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FIRE CRACKER INVADED (51)
“Step out of it, we’re leaving.” I spat as I got into the car, Leonardo nodded and did as I had said.I bit hard on my blistered lips and begged myself not to cry because it wasn’t worth it. Rye didn’t deserve it, She didn’t deserve any of my tears and I honestly deserved better. My eyes stung with tears and I ran my hands through my hair, it was about time I stopped letting people’s words get to me. That time was now. Right.“I need you to take me home. Did you drop off the things?” I asked Leonardo. He nodded but his gaze never left the road. He seemed to be a very responsible driver.“So how did you start driving? You know, working?” I asked awkwardly. “Oh, um, I normally participated in car races, I met Mr. Adam after one of those races and he offered me a job. The pay was really good and it was nice to not have to gamble a win even though the adrenaline was quite satisfying” Leonardo explained briefly.“Do you like the job? Working as my Driver?” I asked, I needed to get my mind
FIRE CRACKER WE’RE ROOTING FOR YOU (52)
The silence in the room was choking. I felt my lungs tighten and my fists clench, My eyes stung and my feet curled. “Danielle...” Charlotte trailed off as she held my hands tightly, I could see the gears in her head move as she struggled to think of words to comfort me.“Don’t,” I stopped her in her tracks “Don’t try to console me with false hope, or words that don’t give me an actual explanation,” I added and stood up. I could feel her eyes on me as I took a few steps forward.“Charlotte, Have you ever wanted it all to stop?” I asked, I wasn't sure why I had asked, because I knew she would not be able to understand, no over did,“What? The voices in your head or people?” My eyes widened at her response and I felt her hand around my torso. “Danielle,” Charlotte whispered into my ear, “I don’t know why or who made you so upset...” She turned me towards her and her eyes glistened. “Don’t let them get the better of you,” We were so close at the moment. If it was anyone else, I would ha
FIRE CRACKER I KNOW WHO KILLED MY FATHER (53)
Nothing made sense.Not the obnoxious voices, the thick scent of iron, or the feeling of being underwater. Everything was just so messed up and jumbled together that it made absolutely no sense.One thing was for sure though, if all my attempts in the past few years didn’t succeed, things surely would, and if this didn’t? Then I would finish the job. It didn’t happen in a flash and it most definitely wasn't done in a bang.Crap officially hit the fan when I saw the flash drive. After weeks of trying to convince Rye to tell me the truth, I almost threw in the towel and tried to get a private investigator, But that particular day when I got back home, The flash drive was there, sitting on the table.I could vaguely recall the day before that Charlotte had told me about a flash drive she found amongst my things when she was cleaning. I hadn’t been paying much attention to her words, but I recall asking her to leave it in my room on the table where I could see it, my words must have gon
FIRE CRACKER THE VISIT (54)
My eyes fluttered open and a dull ache ran through my head. I sucked in a sharp breath. I could see pale blue around me and it was for some reason sickening.I tried to speak but my lips weren't moving. My body felt like there were a thousand bricks on it and forming a complete thought at that moment felt like too much to ask.I blinked. The blue that was swallowing me up gradually became less sickening and it took me a few seconds to realize that it was the lights in the room, My breath hitched and my eyes looked around, the sound of beeping filled my ears and I became painfully aware of the mask on my face.Realization hit me at once. I was in a hospital. Intensive care specifically. The blue lights were a huge giveaway. I knew something happened to me but I never thought it was so bad that I had to be admitted into the intensive care unit.I wanted to ponder on that for a while longer but there were more pressing matters on hand, for example, why could I not move my lips? Why did
FIRE CRACKER I NEED TO LEAVE (55)
The next time I woke up, my eyes were open. The dull ache in my head was considerably reduced and I could feel my legs a bit, but couldn't move them. It took my eyes a few seconds to adjust to the familiar blue lights and also for me to realize that I wasn't alone."Danielle." The voice was sweet and it felt so good to be familiar. "Charlotte." I surprised myself as I heard my voice. I soon realized though, that she would hear me because the oxygen mask was unfortunately still glued to my face."Take it off..." I breathed. I felt my chest rise and fall. Then it warmed up when Charlotte's face came into sight. "Charlotte..." "Danielle, my love.." She cried and I assume she grabbed my hand because of the sudden pressure and warmth on it. Charlotte squeezed it. I would have given anything to be able to squeeze it back and reassure her, but I couldn't and it hurt so bad.I gradually took in her facial features, it was quite difficult because she was wearing a mask and also sporting a ho
FIRE CRACKER SHE’S CRUEL (56)
"You gave us quite the scare" This voice was vaguely familiar and I casually opened my eyes. The first thing I noticed was that the dreaded mask was no longer on my face, The second thing I noticed was that the dull ache and uncomfortable sensation in my head ad lungs seemed to be gone.I let out a sigh of relief as I felt my legs, I tried to sit up but the voice cut through my attempt "Don't, the doctor said you need as much rest as you can get, you are still recuperating." A small smile tugged at my lips when my eyes locked with pale blue orbs."Mr-Mr Disney." I croaked out. My voice came out a bit lower than I would have liked, but it was less painful than it was before."You need to stop straining yourself, Miss Hasty," Tyler commented. His naturally styled hair was a mess and I could sense his giddiness from my place on the bed, His eyes were soaked in worry and I could have sworn they glistened a bit."You honestly don't have to be here," I commented. My voice was clearer even t
