Along Ladhies Road, Natasha pulled her luggage as she wiped her tears.
She closed her eyes, then opened them and when she looked at the back ,she saw Kenny's car, while away."Am I just seeing my own things?" she whispered to herself.Natasha thought that she had loved Kenny so much that she was looking at his car while he was busy taking care of Sophia, the girl he loved.If that was the price she had to pay for loving someone, then she had to pay for it.Natasha did not regret loving Kenny. The only thing that she regretted was allowing him to use her blood to save his girlfriend, although she was not aware of it.Thinking about the two years, the whole two years she had lived with him, Natasha realized that time was not a factor in determining whether someone loved her or not.Natasha felt her head was hurting and her legs were running out of energy.She sat down on a stone by the side of the road as she wept bitterly.She clearly recalled the first day she saw Kenny.It was on a rainy day and she was coming from school.It started raining heavily and she ran towards a building so that she could shelter herself before the rain ended.The rain did not show any signs of coming to stop and it was getting dark.Natasha decided to take off her sweater and cover her head with it so that she could go home."Stop it," she heard a voice.Looking in the direction of the voice, she saw a very handsome guy with an umbrella in his hands."Take this," the man said as he handed the umbrella to her."What about you?" she asked, worried that he would get rained on if she took his umbrella."You need it more than I do," the man said to her.Natasha accepted the umbrella," Thank you very much handsome," she said shyly as she quickly left the place.When she arrived home, she could not help smiling when she thought about that man.He had only given an umbrella to her, yet she felt as if he had done something very big and important to her.She had kept the umbrella so we were thinking that she would return it to the man, but she never met him again.It was only almost seven years later that he met him again under circumstances that she could not have thought of.She could clearly recognize him but she was not sure if he had forgotten about her or not.As Natasha was still deep in thought, she felt someone tapping her on the shoulders."Dr June?""Natasha?" Dr June spoke."What are you doing here?" Natasha asked.She tried as much as possible to act natural so that June could not realize that she was crying."I was just heading home from the hospital and I saw someone sitting at the side of the road and I decided to have a look, not knowing that it was you," Dr June quickly responded."Ooo..mmh.." Natasha did not know what to say.Dr June cleared his throat then said," What happened to you? Why are you sitting here with your luggage?""Nothing, I was...I was going home and am just waiting for a cab," she said."But you can't get a cabin in this place," Dr June said.Natasha realized that it was true that she could not get a cab at that place since it belonged to very wealthy figures in the city and those people used their own expensive cars."Oh, I had forgotten about that," she quickly said."It's okay,can I drop you?" he asked ."There is no need to bother yourself,I'll just sort myself," she responded.Natasha was surprised to realize that tears were flowing down her eyes."Natasha, is anything the problem? Can you talk to me please? If you don't mind," he said.Natasha wiped her tears while shaking her head.Dr June knew exactly what had happened. It was only that he didn't want her to know the relationship between him and Kenny."I can't go back to him," she said in between sobs."Who are you talking about?""My husband,we divorced," she said."Everything will be okay,let me take you somewhere so that you can rest," Dr June said as he helped her up.He carried her luggage and walked towards the car as she walked behind him.She did not know where he was taking her, but she just wanted to go somewhere, freshen up and get a good rest so that she could forget about everything that happened.Dr June placed the luggage in the car trunk before opening the front passenger seat for her.After she sat down,he helped her fasten the safety belt, then stepped on the accelerator and sped away."You don't have to cry Natasha, everything will fall in place," Dr June advised.Natasha nodded her head in agreement.She knew that she would be okay with time.After fifteen minutes,the car was parked outside a small apartment.Dr June carried her luggage and led her towards the house."Natasha,this house belongs to my brother but he is in another country for work. You can stay here for sometime as you think about what to do next," Dr June said.Natasha could not stop her tears from falling," Thanks very much Dr June and am very sorry for bothering you.""I'm very happy to be of help, and you are not bothering me at all, Natasha," he said.Dr June showed her around the room and placed her luggage in the guest room.After a few minutes, someone knocked at the door and Dr June went to open it.A delivery man handed a bag to him, then he took some cash from his pocket before handing it to the delivery man."Natasha, I ordered some food for you. Make sure you eat before you sleep. I'm going back to my home and if you need anything don't hesitate to call me," Dr June said."I can't stop thanking you, Dr June," she was grateful to him."It's okay," Dr June said as he closed the door behind him and left the place.Once he got inside his car, he took his phone and sent a message to Kenny.June: She is okay.Kenny quickly responded to the message.Kenny: