The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

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"Sounds like a typical fifteen-year-old," Maisie points out with a smile and I nod.

"My feelings for her grew, but as we both grew up, it becalmost impossible forto speak out my true

feelings. But Rosie knew that she could always depend onif she ever needed anything and | knew that she

would be there forif | needed her. One time, | lied to my teammates and told them that Rosie was my

girlfriend. | made up that lie because a teammate wanted to date her. The thought itself madewant to set

the world on fire."

Even though the whole thing was a long while ago, I still don't like it whenever Karl is close to her. Well, he no

longer gets close to her because she pulled herself away from the group, which is something | hate. | know how

much she loves them and | also know that she only did that because she thought she would ruin my friendship

with them. This isn't true at all.

"| told her about that lie and we ended up fake-dating." Maisie looks atin utter surprise. "What started as a

fake relationship turned into a real one. | was the happiest person on earth. Being able to call her mine was a

dream that ctrue, but then... she got into a car accident and literally forgot the last two years of her life,

which includes the twe dated." "Oh my God, Silas..." Maisie places her hand on my shoulder.

my

"For months, I tried winning her back. I tried to do everything in my power to show her that she meant

something to me. That world revolved around her, but | failed. She broke up with me, tellingthat it wasn't

fair to keepwaiting for her when she wasn't sure of her feelings. She wantedto move on, but here | am. |

cannot move on." | look down, trying to take in all that | have just said. It's hard to accept this new reality. Not

after | had her.

"I kind of understand where she's coming from. The poor girl is confused and feels guilty. She didn't want to give

you any false hope," Maisise says. Part ofunderstands that too, but it's not easy to accept that. There's a

difference between understanding and accepting and right now, | cannot push myself to accept that the love she

once had foris gone. "I was willing to wait, Maisie. | didn't mind waiting for an eternity for her. After she

broke up with me, she started dating another guy called Everest. | hate him. He was her friend whom she met in

college, but | had always known that he had feelings for her." I look at Maisie and find her frowning. "But... this is

But... is too soon, especially for someone who has been through a lot in a short period of time."

"I honestly

think that Rosie is still confused and she doesn't know what she's supposed to do, but there's nothing I can do. |

cannot just force her to make good decisions. The thing is, | know that Everest isn't good for her. He doesn't

make her happy. It doesn't take a genius to see that. | know how she looks like when she's happy. | know her like

the back of my hand and if anything, Rosie is almost miserable and I'm worried about her," | tell Maisie.

"Are you still friends with her?" she asks and | nod. "Listen, | know that you love her and everything. | know that

she is important to you, but | think you need to put yourself first, Silas

"What do you mean?" | frown. Is she implying that | need to distance myself from Rosie? | can't do that. Not

when | know that she's not okay. She doesn't need to tellthat she's not okay. | know her.

"| bet if Rosie calls you right now, crying because something happened, you're going to drop everything and rush

to her." I nod. Of course, | will do that.

"And while this makes you a great friend, it also negatively impacts you," she says. How can helping Rosie out

negatively impact me? Standing still while knowing she needsnot only will negatively impact me, but it will

also makehate myself. "You need to think about what being with her does to you."

*Believe it or not, | feel really happy whenever she is around. | don't think | can explain what being with her does

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lives in the snake building and no matter what, I can't bring myself to move out because I'm scared that she may

needat any moment. | want to be able to take care of her in any way," | try to explain to Maisie what Rosie

means to me.

"All right, but I think you should start seeing a therapist to understand where to set your boundaries and to know

how to deal with this new friendship you have with her." | agree with her. | thought about seeing a therapist, but |

have been hesitant about it. Maybe | should give it a go. All that has been happening lately is taking a toll on me

and | want my senior year to be a good one. *I can think about that." | smile at her before getting up. | take the

empty plates to the sink and quickly wash them.

Maisie

says with gratitude in her voice.

Thank you, Silas. I'm glad that you didn't leavealone at the king her smile. "Do you want to watch a movie?"