FIRE CRACKER I WILL PROTECT YOU (57)
"Are you sure about what you are saying? That is a serious accusation, Danielle." Tyler said in a serious tone."Yes I am, I have evidence..." His eyes widened at that, "I mean, I had evidence," I whispered and sighed. "It's in the flash drive that I lost, everything is in there Tyler and that flash drive is currently with Rye and soon Alice will get her hands on it and probably destroy it," I rushed out."What's on the flash drive?" He asked in a curious tone."The only shred of evidence that can prove that Alice murdered my father, She's manipulated Rye into believing who knows what. That woman has no limits, she is incapable of love and I am sure the only reason is here is so she can get rid of me." I let out a wince and tears rolled down my cheeks"Danielle..." He whispered."No, you don't understand. That woman is a monster, she is a horrible person, she has no limits and all she knows how to do is exploit and humiliate people, she is skilled at continuously playing with people's
FIRE CRACKER NUMB (58)
I couldn't walk.It was honestly one of the most heart-wrenching news I had ever received in my life. I completely zoned out after the doctor said that, My entire world paused and I became painfully aware of the fact that I could neither feel nor move my legs, It felt like they were bricks themselves and I felt a rush of warmth bubble inside me irritatingly.I recalled how I had gagged and let out the food I had forced down my throat a few hours earlier. To be honest, I had expected to cry or scream, but nothing left my lips, no reaction was enough to express the amount of pain and anger I felt at the moment. I wasn't sure who I was angry at. But at that moment, I needed something or someone to be angry at anything. Fortunately, I found myself.My face contorted and I felt the muscles ache at the pressure. The last thing I needed was this, the last thing I deserved was this. I knew I didn't have amazing and cool plans like many people out there, I knew I h
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5 years later. “What happened here?” I sucked in a sharp breath as I glanced around what was supposed to be the children’s room but seemed like a battleground. World war three happened here. “It was him!” Bella cried in her high-pitched voice, I cringed at her tone and glanced in the direction of her voice. My heart skipped a bit when I could not find her, but if the mop of blonde curls that peaked out from beneath the bed was anything too go by; I was definitely on the right track. I took tentative steps toward her and crouched down to her height, “Baby, what’s going on?” my voice trembled slightly with worry but that was not the only thing threatening an anxiety attack from me at this moment. It was already 10:00 am and I wasn’t even dressed — forget about dressing up, Tyler wasn’t even around to handle the kids and he promised me. Today was my big day and he promised he would fill in, but as always, he just runs off with his burger. Bella reluctantly reached out to me and
FIRE CRACKER Is it too late to say goodbye?
You know how you can spend your entire life walking on the wrong path. You can feel like you have it all figured out even though you are just starting and struggling to be a good version of yourself. There are some memories, that don’t die when dawn comes barging in. Some dark times that even the sun can’t chase away. My point is: They are too many things out of our control and the last thing you want to do is get stuck with the guilt of not fixing or doing things that were never in your control, to begin with. As I ran my hands through my soaked scarlet hair, a lone tear crawled down my cheek and I swallowed sharply. I bit hard on my bottom lip as I thunderstruck and pierced my skin. It was almost scary how three years had felt like decades, how much I had linked to come here, all the promises, the guilt, everything that had built up to this exact moment. I wiped my tears which were mixed with rain. I found to hear the hesitant footsteps from Rye, but I did not turn. My fists cle
FIRE CRACKER Finally? (196)
“There’s still time for us to run.” I glanced at Emilia as if she had grown two heads, but she had a serious expression on her face and I knew that she was freaking out deep down.So was I.“Run to where exactly?” I decided to humor her risky thoughts with a raised eyebrow, her stance deflated and she let go of my hand. We were outside the church now. It was crazy how much time had passed and how things were happening so fast.Until two weeks ago I was at Alice’s grave. Now I was walking down the aisle. I frowned and breathed. “When did Rye say she was going to get here?” I asked Emilia, the blonde seemed to be too engrossed in starting anything but the church that waiting for her. Her blonde hair had been styled in a perfect bun and Isabel had performed magic with her makeup. Her dimples were visible and she wasn’t even smiling. Emilia took a hold of my hand again, a small smile broke out on her plump lips.I held my breath as she stared me dead in the eyes before she broke out into
FIRE CRACKER Burning soil (195)
