Elijah's POVJordan jerked, shocked at the volume of my voice, I could see the tension leave his shoulders, he was slowly beginning to trust me, fool."I'm sorry boss," Kia grunted, he turned to Jordan, " I'm sorry." "Jordan, do you accept his apology?" I watched him closely, wondering if he was going to be consumed by greed and refuse. If he refused Kia's apology, things were only going to get worse for him when I handed him over to Kia to finish up but if he accepted, I would make his death easy by killing him myself.He nodded, good boy. "So you said you are not a criminal, I accept your words. So why the hell are you here? There must be a reason why you're here." I flipped through the file like there was something important that I was searching for but I was actually giving him some minutes to get his lie ready."I didn't d…do an…anything wrong. I…I s…swear I didn't." He answered in a hoarse voice. He grimaced as he spoke, Kia must have crushed his windpipe while handling him.
Coraline's POVIt was past 8 and Elijah wasn't back yet, it wasn't that I was waiting for him to return but it was past time for dinner and I was starving, I crept out of the room two hours ago and went to the kitchen, the refrigerator was stuffed with food but I contemplated If I should take some food or not. Elijah was a smart man, he might realize that something was missing from the refrigerator. I closed the door and just grabbed an apple from the fruit tray. I would have to make do with a piece of fruit for now. I stayed in the living room until I heard the gates opening, I quickly rearranged the room and ran upstairs to my room. I lay in bed and counted the minutes until Elijah would come to see me, it would take another thirty to an hour for him to get changed, heat the food, and come upstairs. I busied myself scrolling through my Kindle, tricking my mind to think I was reading. After what seemed like an eternity, there was a quick rap on the door, I got myself into position
Elijah's POV"So what you're saying is that she came downstairs today, had breakfast demanded that you bring Becca home, and that she wanted to get back to work tomorrow?" Mei asked, her eyes filled with disbelief."I'm telling you the truth, I was just as shocked as you are right now. When she came downstairs, I almost thought it was a ghost. I thought I was hallucinating but it's true. She claims she's fine now, healthy as a horse, I don't want to believe her and I think she's acting but damn she's a good actress.When I told her I wasn't going to let her go to work tomorrow, do you know what she did? She laughed. Mei, I'm not lying, she laughed in my face and said she couldn't wait to see how I was going to stop her. I swear, she was acting like her old obnoxious and rude self." I slotted my hands into my pockets and rocked on my heels.Mei shook her head, " I just can't believe it but I'm happy though. I'm so happy that she's finally going back to her old self but we should still
Coraline's POVI did not go to work the next day like I had said I would, nor did I go the day after. I laid in bed all day wondering if I was doing the right thing by wanting to get on with my life or if I should still be mourning my dead child. A week rolled over and on Monday I was tired of my little pity party, I got dressed and went downstairs to prepare breakfast for Becca and I, when I was done with that, I woke Becca up, bathed her, and got her ready for daycare. We were eating breakfast when Elijah walked down, dressed impeccably in a charcoal designer suit, his hair was slicked back and he looked ready to dominate the boardroom, so basically the way he looked every morning. He stopped in his tracks when he saw the way I was dressed, his eyes were slightly widened and his body was stiff, " you going somewhere?" He asked.I wiped the crumbs of eggs from Becca's face before responding, " Oh yeah, I'm going to work. It's Monday and I know the cafe is going to be very busy, Mei
Coraline's POVI breezed through the day like I hadn't been off work for three weeks, everything was muscle memory and I could do all my tasks with my eyes closed. My regular customers had missed me and I spent the whole day chatting with different people, mostly asking about my health and I reassured them that I was fine. By the time it was the closing hour, I felt rejuvenated and refreshed, I had made the right decision by coming to work today.Mei walked out of the kitchen while I was removing my bag from my locker, " Are you in a hurry to leave?" She asked, leaning against the wall. I checked my watch, I still had about fifteen minutes left before I had to go and pick Becca up from daycare "I've got some time, you need anything?" Mei wrinkled her nose, " Not really, I just wanted to ask how you are doing like you weren't too stressed today right? If it's too much, you can still take time off or reduce the hours you work." We left the locker room and returned to the main shop.I
Elijah's POVWhat gave her the right to think that I didn't mourn my child? I loved that baby, I didn't get to know them, I didn't get to hold them, I didn't even get to see them but I loved them with all my heart. Fuck Coraline for thinking that about me, what had she expected me to do when she had hit rock bottom, to hit rock bottom as well. I had to be strong for her, I had to be strong for Becca. Hell, being strong was the only thing I knew how to do. I couldn't stand her right now, I couldn't stand to be in this house with her, I needed to get out. I left the house and got into my car, I called Tyler first but he didn't pick and I decided against calling him a second time, he was going to be a dad soon, and he didn't need to deal with my bullshit, I needed to call someone I could get shitfaced drunk with and they would be down for more drinks.I called Kia, we weren't what I would call best friends but I knew if push came to shove, he would have my back for anything and everyth
Coraline's POVGosh, my head was banging! It felt like a train was moving at high speed and my brain was on its tracks. What was that loud sound that was disrupting my sleep? I tried to open my eyes but they were too heavy so I decided against that then I attempted to move my body but it felt like bricks were laid on my body literally. What the hell was on me? I forced my eyes open, and the bright reflection of the sun on the window flashed into my eyes and almost bleached my retina, I shut them abruptly and then waited a few minutes before lifting my lids slowly so my eyes could adapt to the sunlight.I glanced down at my body and saw a thick arm wrapped around my upper torso and someone was snoring beside me. What the fuck! My body stiffened as I tried to remember how I had let an intruder into my room. What should I do? Should I scream? Should I quietly get out of bed? I was confused and scared about what to do next. I looked at the bed, the sheets were dark blue, a sharp contras
Coraline's POV"How come Becca's here and not at daycare? Also, why were you late? It's so unlike you." Mei asked as we took our lunch break in her office.I sighed and gave Mei an 'I wish you didn't ask that question look', " Girl, it's a long long story." I sat down and waved Becca over to eat with us. I had left the house past 9 and knew there was no way I was going to drop Becca off at daycare without being gossiped by her teachers.Becca rushed over, sat next to me, took her plate filled with food, and began to eat. Lord, the child ate with gusto, you would think I hadn't fed her in a week."Cora, come on, tell me what happened. This is so unlike you, you're never late anywhere. I'm the latecomer." She patted her chest. I groaned and hid my face in my hands, God, this babe was forcing these words out of my mouth."Ok fine, I was drunk last night. Me and you know who, had an argument, and I was frustrated so I drank till I was blackface drunk and so I woke up late." I shoved some