"Rise and shine." Mary smiled as she stepped into Naomi's room, shaking her slightly. Naomi awoke with a stir. She got up slowly, her brows furrowing as her eyes landed on her smiling mother.
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Shocked and confused, Naomi gasped "Ma? What's wrong? what's happening?"
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Mary turned to open the curtains, opening the windows in the process. Naomi's confusion deepened as her gaze rested on the darkness beyond the glass borders.
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"What's happening ma? What are you doing here?"
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Mary turned to Naomi with a raised brow "What do you mean? Can't I come to my daughter's room when I wish?"
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"That's not what I meant. It's just..." Naomi watched as her mother wandered over to her closet "...You never come to my room."
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"Well today I've decided to come to your room. Stand up and go bath."
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"Why, the sun has even risen yet. It's still early"
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"Do not bargain with me young lady. I tell you to do something, you do it. Inside right now. I'll warm water for you"
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"Ok" Naomi murmured as she got out of bed begrudgingly, her hands wiping against her eyes trying to clear her blurry vision. A yawn seeped out of her as she dragged her feet to the bathroom.
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When Naomi came out of the bathroom, her hands clutching tightly on her worn out towel. Her face paled as she watched her mother, while on her knees, rummage through her luggage
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"Ma what are you doing?" Naomi inquired
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"Why are you panicking? Is there something you're hiding from me?" Mary gave Naomi a questioning look, as she returned her attention to Naomi's suitcase, rummaging into it
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Naomi scratched her neck as she cleared her throat " No I'm not hiding anything it's just that..."
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Mary face dropped as she raised a underwear from Naomi's bag, Naomi face dropped. "What is this?"
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Naomi ran and snatched the panty from Mary's grasp "It's nothing"
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"Is that blood I saw on that thing"
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"It's nothing. I was going to wash it"
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"Is this what you're going to be doing in your husband's house? And then your in-laws are going to say I didn't train you well"
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"Sorry" Naomi muttered
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"Sorry for yourself"
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Mary shook her head in disdain "You can't wear any of these. I'll need to get you something else"
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"Ma what are you talking about?"
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"Wait here, I'll get something for you"
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"Ma..." Naomi called as her mother speed walked out of her room. With a tired sigh Naomi flopped into the bed, her eyes giving way to exhaustion as they closed shut.
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The sound of a door shutting sprang her to wakefulness. Her mother walked in, in her hand was a worn away red dress and in the other was a box. Mary walked up to her and placed the box by her side.
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Naomi watched mesmerized as her mother opened the box, in it was a bunch of cosmetics.
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"Sit quietly. Don't interrupt me by asking any of those foolish questions you like asking. Do not move until I say so" Naomi nodded. Questions swirled in her head, but she chose to keep her mouth shut and let her mother do as she wished.
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It felt like a lifetime before Mary stepped back and turned to naomi with a smile.
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Never before had Naomi seem that kind of smile adorn her mother's face. Everytime Naomi had looked at her mother, she had always been met with the hatred and resentment that swirled in her mother's eyes everytime they landed on her; but now all her eyes held were adoration and love. Naomi didn't know if these emotions were towards her or something else, but she didn't mind living in the delusion.
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A smile touched Naomi's lips in reciprocation. "You look beautiful. My dear."
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Naomi smiled timidly, her cheeks warming up momentarily
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"Now we need to get you in that dress. Let's hope that it doesn't need up your makeup" Mary snickered
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Mary helped Naomi get up as she led her to the dress.
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Naomi sat with her hands fidgeting in her laps, her feet bounced up and down uncontrollably. Her mother had left the room giggling and chuckling like a teenager girl in the presence of her crush.
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What was going on? The question swirled in Naomi's head but there were no answers in sight. Naomi looked down at the red dress she wore. It held tightly onto her figure and it didn't go higher than her knees, her cleavage left nothing to the imagination. Self-consciously she pushed it lower trying in vain for it to cover her legs. Why would her mother allow her dress like this? Naomi leaned down her eyes roaming over the heels that adorned her feet, they reminded her of the ones she had worn at Rockville. The ones Agatha had given to her as she had went to the restaurant with Anthony.
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She heard the sound of a door open and shut downstairs and she froze. The sound of footsteps echoed across the walls of the house, tired, slow footsteps. "Sir you're here? Welcome sir. Do you want us to offer you anything?" She heard her father ask
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"Where is she?" Naomi's face paled as the familiarity of the voice dawned on her. The sound of a stick accompanying two weak and weary footsteps echoed across the room, reaching her ears.
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"She's ready for you sir. She's upstairs waiting on you. Right Mary?" Joseph inquired.
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"Yes. Yes. Of course" Mary answered
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"But before she comes down. Do you want us to offer you anything?" Joseph inquired
"I want to see my wife" Mr Reagan answered as he sat on the edge of his seat. His stick in his grasp.
Panic swelled in her heart as she sprang up on her feet. Without a second thought, she grabbed her mother's shawl and wrapped it around herself. She ran to the window and opened it at its max, slowly, hesitantly she jumped out of it landing on her wrist. A whimper escaped her, as pain shot through it. She stood up quickly, the adrenaline rush pumping in her veins as she took up to a sprint. She didn't know where she was running to. Anywhere but here.
Suddenly she stumbled, losing her balance altogether as she fell on her knees and palms. She screamed in pain as her wrists connected with the soil. As the adrenaline faded away, the pain seeped through. She stopped the tears from spilling as she aided her injured hand in her palm.
