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Raph had been after her for four years, from middle school to high school. Every morning at 6:30 am, he would ride his bike halfway across East-island City to wait outside her house so he could drive her to school.
He would sit next to her in the library and fan her to help keep the bugs away as she studied.
He had worked hard to raise his marks until he was third in the class after she indicated she didn’t like males with weak grades. After taking the college admission exam, he got into Busta College.
He got all of his pals together to buy the last of the lollipops that were still available when her favourite one went out of production.
Tonia couldn’t comprehend it. How could Raph, who had loved her so deeply, have turned into this?
“Why don’t you want to see Ayra?”Sammy moved his legs when he finished his cigarette. He smiled when he saw her bob up and down with his movements. “Does he want to marry her?”
Tonia got even more angry. “Don’t ask.”
“Looks like I was right.”
Tonia didn’t say anything. Sammy went on, “You didn’t care much about his other loves. Ayra is the only one who has made you cry.
“Could you please stop talking?”
“Mad already?”
Tonia got out of bed and gathered up her clothing that were all over the floor. She put them on and said, “I’m leaving.”
Tonia planned to go straight to the toilet when she got home, but she paused when she noticed someone sitting on the couch in the living room. “What are you doing here?”
Raph was sitting with his legs crossed at the knees and reading the newspaper. “This is my home.” Why can’t I be here? ”
“Your home is with Ayra, not with me.”
He smirked and said, “Are you jealous?”
“As if!”
“Next time, try something else,” Raph replied. “We’ve been together for so long, and I know you too well, Tonia.” You’d sooner kill yourself than sleep with a random guy. You just aren’t that kind of person.
She laughed in frustration. “What kind of person am I?”
He said with confidence, “You couldn’t sleep with anyone if you didn’t care about them. You just wanted me to come back home, right? There was no need for you to lie like way.
“What would you have done if I had really gone to the next room yesterday? What would you have done if I hadn’t seen you there?”
“Didn’t you hear us?”
“Listen to what?”
“Someone was talking to me on the phone last night.”
Raph gave her a look that said he wanted to see how long she could keep the act going. “Did you pay him to act with you? How much did you pay him?”
Tonia added, “Don’t think you know me that well. It’s easier to be a slut than a good wife.”
“You’re all talk and no action.”
That made Tonia even angrier. “Why do you think that? I can call him and tell him to come over right away.”
“Of course,” Raph answered. “Sammy is coming over soon, so he can hear about your s****l adventures as well.”
“Who’s coming over?”
“Sammy. Have you forgotten him? My cousin Sammy Bush.”
Raph opened the door when the doorbell rang. “Sammy, it took you long enough.”
Sammy had already put on a clean outfit. He had also cleaned his glasses with gold rims. He’d shoved it into Tonia’s body last night.
Sammy grinned. “On the way, I got stuck in traffic.”
When he walked into the house, Tonia was still standing there. He said hello to her with a nod.
“Hello, Tonia.”
She was surprised for a moment, but then she smiled. “Sammy.”
Raph took Sammy to the couch and told Tonia, “Ton, get Sammy a cup of coffee.”
When he called her that, Tonia felt sick. He had called her that name when they were madly in love, but now it made her feel like a snake had crawled all over her. She was chilly, dirty, and unpleasant.
“Ton?”
She frowned. “Can you watch what you say? Don’t call me that.”
Raph laughed. “Okay. Ms. Casan, could you please make Sammy a cup of coffee?”
Tonia didn’t want to look at either of the men again. One of them was too shameless for her, while the other was too good at pretending for her. There was no difference between the two.
She headed to the kitchen, but she didn’t go to make coffee. She only wanted some peace. After all, the kitchen was the farthest from the living room.
……
Sammy saw Tonia leave from the living room. He said to Raph, “Did you two fight again?”
Raph laughed. “No. She’s just having a fit.”
“I think Tonia is a wonderful woman. Are you sure you want to go through with the divorce?”
“That’s why I asked you to come, Sammy. Can you help me write a divorce agreement?”
“You should really think about this,” Sammy remarked. “Tonia’s looks and body will make a lot of people want to be with her when she’s single. You don’t want to regret it.”
Raph stated, “No matter how good a dish is, you’ll get sick of it after a while.”
“Did she say yes?” Sammy questioned.
“She probably won’t. She’s old-fashioned and won’t easily agree to a divorce if she wants to be with me. You need to help me with this, Sammy.”
“How do you want me to help?”
Raph laughed. “Why don’t you go after her?”
Sammy lifted his eyebrow. “Are you kidding?”
