Use me

Ch12: I surrender

He met her on his way back to the office she was there to see him with the excuse of business.

Liza: "Hi!"

Sam: " Hello." In a cheerful tone.

Liza: " How are you doing?"

Sam: " Good for the eyes."

Liza: " What do you mean?"

Sam: " Let me introduce myself."

Liza: " Yes please." She felt weird for some reason.

Sam: " I am Sam I am in my early thirties now some people can say that I look handsome I am married now for six years. I have two sons and a daughter. I am one of the richest people of this city. I have wrote multiple bestseller books. You can say that I am talented. My wife is prettiest among all colleagues. People can say that I am really blessed."

Liza: " And what do Sam says?"

Sam: " Does it matter?"

Liza: " It does."

Sam: " Something stings me. I avoid it but sometimes it really stings me Its really hard."

Liza: "What is it?"

Sam: "How do you think my married life is going?"

Liza: "Its great you have become more cheerful. I have seen you blushing and smiling more than ever in these last years. I have seen your different sides. You both look good together."

Sam: " What about my ego? The fact that she broke my heart once fact that if situation have been different she would have never paid me anything I would have been among guys who she hurt once. Fact that I am catering to her every need sometimes I take comfort from her sometimes I steal a hug or a kiss or a peck from her due to my undying love but the fact that all of it matters a lot to me but to her its not that big of a thing.

The fact that I have always loved her and she might have some little feelings. Against my 50 she pays me 3 cents. The fact that I am living with someone doing whatever she likes but I am still not being paid enough.This flaw stings. It stops me from being completely happy. It pollutes everything."

Liza: "what do you think can heal your ego? What can you do to stop it from stinging?"

Sam: " I do not wanna say it. I do not know. I do not want to beg for something that I actually deserve. It will look so lame."

Liza: " Well I get it. Let's fill this flaw then."

Sam: "How? I do not wanna ask."

Liza: " No we will not let's make her beg this time.Lets reverse the roles."

Sam: " How?"

Liza: "Listen carefully."

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She was calling him constantly but his phone was dead. Everybody was constantly calling her asking for him. Media was just outside. Aunty has already brought kids from school it was not safe for them to be out especially in such conditions. She was constantly calling his number. Michael saw her looking helpless constantly staring at her phone unaware of the circumstances.She was told about Sam's accident.Nobody was answering anything. She found it hard to understand. An hour later she saw Liza coming inside with a smile on her face. Looking as if she won a trophy.

Liza: " Hi! Why is it so sad here?"

Michael: " Did not you heard about Sam?" In a loud tone.

Liza: " of course. Here."

She put some papers on the table.

Michael: " What is this?"

Liza: "There are alimony papers and divorce papers in it. To be precise accident happened last night when he was going back after meeting me. I was in his emergency contacts. So I was called I took him to hospital. He is still hospitalised his half body is paralysed now he can hardly talk and he half burned his face according to doctors its a miracle that he is still alive and he can not recover from it but the good part is that he said he can finally see me and that he loves me  back. Soon media will announce his death. Ray you should practice to pretend mourning otherwise people will question. He has given you everything he owns and he is useless to you now and he wants to go and live a new life with me. Hurrah! Oh I sent you his picture." She was cheering

His phone rang. He saw a picture of a guy with half burnt face and was totally bruised.

Michael: " What the hell are you saying? Where is he?"

Liza: "Its simple. I love him and he loves me too now and we are leaving about anything else it's none of your concern anymore.Bye."

He angrily jumped at her he was planing to catch her but she outran him.Ray was still staring at her phone. He was not picking. Liza was gone. Next days felt like a dream to her people were gathering and mourning over her loss calling him dead. She has locked herself in her room.

Michael: " Ray! How long are you going to stay like this? He is gone. We need to move on. Your kids are getting worried now you need to go to court too."

Ray: " He is not dead. He left with Liza." In a crumbling voice.

Michael: "She loved him and she took him the first chance she got. He is somewhere with her half paralysed with a burned face completely useless he has nothing now. She can enjoy that broken piece. Come on Ray get back to your senses."

Time went by. She finally gathered her senses. She now had a lot of money. She owned it all. She was busy flaunting her status everywhere. She was now seeing a guy as well. He was a romantic far better than any of the guy she ever met they were similar.

The only thing that stopped her from leading things further was because she did not want people to think that she moved on quickly so she kept dating him in secrecy within limits . There motives were same. Sometimes she would imagine him half paralysed lying on a bed with a half burned face uselessly and Liza sitting next to him. "Stupid guy we were just so different." She would think. A year went by.