Eileen tried opening Cody’s apartment door but it was locked then she frantically pressed on the bell several times. Tia who was approaching the door after coming out of the elevator stopped and frowned.“Hello, young madam, what do you want?” Eileen turned around, and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Tia.“Oh hello it’s you, thank God you’re here, can you open the door for us?” She requested.“Mr. Whyte isn’t here, I can’t let you in” Tia declined.“I’m his girlfriend, or didn’t he tell you?” Eileen protested.“If you’re his girlfriend where’s your key?” Tia shot back.“Look here you filthy housekeeper, if you don’t open this door for us, I’ll make sure Cody kicks you out so you can go eat shit the rest of your miserable life” she yelled at her. Some tenants who heard their bickering stopped by to steal glances some noticed it was Eileen.“Hey is that not silver stars?” One man whispered to his girlfriend. Soon people were taking shots, Eileen quickly dashed into the elevator
Eileen walked into a run down section of the city with her bodyguard. She wore a nose mask and sunglasses, they both walked briskly, and got to one apartment on the ground floor, her bodyguard joined two wires that were hanging out on the right side of the door. A bell rang from inside and a well built man opened the door. He smiled at them and let them in. The whole room was in a deplorable state just like the outside. The couch was falling apart so was centre table, the walls, the lights and every other thing. Eileen didn’t look bothered at all, she was used to this. The gang made good money and their homes were far different from this place. This was only their hideout, there was no need to worry about how it looked. She sat comfortably on the deteriorating couch and was surprised by how firm it was.“Yo, Benjy, what brings you here this fine evening?” The man asked lighting a cigarette. “Care for a smoke?” He asked Eileen who shook her head then he offered one to the bodyguar
Nina stepped into the workshop and saw Dylan in his working gear. She smiled and waved at him and he waved back. Dylan walked over to her.“I brought lunch today, since we’re not going home early” Nina whispered to him. “I have a place we should go to after work today” Dylan whispered back. “Really?” Nina’s eyes lit up. “Uhuh” Dylan nodded.Throughout the day Nina worked in very bubbly spirits. Everyone noticed a change in her but no one dared to ask the source of her joy.It was not until 9pm that they stepped out of the office, when they got to Nina’s car in the parking lot Amaya stood there arms folded and tapping her feet impatiently. Nina and Dylan stopped in their tracks.“You ungrateful people! How could you do this behind my back?” She yelled at them.They both froze they hadn’t told Amaya they were dating and Amaya didn’t know either, she was talking about Dylan working at Nina’s company without her knowledge. Nina turned to Dylan,“Why did you tell her?”“I didn’t say
“Cody, wake up!” Nina cried. As she rubbed his hands as if that would put some life into him. She looked around the hospital ward and then drew closer to him.“Who did this to you Cody? Just a few months away from each other and you’re dying already, what have you been doing in your free time?”A nurse walked in and came to examine Cody then turned to Nina.“Mrs. Whyte, he’s perfectly fine just let him rest a little he’ll recuperate in a day or two” Nina breathed a sigh of relief. “I will allow him to relax then, I’ll be back after work” she said.She kissed Cody goodbye and left the hospital ward. Dylan smiled when he saw Nina approach the workshop. He went up to her and smiled.“You’re so late today, what happened?” He asked.Nina instantly felt guilty seeing Dylan’s innocence.“Something came up, I haven’t even slept a wink” she replied with a yawn. “What happened can I help with anything?” He asked.“No, I can handle it, you don’t have to worry about me” she answered and walk
Eileen stormed into B.T’s den, while Benjy her bodyguard ran after her. B.T was nowhere in sight when she stormed in, she started to make for the bedroom door when Benjy stopped her. “You can’t storm in here it’s dangerous!” He warned. Eileen yelled “if he’s that dangerous why couldn’t he recover my painting? I gave him a month, a month for just one painting”“Witting is a highly guarded neighborhood, corn street security is no joke, plus it’s an apartment, people are always around” Benjy reminded her.A compartment in the floor opens up and B.T walks up the stairs into the room. He puffs out his smoke and smiles.“Have a seat my lady” he says calmly to Eileen.“Who gave you the right to shoot at…” she charged at him.“I said, have a seat!” He barked angrily. Eileen is taken aback by the sudden change of character.She sat quietly in the sofa and B.T sat on a coffee table in front of the sofa and faced Eileen.“The man you told us to attack was Cody Whyte? Who told you that man i
Nina’s phone beeped and she checked it, it was a text from Cody. “Busy tonight?” She thought for a while and responded “sort of, why?” “Wanted to take you to go see a show” Cody replied.“Sure you can come for me” she responded. She didn’t see when Dylan sneaked up on her.“Surprise!” He said and Nina jumped out of her skin.“Dylan! Why did you sneak up on me like that?” She said startled.“Well, I was standing outside observing you, you kept smiling at your phone, I’m jealous are you cheating on me?” He asked.“What? Why would I? See” she showed him her phone. “It was memes” Dylan nodded but still not convinced. “Today’s the death anniversary of my mum, I’d be going to see my dad today, I’m kinda nervous I haven’t seen him in years after my mum died” he told Nina.“Aw” Nina said feeling sorry for him “have a seat, let’s talk” they both sat in the sofa in her office and she held his hand.“What’s going on? Did something happen?” She asked.“I blamed him for her death, he was barely
