Mr Gordon drives inside the Company carport. He open the car door and stuck a foot out of the car. He peep through the mirror, eye searching for Melanie but he couldn't see her anywhere outside the company.‘Did she leave already?’ he thought, his eyes roaming around, searching for her one more time before deciding to put a call across to her.“Shit!” he cursed under his breath, “Did she hail a cab?” He arches his brows. “That doesn't make any sense.” He sighs. He rests his head on the backrest.“Or is she still busy with work?” He flung his eyes open at the thought of Melanie working an extra hour. “I swear I'm so going to sue uncle if he dares stress her.” He spat angrily. It's just her first day, why would he throw a bunch of tasks at her?He hasn't called his uncle in age, and he never thought he would be calling him anytime soon, but there he is, dialling his uncle's line.“Yes, Dad. Good afternoon.” He greets his uncle with gritted teeth.“Son! How are you? Have you closed for to
Kayla stops the engine when they get to the front of the mansion. She notifies Melanie that she will be coming in, next time.“Are you sure you will be visiting me here?” Melanie arch her brows, she knew her friend like the back of her palm. Kayla is invariably busy that she wonders if she can spare time to visit her. “Have I ever made an erroneous promise to you in the past?” Kayla ask with her mouth flung open.“Nah,” Melanie giggles, hitching the back of her neck. “I’m just asking to be sure, you know, you are a cop and you are always busy.” she laughs at herself.“Nonsense! I'm never busy when it comes to you. I'm sure you know that.” Kayla glares hard at her.“Hey, don't give me that face. I'm just stating what I know.” Melanie laugh widely making Kayla wiggle her mouth at her.“You are stating rubbish.” They both laugh.“Drive safely,” Melanie says, stepping down from the car.“My regards to your crush.” Kayla winks and Melanie hide her face away from her.She waves at Kayla, th
Melanie eat her food silently, she curse them both under her breath as they left her all by herself. She decided to tease Archie so she stretch her hand and pick meat from his plate.Archie groans and picks two from her plate. Melanie gasp loudly grasping the attention of Mr Gordon.“Why did you take two types of meat when I only take one from your plate?” Melanie hollers, she glared at Archie and he stuck out his tongue at her.“That’s what you get for stealing from me.” He laughs and Melanie stares at him in surprise.“Me? Steal?” She scoffs, “It calls taking not stealing. I took it not steal it.” She snaps at him.“Yeah, whatever.” Archie laugh. “Name it whatever you want.” He mutters.“Then I'm going to take everything from you.” Mr grabs his plate and put it in her front.“That’s worst than stealing.” Archie laughs, stands up and jumps on her back.“Hey, what are you doing?” Melanie yells, laughing as she hit him lightly on his back.Mr Gordon drops his spoon, stands up from his
Melanie is not expecting the question. She wonder if he went to pick her up after she left. The look on his face tells that he knew she left with someone but doesn't know who.“My friend, Kayla picked me up.” She let out truthfully. “She took me to my old apartment, that was the reason why I came home late.” She says with a soft smile.“I didn't know. I'm sorry.” Mr Gordon mutter lowly, he releases his hand from her shoulder and slowly looks away from her.“I have no idea of what happened, I thought you went with someone else so I resent you for leaving without me.” He sighs, and Melanie smiles at him, even though he can not see it.She understands who he is referring to and she wonders what is wrong with her riding inside Andy's car. “I didn't even see him before leaving. It wasn't him.” She laughs and pulls his hand so he can face her.“Hey,” Mr Gordon yells. “Don’t laugh, it's not funny.” He groans and pulls her for a hug.Melanie smile, this man can be a baby. “Were you worried ab
The bell chimes for the end of classes. Archie is the first to always get out of class since he has no friends he would be waiting for. Don't get it wrong, Archie is the elite of his class and everyone would obliterate to be his friend but he chooses not to mingle with any of his classmates.Archie shove his books inside the backpack and flung them over his shoulders.Archie stands up from his seat, grabs his ball pen and shoves it into his pant pocket. He checks his locker to see if he forget anything. After he is sure that he has packed everything, he nods and strides towards the exit.“Hey, can you wait up? Let's heed out together.” Travis, his seatmate, tries calling out to him but Archie is far from listening to his words. He strides out of the class and heeds to the hallway that leads outside.He halts walking and slips out his phone from the backpack. He resumes walking and operating his phone with his face glued to the phone.Not operating the phone in the hallway, he is well
“Hey,” Melanie laugh, “shall we head home already?” she yells out to Archie who wouldn't stop riding on a rollercoaster.Melanie has been hidden behind a pillar since they got to the amusement park. She didn't know that she has become so popular already since she started modelling for the brand.They met with people of different ages trying to take pictures with her, while some requested autographs. She has been doing that since they got there and she couldn't go play with Archie.“Hold on for a second!” Archie whines like an electric motor.“Oh, Lord!” Melanie sighs, she loses the kerchief on her head and begins to use it to fan herself.“It’s so hot here I need to take some fresh air.” she groans and stays still on the long bench.“Hi.” comes a greeting from a teenage girl in a purple sports outfit.Melanie move her gaze from Archie to the fragile voice beside her. “Hello, pretty girl.” she smiles at the girl that is sitting beside her on the bench.“You’re the lady from the Star ch
