The atmosphere was tensed and hushed that the sound of a pin on the floor would easily be heard. Richard gazed intently at the man sitting opposite him, peering intently into his eyes and wiping off the beads of sweats that formed on his forehead.“Why are you showing me a video between two ladies who were seemingly having fun?” James, a detective with glasses on, asked, wearing a frown and scrunching his brows.Richard sighed deeply. He honestly had no idea of what he was doing at the moment. The moment he thought of verifying the video, the first person who came to his mine was James, his excellent friend in the city of Madison.“I just need you to confirm if it’s authentic. I really want to know if that really happened or not”, Richard explained, with his heart beating out of his chest.James scoffed and passed the phone over to him. He was clearly shocked and didn’t believe his ears.“I’m a detective whose job is to unravel crimes, not an editor who can point out a manipulated vi
Barbara slowly rolled on the bed in frustration as the constant blares from her phone disturbed her once peaceful sleep. She was so frustrated, she’d been so stressed the previous day and having to wake up, not to an alarm but the sound of a blaring phone, just frustrated her even more.“Who the heck could it be?” She asked herself as she sleepily covered her head with her pillow before groaning and then getting up. She took her phone and stared at the caller and on seeing who it was, she knew it had to be important and by important, she knew what it entailed, and immediately she realized what it entailed, her eyes immediately opened and every atom of sleepiness disappeared.“What’s up?” She asked as she placed the phone on her ear, she needed to know the updates. “Thanks” she muttered as she quickly hung up and put the phone back on the table beside her bed before rushing out of bed. She didn’t even care to dress her bed or anything before running into the bathroom to get freshened
“Is she in there?” Barbara asked a familiar man. He was the same man who’d hit Emily on the head twice. He nodded, and she smiled to herself before walking into the room right after twisting the knob of the door. As she walked in, her goons also walked in with her, and they immediately went to Emily and dragged the child from her, which caused her to scream.“My baby!” She yelled, and they took the baby to Barbara, who had a smile on her face as she stared at the baby. It was such a cute child! Emily immediately got up and rushed to get her child back, but was pushed away by the goons, and she fell to the ground so fiercely that she got injured badly and tears steamed down her cheeks.“Give my baby back” she said as she got up and made to go to Barbara who was acting like there was no one in the room apart from herself and the child. Emily struggled to get to her child, the goons held her back, giving her slaps, and it wasn’t until Emily screamed, “let go of me!” That Barbara had re
As she paced the road, she couldn’t help but let tears stream down her cheeks. The past days had been her worst, yet she had to bear it. How stupid of her to think that she would be able to defeat someone as powerful as Barbara and get her child back. Feeling weak, stressed and won out, she walked to a bench out and collapsed on it as tears streamed down her cheeks. Her life had become a total mess in the past few days, she had no job, house, or even food, and she was surprised she could still walk on her own two feet after having being malnourished for days. She sighed as memories of what had happened a few days back flooded her brain and she could remember how her child had been taken from her. She vividly remembered how Barbara had successfully taken her child from her, but even though it hurt her very much, she couldn’t tell if that was the worst amount of pain she’d felt. Likewise, she couldn’t help but compare it with the pain Richard had caused her when he refused to help he
“Congratulations, sweet Barbara!” A young lady in her early twenties said amidst giggles, carrying the baby in her arms and laughing aloud in excitement.Richard felt his ears twist and his stomach churning. That morning had been the most terrible for him as he witnessed the presence of Barbara’s friends and colleagues who she had informed that she just had a child.He recalled the look of betrayal on Emily’s face and, for another time, his heart dropped.“Would she ever forgive me”, he thought silently as his heart ached. Inasmuch as he promised never to hurt her; he kept hurting her every single day.“He is so cute! And he has his father’s face”, another lady commented as she gazed intently at the little baby’s face.Again, Richard sighed. Richard had no idea of why he was currently sitting in the living room together with Barbara, listening to the numerous lies she fed her guests and watching people congratulate her for having a child who is not hers. It was sickening, and to rec
“There would be nothing of such!” Richard said defiantly as he walked into the room in fury, with Barbara trailing behind him.Barbara’s face was hot with rage as she walked behind Richard, who was boiling as a result of the statement she had made.“Richard! We need to do this. I mean, I’m Barbara and you know what the world would be expecting of me”, Barbara replied abruptly as she grabbed him on the wrist.Richard flinched the moment her hands touched his bare skin.“Never touch your filthy hands on me!” He warned with a dead glare.“Later today, I would start making plans. It’s going to be a big ball where the people of class can celebrate with us! Many other people did theirs, ours would not be an exception!” Barbara noted with a large scowl on her face.Richard hissed aloud, shaking his head in disbelief. He couldn’t imagine how Barbara could have such wild thoughts, even after all what she had done.“You want to have a big ball party to celebrate the child?” Richard asked with a
Emily hopped into the cab, telling the cab man where she is dropping. He nodded his head, and zoomed off. She stared at nothingness as she was feeling so suffocated at the moment. She wondered if she would meet the another woman in his house. The thought of it made her frown and down. Her heart beat loudly, that she was scared the man in front would hear the beating. She was also excited because she knows she would be seeing her child soon if it worked out. Now she wonders how he would be doing at the moment. Are they treating him well? The thought of it made her worry. The cab man was quick to notice her expression, and he asked.“Ma'am, are you okay?” The question made her jolt, as she turned her eyes to look at the cab man who was staring at her through the front view. Emily shook her head, and sighed softly.“Yes I am. Thank you sir,” she responded softly, and the man nods his head in agreement. “Okay, ma'am,”The driver took her to her destination. She paid up before hopping
“Brian, please stop this. I told you already that I’m not interested”, she said as she tried to free herself from his grip. He was holding on to her like she belonged to only him, and it made her feel uncomfortable, along with the fact that it brought her painful memories. She could recall when Richard would always come to her and act all lovey-dovey with her, but how did it end? It ended in betrayal, she lost her child, but that would not be for long, she would get her child back and at all costs. She didn’t care how long it took her to make her way back to Barbara and get revenge for what she had done.Brian had spent the night thinking of the best way to help her out. Each time he thought of giving her some money, he remembered how she had coldly told him that she was in love with Richard. It broke his heart to tiny bits and that made him recoil from helping her.However, after spending the whole night, he came up with a plan that would please not only Emily, but himself too. “Le