MIRANDA I followed the lady who led me to a room. When I got there, she wasn't the only one. There were more than three women; one with a dress, another with a pair of shoes and a purse, another with a makeup box, and one more lady and I couldn't figure out what she was there for.Staring at all of them and how they smiled fawningly at me. I understood what was about to happen."Please take a seat, ma'am." The lady who had welcomed me said to me. I quickly took a seat and they began to work on me, beginning with my hair which was rolled and styled beautifully. Makeup was applied to my face, after which I was changed into a very beautiful dress and I was given a pair of red heels to match the silver-colored gown I was putting on. I was given a red purse as well, with silver earrings to match. Once they were done with me, I stared at my reflection in the mirror and exclaimed, "Wow! Is this what my husband asked for me to look like?" The lady who had led me into the room said, "Well,
MIRANDA My eyes remained closed until the plane landed. Afterward, Hazel carried me bridal style and descended the plane.My arms circled his neck securely and I was really tempted to open my eyes. Nevertheless, I controlled myself because I did not want to ruin Hazel's hard work.After walking for a while, he finally stopped walking and I realized we had arrived at our destination.I waited until he placed me on the ground and said, "You can now open your eyes."I opened my eyes, adjusted to the light, and looked around."Wow!" I exclaimed."Do you like it?" He asked.I nodded, "I love it."It was a beautiful island, there was a blue sea to my right and a beach house to my left. But what attracted me the most was the table which had been set up. It was so beautiful and from the decorations, one would think that we were about to get married. Two chairs had been placed on both sides of the table and there were white flowers and white curtains designed above it. An array of food and
MIRANDA When I opened my eyes in the morning, I stared at Hazel who was lying on the bed beside me. I thought about how passionate he had been last night and all the things he had said to me in bed and smiled.I suddenly recalled that I had to go to school since we were going to be vacating soon. I got up, picked up my pillow, and wanted to leave. I didn't want to go without saying anything to Hazel but he was still asleep and I didn't want to disturb his sleep since it was still very early in the morning.When I got closer to the door, however, I heard a voice ask, "Where are you going to, baby?" I stopped and turned, "Good morning, Hazel.""Good morning," he replied. "Are you trying to run away?"I shook my head and went back to sit on the bed, "No, I wasn't trying to run away. I just wanted to get ready. I have to go to school today.""Okay then, I'll drive you to school today.""Really? But why?""What's wrong with it?" He asked. "Can't I drop off my wife at school? Tell Mel tha
MIRANDA "It's not that I want to take anyone's life," Hazel explained. "The gun is just for protection, okay? Don't think too much about it.""Alright then, I guess since you have protection and I'm with you, I have nothing to be afraid of." I beamed."Of course, you have nothing to be afraid of," he concurred. I kissed him again and waved him goodbye.I watched until he got into his car and drove off. As I began heading to my class, I heard Mel's voice calling my name and I stopped. She ran to me and said, "Hmm... Someone is in love and so happy.""Yeah, you can say that again," I replied."How does it feel to not have an impostor for a husband?" She asked.I chuckled, "Well, it feels amazing. Everything between me and Hazel is so perfect that... I don't know, I'm a little scared.""With good reason," replied."With good reason?" her words surprised me. She nodded, "Yes. You haven't told him about Princess and the fact that she's not really his daughter. Isn't it?"The smile on m
MIRANDA The next morning, I woke up and began getting ready for school. Hazel and I had breakfast together and we said goodbye to each other as he had an emergency meeting that morning which he couldn't afford to miss.While I was heading toward my car to meet Mel, who was waiting for me, my phone began to ring.I noticed it was the same Venezuelan number that had called me before. I answered the call but once again, the person said nothing."Hello? Hello?" I kept calling out but there was no response. Eventually, the caller hung up.I sighed, In the past few days, I had been so happy that I completely forgot about the weird caller. I had to tell Hazel about it.I made up my mind that I was going to inform him when I saw him later in the day. While Mel drove me to school, I kept thinking about the number.Hazel had told me that he would be so busy because, during the past few days, he had neglected a lot of his work. He had so much to meet up with before the holidays began.Seeing
MIRANDA I heard my mom sigh over the phone, "Well, I guess you're telling the truth. The Miranda I know is not a thief and I want to believe she hasn't changed.However, if you keep doing this, even though he doesn't say anything, your husband might not be happy about it. Don't send any more money to me, okay?""I will send, no matter what you say, Mom. I will keep sending money to you. If I don't send it to you, who would I send it to? What's the use of being married to such a rich man, If I cannot spend the money he gives me? Anyway, I recently traveled with him to Venezuela and we had the time of our life. It was so amazing. It was like my honeymoon.""Really? Come, did you get married to someone else over there or is it the same man you told me about?" My mom asked.I chuckled, "It's the same man, Mom. Hazel has changed. He's now caring, loving, and attentive. He treats me like a princess and makes me feel so special.""Really? Miranda, are you telling me the truth?" "Mom, I wou
HAZEL At work, I had a very important meeting. It was a fourth meeting I was having for the day and I was in a hurry to round up so I could go out and call Miranda. She had already called my line but I couldn't take the call because I was about rounding up.It was funny because the meeting would have come to an end a while ago, but it was my fault because Miranda occupied my mind, I kept missing out on important details with the new investors of my company.Just as I began to round up, I noticed a phone call from Miranda once again, she kept calling me repeatedly until I was forced to excuse myself from the hall and go outside to take her calls."Baby, why do you keep.....""Sir, you have to help Miranda," I heard Mel say. "They took her.""What? Who? Who took Miranda?"My heart began to race the moment I heard that Miranda had been taken."Is she okay? Has she been hurt?""I don't think she's okay. There were so many men, they were armed, they kept shooting at us and then they took
HAZEL "Yes, I'm really very sorry.It was not our intention to kill him and we already informed the president about everything."I sighed, "Oh no, why didn't you tell me this ever since? Why did you keep this from me? You should have told me about Ramos' death the moment he died. Why didn't you tell me?""Calm down, calm down, Mr. Duke," the agent said. "I am so sorry. Is there a problem? I mean, shouldn't you be happy that he's out of the way?""No, I cannot be happy because there is a big problem. His grandmother has kidnapped my wife and she's threatening to kill her if I do not produce Ramos. What am I supposed to do now that he's dead?""Wow, I'm so sorry about what has happened, I had no idea. Listen, if you want, we can come over, okay? I'll gather the best men I can find after all the president gave his order for us to help you, we'll take care of it, okay?""No, no, there is no need for you to come all the way," I replied.Like Ramos once said, this is my turf, I will handle