ARMANDOI just got out of the bathroom, drying my hair. I checked the time and I was still early. I need to get to Vegas before sunrise. I put on my Bigani suit, and my shoes, matching the attire. I was wearing my wristwatch when I heard the news that a certain disease had entered the States. "Yeah, Sandra told me about this," I just removed my mind from whatever they were saying. I saw President Flores giving a speech. I wasn't interested because I had where to rush to. I picked up my briefcase and left. I was walking close to my car when my security guard greeted me."How are you doing?""Very fine sir." "Open the gate." "Are you going out?" I looked at him, "You heard me telling you to open the gate and you are asking me if I am going out." I quickly recalled that I hadn't paid him for the month, "Oh! I get it now, your salary, right? Don't worry, once I come back in the evening, remind me." I entered the car but he was still standing there. "What is it? Are you thinking o
DAMIEN"Damien, what do you mean our son should stop schooling? So you want him to stay indoors while others are learning?" "Clara, if you can't become his teacher in the house, then let Nancy do all that. As for me, my child will not attend that school again." She looked at me fiercely and shook her head in disbelief. "I still don't understand your reasons." "Are you not listening to the news? For two days now, nobody has stepped out and today my father agreed that people should go about their daily business, Do you think people will come out massively?" "But school has resumed." "Yes, but my son will not go there again. You don't have anything to do, nor do you have a company. Just start teaching him and make yourself busy." I detest making arguments with her. She acts as if the child doesn't belong to me either. "Clara, you are beginning to piss me off with your behavior." "How?" She asked with her eyes bulging out. "You don't allow me to have a say over our son. You only
DAMIEN"How could you make such a mistake?" "I don't just know." I cried my eyes out. My best friend consoled me. She was the only true friend that I made since I came to Vegas. I got pregnant for President Flores but I knew that he wouldn't accept the pregnancy so I decided to push it to Damien over a one-night stand. That was my main aim of visiting his office. There was no way he wouldn't cater to the child. At least I would be collecting enough money from him till I must have established myself. "Now what do you intend to do?" "I don't know. I have lost the pregnancy and I need to try again.""Jasmine, I will advise you not to do that again. This time around, Damien will be very careful after seeing you bleed. I am sure he knows that his father is responsible." "I doubt. He might not even reason at that level. I would apologize to him for coming to him while on my period."My friend looked at me and chuckled. "Damien can't be fooled." "So what are you suggesting?" "Nothin
DAMIEN"Pregnant? You mean Jasmine is pregnant?" He asked with so much enthusiasm. His face was neutral so I couldn't dictate if he was happy or sad. "How did you find out?" I don't know if I should tell him what happened in my office. He might think that I have something to do with her. "Damien, I am listening. Did she tell you or you heard it from someone?" "Her friend called me and told me." "Hmm, but she never mentioned it to me. We were supposed to meet today but she told me that she was on her period, so how come she is pregnant? Jasmine I know will not make such a mistake." I stared at him for a while in shock. "You are even vouching for her. If she can't make the mistake, then why will you make a mistake to release inside her?" My father looked at me in disgust, "Are you asking me that? This is not my first time. I am always careful. I never released inside of her and she knows it." "Maybe you weren't too cautious." "I don't believe you. That friend of hers that gave
DAMIENI can't remember inviting someone into my house and I can remember that I told my gatekeeper not to allow anyone to step foot into my house, so what is this man doing here?"Young man, any problem?" The young man smiled, with his legs crossed. No respect to show that he was in my house. He couldn't even stand to acknowledge my presence. "Damien, I am here to see you." "See me?" I sat down quietly on the sofa, he adjusted on his chair and was about to speak when he got a call. "Excuse me," he said. He screamed and began to rush out. "What's the problem?" He didn't respond to me and ran out of the living room. The way he drove out was very alarming, raising dust everywhere. I was very shocked and wondered what could have happened to him. I have never seen such in my entire life. The way I startled when he screamed could send me to an early grave. Clara came out to meet me in the living room, I was standing close to the window. "Damien, what happened? Why did you scream?
SANDRAIt's been a month and a lot has been happening around me. I have almost lost my senses. I have been sick for a while now and I can't tell what has been wrong with me. I have prescribed a lot of drugs for myself but it's not getting any better. My mother keeps telling me that it is because of what I went through at the hands of my kidnapper, that is why I am down, coupled with shock. But it is getting out of hand already. Maybe when I get to the clinic, I will run some tests. I had to carry myself and start preparing for work. I have also lost my appetite. When I wore my clothes, I noticed that I was a little emaciated. I got down the stairs and met my mother eating her breakfast. "Hey hun, won't you join me at the table?" "No Mom, I am late for work," I said, wearing my wristwatch. She walked up to me and touched my neck with the back of her palms. "You are seriously running temperature and you look somewhat emaciated," she said, turning me around. "Mother please, I
SANDRA When I read it, my eyes were so open that it felt like falling off. "What! Pregnant?" I felt like my head was spinning round and round. The entire room looked somehow blurry. Who could be responsible? I can remember waking up in the Mayor's house, in a very beautiful room and Chris was lying beside me. Could he be the owner or Armando? What a big problem I have gotten myself into. What do I tell my mother? How will my staff see me? Nobody will believe that I am a decent lady. Now that the scientist is aware, I am sure that her mouth will not be sealed, it must run like a tap. Oh my God! This is too much for me to bear. I am not sure that I can handle this. I placed a call on the scientist. "Hello, ma'am." "Please come right away." When she arrived, I threw the paper at her. "What's the meaning of this?" "Ma?" "You made a mistake and I will get you fired for making such a silly mistake. How can you collect my blood sample and tell me that I am three weeks gone, are y
SANDRA Am I dreaming? I slapped my cheek to be sure that I was fine. I dipped the second one and it came out the same. I rushed and brought out the packet, I continued till the fifth one and it was the same. I decided to take a lot of water and also eat my dinner. Maybe it will help to regulate but the seventh one came out positive. I locked my room door, lay on my bed, and wept. My pillow was soaked because I was thrown into confusion. I don't know what to do and I can't believe that I made this mistake. The only option left for me was to evacuate the pregnancy. I can't keep it because how do I start? How do I face shame? Whoever knows the reason why I fired my staff, will mock me when they start seeing the baby bump. "Nooo!!!!" I screamed, crying seriously. I was very free to cry because nobody could hear me, my room was bulletproofed so I had my privacy. A lot was speaking to me. Another thing told me to keep the pregnancy and hook it on Armando. If these things didn't ha
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