Naya sat in the dirty cell, counting dirty pebbles to kill boredom. Her new friend, Zara, joined her as she cleaned the dust off her butt. “So you will be a free woman soon?” Zara smiled happily. Naya happily nodded. “They will prove my innocence and give my daughter back to me,” Naya explained. “I am so happy for you,” Zara confessed. “There are so many selfish people in this world. I can’t believe we still have soft hearted individuals like this. Doctor Dorris deserves a nobel award. Do you know the risk she is taking for you right now?” Naya laughed. “She understands my pain. She was my gynecologist all through my pregnancy and knew when my mum died. She was like a second mother to me all through. I am not surprised she feels my pain and chooses to help me.” Zara hugged her from the side. “That cruel Lovelyn will know her place soon. By the time you show her the DNA results, she won’t be able to utter one word. I cannot even imagine her stunned face after that.” Zara mocked.
Zara thought Naya was crazy for not saying anything, but Naya held onto her trust in Doctor Dorris. “Doctor Dorris will handle things well. I do not want to spoil things for her. I am sure she knows what she is doing,” Naya said with hope. “It’s been one month, Naya!” She screamed. “It’s been one month since she promised to help you. It has been one month since Brett asked you to speak! Why do you still have faith in her? She is obviously not doing anything for you. She doesn’t care if you die here or not. All she cares about is her pocket and license.” Naya thought of what she said and began to make sense of it. No way! There was no way that lady would betray her like that. She wouldn’t accept that. “Stop it,” Naya was getting angry. “I have my full faith in Doctor Dorris. I will come back, I know it. Stop being so negative about it, you are not helping.” “I am not being negative, I am being realistic. Remember when I told you she deserves a Nobel prize. It was because she was j
Brett felt hurt by the news he heard about Naya’s rebellion in jail. No matter how many times he tried organizing a meeting with him, the jailor found one reason or more not to help him. “She is a dangerous beast,” the jailer said. “We cannot risk a reputable man like you seeing such a prisoner.”“She is hurt,” Brett tried to explain. “I need to talk to her. There is something she isn’t telling me!” “I am sorry,” the Jailer apologized. “But I cannot let you see her.” Brett groaned and hung up the call. As soon as the call went off, Lovelyn thanked the guard for his help and handed him a huge bundle of money. She had a smirk on her lips as she rejoiced over the evil deed she had done. “Brett thinks he can sympathize and help this girl,” she said to herself. “I will allow that. I do not know who she thinks she is to claim another person’s child as hers. Does she not have any shame? Some people are just so selfish and greedy. They do not look beyond their own needs.” She hissed and
As Naya watched the newer prisoners help her with her tasks, she threw Huge Basky a confident look and went to the phone booth. Since their last fight, the lady hadn’t dared to come on her nerves no matter what. Everyone saw her as the new intimidating lady, and she loved it. When she arrived at the phone booth, she took a deep breath and called Brett’s phone number. It’s been years but she still remembered it. “Hello, Brett speaking,” his deep voice said on the other end. For some reason, a sudden fear crippled her and she couldn’t speak. “Hello?” He repeated but she said nothing. She shut her eyes together and hung up the call immediately. She wasn’t sure what happened to her. Why couldn’t she talk? Wasn’t that her chance to just tell him the truth? Gathering her confidence, she called him back again. “Who is that?” Lovelyn asked as she walked in. “I don’t know,” he confessed, staring at his ringing phone. “The person isn’t saying anything.” Lovelyn rolled her eyes and picked i
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
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