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
SANDRA I was so engrossed in my thoughts of how far I have come since I opened the hospital. Life has been so kind to me and I will forever be indebted. When I resumed work the following day, my medical team was telling me the news that was already all over. I was just smiling. Do they think I was deaf and maybe wouldn't know? I was just waiting patiently for them to distribute to our clinic so that I would get my family vaccinated and of course, the team wasn't left out even though I wasn't going to force them. It was past 3:00 p.m. when my assistant came into my office to inform me that some people were in the hospital."You have come with this information again, who are they?" "I don't know them but they are in uniform and they want to see the chief medical director of this hospital." "Direct them to my office." "Okay ma." I continued going through the patient file to check the progress. The patient has serious gastritis and I wasn't in the clinic when the patient arrived.
SANDRA "Well, the body system differs, maybe when I take the drug, I might react. That means you have a strong immune system." "It's not about having a strong immune. I even forgot to ask them if there was a side effect. Well, let me keep watching myself for the next 48 hours if there is none before I can start giving you all." That day I went home and told them that I had been vaccinated. My mother was asking about their own but I told her that I need to observe the side effects before I can be able to give anybody so that when I am asked, I should be able to say something. "Didn't you ask them?" "It slipped off my memory." I was about to take my bath and I don't know if I was to take off the glued paper off my arm. I remembered that I was given a brochure. Ouch! I left it in my car and I was already in my towel. "Claire! Claire!" I shouted"Yes ma'am.""Please come." When she arrived in front of my room door, I gave her the key to my car. "Open the front passenger door, th
SANDRAThroughout the day in the office, I was very busy. I gave the vaccine to my assistant and I told my assistant to inject another medical doctor. Everybody must try it on another person. That was how I shared it with them just for learning. Of course, in medical school, we used ourselves to learn to insert the cannula and injection and so I brought the method back to my clinic. When I was sure they had mastered the method. I gave them two cartons to share among themselves. If it gets exhausted they can tell me to release another for them. The evening was fast approaching and Damien called me to remind me of the dinner. I was just checking my time and I didn't forget to pack the vaccines but on second thought, I don't know how many people there are, so I had to put one carton in my car. "This should be enough for everyone including my family members," I said to myself. I went to the washroom in my office, cleaned up my stressful face, and washed my hands thoroughly. I changed
SANDRA When I got home, my mother and Susan were still watching their series in the living room. They were happy to see me but I was exhausted. I told them that I would not come down again till tomorrow. Thank God it's the weekend and tomorrow is Saturday. There was enough time. "You need rest because you look so worn out. Tomorrow you can tell us what happened today." I was glad that they understood and I climbed to my room. I saw a notification on my phone which was from Damien, showing his appreciation for honoring the invitation and also giving out the vaccines. I was very hesitant to reply. I had to drag my body to the bathroom, shower, and sleep on my bed naked. The next morning, I left my bed with the package of yesterday and met my mother in her room. I also met Susan there too. "Good morning everybody," I greeted. Susan hugged me, "Sister, I missed you yesterday. You didn't just have time for us." "Yeah, I was exhausted." I showed them the small bag, shaking it in t
PRESIDENT FLORES Ouch! My arm still hurts. I looked at my right upper hand where Sandra gave me the vaccine. She didn't tell us that it would hurt much. I was just feeling the pain that morning and I needed to take my bath and prepare for work. So she means that I will have to carry this glued paper and bath just like that. That means I wouldn't allow water to touch it. I quickly got prepared because I had some personalities who were scheduled to see me very urgently in the office. I heard a knock on my door. I looked at the door from where I was standing and it wasn't locked. "You can come in." The door opened and my driver came inside, carrying my briefcase. "Hey, help me hold this suit while I put my hands inside, my arm seriously hurts.""Okay sir," He replied and helped me to wear my suit. My breakfast was my usual lettuce and mashed potato. I didn't waste time demolishing it and washing it down with pineapple juice. Something as light as breakfast keeps me strong for th
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