Eileen got her rifle ready and slipped out of the house without anyone’s notice. The problem was that she wasn’t too smart for Benjy. He had already seen her and followed her. Eileen fired at the door when she got to B.T’s place, she started to fire more shots when she stepped in. B.T who had heard the gunshots from outside stood behind the bedroom door waiting for his chance. Immediately she opened the bedroom door he fired at her but intentionally fired at her arm, so as to not kill her.“You’re one stupid girl” he whispered in her ear and carried her away. When Benjy got to the scene, they had already left. He had very limited time to find his boss before things got out of hand. Meanwhile Cody and Nina sat enjoying the jazz band at the concert. Every now and then they’d steal glances at each other. Nina would look away shyly, Cody would chuckle at her girlish behavior. This went on for a while until Cody stared into her eyes and said;“So when are you not going to be tired anym
Dylan, his two brothers and dad sat around a dining table in a solemn mood. “Thank you all for coming, I didn’t expect it.. well you’re here now and that’s all that matters” There was awkward silence again. Then Dylan cleared his throat.“I was so mad at you when mom died, I blamed you, I said if you were around momWouldn’t have died. We wouldn’t have had to go stay with our uncle, it was messed up. We were always broke, we were always hungry” Dylan said with tears in his eyes. The room was dead silent. Mr. Walsh he heaved with his head bowed. He didn’t know how to explain to his three sons that he really did love them and that he also wished he could’ve done better. “I’m sorry, I wanted us to be together always, but the man in me… how could I face you when I couldn’t make enough to put food on your table, I wanted to prove I was a man that could care for my family I was working about 4 jobs, we had debt to pay, your mum was sick we had to pay the hospital bills too, spending ti
Meanwhile, back at Golden Springs Cody had left an amount of money in Myra’s account and made her a permanent staff at the C.P. corporation. She had moved in with Tia and Cecil because Cody made her Cecil’s guardian in his will. Tia and Monica dressed Myra up for her graduation Cecil ran around telling Myra how good she looked in her dress.“I wish Mr. Whyte was here to see me graduate,” Myra said as tears welled up in her eyes.“Don’t cry, don’t ruin the special moment Mr. Whyte would want you to smile today” Monica consoled her.“But I miss him… I miss him today more than ever” Myra said fighting back tears.“I miss him too Myra, I cried so much last night, he was like a son to me,” Tia said as a tear dropped down her cheeks Myra hugged her as they cried and consoled each other.“Stop it, ladies! Myra, you’re ruining your makeup!” Monica cautioned them. Cecil ran across the hall shouting “Mama! Uncle Seth is here!” “You see? Now you’re going to be late because you ruined all the m
After Myra gave her account she was allowed to go but Nina was still in police custody. She stepped out of the station and saw Dylan, she walked up to him and exchanged pleasantries with him.“I saw you here yesterday and a few days ago, is Nina your friend?” She asked.Dylan stared at her from head to toe before nodding to her question. “I don’t think it’s a good idea to keep Nina there any longer, she doesn’t look good” Myra stated.Dylan was surprised by her outburst, how did she know he was there for Nina?“There’s nothing we can do about it, she’s in there for arson” Dylan replied.“I was locked up with her all morning and she told me she was in an asylum once, can’t we use that to help her get out?” Myra said. Dylan’s eyes lit up he didn’t know who Myra was but he was thankful to her. He had no idea Nina had been in an asylum but hearing it now filled him with hope to get Nina out.Eileen stayed in the trailer trying several times to locate Benjy. On the night of the murder, C
Cody’s family swarmed into the investigation room Detective Ruger called for Jamal to bring Nina in. They both came in in a few minutes and sat down, Nina had puffy eyes and so did Mrs. Whyte. She was surprised to see Nina brought in all along she was expecting Myra.“Why is Nina being held in here?” She asked immediately.“She set fire to Cody’s property” Jamal answered.“You? You Nina? You wanted Cody dead?” Mrs. Whyte exclaimed.“Calm down, Cindy” Mr. Whyte patted her on the back.“But I didn’t kill Cody, someone else must have done it and it’s not me” Nina answered crying her eyes out.“Right so I told you about two key witnesses that would help us with this case, I’m bringing one of them in now,” Detective Ruger said and spoke into a small mouthpiece. Soon Dylan came in looking haggard with bloodshot eyes.“Dylan?” Nina exclaimed in shock when she saw him.He looked pitifully at Nina who looked pitifully back at him, he also took a seat in a solemn mood.“The people who killed m
