Besties

"Have you guys seen Patricia, I have been looking everywhere but can't see her"

"I last saw her talking to your father," Alex said.

"My father?"

"Yes, you sound surprised, something wrong"

"Help me look for her," he said.

Tatiana who was holding her son could not get up to help so she decided I call her friend.

"Hi, where are you? Eric is here looking everywhere for you" she said.

"I don't know where I am, I think am lost" she cried.

Tatiana tightly held her phone, "What happened why are you crying"

"Tatiana, he said bad things to me, I can't face Eric again.. I just can't". She cried.

"Patricia, okay stop crying and tell me exactly where you are," she said looking around for the others.

It was then Jack walked up to her, he had waited for a chance to talk to her and seeing her alone he approached.

"Can you take Gabriel for a while?" she said giving him their son.

"Is something wrong?" he asked tapping his son back to sleep.

"Something is wrong with Patricia, when the others return tell them I went to meet her"

She ran off.

....

Patricia was on the side breach on the street crying her eyes out.

"Hi, "Tatiana sat next to her.

She turned and hugged her, "Am I that bad bestie" she cried

"Who said you were, your the best person in this world" Tatiana held her.

"But no matter how hard I try someone will see my weak side or say am useless. Then all the sleepless nights I have to finish my designs or the times I miss meals 'cause I finish projecting plans for work are nothing" she cried.

"What did his father say to you, tell me"

"He....he said I was a seamless person who was getting free money from his family. Manipulating his son to love me so I can have a good life.... but that is not true at all, I have struggled to get here and he made me feel so small in seconds" she sobbed.

"Don't let someone who doesn't know you judge you, let the people who know how you fight to make your dreams succeed tell you how much you have sacrificed to reach where you are. We are proud of you Patricia and no one can change our minds on that" Tatiana said.

"Am sorry I ran away, I just could not hold back my tears" she cried.

Tatiana wiped her tears, "I was tired already, from all my work so you gave me a chance to leave". She smiled. "should we head home".

"But am hungry, I didn't get to eat the cake" she smiled through her tears.

Tatiana laughed, "then let's go have some and maybe add some fried chicken too, been craving it all week".

"Me too, we are really besties" Patrica sniffed.

Tatiana laughed, "Yes we are" they got up and got to her car.