SANDRAI don't even know if I should start shouting at him or just walk away. It's already getting dark, maybe I should just find a nearby hotel and lodge because my head is filled. What am I saying? Let me call him. The gatekeeper was there when I dialed his line. "Armando, I have been outside your house and your security guard has refused to let me in saying that you gave him rules not to let anyone inside, including me?" "What? You mean you are outside my house right now?" "Of course, I have been honking for close to thirty minutes." "Oh my! Will be there in a jiffy." I hung up and waited for him to come out. This didn't even move the gatekeeper. He wasn't even scared that I called his boss. Not long after I began to hear Armando scold the young man and then the gate began to open. I rushed back to my car and drove inside while Armando stood and watched me drive in. I could see the shock on his face. He came to me, helped open my car door, and hugged me while I was still se
SANDRAArmando started laughing, "You are joking right?" "I am not, I am serious." I smiled and tried to hold his hands but he removed it immediately. "You are kidding. What do you mean that you are pregnant? When was the last time I made love to you apart from last night? Is it not getting to two months? So how come it was just that once and why is the news coming now?" I noticed the smile on his face had suddenly disappeared. His countenance has changed. "Armando, what are you insinuating? That I got it from another man?" "Do I know? I mean, you could have flushed it out!!" "What? How? Your child? OK fine, if you are doubting me, I came here with the test result." I reached out to my bag brought out a result and showed him. He collected it and scanned through it. "What I am saying is that Chris is the owner of this child."I was shocked and confused. "That's a big lie." "What is the lie there? He told me himself that I should back off because he made love to you countless
ARMANDOI came back that day and before I went up to my room, my maid welcomed me with the envelope. "What is this?" "She refused to collect it from me." "Where is she?" "She has gone." I rushed to the guest room but it was neatly arranged like someone hadn't been there. "Hmmm." I collected the envelope back and went up to my room. I dropped my briefcase on the table and I saw the test result. I picked it up with my hand and sat down on my bed. I carefully scanned my eye through it and I realized the date of conception. I began to wonder if I made a mistake. I don't even know when I went through the test results over and over again. I became confused. Maybe I overreacted but then Chris' voice came playing in my head. I dropped the paper back on the table and went to shower. I saw myself dressing up, it was obvious I was going to have my dinner outside my house because my head was filled up. I don't even know what to believe. She hadn't called throughout the day and I wasn'
ARMANDOI stopped him immediately because if I allowed him, he would keep on talking about this. "I called you out here because I want to discuss with you. I need your opinion on this." "Okay, go ahead." I explained everything that happened between me and Sandra, starting from the day she visited the first time in my house till the morning she left. Charles kept on sighing, snapping his fingers against his thumb and shaking his head. I had to pause my long speech. "What's wrong?" I asked him"You made a big mistake. This is a lady you love, she accepted you and allowed you to break her pride as a woman. So because of the unforeseen circumstances, you dumped her like that and you think she will ever forgive you?" "What are you saying, I just told you that Chris told me he had a taste of her and that…" "Hold it! Armando, I thought you were sensible enough but you are not only unreasonable but also not mature. This lady took the risk to share the news with you in your presence. If
MICHIGANI went to the mall to get something and while coming out with my package, I saw Armando coming down from his car. I rushed and entered my car to avoid him seeing me. But something wasn't alright as I followed him with my eyes.A car that was looking for a parking space nearly knocked him down. "Hey!" I subconsciously screamed, clapping my hands. What's wrong with him? Didn't he see the car coming? What could be eating him up? I have known him for years now but seeing him like this shows that something is bothering him. He looks emaciated, absent-minded, and tattered, unlike the neat Armando that I know. I placed my hand on the car key inside the hole, I wanted to ignite the car engine but I was disturbed. Should I go in there and meet him? Maybe I should wait for him to come out. Things aren't okay with him. Despite our issues, I shouldn't let it get to the extent that I can't check on him to know what's wrong. He took a lot of time there before he came out. I had to q
