moving out

" I don't know,do you think he will be proposing today?" Timothy answered with another question.

" I think so. Should I say yes to him?" Mira asked yet again.

Timothy could feel his stomach churn. The picture of Caleb on one knee proposing to Mira brought a bitter taste in his mouth.

How could she not notice his love for her? He questioned himself. But Timothy knew better than to force his feelings to her. The person she loved was Caleb and not him so he had learned a better way of masking his feelings by using his signature poker face.

He thought staying by her side as a friend was enough,but who was he kidding,he could control his heart from falling deeper and deeper to the abyss called Mira.

" Tim,are you still there?" Mira asked, thinking that maybe,just maybe he would get tired of masking his feelings and come clean with her. If he stopped her from meeting Caleb that day,she would not meet him. She was trying to see if his selflessness would loose today.

One year back,he had told her that she should do what makes her happy and she had foolishly agreed to Caleb's proposal,a decision that costed the both of their lives.

" Yeah." He said clearing his throat," Mira,you are a grown up woman now,you should know to make decisions that will bring happiness in your life. If you think that Caleb is your happiness, then you should say yes if he proposes." Tim said although his voice almost croaked uttering those words. He could feel his heart constrict in pain over the idea of Mira belonging to another man.

" If I think? Do you have a different thought about it?" Mira asked hiding the sneer inwardly. Was it so hard for him to just say he didn't want her getting engaged to Caleb? Why won't he be selfish for once and forbid her from meeting that ass**e?

" No. As long as you are happy Mira." Timothy replied trying his level best to mask his sadness.

" Okay,am hunging up now, thanks for your advice."

" Anything for you Mira." He said and before he knew it,the call was already dropped.

He wondered what could be wrong with her? The Mira he knew was one to drop calls, infact she would just pocket her phone without ending a call. It was a behavior shr had picked up over the years so seeing the disconnected call,he couldn't help but be surprised.

Shrugging his shoulders he decided to go back to his work but realized that he could no longer concentrate. His mind was filled with images of Mira and Caleb hugging after she just accepted his proposal.

He removed a cigarette pack and a lighter. Maybe, just maybe the nicotine can do the honour of numbing his senses and lessen the pain be was going through now.

Timothy knew that he was a coward, hiding in the sidelines watching the woman he loved go to another man's arms. What was worse was that,he had done a background check on that Caleb and was surprised to know that the scumbag was dating both sister's.

He knew that he wasn't sincere to Mira and maybe he was with her to get something from her but he couldn't just go ahead and break those news to his Mira. She would be devastated and that's the last thing he wanted of her .

After much thinking he had decided to slowly,step by step unmask that guy before Mira. He wanted her to know just what kind of a man he was.

He decided to be the sacrificial lamb as long as he could ensure that the woman he loved would not get hurt.

After Mira dropped the call,she slumped on her bed and tears rolled down her cheeks,her shoulders shaking as she sobbed silently.

What had she done to deserve such a man? He was too selfless for his own good.

She cried, mourning his brutal death. She cried for the pain she had caused him due to her ignorance and stupidity.

At that moment, Mira made the ultimate decision to make it up to him.

Wiping her tears, she walked to the bathroom that was connected to her room.

First things first,she was going to take a long and much needed bath to clear her mind. She would then make arrangements to move out of the house. She couldn't stand another day living together with snakes. Who knew when they would get tired if hiding their claws and bite her?

Her mom had left her quite a number of properties in her name,the house they were living in being included. She swore to get it back later, but for now she needed to come up with the best excuse to leave this house.

After soaking in the bathtub,she wrapped herself in a towel and went to her closet to find decent clothes to wear. Rummaging through her clothes,she found nothing suitable for her to wear.

Her clothes consisted of bland coloured oversized t-shirts and pants. Mira couldn't control the snort in her mouth. Ofcourse,that two faced bitch of a sister encouraged her to wear like a nerd saying that Caleb liked it. She and her fried brains actually considered Lucia's idea,so here she was,with nothing decent to wear.

She marvelled at how stupid she was.

Since she had nothing to do later,she noted that she'll have to head to the mall and shop clothes for herself.

With that in mind, she decided to make do with the available costumes. They could be considered clothes anyway.

Picking a white oversized shirt,she wore it,it reached her knees so she took a waist belt and tied it around her waist. The once oversized shirt was turned into a dress shirt. It was long enough to cover herself.

Walking to her shoe rack,she completed the look with a pair of sneakers. They matched perfectly giving her a youthful look.

She packed her hair to a messy bun before grabbing her clutch and phone and headed downstairs.

She had the intention of visiting one of the residential house and order cleaning services to clean the apartment.

She was hellbent on moving out of that house today itself before she did something crazy to those snakes called family.

" And where do you think you are going dressed like that young lady?" Her father's Stern face halted her in her steps.

She hadn't expected anyone to be at home at this time. Her father was always at the company for as long as she remembers. Her sister should be out having fun with her group of crazy friends and her step mother would probably be out having tea with the wife's of the rich in the society.

" Good morning father." Out of courtesy and the fact that this man was her sperm donor,she greeted him.

" I asked you a question." Her father ignored her polite gesture and asked yet again.

" What do you think? Am going out ofcourse." Mira replied, gone was her polite demeanor,it was replaced with disdain and defiance.

" Is that the tone you use to your elders?" Her father asked, infuriated by her nonchalant behavior.

" And what tone should I use to elders, father?" She asked, dragging out the last word.

Anger flashed in her father's eyes over her behavior but Mira was done playing the good girl.

Her past self would shiver at the sight of her father. He was ofcourse the person she feared and respected most in the family. His words were like orders in her ears and she never dared defile any of his rules but not anymore.