Silence followed before Kristen scoffed at Cherry's words, looking like she was not listening at all, "I don't need a friend."Cherry gave a small chuckle," Are sure about that, Sis? You look like you will need a friend?_You seem kinda lonely there." Cherry said with such ease, making Kristen glare at her again. "I am sure you are not daft to know when you are not wanted in a place. It's time you learn you don't force things. Things come naturally, be they friends or wealth. Now, you want to be my friend and I am asking myself what that means." Kristen stated, crossing her arms over her chest. Cherry didn't give a reply, only silence. So she continued." I know you, I will be a fool to think you are actually here to be my friend rather you want to spite me this morning probably so I can have a bad day." Cherry sighed and looked on for a while before saying," Oh my dear sister, don't hold on to the past, we can start all over, or can't we?" "Cherry, one last warning, leave my
"No, Mom, you don't have to do this, forget it, please." The pleading voice of her daughter made Maria want to shove her aside and give Stephen King what he deserved this morning. She was tired of standing by and watching him treat her daughter like he pleases. He had no shame whatsoever. Is it because she is not pressing charges against him for what he did to Kristen? That's why he always dares to make another mistake with her daughter. She was done with Mr. King and that's it. It was the last straw for her, he was going to hit her pregnant daughter. What in the world gave him the audacity? "Don't you tell me that, did you not see what he was trying to do? Hit you! In this condition, how callous can my husband be?" The pain in her voice was much but Maria King was not going to cry, she will stay strong and fight with the last drop of her blood to protect her daughter even if it was the last thing she will do. Coming into the dining room and witnessing how Stephen was chargin
After Kristen left the dining room, Maria King sat down and stared at the untouched dishes and hissed loudly, "I hope I have not made things worse with the new revelation. It's not bad I told her?"She mumbled and wiped the invisible sweat she thought was on her face. "My poor child, my only mistake was not seeing the monster he is. I am sorry you and your father were my second choice. I will do all it takes to make sure Stephen pays for what he did to you, dear. I promise you." She stood up and rang the bell on the wall, and immediately, several servants appeared. She scanned each one of them and finally, her eyes settled on the maid at the far end of the dining entrance, it was Annabel. "Annie, Please help me get the bouquet of roses, make it two bunches, and tell Ferb to get the car ready."Annabel smiled and nodded her head,"right away ma'am." She left after that and Mrs. King dismissed the rest of them after instructing them to take the dishes back to the Kitchen. She
It's been 30 minutes after the whole breakfast saga, Cherry had left to have breakfast with a friend of hers, Mrs. King had sought peace with Kristen and Annabel had arranged the bouquets for the trip to the cemetery and Ferb was waiting for his boss and daughter to come out. Stephen King had not stepped out of his room since. Annabel giggled and touched the herms of Kristen's black gown. She really looked big in it. The light touch makeup Annie did on her face brought the glow she seemed to have lost. "May I say something?" Annie chirped in and Kristen nodded in reply. "Pregnancy looks so good on you, Sir Lucian is really lucky to have you."At the mention of Lucian's name, Kristen stiffened for a while then relaxed her shoulders and turned to face Annie, backing her dressing mirror. "I was here before my accident, right?""Yes, you were. Any problem?"Kristen shook her head, "I was wondering if I mentioned my relationship, I mean the man I was in a relationship with.""You
"But guess what, Dad?" Kristen continued, "I chose to forgive mom but I am not forgiving you for leaving, at least I still see mom even if she doesn't do much but I can't see you even though you are doing a lot there at your grave. I didn't forgive you will not mean that I hate you. I love you and you are forever in my heart. Keep resting on." With every last resolve not to break down, Kristen dropped her bouquet and hurriedly towards the car in her tears. Mrs. King bent and dropped hers and stood silently for a while before speaking up, "I know I am a failure as a mother. I didn't think about Kristen before marrying your best friend or I thought but maybe, my thoughts were wrong. Of course, they were, Stephen King was not who I thought he was and every day I live, I regret that decision to get married to him after your death. I never understood his true intentions but I am making a promise to you, he will pay for making the bundle of your joy cry." She turned and left as well.
