Hailey woke up sick the next morning. Her head throbbed in pain and her body temperature was hot. She found it hard to open her eyes, as it made her head ache badly. She lay still on the bed, deciding to give Megan or Victor a call later to inform them that she would be absent today. She kept sniffing as she suddenly developed catarrh overnight. Her body doesn't feel like hers anymore, it was so weak that her eyelashes became heavy and she slept off again. The ringing of her phone woke her up from her sleep, she took the phone to check the caller and realized that it was Alkira. Her glossy eyes seemed to clear instantly and she answered the call. "Why are you not at the company yet?" Alkira asked. Without giving Hailey a chance to reply, she continued. "I told you to act normal and now you are skipping work just a day after I resumed. You know what…Come to the company before ten minutes elapses or you will have yourself to blame," Alkira warned and hung up. Tears dropped from Haile
"What did you discuss with Victor?" Hailey, who hasn't been comfortable ever since she saw Megan enter Victor's office asked, once Megan entered their office."He just asked how I was coping and how well you were treating me," Megan lied. Hailey didn't believe her but didn't say a word. She had Alkira to worry about. The ladies faced their laptops to work but couldn't, while Hailey couldn't stop thinking of how to get Alkira to get rid of the video she has, Megan on the other hand kept thinking of how to get closer to Hailey or maybe Alkira to know what was brewing between them.When it was almost closing hours, their office door was suddenly pushed open, startling the ladies. The duo looked up, only to see Alkira standing there with an annoying smile plastered on her face."Isn't it time for us to go?" Alkira asked, still smiling."I'll get my things and join you in a few minutes," Hailey replied in an uninterested voice.Megan sat listening to their exchange and wondering where the
"I got information that you captured three girls," A deep intimidating voice asked over the phone. "Yes, boss." "I thought there were just two of them." "Yes, but there was an extra girl with them. We couldn't just let her go so that she wouldn't run her pretty mouth." "Lock them up. I'll come to see them later." A FEW HOURS LATER Hailey stirred and turned at how uncomfortable she felt, then woke up. She opened her eyes and was met with darkness. "Megan, Alkira," she called and reached for her sides, but it was as if she was alone. "I said it, those people were after me," she muttered. "If they were after you, then why was I captured," She heard Alkira's irritating voice ask. "Maybe they fell in love with you or something," Hailey replied. "Don't forget I have your weakness right here in my phone," Alkira said angrily. But the dark room didn't let Hailey see her angered face. "You still have your phone? I can't find mine," Hailey muttered. "They took my other phone. This
AT THE POLICE STATION Hailey is seated crying her eyes out, while Megan is being led away, to be locked up. "Why?" Hailey asked Megan quietly. Megan only smiled and looked away. "Miss, we need your statement," One of the policemen told Hailey but she ignored him as tears streamed down her face. "Why would Megan tell such a lie?" Hailey couldn't help but wonder. "Hailey!" A voice she desperately wanted to hear at that moment called. She looked towards the door and saw Victor entering the police station panting like he just finished a race. His hair was disheveled, his body was covered in sweat and he wore mismatched footwear. The Victor at that moment looked nothing like the coordinated Victor, Hailey knew. "Are you okay?" Victor asked immediately he got to her. "You are crying," he said and engulfed her in a hug. "Megan is locked up, Victor and she is innocent," Hailey cried. "Don't worry, I will get her out," Victor promised. "Sir, we need her statement," One of the pol
"What's going on? What's wrong with the TV?" A female police officer asked her colleague. "I have no idea, it suddenly began to act up," he replied. "Look!" One of them shouted and pointed at the tv, making the others turn in its direction. There on the screen was what turned out to be the CCTV footage of the whole incident at the cliff. The entire police station became silent as a graveyard as everyone's attention was solely on the tv. The only sound that was heard was Hailey and Alkira's voices arguing on tv. The officers watched wide-eyed as everything unfolded. Starting from when the ladies jumped out of the window, down to when the police arrived. "The young lady is innocent," One of the officers muttered. "Who played this?" A senior inspector questioned. His questions were accompanied by a series of murmurs as everyone came up with a theory as to who had the ability to hack the tv and play such a video. "Silence!" the senior inspector boomed. "Get the other lady here.
"Megan," Hailey called, wide-eyed. Even Victor was in shock, he stared at Megan like she just lost her mind. "Why are you looking at me that way?" Megan asked, appearing confused at why they were looking at her like she did something out of the ordinary. "How can you smack a guy's bum that way?" Hailey asked. Megan smiled. "We are friends now, aren't we? Expect more," she said and winked at the duo, who stared at her like she had suddenly gone crazy. "Ahh, I almost forgot," Hailey said, bringing Victor and Megan's attention to herself. "What?" they asked simultaneously. "Why did that cop attack me? I find it weird that he accused me of murder without proper investigation and now he tried to hurt me," Hailey voiced out. "Well, he is just a depressed cop," Victor said. "Depressed? I'm not the cause of his depression and that day at the cliff was the first day I met him. So why would he attack me?" Hailey asked, confused. "Well, your family is related to the cause of his depres
Hailey was discharged as she requested. Since the hospital belonged to her family, none of the medical practitioners could stop her from leaving as almost all of them were afraid of losing their job.Victor drove Hailey and Megan out of the hospital. After dropping Megan at her house, Victor drove back with Hailey in a comfortable silence. While Hailey was looking out the window, Victor was focused on driving. Looking around, Hailey noticed that they weren't going in the direction of her house, but Victor's."Aren't you taking me home?" Hailey asked and Victor glanced at her for a second and focused his eyes back on the road."Sleep at my place tonight," he said.Hailey, who was also uneasy with the idea of sleeping alone at home after witnessing Alkira's end, immediately accepted.Victor laughed"What are you laughing at?" Hailey asked, blushing."Your face," Victor replied.Hailey blushed profusely this time, she bent her head to hide her face from Victor."You look cute right now,"
"Daddy, why is Uncle Victor on top of Aunt Hailey?" Rosaline and Frederick look at each other. "I told you to call him first," Rosaline muttered. "I just wanted to surprise him," Frederick replied. "Now, you are the one that got surprised," Rosaline said with an eye roll. "Mum, Dad. Can you remove your hand from my eyes, I want to look too," Tina requested. "You can't!" Rosaline and Frederick screamed at once. The couple who were lost in their own world heard their voices and immediately separated. "Finally," Frederick muttered and heaved a sigh of relief. They both removed their hands from Tina's eyes. Tina looked at the couch only to see Victor staring awkwardly at them and Hailey whose cheeks were reddened and was staring down at her toes. "This is not fair Dad!" Tima screamed. "What?" Frederick asked, confused. "You didn't let me look, now they are done," Tina complained. Victor and Hailey's eyes immediately went to her. Both stared at her in surprise. "Are you going