The wedding is scheduled for next week. Today, Crystal and her sisters are out shopping in preparation for the wedding.They had a very long list of items to purchase and before they could even complete half of the items on the list, Crystal was fagged.She decided to take a short break in a cafe and have a drink.With her sisters trailing her from behind, they walked towards the cafe entrance.All of a sudden, Crystal staggered. Her butt could have hit the hard ground if it were not for her sisters who come to her aid on time.Cullen and Camilla hold Crystal side by side helping her stand on her Feet More firm.
Crystal stood before the mirror. Her face holds no expression. Her emotions were playing tricks on her.She wished to smile, yet tears threatened to dance down her cheeks. This made her more devastated.She sighed a breath of relief and touched the diamond stones on her dress. Her heart could not stop thumping crazily in her chest.It's just been two weeks since Mervin proposed to her at the surprise party. Crystal's fingertips held the little stones as she blinked intensely, facing the mirror.It just seemed as if a long run had finally come to an end.A strange feeling began to build inside her. It is every girl's dream to put on a wedding gown and walk down the aisle with their beloved one, and she could not wait for her turn to come.Since today is the day, surprisingly, fear of the unknown has gripped her. She was just too nervous.Her hair was let loose, with some white diamond pins decorating it. The mermaid wedding dress fitted her body perfectly.Of course, she needed no one
Miranda frowned as she walked inside the house; nothing seemed to appease her."Welcome, miss," a maid muttered as Miranda passed by.Miranda had seen her from afar, but she planned to ignore her. All she wanted was to walk to her room and lock herself up.Hearing the maid greeting her, she stopped on her track. It was as if she were dead.Miranda took a few steps towards the maid, whose face was buried in the ground. Her eyes lit fire, and her inside was burning with rage.Looking at the maid, Miranda pictures her as Crystal, her sworn enemy.With a grin on her face, Miranda raised her hand and swung it towards the maid. It landed on her cheek.
The car arrived at the school campus at exactly 7:30. A guard stepped out of the front door and opened the back seat. Cullen and Camilla are alight.“Make sure to meet me at the cafeteria during lunchtime,” Cullen said to Camilla as they watched their car zoom off.“Of course, Madam, '' Camilla replied nonchalantly.A blue wagon stopped before the two girls. From the car, a girl named Camilla and Cullen, identified as Miranda’s younger sister, alight.“Hi girls,” Ovie said.She approached Cullen and Camilla, who stood staring at her as if she were a zombie.They ought to be thanking her for saving their sister's life, but they were just not sure where to star
Sitting on the dressing table, Crystal's face lit up. Her heart could not stop beating rapidly. She could not believe that three months had already passed by in a blink.Crystal had never been a fan of makeup, but sitting before the hide dressing mirror, she was eager to try any makeup that would make her look sexy before Mervin.They had been seeing each other on video calls, but today she is coming face-to-face with the love of her life, whom she had longed for a long time.She was about to pick up lipstick when her phone suddenly rang beside her.Crystal dropped the lipstick back on the table and reached for her phone."Crystal Brooklyn is speaking," she mumbled."I am giving you two hours t
The plane landed an hour earlier. Mervin walked out of the arrivals terminal with the edge of his lip raised. Her heart beats like crazy.Spending three months away from his lovely wife was never an easy task. He felt empty."Welcome sir"Four men in suits bowed as he walked past them. Mervin just raised his hand and passed by.Outside the building, a blue Jeep awaited him. Mervin could not stop looking all over the premises. He was looking for his long-lost treasure. Slowly, the smile on his face began to fade.
Mervin paced up and down the waiting area. He was so anxious. His eyes could not leave the closed door before him. 'How are things going on in there?', he thought to himself each passing second. He took a glance at his wristwatch then he sighed. It had already been more than two hours since Crystal was wheeled into the theater room, yet there had been no news of how things were going inside there. Mervin could feel his energy draining out. His wife was in there, fighting for her life and for that of their child. He just felt as if he was carrying the sins of the world. Today has been the most exhausting day ever. He could hardly believe all that had happened in the period of a few hours since he landed in the country. Just thinking of the fact that Miranda and Teddy's escape added to his headache. Back in the forest, just when the police were about to apprehend the Griffin cousins, more of their thugs showed up from nowhere and fired their arms at the police while shielding the c
Mervin's hands went straight to the doctor's neck. What the doctor said to him was just too hard for him to digest. Was this some other sort of joke? Their job is to save lives, how could they let her die? Just what on Earth happened? There was a total ruckus in the waiting room. Thanks to the guards who were standing at the entrance of the waiting area, no solo journalists got a chance to understand what the situation was all about. Thus, saving them from being the headline of the news. "Hypocrites, that's what you are. You are all hypocrites. You swore to save lives, yet you watched my baby's life slip away right before your nose. You unruly Hippocrates" Mervin yelled. He tightened his grip on the doctor's neck. The sight was becoming more and more frightening. The strangled doctor's eyes threatened to pop out of their socket. "Please Mr. Brooklyn, you have to calm down, you might kill him at this late" A doctor spoke out seeing that Mervin had no intention of letting go of
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