Grace paused and listened. "Is she and Mr. Zidat having issues"Grace wondered, "Could it be why he has been acting strange? I know him to be a man who is in love with his wife, what could the wife have done that would make him give no sh*t about her." She looked in Susan's direction, "I smelt it right when I came in and saw him lying on the couch. I hope they sort themselves out soon because this pretty Angel here deserves all the love in this world" She sighed and took her attention back to Claire, who was done with her milk and was sleeping already. "Good girl," she mumbled to sleeping Claire."I know right.?For now, let's just be hopeful. I know he will find out and you have to be prepared to make him understand that you have learned your lessons." Vivian consoled her over the phone."I am going to be with you all the steps of the way" That statement from Vivian brought a genuine smile to Susan's face, for the first time since she woke up, she had hopes of g
Tasha stirred and found her phone beeping, she groaned and ignored the call. She doesn't fancy being woken up by a call, it means a bad morning for her, and she is not someone who jokes with her morning."I Hate you"She literally screamed in her mind as she used one of her pillows to cover her ears to block the ringing. The phone would not just stop ringing. "Arrrrg"She picked up the phone and tossed it aside, "Get a life, you!"She said out loud like the caller is in the room with her. "If I get you, you will hear from me this morning"She fumed and tried getting back to sleep but could not. Her morning has been ruined entirely. Since she isn't going to go back to bed, all she could do is wake up and get on with her day. "Why the frown? You look like you woke up from the wrong side of the bed"Her mom said from the door. She has been there for a while now. She was still in her pajamas, looking ever young. "You can say that again, mom. I hate when my morning is like
Somehow, I need to assure her that she has nothing to worry about. "I believe you but not totally. I am your mom like you said so I know you too well. Starting a fight with Jenny shows there is something I need to know and I will find a way to know what it is. I will leave you now to start your morning."She stood up and kissed my forehead, "I love you regardless and whatever secret you are hiding would not make me love you less." With a sweet smile of a concerned mom, she walked out of my room after she informed me to come and help prepare breakfast. I collapsed on the bed and released the air I did not realize I was holding. Mom, I am not sure that if you find out, you will still love me like you do now. I am afraid of what will come out of this. My phone brought me back from the journey of absentmindedness I was about to embark on. I guessed the person who called before is trying again. I stared at the phone screen. My expression changed the moment I saw w
Jenny woke up startled, her breath hitched and she wondered why she would wake up in such a manner. "Did Owen come in last night?"She asked herself,"No!"She sprinted out of bed and ran out of the room towards his bedroom. She knew he did not get in last night, she just wants to confirm. With a pounding heart, she clutched his door handle and opened it.The room looked so empty like a life had not lived there. The bed looked unlaid, she looked around and noticed something was not right with the room. She figured out what it is in a minute,"He left but why?"She was confused, "Yesterday he came home and said I should get back with Zain and he left, what could have happened at the hospital?" She was not going to get an answer except he asked Owen who is not there and she doesn't know when she will see him again and again, Susan is at the hospital, she can't even go to the hospital because of her allergy and Zain has no idea what is going on like Owen said or does he?
Jenny's point of view… My heart skipped several beats as I saw his phone shattering to the ground. What could be the problem? Did someone die? What happened? Questions were running through my mind yet I was afraid to ask him what happened. Either way, I have to ask him so I embraced myself and asked, "what happened, Zain?" My voice was cool and collected, it has to be that way for him to be able to tell me. If he sees through me that I am afraid of whatever the news is, he would not have the heart to tell me. I breathed out, tears started to form in my eyes. I did not know what the phone call was but suddenly I got a bad feeling and my tears would not stop falling. Zain turned around, and seeing me in tears made his eyes moist. He quickly rushed to me and wrapped his arms around my waist, hugging me tightly and rocking me gently.This only made my tears flow faster. I was crying for no reason or maybe for a reason yet unknown to me. "I don't even know why you are cr
Zain's point of view…. I can't pinpoint my emotions right now. Dr. Emmanuel called me twenty minutes ago to tell me Susan was dead. Someone I saw sleeping soundly when I left the hospital this morning. I sat inside the car not sure if I really wanted to go to the hospital. I hate her for what she did but death is the last thing I would wish for her. We did not have the best of married life but I loved her. I wanted our marriage to last. Who the hell did she leave our baby for? Yes, I was going to make Jenny mine after divorcing Susan. I had planned for Claire to be with her if she wants but now, can Jenny do it? She is going back to school soon and I can't trade her future for anything. "Susan why? You don't have to do this to us. What about your mom, Jenny, Claire?" My heart was breaking into pieces. I know I am a man but I feel like screaming, kicking, and bashing at anything. Screw those that said men can't cry. My heart was in pain of losing a loved one and
