Gabrielle left Cape Town on Monday morning and headed down to Molteno to defend her project which had been written by a student Agatha hired. Her friend stood at the gate, waiting to see her.Agatha frowned the moment she alighted from the school's shuttle bus. Surprise was clearly written all over her face. "Gabby, what is going on? You have changed!" Agatha said. Gabrielle ignored her question and gave her a warm embrace. "Oh, God! Gabby…I told you to go for a postpill!" "What are you saying?" Gabrielle forced a smile as she kept looking around. It had been two months already since she left the school, however, the environment looked as though she had gone for over a decade."Babe, you are my friend, I know you very well. You are obviously pregnant!" "Aga, I need to rest and go through my project again. I'm going to lodge in a hotel and you are going to stay with me.""If you really want to go through your project and get ready for justification tomorrow, you need to stay alone
Gabrielle lodged in a hotel since she had nowhere to stay. A wave of loneliness washed over her and began to drive her mad. She could not concentrate on the copy of her project she was reading. Her tears began to wet the book. She closed it and tossed it aside. Gabrielle wished she had allowed her friend to stay with her. She stood up and walked towards the window of the hotel. She could see the new student lodge that was under construction on the land Brian sold. "Brian, where…are …you! Brian…I need you now….I'm carrying your baby," Gabrielle whimpered with a sad tone. She sat beside her bed and cried uncontrollably. She ignored her phone that kept ringing beside her. The caller refused to give up. "Hello," Gabrielle said with a voice that showed she had been crying. "Oh my god! Gabrielle are you in trouble? Where are you?" A voice yelled. "Please, who are you?" Gabrielle whimpered. "As cold as ice. Where are you?" Ice asked. "I'm fine, don't worry…" "No, you are obvi
Gabrielle and her friend left the lodge after bidding the girls farewell. A call had been bothering her since she was with the caretaker, but she ignored it. "Babe, pick up," Agatha said. Gabrielle sighed and picked up. "Hello," she muttered. "As cold as Ice," the cold voice whispered. Gabrielle frowned and regretted ever giving him her new number. " Your husband just got down from the school bus," Ice smirked. "What! Who?" Gabrielle asked. "The lady's man," Ice smirked again. "Oh god, I don't want to see him. Where is he?" "He is heading towards hall B. Where are you?" Gabrielle turned, looked at her friend, and turned her face again. "I left Bangkok lodge now, I'm heading to the hotel where I lodged to check out. If he comes out of the gate, please, delay him until I have boarded a bus.""Are you going to Cape Town this evening?" Agatha said. Gabrielle ignored her. "How long will I delay him?" "I'm going to call you when I'm out of here.""Okay," Ice responded and hung up
Mike took a deep breath as he began to dial the number. He was surprised when Agatha's name pop up. Mike looked at the phone number again, it was the same number he had been calling since he alighted from the school bus. He gave out a long sigh. He could not believe the caretaker sold Agatha's number to him for such an outrageous amount. Mike continued staring at the phone number written in Gabrielle's handwriting. He carefully folded the paper and dipped it into his pocket. "Hi, Mike," Agatha said as soon as she picked up the phone. "Is she there with you?" "No," Agatha muttered quietly. "She has gone. Did you forget the time I told you?" "No, but …never mind" "Mike we are friends, talk to me," Agatha said. Mike took a deep breath and rested his head on his palm. "Mike!""I had a little fight with Jane. She delayed me.""I'm so sorry. She gave the caretaker her phone number, I memorized it. I'm going to text it to you now.""Don't worry, she gave the caretaker your number. I'm
"Good evening, dad," Gabrielle whimpered when she got closer to her dad. Mr. Williams ignored her and fixed his eyes on a newspaper he was reading. Gabrielle stood still and waited for his response, but all to no avail. Since the news of her pregnancy got to all the members of the family, they had been treating her like an outcast who brought nothing but a disgrace to her family. Her mom hardly responded to her greetings too. She wanted to rent an apartment and move out of her sister's house, but she did not have enough money to move.Gabrielle left her dad and walked into the building, wiping tears that were dripping through her eyes. Her younger brother screamed and gave her a warm embrace when she walked into the family's lounge. "Gabby, you took us unawares. Danielle called this afternoon, she never told us you were coming," Joseph, her immediate younger brother said with a smile. "I wanted to spend some time here, but with dad's attitude, I'm going to leave as soon as I'm thr
Gabrielle and Phillip had been knocking on the main gate of their house, but no one responded. She sat down at the foot of the gate and continued dialing her brother's number. "Joe, open the gate, I have been knocking for ages. Gabrielle said as soon as her brother picked up the phone. "Dad is with the key. There is nothing I can do," Joe whimpered. "Why are you whimpering, is he there?" Gabrielle asked. "Yes""Move away from there and talk to me.""Gabby, there is nothing I can do. He is with the key and he knows you are knocking.""Where does he expect me to go?""To hell!" Mr. Williams roared and the call disconnected. Gabrielle's frustration was apparent. She couldn't believe her family had decided to throw away the baby and the bathing water. Her father did not care about safety anymore. "Come with me, I'll bring you back tomorrow morning," Phillip said, squatting before her. Gabrielle nodded and stood up. She had no options, so she stood and walked towards the car. The ne
Gabrielle went to work very early the next day, ready for her boss. She switched her system on and began to work. Two company security men walked into her office without knocking. Gabrielle shot them a cold stare and understood something was amiss. "You are invited to a disciplinary hearing in the boss's office," they announced. Gabrielle stood up immediately and followed them. The members of the board were already there waiting for her. She greeted them and gestured to a chair. Mr. Ruben listed all the policies she had violated so far, and none of them were true. Gabrielle tried to defend herself, but the board members did not believe her. She was given a six months suspension without salary. According to the board members, the company was newly established and couldn't afford to pay workers who were suspended. Gabrielle picked up her things and left the company with tears in her eyes. Six months of living without a monthly salary was very difficult for Gabrielle and her son. P
Gabrielle alighted hurriedly when the cab she boarded pulled over in front of her apartment. She did want Brian to come after her. She ignored all the surprised eyes that were staring at her and began to pack a few of her and her baby's things. "Talk to me, Gabby, what happened?" Agatha held her bag. "Agatha, please…""Do you think I'll let you walk out of that door without telling me what happened?" Agatha asked. Gabrielle took the baby and began to dress him up. "I saw his father," she whimpered. "I'm booking a same-day flight to Pretoria. Phillip has been begging me to marry him, I think I'm ready to marry him," Gabrielle said. "Whose father?" Agatha asked. "Brian's father.""Whoo!" Agatha screamed happily. "Finally!" Agatha continued screaming. Gabrielle ignored her and lifted her baby and began to walk towards the door. "Wai..wai…wait! Are you running away from the man you have been searching for for the past two years? You are so difficult Gabrielle!" "He is married an