little kids cursing?
'Are you talking to me?" Zayn asked and Andrea scoffed.
'It is a waste of time talking to you, I implore the universe to give the wasted time back to me," Andrew said, already walking to his parents, Andrea trailing behind him.
'You don't talk to your elders like that,"
'Fuck off," Andrea said and he stared with mouth agape.
'Dad," Andrew said with a smile on his face and the man squatted to face the kids.
'How was your night?"
'Boring," Andrea replied, both twins were staring at their mother, expecting her to talk but she only smiled at them and gasped.
'Oh my god, I forgot that I have to go to the Yoga practice at ten, I have got to move," Sapphire said and moved past them to her room, already calculating the things she had to do.
Both the kids and Alexander stared after Sapphire who was rushing away and Luci sighed at the disappointed look in the kids eyes.
'How about we have a cool time together and leave these idiots here," Alexander whispered to the kids and they giggled, which made him smile and Zayn raised a brow.
Who on earth swapped his friend and put this dummy in his place?
'I have a meeting with the devil, gods, this is draining," Luci said with a groan, and Claire rolled her eyes at her before she walked away.
'Isn't that your twin? Why the hell are you angry about it?" Zayn asked mockingly.
'Ask if there is a discussion left for your pea sized brain before you barge into a conversation,"
Alicia shook her head and wheeled Alyssa away to her room, leaving the two of them arguing.
'Are you having a conversation with yourself? Doesn't that make you crazy up there?"
'Sometimes, I could do with an expert advice," Luci deadpanned and Zayn shook his head at her.
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Sapphire arrived late for the practice so the instructor was already in, so she was able to avoid having any form of conversation with anyone.
They spent hours doing it and they were all sweaty when they were done, they did the fairly easy poses, it was nearly on the edge of being classified as beginner poses but still you couldn't avoid the stink of sweat on you.
'Remember to practice at home, one to two times to maintain your flexibility, see you guys next week," The instructor said at the end and walked out of the hall.
Sapphire walked to the restroom with a towel on neck, the ladies on the way had learned to move out of her way, they didn't dare say a word that didn't sound right to her, anyone staring would think that she is a bully.
But it is good like that, only when you stop being so good do people actually respect you.
'Do you think that what really happened three years ago was true?" Sapphire heard someone ask but she kept washing her hand without stopping.
'I am suspicious of Heather, maybe what she told Oliver was a lie, I mean it kind of didn't make any sense now that I think about it," Another answered and Sapphire confirmed that whatever they were talking about definitely involved her.
'Do you think that it could be? We also believed it at that time, no one saw through it, there wasn't any loophole,"
'We couldn't leave out the fact that Sapphire didn't denied all the rumors, she just took her bag and went away,"
'Oliver found it quite easy to believe his fiance friend's word over that of her fiance, they bonded over it,"
'It is Sapphire's fault for believing blindly in Oliver,"
'You don't trust your boyfriend?"
'I don't, in fact I must not,"
'If I were you, I wouldn't trust him too,"
The wheels in Sapphire's brain started spinning, what on earth were they all talking about, what did Heather tell Oliver that everyone but her knew about?
'Sapphire," Tiara who was standing by the door called and the conversation stopped, Sapphire raised a brow at her.
'I know that you didn't blindly believed in Oliver, in fact you saw the signals,"
'What are you talking about?" Sapphire asked with feigned ignorance, she knew what Tiara was talking about.
'When Oliver and Heather started having their affair,"
'She just chose to ignore it," Someone added beside her and she turned to see Gladys.
'Tell the truth Sapphire, what really pained you that time was not the fact that Oliver left you, you already saw it coming like a million miles away," Tiara said.
Sapphire kept staring at the mirror, of course she did but the actuality of the event was still heart wrenching, whenever Oliver video called her at that time he always asked for Heather even though they saw each other at the office from Monday to Friday.
She often caught them having a conversation that had nothing to do with work on the phone, the side glances and hidden smiles.
'What do you both want from me?" Sapphire asked with a questioning gaze.
There was a frustrated scream and they both turned to see a beautiful lady who only had a towel wrapped around her body. A group of rich ladies were standing a bit far from her, Melissa was among them.
They were holding her dress in their hand and taunting her with it, it seemed like they refused to give it back to her.
'Who is that? I have never seen her before," Sapphire asked.
'Your substitute, she came after you left, she is the one being bullied now, had been going on for three years," Tiara explained, staring at the scene in front of her.
'Her name is Trisha and the bitch beside your sister is her husband's sister, Samantha, Samantha and Melissa are friends," Gladys explained.
