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"Danielle!" My eyes snapped open when I heard that voice, something about the tone and manner sent me to my feet with a creased forehead, I furrowed my eyebrows and stared ahead."Danielle!"The voice roared again, it was closer and I could make out whose voice it was at this point, I bit hard ok my bottom lip and heard shifting by my side, I could barely register the shuffling when the cell gate opened and someone slammed straight into me.My face must have contorted in confusion as I locked eyes with Leon, She looked furious. Her breaths were heavier than the sound of her voice and her eyes had dark circles under them. with a spark of rage I was familiar with, She had dried tear tracks on her face and from the way, her hair invaded my skin — It was no longer in a bun.It took me a few seconds to register that I was now on the floor and another second for me to register that she was slapping me across the face from left to right, I tried to push her off me without attracting some pena
FIRE CRACKER What is this place (119)
“What’s going on?” I jerked away from him when we were out of the police station.“What do you mean by what’s going on?” He retorted with a glum look, I raised an eyebrow at him.“Who sent you here, I didn’t ask for any lawyer,” I informed him.He licked his lip and permitted a tight smile “You’ll find out in due time.” He responded.“I hate surprises.” I deadpanned.“Neither do I yet here I am,” He spoke and I could barely hear him, he reached for my hand once again and I yanked it from his grip.“I’m not going anywhere till you tell me exactly what is going on.” I spat.“Would you rather go back in there?” He shot at me.“It’s better than being dead, so why—” I had already begun walking away when his arm pulled me back, I spun around and locked eyes with him, His breath seemed to causally hit my skin and I felt a wrong sensation in my stomach.“Who at you and what do you want?” I gritted out as I pulled away.“You’ll find out in due time, just get in the car.” He said as he gesture
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My breath hitched, tears stung my eyes and for some reason, I felt like sobbing, I had no clue why this house made me feel so — disturbed and sad. It was almost like an overwhelming feeling of loss and pain and it kept nagging at the doors of my mind.“Is something wrong?” I heard Daniel ask.“Where did you bring me?” The words rolled out of my mouth and his silence left a bitter taste on my tongue. “Where did you bring me!” I demanded and looked eyes with him.“What is this—“ I almost cried but a voice cut through my mini rant. “I’ll be answering all your questions, Danielle.” A Thick voice spoke, my hand hung loosely on Danielle’s shirt, and emotions that I could not express ran through me, the last time I felt like this was a few years ago when Alice relapsed on Alcohol and it was not a memory I liked to recall. The voice sounded as masculine as any other voice yet it made my knees buckle, my insides didn’t twist, they were still, and my eyes stung with tears even though I had b
FIRE CRACKER Why now? (121)
"Are you alright?" A familiar voice spoke softly and my eyes fluttered open. "Are you alright, my love?" His voice wreaked of worry and his eyes locked with mine.I gradually registered that I was laying on something soft and I forced myself to sit up, from here, I felt less vulnerable and open to an attack. I glanced around the room, the man was seated closer to me. I and Daniel were by the door, his arms were folded on his chest and he wore an expression I could not recognize from where I sat."I'm sorry that you got to know like this... That's not what I wanted" He began."Look, I don't even know you, okay? And there is no way I will believe that you are my father, am I joking to you?" I asked with a glare. My lips pursed into a straight line and I decided that I would neither believe him nor fall for this crap.My father abandoned me before I was even born, he didn't want me, he never did. No one ever did and I did not appreciate someone trying to play games with this. I had aske
FIRE CRACKER Give me one chance (122)
“What did you think?” My voice cracked and my feet ached. “That I would just accept you? That I hug you? That I would cry and tell you how much I love you?” I asked and searched his eyes for a response, response.“But for what exactly?!” I snapped. “For abandoning me for twenty-three years? For leading with a psychopathic woman? For rejecting me? For all those nights and days resented me because I wasn’t lovable?!”“Isab—”“Don’t call me that! Don’t you dare call me that! I am not your Isabel and I am not your daughter!” I roared. “My father....? He’s dead. He died three years ago and his name is Derek Dante!” I cried. “I don’t know you, and I don’t want to.”“I didn’t want to leave you, but I had no choice—”I wiped my tears and locked eyes with his amber orbs which shone with tears. “Seven years ago, if you had told me this, I would have forgiven you, I would have run right into your arms.” I sucked in a deep breath and continued.“But I am no longer sixteen-year-old Danielle who
FIRE CRACKER Everything makes sense now (123)
“Alice and I were childhood friends, but that friendship turned into something else when she clocked eighteen—““That’s a lie, she was already pregnant at sixteen,” I spoke and took a step back from him.“I don’t know what she told you, but she lied and her sister can testify to that. Alice and I were lovers, We loved each other a lot and we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together.”“Then how did everything fall apart?” My voice cracked.“Alice got pregnant at age nineteen and although we never expected it, I was over the moon, I was so happy, I could not wait to welcome our child, Alice may have had her issues and her family wasn’t perfect, but I was ready to do everything, everything for us.” His voice cracked as well and he licked his lip.“Everything changed the day she gave birth though, she had not one, but three babies.” My eyes widened and my lips parted. “W-what?” I breathed.“Yes, Bella. You are a triplet.”“Oh my gosh,” I said as I dropped to a chair.“Do you need s
FIRE CRACKER Me? (124)
Everything made sense now.Why she was so adamant about hiding the truth, Why she refused to tell me? Why she hid the tapes, Why we had such a strong connection and how her niece's clothes, Fit me.It wasn't her niece's clothes, those were my sister's clothes. The far-away look in her eyes, why she always tried to comfort me. It was the guilt speaking. My insides turned and I stood up and stumbled into Daniel's arms."Danielle—" He began when we locked eyes but I broke eye contact almost immediately. "Did you know Charlotte?" He whispered. "I looked for you everywhere, my love. On the streets, in orphanages, everywhere that I could think of, but you were never there." He admitted.I pushed Daniel away gently and rested on the wall. I felt strength gradually leave me. I wasn't insane. I wasn't losing my mind. She was the one playing the games. Charlotte knew. She knew who I was and who I meant to her.The attack at the apartment that day wasn't about me. It was about their feud. Yet
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"Me?" I asked and scrunched up my nose, I glanced between Daniel and Elliot and I struggled to form words. "What could he have against me? I barely know the man." I expressed in a low tone."He's channeling all his rage onto you and he's not going to stop anytime soon," Elliot explained softly, I frowned. My lips parted to speak when the sound of someone yelling filled the room.Three necks snapped towards the door and I discreetly saw Daniel pull out a gun, I frowned and took a step towards the door. "Don't move." He instructed."What drama is about to unfold now?" I mumbled underneath my breath but as I tried to listen in, I became painfully aware of the fact that the voice was familiar and it sent a strange unfriendly sensation down my spine."I know who it is," I admitted softly."Really?" Daniel said and tilted his head to the side."Yeah, and I'm about to give a piece of my mind." I spat."I'm coming along." Daniel offered and grabbed a jacket I had not noticed. I rolled my eyes
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