I wanted to stop crying, but I couldn't control my feelings, everything I felt was rushing out. I needed to unleash them.I closed my eyes and prayed to God for Susan to come back to me. I was asking for the impossible and somewhere in my heart, I wanted that impossibility to become possible. This is what God wants to hear, right? Him being in charge, his plan?"Please... please... Please…," I whispered as my tears dropped onto Susan's forehead, falling through her long lashes and into her closed eyes, landing quietly on the dark red carpet of the room. My hands covered my mouth to keep quiet, but it was useless. I was sobbing hard enough to make my whole body shake, I could feel myself trembling uncontrollably. I could not be the man anymore, staring at her lifeless body was causing me so much pain."I love you, Susan..." My voice cracked while I said her name. I wish I didn't leave the hospital, I shouldn't have. I know my pains won't bring her back, I don't want to be hu
Alice stared at Vivian for a while and then gave her shoulder a comforting squeeze, saying, "these things happen and we can't control them. Death is inevitable. I'm sorry for your loss." Vivian shook her head, trying to stay strong."We at some point have lost one person or the other. We just need the strength to bear it."Alice said and patted Vivian on her back."I will be fine, I just need time to wrap my hand around this. " Alice understood her and prayed for her to be strong.After Alice was gone, Vivian leaned against her doorway. Her chest hurt and her vision was blurred from tears, yet she managed to hold back the emotion. The morning seemed endless, she felt exhausted physically and mentally. She had no idea how she was going to handle the heartbreak of losing a dear friend.She slowly turned and there stood Susan in a hospital gown looking so sad."Oh my God! Susan, is that really you?"Vivian made a rush to hug her and she vanished the next minute. Vivian halted and
"We are with you every step of the way," Mom said after a while. The silence was threatening to engulf us, thank God she broke it. "You will have to do me a favor. In no circumstances should you tell anyone where I am. If possible, deny ever seeing me." I pleaded with Mom "It's going to be hard but we will do it," Miss Celine assured me, holding my shoulders. "I guess your mom and I had to be the one keeping ourselves company from now on. This is for the best. Just know that I will miss you dearly." She added, smiling at me. It seemed to break something inside me as tears were already filling my eyes. She held me tight, not letting go for several seconds before letting go and I wiped my tears. " Okay, guys let's go see what there is to eat?" She shouted and Michael wriggled himself down from my arms, both of them ran to her as she took them out of the room. She blew kisses to me before exiting the room "Find the kitchen yourself. You are now part of the family," Mom shouted after t
I continued when it was obvious she was not going to say anything until I was done "It was like nature was with me, your stay back home lingered and school wasn't opening anytime soon. I was initially at Tasha's place and her mom being a nurse, she was getting closer to knowing the truth so I looked for an alternative and that's where Miss Celine came in. My spirit accepted her the moment I saw her and I knew I was going to trust her, so we told her about my pregnancy and the circumstances surrounding it. She took me in without questions. I found out she was unmarried and which I found odd. I was eight months gone when you returned back home, I had to keep lying to you to let me be at Tasha's place. "After I delivered the twins three months to my sixteenth birthday, I could not keep lying to you so a month later I returned home and three months later school was reopened."She let go of my hands and sat on her bed, "so how did they survive without you and what about the money
I walked through the door and halted. The door was slightly opened so I was able to open it noiselessly. She was cooking and it was my favorite, oatmeal. Looked like she missed me and she decided to prepare the meal for her so she doesn't miss me much. I was just so glad she was okay, that b*stard did not harm her. I dropped my handbag on one of the dinner chairs and walked towards the kitchen, tiptoeing. She was having her back on me, facing the pot and stirring the content inside. Her hair was packed up and she had one of her favorite red long gowns on. I saw her back stiffened and she swiftly turned towards me. I stood moving and stared at her speechless. Her expression turned from rigid to surprise then to mild. She walked towards me in a flash and engulfed me in her arms,"oh! My baby! I have missed you so much." She said rocking me to and fro. I had to check my brain to remember when I saw her last and it was yesterday. How come she missed me so much? "Mom, I m
