CHAPTER THIRTY
“So what do you think about my little sister?” Dylan asked Maeve as they were seated on the swings just outside where the party was going on, they had just cut the cake and the children were swimming while the others were just playing around, Aunty Sue was busy with her old friends in the living room and the two were seated on the swings outside enjoying the afternoon breeze, to Maeve it was the best moment of her life, she liked Dylan the moment she set her eyes on him and the more they spent more time together, the more she liked him and no doubt she was falling for him“What? Melissa or Alicia?” she asked oblivious“Alicia of course, she doesn’t even know what happened to mom, I don’t know how she will react when she finally has to get used to the fact that she will longer be part of our lives, she is way too young to understand anything and the fact that the man she lived to know as her dad is not herCHAPTER THIRTY ONEAfter Dylan had given his younger sister his phone, the two stayed there watching the kids for a while before Maeve suggested to take him to her favorite place, it was a short drive from their place and she said that it was the place she always went to clear her mind when she was not thinking straight and she thought that it might be good to him or maybe it might help him also clear his mind if he wanted to and he did not say no bust first he had to tell his aunt of his whereabouts so he told her to wait outside as he went inside to talk to his aunt“Aunty Sue, can I talk to you for a moment?” he asked immediately he walked I the living room after saying hi to some of her friends who were still in the living room“Yeah sure” she said and stood up from where she was seated and walked behind him to the kitchen, “Is there something you want to talk to me about?” she asked immediately she got in the kitche
CHAPTER THIRTY TWOThis looks all calm and amazing and not to mention, very beautiful, just like you” Dylan said immediately the two stepped out of the car, and Maeve smiled, she had driven him to her favorite place, the place she always came to when she felt low and needed to calm down or clear up her mind“Yeah, I know although you are the first person I have brought here” she said and Dylan felt special, he knew Maeve liked him and he felt the same about her but the manner in which she was handling him was a clear indication that whatever both felt for each other was strong and to Dylan, he always felt loved and cared for when she was around, she took him to her favorite place, a place she had taken no one else before and that to him only meant that he was special to her“Oh really and how did you find this place, it look calm and very beautiful I mean it is just so amazing” he said as he walked towards the stream &nb
CHAPTER THIRTY THREE“Hey dad, what’s up?” she said on the phone, she was not expecting him to call because he said he was going to come the following week and usually he would call when he was at the airport“Hey sweetheart, I am at home and you are nowhere to be seen, I thought I’d find you here but you are not so where are you?” he asked and Maeve could not believe her eyes, she was excited and surprised at the same time because she was not expecting her father to come home so soon “You what? dad? Tell me you are joking dad, that cannot be true are you for real?” she asked excited and her dad laughed on the other end“Yes of course, I am at the house right now, so where are you?” he asked“I am with Dylan, at my favorite place, you remember the place mom used to take me while she was still alive” she asked“Of course I do remember
CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR“What do you think your dad will say about me, you know I have really never gotten the chance to meet a girl’s parents and not just any girl but the girl I actually like” Dylan said as they drove along the busy road towards Maeve’s place“And what does that supposed to mean? Does it mean that you like me or is what I am hearing wrong?” she asked and Dylan could not help but smile, her sense of humor was always on another level, she would always find a joke in whatever he said“Really of all I have said the only thing you heard is about me liking you? You can’t be serious right now” he said and she chuckled“Of course I am, you have never really told me that you know and every time dad asks me if we are a thing I would always say no and say we are trying to take things slow and you and I both know that there is n taking things slow when you are around, I like you and God I
CHAPTER THIRTY FIVE“Wow, look at who decided to finally show up, you look just like your father” a middle aged woman said the moment she opened the door for the two“Grammy, when did you get here, I missed you” Maeve said while hugging her so tight“I am here sweetheart, I flew here with you father, I wanted to see you, you no longer visit me and I am groin old, one day won’t be there, and h looks exactly like your father, come on in” she said as she ushered the two to get in the house, Maeve’s father was still I his room and she was the only one in the living room apart from the nanny that always helped them around“You knew my father?” he asked as he sat on the couch next to Maeve who was all smiles for seeing her grandma, it had been years since the two last saw each other and she was just glad that her father decided to come with her at home“Damn well I did, the two grew up together, I h