The next morning, The coldness of the morning could make everyone choose to stay indoors. The chilliness of the atmosphere makes it obvious why the thick fur Melanie modelled is out of stock.Running down the gigantic stairs is Melanie, she races down the stairs and bid Mr Gordon goodbye without looking at him.She had told him the previous night that she will be leaving home very early the following morning. She had a shot and he told her not to worry about breakfast and that he would do it.Melanie is the first person to head out of the house since she has to make it early to the office. She adjusts her black thick fur coat over her black pencil skirt and a green slit top. Her silver heels make a click sound as they make contact with the gunk floor.She clutches tight at her purse and takes in her bottom lips. She is fucking cold and she needs to get to the office as fast as possible so she can take something warm“Mine!” Mr Gordon call out to her from the front door, she halt on h
Walking to the garage hand in hand, Mr Gordon keeps on stealing glances at Melanie. She notice his constant stare at her face but she decided not to say anything.“Hey, you don't look so bright. Are you tired?” He ask with such a sweet voice that could make any lady get wet by his voice alone.“I just need rest,” Melanie reply in the same voice that would make you wonder whose voice sounds more angelic.He chuckles, he lifts her and holds her right in his arms. “What are you doing?” She cries out, hiding her rosy cheeks in his chest.He presses the control with his mouth and unlocks his car. “Carrying you to the car of course.” A smug grin covers his face as he drops her into the passenger seat.Melanie cover her cheeks, hiding her rosy cheeks.Mr Gordon walks over to the driver's seat and steps into the car. “We will stop by a restaurant and buy take-home food. You shouldn't stress yourself in the kitchen in this state.” He says seriously.She giggles and the sound makes his second m
TWO WEEKS LATERMelanie got discharged from the hospital a week earlier, she has been told by Alfred everything that happened that night and what happened after.She cried bitterly after hearing that her only friend, Kayla lost her life in the fight.Today, she choose to spend her day with her friend and let her know how much she misses her.The car pulls to a halt at the front gate of the police cemetery. Melanie opens the door before Alfred could get the door for her. She adjusts her sunglasses and steps down from the car.She walks over to the back seat and fetches a box. Alfred walks over to her and takes the box from her, guarding her to where Kayla’s body was lying to rest.Getting there, Melanie bursts into tears as she sees the burial stone of her dear friend. She goes on her knees, wailing profusely as she caresses the name on the burial stone with her thumb.“My dear Kayla, is this you?” she grips her chest as more tears roll down her cheeks.“Idiot?!” she sniffs, wiping her
A MONTH LATERMelanie’s eyes flutter open, slowly adjusting to the bright light of the hospital room. Her sights are groggy and disoriented, trying to make sense of where she is and what had happened. Her body feels heavy and weak, her limbs moving slowly and with difficulty. As her senses return, she becomes aware of the beeping machines around her, the scent of antiseptic in the air, and the bustling activity of the medical machines around her.She turns her head sideways to see Alfred, sitting on a chair beside her bed with his back to the wall. He seemed to be asleep.Melanie smiles, seeing how cute he looks even when he's asleep.“Alfred?” she calls out to him, her voice so low that she could not hear her own voice.Since she finds it hard to talk, she presses a button beside her bed which makes a loud noise.Alfred jerks up and rushed up to her, he seems shocked to see her staring at him with a smile on her face.“Melanie? You're awake?” Alfred gasps, he goes on his knees and w
“March?!” Kayla laughs wildly, she grabs hold of the pillar and pulls herself up. She staggered and chuckles lightly. She rests her palm on the wall to steady herself.March stands there, watching Kayla like she's in a movie. She doesn't understand why Kayla's laughing so hard, even though she just got shot in her thigh.“You…?” Kayla burst into a pearl of laughter, tears roll down the break of her eyes and she hastily wipes them off. “What is the meaning of this, detective?” she looks everywhere for her gun, but it is too dark that she couldn't see where she had dropped it.March scoff, she find it insulting to be called that title after all she's been doing.“Detective? Yes!” March grin, “Currently? Nope!” she beams as if what she's saying makes any sense to her, she tilts her head and puffs out air.“I got fired!” she whines, rubbing the bottom of the gun on her head. “After all the excellent work that I did, it only took one scheme from my colleagues to get me fired!” she scoffed
