As they stood by a lemonade stand and ordered some lemonade she kept staring at him. Anytime their eyes met she faked a smile. Dylan was beginning to feel uneasy. “Is everything okay?” He asked.“I was wondering, have you ever had a girlfriend?” She asked and Dylan nodded.“Yeah, I dated once” “Once? What happened”“It was after high school then I was still stupid, I told her I wanted to be a stay at home husband and she wasn’t happy, she took it seriously and left me” he laughed.Nina stared at him, so that was it. He wanted financial security that’s why he was acting so in love with her. She thought to herself. “So do you still want to be a house husband?” She asked. Dylan shook his head“I don’t” When they both got their lemonade they drank in silence with Dylan wondering what was wrong with Nina, while Nina wondered if Dylan was a leech. Yet while she wondered about it a part of her still loved him and believed he would be good to her. She needed someone to explain to her wha
Nina was exhausted from all the ups and downs throughout the month. She had been seeing both. Cody and Dylan at the same time yet trying so hard to keep it from both of them. She wanted Cody to show her he really meant for them to be a couple again but he was just on and off, all over her today then ghost tomorrow. Her room door burst open and Amaya and Dylan stepped in singing the happy birthday song, Dylan was holding a cupcake with a candle that had number 28 on it. She sat up on the bed smiling from ear to ear.“Happy birthday Nina make a wish!” Dylan said and bent over to bring the cake closer to her. Nina closed her eyes and then blew the candle out. “Now you can have the cake he said and handed it to her” Nina was reluctant have it but Dylan frowned.“It took me days to make this, please have it”“I told you i was on…”“A diet I know… but birthday calories don’t count, right Amaya?”He asked looking up at Amaya who looked away from them. Nina looked away too.“Uhuh, was go
Cody sped angrily through the hood to his house. He was angry at himself for being that careless. When he got in Seth stared at him and immediately knew something was wrong. He went straight to the study and started throwing books around and banging his hands in the wall. Seth just stood there staring at him. He had never seen him that mad before as Cody had always been a well composed person. Seth shook his head and called some maids to tidy up the study. Cody marched upstairs knocking down paintings and vases. He went to the balcony. Minutes later Seth joined him there, with a ceramic cup on a saucer.“Here Mr. Whyte, some chamomile tea” he smiled and offered it to him. Cody took a sip and placed them on the bannister.“Mr. Whyte is anything bothering you?” He enquired.“She said she was on family planning and now she’s pregnant and she’s pretending to be mad at the hospital that put her on the plan”Cody’s answer confused Seth, he thought Nina was pregnant and Cody was mad about i
Cody cleared his throat and got up from his seat.“I’ll go get the doctor now that you’re awake” he said calmly and stepped out. Nina turned to Seth and asked.“What’s wrong with him, he doesn’t seem too happy” Seth looked away from her, he didn’t know how to tell her what was really going on. He felt it was really not his place to tell her.“Is there anything I should know?” She asked again.“Mr. Whyte has been in real messy situation, it looks like someone was after him, he’s just scared” Seth answered. He wasn’t entirely lying Eileen was really after Cody, if Cody hadn’t been smart to turn her against her own people they’d have gone far with it.“Who’s after him?” Nina asked sitting up.“Please I don’t want Cody to know you know about this, it’s work related, could be a rival company but things will be fine, you know Mr. Whyte always solves his problems, please don’t do anything just leave him to take care of it, okay, take care of this pregnancy” Seth said calmly but firmly. He
Nina opened her eyes and was greeted by the rising sun. She slowly sat up on her bed. It was a sunny day but she it felt like there were clouds in her room. The door burst open and Mrs. Story walked in.“Hey, what’s wrong with you?” She asked and sat on her bed “this is the first time you’re waking up this late for work” Nina looked at the time and hopped out of bed, but she was struck by morning sickness and she made a dash for the bathroom. “Is everything alright?” Mrs. Story asked. Nina sighed and went and sat on the potty. Mrs. Story went to stand at the bathroom doorway staring at her in concern.“I’m pregnant mum” she announced.Mrs. Story stood there not knowing how to react.“You’re what?”“I’m pregnant” she said a bit louder.Mrs. Story panicked, Nina wasn’t in good health she had a lot of health problems and wished she’d take her time after her first miscarriage it was barely 5 months since that incident. But that should even be the least of their worries.“Dear, you haven’
Dylan knocked on Amaya’s door. Amaya looked up from her laptop and frowned. Wondering who could be at her house at that time of the day she marched to the door and checked the camera. She was surprised to see Dylan she quickly opened the door for him and he staggered in sobbing like a lost child.“What is wrong with you?” She asked.“Ni… Nina” he sobbed uncontrollably.Amaya pulled him in and closed the door behind him, then helped him sit down. “Now tell me, what did Nina do?” Dylan broke down totally unable to catch his breath.“She’s back with Cody… she’s carrying his child” Amaya stood agape she slowly sat beside him and patted his shoulder. “Such a strange world we live in, these two were together for 5 years and never had any children, now they separate for about 5 months and they’re expecting a baby?” She said and shook her head.“I was still hopeful that she’d choose me but she went back to Cody without looking back”Amaya patted his back. “Cry all you can Didi, after that
When Nina closed from work she didn’t go home, she drove straight to Cody’s office. She walked haggardly to the elevator and punched in his floor number. Nobody bothered to question her as they knew who she was, though she barely ever showed up at the office. When she got to Cody’s office his secretary got up to stop her from budging into the office. “Ma’am I have to inform mr. Whyte before you go in” She stared at her from head to toe, she was a fairly young woman maybe younger than Cody. Her insecurities got the better of her right at that moment.“Since when did you start working here?” She asked.“About three months ago” the lady replied.“Good let me tell you something, you either transfer to another department or I get you fired, understood?” Nina yelled and burst into Cody’s office before the lady could stop her. The door banged shut behind her startling the secretary.Cody was on the phone when Nina burst in. He was surprised to see her.“Let me call you back” he said and h
Eileen sat calmly at the studio trying to compose her thoughts and sing. Louie stared at her angrily as he watched her fumble with the song. He asked the producer to stop the beat then went inside. He took the headphones off her ears and sighed.“Eileen, can you get over your f**king problems and sing the damn song? When you get into the studio you’re not Eileen you’re silver stars… you’re silver stars till you leave the studio” Louie barked.Eileen sat down quietly as tears flowed down her cheeks. She wiped her tears and snatched the headset back. Just then she snapped back to life and started to sing and dance. Louie smiled and returned to his post. After hours of recording Eileen stepped out of the studio and just left not saying a word to anybody.When they got home a delivery was made to their door Eileen happily went to grab the pack and went to the dining table. Louie just stood there staring at her, that was the first time he was seeing her smile the whole day. He walked up to
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