MICHIGANI picked up the call but because it rang for a while before it ended. Why was it still dark everywhere? Maybe because of the curtains. I had to carry my heavy body out of bed to my window. I opened the curtain but outside it was still dark. I turned and looked at the walk clock staring at me and it was just past 4:00 a.m. I went back to my bed. This time around my eyes were wide open and sleep had disappeared, especially now that I know it's still too early to call. There must be a reason for the phone call. I quickly dialed the number back. "Chris, hope there is no problem, you called so early." "Sorry to have disturbed your sleep. Something is bothering me." "Where are you?" "I am at home, in the living room. My fiance is around and is sleeping." "So what's the matter?" "Sandra is pregnant and Armando thinks I am responsible. He rejected the pregnancy." I was speechless for a while. "Are you there?" "Uhm, yes. So what do you want me to do?" "You know you caused
SANDRAThese past days have been hell for me and I have just managed to come out of my shell after the last incident. I arrived home and didn't let my mother or anybody notice what I had been through. I was glad that I spent those times in the hotel alone, and I got healed. As I left the hotel, I promised to leave everything that concerned Armando behind and move into a new life. During dinner that evening, my mother kept staring at me but I didn't mind, I was just enjoying my meal even though I was just trying to gain some appetite. "Mom, you aren't eating," Sussan said. I looked at them and I asked my mother the reason why she wasn't eating. "Sandra, I don't like the way you look." I shrugged my shoulders, "How?" "Are you saying that you didn't notice it?" I dropped my cutlery, interswitched my fingers, and stared at her for a while. "How?" I asked, looking at myself and shaking my head in disapproval. "Sussan, do I look leen?" She nodded her head. "Sandra, this work of
SANDRAOut of excitement in my house, I ran up the stairs to my room, hastened up my bath, got a very good sexy gown, wore my night perfume, and went down to meet them. The music was already blasting. Seeing my mother playing the role of the DJ was fun and soothing to the environment. Susan poured the wine into our cups and we all danced, including Claire because she was not left out. In as much as I am paying her for her services, I have taken her as a family. I don't maltreat, neither my mother nor Susan. At times, Susan helps her out with the chores. We danced till we became tired and we all went to the table to eat. I called Claire to join us at the table to eat that night since we were all in the spirit of celebration, no one should be left out. That evening was so fun with my entire family that I didn't even remember I was going through a lot. After eating, I was already feeling dizzy and tired. I had to drag myself to the room, shut the door, and jump on my bed. I was abo
MICHIGANA few weeks later after the incident at Damien's mansion, I felt sick and became bedridden due to a very unusual flu which I ignored at the start.I thought deeply as to where that moment of fantasy would lead me and Damien, it felt different as I embraced the mutual feeling we both shared and gave in to my heart's deepest desire.The flu kept me from work and doing anything productive leaving me with no other option than to hire a maid. I was too stubborn to go to the hospital as I feared that I would have to spend days thereafter testing.Just as I sat in my room with my wipes on my side and my nose as red as that of the red reindeer, my maid walked into the room and there seemed to be someone at the door as well."Someone is here to see you madam.""Come in."I responded with anticipation as I watched the door to see who it was, surprisingly I saw Damien walk into the room with flowers in his hand.His expression changed when she saw the drain look on my face that hinted a
DAMIENThe death of my father was more than a shock to me as I still could not grasp the level of the situation. What I felt in the aftermath of my father's death was indescribable.I would sometimes be lost in my mind each time I thought about his death, it would seem as if I had lost my mind and driven to madness.A few friends of my father had gathered in the mansion to mourn him after the burial, and countless people all came to me to say the same thing over and over again.It became infuriating but I had no other option than to keep up and put up an understanding face. I left the main room where all the guests were gathered to the outskirts of the mansion.To my greatest surprise, I saw the most unexpected guest I didn't think would come, I watched as she walked out of her car and her driver drove off to park the vehicle."Michigan."I stuttered as I still could not believe my eyes as I saw her in a black dress approach where I stood, she looked even more beautiful in the dress.
