We all looked at Tay; it was quite obvious that none of us could fathom why he would say that to his father. This wasn't him; Tay adores his father so much that he would do anything for his family. Chris looks at his son with disbelief; to say he is hurt is an understatement. God, this is not good.“Tay, what's going on? Why would you say that to dad?” Andrew asks, confused.“Because it's true Andrew, if it wasn't for him, none of this would have happened,” Tay spits.“Tay, what are you saying?” Nate asks.“Son, I don't know what you heard, but this is not how you talk to your father,” Chris tells Tay.“I lost all respect for you the minute I stepped into that damn police station,” Tay says, and runs his hand through his hair.“You are just angry. I will let you cool down then we will talk tomorrow,” Chris says and stands up.“I'm calm, trust me. I just want to let you know that from this moment you are dead to me. You mean absolutely nothing to me,” Tay spits, and we all gasp
“Tay’s?” I ask, not sure if I want to know the answer. I mean, Tay would have told me if Ria was pregnant with his baby, right?“Bingo, at least you have brains,” Ria says, rubbing her small bump.“Say hi to Tay junior, come on.” Ria grabs my arm, but I yank it away.I spot Future behind Ria, her mouth half-open. It looks like she heard the whole conversation and is shocked as I am.“Oh hi, Tia,” Future says and comes to stand next to me.“It’s Ria,” Ria says through her teeth.“Same shit.” Future spits and Ria groans.“I see you have a ban in the oven,” Future says and Ria glares at her.“This ban has Payne blood running through its veins.” Ria fires back.“Oh, you wish, a bitch like you can never, I mean NEVER carry Tay's baby. Tay is not stupid.” Future spits and some customers glare at us for making noise.“I don't know who you think…” Future cuts Ria off.“Look here, Tia, Pia, Mia, Nia, or Ria, whatever the hell your name is. If you think Tay is going to marry you, kee
The next morning, I woke up early. I drag myself to the bathroom and take a shower. I put on shorts and a blouse, then leave my hair cascading down my shoulders. I put on my slippers and walk down the stairs to the kitchen. Tay, Andrew, and Future are sitting on the bar stools.“Morning,” I greeted.“This is a surprise,” Future says and shoves a slice of pizza into her mouth. Tay and Andrew are holding bowls of porridge inside.“Oh! Shut up,” I tell Future, sit next to her on the barstool, and grab a slice too.“I told you she would choose pizza!” Future squeals.“Pay up.”“Wait, you guys made a bet on me?” I ask.“Yep, Andrew said there's no way you would eat pizza so early in the morning, but Tay and I said you would.” Future confesses and I snap my head towards Tay, but he concentrates on his bowl. Andrew takes out his wallet and hands both Tay and Future two hundred rands.“Morning,” Nate says and puts his hand in the box to take a slice, but I swat his hand away.“Whoa!
“I thought we were going back home?” I ask as Tay changes directions.“I want you to meet someone,” Tay informs.“Who?” I ask.“You will see,” Tay says as he drives through the highway. It is raining.“I don’t think I can handle another surprise for today, don’t you think?” I say.“Relax.” Tay chuckles, and we stay silent for the rest of the drive.The car comes to a halt at a graveyard. I turn to look at Tay.“What are we doing at a graveyard?” I ask. I have never set a foot in a cemetery before, it’s my first time.“Come on,” Tay says instead of answering my question. I unbuckle my seatbelt and hop out of the car. Tay offers me his hand as I close the door. I take his hand and we walk through the graveyard under the umbrella.After minutes of walking, we come to a halt at a creamy tombstone. I turn to look at Tay, but his eyes are fixed on the tombstone.I snapped my eyes to the tombstone and my eyes widened in surprise. He took me to his twin sister's tombstone.“Meet my
Liam sucks my neck while his hand moves up my inner thigh. I feel tears falling down my cheeks. “You smell so good,” he says. I try to move again, but my body is numb. His fingers play at my entrance and I want to kill him right now, but there's nothing I can do. I have already accepted my fate. He continues to suck my neck, and I feel like throwing up. He sucks my earlobe and removes his hand from my sex and places it on my breast. His hand grabs my breast and I cringe in fear. He pinches my nipple and more tears cascade down my cheekbones. He moves his hand back to my sex and plays with my clit.“I can't wait to be inside of you.” I wish someone could see us. I try to open my mouth to scream or bite him, but my voice comes out as a whisper. My hands are numb, my body is tired like I have wrestled for the first time in my life and need to rest.I try to scream, but the loud music makes it hard for anyone to hear my pleas. Why is this happening to me again?“What the fuck do you th
We all watch as Mom walks in. The room is now silent at her arrival. I would have preferred to get discharged without seeing her at all. All we ever do when we are in the same room is fight.“What were you thinking going to a club?” Mom asks and places her handbag on the couch and rests her hands on her waist.“What are you doing here?” I ask, with a bored tone.“What am I doing here?” she laughs.“I'm cleaning after your mess, as always.” Mom spits and before I can respond, Dad beat me to it, surprising us all.“Will you shut up for once in your life? Your daughter almost got raped and all you could think about is what people are saying about you?” Dad shouts.To say I am surprised is an understatement. Dad has never raised his voice against mom, let alone talk back at her. So, you can imagine the shock on our faces.“Can you be a mother for once in your life; she could have died, for goodness' sake. She is our only daughter, the only one you have yet. You treat her like shit.
The next morning, I wake up feeling funny. I open my eyes to find Tay between my legs, my t-shirt up, and his lips on my stomach, leaving a trail of kisses. He trails his tongue down to my belly button, and I moan. His eyes snap up to meet mine. My hand is clenched on my pajama t-shirt and the other on the bedsheets.He diverts his eyes back to my stomach; he kisses below my belly button just where my scar is and his hands tug at my pajama shorts. “Is this, okay?” Tay asks, and I nod. I want to forget about Cole touching me. He pulls my shorts down slowly and throws them on the cool tile floor. He lifts my leg and trails wet kisses going down to my sex. My back arches, my head digs deep into the pillow and my hands clutch on the bedsheets at the burning sensation building in the pit of my stomach.He sucks on my inner thigh, and I moan. He moves up, still between my legs, and molds our lips together. My hands go around his neck. The kiss is slow but passionate. I tuck the roots of h
Future and I are sitting on the bar stools around the kitchen island in Tay parent's house. We arrived a few hours ago; Andrew has been helping his dad with the funeral arrangements. Tay hasn't shown up and I have a feeling he will not come at all. I have a cup of tea in my hands and a glass of juice in Future's hands.“How well did you know Carmen?” I ask Future and take a sip from the mug.“She was one of the greatest people I have ever known. Her love for the guys was incredible,” Future says with a smile on her face.“Tay was her favorite, but she didn't make Nate or Andrew feel otherwise. She also loved them tremendously,” Future says.“From the little time I spent with her, I could tell she was a great mother,” I agree with Future.Andrew walks in with two shopping bags. “Here is what you ladies asked for?” Andrew says and hands us the bags. Future asked him to get us black dresses for tomorrow.“Thanks, babe.” Future says.“Is everything ready for tomorrow?” I ask.“Yea
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