Enticed - Season 1 - Episode 52

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Enticed - Season 1 - Episode 52

I stood up without waiting for him to reply and went to the ladies. They were in the living room drinking coffee.
Me: hey ladies… why don’t we all go shopping.

Chloe: are you for real Trisha?
Me: yes… let’s go buy a Christmas tree and some decorations for this house.
Rena: you can go with Chloe I will remain behind

Me: no I mean all of us.
Rena: who will be left with the house?
Me: mother is coming besides… troy and Elizabeth will take care of the house.
Their jaws almost dropped to the floor. Rena shook her head in disapproval.
Me: what’s wrong?

Rena: look Trisha, I get where you come from but when you enter this house you must know that you have responsibilities around. You can’t just leave a house this big in the hands of a 15 year old except if mother approved it.
I just couldn’t help rolling my eyes at them, I took my phone and called Zenzie to put in a good word for us at Mrs. Tyson and ask for permission so that we go out. He is like Mrs. Tyson’s weakness so he easily got the job done. In an hour we were at the shops looking at the clothes.

Me: you seriously need to get some lives you two. You can’t be stuck here babysitting the house and children. I mean what do you know maybe while you are here being the perfect wives, your husbands are out there with some more interesting girls because you are boring.

I quickly held my mouth… that sounded better and less disrespectful in my head. I exchanged glances and looked at me with a shock.

Me: I am sorry… I did not think that through.
Rena: my mother in law is Mrs. Tyson do you think his son would cheat on his wife.
Me: no offence but if I was him… I would have long eyed another pretty girl out there… I mean what’s stooping them they don’t spend the whole day with mother in law.
Chloe: my man would never cheat on me
Me: My dear all I am saying is… your husband’s work for you… you have so much money on your accounts why not hire a nanny, a chef and some few cleaners… avoid doing laundry with your own hands and deliver your clothes to a launderette… hire some tutors for you children and go out more often.

When I was done talking they looked at me with stunned faces like I just narrated a horror story.
Me: what?

Rena: why do you act as if you don’t know what it means to be a wife… those are your responsibilities, you are married Trisha
Me: I know I am married ladies but being married does not mean killing your social life you ladies are just… too 1980.
Chloe: our husbands love us like that
Me: are you sure? And even if they do… Are you happy? I mean… surely you grew up with a dream

Rena: forget dreams this is reality
Me: hey my dream was to become a lawyer and guess what… I am a lawyer.
Chloe: you are fortunate Trisha… we are very different.
Me: what’s so different about us?
Rena: well first of all we don’t come from rich families, you are the first daughter in law that comes from a rich family I guess that’s why mother accepts your childish acts.
Chloe: yes and you are still very young.
Me: hey, I am not childish I am actually more matured for a 20 year old. I mean last yeah I was 19…

I took a deep breath as I realized how much everything had changed in such a short period of time.

Me: and I definitely didn’t think I would be here at this moment. May I ask what you wanted to be when you were not married?
I turned to move to the lingerie section.

Rena: well… It doesn’t hurt to dream does it? (Slight laugh) I have always thought of myself as a florist… you know growing flowers and selling them to people… I have always wanted to have a big garden that is colorful.

Me: oh my… Rena, that is beautiful, why didn’t you do that?

Rena: you are really asking me that question?
Me: ok… I guess it has to do with your marriage.

Rena: yes

Me: what about you Chloe?
Chloe: I have always wanted to be a writer
Me: a writer

Chloe: yes… I used to write romantic fictional novels.
Me: oh my god, why did you stop
Chloe: I haven’t really stopped I just do it for fun and keep them hidden in a closet. (Laughs)
Me: a closet? That means you write on books using a pen

Chloe: yes
Me: why don’t you type on a computer or a laptop?

Chloe: I don’t have one
Me: don’t say it… mother in law does not agree for you guys to have laptops
They exchanged glances and laughed.
Chloe: no Trisha… I just haven’t thought about typing my stories.

Me: well you should… and you should give me one of your stories to read… I bet you are good at it.

Chloe: oh well… i can’t judge myself
Me: hey ladies, do you think mother in law once had a dream… and if she did what would it be?