CHAPTER THIRTY SIXDylan’s dad left him his own diary, it was wrapped up like a gift and it was still sealed which only meant that it was never opened, it was just as his father left it to him, the moment Dylan was given the wrapped up gift from his father, he heart was beating furiously against his chest, he was anxious to know what really happened and wanted to know what was inside the wrapped up gift so immediately h went to bed, it was the first thing he did, he started opening it up and then there was a knock on the door and Maeve walked in with a smile on her face“Sorry I interrupted but I just wanted to check on you and see if you are okay, you look torpid today what is wrong, and wait what is that?” she asked immediately she saw the half unwrapped gift that was lying on the bed“It is nothing, I just wanted to check what is in, your father gave it to me, he said that my dad left it to him a week before he disappeared and th
CHAPTER THIRTY SEVEN“So basically your dad left this for you? Like he left his dairy behind, you know in as much as I want not to believe or trust my instincts but I think that maybe he faked his own death and he is just maybe waiting for the right time to come out of is hiding or something I don’t know but the way things are turning, I don’t know what is going on but everything seems pretty messed up a little bit and you can know what is right and what is not, basically things are changing and we don’t know if it is true or not but we just sit, watch and make conclusions, and by the way what do you think, you have been quiet the whole day since you came back from Maeve’s place or you got into loggerhead with her? Or maybe you are just anxious about the exams, it is going to be fine, you are a bright student that I believe in, nothing is going to stop you from getting what you want, you will pass, just stop hurling up yourself in that couch
CHAPTER THIRTY EIGHT“What is going on Melisa?’ they all asked when they saw her and aunt knew there was something wrong“It…is…about Alicia” she said as she tried to catch her breath. Unknown to Dylan and his aunt Sue the two girls were playing in the neighborhood, Melissa had actually managed to make new friend in the neighborhood and since it was on weekend, and they were not going to school, she asked her aunt if she could go visit her friend and since Alicia was so much used to Melissa she insisted on accompanying and her aunt had no problem since they were at one of her friends place and she knew they were safe there, so they remained home with Dylan as they talked and planned to do ext after the news about his father and Maeve’s mother“What about her, is she okay?” they asked in unison“No, she fell down from a tree and she won’t wake up, her body was still and she just could not he
CHAPTER FIFTY-TWOTWO WEEKS LATERIt had been two weeks full of ups and downs, full of investigations, police here and there but filly it was time for the two families to celebrate their victory, it was more than what one would do if you were in their shoeThe family had finally gotten their freedom and the culprits were in custody, it was not an easy task to pull but they managed in the end“I can’t believe that we are here, that my mom is here and my dad and your family is back together again, to me it sounds like a miracle, like a dream, I don’t know” Maeve said to Dylan as they were seated by the pool, it was at his new home where they had just moved in after everything had calmed down, it was not far from Maeve’s place, everyone was invited including Alyssa who thought she wasn’t going to be invited to the party“Yes, me too, it is hard to believe that all this happening, to me it is like a dre
CHAPTER FIFTY-ONEA WEEK AGOOver the days that followed the two families got so busy in finding out what really happened Dylan’s father and Maeve’s mother, Alicia was doing on well and she was on medication responding quite well which was good news to the family, they were just done with their end term exams and they were just home playing games on their new ipads and Melissa had already gotten herself new bunch of friends, they spend most of their times togetherSince the day that Maeve and Dylan made love I his car, their bond was on something else and there was nothing that Alyssa could do to break it, no matter how many incidences she involved herself to try and maybe seduce him, trick him into accepting her, he would always choose Maeve over her and that sucked for her, she had no friends, not eve Caitlyn whom she thought that would help her around, she remembered the day that Mike broke up with her, it was the very same day that she kiss
CHAPTER FIFTY“I have just passed by Alyssa on my way here and it was like she was coming right from this direction, is everything okay? Because the moment she saw me, she sneered at me and got into Caitlyn’s car and the banged the door” Maeve asked Dylan immediately she got into his car, he looked confused, frustrated and uncomfortable“It is nothing, you know how she likes to create a mountain from an anthill, she just hates you since that day you know, are you ready? Maybe we should just drive home, I don’t think I want to go for ice crem today” he said and Maeve knew that he was probably trying to hide something from her but she was not going just to let it slide just like that, she knew that Alyssa was capable of anything and that she would do anything just to frustrate her, she knew that Alyssa was in love with Dylan buts he was in love too and she was not going to just let her get what she wanted and let her step on he