Thanks much bro.Dr June smiled before driving away.The moment Dr June disappeared, Natasha closed the door from inside before going to the bathroom.She filled the bathtub with warm water before jumping inside.She closed her eyes as bitter tears continued flowing.She had tried convincing herself that she was not going to cry anymore for him, but she could not stop herself.It was true that loving someone could be so sweet and, on the other hand, could be so painful.The moment she left Kenny's house, she did not even know where she was going.Her stepmother had always treated her very harshly and she did not think about going to the Johnson family.Her father, Johnson Peter, had died in a car accident recently that involved his and Sophia's car, Kenny's girlfriend, although Sophia went into a two-year coma but woke up recently.Kenny had told her that he was driving while drunk but Natasha knew that her father would never do such a thing.She was told that he had died in a car accident.Her mother , Sasha, had committed suicide when
Kenny stopped the car outside a small apartment and pushed the door in.Inside the house, a man said on the sofa as he waited for him."I never thought you would come so fast," Zeres said."Stop teasing me, you can't imagine how I tried to act so caring before they could allow me to leave," Kenny said as he sat down on the other end of the sofa."I can guess that you have lied to them about the place you are going?" Zeres said while giggling."Go straight to the point, I told them that I was going to pick up clothes for them and I would be back soon," Kenny said."Sorry bro for what you are going through. Where is she now?"Kenny knew that he was asking about Natasha."She is okay, and she is at one of my apartments in the city," he said."Did you sign the divorce papers?" "I had to. I know there are cameras installed all over my house, so I had no other option.""For real? You signed the papers?" Zeres asked again.Kenny smiled," the divorce papers are fake," he said."I knew it.""K
That night, Natasha had a very long and scary dream. She received a call from Kenny asking her to meet somewhere so that they could have dinner together. She quickly packed herself, changed into a new dress that Kennny had bought for her, then flagged a cab at the roadside. Throughout the journey, Natasha had a weird feeling, a feeling she could not describe. The car was parked outside a very big restaurant, "we are here madam," the cab driver said. She paid the driver and when she took out her phone to call Kenny so that she could ask him which room he was in, she heard someone's voice. "Hello madam, are you Natasha? Kenny has sent me to take you to the room where he is waiting for you." After thanking him, he followed him towards the restaurant without suspecting anything. She was used to Kenny sending someone to pick her up so that they could meet for dinner, so she thought that everything was right. The man who was sent to pick her up led her to a room which was located on
Natasha looked outside through the window and she realized that it was already bright outside, the sun was already up. She was so scared by the dream that she couldn't go back to sleep. It was fortunate for her that it was already morning.She picked up her phone and made a call to her friend by the name Sila.Sila was her childhood friend and her parents were very long-time friends to Natasha's parents. The two families were very close and they would visit each other from time to time."Hi, my boy," Natasha spoke when they called her.For the longest time, she was used to calling Sila ' My boy'.She took a deep breath, she didn't want Sila to learn of her emotions. She was sure he would get worried about her.Hi, my boy," Natasha spoke with a mix of relief and excitement. The endearing nickname brought back memories of their childhood adventures together. The more she thought about Sila, she felt some kind of relief and happiness. Sila had always been there for her. At the other end
After ending the call with Sila, Natasha placed the phone aside and got out of bed. Her legs were weak and she couldn't properly stand by herself. She supported her body on the wall.She could feel some kind of weird high temperature on her body, and she couldn't tell what it was all about. She assumed that maybe it was because of the scary dream she just had that night.After standing in the same spot for a few minutes, she felt her body regaining back her energy and she headed to the bathroom. She got into the hot water bath tub and immersed the whole body in water. She felt good. Natasha closed her eyes and the previous day's memories flooded into her mind.Kenny really didn't want her, he wanted Sophia, he loved Sophia more, he hated her and was only using her as a blood bank for Sophia, the girl he liked. The marriage between her and Kenny was just an illusion for her, it never happened.Natasha didn't want to cry anymore, but tears kept on flowing down her cheeks. Her heart was f
A few moments later.Natasha stood in front of the full-length mirror, a knee-length dress in her hands. She had bought this dress for herself as a gift on her last birthday, but she hadn't gotten a chance to put it on. She had hoped that she would put it on if Kenny asked her out for dinner, but things had now ended between her and him and the dress couldn't be worn on such an occasion.The fabric of the dress was a delicate shade of lavender, adorned with intricate lace detailing along the neckline and hem. As she slipped into the dress, it hugged her curves perfectly, accentuating her slender figure. The color complemented her fair complexion, making her eyes sparkle with a hint of excitement.She looked at herself, and she liked what she saw. This time round, she wanted to focus on herself, she wanted to lift her spirits up. She didn't want to think about anything that could make her sad. Natasha opened the top pocket of her bag and took out a makeup kit. She hadn't applied makeup
