Early that morning, Naya went with the rest of the prisoners for an early morning jog. As they jogged about the prison field, doing some annoying frog jumps she found irritating, someone caught her eyes. It was a quiet young lady who was struggling to keep up. She looked sickly and looked like she could faint any minute that morning. “Everyone help!” Naya alerted everyone’s attention to the lady as the girl bent down to breathe. “She needs water! Someone get her water!” Her inmates really wanted to help so badly, but they weren’t sure of what they could do. Drinking water could only be gotten from the cafeteria and they had no freaking access to the cafeteria. Naya frowned at their useless effort and gazed around for help. She caught sight of a tap and led her to it to have a drink of water. As she drank slowly, she patted her back and turned to the others. They had stopped jogging because of them. “Continue without us!” She screamed. “We are fine.”They nodded and went on with the
“Those tears speak a ton of what you are going through,” the lawyer said as she caressed her back softly. “There are some things we do not need words to convey. We just let the actions do the speaking.” Brett couldn’t agree more. “It’s fine, Naya,” Brett told her softly. “I am here to help you out. Just confide with us and tell us what we need to know, okay?” Naya cleared her tears and nodded. She took a deep breath and tried so hard to control the pain in her. It was just too hard. “So,” the lawyer pulled out a document. “As I can see here, you’ve been locked up for 8 months now if I have not been mistaken. You were charged for robbery, adoption and harassment of Mrs Lovelyn Hazard.” “I never did such a thing,” Naya defended herself. “She has always been the one harassing me. First she took my daughter from me and then she lied that I tormented her through the robbery. I didn’t even know they would force me to rob the Hazard’s mansion.” The lawyer understood. “It is fine, brea
Lovelyn watched Hailey do her assignment in peace. Her mind couldn’t leave the events of that day. Her husband almost caught her in the jailer’s office. Luckily, he got distracted by another guard who informed him of Naya on the sickbay. Lovelyn hissed as she showed her disappointment. The person she paid to murder Naya hadn’t done it right. The stupid prisoner called Huge Basky or whatever couldn’t even complete a simple task. She turned to Hailey for a while and thought of an idea. “If I won’t get Hailey, you won’t,” she thought to herself before bringing out her phone to search for Naya’s picture. As soon as she saw it, she smiled and showed it to Hailey. “Who is this?” She asked Hailey who twisted her nose. “Witch! Take her away from me!” Hailey pushed the phone from her face. Lovelyn smirked. “Why is she a witch?” Lovelyn asked. “They might all call her your mother eventually. She will one day want you to call her Mama. What will you call her instead?”“She is the witch in m
Brett woke up to a splitting headache. He groaned and checked his time only to gasp at what he saw. There was no way he overslept! How could he have slept all through the hearing?! Why didn’t his alarm wake him up as planned? “Hey, baby,” Lovelyn brought him a cup of coffee. “I brought you a cup of coffee.” “Why didn’t you wake me up?!” He roared at her in anger. “I slept all through the court case. What sort of witness am I if I am not there?” Lovelyn smirked before pretending to be sympathetic.“O! You did?” She feigned helplessness. “I didn’t know you had a court hearing to attend today.” “I did, okay?!” He hurriedly wore his trousers. “This was Naya’s only chance to be free. I needed to be there. I have to be there!” He grabbed a shirt.“Well, if you had told me that you were going for an important case, I would have woken you up earlier. I had no idea. This is a punishment to you for hiding things from me,” Lovelyn gaslighted him. “Look, I do not have the time for this,” he
8 YEARS LATERNaya flinched as her tattoo drawing got interrupted. This wasn’t something she’d expected on a hot Sunday afternoon, while she an inmate preach the word of God. “You are free to go, Naya Aurora,” he said as he gave her a bag filled with her things. Naya was completely shocked. What?! How? This was unbelievable and she could swear that she didn’t understand what was going on. “They eventually looked through the evidence and let you go,” Miss Cherry said as she joined her at the Jailer’s office. “I never gave up on the court case, even if Brett did.” Naya couldn’t control her tears. She drew Miss Cherry for a hug and hugged her tightly, feeling tears roll down her cheeks. “Thank you so much,” Naya thanked her. “It’s fine. The past few years has been torture for me. I was unable to eat or sleep. I just wanted you out of here. That’s all that mattered to me,” the lawyer explained. Naya couldn’t stop smiling. They finished up the paperworks and led her to Miss Cherry's
Brett drank one last glass of bear trying so hard to hide his depressive state. Lovelyn was giving him so much hard time. His daughter wasn’t even making things easier. Everything in his life was going very wrong. So so wrong! He couldn’t help but beg the universe for forgiveness of all he’d done. He felt all this was a repercussions for his bad decisions. If he hadn’t cheated on his wife, his life would have been much easier. If he had seen through his wife’s act that night and not drank the orange juice, Naya would have been released. She would have been able to get Hailey from Lovelyn and raise her right. Now he was unaware of what to do. His daughter had turned into a handful of problems. Even himself couldn’t control her. She hated him as much as she hated Naya. Soon the girl was beginning to grow hatred towards Lovelyn. No sooner would she grow to hate herself and cause menace to society. All this was caused by one mistake!Just one mistake!His phone buzzed and he checked the
