OliviaTwo days.Two days have passed and there is still no sign of Andrew. It's like he disappeared from the face of the earth. No matter how much Tay uses his resources, he can't seem to find him anywhere. We are all worried, especially Future. The stress is not good for the baby and if we don't find him I don't know how Future will be. I still remember when Tay told her about Carmen and Andrew's mother. She looked so pale and shocked we didn't know what to do. Nate punched his father and Tay had to drag him off their father before he could send his father to a hospital. I have never seen him like that. In short, the brothers cut their father out of their lives and gave him an ultimatum to hand himself to the police or they will do it themselves. Good news, there was no need for me to pretend like I'm the one who David signed his shares to. Tay took care of it. Let's just say David was not very happy that he got played and he vowed to destroy everyone. I still haven't told Tay that
TayOlivia is pregnant and didn't tell me, and on top of that, she is getting an abortion? I have never felt so betrayed as I do right now. She knows how much I want to have children with her and she goes and does this. I grab my phone and run out of the house. I nail a cab and tell the driver to drive to the hospital. I try calling her but it goes to voicemail. It feels like someone just stabbed me with a knife and kept twisting it. The pain of betrayal I have right now is nothing compared to the betrayals I have felt during my 26 years of life. She can't do this to me, not on my birthday. Today it's the 20 of November and it's my birthday. I have been busy trying to find Andrew that I almost forgot about it. I think all of us forgot. Olivia doesn't know when my birthday is but this is the worst birthday present ever.I pay the driver and hop out. I don't waste time and jog to the front door. I hope I'm not too late. The hospital is not as busy as the last time I came here. Heads t
Tay"Another one" I shout at the bartender whose name I’d learnt is Levy over the loud music. I have no idea how long I have been here but I don't care. I just want to forget today and the pain in my chest. "I think you have had enough man," he says, as I chuckle. "Are you the one paying, or am I?"I ask him annoyingly but don't wait for him to respond as lean over the counter to grab the bottle of vodka. I take a large gulp and slam the bottle on the counter."Do you want me to call someone?" he asks and this time I laugh."Are you married?" I ignore his question and look at him. He seems to be in his early twenties and is tall and lean."No""Good. Don't ever get married. It's just bullshit! Take my advice or don't, your choice," I shout as I take another gulp. "Hey, handsome," a hand touches me, and I turn to find a girl pushing her body to mine. Her breasts upon her face and dressed in a mini black leather skirt."Not interested, "I tell her and take another huge gulp. I can't e
TayI strip out of my clothes and step inside the shower. I rest my hands against the glass wall as hot water cascades over my body. I don't know what to do, I can't think of anything that could save our relationship at this time. I grab the shower gel and squeeze it on my palm. I wash my hair then my body and later dry it. I walk out to find Olivia sitting cross-legged on our bed. "Can we talk?" she asks and I lean against the wall and cross my arms over my chest."Talk about what exactly? That you killed our baby without thinking twice about it? That you didn't trust me enough to tell me that you were pregnant? That you destroyed our marriage? Which one do you want to talk about first?"I ask calmly much to my surprise. Must be because I'm tired and the alcohol is making me sleepy. All I want to do is sleep really, forget that this day ever happened. She has changed into an oversize white long sleeve t-shirt. My shirt. She walks to me and uncrosses my arms and my body ignites on i
Tay"Did you hear the news?"Nate asks, joining me in the living room."What news?"I ask while typing on my laptop. David left a mess at the company. There is a lot of the company money that went to an unknown accounts and I can't seem to find it."Dad handed himself to the police yesterday "he informs."That's good," I say and continue working. Dad is the last person on my mind right now and I don't care if he is in jail, as long as he is paying for his crimes."Where do you think Andrew is?""I don't know, "I tell him honestly. If I knew he would be back home with us."Try to remember the place he used to go when he wanted to be alone" he presses. "The last time I checked I'm not a damn computer that records everything so if you don't mind I'm trying to work here."I snapped without even realizing it. I sigh and push my hair back."Look, I'm sorry. I'm trying to put Payne corporations back in order and trying to look for Andrew at the same time, and the whole thing is stressful. I di
OliviaI don't know how long we have been waiting but it has been hours, and we haven't found Andrew. Future is running out of time. We are all trying to keep it together for her. Tay has been on his phone for hours too ordering people to find Andrew. Dad went home with Nora a few hours ago. Shawn stayed behind. What I don't understand is how Andrew could just disappear without any trace. It's like he doesn't want to be found. "How is it going?"I ask Tay as he seats down next to me."Jessica says she has something and will call in an hour" he informs me and I push his hair off his face."You need a haircut"I comment as I dig my fingers into his hair."I know, with everything that has been going on it slipped my mind," he says and I kiss his temple. "You need to rest. You have been here since last night. Go home and sleep for a while." he orders and I roll my eyes at him. "I will go home once I know Future is out of danger. She is my friend" I say and tuck a strand of my hair behin
OliviaI wake up to a light kiss on my temple and I smile knowing very well that it's Tay."Hey," I say and open my eyes. He has a towel wrapped around his waist and using another one to dry his hair."Feeling better?" he asks and I nod. I push myself up."What time is it?" I ask and tuck my hair behind my ear."7 pm" he informs and I gasp. I slept the whole day."How is Future? Did you find Andrew?"I ask quickly. "She is okay, don't worry," he says and pulls his sweat pants up his legs. He slips in a long white sleeve t-shirt."Wash your face and come downstairs. I made dinner" he informs, kisses my forehead, and walks out. I sigh and roll off the bed. Now I can relax that Future is okay. She frightened us. For a moment there I thought she wasn't going to make it. I brush my teeth and rinse after. I wash my face and dry pat it. I pull my hair into a messy bun and walk out.Nate and Tay are seated around the counter with a glass of wine each. A small white bowl with lasagna in it.