"Not, by me, I guess. I believe they are irritated because I keep them waiting." She concluded in her mind and cleared her throat, "let's go inside then and we can start the introduction from there." She lead them inside and the aroma that hit them was heavenly. She might not be a good person but she is definitely a good cook. "Welcome to my place," she said and gestured for her guests to sit down All three of them settled down and Noami looked up expectantly at Frederick. Frederick needed not to be told that she was still waiting for him to introduce Gabby to her. "Meet my younger brother, Gabby and Gabby meet Noami, a lovely soul." Frederick introduced the two to each other. "You mean a devilish soul?"Gabby thought and stretched out his hand for a handshake towards Noami who took it happily, "nice to meet, Gabby. I had no idea that Frederick had a cute brother." "What do you expect? He is handsome, I should be handsome too." Gabby said and smiled for the first ti
Kristen breathed in then shook her head slightly, trying to shake off the thought of what would have happened if she had fallen. "Stop being so clumsy, you are pregnant," she cautioned herself and smiled her thanks at Noami. "Easy there, you don't go about falling. Are you okay?"Kristen nodded with a smile but the smile wiped up when she remembered who was standing before her. Though she saved her from falling, it did not erase the fact that they are not friends and since she is not a friend of hers, Noami was not welcomed, regardless she just did her a huge favor. Kristen knew too well to stay away from people like Noami. They are not good people. Her subconscious mind reminded her to move slightly away from her neighbor and Kristen stepped away. Noami saw how scornful Kristen looked at her and cursed in her mind then said within herself, "sometimes I wonder what kind of human being you are, you know danger when you see one. I am glad you can identify foes from friends and
Gabby watched his brother in pain, his heart reached out to him and he wished he could perform some miracle so Kristen will remember. Noami was happy with how things turned out. Her almost crashing heart was back in shape in no time. The handshake was taking longer than necessary so Noami cleared her throat and Kristen pulled her hand away. Right there, she felt the void she had constantly felt for two weeks. "Why do I feel like I know this guy more than this? Is he more than what he presents to me?" Kristen was getting confused and started to feel uneasy."Frederick, right?" Kristen asked cautiously and Frederick nodded, "Yes, I am Frederick." Alright, you might know my name but let me introduce myself, "I am Kristen, nice to meet you" "Nice to meet you too, Kristen" He replied then added quietly, "and your hands are really soft."Kristen blushed slightly and Noami sighed heavily which caused both Frederick and Kristen to turn their heads."What's wrong?" Kristen whisp
Kristen drove through the address given to her and parked, she quickly got down but was careful not to fall. Her dizziness had returned and her wound had started bleeding. Throughout her drive down to the hotel, she prayed not to pass out in the car. She took a great risk today and it's all for her mother's sake. Getting to the lobby, she inquired and was told Lucian's room number. She took the elevator. Ding! She was moving out of the elevator at full speed with her eyes glued to her phone. She found the room but what she saw wasn't what she expected at all. Lucian and two other men were taken away in handcuffs with gun wounds on their bodies. Lucian glared at her before he was pushed away She was in shock and when she recovered, she looked up to see her mother was okay yet there was no smile on Mrs. King's face. She looked away from her and finally looked at the man beside her mother. "Dad!"She muttered and passed out. Kristen opened her eyes and found three pairs of eyes wat
Wordlessly, Kristen turned and headed out. Annie thought of following her and when Kristen realized that Annie was following her, she gestured for her to stop with her hand. She has no idea what Lucian had planned to do so she can't endanger Annie's life. Kristen thought that after all of these and she survived, she would then reward Annabel for being her backbone. Both have been through thick and thin. She was full of exhaustion yet she was intending to drive herself to that God damned address. If in her terrible condition she can drive from place to this place? What is a thirty-minute journey she can't do? The address was the popular hotel in town, what a joke! If indeed she is getting married to Lucian, wasn't it supposed to be inside a church or something? A wedding inside a hotel, Kristen hadn't seen it all yet. The servants she saw gave her a kind look and with their deepest hearts, they wished she could pull through. But wait? Wasn't Kristen supposed to report this to the
The phone slipped off Kristen's hand and she went down on the floor, with tears flowing free from her eyes down to her cheeks and disappearing into her dress. It's unbelievable that the lady she saw a while ago was dead, for real? She can't just die. Frederick called and broke the news to her, the fact that Frederick had her number didn't bother her, she was too shocked to even utter a word and worst still, she was blaming herself for Noami's death. She didn't have to die, Kristen wished there was something she could do. Maybe Frederick hadn't kissed her or she hadn't flirted with him earlier, Noami would have still been alive yet deep down, Kristen felt she was not at fault. It was just a kiss, she shouldn't have taken it far and drove off in anger which got her killed however Kristen's heart was pricking her badly and her tears continued to flow nonstop. She was devastated.She forgot all about her tummy and wept. Her face was all red and she felt so weak. She didn't know wh