CHAPTER FORTY-NINEThe following days that followed were a little bit too busy for both Dylan and Maeve that they did not get enough time together, it was like everyone was engrossed in their exams but at long last, they finally got the chance to meet that Friday after exams, Dylan offered to ride with her in his car after their last exams paper, Dylan had plans over the weekend, he was going out with his aunt and together with Mr. Baker, they were determined to find out the truth about what had really happened and Dylan had this feeling that his father was still alive and he was looking forward to meeting him, he knew there was a possibility of him being alive given all the evidence they had been collecting since he got in England to stay with his auntThere was this tension between Maeve and Alyssa and the two were not talking after the ordeal that occurred at Dylan’s house, Maeve had developed this kind of hatred towards her and she was bound to do anything ju
CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT“Can you imagine Maeve lashed at me yesterday when I went to check on Dylan’s sister? I did not know that she was there at his place and worst thing is that Dylan called her babe in front of him?” Alyssa complained to Caitlyn who was busy munching on her apple“I don’t understand why you keep complaining about what Maeve is doing, she is happy with him and you should be happy with Mike, don’t know why you jealous all of a sudden, you remember the you also shouted at him and made him look like a fool, he then met Maeve who was not shouting at him and the two are actually compatible, I can see how they look at each other, you know what friend? It is high time you let go of the past and focused on yourself and your boring boyfriend Mike, stop being jealous” Caitlyn said and Alyssa looked at her for a few seconds before she scoffed“Really and I thought that you were my friend, I can&rsq
CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN“So have you got anything that might help us into finding about what happened to Dylan’s father?” Sue asked Baker as the two were seated at the cafeteria; Dylan excused himself while he let the two to talk“Actually I might be having something although I am not sure if it is useful and by the way your sister, Kayla I have met her three times and she was always speaking high of you, you two must have been close back then”“Yes we were, it is unfortunate that she left so early and left her kids behind, but we were close, she took care of me, took me to school and you know all that, she was a lovely woman, loved by many, Walker was lucky to have her but her kids were not even lucky to see him, I mean their biological father”“Yeah I know Walker was always talking about moving in with her and his kids but I have reasons to believe that he might be alive, you see my wife and Walker were working on the
CHAPTER FORTY SIX“You see I wanted to talk to you about this news about your father, my private investigator thinks that he is alive somewhere since the results are out, the ashes from your dad’s plane does not match his DNA and my doubts are that maybe he decided to death then vanish or maybe someone faked his death and maybe killed them, I really don’t understand anything and the fact that after going through all the trouble of exhuming the body only to find that the remains does not even belong to my wife, these two are somewhere else and what I don’t understand is why not say anything, it has been almost five years since all this and they have never made any contact and I don’t think that they are being held hostage after all these years, so the probability of them being alive is half, just like the probability that they might have been killed and their bodies dumped somewhere else, have you found anything in that diary that can help us
CHAPTER FORTY FIVE“I can see she is doing well, how are you Alicia? My name is Baker and I am Maeve’s father about you, how are you feeling?” Mr. Baker asked Alicia who was smiling“I’m good Mr. Baker thank you for stopping by” she said and Baker smiled, everything about her reminded him of his old friend Peterson whom his private investigator thought to be alive, according to him, Peterson might have been alive or maybe he did not die in that plane crash and that is Baker wanted to talk to Dylan and his aunt about the issue , he figured out ha maybe it was time they brought their heads together and thought about the matter or the fact that their relatives might be alive somewhere and seeing Alicia that day reminded him of Maeve while she was still young and one day when they were having dinner, Dylan father was around that day and it was a family and friends dinner night that they always did at least twice every month, Pete
CHAPTER FORTY FOUR“How are you feeling now?” Dylan asked his sister the following day as they were in the hospital, he had gone to stay with Alicia the following day and since it was on a Monday and he did not have any class, he decided to stay with his sister at the hospital will his aunt went back home to change before she could come back later at the hospital, Alicia was recuperating quite well and the doctor said he might even discharge her in three days time“I am better than okay, I just want to get out of here and go back home, I miss watching cartoons and all that and by the way where is Maeve? Or you did not come with her” she asked Dylan who was already lost in his own world, he was already lost in his own world thinking of the previous day’s occurrences, he was torn in between Maeve and Alyssa, he felt like he was already in love with Maeve but there was always that tingling he felt whenever Alyssa was around, he did not even hear