36:26 A Chase Encounter

36:26 A Chase Encounter

last updateLast Updated : 2021-04-28
By:  Tomisin AyoadeOngoing
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Brian Chase grew up to become a cocky, hot, and formidable being who has been in love with Jayda since his teenage years, a woman who is a decade older than him. Although he ran away from her home never to return, he has no idea that they would come back together through ChaseApp (his invention).

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Chapter 1

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

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"Everything is going to be fine Brian, I'm going to drive you back home so you can stay with Lucy ok?" Jayda said, trying to soothe little Brian from thinking the worst of their current situation. 

"No, I want to stay here Godmother," He said, firmly. 

Jayda exhaled a deep breath and just simply pulled him into a tight embrace. 

"Everything is going to be fine okay?" She assured  

Brian although far too young, understands life way better than an adult and it's mostly because he learned to appreciate life from the moment he could say 'mom'. 

"Are they going to die?" He asked, his voice trembling with uncertainty. 

"No, I promise they won't. God would never take them away from you" 

Even Jayda wasn't so sure but she was willing to say anything to keep the nine-year-old sane. 

"Did you talk to him?" He asked slowly pulling away from the hug. His eyes looked like a deep blue ocean trapped in a glass.

"Every second sweetheart" she gave him a kissed on the centre of his eyebrows. 

"I want to talk to him too," He said

"Sure you can" Her cell phone began to ring "give me a minute"

She took a few steps from the little boy to receive her boyfriend's call. 

"Hi, how's Lucy?" She asked. 

"She's fine. How's Kyle and Adeline?" 

"It's bad Donnie, I couldn't break the dire situation to Brian. I tried to persuade him to come over but he wouldn't even budge. They're still in the O-R" 

"What are the chances?" 

"There could be a severe head injury from the tumbling."  She said, her hands trembling from the fear of losing her best friends. 

"I wish I could be there" 

"Just take care of Lucy, I'll be back after the surgery and they're stable" 

"You ate?" 

"I can't even stomach my saliva and poor Brian wouldn't eat anything" 

A little twirl made Jayda see the Doctor exit the Operation room. 

"I gotta go, Doc is here" 

"You take care J, I love you." He said 

"I love you too" she hung up and hurried to where the Doctor stood. 

"The operation went successfully but they are not out of danger yet, we still need to conduct more internal tests to be sure nothing has been missed" 

"Thank you so much Doctor, can we see them?" She asked while Brian gripped on to her fingers tightly. 

"I suggest you come back tomorrow morning, you both need to rest" He bent down to meet Brian's height. 

"You are one tough dude" He complimented before leaving the both of them in the long and empty hallway. 

"Mommy and Daddy are going to be fine and the Doctor is right, you need to rest. We'll be back as early as possible in the morning" 

He was hesitant as though some kind of force was pulling him to stay back but deep down he knows better. 

He gave her a nod and together they exit the hallway. 

They arrived at Jayda's home half an hour later to meet Lucy asleep in the arms of Donnie her father. 

"Hey Don" Jayda whispered trying not to wake her sleeping beauty up. 

"How did it go?" Donnie asked

"They're stable at the moment and more tests will be conducted once they're out of anaesthesia" 

"Hey buddy, come here" He signalled for Brian to come over which he did. 

"Your parents are going to be fine ok?" 

He returned with a nod. 

"I'll sleep on the couch, you can sleep with Lucy in our bedroom so Brian can take Lucy's" 

"No, I don't want to sleep alone. I want to be with you Godmother" He pleaded and they couldn't say no.

"Ok sweetheart" to Donnie "you can sleep in our room, we'll be in Lucy's" 

Donnie properly lifted Lucy on his shoulder and went up the stairs with Jayda and Brian following behind. 

TWO HOURS LATER. 

Jayda stepped out of the house to join Donnie who is seated on a rocking chair at the porch with a cigarette in hand. 

"He finally slept," she said, taking a seat beside Donnie. 

The duo had met during their final year in high school with Adeline as the trio and eventually Kyle as the quartet. They all came out of families that didn't have much or no finance. Adeline grew up in the orphanage and attended the community public high school where she met Jayda whose parents are also dead and was leaving with her grandma before shamefully getting pregnant with three years old Lucy and kicked out of granny's house who later died a year after. Jayda still carries the guilt of not being able to settle the differences they had before her death. Like Jayda, Adeline who is a year older was raped at the age of eleven by her first foster dad who was later paedophile convicted got pregnant out of wedlock with Brian before meeting Kyle, the love of her life. 

