The silence in the principal's office was worse than that in a graveyard. The slender woman sitting on the swivel chair, adjusted her glasses and looked at the kids from one to another.It could not be hidden that there was a hint of disdain in how the kids were staring at each other.No!Only one student was looking at her fellows in disgust. "What happened?" The principal broke the long silence."She made me fall on my face" Mirade looked at Chloe."But…But I apologized"It was obvious that Chloe was on the verge of tears. Her eyes were damn red and she could not stop sniffing.The principal stared at Chloe for a moment then she sighed." I have given your parents a call. They will be here any moment" Mirade looked away and scoffed. She folded her arms on her chest.The principal's mouth went agape. She had been a principal for over a decade but she has never seen any kid behave the same way as Mirade. Mirade's reaction really baffled her. It was obvious that this little girl lac
A years later…Chloe alighted from a car and bid farewell to her mother , Crystal who just happened to drop her off on campus.Wearing a smile on her face, Chloe ran into the main school building. As she stepped into the vast corridor she spotted two of her friends scrolling on their phone.Her lips raised the more. She hastened her steps towards her friend. As she walked closer to her friends, she sensed as if someone was staring at her. Chloe raised her head and looked around only to see almost everyone looking at her. Even as she walked, it seemed as if everyone was avoiding her.Their glares were enough to make holes on her body, yet she decided to ignore them."Hi Natalie" Chloe waved her hand in the air as she approached her friends.Natalie looked at Chloe from head to toes and chuckled. She did not bother to respond to her."Vickie, let's go," Natalie said, holding Vickie's hand."Wait for me" Chloe holds Vickie's other hand.Like a snake ready to charge, Vickie turned and
On a Monday morning, two days after the whole crazy drama, Mirade's Demio pulled into the school campus. Just like any other day, a guard stepped out from the front seat and opened the passengers door. Mirade alighted with a cheerful smile on her face. She stood on the ground and looked around the campus with a cheerful smile.She was feeling on top of the world. With hundreds of eyes on her, she felt like a master standing before her servants.She dipped her hand into her school uniform skirt and brought out a pack of chewing gum. She took one and threw it into her mouth. Her loud chews could be heard even by the death.She blew out the chewing gum then began walking towards the main school building.As soon as she stepped into the vast corridor, she felt a chilly air. It was as if someone was watching her. The environment was unusually quiet.Yes, she loves attention, but this type of stare made the hair on the back of her neck stand. She slowed down her pulse and looked around."
Travis closed his eyes and sighed. He ran his nails in his hair trying hard to figure out what to say. He just wished someone could say that everything was nothing but a dream. Yet, everything seemed so true.He slowly opened his eyes and looked at Tranny who sat on the couch with a face that had no sign of remorse.Travis scoffed and took a few steps towards Tranny."Tranny, why did you do that?" Travis asked.Tranny rolled his eyes and chuckled. "Dad, I just could not sit back and watch them humiliate Chloe. I had to give Mirade a taste of her own medicine" Travis facepalm himself and sighed again."Do you have any idea on what you've just done !" Travis half yelled."Even if I don't know what I've done, I would do the same if I were to turn back the time" Tranny replied nonchalantly.Travis bit his lips as his hands went into his waist. He just stood there looking at Tranny . He knows Tranny to be a kid who rarely regrets his actions, yet just for once, he wished Tranny could s
Nearly an hour has passed since the knockoff bell rang. Chloe took a quick glance at her wristwatch and sighed. She scanned towards the gate but there was no sign of her driver.'Maybe he is stuck in traffic' Chloe thought to herself.She began to feel uneasy, this was the first time her driver will be showing up late, he was never more than ten minutes late to pick her up.Her legs felt like jelly. It was as if she might crumble to the ground any minute if she won't let them rest. She looked around and her eyes spotted a bench a few steps away.She started to make her way there but all of a sudden, she felt a light tap on her shoulder.Chloe turned and her jaw dropped when she saw Mirade standing before her, she was smiling."Mirade?" She exclaimed.Mirade could not hide her white set of teeth, she was flashing them at Chloe."It looks like your driver might be late today, if you don't mind, let me take you home" Mirade Offered.Chloe's eyes narrowed and her mind went completely blan
