Joan arrived home in the evening and Liam's visit was the first news Erica broke to her.
Joan's eyes widened in fear.
"Did he say anything weird?" Joan asked sitting slowly on the couch.
Erica chortled "as far as I am concerned, everything that he said was totally weird."
Joan felt slightly nervous as she rubbed her hands on her laps.
She could feel her heart beating very loud in chest chest.
Erica stood up moving to the refrigerator to get a chilled drink.
Joan hesitated to follow for a while before she finally stood up moving slowly to the kitchen.
"Do you care for some?" Erica asked looking up at her.
"Sure...." Joan answered hiding her anxiety behind her forced smile.
Erica poured in some of the juice in a glass cup.
She gulped down some while Joan did the same.
Her hands were shaking, she placed it behind her looking straight at Erica's face.
"I swear I would deal with Liam if he did anyt
"I won't be able to come along" Erica informed.Sarah and Joan gaped."What? Why?" Joan yelled looking upset.Erica sighed "well alot of work to do, I have got lots of shoots too."Sarah looked upset."First I was getting worried that you are always busy with work and have no time for either I or your sister, then you started this modeling stuff and finally you have no damn time for us?" Sarah yelled.Erica didn't expect her reaction to be that mean, she always believed that they understood everything perfectly."Girls I am sorry, their are alot of things I need to, I have also promised Oliver that I would spend the weekend with him" she explained.Joan rolled her eyes in fury."There we go again, giving men that would leave you tomorrow for someone else more attention than your sister and bestfriend" Joan screamed.Erica gaped, she was shocked to here Joan say that.It sounded more like mockery than
Thirty minutes later...Erica and Andrew arrived at the hospital.Andrew quickly got down from the car and hurried into the hospital building.Erica followed behind at once.Her eyes were everywhere, now she was getting even more uncomfortable.She ran ahead of her father and blocked him."Dad, tell me this minute... what exactly is going on? What is it?" She yelled in anger.Andrew fixed his gaze on her for a while and took a deep sigh.She spread her hands apart "are you going to start talking or do you still want to make me feel like a fool?"Andrew looked away then turned to her."I got a call that Joan was brought to the hospital with a bleeding arm" he informed.Her eyes widened "what happened?""She was stabbed on the arm" Andrew explained.Erica gasped "Oh! my God!"They went straight to the reception.Andrew exchanged pleasantries with the receptionist and asked to
It was on the new year eve, six months after the death of Sarah and the rest who the police have tried to investigate her death and get rid of the zombies if truly their was any.Erica was barely herself after the death of Sarah, it was very difficult for her adjust to living without her bestfriend but she was grateful to God that Joan was alive.The family sat together celebrating the new year when Oliver suddenly went on one knee and proposed to Erica.At first she tagged it a joke and yelled at him to stand but when he persisted, she realized that he wasn't joking.Erica was overjoyed, she jerked from her seat and dragged him up to his feet hugging him closely.She put forth her hand and Oliver slotted the ring into her fourth finger, they kissed for a while and every one came hugging and clapping for them.It was a beautiful moment for Erica and every member of her family, saying yes to the man whom she has dated longer than she ha
In few weeks they were ready for their fun filled trip."Call me once you get to the eesort" Oliver said over to the phone to Erica whom was in a car driven by Jerry."Of course I would" Erica answered feeling super excited.It has been quite a while since she ever traveled just to have fun and feel the goodness of life.For hours thru drove and made several stops to but food from restaurants and snacks.The sun was burning up in the sky.Joan was busy directing Jerry and where to drive to.They finally found themselves in a thin pathway leading down to a road, both paths of the road looked bushy but that didn't bother any of them.Erica have been on her phone for a while, writing nonstop.Just before they traveled, she have been working on a new book with Joan and she couldn't wait to get back and complete it.They kept driving until the car suddenly stopped."What's up Jerry?" Joan asked sounding a little worried.He spre
They woke up to a sub shinning down at them.Erica was the first to force her eyes open.She shook in fear and yelled at the sight of the strange people surrounding them.Their faces looked disgusting, very white and pale.Most of them had blood dripping from their mouth."Who are you people?" She cried out taking a quick glance around.She turned to the left and the right with her hands still firmly tied behind the trees.Erica noticed that Jerry was still stuck to the tree but not Joan.Her eyes widened, she grew even more scared letting out a loud cry."Where is my sister?" She screamed.But the people only stared at her like she was some kind of an evil creatures.Tears clogged her eyes, she tried forcing her self out but her efforts were fruitless.Jerry was awake and looked very weak, he turned his head to Erica.Tears swept down Erica's cheek, she haven't been more scared than she was at that moment.She co
Joan burst into heavy laughter on seeing the suprised look on Erica's face."Oh.. I have forgotten that he never told you that you were adopted, did I just say adopted?" Joan looked away thoughtfully placing her finger on her lips.Erica's eyes grew wider in shock, she took a glance around, she just couldn't understand a single thing."Joan if this is a joke please stop it!" She ordered in tears."Do I in any way look like a comedian to you Erica? You were picked from the trash can were your stupid mother must have dumped you, after all who wants to have something like you as a child, you came in and destroyed my mother's marriage, she never wanted you but dad forced you on her!" Joan screamed.Erica's heart sank.With the look on Joan's face it was completely obvious that she was being honest and wasn't just saying it to provoke her.She shook her head, now she understood why her mother hated her so much, neither her father or mother were biologic
After a year of Andrew and Miriam got divorced, Miriam started having real mental issues, she was never mentally ill while still married to Andrew and everything she did to Erica, she did it on purpose and out of her own hatred for the girl.Miriam hated the fact that Andrew insisted on bringing Erica, the girl he picked from the trash can outside their house into her home and everything she said to make Andrew give up the child fell on deaf ears.She didn't want to loose her husband and marriage when she realized how much Andrew loved the child and she allowed him legally adopt her.Miriam was a nurse even before she got married to Andrew but decided to stop working to take care of the children while Andrew was away serving their country in the military.Miriam's life was never the same after the divorce, she grew worse daily and her mental health was horrible, as a child Joan could do nothing but support her mother since since was with her.Miriam started
Joan just got to Oliver's house.The door was open and that seemed quite unusual, Oliver have always been a very careful person according to what she knew about him from Erica.She gasped a bit and walked into the living room only to meet him in a corner gulping a bottle of liquor.He looked miserable and this suprised her even more.She stood there staring at him wondering why he was like that.Joan walked up straight to him telling his name in anger.She dropped her bag hand bag on the couch peering at his face.Oliver was suprised to see her but it was too late to hide the bottle of alcohol."You... you are here" he stuttered looking very nervous."Of course I am here Oliver, what are you doing?" She asked looking irritated."Just... having a drink" he lowered his gaze sagging his shoulders."Really? Just having a drink like this? What has come over you Oliver?" She screamed.He took a deep breath