PARISWhen I was done for the day, I got on my bicycle and began my journey back home. I did my best to avoid Brad because I was afraid of the attention he was giving to me and the way he made me feel.No one had given me that much attention since I was born. My life had always been that way. My mom had me out of wedlock and I never knew my dad. She believed I ruined her life so she always took out her anger on me.She did not fail to remind me of how ugly I looked and how much she hated me. Nevertheless, I loved her because she was the only family I knew. Her elder sister, who visited us once in a while hated my face as well and always told my mum I was an embarrassment to their family since they were all good-looking."She took after her chubby and ugly father," my mom would always say. One day, I came back from school and she was gone. There was no sign of my mom because she had moved out and she left me behind. I was fourteen, and afraid of ending up in foster care because I beli
PARISI got out of Brad's car and said goodbye to him. I had just agreed to be his girlfriend and gotten my first kiss. If this was a dream, then I never wanted to wake up.I was so excited that even when I went into the house, I could not get any of my chores done. I kept replaying that special moment in my mind. Was Brad really so crazy about me? But what was it about me that he found attractive?Other than being good at my academics, I was nothing to write home about. At least I knew that for a fact. Brad made me feel special and beautiful, in a way I had never felt before. I didn't want this feeling to end, not for the rest of my life.Even when I went to work that evening, I was all smiles and kept freaking out my coworkers who always found reasons to laugh at me. For the first time in my life, someone loved and wanted me. And it wasn't just anyone, it was Brad Stanton; the hottest bad boy in my school or should I say hottest hero in my school.I could already see us going to col
PARISAfter he hugged me, Brad offered me a seat and asked if I was hungry and I told him no. How could I afford to eat at such a time? My mind was a mess and I felt like I was imagining everything. The fact that I was in Brad's house and he had hugged me seemed too good to be true to me."I'll quickly take my bath," Brad said and went into his bedroom.There weren't many items of furniture in the living room, only a table and the chair I was sitting on. Was I going to sleep on the floor? It wouldn't be the first time though, so I didn't mind. I believed Brad had already done so much for me by offering me his place to pass the night.He came out of his bedroom wearing only his boxers. I closed my eyes the moment I saw him but he laughed, "Come on, Paris, stop being so shy. I've already told you, I am your boyfriend so there's no need for us to hide anything from each other. Come inside.""Your bedroom?" I asked."Where else would I be speaking about?" He asked back. "Or do you intend
PARIS I could not understand what was happening or why Brad whom I believed loved me so much was hurting me.I tried to speak but could not get any words out. I had not still eaten because I was in a hurry to get to school, so I felt weak.My face turned red and my eyes stung with tears. When I could not bear the pain anymore, I held Brad's hands to stop him from hurting me.However, he pushed me backward and I ended up falling into the arms of one of the other three boys. He cried out, "She's too heavy," and quickly let go of me.I fell on my back with a shriek while they all laughed at me.As I sat up, I stared at Brad with tears rolling down my cheeks. The only word I could manage was, "Why?""Because you disgust me," he replied as he walked closer to me.He squatted in front of me and continued, "I know you are dumb and stupid but don't you have a mirror? How could you think you are beautiful just because I said so?FYI, every time I said those words to you, I felt like puking.
PARISI lost my balance and fell on my back but the person who had pulled me back, took the hit as I landed on his body.I heard a painful groan as he freed his hold on me. I rolled to the side, so he could get up but unfortunately, struck my head against a stone and began to bleed from the head.The last thing I saw before I blacked out was the silhouette of a much older man as he stood in front of me and tried to get me up.I opened my eyes to the smell of disinfectant. I looked around the room and struggled to adjust to the light, I was in a hospital room. My head had been bandaged and beside me sat a man whom I later found out was in his early fifties.He smiled at me, causing me to become alarmed since people were usually not nice to me. I tried to get up but it all came back to me; the betrayal and humiliation I had suffered at the hands of Brad Stanton.I suddenly remembered the man beside me as the person who stopped me from jumping over a bridge. My heart was in a lot of pain
PARISONE WEEK LATERLike a dream, my life suddenly turned around. I still could not believe I had gotten a new father and mother. I stayed at the hospital during the time they worked out my adoption papers.I was skeptical about everything at first, but then I wondered; what did I have to lose? I was someone who had already given up on life and almost committed suicide. What could be worse than that?I had also looked up my new family and most of what I had heard from them was what I saw on the internet. Mrs. Lawson was very sweet and kind. She visited me every day and made sure I ate and slept properly while at the hospital.The doctor explained my health condition and Mrs. Lawson assured me that everything would be fine. As I was being driven home, I looked at both of them from the back where I sat and wondered; how could such kind people exist?When we arrived at their mansion, they led me into the house. I was surprised to see a small crowd, waiting to welcome me into their famil
PRESENT TIME( Seven Years Later)Paris opened her eyes when the sound of her alarm rang into her ears. Her nephew, Reign had gotten married to the love of his life the previous day.Everyone in the family had been so happy, including her. She had stayed out late, drinking and celebrating with them before they finally called it a night.Her driver had taken her back home and she had immediately gone to bed. After waking up, her head ached from drinking so much but she knew she had to get ready for work.Lawson Corporation had just landed a billion-dollar contract. A small but important part of the project needed to be executed by a different company since it wasn't their specialty.BRITTS; a small company that started out years ago as a rival company had qualified to handle a small part of the project and the presentation was to take place that morning.As the CEO of Lawson Corporation, she was expected to be present while the manager of BRITTS gave his presentation because she had the
PARISI went back to my seat, and stared at the plaque on my table, "Paris Lawson," my name was boldly written in capital letters. I smiled as I stared at it for a while. I paged my secretary afterward and she came in immediately."You called for me, ma'am.""Push all my meetings to tomorrow, Linda, I'm going home, I need to rest my head.""Okay, ma'am," Linda replied and left my office.I called my driver and asked him to get the car ready.On my way out of the company, I got a call from my sister, Paige."Hey, Paris," Paige's sweet voice rang from the other side when I answered the call.I couldn't help but smile as I replied, "Big sis, I was about to call you, are you home? I'd like to stop by for a bit, there's something I need to share with you.""How about we meet at home?" She suggested. "I'd like to say hi to mom and dad."I immediately agreed, and she said, "See you in a bit."After the call ended, I walked into my private elevator and got on it. When I got down, I walked pas