She paused. No no!! it's not what I'm thinking, she whispered as she turned around slowly. Mum! what are you doing? Stop it please! Alice cried out loud. I'm sorry Alice, the kneeling Alice said. Okay, I won't leave.... I will listen to you, I promise... I'm sorry mum.. please stand up.

***

Come on! Dave is a sweet guy, what else do you want Iris? Jane smacked. I also like Dave but why do I feel like Sam gives me this look, Iris said. You're just imagining things girl,Sam is just our land lord that comes here every 3 months to check his house,I mean if he likes you..he would reduce the house rent, Jane said as she kept staring at herself in the mirror. How do I look? Jane asked. John is gonna love you, Iris said. I didn't ask what John would feel, Jane blushed.

Do you want to know how the sky got blue? because I slept on it, Iris said. Just shut up, you're drunk, Jane said as she laughed out loud. I never knew you and John would do something so crazy outside, like how would you.... Jane covered Iris's mouth before she could say something embarrassing. Let's just go, Jane said as she remembered what happened and her face flushed.

I'm sorry John... I ... I ... oh my God, Jane sobbed. Why are you crying? Do you know how happy I am today? I'm going to be a father soon, John said with joy filled in his eyes. Jane was so surprised of how her boyfriend was happy. Who would think that the thing that happened the other night would, oh my God... what am I thinking? Alice thought as her face flushed.

***

John and Jane got married. Later on , I got to know that Dave and Sam only made a bet that whoever falls in love with me first will have to succumb to whatever the other wants. Dave was so in love with me, which I knew, it was so obvious but the fact that I was only a game to him made me want to cry.

I was foolishly in love with him that I had to move in with Sam because we only got to know he is a dangerous guy and he threatened Dave that if he couldn't have me,he would take his life and I will still be his.Dave didn't want to hurt me the second time but I couldn't make the father of my unborn kids and the man I loved die like that,I would really hate myself.

He didn't know I was pregnant with his kids because I already broke up with him before I realized.He still doesn't know that till now. That was when I moved in with Sam.Dave could have thanked me but he only made me feel like a whore because how could you move in with somebody and be pregnant so soon...only God knows how he knew. Which was why I was never happy throughout my life but when I had you guys,I was so happy that I could cope with the man I never loved, I was so stupid, I was dumb, Iris said as she sobbed.

Mum,please don't cry. Don't blame yourself.To h*ll with that guy that didn't thank you once,I'm really going to k*ll him,so please stop crying mum,Alice said as she hugged her mum. Alice,he is still your father, don't talk to him that way. I can't accept him as my father yet,Alice said.