Kyle and Donnie both high school dropouts are the hood's sweet boys. Easygoing, caring, super nice and every girl's dream. They both work in a car repair shop and hell-bent on providing a convenient life for their sweethearts and children. A life they never had.

"Give me that" She collected the cigarette from his hand and began to puff. 

"Kyle was drinking" He suddenly confessed 

"What!" She said while trying to keep her voice on the lowest tone. 

"He was drinking?" She asked

"Yes. He seemed to be caught up in some sort of deep thought and I suggested he wait for me to finish so I can drive him to pick Adeline from work and Brian from school but next thing I knew he already drove off" 

"How could he do that?!" She looked up at the ceiling "I'm so disappointed" 

"I'm sorry I let you down" He apologized 

Her cell phone began to ring.

"It's the hospital" she picked immediately. 

"Hello" She gasped in shock and abruptly stood up "I'll be there right away" 

"What happened?" Donnie asked after she hung up. 

"It's Adeline, she went into shock. I have to go" 

"I'm coming with" 

"What about the children?" She asked 

"I'll take them to the neighbour's house"

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it is very tempting romance
2021-04-03 17:51:22
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Monique Gomez-Tromp
Thank you for the update
2021-04-02 06:15:03
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I am hooked, hope you are planning on updating on a regular basis. Still pending on your other works of art.
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24 Chapters
Chapter 1
Chapter 1Before "Everything is going to be fine Brian, I'm going to drive you back home so you can stay with Lucy ok?" Jayda said, trying to soothe little Brian from thinking the worst of their current situation. "No, I want to stay here Godmother," He said, firmly. Jayda exhaled a deep breath and just simply pulled him into a tight embrace. "Everything is going to be fine okay?" She assured  Brian although far too young, understands life way better than an adult and it's mostly because he learned to appreciate life from the moment he could say 'mom'. "Are they going to die?" He asked, his voice trembling with uncertainty. "No, I promise they won't. God would never take them away from you" Even Jayda wasn't so sure but she was willing to say anything to keep the nine-year-old san
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Chapter 2
Chapter 2 "I am so sorry, we lost her" The Doctor announced after he came out from Adeline's ward. Jayda could feel her chest sinking and thankfully Donnie was there to catch her from falling flat on the floor. "Oh my God," She said under her breath "Donnie, they lost her, What am I going to say to Brian? How am I going to tell him his mother is dead?" She was intentionally trying to conceal her pain.Tears welled up her eyes as Donnie pulled her into a tight hug. "I'm so sorry J," He said, stroking the length of her hair as she sniffled in silence. TWO YEARS LATER It's Lucy's fifth birthday party and their place was as usual crowded with children from the neighbourhood. It's an outdoor event in the front yard with round tables and chairs coupled with balloons and other decorations. Jay
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Chapter 3
Chapter 3 PRESENT DAYNineteen years old Lucy squealed into the living in excitement with a sheet of paper in her hand. "Mom!" She screamed into the hands of her curious mother and handed her the piece of paper. "Dear Applicant," Jayda starts to read. "The faculty of Film and Television business wish to congratulate you on your successful enrollment and admission into TISCH of the arts at our great academy. The entire board of the New York University welcome you into this new chapter...and a splendid academic experience" "Congratulations sweetie, I am so proud of you my darling" Jayda gave her a tight squeeze. "I miss you already" "Minnesota to New York is just two and a half hours Mom you can always catch a flight if you miss me too much," Lucy said still in the spirit of excitement. 
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Chapter 4
Chapter 4Jayda looked out the window lost in her thoughts. She unconsciously wiped the steam that fogged the window. She's thinking about Brian for the umpteenth time today. All she wants to know is if he's doing well or alive and the thought of not knowing anything kills her.  She's also aware that if Brian wanted to be found he would have come back to the house. He knows where to find her unlike she who doesn't know where he is. Her mind also wandered to Lucy who is leaving for New York in a matter of days. Jayda had contemplated moving to New York but the obvious truth is that she can't afford to live in the luxurious city. It's bad enough she's spending so much on Lucy's tuition thanks to her life savings for saving the day, the best she can do is to lodge in a cheap hotel when visiting her daughter. On another note, Lucy leaving meant she'll have time for herself and who knows, maybe she can finall
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Chapter 5