Her wrist had turned purple, tears spilled from her eyes onto her hand. She remained on the ground, her hands scanning her surroundings. She was a distance from home. She doubted they would find her. Slowly she got onto her feet, cradling her injured hand within the shelter of her palm.
She walked slowly, wanderlessly in the morning fog. The sun has started to rise.
She kept her mother's shawl wrapped tightly around her, ignoring the grimace passers-by threw at her. The bitter-wind clawed at her exposed legs and cleavage. She kept her head low as she ambled down the road.
A gasp escaped her as someone bumped into her, she stumbled backwards a whimper leaving her lips as her wrist throbbed. "I'm sorry" a voice whispered, Naomi looked back as a man walked away. His hands shoved into his pockets and his band hunched low, a hoodie covering his hair. She squinted her eyes fighting against the morning fog.
"James?" The name breathed out of her lips like a whisper. "James!" She screamed as she walked after him.
The man turned his head, his hoodie falling and his brown locks blowing in the wind.
Naomi gasped "James!" Her voice quivered as she ran after him.
James looked away and walked faster, Naomi took up to a sprint. Making sure not to allow her shawl blow in the wind.
She held onto his arm grabbing it violently, forcing him to a stop "James?!" Naomi exclaimed as they stood face to face.
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Her eyes stared into his. When she had thought about how she would react when she would see him again, she had all sorts of malicious thoughts towards him. She had planned all the tainted and scream she would give him. But as she stood in the middle of the dawn, in the middle of the fog, her previous resolve of anger faded away.
She just wanted to run into his arms once more. Familiar arms in the midst of this storm that caused her life to crumble before her.
But his eyes didn't allow her. As they stared back at her, they held antipathy. There was a prominent scar on his face, that ran from his temple down through his eyes and ended at the tip of his nose, it seemed as if it had just started healing
Naomi shivered unconsciously, whether it was due to the wind wind or due to fear she didn't know. "What happened to your face?"
James eyes seemed to squint as he stared back at Naomi "What do you want?" He inquired, the words seeping through his clenched teeth.
"James, I-you. James what's going on?"
"No" he shook his head violently "You tell me what's going on. What do you want from me?"
"What are you talking about"
James huffed as he shoved his hands deeper into his pockets "Its obvious. You have nothing to say. I need to go"
"No!" She exclaimed "You're going nowhere! Tell me what's going on." She commanded. James remained silent as he looked at her under hooded eyes, his eyes were distant as they roamed around her face "You're getting married to Sasha? And Anastasia"
"What about Anastasia? Tell me, you piece of cow dung. What about her? Look. Tell that your crazy friend that I'm not interested in her. You two should stay at a distance from me. I'm getting married to Sasha in some weeks time and nothing will stop me."
"You're really saying this to me James. You told me that you loved me and just after some days of my disappearance you decide to get married to another woman"
"Does your husband know that you're here?"
Naomi froze, "Which husband?"
"Look. I cherish my life okay. I'm not supposed to be seen with you. If you want me alive you'll stay away"
"What are you talking about?"
"A man came to me, and had all these bodyguards with him. He warned me to stay away from you. He threatened my life. Naomi, I don't want trouble please. Just stay away from me"
"No! Who told you to stay away from me?! Tell me!"
"Your husband. He told me that he was your husband."
"Mr Reagan?"
"Who in piggish squish name is Mr Reagan?"
"Did he threaten you?"
"I don't know who he was and I don't care?! Ok? Just stay away from me Naomi. Please. I don't want trouble."
"I gave you four years of my life James. Four whole years and you just want to dump me"
"Don't worry Naomi. Even if I decide to dump you, your husband will pick you up. And like they say..." He grinned, there were missing teeth in the top row of his teeth. " Another mans trash is another mans treasure"
Naomi's mouth quivered "I'm trash now? Really James?"
"Stay away from me Naomi"
"Did-did you ever love me James?"
James hummed "Let me see. In the four years of our relationship, I was with Inga, Fatima, Nadine, Ayana, Adriana, Tolape, Sasha and Anastasia" he smiled "Do you really think I loved you?"
"I gave you everything James. I was thrown out of my home because of you!"
"Shut your toilet hole. The one thing i asked of you and you couldn't give to me. You can go to hell."
"Are you going to blame me for this. You're an idiot. Son of a hairless baboon. I hate you!"
"Ma'am" a rough voice sliced through the tension between them. Naomi turned, unconsciously gulping as her eyes landed on a man that stood next to her. The man looked at Naomi and Naomi stated back confused. "Ma'am, I go by the name, Dane, it's an honour to meet you" he bowed his head. There was a gun in his grasp as his eyes trailed from Naomi and James. Naomi watched as James shrinked away "James Johnson?" Dane asked James.
Colour drained from james' face as his lips quivered "You-you know my name? I'm sorry please don't kill me" James pleaded, his eyes darting from Naomi to the man with a gun "I was just about to leave. I promise I wasn't talking to her. She spoke to me. Naomi tell him" James pleaded
"I want you to vanish in the next three seconds" the man said. James turned and broke out into a sprint leaving Naomi alone with this anonymous man with a gun.
"Ma'am. You need to come with me"
"I don't even know you. Please just leave me alone"
"Ma'am I am paid to follow orders and leaving you alone is not one of those orders. Please follow me"
"I am not going to follow you because I do not know you. Leave me alone"
Dane placed lhis hand on his gun and Naomi froze "Ma'am I do not want to apply violence on you. I advice that you cooperate with me so that nobody gets hurt"
"Please don't hurt me" Naomi pleaded
"Please follow me" he said
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