Later that day …“What are we going to do now, she didn’t die!” Elizabeth said to Aiden walking back and forth.“Calm down and have a seat! You’re making me feel dizzy with To and fro moving, at that rate you’ll drill a hole in the floor,”“Let me drill a hole Aiden let me drill it, she knows we tried to take her life and now she didn’t die don’t you think that’s bad news for us?!” “Why are you talking like you don’t know what can be done!” Aiden said to her.“Well that’s exactly why I’m panicking because Franco has placed very strong security on her, that would make it extremely difficult to do anything even if we wanted to!” She retorted.“Shit!” Aiden muttered to himself as he began to think of another way.“What exactly is Franco’s deal with her anyway!” “I really don’t get it honestly!” Elizabeth sighed as he removed her hands from her waist frustratingly.“You shouldn’t worry too much about her, trust me I’ll do something about her,”“Didn’t you just say the doctor mentioned
Next day ….“We should get going now, I’m quite late,” Jenna said to Nimi as she stood up from the dinning table, picked up her bag and began to walk out of the house.“Yes boss!” He replied as he fished out the car kiss from his pocket following closely behind her.“Her phone suddenly began to ring,” she paused abruptly in her tracks as she slowly reached for it in her handbag, answered the call and placed it on her ear.“Yes dad,”-“where are you?!”- Franco asked at the other end of the call-“just about to leave the house what’s wrong?!” She asked immediately.-“Nothing, I forgot a really important document at home, I need you to get it for me and drop by on your way to the office,”“By my bed side,”“Okay,” she mumbled as she pulled the phone away from her ear and turned to Nimi.“Please hold on, I’ll be back immediately,” Jenna began to make her way upstairs, she long fast strides as she climbed the staircase and up to the masters bedroom.“Bedside, bedside,” she muttered to hers
“What am I doing here Nimi what am I doing here?!” Jenna cried, her face buried tightly in her palm.She felt Nimi touch but she didn’t move or react to his warmth around her, she felt really numb.She was seated by Annabeth’s bedside with Nimi behind her. Her elbows were resting on the bed, both her palms supporting her jaw."I can't believe it, Nimi," Jenna whispered, her voice heavy with sadness. "My whole life has been a lie. How could they keep something like this from me?"Nimi's voice was soft and soothing as he replied, "I know this is incredibly tough for you, Jenna. But you're not alone in this. We are all here for you if you let us,”Jenna's shoulders trembled as she tried to hold back tears. "I just don't know who I am anymore, Nimi. All these years, I thought I knew my family, my history, and now it's all shattered.""It’s just so hard to accept this right now. I feel lost.""It's okay to feel lost. That's a natural part of finding your way again. We'll figure this out
One week later ….Wednesday Evening …..6:00pm …“I don’t remember seeing you or anything that has to do with you on my schedule today!” Jenna muttered to Jeremy as he walked into her office, her gaze not leaving her laptop“That’s because you refused to have it imputed in your schedule!”“Only because it’s unimportant and I’m not interested in it!” She retorted as she closed her laptop a little bit and looked up at him.“Stop being stubborn Jenna! We’ve being together in the past what makes it so difficult now!” “The fact that you are a lying cheating scum! that’s what’s making it difficult!” She growled.“I’m not fully changed I know, but I’ll be anything you want me to be!” He said, Jenna slowly shook her head with a scoff as she finally stood up from her seat.“I really think you should have yourself checked in the hospital honestly, you seem to have something the psychologist calls Bipolar disorder!” She said.“You’re confusing and deceiving your self just as much as you’re try
Later that night …“Where’s dad,” Jenna asked walking into the living room, Elizabeth immediately stood up as she walked towards her.“Jeremy told me you decided to check out the gowns and you chose are you sure you want to do this?!” Elizabeth asked placing her hands on Jenna’s shoulder.“Yes mom, I have decided to do it!” She muttered.“Now where is dad?!” She asked again.“He said he had an important assignment to attend to, I’m not sure he’ll be back this night though,” she replied, Jenna nodded slowly staring at nothing in particular.“Why what’s going on?! What do you need him for?!” Elizabeth asked concern etched on her face.Just then the door opened and Nimi walked in, she dropped her hands from Jenna’s shoulders as she slowly walked up to Nimi.“What’s wrong with her?! What happened today?!” She asked Nimi, he slowly met Jenna’s eyes and she broke the eye contact immediately.“I have no idea,” Nimi whispered his gaze returning to Elizabeth, Jenna scoffed closing her eyes m
“How did it go?!” Elizabeth asked Franco as they walked into the room.“It was …” he paused in his tracks and slowly turned to look at Elizabeth.“Bloody!” He completed.“Aiden is dead now, we don’t need to fret anymore,” he said and her eyes went wide immediately taken aback and absolutely stunned by what she just heard.“You killed him?!” She asked her voice barely above a whisper.“Yeah?! I had to!” He replied as he turned around and began to take off his wrist watches and everything he was putting on.“I thought the plan was for him to see you Rule, why did you kill him?!” Elizabeth asked closing the distance between them.“Shouldn’t bother you right?! I did what I had to and what was good, if not we’ll suffer and he’ll take over!” He replied and she nodded slowly as she walked to the bed, gently lied in it and pushed the duvet over her body.Next morning …6:30am ….“I’m coming!” Darell called out as he took long fast strides towards his door and pulled it open, “What?!” He mut