OliviaTwo weeks and four days passed as a blur. Future is now back at home. First, she was so mad at Andrew that he had to sleep in another room for a few days until she forgave him. When Tay asked him why he left he said that he needed time to think and that he didn't mean to take that long. I also had an appointment with James and everything is fine. Just had to take prenatal vitamins everyday. We also found the gender of our baby and we are having a baby boy. Another boy in the Payne family. Nate has been...Nate. Him and Rachel seem to be on good terms since she is coming to my father's place tomorrow for Christmas lunch. He also kicked Andrew and Future out because the baby is stealing his sleep at night. They didn't even have a problem since they were also planning to move. Tay was against it and I had to convince him that it's time to move on. Andrew has a family now and they want to raise their child in their home.Nate still refuses to make peace with Shawn and I pray he does
TAY8 years later.I massage my forehead as Jordan keeps talking, I have been in this meeting for an hour now and all I want is for it to end and catch a break. Running a company is no joke and I still have no fucking idea why I didn’t hire a CEO and stay at home.“The hotel in Limpopo needs….” A phone rings interrupts Jordan. “I said no fucking phones in the board room!”“Sir, it’s yours.” One speaks.“Oh,” I clear my throat and answer my phone.“Yes?”“Can I speak to Mr.Tay Payne?” a feminine voice requests.“Speaking.”“This is the principle; your son was involved in a fight. I would like to discuss his behaviour with you.”“I will be there in 30 minutes.” I hang up.“Let me know what decision you guys reach, I have somewhere to be.” I grab my car keys and walk out.Noah has been acting out lately and I don’t know what to do with him or what he is going through, is his adolescence stage at 8 years or what. Olivia babies him too much and I think that made him like this. Ten min
TAYTwo days have passed by as a blur and Olivia hasn't woken up, but I have a feeling she will soon. I have spent most of my time with the twins. Nate is back and now we are just waiting for Olivia to wake up. Everyone loves the twins, and I couldn't be any happier."She will wake up man," a voice says, and I turn my head in Nate's direction and nod. I continue to rub my thumb on her hand."I know," I say and yawn. I haven't gotten any proper sleep for the past 2 days and now it is taking a toll on me."I am going to get something to eat, do you want something?" Nate asks."Just coffee," he nods and walks out. I place my head on the small space on the bed and soon sleep takes over.OLIVIAMy whole body hurts, that's the first thing I feel. I struggle to open my eyes but minutes later I manage to open them. I try to move up, but pain shoots me back down and I groan. I have no idea where I am, and I'm confused as hell. I look around the room and realization hit me that I am in a ho
TAY7 months later.7 months have passed, and Olivia is still in a coma. I might be sad that she is still in a coma, but I am proud of her and her work. Her book has hit the top-selling books and she is on the list of bestselling author and now people in other countries know her and her series too. I just wish she would wake up and see the success of her books. Her fans are wishing her a good recovery and it still amazes me every time I read their messages. I have spent the last 3 months reading All roads lead to love for Olivia and playing audios of her to our twins hoping that they will at least hear their mother's voice.Nora and I went to get baby shopping for the twins a few weeks back since we got to know the gender. Joe is still not keen on me choosing all three of them to be saved and he doesn't talk to me much anymore. James has been monitoring Olivia for the past months and has warned us that something can go wrong anytime, and they would have to operate so we have to be re
NATE5 months later,I have always been the relaxed one in the family and now was the time to make everyone smile. Ever since sister-in-law has been in a coma, I haven't seen Tay smile or laugh. 5 months have passed, and my brother looks like a living zombie. If he isn't in the hospital, he is drowning himself in work and I am afraid he will go back to his old self if sister-in-law doesn't wake up. Even though I miss her smile, I miss messing with her too."Where the hell are you taking me?" Tay groans as I continue to drag him."It's a surprise," I say and open the door to the spare room."Surprise!" Andrew, Future, Rachel, and little Eric who doesn't even have a clue what is going on cheer."What's going on?" Tay asks, looking around the empty room and six buckets of paint on the floor."We thought it would be fun if we painted a room for the twins. Since we don't know the genders yet, we bought white," I explained and waited."Of course, if you don't want—" he cuts off my ram