Chapter 5 Khloé hurried into Brian's office. "I am so sorry Brian, I didn't know how it happened " I don't care how it happened, it's the level of your incompetence I have a problem with," Brian said as he scanned through the screen of the laptop in front of him. "It won't happen again, I swear. Please don't take Lucy away from me" She begged"It's too late to apologize" "This is the first and last occurrence""You don't get it, do you?" He suddenly stood up from his chair. "Something bad could have happened to Isabelle if she didn't meet the person who brought her back." Brian feared the worst might have happened the moment he received Khloé's call earlier. "You can do anything to get back at me but please don't take the custody of our child away from me" She walked c
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Chapter 6
Chapter 6 "OMG Mom!" Lucy said over the phone as Jayda walked into her living from outside. She'd been talking to the sheriff over last night's encounter with the other neighbours and the police department have assured the residents that there will be two patrol vehicle stationed in the area for the time being. "It's been taken care of so I don't think they'll be coming back," Jayda said as she made for the couch. "But still, you need to move out of that house" Lucy suggested. "You know I can't" "Why? Because it's grandma's house?" "That and the fact that your schooling needs all the finance I can get" "Well mom you don't need to overthink your pretty head about that because Keira and I got a part-time job to model for some app and the pay is a mouthful" "No no mo" Jayda immediately opposed the idea. "
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Chapter 7
Chapter 7Jayda giggled like a toddler at ice cream when she and Shawn made their exit out of the cinema. They just finished watching the latest horror film titled 'forgotten and instead of coming out with a rather intense expression, the duo laughed their way to the parking lot. "So where are we going next?" Jayda asked as Shawn put the car in motion unto the express. "I was thinking of dinner" he said. "I'm quite full from the popcorn and Soda" "How about a walk in Glover?" He suggested. Jayda had heard of the new park in town but has not had the opportunity to visit the place even though she'd heard a lot of awesome reviews from the people in Ely. "That'd be great," She said. They arrived in the park in half an hour and since there wasn't much to do because most of the vendors have closed for the day, Sha
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Chapter 8
Chapter 8"Where's the new commercial clip?" Brian said while flipping through the pages of the folder in his hand. "We are yet to shortlist the candidates.." The fidgeting thirty-something years old creative director managed to say even amid stammer. People working under Brian always find talking to him intimidating and somewhat scary. It's hard to share the same space with his arrogant and rude attitude. "You're fired," He said without flinching. "Sir?" She questioned in disbelief. "Are you deaf? I said you're fired! I can't have incompetent people working in my company" he didn't look at the poor lady, not even as little as a wink. Just as soon as she walked out of his office, Khloé walks in majestically while strutting her curves in the perfect motion. "Hey baby" she greeted before taking her seat. 
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Chapter 9
Chapter 9 A few weeks later.Lucy walked into ChaseApp headquarters alongside Keisha for their callback interview with the brand. The duo had applied a week ago to model in a commercial much to the fact that one appearance costs so much more than the regular coffee shop attendant job they'd been doing secretly to help lift the burden a bit off their parents.  Both girls gawked at the enormous elegance of wealth and class that littered the ground floor. There was so much professionalism in how the ladies who worked there walked and talked. They weren't dressed corporately. Some even wore shorts that went as far as the curve of their butts but their carriage is classy as hell.  "Wow. Pinch me Keisha" Lucy said trying to get out of what she thinks could be a dream. They'd researched the company ahead of their interview but the pictures didn't do the building justice. I
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Chapter 10
Chapter 10Both girls screamed out of the ChaseApp building after being among the five models picked for the commercial that was later said would continue during the final casting. "Do you think if the President was seated, we would have been given the spot? I mean, considering what happened in the morning" "We didn't do anything wrong! What makes you think we did? We were just talking. He seriously can't be that bad" "Have you heard of this man!" They both walked down the walkway to catch the bus heading their way.********"There's something I need to tell you," Shawn said, as he arrived with Jayda under her porch. "Some time ago before I met you, I had plans of transferring to NYPD for the sake of my daughter so that I can be close to her instead of having her travel down here once a while" He paused a bit before con
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