Meanwhile.Jenna slowly walked out of her office, her face pale and void of life and her usual bubbly demeanor.She held the paper she wanted to make another copy off and headed towards where the copier machine was placed.“No ma’am, you shouldn’t be doing this!” A staff said rushing up to her, she slowly turned to look at him with a small and tired smile.“That’s alright, let me!” She whispered as she opened the machine and placed the paper in it.All other staff watched with their mouth hung open as they watch her attend to herself, something they’ve never seen her do.Jenna stepped back a little bit, her hands folded across her chest as she finished setting the copier machine.She released a light relunctant chuckle still staring at the machine and all the other staff wondered what could possibly be wrong with their boss.“Ma’am, you should go back to your office I’ll get that for you!” Claire said rushing to Jenna as soon as she saw her photocopying all by herself.“How can you le
Weeks later …The most Anticipated day ….The grand wooden doors of the church swung open, revealing a serene, sunlit interior. The congregation takes their seats, hushed in anticipation. Soft organ music fills the air, creating an atmosphere of reverence.The morning sun spilled through towering stained glass windows, a soft murmur of anticipation filled the air.Jeremy and a close friend of his were already in the church waiting at the altar for Jenna and her entourage.The church organ began to play a solemn melody as the congregation fell into a hushed reverence. Quinn the Chief bridesmaid stepped in first as she headed for the special seat reserved in front for the bride groom and chief bridesmaid.The bridesmaids, dressed in matching pastel gowns, made their way down the aisle next, the guests turned to admire their beauty.Next, the flower girl walked in scattering rose petals as she slowly walked in, with style and poise as she made her way towards the front pew, her innocenc
Two weeks later ….“I don’t trust you, where are you taking me to,” Jenna said turning to Quinn.“I don’t understand, can’t me and my friend just dress up and go out?!” She asked and Jenna nodded with a small smile.“Okay then, whatever you say,” Jenna replied as she relaxed in her seat and took out her phone.It’s been two weeks since Franco and Elizabeth were arrested, although they tried to be smart on the court day but they weren’t so lucky, Franco was sentenced to life in prison and Elizabeth Ten years in prison.Franco committed suicide two days later but Elizabeth decided to do her terms in the realization that she deserved whatever was coming to her.She had a conversation with Annabeth, Fiona and Jenna already and she apologized to them, she admitted her wrongs and they forgave her, especially Jenna, Elizabeth was more than a mother to her than the rest of them and she loved her also.Annabeth left Canada about three days ago to go back and see her adopted family, and their l
Jenna huffed silently as she slowly looked down at her hand that Nimi had suddenly dropped and slowly tucked it in her back pocket, she had totally forgotten that Nimi mentioned he had something to do with her in the past.“You have no idea how happy I am to see you,” Nimi whispered as he disengaged from the hug and pulled her into another hug.Fiona chuckled lightly as she wrapped her hands tightly around him also, and others just sat back and watched in confusion.“It’s good to see you survived everything that happened back then, I tried to find you I promise,” he whispered and she nodded gently with a small smile.“It’s fine, you couldn’t have found me anyways, I’m happy you’re still alive also,” she said and he nodded slowly.“Well I am,” he replied , she gently held his hands and led him towards the table, Jenna exhaled deeply as she walked in behind them, just as she was about to take her seat, Fiona pulled out the chair and sat beside Nimi.Wordlessly Jenna rounded the table an
“Oh my God,” Jenna exhaled deeply as she walked towards her room and pulled the door open, Nimi quickly reached forward and pulled her back,“What are you doing?!” He asked pulling her close to himself and closed the door behind her.“Going to my room, what’s going on,” she whispered looking at him so lost.“What happened to staying with me in my room,” he whispered and her lips slowly curved into a smile realization dawning on her.“You’re a bad boy,” she whispered and he laughed as he slowly took her lips in a kiss and they made their way towards his room in a zigzag unsteady motion.“I could kiss you all day,” he whispered to her as soon as they got into his room, and she chuckled as they disengaged from the kiss.“It’s so nice to finally be in your family’s good book,” she said and he smiled, “Oh, you’re not very difficult to like, you eventually charmed them, I saw that coming,” he replied and she released a small laugh.“It didn’t quite seem like that two days ago though,” she
“What gave you the right Tolu, who exactly do you think you are to pull that rubbish stunt on me!” Nimi growled, Becky stood up at once and walked towards her children.“What’s going on Nimi, tell me what happened!” She said, Nimi slowly took his eyes off Tolu and it landed on their mother.“Can you believe she actually paid Debbie to go out with me!” He yelled his veins nearly popping out.“Haba! Tolu!” Becky exclaimed as she turned to look at her.“Was that how horrible I looked to you! I told you to trust me that I had everything under control,” he spat angrily.“And then you went ahead to pay someone to go out with me?! For what?! As what!”“You paid someone to go out with me?! The more I think about it the more annoyed I get! To think that I was even worried and felt guilty for Debbie and then I find out she wasn’t really into me!”“What if I had fallen in love with her?!”“I was just trying to help,” Tolu retorted.“You look like you needed company, I just wanted to help you!”