I stood fazed for a moment, trying to understand what she said. Like, was she for real. I have not got out of the one I entered and another lady was on the line to finish me completely but looking at the offer, it was something that would favor me. She was beautiful and curvy. How would Jenny feel if she gets to know that I replaced her the day she left? It would be depressing and I think I like the sound of that. "Is that all?" I asked, smiling. She was surprised, her expression said so. I bet you she was not expecting me to agree to that. "Yeah but are you for real?" she replied slowly, raising her eyebrows at me and looking puzzled. I sighed deeply before nodding and saying, "yes.""Or are you not interested again?" I questioned, raising my brows this time around. "Of course I am interested," she responded, getting up and smiling coyly at me, "I will do anything you want and you will not regret that.""I bet I won't. The name is Zain Zidat and you are?" "Lora Leigh.""Ni
For a moment I froze, not moving, allowing him to kiss me. It was grossing but I must admit, I kind of like the feeling but so to say, it was irritating at the same time.I slowly parted my lips and let out a breathy sigh against his mouth, I could feel Felix smiling against me.As he broke the kiss I felt a tingling sensation in my stomach. "How dare you kiss me like that?!" I snapped as I tried to pull away."How dare I!? Well, what'chu gonna do 'bout it? Don't try to escape me!" He smirked.I scoffed before crossing my arms "Oh yeah?""Yeah, you should feel lucky that it isn't me who is trying to get away right now."I narrowed my eyebrows at him. He smiled at me before chuckling.I huffed, "shut up!""Make me," he murmured under his breath before leaning forward kissing me again. I suddenly became angry and pushed him away, made to get out of the car but he gripped my wrist," I am sorry if I overstepped my boundary." He whispered.I sighed and leaned my head back on the head
"Hi Tasha, were you planning to leave without going into the ice cream shop?" Felix asked, walking over to me. He had a plastic bag with him and it looked like he just stepped out because his sports car was parked a few inches away from the shop or let's say he was just coming into the ice cream shop for the first time today which I doubted. I really don't get it, the Shylins are one of the richest in town yet Mrs Shylin, his grandmother runs an ice cream shop. I chuckled nervously," Ahaaa! not really."I responded, scratching my hair in an awkward manner. "Let me get this straight, you had in mind to come here and at the last minute, you changed your mind because you might run into me?" He caught me right there and I didn't know how to tell him he was wrong which I know he was not. I chuckled as I nodded, "yeah, that's what it sounds like."He gave me an odd look before he turned towards the door and started walking in. "Felix darling, where did you go?"I heard Mrs Shyli
Zain and Thomas met the trio at the entrance of the house as they were about to go out like Thomas requested. Thomas stared at Harrison and cringed, the aura he was getting from Harrison wasn't a good one and before he could understand why, Harrison spoke up. "Hey Zain, where are you going, looking like you lost your life," Harrison commented looking concerned. "I am just stepping out with Thomas, I did not realize you guys were coming over to my house." Zain said, trying not to look like his problem. "Oh, sorry about that. We came to congratulate Jenny on her engagement with you, telling you would have spoiled the surprise."Harrison said and walked in leaving them standing at the door. Zain turned to Thomas,"can we do this later?""Sure. When you are done let me know," Thomas replied, giving him a gentle smile and left for his own house. Zain turned on his heels and walked back into the house followed by Ethan and Nathan. Harrison was seated before the trio walked into the livi
Jenny's point of view… When I saw Celine's call, I was relieved. It means she was safe and sound with my kids. I had to pretend as if nothing was wrong because she was this sensitive person that smells your trouble from faraway. I was sitting inside the car, parked at a stop for over fifteen minutes now with no destination in mind. I knew I was going to go home but was I ready to explain to mom that I had kids? How I was able to hide the pregnancy from her. She will be mad, so mad that it would take grace for her to understand that I did what I did because I wasn't ready to face her. "I am glad you are but we need to talk." That statement alone was ready to give me a heart attack. Though this was not the first time she had mentioned 'we need to talk' that kind of thing. It was like her every other day phrase but today, regarding what I had gone through in the past few hours I wasn't sure if they were okay so I panicked. I was worried and expecting her to talk but she was taking ti
Zain's point of view…. The moment the door closed I went down on my knees, clutching my heart. It was breaking into pieces and I could not do anything about it. I did not stop her from leaving and I was not sure it was the right thing to do. What can I do for her to forgive me? Wasn't she supposed to tell me that she has not forgiven me instead of going this extreme and was I to hate her after everything? It was obvious she stopped loving me a long time ago and I had foolishly thought she still loved me. "Zain, it's your fault. If you had not looked in another direction, what is happening now would have been prevented. Deal with the rejection or find a way to get her back but let her off for a while, you both need your space." I advised myself which seemed like the worst advice ever. I was not strong enough to live without her, she actually gave me my ring back, wow! "Jenny, why?" I kept asking that question. This was too much for me to bear. She indeed planned this reven