TAY1 month later.One month has passed and nothing has changed. Olivia is still the same, in a coma. She is not showing yet and I have spent every day with her, day in and night. Sometimes I forget what day it is. I have tried everything I have read online to try to get her to wake up, but nothing worked so far. James said she will wake up when she is ready which frustrates me because I am longing for that beautiful smile of hers. One month without her feels like a nightmare straight from a movie. All I do is shower and come back to the hospital. Our house in Cape Town is busy getting built and I know she will be happy with it when she wakes up.Nate got an apartment with Rachel a few days ago. As much as I wanted to be happy for him, my mind is somewhere else. Andrew and Future are also doing well, and Eric is turning out to be a good boy. Nora is a mess like me. She also spends most of her days here with me. Olivia is like a daughter to her, and she is afraid of losing her like s
TAYEverything in me felt like it was burning, like my insides were burning at the sight of Olivia's unconscious body in my arms. I don't even know if she is unconscious or dead. "Tay let the paramedics help her?" a voice says but it sounds too far away. The only thing in my mind right now is Olivia. I don't know how long I have been holding her, I just don't want her to slip out of my hands. It feels like the moment she does I will never see her again and that scares the shit out of me."Come, brother," two arms grab me, and Olivia gets taken away from me."She is in safe hands," a voice says, and we walk out of the building. I get at the back of the ambulance with Olivia and paramedics."Female, she looks like she is in her early twenties, one gunshot to the torso, and lost a lot of blood," a guy tells someone at the other side of the phone, and I continue to hold Olivia's hand. "Yes, she is in critical condition," the guy keeps talking and I try my best not to snap at him. I
OLIVIA"Open your eyes little one," Chad says to my face but I keep my eyes closed. He is a psychopath. How can he kill someone so easily! I have never in my life seen anyone die in front of me and what I just witnessed was pure horror! I don't know if I will ever get the image out of my mind."Open your eyes, Olivia?" I shake my head no while tears stream down my cheekbones. I am scared to open my eyes because then it will all be true that he killed David. A part of me hopes that it is all in my mind, that he didn't just put a bullet in David's skull right in front of my eyes. I feel a gun on my head and my breath hitches in my throat."Open your fucking eyes, Olivia?""Please don't shoot me!" I beg, my eyes still closed."I won't if you open your eyes," I slowly open my eyes to face the monster of every child's dream. David's body on the floor with blood around him. I feel like puking."Good girl!" He tucks my hair behind my ear."If only you returned my love for you, none of
OLIVIA"You fucked up my life," David says in my face."Because of your existence and the ability to attract men ruined my life!" He yells in anger at my face, and I flinch."I didn't ruin your life you psycho," I yell back with a pounding heart."You don't know how much I want to strangle you to death, but I was ordered not to touch a single hair on your body. The luck you have!" He chuckles and my heart sinks."You were ordered!"“By Chad?”“By his dick. Idiot.”Chad or Silas whatever the fuck his name is walks in."W... what the hell is this?" I demand and glare at him."I am going to tell you a story," he grabs a chair at the corner and sets it in front of me and sits down."There was this boy who loved his mother so much that he would do anything to see a smile on her face. He didn't have a father, you know why?" He looks at me."No, why?" I am not sure if I want to know the answer."Because he killed his own father. His father was a monster who used to beat the crap
TAYThe last time I was this scared was when I found my sister in her own pool of blood. I haven't said a word since I found the phone and blood on the floor. Many scenarios are running in my mind, and I don't know which one could be it, but what I am most scared about is Kyle. He is just a kid, innocent and now he is in the hands of a psychopath. I know Olivia is strong."How the hell did David escape? And how am I hearing this now?" I called one of the trusted cops and made sure the media was left out of it, and it turns out David escaped. He made the police believe that he was seriously sick, and they took him to the hospital yesterday where he escaped."We were going to tell you,” The detective I learned is Jessica's friend says. Shawn hasn't stopped pacing. He is trying to be strong, but I know he is hurting."Your negligence caused Kyle, a kid who has a heart problem and my wife to get kidnapped," I yell and grab the bottle of water from the coffee table and take a huge gul