Novels by Pearl Mampetlana

TAY8 years later.I massage my forehead as Jordan keeps talking, I have been in this meeting for an hour now and all I want is for it to end and catch a break. Running a company is no joke and I still have no fucking idea why I didn’t hire a CEO and stay at home.“The hotel in Limpopo needs….” A phone rings interrupts Jordan. “I said no fucking phones in the board room!”“Sir, it’s yours.” One speaks.“Oh,” I clear my throat and answer my phone.“Yes?”“Can I speak to Mr.Tay Payne?” a feminine voice requests.“Speaking.”“This is the principle; your son was involved in a fight. I would like to discuss his behaviour with you.”“I will be there in 30 minutes.” I hang up.“Let me know what decision you guys reach, I have somewhere to be.” I grab my car keys and walk out.Noah has been acting out lately and I don’t know what to do with him or what he is going through, is his adolescence stage at 8 years or what. Olivia babies him too much and I think that made him like this. Ten min

TAYTwo days have passed by as a blur and Olivia hasn't woken up, but I have a feeling she will soon. I have spent most of my time with the twins. Nate is back and now we are just waiting for Olivia to wake up. Everyone loves the twins, and I couldn't be any happier."She will wake up man," a voice says, and I turn my head in Nate's direction and nod. I continue to rub my thumb on her hand."I know," I say and yawn. I haven't gotten any proper sleep for the past 2 days and now it is taking a toll on me."I am going to get something to eat, do you want something?" Nate asks."Just coffee," he nods and walks out. I place my head on the small space on the bed and soon sleep takes over.OLIVIAMy whole body hurts, that's the first thing I feel. I struggle to open my eyes but minutes later I manage to open them. I try to move up, but pain shoots me back down and I groan. I have no idea where I am, and I'm confused as hell. I look around the room and realization hit me that I am in a ho

TAY7 months later.7 months have passed, and Olivia is still in a coma. I might be sad that she is still in a coma, but I am proud of her and her work. Her book has hit the top-selling books and she is on the list of bestselling author and now people in other countries know her and her series too. I just wish she would wake up and see the success of her books. Her fans are wishing her a good recovery and it still amazes me every time I read their messages. I have spent the last 3 months reading All roads lead to love for Olivia and playing audios of her to our twins hoping that they will at least hear their mother's voice.Nora and I went to get baby shopping for the twins a few weeks back since we got to know the gender. Joe is still not keen on me choosing all three of them to be saved and he doesn't talk to me much anymore. James has been monitoring Olivia for the past months and has warned us that something can go wrong anytime, and they would have to operate so we have to be re

NATE5 months later,I have always been the relaxed one in the family and now was the time to make everyone smile. Ever since sister-in-law has been in a coma, I haven't seen Tay smile or laugh. 5 months have passed, and my brother looks like a living zombie. If he isn't in the hospital, he is drowning himself in work and I am afraid he will go back to his old self if sister-in-law doesn't wake up. Even though I miss her smile, I miss messing with her too."Where the hell are you taking me?" Tay groans as I continue to drag him."It's a surprise," I say and open the door to the spare room."Surprise!" Andrew, Future, Rachel, and little Eric who doesn't even have a clue what is going on cheer."What's going on?" Tay asks, looking around the empty room and six buckets of paint on the floor."We thought it would be fun if we painted a room for the twins. Since we don't know the genders yet, we bought white," I explained and waited."Of course, if you don't want—" he cuts off my ram

TAY1 month later.One month has passed and nothing has changed. Olivia is still the same, in a coma. She is not showing yet and I have spent every day with her, day in and night. Sometimes I forget what day it is. I have tried everything I have read online to try to get her to wake up, but nothing worked so far. James said she will wake up when she is ready which frustrates me because I am longing for that beautiful smile of hers. One month without her feels like a nightmare straight from a movie. All I do is shower and come back to the hospital. Our house in Cape Town is busy getting built and I know she will be happy with it when she wakes up.Nate got an apartment with Rachel a few days ago. As much as I wanted to be happy for him, my mind is somewhere else. Andrew and Future are also doing well, and Eric is turning out to be a good boy. Nora is a mess like me. She also spends most of her days here with me. Olivia is like a daughter to her, and she is afraid of losing her like s

TAYEverything in me felt like it was burning, like my insides were burning at the sight of Olivia's unconscious body in my arms. I don't even know if she is unconscious or dead. "Tay let the paramedics help her?" a voice says but it sounds too far away. The only thing in my mind right now is Olivia. I don't know how long I have been holding her, I just don't want her to slip out of my hands. It feels like the moment she does I will never see her again and that scares the shit out of me."Come, brother," two arms grab me, and Olivia gets taken away from me."She is in safe hands," a voice says, and we walk out of the building. I get at the back of the ambulance with Olivia and paramedics."Female, she looks like she is in her early twenties, one gunshot to the torso, and lost a lot of blood," a guy tells someone at the other side of the phone, and I continue to hold Olivia's hand. "Yes, she is in critical condition," the guy keeps talking and I try my best not to snap at him. I