Frederick cleared his throat, trying to appear cool and collected, "Naomi what are you doing here." Kristen thought he was acting cold but he was actually flustered.Naomi stepped aside "I was looking for you and saw your car outside. It looks like you are busy."She looked hurt and Kristen could see it."Noami, it's not what you think?" Kristen started to explain but Noami never spared her a glance, she had her attention focused on Frederick, waiting for him to say something at least. "Aren't you going to say anything?" She was in dire need of explanation. She wanted him to tell her that he wasn't the one who initiated the kiss between Kristen and him, it will make her feel better and she could forgive him. Of course, she is aware of their relationship and wouldn't blame Frederick if anything like this was supposed to occur, two souls that love themselves can't be separated. She knew all this yet Noami wanted him for herself, she was hurting deeply, and to make matters worse,
Kristen watched him stop and turn to face her, she had her eyes fixed on him, not wanting to miss any emotions at all. The silence was deafening that a drop of a pin can be hard. A moment passed, another did and Kristen couldn't take the silence anymore plus the way he was staring at her like he was caught stealing what is his but who steals what they owe? "I don't know why you're watching me like that."She said and continued, "you looked uncomfortable and I wondered why you still don't want to tell me how you know my bedroom." She added with an annoyed tone "so spill, now."He sighed heavily and put his hands in his pockets. Kristen could see he didn't want to do this, she had this feeling he wanted to avoid it just as much as she wanted to know.Kristen took a step forward and demanded "now!" How in the world will he tell her all that he knows, he can't say anything concerning both of them. Not only will it traumatize her, but it could also endanger her and the lost memories will
As angry as she was that someone had to be knocking at her door, Kristen kept her cool and eventually opened the door to her surprise, she wasn't expecting him to be the one. Her frown dissolved into a smile and she stepped aside. Frederick walked in clutching two paper packs. "You are going out with this broken head of yours?" He asked worriedly and scanned her. Kristen smiled shyly and closed the door then faced him, "What are you doing here? There are two places you should be, the hospital or your girlfriend's place." The way she raised her brows made Frederick chuckle, "you did not even answer my question and you are asking me yours?" He raised one eyebrow."Well yeah, I am going to get what to eat. Can't remember the last time I ate and it's already mid-morning. Don't even know why I left the hospital, I need to be taken care of."She said dramatically and Frederick looked at her with lots of love in his eyes. Kristen lift her eyes and they met, she hadn't seen anyone lo
Gingerly but hesitantly, Noami stood up expecting Kristen to stop her from leaving. Disappointment was written all over her face and she was finding it hard to hide it. Kristen looked away from her as she waited for Noami to leave. Noami didn't look like Someone ready to leave. She was taking too much time to leave and Kristen's patience was running thin."Damn this lady, she should leave already," Kristen spat angrily in her mind."Won't she ask me to stay and also apologize to me?"Noami thought and took a step and then turned towards the direction of Kristen's face, as if on cue both their eyes met and they stared at each other.The tension was thickening in the room. Noami was staring at Kristen, waiting for her to at least say something, anything. As she saw Kristen remained silent, her anger rose within her and she spoke, "you know what?" She glared at Kristen, pointing her index finger at her angrily, "I was a fool to think I can patch things up with you. I am done trying
The silence was finally broken by Mrs. King after she could not bear the tension any longer. "You ruined me and my daughter after everything, what did I not do for you?""What exactly did you do for me, marrying me?"Stephen asked coolly, he was trying so hard to put his anger under control. He didn't know how much longer he would be able to do that but he knew one thing for sure, he would explode eventually. "If I haven't forgotten, you begged me to marry you, or are you forgetting that little detail?" He sighed and removed his hand from her face, "Listen, my dear, I am not doing anything wrong. Okay, I admit I had fun with your daughter, of course, sleeping with you and yo.." Whack! A slap landed on his face before he finished his statement. He held his cheek and glared at his wife who had her fingers pointing at his face, "don't you dare, Mr. Stephen King, don't dare speak of my daughter in that manner. I know what you wanted to say, that sleeping with me and my daughter
Her door closing gave Kristen relief, a peace she thought she would never have washed over her. It felt like a burden had been lifted off her shoulders. Kristen Chase felt free and the only thing that came to her mind was to dance. She did a little happy dance and collapsed on the bed, hitting her head in the process. She groaned because of the pain yet it didn't stop her from smiling. The pain in her chest has been greater than the one in her head and now the pain in her chest is not there, she can manage the pain in her chest with a smile. Give her a few days and she is back on her feet. "Do you know, baby, that your momma is free?" Kristen patted her belly and smiled, though the father of her child is out in her life, for now, she will take care of her bundle of joy. She might not get back with Lucian ever but she can promise her baby she'll be the greatest mother and be able to love him/her unconditionally. She knew Lucian doesn't love her and she knows he probably won't