Thirty minutes ago.Dawson's International company ltd.Kenny stood by the wide window of his spacious office, his gaze fixed on the world outside.He had tried going through a certain important document that required his approval but he hadn't understood a single word.He realized that he was just flipping through the pages and never memorizing anything. Thoughts swirled through his mind like the gusts of wind that rustled the leaves on the trees. He couldn't help but think about Natasha, the woman who had captured his heart with her charm and grace. The memory of her radiant smile and the sound of her laughter played like a bittersweet melody in his thoughts.He could clearly remember the beautiful times the two weren't together. She was such a nice and adorable girl that any man would ever want. She had everything, be it beauty, brains, intelligence. Kenny was lucky to have her,but he couldn't protect her, he had caused her so much pain.But amidst the reverie, a sense of unease gn
Kenny typed a message to one of his closest friends who worked in the ministry of foreign affairs and asked him to find all the information about Natasha Sean, where she was going and the country she was relocating to. He knew that with his friend involved, he would get all the information he wanted with a lot of ease.In the car, Kenny took out his phone and dialed Zeres' number.'Buddy, at our usual place," Kenny said a few words. He was a man of few words and he always talked directly to the point without beating around the bush.At the other end of the call, Zeres' seemed to clearly understand that Kenny wanted them to meet up at their usual place.Zeres' shrugged, then asked," At what time? ""Now," Kenny did not wait for him to finish speaking. He spat one word.Zeres' could not stop talking," Got any updates?" he asked."Too many questions," Kenny said, then ended the call.At the driver's seat, the anxious Kata had now calmed down. His lips curled into a smile when he heard how
He quickly stood up in confusing and continued scrolling through the document. What had he done? He had just done something unexpected to such a big and dangerous man. What kind of fate was awaiting for him?He tried to calm himself down then slowly went to the room that Kenny was.This time round, Kenny could read him and he could tell that there was something off with him."Are you okey, boy?" Kenny asked.He wanted to run away, he was feeling overwhelmed with Kenny's presence," Who are you?" he asked his voice shaking."What do you mean?" Kenny felt a bit confused by his question.In the next second,the guy went down on his knees and begged Kenny," am sorry Boss,I didn't know it's you,if I knew it, I wouldn't have involved myself with this.""What is going on? Are you confusing me with someone else? Am not your boss, boy," Kenny spoke.The guy moved next to Kenny,held his hand and pushed the shirt sleeves and the tiger logo on Kenny's arm was exposed," You are Lord Asura,my boss."
‘’Can you do me a favor?” Kenny asked the guy.The guy threw a glance at Kenny, ’Am not going to free you, after all, you can’t escape from this place,” He responded.Kenny smiled and then went back to his seat. It was already sixty hours from the time he received the antidote. He only had less than twelve hours to make sure that the antidote reached Natasha. He couldn’t wait to waste any, more time.Kenny had realized that the guy wasn’t a bad guy and he could use him to deliver the message to Zeres as soon as possible.‘’Can I send you somewhere?’’ Kenny asked.“Kenny, I have been assigned the task of watching over you and I can’t leave this place.”’Kenny nodded his head the continued, ‘’Okay then, can I use your phone?””‘’You want to ask for help? Donor waste your time coz no one can reach this part of the ocean,” the guy answered.‘’Just give me your phone, there is an urgent message I want to pass to someone.”After a few minutes’ hesitation, the guy took a small button mobile
In a place far away from the city, Kenny could feel his head was heavy as if he had drunk a lot the previous day. He could feel that the environment around him was a bit off. He slowly opened his eyes and the unfamiliar environment caught his eyes.He was in a house that he had never visited. He tried recalling what happened and he found himself in that place.The previous day, he had injected himself with that antidote and his body became heavy, then he fell down. He couldn't recall anything else after that.He was at Zeres' place. How did he arrive in that unfamiliar environment?He tried to sit up only to realize that his legs and arms were tied with a rope. At that moment,only one thing ran through his mind; he was kidnapped.But one thing he couldn't understand was how that person knew about his whereabouts the previous day. How did they find out about that mansion? How did they enter that mansion given the fact that Zeres was a very light sleeper?Looking around, there was no on
