"Grandma!"Both turned towards the direction of the voice, it was a young Lad of 19 years. He had dark blue eye color with his ebony black shiny hair combed to the side. His suit was styled in an Italian way. He has the face of a gorgeous Prince. Everyone in the room gasped at how handsome he is looking except Tasha who saw nothing special about him. She tore her eyes off him and stepped away from the queue and casually headed to the door, "He is just a guy, what's so special about him that is making the girls squirm like lovestruck teenagers"She hissed in her mind. "Hey sweet child, you are leaving already?"Mrs. Shylin called out to Tasha who halted at the door,"Yes ma'am, I need to run along now"Tasha gave Mrs. Shylin a small smile which she seemed displeased with. Her grandson has taken over the counter and Mrs. Shylin was seen walking towards Tasha. "You did not care to meet my grandson, Felix, my child?"She asked when she got to Tasha. Tasha smiled forcefully
I got to my room, stripped off my clothes, and went to the bathroom to shower. My day went unplanned well. I didn't have to stay under the shower for the whole night so literally, I got done within 15 minutes. My heart was shallow and I realized I was missing someone greatly and that person is no other person than Zain. Coming out from the bathroom, I found my phone ringing. I had no idea who would be calling me. There is a list of people who it could be but guessing is not what I will do so I will see for myself. I hurried to the phone where it was lying on the bed. I don't know how long it has been ringing and I don't want whoever it is if he or she has been calling for long to think I am not alright because the call was not picked up on time. Mom could be among the list of people who would get worried. Lucas has to be the one calling and I must say I was disappointed. Truth be told, I had wished it to be Zain. Oddly, he did not even reach out to me eve
Tasha's point of view…. Mrs. Shylin practically made me spend the whole evening with her grandson who could not stop talking nonsense. The indifferent attitude I gave him did indicate that I was not interested in whatever he was saying and he noticed but just wanted to waste my time. I like him but as a boy he is, he is an enemy already. The respect I have for Mrs. Shylin made me not want to walk out on him. Mom had called out at some point and Trucy. I had my two hands in the steering as I hummed to the song playing on the stereo. It was way past 7 pm and this is the longest I have stayed out. I must confess, the evening took my mind off Jenny. "What would she think if she finds out that I blocked her everywhere? She would hate me or not."I thought and sighed,"No matter how I want to tell myself I don't need you, the truth is, I need you way more than you and I can imagine" I drove into our driveway and parked then relaxed back in the car. "We could be friends o
The lady attendant looked up and was surprised to see him staring at her like that. She had seen him walk back to the desk and had waited for him to say what he wanted and when she did not hear him talk, she lifted her eyes and saw him staring. She raised her brows in askance,"Why in the world would a Hotel be named Sunset lodge?"He asked, amused. For a moment, she was confused. Is he just asking her that question? "I don't know but from what I heard, the name Sunset in White Hill has a different meaning from the English word. It means 'Elegance' She answered as honestly as possible. His sudden interest terrified her. If he had come in politely, this conversation would not be weird as it is now. Like she has always been told, people don't just change without wanting something so in this case, she strongly believes he wants something that's why he became nice all of a sudden. "That's an irony. I guess since it means this here it wouldn't chase guests away. I was
Yeah, her name is Kulture and it's only a few that knows her real name. At the door, she had felt guilty and decided that if he wanted to get justice, he could do that by reporting her and that it would be better to use her name instead of him going about describing her. She actually knew that's not the reason she told him her name, she just wanted him to know her name. With their head held high, she walked out of the hotel into the busy street of White Hill.****** Claire made a little noise waking Susan up. Every tube in her body has been pulled out including the drip. It is just the cut below her belly button the only thing that reminds her she gave birth through CS. She is quite strong which has surprised Dr. Emmanuel. She rose halfway and stared at Claire inside her cot, "Good morning baby, welcome to your second day on earth" Claire waved her tiny hands and made another baby sound making Susan smile, "You really heard me, didn't you?""I am sure she did. Good
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
"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