ARMANDOI looked at the letter that weakened me from the very moment I saw it, a letter from my long-lost family.All my life I never thought that this day would come when I would meet my people again, a cluster of emotions raided my mind as I couldn't help but feel an outburst of happiness and sadness at the same time.The name I had made for myself as well as Michigan made it easier for anyone to find us as well as my long-lost parents."What about Michigan?"The one thought that made me think straight in the fog of all those emotions, I spent so much time with her as we became a crucial part of each other and I could not help but feel what this message would do to her once she heard.I closed my eyes as tears dripped down my cheeks, there was only one road for me to take and it would be a painful one but the best for us both.I walked into Michigan's office after leaving my desk with a different sense of being, I took my steps slowly in an attempt to find the right words to disclos
CLARAI could not help the fact that my meeting with Paul caught me off-guard as I did not expect anything like the outcome of what I encountered, it made me drive with a worried mind."Why do I keep getting this intuition that something wrong would happen?"I thought aloud in the car as I drove alone, the exact words rang through my mind as I approached the end of my destination.Arriving at the mansion with the same worried and troubled countenance as I walked up to the door, the mansion appeared even more quiet than usual as I stood at the door surprised."What is going on here Damien?"I asked as I saw him sit in anticipation and with a menacing look on his face, he sipped the glass of juice before bringing himself to speak to me."Look at those test results, all the answers you need are in there."He spoke in such a calm tone which made the situation even more frightening as I touched the test slip on the table. He watched me like a predator waiting for me to make the wrong move
ARMANDOTo my greatest surprise, she did not even seem fazed by the fact that I was with Paul, it was almost as if she knew about us the entire time which I highly doubted."Why am I not surprised to see the right-hand man or should I say servant of Michigan, you guys do make quite the duo after all."She spoke with a sense of calmness as none of what had happened seemed to catch her by surprise, even with the element of surprise on our side she was not moved."I haven't got all day Paul, If you have something to say to me you might as well go on with it or save us the stress of having such an absurd meeting.""I did not come here to banter words with you Clara for that time is far behind me, you decided that you do not want me in Benjamin's life knowing fully well that he is my son and not Damien's."I watched as Paul poured out his mind to Clara in a tone that I never heard him use until the moment he accepted the gruesome fate that Clara presented him with."I will leave his life b
ARMANDO"We were able to apprehend the assassin as well as his employer who happened to be an underground drug lord portraying an addictive gambler to the public. I got the drug lord to talk and he confessed to his crimes."The detective said as he revealed the concluding aspects of the investigation, one thing was still ringing in my mind and I waited for him to finish the reveal before I asked."There is still one part of the investigation which seems like you skipped it, it's the part that concerns Michigan and happened to the same thing that linked her to the case.""I was just getting there, the drug lord also revealed that he was working with Clara whose sole aim was to frame your boss for the crime while the main plan was to kill Paul."Such a full disclosure was certain to drive one into a state of unparalleled shock, I stood my ground in disbelief as I slowly assimilated the information that shook me."it is now up to you guys if you will press charges against her or not, you
DAMIEN"Hello madam so sorry to have kept this from you till this time but Benjamin fell sick last night and right now I have him in the hospital receiving treatment."I spoke with a polite tone as I disclosed the current situation with Benjamin to his school management. They were more than ready to give him as much needed time as possible to recover."We will find time to get his classmates and the staff to visit him, my regards to him.""Will do, madam."I responded to the headmistress as I hung up after seeing the presence of one who completely changed my neutralized countenance, someone who needed to be here but not the type I would expect to arrive at anything early."Where is he, where is my son?"Clara asked as she walked straight to the room I was standing close to, I stopped her from entering as the nurse was still administering his medication."Hold your horses right there, you barge in demanding to see a son you didn't even bother to check on before driving off to some busi
DAMIENAfter a day of nonstop paperwork even as the owner of the company, I returned to my mansion with a weighted expression and a tired countenance.All I needed was rest at the moment, nothing more nothing less as I crawled out of the car, trying to lift my entire body and the briefcase I held in hand."Nancy!"I called out to Benjamin's nanny as she was the only maid in the house before crashing into the nearest couch I could find in the living room, loosening my tie as I awaited her arrival.After a few minutes of no response, I decided to call her as I had no more strength left in me to call out at the fullest extent of my lungs."Where are you, Nancy?" I asked immediately if she picked up my call, "I have been calling you since I got back and you are nowhere to be found.""I went to the store to pick up something that Mrs. Clara ordered, she asked me to rush down here a few minutes before you called sir."It was not of her own doing as the task sounded exactly like something Cl
DETECTIVE LEONARDSteven added as he then approached the pair to apprehend them, I could sense that one of the two suspects would want to defy the odds and try to pull a stunt on us.The more deadly tossed the nerdy guy unto Steven as he immediately jumped through the big vent that sat behind him, a smart move that I did not anticipate."Cuff him!"I said to the detective as I ran off to meet up with the escapee who happened to have planned his getaway plot if something like this were to happen. To my greatest surprise, the officer caught him before he could get on his feet, cuffing him up as he could not pull any more tricks out of the bag."You nearly got killed in there, I hope this goose chase you were about to take us on was not for nothing or else you will have me to answer?"The suspect did not want to answer as he held a bold and overconfident expression with me, he wanted to make this even harder than it already was but I knew just what to do to get to him.I drove them back