“Isn’t it enough that I have to bear your good for nothing mother?! Why do you have to make my life hell too?! What is wrong with you?! Why can’t you just be good for ones?! Why can’t you just be like…like…” He stopped. “Why didn’t you complete your sentence?” Lovelyn asked from the door with an angry look as she joined her daughter. “You could have just mentioned that witch in this house and ruin my peace further.”“This isn’t how to find peace,” Brett corrected her. “Ruining the life of someone else’s daughter isn’t how you find peace.” Hailey was baffled by what he said. “What does daddy mean by someone else’s daughter?” Hailey asked her mum with surprise. Lovelyn got tense and pecked her on the forehead. “Forget he said anything,” she avoided the discussion. “I will follow your dad to school tomorrow to apologize to this visitor. I am sure she won’t be angry with us for long. We are very good people, are we not?” Hailey nodded with a smile and threw her dad a hateful look, b
Naya knew that it wasn’t necessary to visit Hailey’s school for an apology, but she needed to do it. She had to see her beautiful daughter again. She knew how tough it would be to get close to her, but she did not mind trying. She arrived at the school the next day without her apprentice. Hailey was already standing in the principal office with a stone look. As soon as Naya caught sight of her, she smiled and spread out her arm for a hug. At first Hailey shook in fear thinking she wanted to hit her. But realizing it was the opposite, she gazed at Naya with surprise. With an angry stare, she stepped away from Naya immediately. “Come on,” Naya pulled her for a hug anyway. “It is just a hug.” Hailey felt very uncomfortable as Naya crossed her arm around her and stroked her back. “Stop it!” Hailey pushed her off her almost causing her to fall over her heels. “What’s wrong with you?! Do not touch me.” “I was only hugging you,” Naya corrected. “I do not want your hug,” Hailey refused.
Brett sat in the sitting room feeling uncomfortable by the silence of the house. But his wife made her choice, he had to accept it. Hailey came by that morning, giving him a stone look. She silently helped her mum in carrying her things even though she knew in her mind that she had a lot to say. “Will you be able to care for the children by yourself?” Hailey asked her mum as she walked her to the car.“I will be fine, my love,” Naya laughed. I am more gallant than you think.” “I don’t think this is fair on dad’s part?” Hailey gazed back at Brett who watched from the door. “It was mutual agreement between me and your father. We agreed that I leave this nonsense…” “No! It was your choice,” Brett defended. “I don't know why you cannot trust me on this. I have tried so hard to comply with you. I have tried hard to explain all this to you…” “Enough daddy!” Hailey lashed, unable to control her temper anymore. “Just stop! You aren’t helping this matter.”“You ought to be supporting me h
Herald made up his mind to lead Brett. He wasn’t sure what sort of fool Brett was, or why Brett would trust him. But it wasn’t his own business anymore. He would throw Brett off and he would do it in such a way that the guy would never notice. He accepts the gun from Brett's hands trying to maintain an innocent stare. “I will help you,” he said with a sincere gaze. “That’s very good,” Brett laughed. “I knew I could trust you. I had no clue who else I could call. You are the only one that came to my mind, unfortunately.”Herald let out a weak chuckle. Brett focused on one of his helpers and ordered her to get Herald some wine. “Would you like some wine?” Brett asked with a smirk. “Sure, why not,” Herald eyes brightened due to the thought of wine. “This is a moment to celebrate! We are gonna work together!” Brett smiled and got him the wine. Brett took the glass of wine from him and they both had a toast. As he gulped down his whole cup, Brett felt reluctant to drink his.“I can’t
When Herald got the invite from Brett, he knew all wasn’t good. Unfortunately, Brett wasn’t dumb. Brett knew who he suspected, and was fond of getting into the matter of things. Herald couldn’t relax in his home. His eyes kept moving to his phone hoping for feedback concerning his flight. “Sorry, all flights have been closed due to the weather,” one of the agents informed him. Gerald frowned. “So you're telling me that I can’t get an emergency flight or what?!” He sounded harsh. His house girl gazed at him from the dining table she cleaned. She’s never seen him so angry before. In fact, his sudden outburst was rare. Herald was a cheerful dude. He was never angry… like ever. Herald’s phone rang again. It was Brett trying to remind him to visit. Gerald shivered. “It’s not my damn fault,” he quivered. “Do not blame me for this…please.” The house girl stared at him again. This time, he was mumbling words to himself and that was absurd. “Sir, are you fine?” She asked. “You are trembl
