Mercedes couldn't get the thought out her head. Left to her , she wouldnt even want to get married again she has gotten her own share of love PTSD and so has joined the 30% population that believes that love doesn't exist.
She went to work earlier than usual to give herself the perfect distraction.
however, her phone rang as she sat in her office with a patients file in her hands.
She picked up the phone and shoved it to her supporting it with her shoulder while still accessing the patients file.
From the other end came her best friend's sweet voice. " Mercedes. It's me! I have already reached the country. In less than five hours you will see the beautiful lady you couldn't get off your mind"
Mercedes dropped the file. A smile appeared on her beautiful face as she said" Laura, I guess your narcissism has grown more for the past months"
Laura laughed. After her heartfelt laughter, her voice became cold ", Mercedes..."
Laura's voice sounded so serious. It came with a lot of bitterness that she couldn't wait to voice out.
"Yes?"
After a little while with no response, Mercedes asked again "what is it Laura?"
From the other end, Laura took a deep breath before saying" There are back now. Both of them are on the same flight as me"
The moment Laura said those words, Mercedes face turned blank. Her hand stiffened as she held the phone more tightly in her arms.
That lowered and stifled voice of her best friend kept echoing in her ears.
The suffocating repress of emotion and gloom Through the other side of the phone made Laura regret letting Mercedes know . However, there was no way she would escape it. If it's not from her , she would hear it from another source.
"... Mercedes are you okay?" Laura's sorry voice sounded " I am sorry, I shouldn't have let you know but it's better I do, so you won't be shocked seeing them laughing and smiling in front of the television"
After staying silent for a while, Mercedes gently closed the patients book before her. She closed her eyes for a while, breathed in deeply and then opened it. Her exceptionally calm voice came up again " mmm. Got it! Thank you Laura. Thank God you are already coming to me. I can't prepare my wedding alone"
"No way! Mercedes!" Laura's cheerful voice echoed.
"Yeah... Your girlfriend is getting married again!. Trevor can't be the only one happy, I am going to come back and show them how much better I am doing without him in my life "
"Have I ever told you that you are the most precious friend I have ever had?. Like how the hell could I imagine that my unpredictable Mercedes would move on so quickly and get a new man. Now tell me... Wait I hope you are not being forced. Have you guys kissed yet?"
"Kissed? I just met him for the first time yesterday. I am not gonna give you information on him, you should come yourself and get the gist from the horses mouth"
"Your wish is my command!" Laura exclaimed and before she could make another sentence, Mercedes abruptly hung up..
Mercedes felt the temperature of her hand gradually fades away untill they finally turned cold with the cold breeze.
A sneer suddenly appeared in her face as she moved herself. She quickly turned on the Rox news channel. It was a perfect timing as the news was about her ex husband.
"The CEO of sterlings enterprise has finally returned to continue his position. After mourning the death of his beloved wife for five years, he returned with a lady whom he claimed to be his new wife"
The media showed Trevor's face as he was walking towards the plane. " Hello Mr, Trevor, we are delighted to have you back to the country. Have you finally moved on from the death of your wife "
Trevor stopped at the question. He gave this narcissist sneer that only Mercedes could recognize " I know my late wife would want the same for me. It was difficult but I know that after this years, I should let my ex wife rest in peace. Thanks to Sonia, we just got married and she had helped me so much to accept the reality before me. Now I am ready to start all over again"
"Assholes... You both will burn in hell! I will personally see to it" Mercedes cursed in rage
"Mr Trevor, the rumour that you had a hand in your wife's death just so you could claim her life assurance which was worth a billion dollars hasn't being denied or accepted by you. What could you say about that?"
"I still believe that my wife's death wasn't just an accident. It was a hit and run accident. And whoever that was behind that shouldn't relax yet, I haven't given up on the case!" Trevor acted annoyed to avoid the camera and then made his way to the plane.
"Those assholes are happy after trying to kill me? " Mercedes mouth quivered as tears fell freely from her eyes. She held the remote and almost shoved it at the television screen but a knock came at her door just when she wanted to make the throw.
She quickly wiped her teary eyes cleared her throat and spoke up" what do you want"
The door opened and Sandra her secretary entered ." Ma'm it's time for the television show"
Mercedes composed herself quickly, wiping away any traces of tears from her eyes. She put on her professional mask, forcing a smile as she replied to Sandra, "Thank you, I'll be there shortly."
As Sandra left the room, she took a deep breath, trying to push away the tumult of emotions churning inside her. She stood up, straightened her outfit, and made her way to the set of the television show she was scheduled to appear on.
However she was still unsure wether it was the right time to show her face again. There was literally no way that people who knew her before won't be able to recognize her. But then she already has her defense if something like that comes up. She grew up in a different country from Mercedes, went to a different school and unlike Mercedes who dropped out, she graduated with a first class upper in medicine and now one of the best medical doctors in the county.
She actually know she didn't have much of an option than to appear on the screen, she was the chief medical officer after all and that was part of her work, although she had pushed it away for a while now.