Myra and Tia were in town, Tia had offered to take Myra out to show her around Witting to which the latter readily agreed. Tia really went out of her way to cheer Myra up, she had grown fond of the girl after realizing how innocent she was and how lovely she could be. She really wished Cody hadn’t done what he did to her and this was her way of apologizing to her, when it was getting dark they made their way back to the apartment. Myra they were in the kitchen happily chatting and cooking when Cody came in, no one said a word to him.Myra wasn’t ready to forgive him and Cody didn’t know whether to plead with her or just let her be. In the end, he just joined them in the kitchen trying to get Myra to talk to him.“Myra, do you have lectures anytime soon?” He asked.“Why are you talking to me? I asked you why you were leaving your wife, and you gave me no reply why should we continue talking if you won’t answer my questions don’t ask me questions too” she snapped at him.“Myra, the rea
They had just arrived and they were leaving already Myra was annoyed.“Where are you taking us again Cody?” She demanded a response impatiently.“Myra, calm down we’re going to my other residence then we can talk fully about everything” Cody explained gently.“Why can’t we talk in your house?” Myra inquired angrily.“Because my ex-wife is going there and she’s going to cause a scene if she sees you” Cody explained.Myra fumed angrily “Ex-wife? Cody why didn’t you tell me about all this, she’s not even your ex-wife you liar”Tia reached out and patted Myra on the back since she was seated in the passenger seat behind her.“Myra, can you please calm down for me till we get to our destination?” He pleaded with her.Myra swallowed hard like she had a lump in her throat. She couldn’t believe she had followed Seth all the way to Witting to listen to the explanation of a man who had lied to her. “Myra! What were you thinking?” She asked herself over and over till they got to corn street an
Eileen contacted some of her men to help her get Benjy out of prison. Benjy had broken out of prison before he can do it again with a little push, she thought. At night she sat in an abandoned trailer waiting for Benjy’s escape. This had always been Benjy’s hideout when he had a lot of missions to accomplish so when he finally broke out of jail he headed for the trailer. He was happy when he got to the trailer and Eileen was there waiting for him.“Benjy!” She exclaimed and ran to hug him. He melted in her embrace, it was nice to have Eileen hugging him if only he had been bold enough to tell her how he felt about her, maybe they wouldn’t have been in the mess they were in right now.“Cody is suing me, I thought Rosa’s death would end everything but I was wrong, we were too late he already has all the evidence,” Eileen said.“Is he suing only you or both of us?” Benjy asked.“He sued me, he took advantage of the fact that you were in prison and sued me naming you as my accomplice” E
The phone beeped and Cody answered it. Immediately he did Mr. Story informed him about the death of Rosa.“It happened a few minutes ago but they were able to save the baby girl, guess who was arrested for the shooting?” “Eileen?” Cody asked.“Her bodyguard, I guess you should’ve hurried with your investigations,” he said.“Don’t worry I have all the documents now, the court will summon her, Mr. Story there’s something I need to tell you?” Cody said solemnly.“Go ahead” “I’ve just filed for a divorce from Nina, I’ve thought long and hard about it and I’ve concluded that she doesn’t deserve all I’ve done to her,” Cody said.Mr. Story was silent, he wanted Cody to leave Nina a long time ago but kept his thoughts to himself. Now was not the time to leave Nina, she was having a mental breakdown and he was afraid she would lose it if Cody left her.“Cody, do you think this is the right time? Nina isn’t in her right mind…”“Which is all my fault, the longer I stay with her the more I dam
Alas! Benjy had been able to spot Rosa, she was on her way back from her private antenatal appointment, she was heavily pregnant and dragging herself to a car that had a door opened. Dylan appeared from behind her and rushed to her side then helped her into the car. When the car left he called Eileen.“Guess who I just found… Rosa”“Did you kill her?” Eileen asked immediately she heard Rosa’s name.“That wouldn’t have been possible she was in public and she’s heavily pregnant” Benjy replied.“I don’t care if she’s 80 years pregnant just shoot her and you better do that now” Eileen yelled at him.Without any further thought, he followed the car. Dylan had dropped Rosa at home and was on his way back to the office, the birth of his daughter was a few weeks away and he anticipated the day when he was going to finally hold her in his arms. Meanwhile, Benjy had knocked the security guard out and put on his uniform then made straight for Rosa’s residence. She was looking at some baby clot
A few weeks at the private asylum and Nina had aged, she had refused to eat or sleep and had to be put on medication and a drip. Amaya had cried her eyes out when she saw Nina in that state, now that it was the dawn of her birthday she lay quietly. Thinking back to 5 years ago when she had finally decided to Cody go. The twins, that was the day she found out about their conception, that was the door she went crawling back into a marriage that wasn’t meant to be. She looked at Amaya who sat beside her throughout all the time she was losing it and tried to be there for her. She had cried through the ordeal and even broke down than Nina’s birth parents.“Happy birthday Nina” Amaya whispered.“Thank you… did Cody come?” She asked calmly.Tears welled up in Amaya’s eyes as she shook her head slowly.“But if you relax he might show up” she answered with a forced smile on her face.“How are the twins?” Nina asked again.“They’re doing well at their grandparent's place” Amaya answered. Nina