**St. Rose Dominican**Crystal burst into the hospital followed by Mervin and the Mayor's, they were all breathless and frantic. Crystal reached the reception desk first."Where is my daughter?" she asked, struggling to catch her breath.The middle-aged receptionist glanced at Crystal and then at the colleagues behind her. "What is her name?" the nurse asked."Chloe. Chloe Brooklyn," Crystal replied.The nurse quickly typed into her computer. After a moment, she looked up and pointed to a hallway. "Room 13, to your right."Crystal didn’t waste a second. She sprinted toward Room 13, her hands trembling with anxiety. When she finally reached the door, it took her a moment to muster the courage to push it open. For a moment, her mind had gone back to the time Cullen and Camilla got kidnapped.Inside, Chloe lay in bed with an oxygen mask over her face, her eyes were shut tight. Crystal rushed to her side, she took Chloe’s hand and gently caressed her hair."My baby," Crystal murmured
In a room that had only a small table and two chairs, Miranda sat down with her legs crossed. Mirade, her daughter, was standing beside her as they both faced the man seated before them."Miss Mirade Griffin, where did you take Miss Chloe after school?" The man asked.Miranda rolled her eyes and held the hand of Mirade who was currently trembling. She even found all this amusing and couldn't wait to get done with it and leave the filthy room."Officer, my daughter was kind enough to take that poor thing in her car, it's just quite unfortunate that Chloe insisted to be dropped off at a nearby stage and not her home" Miranda explained.The Prosecutor looked at Miranda for a moment then he sighed."Miss Miranda, I would appreciate it if you let Mirade answer instead."Miranda let go of Mirades hand and she chuckled while folding her arms to her chest."Whatever" she muttered."Mirade, when did you last see Chloe yesterday?" The prosecutor asked.Mirade was trembling. She felt as if she m
Chloe's car entered the compound and as soon as it halted, two guards rushed to the passengers' doors.Both sides of the passenger door were opened and Crystal stepped out from the right side, while Chloe alighted from the left.Crystal hastened her steps towards Chloe and she took her hand."Let me guard you," Crystal muttered.Ever since that accident, Crystal has been taking an extra care. She made sure Chloe was within her eye sight.Her guts kept telling her that this would never had happened if she had taken caution earlier.Yet, who would have known that the driver Mervin had assigned to take Chloe to and back from school would end up like that on the day of the accident?The body of driver and the scrap of car that had set out to fetch Chloe from school on the day of the incident, was found drowned in a nearby river.The police had concluded that it was just a mere accident, but Crystal knew that it was all planned.Just to what extent were the Griffins willing to go in order
The VIP room smelled different. Its walls were white and clean. Not even a single stain could be seen on the walls. The room provided a comforting and reassuring atmosphere to the patient and guardian.A carpet covered the whole room, and in the center of the room was a bed with an IV stand beside it. A drip was connected to the stand with a small pipe, correcting the content from the drip to the hand of the unconscious Crystal laying on the bed lifeless.Mervin sat alone beside the bed, holding Crystal's hand tightly. At every passing second, he let out a shallow breath.Everything seems like a dream to him, he was finding it hard to process the fact that he had failed Crystal.Guilty crept all over his body like his second skin.A faint sob jolted him back from his dreamland. Mervin raised his head to the bed, meeting Crystal's eyes wide open."Crystal," he whispered.Just as if she had been death stated,tears gashed out of Crystal's eyes like and all season spring.Seeing Crystal l
The morning breeze was refreshing; birds were chirping in the trees as maids and guards were moving back and forth, doing their assigned work. Inside the mansion, a breath-taking aroma was perceived, and anyone whose nose got struck by such an aroma will surely crave to have a test. In the kitchen, Mervin was standing before the cooker with a turning stick in his hand. He had an apron tied in his waist, and some strands of his hair were stuck to his face. He was feeling hot and was sweating. He stilled into the pot gently before walking to one of the cabins. He opened the cabin and took out two bowls. Reaching the cooker, he picked up a serving spoon and dishes out a little portion of the food into one of the bowls. Mervin dropped the serving spoon before picking up a soup spoon and dug into the bowl. "Mmmh," he moaned. A smile of satisfaction appeared on his face. He dropped the bowl into the sink, then turned off the gas. He dished the food into the clean bowl and pr
Miranda was seated on the couch in her house when she heard a knock from the door. She did not bother to stand up to attend to the knocker since she knew her maid would do so. And if it's someone whom the guards have permitted to enter the compound, then she needn't worry.Few seconds later, footsteps approached where Miranda sat.A scoff from the visitor made Miranda raise her head. She abruptly sprung up from her seat."You!" She half yelled.Her eyes were wide and round as if she had just seen a serpent. Her chest rose and fell rapidly.."What are you doing here?" She added.The man before her, Bryan shook his head and sighed."I am here to take my daughter," He said softly.Miranda felt as if she had just been shocked by a defibrillator. Her heart stopped beating for a moment.Then, he chuckled , still maintaining her eyes on Bryan.Just what on earth was he blabbering about. It had been nine years since that incident. Since that day Miranda left the hotel room after throwing