He slowly broke off the kiss and he looked up at her, Jenna didn’t waste time in slamming her lips back on his, he moved her closer to himself as he deepened the kiss and took charge.He stood up from the chair and carried her in his arms as they continued kissing all the way to his room.Immediately they got to the room he placed her on the bed and knelt in front of her, “Never you consider leaving me again!” He muttered as he slowly unbuttoned her pyjamas.“I can’t think straight when you’re close,” he muttered as he gently took her top off and her body came bare before him, he resumed kissing her as he gently laid her on the bed not breaking off the kiss, Jenna moaned as his arms roamed her body and her hands slowly made its way to unbuttoning his shirt also.*****The sun rays filtered in through the window, Jenna squinted her eyes in her sleep before they finally fluttered open.She looked beside her and the other side of the bed was empty, her face reddened as she pushed the du
“I don’t like her for you!”“And when have I said I want to be with her again?! I’m willing to listen to you and Tolu, you’re right Loving her had cost me a lot,” he said.“At the risk of your own happiness?! You don’t have to say anything to me Nimi, it’s written all over your face, you’re still inlove with her,” she said to him and his shoulders slowly slumped and his head curved downwards.“Why Nimi?! Why did you chose such a painful love,” she whispered.“What then do you want from me !” He muttered resignately.“I want to see you happy, I want you to look at your wife the way you look at Jenna, and you have never looked at Debbie this way,”“As much as I don’t like her for you, I don’t want you unhappy,” she said, just as he was about to reply, her phone began to ring and it was a video call from Tolu.“Mom have you heard what your son has been up to recently, can you believe that white girl is in the country and he picked her over me!” Tolu ranted as soon as the call got connect
Minutes Later …Nimi and Jenna sat side by side on the bench outside the restaurant, their hands were folded across their chest and their legs folded on each other as they stared into space quietly.“I’m guessing, somehow you read my letter,” Nimi said finally breaking the icy silence.“ I’m sorry Nimi,” she finally said as she uncrossed her legs and turned to face him.“Sorry for what exactly?!” He muttered in reply his gaze still not meeting hers.“Sorry for not trusting me?! Or sorry for not listening to me, sorry for getting rid of me and getting married to Jeremy right after?!” He added as his eyes slowly made his way towards her face.“You have all right to be angry Nimi, I don’t want to say I understand how you must have felt because I don’t ,”“I regretted my decision with every fiber of being in me Nimi, I shouldn’t have behaved so irrationally !” She said and he nodded slowly.“I hurt you Nimi and I’m sorry, I hope you find a place in your heart to forgive me,” she said and
Next day ….Canada …..“Jeremy what’s going on with Jenna?! It’s been four days nobody has heard from her ! Are you sure you haven’t either?!” Quinn asked in a small growl rolling her eyes at him, she still hated his guts and hated him more for the mere fact that he enabled Jenna to go to Canada alone with informing anyone or without their joint efforts.They were actually on a group video call, Darrell slowly placed his hands on her thighs and rubbed it slowly, trying to tell her to calm down.“I promise it was only the day she arrived I spoke to her, I haven’t been able to get through to her since then,”“Well you caused this nonsense,” she snapped and Annabeth finally cleared her throat.“Don’t get too bothered,” she said to her.“How can I not get too bothered, she’s there all alone in a strange land with no help! And worse we can’t get across to her!”“What were you thinking letting her do this huh!” “What did you guys think would be the result!” She yelled.“Relax Quinn, I’m s
Meanwhile ….Nimi packed in front of Debbie’s house, he stepped out of the car, rounded it quickly and opened the door for her.Debbie was Tolu’s friend that she had set him up with, they just had dinner and he was dropping her off and so far so good, her company had been nice.“Thank you,” she said with a wide smile as she took his hand and stepped out of the car.“I enjoyed myself today, thank you for going out with me,” she said with a small smile, and she nodded slowly.“I had fun also,” he replied, she was beautiful also, she had a fair and flawless caramel skin, she was nice and she spoke eloquently too, but the only thing was that she wasn’t Jenna.He gently stepped forward deciding to take the bull by the horn, Tolu was right he need to move forward, he gently placed tucked her hair behind her ear and pulled her close to him, slowly he bent to her height and slammed his lips on hers.He tried to muster feeling but none came, it was just bland, she definitely wasn’t Jenna but