30th December….Bleak main mansion…. Christy woke up with herself being snuggled against something. She couldn't remember inviting anyone into her apartment, less her bedroom. She woke up fully and stared at the dope face sleeping soundly. And by the look of the room, it stated not her room. She was confused about how and what she was doing in a strange room with a strange dude. She removed Luke's hand and got down from the bed. She searched for her clothes and wore them when she found them. Her sex was not sore so there was no intimacy between her and the stranger and that was a good relief for her. She just has to hurry and leave before the dude sleeping would wake up. Luke stirred and opened his eyes. He felt Christy's side on the couch and realized that she was not there. "Where could she be?" He thought.He heard movement in the background and looked around seeking for the direction of the movement. He saw her battling to put on her trousers and wondered where
Alex did not know what to do. "But wait a minute, I thought he was back at his parent's house, why can't he call anyone to help him instead of me?" She wondered, "or is he really hopeless?" She was so confused about what to do. She loves her husband and would not want to do anything that will hurt him. Josh would not find it funny to hear she went over to Jerry's place. She dropped her phone and sat on the bed thinking. Her right hand came in contact with a paper and she picked it up. It was a note from Josh. "I am sorry, darling, for leaving you so early but something came up and it needs my attention right away. I will see you later in the morning. Bye, love."She dropped the paper and stood up, "what if I go see Jerry since Josh is not around? He would not hear anything unless I told him." She picked up her phone, "just hold on, I will be right there." She quickly typed the message and sent it to Jerry and then rushed into the bathroom to take her bath. A few minutes lat
Luke came out of the bathroom after freshening up. He had in mind to just brush his teeth but after a second thought, he decided it's good if he bathes as well. He had this smile on his face which Christy was trying to return but she could not. She felt sick to her stomach. She had to mourn the paper she lost and now, she had been called to tell by one of their neighbors that Mr. John was dead. Luke could tell something was wrong by the way she was trying to manage to smile. "Why the long face? Did something happen to you?" He asked her as he unwrapped his towel to wear his briefs. Christy looked away at the act. She didn't know how deep Luke and Mr. John's relationship was but regardless, he deserves to know. "Mr. John is dead." She dropped the bombshell. Luke chuckled at what she said, "the joke of the century, how can't he die?"He picked a shirt from his closet. Christy stared at him dumbfounded. She was not expecting him to react that way. When she heard the news, she
Josh came out thirty minutes later and saw Bianca sitting on his bed. He huffed and turned his back on her. He did not even acknowledge her and that was the least of Bianca's problems. "That's a rude way to greet your wife, don't you think so, Josh Bleak?"Josh chuckled, "in your dreams, darling, will you be married to me? I'm not single anymore so stop dreaming, someone else has taken my heart." "I am certainly aware of your marriage, my darling husband, I'm also certainly aware that you will soon be single. So I'll just have to wait for the one who is occupying my space to leave and I will have you all to myself and then Shina will have her father and her mother together," she said, stood up, flipped her hair and with a knowing smile, she left the room. Josh shook his head, "keep dreaming my dear." ********** "That paper belongs to me, how come it's in your custody?" Ander asked, not acknowledging the fact that he had found who his grandfather wa
Alex alighted from the cab and went into the building. She had not been there since Jerry left the country, for 9 years now. The building felt old and she had to think maybe his parents moved out. Though the family was a family friend to hers, at some point, Jerry's mom stopped visiting them and she had no reason to visit since her best friend was out of the country. "How time flies?" She said with a small smile on her face. She was standing in front of this large building that was more than 3 decades old. The painting was almost fading. It had seen more snow in its life yet despite how old it was, it did not lose its magnificent beauty and the fact that money was spent on it was clearly written by the interior and exterior work on it. The memories of her and Jerry playing in the background flashed through her mind and she smiled again. She knocked and waited for a few minutes and when the door was not opened, she pushed the door and it opened. She walked in and it w
Jerry saw the confusion on her face and figured out she might be wondering why his things were outside the closet. "I don't live here anymore, I am just crashing in," he explained and she nodded her head and then smiled, "that explains it but don't you think your shirt will be big for me, let me manage mine," she insisted."Alex, if you want to get something for me to eat then you have got to wear my shirt. If not, forget about it because I would not allow you to go outside looking like this. My shirts don't bite, you used to wear my clothes back then, nothing has really changed between us." Alex avoided his stares, something had changed between them. They were no longer teenagers and she was married. Things could never be the same again. But for the matter not to be dragged on longer, she agreed to wear his clothes. She just wants him to eat and then she would know if she would take him to the hospital and contact any of his relatives to come take over from where she would stop
Ander and Josh arrived in senior Bleak's room. Senior Bleak looked towards the door expecting Alex to walk through and when he did not see her, he looked at Josh who was wondering why everyone in the room had to wear a gloom on those faces. "Morning, dad and mom, good morning Grandfather," he greeted his parents and his grandfather regardless. His parents acknowledged him and Senior Bleak gave him a small smile instead. "Where is Alex?" Senior Bleak asked Josh, "She went out," he answered, wondering why they all kept asking after Alex. "Where did she go?""I don't know Grandfather, I went for a morning jog and when I returned, I did see her only saw a note she left saying she has got something urgent to do and when I tried phoning, she did not pick up." "Josh, your wife left without you knowing her whereabouts and you are here looking comfortable. Well, it might interest you to know that your wife is your cousin."Josh Chuckled at his grandfather's last statement. It was
"Finally, I got to see my grandson," Luke heard behind him and turned to behold an older version of ZICO. Indeed blood never lies. Though the place was dark, he could still make out what the man before him looked like. "Who are you?" Luke asked, pretending not to know him. "Why be so daft? I know your father did not mention me to you, I understand but you see, I did not die as your grandfather wanted. Someone saved me and for that, I have to hide away from your grandfather because if he gets to know that I live, he will come after me. I am sure he killed your father," William said as the victim he was not. Luke cursed in his mind. These two people had planned to use him by emotionally blackmailing him. They wanted to manipulate him into thinking that Senior Bleak was the devil when it was obvious his supposed father and grandfather were. He had been thankful that he heard the voice note yesterday, if not he would still think that his grandfather was the one behind the whole th