After finishing his speech, the old master left the stage. Many reporters rushed towards him to enquire how he came back to the city and if he was going to stay there. To their surprise, they couldn’t get closer to him since men in black suits who appeared to be the old man’s personal bodyguards could not allow them to go any closer.The bodyguards led the old master towards his car which was parked outside, helped him into the car, and drove away.The young lady who was previously demanding answers rushed towards Sophia whose face was covered.Sophia didn’t want to get exposed so she pulled her into the washroom at the far end of the room.‘’What do you want to do? Do you want those people to recognize me? “she asked anger was evident on her face.The young lady cried as she held tightly onto Sophia’s hand, ’Sophia, I don’t want to go to prison, you need to help me.”‘’Martha, no one is going to prison, am sure the old man will forgive you,” Sophia convinced her.‘’How are they going
At that time, a middle-aged lady walked towards the stage and asked for attention. Kata who stood next to her felt that the lady was up to something which wasn’t good.‘’Can I speak please?” she asked and before Kata could allow her to talk she had already grabbed the microphone from one of the reporter’s hands and started speaking.‘’Mr. Kata, I don’t see the reason why you should lie to the media and other people.’’Kata was confused, who was that girl and what did she want to do?’’Kata stepped forward, he wanted to prevent her from talking,’’ Young lady, who are you and what do you want here? ’he asked.The lady cleared her throat then continued talking, ’It dent matter who I am, the most important thing here is for you to tell the media and the netizens the truth about the president of Dawson International company.“What truth? What do you mean? “the reports talked among themselves.‘’Kata, why don’t you tell them the truth? Why don’t you tell them that the President of Dawson In
Zeres had only slept for a short time when he was awoken up by the ringing of his phone. He sat on his bed and when he looked outside, he realized that the day was already so bright.He wondered who was calling him that early morning since he hadn’t given his number to many and the only person who could call him from time to time was Kenny.To his surprise, it was Zeres assistant Kata who was calling him, Kenny had once used hi phone to talk to Kat when his phone was out of battery.“Hello, good morning Sir? Is this you?” Zeres heard Kata’s voice from the other end of the call.‘’Sorry, who are you looking for? maybe you mistook my number for his,’’ Zeres quickly responded.He couldn’t reveal that he knew Kenny and his whereabouts to anyone so he had to pretend not to know him.‘’Sorry boss, maybe I got the wrong number,” Kata said then ended the call.Zeres remembered that he hadn’t heard Kenny’s phone ringing since the previous day. The phone was in the living room, on the table whe
Inside the lab room, Zeres opened the bottommost drawer as instructed by Kenny. He searched but he couldn’t see any stopwatch. He removed the papers that were inside that drawer but still, he didn’t see it.‘’Maybe he forgot the drawer where he placed his stopwatch,’’ Zeres whispered as he opened other drawers to check, but all these were in vain.‘’Kenny, Kenny…where did you leave the stopwatch, I can’t see it in the bottom drawer,” he shouted.He continued searching in the room but he still couldn’t see it. ’’Kenny, I can’t see it.” He said again.The lab room wasn’t far away from the sitting room so it was obvious that Kenny could hear Zeres’ words, but why was he not responding to him?Could it be that Kenny…?” He tricked me,” Zeres said as he rushed back into the sitting room.The first thing that he saw was Kenny’s body lying on the floor motionlessly.‘’F*ck,’’Zeres cursed.On the floor, the syringe was lying there and there were some traces of blood on it. When he looked at th
Kenny's heart raced fastens he rode the bike through the familiar streets of the city, the plastic bag clutched tightly in his pocket. He had to see Zeres as soon as possible since he was the only one that he trusted with him most confidential information and actions.He had to explain what had just happened at his own wedding reception. He knew that he had left behind a bewildered bride and confused guests. He wanted to get help from Zeres to see what he was going to do next with the antidote.As he approached Zeres' house, he slowed down and parked the bike by the garden gate. Zeres was in the garden, bending over and working on various herbs, roots, and glass containers. The air was filled with the earthy aroma of plants and the faint smell of chemicals.Kenny cleared his throat, causing Zeres to straighten up with a start. Zeres' dark eyes widened in surprise as he saw Kenny standing there, urgency playing across his face."Kenny?" Zeres exclaimed, his voice a mixture of disbelie
The wedding place was in chaos. Mother Kenny stood at the gate as Kenny’s figure disappeared from her sight.‘’Mum, what happened? Where is Kenny? Where did he go? I want him back….” Sophia who had followed Kenny’s mother outside tagged at the edge of Kenny’s mother’s dress with tears in her eyes.Mother Kenny whose heart was beating faster didn’t even know to tell Sophia who continued holding her dress demanding answers to questions that Kenny’s mother didn’t know.“Sophia dear, I don’t even know what is happen to him, he just looked at his phone and then ran away from the altar, you saw by yourself that he didn’t communicate with anyone before leaving the altar,” Mother Kenny talked with urgency in her voice.Sophia took Mother Kenny’s from her hand and quickly called Kenny’s number. The call was going through but Kenny didn’t pick it up. Where could he have rushed to? Why did he do that during her special day?Sophia could not understand everything and she didn’t know how she could