Herald couldn’t hide his confusion due to what happened. He knew he did as his father ordered, but what he least expected was the explosion which shook the earth. He hurriedly got into his car to drive Brett’s home. He needed to check up on the family and confirm how they were doing. He needed to know what the police knew. As he drew closer to the location, his phone rang, throwing him slightly off guard. It was his father, feeling proud of what he had done. “Keep this up,” his father said to him. “You have done very well.”“Dad, what the hell are you talking about? The Hazards just faced a huge disaster and…”His father began to laugh heartily. This made him confused for a moment until he eventually realized what was going on. “Dad, did you do this?” He asked in confusion.“I told you that I will always repay evil for evil,” the man wasn’t remorseful at all. Herald couldn’t believe his father would do such a thing. I mean, he knew how cruel his father was, but that amount of wicked
The Mafia Lord heard of the approaching wedding and frowned as he gazed at the E-invitation card with a frown. Of course he hadn’t been invited. But Brett was stupid enough to keep his enemies closer. Unfortunately, one of Brett’s office colleagues got invited. And that was his son, Herald. The Mafia Lord kept Herald away from the mafia business for a long time, seeing him as a golden child. There was no way he wanted his favorite to get into trouble. It seems that won’t last for long. As long as Brett worked with his son, and his son Herald was an easy way to get across to Brett, he had no issue with that. Things seem to fall in place…right? If only the Mafia Lord was in the same country with Brett to watch him and his family die slowly. The thought was really eating him slowly. Well, since his son was working with Brett, things should be easier. “I see you are friends with Mr Brett Hazard,” the Mafia Lord said to his son over a phone call. “You never told me you were close to th
Brett stepped out of his car in his well ironed suit. The ceremony was about to start and everyone ran helter skelter to see what pending tasks were left. Brett wasn’t bothered. He seemed a bit at ease for a new groom, and kept his hands tucked in his pocket maintaining his composure.“The ceremony is about to start. Do you know where your wife is yet?” His mother asked as she cuddled Damian who was asleep on her shoulder. “She will be here soon,” Brett said with a smile. “Let her take her time.”“Are you serious?” His mother looked unimpressed. “We have a freaking time limit here! You can’t just tell us to be patient with the wedding. The priest is already here.”“Trust me. Hailey knows what she is doing,” Brett said to his mother. “You spoil that woman a lot,” his mother hissed before walking out. When she left, Brett shut his eyes and took a deep breath. It was still difficult to believe it was the damn D day. If someone told him, he would never believe it. “Congrats man!” A gro
Hailey hurried up the stairs in her pajamas carrying a bouquet as the rest of the servants raced behind her.“Please tell me the band is here,” Hailey pleaded as she walked down the well lit hallway. The house was busy that weekend and everyone couldn’t hold back from the noise. There was a huge celebration happening at the Hazards apparently and everyone had their eyes on Hailey. “Why aren’t you ready yet?” Zara asked in shock as she walked out Hailey’s room with a jewelry box. “Do not be upset, I am just busy,” Hailey waved her off. “There is so much going on and we have to make this day a success.” “You need to calm down,” Zara calmed her down. “The marriage will happen anyway. Just calm down.”“No, I can't calm down. The band isn’t at the venue yet. The meals are still pending. What do you want me to do? Everything is a total mess,” Hailey nagged. “Hailey, you cannot get things done with a panicked mood,” Zara rolled her eyes. “You need to think clearly if you wish to plan som
Few months later, as Naya got Damian ready for daycare, she heard a loud scream from the highway and hurried to look. It was poor Hailey, getting scared for no reason at all…or maybe there was a reason. “What’s wrong?” Naya asked. “Relax, dear.”“Someone has kidnapped Ryan!” Naya cried. “What?!” Naya was shocked. “Why?! How?!” “I don’t know. He asked me to come to this address, we need to go,” Hailey showed her an address on her phone. It was a remote location Naya didn’t have faith in. “Let us go with the police. I do not trust this place,” Naya informed her with a doubtful stare. “No, mum, you do not understand. They will hurt him,” Hailey cried. “We have no other choice,” Naya advised her. “We need to involve the police, if not, they will do something to us.” Hailey couldn’t argue with her mum. In a few minutes, they were on their way to the location with the police. It was an abandoned location with an odd looking warehouse which hadn't been used in years. “Won’t you guys
Later that night, Naya had submerged her feet in the swimming pool watching the full moon. Brett joined her with two glasses of wine. They cheered and took sips. “Why does the air feel different?” He asked Naya who couldn’t agree more. “We are at a new era in our lives. A live where all our enemies have been put in their place,” Naya told him and took another sip of the drink. “Funny enough, we do not have to do anything. It just falls into place, you know,” Brett boasted. “I love when things fall on our laps. Damn! Let them all be coming, and let’s be showing them where they belong. It feels good to be evil,” Naya smirked. “Your soft heart is incapable of white, unfortunately,” Brett mocked and took the drink from her. He dropped it on the tiles beside the pool and jumped in. “Come on!” He called her out. “Let’s have fun in the pool.” Naya nodded and got in carefully. She swam towards him and poured a handful of water at him, which he retaliated. They swam around like childre