“This was the last place I thought I would ever come,” The words rolled out of my mouth and left a bland taste in my mouth, I could feel the heat from the ground tear my skin apart, and my eyes stung with fresh tears and my fists clenched.If anyone had told me, years ago, or even a month ago that I would do this, I would have laughed in their face and given them a fitting reply, yet here I was, tears pouring down my cheeks with a void in my heart that I was not sure time could heal.“It wasn't supposed to end like this, Alice. This wasn’t the plan. This wasn't the freaking plan,” I whispered and I could barely see from my clouded vision. “You always hurt me when it was alive and I always used to think that I would be happy when you died...” I trailed off and wiped my tears.“I’m not Alice,” I admitted. “I’m not happy at all ad it feels like my heart got ripped out. You took a part of me with you and it space you left stings a lot.” I swallowed and sucked in a sharp breath. I ran my
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Tyler chuckled and his hand went to his neck for a nervous moment. “I don’t think you have realized it but… Alexander is in love, and it’s not with you,” I blinked in confusion.Tyler laughed at what seemed like my facial expression. “Alexander is madly in love with Lee.” My eyes widened and I immediately clicked the dots.Lee’s strange behavior ever since Alexander came into the house, her sudden change of heart, the reason she begged me to stop the wedding, why she was so devastated during the shoot-out, why she kept her gaze on Alex, and most of us, why she was bosses with taking care of Bella. “But she’s just a child and he- he’s twenty-five or something! This isn’t right!” I informed him.“She’ll be eighteen in a few weeks, by then she will be an adult, right?” Cole asked in a calm tone.“Well yes, but…” I trailed off and walked past him, I turned and continued. “She’s still a child, he’s five years older than she, and I don’t know, I’m just not comfortable with the idea.”“It’s
FIRE CRACKER Let’s start again (193)
"Are you okay?" Tyler was standing at the doorwhen I came out, I nodded and walked past him. "Where's Gemma?" I asked with a straight face and glanced around the place. "She left," Tyler informed me absentmindedly. "She asked for a divorce." He added."Why? Did she finally realize that you are nothing like you claim you are?" I spat at him and he shrugged."She was pregnant for someone else," He continued. My eyes widened and I shrugged. "Oh wow." I chuckled. "You sue to surround yourself with the best kinds of people," I informed him and he relaxed on the wall"You don't seem okay, do you want to get some rest?" He asked and I rolled my eyes at his fake concern."I want to leave. Why did you bring me here?" I demanded in a sharp tone."You fell unconscious, I had no other choice," Tyler admitted bashfully and ran his hands through his hair. His lips were pursed into a straight line and he kept his gaze firm on me."Want some coffee?" He offered and walked towards what I assumed w
FIRE CRACKER You hurt me! (192)
"I never thought you would come here." I heard a voice as I sat on the closest rock.From the view I had, the lake was breathtakingly beautiful, it had been months since I came here and I was dying for a breath of fresh air."Do you remember the last time we came here?" the voice continued on a steady pitch, I rolled my eyes at the tone and turned away. "Danielle, you are going to have to face me at one point or the other." Tyler finally confessed in what sounded like a defeated tone, I scoffed at his words. "There's nothing to settle." my voice came out strained. It had been one entire month since Alice was murdered and Aiden died at my hands. The memory still sends chills down my spine and for many days I refused to leave my home because I was terrified of the outcome, I sucked in sharp air and glanced at him."You ended this, remember?" I added in a soft tone, my eyes stung with tears but I blinked them away. Tyler sighed. He broke the small distance between us and sat beside me
FIRE CRACKER Life isn’t fair (191)
I lunged at him. With all the force and anger I could muster at that moment. This was the moment I had waited for so many years. Three long years — I lived with that guilt and pain for three long years. I was broken, I had to deal with the pain and nightmares and the intense feeling that I could not protect the man who did nothing but love me. The only thing I had consoled myself with back then was that I would avenge his death.And only when I had avenged his death, would I visit his grave. Today, I would fulfill that promise.Aiden lost balance in shock, the gun went off immediately. My eyes widened when we hit the ground. I was basically on top of him, dangerously close with the gun between us and my breath hitched.My heart raced and it took me a few seconds to register the fact that the bullet had not hit me, rather it was stuck in Aiden who was bleeding from his nose.I must have taken too long to connect all these dots because the next thing I knew was hands around my neck, c
FIRE CRACKER I will keep that promise (190)
"Aiden," I growled and he smiled. He had a fun held up straight to my face and I was almost thrown off by the audacity of the man. Here, in broad daylight, he was pointing a gun at me, a smug grin plastered on his face as if he had just been given hot coffee on a stressful morning."Danielle" His voice was calm and held no remorse at all, his eyes narrowed at me and rested on Alice's body which was behind me. I watched as Aiden's grey eyes darkened for a bit before they returned to their previous form."For the first time in my entire life...I'm sad I was right about something." The words were not directed at me, rather it was where his gaze rested. Completely fixed on Alice. "If you cared about her, you would have stopped this a long time ago." I shot a glare at him, and he scoffed and stared at me with a piercing gaze. "It's because of her, I did this!" He snapped and shot one of the medics, I stumbled on the side of the van, my eyes went wide and I clenched my fist."That's a li
