Kendall The taxi was stopped in front of a prison, with me inside. It had taken me a long time to locate this person, but since I was a persistent woman, I never gave up, just as I never gave up on recovering what was mine. I got out of the taxi after paying the toll and headed towards the prison
Laura I let him into my office. Graham Thompson, was different than I remembered him; he was taller and older than many years ago. Graham had abandoned me at our aunt's house when I was a little older than Annie. “Stay here and don't follow me; you're a dead weight to me,” he said back then, push
Laura “But he’s my brother, Gideon. Despite everything, he and I have the same blood,” I said, defending my point of view. How could I not put myself in Graham's shoes? He was the only person who was there when my parents were alive... When I saw him again, it was like opening an album of memories
Laura “Oh, Laura. It's me, Graham; I ended up getting your address from Hextec. It's just... well, I have nowhere to sleep today. Could you let me sleep over at your house?” He asked in a sad voice. I gasped when I heard that. How come? How had he gotten my damn address? “I know I must be abusi
Laura “Are you sure you want to sleep in the living room with him? The couch doesn't look that comfortable to sleep on,” I said to Gideon as he went to say goodnight to me at my bedroom door. My fussy little daughter was jumping on my bed while singing something, waiting for me to join her in sle
“Daddy, I need to go to sleep now,” said the girl to her father in a low voice as if even that was a secret between them. I shook my head, crossing my arms over my chest. The girl handed the cell phone to me. “Daddy said he wants to talk to you, Mommy,” she said. I sighed, taking out my cell phone
LauraThat night I slept poorly, with Jason's suspicious words ringing in my head, and even though I had my daughter sleeping peacefully in my arms, I couldn't feel at ease. What if Jason's suspicions were right? I mean, Graham might not be in cahoots with Kendall, but he could very well want to use
Laura“Are you seriously going to do this, Laura? Are you going to kick me out of your house like I’m a piece of shit?” Graham asked, looking insulted. It was morning already; my daughter was having her private lesson in the next room and Gideon, Graham, and I were in my home office, and I had just