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“You taught me so many things Derek, but you...” I whispered as I locked my room down and slid down it. My eyes filled with tears and it suddenly became hard to breathe or focus on anything else than the events that occurred a few moments ago.I honestly had no clue why I felt so affected by her words. Because it was Lee talking. She was harmless and she probably didn’t even mean what she was saying. Yet I felt like someone had stabbed me in the chest and was twisting the knife continuously.Maybe it was her words or the fact that she could be right. Maybe it was that fact that I could not fit into this family. What had I been thinking? Isabel was right. Simply wearing fancy clothes and being the CEO of a company would not build or sustain any relationship.I had gotten so lost in seeing their bonds that I forgot that I was alone. I was truly alone. And there was nothing that could be done about it at that point. Not even turning back time could fix this. I threaded my hands to my sho
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“What? Do you — do you even know what you are saying? Jared was shot right in front of me, He bled and died in my hands! I watched the paramedics take him away!” I was having a mental background at the news.I refused to believe that Jared was alive. It made absolutely no sense at all. I was there. I was right there, I saw him get shot and I even tried to save his life, the paramedics declared him dead and there was no pulse at all.So what was Daniel on about?“Look, I am sure that you are mis—” I began but my lips were shut by his next actions.“Is this Jared?” He enquired almost immediately and shoved the photo in my face, I blinked as I registered the image. Sure enough, it looked like Jared, maybe his look alike, but not Jared, because my Jared was dead, I even held him in my hands as he took his last breaths.Even the idea of him being alive freaked me out and sent chills down my spine. I have had to live with the guilt from that day and the only reason I asked Daniel to investig
FIRE CRACKER That makes two of us (150)
“Danielle is not alone in this,” Daniel chimed in and my eyes darted towards him in confusion, he looked his hands in his and continued. “I would willingly give her my shares, after all, you all seem to think that I am incapable of running the company after all,”“No,” I stopped him right in his tracks. Daniel raised an eyebrow at me in confusion and Isabel seemed appalled. “I won’t take your rights,” I said this while staring directly at Isabel, the atmosphere in the room went bald, the walls seemed to be closing in on us all and for a moment there, I struggled to breathe.“That is the big difference between you and me Isabel,” I informed her. “You are used to manipulating and using everyone to get what you want while I am capable of standing on my own two feet without support,” I added.“And that suddenly makes you a better person?” Isabel countered with an eye roll. “You can fool everyone around you Danielle, but not me.”“The only one masquerading around here is you and you know i
FIRE CRACKER Snap his neck? (151)
"Danielle!" Daniel called out when we had gotten to the living room. I spun around and parted my lips to speak with a hardened expression. "I want to speak to Jared," The words came out forced and I bit hard on my lip to feel anything else than the emotions that were banging on the walls of my skin. "As soon as possible," I added. My eyes stung with fresh tears and I clenched my fist. Jared could not play with my feelings this way and expect to get away with it, He made me believe that he had died because of him, I mourned him for months and I almost lost my freedom because of it.A loud crash sent me spiraling back to reality and it was then I registered the fact that I had thrown a vase off the shelf in the living room. The brown walls glared at me and I glared back, I was sure they could hear the storm that was raging in my soul because I was sick and tired of people playing with me."I don't think that is a good idea, Dani—""Don't tell me what to do!" I snapped with a glare. My e
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I dragged my feet into the living room, Daniel seemed to be frozen in his place but I knew I had to move, I needed to find out what had happened there. If Jared had been in there, then I was not leaving without an explanation. This could be a prank for all I knew. Right?The thick red liquid that was casually crawling from inside the house collided with my feet and I sucked in a sharp breath. I glanced back at Daniel who seemed to be petrified at the sight of blood, I braced myself as I gave up on Daniel and decided I would figure things out myself.I walked into the hallway, this house was huge but I felt like the walls were closing on me because of the silence in them, I swallowed and took another step forward. Unlike this previous home, they were artistic paintings here that had an uncanny resemblance to mine.I paused when I reached what seemed like the last door in the home, for some reason, my hands shook as I reached out to open it and to my huge surprise, there was nothing in
FIRE CRACKER You are here (153)
The sound of the water hitting the ground sent me back into waves of memories I never thought water could trigger. The funny thing about trauma and abuse was that it wasn’t until someone attacked you that you remember. It wasn’t until someone said it word for word or taunted you.It was in those little things and little moments. The way the breeze moved, the sound of the trees, the sound of glass breaking, muffling, loud sounds, quarrels, scents, or the way someone walked or looked. The worst part is that your biggest trigger could be you.It could be looking in the mirror and seeing someone who is so broken it makes you wonder how and why she even kept going. Sometimes I ask myself; Why had I not slit my wrists earlier? Why had I never taken that initiative? People say that the easiest way out of pain is death.Why had I chosen to stay with Alice all along? What was my purpose? Why was I even doing all of this? Revenge, money, power, influence. Of what use was it, if ever since the t
FIRE CRACKER You make horrible decisions (154)
"I'm not helping you out." I said while staring her in the eye. I watched her eyes fill with horror and confusion pierce her. She had no been expecting that. She was probably expecting that Danielle who was innocent and loved everyone. "Sure, a month or two ago I would have been given up my life for you in a heart beat, but you killed that Danielle all by yourself aunt." I informed her and a tear rolled down her cheek. "What even makes you think that I can help her? Haven't you heard? Danielle is good for nothing! I've always been bad luck! I've ruined everyone's life! I destroy whatever I come in contact with. But you— You ruined everything." I said as I got closer to her, "You broke me first" I spat and the tears in my eyes fell down my cheek. "I didn't want to hurt you Danielle, i love you—" "Don't you talk about love!" I boomed. "Don't you ever talk about love!" I cried. "You havs have made a joke out of it! People like you, take good person and turn them into monsters! So I ho
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“C’mon, put her in the car,” I instructed one of the men who worked at her home. I watched as Charlotte followed the men carrying Leon out of the house, I trailed after them casually and I struggled to come up with valid reasons to ask for help,It had been years since I had seen him. And there was no form of assurance that he would even be available for this yet here was running over to his house like we had been best friends. As much as we had our differences and Disagreements, Alexander was the only person who could save Leon now.I met him in my third year at college. He was studying to become a scientist and I as well as quite induced in becoming a Family doctor. I had never really been clear in any of my specifications because I never wanted to study Medicine in the first place. Things changed after that third year though, When I met Alexander. He was popular, but not a playboy or obnoxious or anything you would find in those cliche movies or books. Alex was a down-to-earth and
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“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
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“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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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
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"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