Eerie silent take over the room as they stare at Kayla in shock. “What the fuck are you doing here?” Harley gasp, her hold on Granny Vera tighten, piercing her nails into her rough skin.The old woman’s whimpers which make Kayla bite her lips in anger.“Huh, what do you mean by that? you held my friend and her family hostage, it's natural that I should be here to take them, don't you agree with me?” Kayla replies with a shrug, her aim on the trigger tightening as she gives Mia a dark stare from the corner of her eyes.Mia runs her hands through her hair. “Shit, you caused this. Why the hell did you let your little cousin get involved?” She stumps her foot on the floor, sending Harley a death glare. She grabs Melanie from the floor, her palms curling around Melanie's neck and presses her neck until her fingers leave an imprint on her skin. She spits on Melanie’s face and pushes her to the wall.Melanie whimper as soon as her head collided with the wall. She groans in pain and quickly c
“Miss Officer, I think Mom is in danger.” Archie cries out, he hugs Kayla tightly, ruining her shirt with his tears.Kayla put her hand on his back, rubbing her hand on his back, trying to calm him down. “Hey, I don't know how you get to know about this but that's why we’re here, we are here for her and we will do everything to get her out of there.” Kayla exhales heavily, she releases Archie from the brief hug and stares deep into his eyes.“What’s going on, do you know what happened to her?” Archie whispered, his brown eyes staring deep into Kayla’s forest green eyes, searching for an answer from her eyes.“Um, I kind of know what happened and I think I could sort everything out if you quietly stay here and wait here for us.” Kayla clears her throat, she takes a few steps backwards but Archie grabs her hand and she arches her brows. “What? Don't you want to stay here?” she asks, wondering why he's holding her hand when he ought to hop into the car.“I can't stay here, I want to go
Alfred cries bitterly while listening to the confession Mia and Harley were making, through the bug. Kayla smirked and tighten her grip on the steering wheel. None of them could believe that their closest person was the one behind everything.“Who would think my cousin could do such a thing!” Kayla laughs in amusement. Right now all she's feeling is rage.“Kayla, I trusted her with everything. I've loved and adored her all these years and I never for once had the thought that she might be behind her death. She always talked about Selena with a smile on her face.” Alfred sobs quietly, clutching tight at his phone in his hand.“Mia too?! I never thought someone that I took as my sister would plant my death because of a mere fortune, why?” he ask no one in particular. “If she should have sat me down and narrated everything to me, I would have told my uncle to forget about giving me anything, I've had enough, I don't need any of my father's properties, I should have told them to take eve
Melanie's p.o.v“Hello, my dear, Melanie!” a cheerful, yet deadly voice says my name by the door, followed by a pair of legs walking in.I glance at the door and the sight before me left my mouth hanging open in shock.I feel a sickening chill run through my body and blood draining from my system as I drop to my knees from the shock of what I'm seeing. “You!” I scream in terror as I watch Harley enter the room with my baby, Skye in her grips.“What are you doing here with my child, Harley?” I yell, I try breaking free and run up to save my child from these demons, but again, I couldn't break free from the rope that tied me down to the iron chair.“Relax baby girl, nothing is going to happen to your family, only if you do what we want,” Harley smirks down at me and I feel the urge to punch her in the face.Terror is visible on my baby's face, she's afraid of the scene before her and fears they might do something to her if I let her remain in their possession. The tears on her face call
Melanie woke up to the sound of a heavy booth thumping on the floor, she groans and opens her eyes only to meet with blurry faces in the room. She tries moving her hands but she feels her hands have been tied to her back.“Ahh,” she groans. Shaking her head to steady her vision but it seems impossible.“Guess someone is finally awake after being asleep for over an hour.” A voice chuckles beside her which makes her almost jump from her seat.Melanie twirl her face to where the voice is coming from, she could swear she has heard that voice before but she doesn't remember where.“Who… Who are you?” She grumbles and then a bucket of chill water was poured on her head from the back, the water dripping down from her head to her toes.Melanie shiver as her vision become clear and her eyes met with the clear face of the lady in front of her. “Mia Gordon!” she gasps in shock, moving back a little on her seat which makes the iron chair make an awful noise.“Yes,” Mia chuckle standing up from th
It has been a while since Melanie left the house to get groceries at the nearby store. Archie who has been waiting outside for her return gets tired of waiting and decides to go look for her at the store.He walks into the living room to see Granny Vera pacing to and fro in the living room. Archie moves his gaze to the couch to see Skye sleeping soundly on the couch. He carefully walks up to Granny Vera in an attempt to not wake the girl up from sleep.“Granny Vera, didn't you say the store is just a stone's throw from here?” he ask the poor woman who has been worried sick about her daughter, who has went to get groceries exactly an hour ago.“Yes, the store is just a few blocks away from here and she ought to have gotten back by now.” She replies, her voice breaks due to how cold she feels.“Oh,” Archie sighs for the nth time. “Have you tried calling her? I call her here and she's not picking up,” he complains, showing his phone to the woman.“I tried calling, but her line was not r