A Call That Changed Her Entire Life

"You're right. I am insane!" David knew that he'd done nothing wrong but Rita always treated him like he did. "I came all the way here for you. What do you think I was going to do? Babysit?" he asked sarcastically.

"To be clear, David, I never asked you to do any of those things. So if things didn't go out the way you planned them, that's not on me. So just go now and leave me alone," Rita replied looking at him apathetically.

David knew this tone of Rita's very well. Every time she was in a bad mood, she would just tell him to leave her alone. He was so used to hearing those three words. But David wouldn't budge, he explained, "Ever since that child was born, I've done my best to get on your good side. I know it's far from enough but did you not notice or appreciate it at all?"

Rita was holding the baby in her arms as she listened to him but she remained silent.

David was saying that he was trying his best to do whatever he could for Rita. But a long time ago, the tables were flipped and it was Rita who would follow him all day long to do whatever she could for him just to make him happy. But look how well that turned out - David never reciprocated anything for Rita.

'I don't know what to think. I kind of miss him and here he is, chasing me down and saying all the right words. Maybe, we're all just slaves to our own destiny, ' Rita thought.

"Rita, open the door! How can you do this to me? How can you do this to me?" David raised his voice, "Are you seeing someone else? Who are you hiding in the house? That's not fair to me!"

He gradually lowered down his voice, and Rita could hear him pacing back and forth outside. Suddenly, David sighed and said, "I won't leave you alone, never. I won't go anywhere. I'll just sit here in front of your door until you open it."

Why on earth would she fall in love with David in the first place? He was such a child. Rita didn't know how to deal with David and how stupid he was.

As she battled in her mind on whether or not she was going to let David in, Emily walked downstairs and asked in a hushed tone, "What's happening?"

Rita shook her head and replied, "Nothing. Did I wake you up?" She walked towards Emily.

"Are you okay? I mean…you and David…" Emily overheard the conversation and she was aware that Rita and David were fighting and it probably had something to do with her.

"He's like that all the time. Don't worry about it," Rita smiled and tried to act like she didn't care at all, but she wasn't good at that. "Are you hungry? Should l have a meal prepared for you?" She quickly changed the topic.

looked like she really had nowhere to go at this

to know. He leaned towards the door and tried to eavesdrop on the conversation. He couldn't hear the exact words but he could hear Rita being soft and

hell was this

I mean nothing to her?' David started to feel anxious.

ever met, but he was

me crazy. How

door is my enemy now.

to himself and decided to go

Emily and Rita finished their dinner. The sky had turned into a fuzzy glass, no sign of

worried. She knew that Rita was only pretending to be cool.

her baby. "He does that all the time. He's probably gone now. Let's stop talking about him, okay? Come, auntie Emily, little

at Emily for

Dylan absolutely adorable. She couldn't help but reach out to pinch Dylan's

even keep my

won't think so after spending more than an hour with him! He's a little devil!" Rita laughed, placing little Dylan into Emily's

arms and soothed him in a swing.

that Rita loved this baby with all her heart. But Rita was Rita and she was used to pretending not

burst out crying. Mommy

his Daddy back. Daddy would always hold him

it came to raising their child. David treated Dylan the way he thought was right but Rita didn't want Dylan

to do because she's never taken card of a baby before and Rita didn't seem to have any plans on taking over. "Shh, good boy..." she said.

Dylan would stop but he just seemed to be getting worse. "What's your problem? You little devil. Are you trying to scare auntie

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