A Series of Unexpected Events: Chapter 3

A Simple Woman

Character: Tavia Yeung

I’m a daughter, a sister and a wife...but I doubt I will ever have the chance to be a mother, a true woman. Even though years ago I carried the life of what could have been my daughter today, she was never born...instead, she died in my womb. The doctors all told me that her loss was not the only loss my husband and I had to endure...because that loss also meant that we could never have a child together in the future.

I was heartbroken, and I knew my husband felt the same way. After mourning the loss of our child and trying to pacify me he eventually drifted away. They say that a marriage sometimes becomes stronger with the birth of a child, however, the loss of a child to us made us drift apart from one another. We both knew it was an accident that we lost our child...but why, why did he have to drift away from me? Did he feel as though I was in too much pain and would constantly blame myself for her loss, which would remind him constantly that we had lost our child? Or was it the fact that he blamed himself for not looking after me and our child properly? Or could it be that he didn’t know what else to do?

I wanted to ask him all of those questions, but he would never give me the chance to ask him, to talk to him. It’s been seven years, seven years of silence and heart break...what is a woman to do but be vulnerable to almost everything and everyone else.

I’m just a simple woman, a daughter, a sister, a wife, who needs a shoulder to lean on, someone to talk to and listen to me pour my heart out. Before getting married I always hoped that that person would be my husband...but after being married, after losing the only child I could possibly ever have...I realized that that person is not my husband. Funny enough, my husband would rather listen to the stories of an infinite number of strangers before he would listen to me, his own wife.

But, for some reason this world is just too small...and I found someone I could pour my heart to...someone who would listen to me and lend me his shoulder when I need it. He would lend me a helping hand and would tell me stories, tell me things that could make me smile, that could make my tears stop falling. We seem to spend an endless amount of time with one another, and when I’m with him I feel a comfort that the four walls in my home could never offer me...a comfort that my distant husband doesn’t seem to offer. Ironically, he’s my husband’s good friend, Ron.

He seems to see the world with such an optimistic view...even on a rainy day he sees it as Mother Nature trying to cleanse this world and beautify it. Sometimes I would laugh at his extreme optimistic remarks and at other times he would laugh at his own optimistic naivety. But that’s what makes him such a wonderful person...he makes everything seem so right even when it’s not. Being with him feels just right... and I think I’m slowly falling for Ron...my husband’s good friend

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After minutes of sobbing onto Ron’s shoulder, Tavia finally had the strength to gradually stop herself and slowly moved away from Ron. The look in his eyes told her that he was very much befuddled but at the same time she saw a very empathetic look...like he understood.

Tavia: I’m so sorry for making your shoulder all soggy now

Ron smiled: You could always get my shirt dry-cleaned for me...or buy me a new one...whichever works better for you

Tavia: Oh

Ron: I’m just joking...I thought you’d laugh...I guess I’m not as good with reading people as I thought I was...

Tavia smiled: I’d still like to get you a new shirt though...

Ron: Then I thank you in advance...you know...I know that you’re going through a really hard time...because it’s almost that time of year and all...but I think you should move on...talk to Raymond...maybe the two of you can adopt...

Tavia: I...I don’t know about that...

Ron: Give it a try...

Tavia: I don’t usually see him around, and when I do...he looks too tired and I feel bad for not being able to help him out...

Ron: I could talk to him for you...but that’s a bit ‘iffy’ to me...

Tavia: He’d listen to you though...you two have known each other for a while

Ron: Maybe I’ll give it a try...we could always double date...like we did when...my wife was still alive

Tavia: Ron...

Ron: I really miss her...but...what can I do, but move on with my life...something you should do...

Tavia: Double date? But who...

Ron: Don’t worry about me, if I can’t find myself a real date...I could always ask Leila to come...

Tavia: Leila...your manager...

Ron: The one and only...

Tavia: Ok...

Ron: So...I’ll set it up then...

Tavia: Sure...but for now...how about we take BiBi and Chuck back to my house so that the maid can watch over them while we go for lunch...and I’ll buy you that shirt

Ron smiled: Sounds good

While waiting for Tavia outside her house Ron received a call from his ‘lovely’ manager

~Phone~

Ron: Hello?

Leila: Are you hiding from me?

Ron chuckled: No...why would I be...

Leila: Let’s see...your deadline is coming up and...I haven’t seen a single thing from you

Ron: That doesn’t mean I’d be hiding from you...

Leila: Then you’re with Tavia...you know, spending too much time with her might give her the wrong sign...

Ron: Oh please...

Leila: Whatever, I booked you a flight and made hotel reservations for us for next week...

Ron: What? Where are we going?

Leila: It’s a secret...I’ll tell you tomorrow...oh, remember to pack tonight

Ron: What?

Leila: We’re leaving tomorrow. Bye

She hung up on him before he could ask her any more questions and when he was about to call her Tavia had come out of her place and she looked a lot better than she was moments ago when her face was red and her eyes were teary.

Ron: So, where to?

Tavia: Up to you...

Ron: How about that little restaurant near the lake...so we could get some fresh air

Tavia: That sounds great...thanks...for everything

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I said that I would update, so here it is...I hope you enjoyed reading it...and I hope you look forward to my next chapter of this fanfic...which is quite hilarious. *Spoiler* The next chapter will indeed focus on Leila...and well obviously contain many interesting RL moments

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