With the aid of Mervin, Crystal dragged her jelly legs into the airport. What should have been a walk of a minute to the reception, took Crystal five.In a blink, the receptionist recognised Crystal. Despite her face being of public attention. She saw her earlier bidding farewell to her sisters who boarded the plane to India.Yes,that plane had just crashed about an hour ago.Angella, as the name on her tag, sighed then bowed at Crystal. Of course she knew why Crystal was there."Welcome Ma'am," The receptionist said softly."About the plane crash, did anyone survive?" Crystal's voice was forced. It was as if something was hindering her speech."Am sorry, ma'am, the airport manager is yet to make a statement on that" The edge of Crystal's lip was raised. She scoffed and made a sarcastic laugh. She looked at the receptionist then narrowed her eyes.She was going crazy.She was not here to listen to nonsense. It was her sisters who were involved.The only surviving blood relatives sh
More than two hours passed. Crystal was shivering yet she refused to leave the riverbank.Police and rescue team arrived a long time ago, but close to two hours passed without even finding Chloe's hair strand.Crystal was becoming impatient. Her eyes were swollen and her whole body was weak. If it were not for Mervin who held her arm in support, her jelly legs could have made her whole body succumb to the ground.The rain had long stopped, but the water level was still high. The wind was still blowing violently. It was even hard for those that had dived in the water to see clearly.."Crystal, we have to go to the police station and give a statement," Mervin said softly.Crystal shook her head negatively. "I am not going anywhere without Chloe," she said firmly.Mervin looked at Crystal's pale face. It was obvious that he will break down with a cold in the coming few days.He let go of crystals hand and walked away leaving her standing by a tree along the river. Few minutes later, he
The once clear sky was now covered by clouds. The sun was hidden and the wind had taken control. It was as if mother nature sensed the tension at the river. The once cool breeze became chilly but Chloe and Tranny were sweating.Miranda looked down into the river whose water was now moving violently, with the sky giving space to the dark clouds, it was obvious that rain might come any moment.."What do you want ?" Tranny managed to ask.Miranda glanced at Chloe who was hiding behind Tranny's back and she scoffed." What a beautiful sight" she mumbled."Do your parents know that you're here being all lovey-dovey? I assume they will be thrilled to know that they might become in-laws in the nearest future" Miranda giggled.A soft hiss interrupted Miranda.she turned behind her , then rolled her eyes. Mirade Teddy and Nicky approached her.Seeing Teddy chewing his bubble gum loudly, Miranda knew that he must have been upset.When she had narrated her plan to Teddy, he hesitated, sugges
Chloe's heart raced as Tranny dragged her to the river. She wanted to spend some time with Tranny before leaving, yet she was worried she might miss her flight.Moreover, her mind drifted to her mother. She was sure that by now her mother might have discovered that she is no longer in the airport.Her poor mother."Tranny, I am afraid I might miss my flight" She finally found her voice."Don't worry," He reassured her."I will send you back soon. I just need 15 minutes, "he added.15 minutes was fine since she still has half an hour to her flight.Few seconds later, Tranny and Chloe were seated beside each other on their favorite spot by the river. Silence enveloped them. They had a lot to discuss but didn't know where to begin."I have to go, Tranny" Chloe broke the silence.He held Chloe's hand and sighed. "Come on Chloe, we just got here" He exhaled."If it's about the plane, you know that my family is well connected, if you miss your flight, a private Jet will be waiting" He boa
Thirty minutes later, they were in McCarran International Airport. Crystal carried Cloe into her arms as they walked inside the busy airport.More than ten security guards were stationed at every corner of the airport, some went inside with their boss."I will check in for you guys, you can relax over there" Mervin said.The ladies found an empty seat and they sat down. Mervin left with some guards who were carrying the ladies' luggage.Few minutes later, the airport was in total ruckus. Journalists tried their best to take photos of Chloe and Crystal but the guards were preventing them from going anywhere near the ladies.Crystal was feeling uneasy. She detested being in the public, but what could she have done when the VIP section was under maintenance?"Oh, poor girl can't believe she is blind""Honestly , the love this family shows that little girl is too much for a foster child" Crystal's heart tightened, she wished she could block Chloe's ears with her hands so she would n
Chloe's car entered the compound and as soon as it halted, two guards rushed to the passengers' doors.Both sides of the passenger door were opened and Crystal stepped out from the right side, while Chloe alighted from the left.Crystal hastened her steps towards Chloe and she took her hand."Let me guard you," Crystal muttered.Ever since that accident, Crystal has been taking an extra care. She made sure Chloe was within her eye sight.Her guts kept telling her that this would never had happened if she had taken caution earlier.Yet, who would have known that the driver Mervin had assigned to take Chloe to and back from school would end up like that on the day of the accident?The body of driver and the scrap of car that had set out to fetch Chloe from school on the day of the incident, was found drowned in a nearby river.The police had concluded that it was just a mere accident, but Crystal knew that it was all planned.Just to what extent were the Griffins willing to go in order