1 suggest

"Now you know where to find

to findif you ever feel feel down." 'l tell her,

"Don't you have things to do? to do?" she wonders

and | shake my head, | wasn't planning on doing today, so watching the movie with Maisie doesn't seem like a

bad idea. "Would you letpick?" she excitedly says, makinglaugh. *Pick whatever you want, Maisie, but

next time. I'm picking Today is Maisie's day. | want to take her mind off of everything that has caused her pain. |

want her to do everything the wants to do to make her feel better. Two hours later, Maisie tellsthat she

needs to leave, so we both leave the apartment because | promised her earlier that | was going to take her back

to the campus to get her car "But seriously though, | can't get that line out of my head." Maisie laughs as we get

out of the elevator. |

"s stuck in my head too." | laugh, looking at her for a moment before looking in front ofagain only to find

Rosie. "Rosie, how are you?" | say, keeping my eyes on her. She seems started.

"I'm good. You?" Something about her seems different. Has Everest done something to her? | swear, | will gladly

kill him if be so much as thinks about hurting her.

"All good. Letintroduce you to each other. Rosie, this is Maisie. Maisie, this is Rosie," | say, realizing that

Maisie is still standing beside me

"Hi Rosie, it's nice to meet you." Maisie says with her normal cheerfulness. She extends her hand to Rosie who

stares at her for less than a second before shaking her hand

"Nice to meet you too." Rosie is trying to be polite, but it's easy to tell that something is on her mind. "I gotta go

get ssleep. It's been a long day."

"Are you okay?" | ask as worry fills me

"Yeah, There's nothing to worry about! Goodnight guys." She doesn't give us tto say anything before dashing

towards

the elevators.

"So this is your ex-girlfriend? Maisie wonders and | nod. "She's really gorgeous." Yeah, she is gorgeous and no

longer mine.

Only when we step to the street do | realize that Maisie and should have beaded to the garage, not the lobby, fr

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lives in the snake building and no matter what, I can't bring myself to move out because I'm scared that she may

needat any moment. | want to be able to take care of her in any way," | try to explain to Maisie what Rosie

means to me.

"All right, but I think you should start seeing a therapist to understand where to set your boundaries and to know

how to deal with this new friendship you have with her." | agree with her. | thought about seeing a therapist, but |

have been hesitant about it. Maybe | should give it a go. All that has been happening lately is taking a toll on me

and | want my senior year to be a good one.

"I can think about that." | smile at her before getting up. | take the empty plates to the sink and quickly wash

them.

"Thank you, Silas, I'm glad that you didn't leavealone at the library," Maisie says with gratitude in her voice.

"Now you know where to findif you ever feel down," | tell her, making her smile. "Do you want to watch a

movie?" |

suggest.

"Don't you have things to do?" she wonders and | shake my head. | wasn't planning on doing today, so watching

the movie with Maisie doesn't seem like a bad idea. "Would you letpick?" she excitedly says, making me

laugh. "Pick whatever you want, Maisie, but next time, I'm picking." Today is Maisie's day. | want to take her mind

off of everything that has caused her pain. | want her to do everything she wants to do to make her feel better.

Two hours later, Maisie tellsthat she needs to leave, so we both leave the apartment because | promised her

earlier that | was going to take her back to the campus to get her car.

"But seriously though, | can't get that line out of my head." Maisie laughs as we get out of the elevator.

"It's stuck in my head too." | laugh, looking at her for a moment, before looking in front ofagain only to find

Rosie. "Rosie, how are you?" | say, keeping my eyes on her. She seems startled.

"I'm good. You?" Something about her seems different. Has Everest done something to her? | swear, | will gladly

kill him if he so much as thinks about hurting her.

"All good. Letintroduce you to each other. Rosie, this is Maisie. Maisie, this is Rosie," | say, realizing that

Maisie is still standing beside me.

"Hi Rosie, it's nice to meet you," Maisie says with her normal cheerfulness. She extends her hand to Rosie who

stares at her for less than a second before shaking her hand.

"Nice to meet you too." Rosie is trying to be polite, but it's easy to tell that something is on her mind. "I gotta go

get ssleep. It's been a long day."

"Are you okay?" | ask as worry fills me.

"Yeah, There's nothing to worry about! Goodnight guys." She doesn't give us tto say anything before dashing

towards

the elevators.

"So this is your ex-girlfriend?" Maisie wonders and | nod. "She's really gorgeous." Yeah, she is gorgeous and no

longer mine.

Only when we step into the street do | realize that Maisie and | should have headed to the garage, not the lobby.

It's like fate wantedto bump into Rosie today, but I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing.