Alia's thoughts slowly drifted as she clinked her glass with her friends. She pictured what it would be like to have a real family with a man who loved her. A man who would always be there for her, co what may. A man who would never hurt her feelings. A man who was ready to start a family with her.
Blaze checked out so of her list, but their relationship was already defined from the beginning. It had no future even if she wanted it. She knew what she felt for him. But she doubted if he felt the sa way for her even though he showed the possibility.
'Why is love so complicated? Why can't people just say how they feel without overthinking it? Why is life so unfair?' Alia sighed inwardly.
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anwhile, at the other table, Tina could barely focus on anything Joanna and the girls were saying. She was angry. No, she was beyond livid.
Although Derek had apologized repeatedly, stressing that he was never into Alia, like Tina accused, she was far from sated. She doubted she would continue her relationship with him after this night except he was ready to dance to her tune.
The gleeful laughter coming from Alia's table occasionally made Tina tilt her head backward. She perched her ears up, eager to know the reason behind the humour.
'What is so funny? Why are they laughing? Are they talking about ? Are they laughing at behind my back?' Tina queried her thoughts in anguish, occasionally forcing a smile whenever Joanna made a comnt directed at her.
'If only this stupid dick head didn't know Alia. Now all of Alia's friend knows that I am dating a widower. How la.'
"Tina, is anything the matter?" Joanna asked, observing her best friend's tense posture. She hadn't said much after introducing her date to the girls and it was unlike her to be quiet.
"Yeah, I'm fine," Tina replied nonchalantly, picking up her glass of champagne and raising it to her lips.
Joanna knew her friend was lying. She hadn't been herself after leaving Alia's table with her new boyfriend. She didn't know what Alia and her gang said to get on Tina's nerves and she needed to find out.
Rising to her feet, Joanna excused herself to use the convenience, giving Tina a nonverbal signal.
A minute after Joanna left, Tina also stood up and excused herself.
Alia's pain seed to have doubled as she shifted slightly in her chair, biting down on her lower lips to suppress the pain. The pain was new and alien to her, making her second guess the probable cause.
Picking up her phone, and unlocked it with her complicated pattern security lock, she scrolled to her browser and opened it. She typed 'what are the causes of lower abdominal pain' on the search engine and a list of possible reasons ca up.
"Digestive issues, nstrual craps or reproductive issues." Alia read in her mind.
'It can't be nstrual cramps because I had my period more than three weeks ago, even though it was kind of scanty.' Alia thought. 'It can't be reproductive issues either. I bet it is digestive issues.'
Alia narrowed her search, going through the different digestive issues listed.
She realize she did feel a little constipated and bloated. Probably she had a lot of gas in her stomach. Or could it be an irritable bowel syndro as a result of combining different food and snacks?
"Please tell you are not working again." Kayla's forehead furrowed at the way Alia was concentrating on her phone screen.
"! Working?" Alia closed the app and put her phone aside. "Never. I was just going through so stuff on the internet."
"Yeah right." Nicole rolled her eyes. "You are such a workaholic."
"By the way, Amy, you've changed a great deal. You're looking more fuller and sexier on the...you know." Kayla gestured at Alia's inviting cleavage, wiggling her brows. "What is the secret?"
"You read my mind, Kay. I have also been aning to ask her." Adriana said, eyeing Alia's full chest.
"What are you two talking about?" Alia asked, chuckling.
"Your boobs." Kayla coughed twice when Nicole poked her on the side making her giggle.
"Alia would never do a breast enlargent if that is what you're asking," Stacy answered Kayla's indirect question.
"A breast what?" Alia's eyes widened. "You know I don't fancy plastic surgery. These babies here are natural and they are...."
Alia paused, biting down on her lower lips as a sharp pain shot up from the centre of her lower abdon. Her face twisted as she gritted her teeth, her grip on the glass in her hand almost shattering it.
"Alia..."
"I'm fine," Alia said sharply, cutting Stacy off before the latter could raise an alarm. She set her glass of wine down, a reassuring look on her face "I guess I ate sothing my body doesn't like."
"Are you sure?" Kayla asked, doubt lacing her tone. "It looks a be serious from your expression."
"I'm very sure. So what were we saying again?" Alia asked trying to change the topic when another piercing pain made her gasp for air. She clenched her stomach with one hand, and with the other tapped Stacy on the thigh to make room for her.
"I think I urgently need to use the convenience," Alia said, standing up.
"I'm coming with you," Stacy said.
" too." Kayla stood.
"And ." Nicole offered, picking up her phone.
"Girls, don't be ridiculous. I'm fine." Alia said between clenched jaws. "I just need to do a major. Except you all are willing to stick around for the stench."
"Eww!" Adriana crinkled her nose as if Alia had just passed out a pungent gas.
"You girls should just chill. I'll be very quick." Alia's features stiffened as another bolt of extre pain twisted her navel. She crouched, taking sharp breaths to stifle the pain.
"That's it. We are going together and don't bother arguing. Now move before you ss yourself up." Stacy teased, taking Alia's right arm.
Alia's bodyguard quickly hurried over to her table, when they observed the slight commotion.
"Ma'am, are you alright?" Pascal asked.
Alia nodded, holding her breath to stifle the pain which was getting unbearable by the second.
"It's nothing serious? She just needs to use the convenience." Stacy replied Pascal before leading Alia away.
Inside the ladies, Tina was busy expressing her frustration to Joanna when the convenient door was forcefully pushed open, startling them.
The sight of Alia, looking all flushed on the face, with her right hand slung over Stacy's shoulder and her left hand holding her stomach stunned Joanna and Tina.
Alia who had been gnashing her teeth all this while, opened her mouth to say sothing to Stacy when all of a sudden, a greenish-yellow liquid mixed with half-digested food erupted from her mouth like water shooting out of a geyser.
"Eww!" Joanna cried out taking so steps backwards and covering her nose in disgust, as the pungent liquid hit the tile floor with a sickening splash.
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