“Of course I’m joking!” Raph laughed. “You’re Gramps’ only grandson, though. Stop working so much and get married so you can have a child.”
He would sit next to her in the library and fan her to help keep the bugs away as she studied.
He had worked hard to raise his marks until he was third in the class after she indicated she didn’t like males with weak grades. After taking the college admission exam, he got into Busta College.
He got all of his pals together to buy the last of the lollipops that were still available when her favourite one went out of production.
Tonia couldn’t comprehend it. How could Raph, who had loved her so deeply, have turned into this?
“Why don’t you want to see Ayra?”Sammy moved his legs when he finished his cigarette. He smiled when he saw her bob up and down with his movements. “Does he want to marry her?”
Tonia got even more angry. “Don’t ask.”
“Looks like I was right.”
Tonia didn’t say anything. Sammy went on, “You didn’t care much about his other loves. Ayra is the only one who has made you cry.
“Could you please stop talking?”
“Mad already?”
Tonia got out of bed and gathered up her clothing that were all over the floor. She put them on and said, “I’m leaving.”
Tonia planned to go straight to the toilet when she got home, but she paused when she noticed someone sitting on the couch in the living room. “What are you doing here?”
Raph was sitting with his legs crossed at the knees and reading the newspaper. “This is my home.” Why can’t I be here? ”
“Your home is with Ayra, not with me.”
He smirked and said, “Are you jealous?”
“As if!”
“Next time, try something else,” Raph replied. “We’ve been together for so long, and I know you too well, Tonia.” You’d sooner kill yourself than sleep with a random guy. You just aren’t that kind of person.
She laughed in frustration. “What kind of person am I?”
He said with confidence, “You couldn’t sleep with anyone if you didn’t care about them. You just wanted me to come back home, right? There was no need for you to lie like way.
“What would you have done if I had really gone to the next room yesterday? What would you have done if I hadn’t seen you there?”
“Didn’t you hear us?”
“Listen to what?”
“Someone was talking to me on the phone last night.”
Raph gave her a look that said he wanted to see how long she could keep the act going. “Did you pay him to act with you? How much did you pay him?”
Tonia added, “Don’t think you know me that well. It’s easier to be a slut than a good wife.”
“You’re all talk and no action.”
That made Tonia even angrier. “Why do you think that? I can call him and tell him to come over right away.”
“Of course,” Raph answered. “Sammy is coming over soon, so he can hear about your s****l adventures as well.”
“Who’s coming over?”
“Sammy. Have you forgotten him? My cousin Sammy Bush.”
Raph opened the door when the doorbell rang. “Sammy, it took you long enough.”
Sammy had already put on a clean outfit. He had also cleaned his glasses with gold rims. He’d shoved it into Tonia’s body last night.
Sammy grinned. “On the way, I got stuck in traffic.”
When he walked into the house, Tonia was still standing there. He said hello to her with a nod.
“Hello, Tonia.”
She was surprised for a moment, but then she smiled. “Sammy.”
Raph took Sammy to the couch and told Tonia, “Ton, get Sammy a cup of coffee.”
When he called her that, Tonia felt sick. He had called her that name when they were madly in love, but now it made her feel like a snake had crawled all over her. She was chilly, dirty, and unpleasant.
“Ton?”
She frowned. “Can you watch what you say? Don’t call me that.”
Raph laughed. “Okay. Ms. Casan, could you please make Sammy a cup of coffee?”
Tonia didn’t want to look at either of the men again. One of them was too shameless for her, while the other was too good at pretending for her. There was no difference between the two.
She headed to the kitchen, but she didn’t go to make coffee. She only wanted some peace. After all, the kitchen was the farthest from the living room.
……
Sammy saw Tonia leave from the living room. He said to Raph, “Did you two fight again?”
Raph laughed. “No. She’s just having a fit.”
“I think Tonia is a wonderful woman. Are you sure you want to go through with the divorce?”
“That’s why I asked you to come, Sammy. Can you help me write a divorce agreement?”
“You should really think about this,” Sammy remarked. “Tonia’s looks and body will make a lot of people want to be with her when she’s single. You don’t want to regret it.”
Raph stated, “No matter how good a dish is, you’ll get sick of it after a while.”
“Did she say yes?” Sammy questioned.
“She probably won’t. She’s old-fashioned and won’t easily agree to a divorce if she wants to be with me. You need to help me with this, Sammy.”
“How do you want me to help?”
Raph laughed. “Why don’t you go after her?”
Sammy lifted his eyebrow. “Are you kidding?”
“Of course I’m joking!” Raph laughed. “You’re Gramps’ only grandson, though. Stop working so much and get married so you can have a child.”