He ran his hand through his hair and stared at her one more time. Derry could not close his eyes any more as the dream he had earlier kept on playing in his mind. He was lying face up on the bed. He stared at the spiral chandelier light hanging from the ceiling in the deep light. His side of the lamp was illuminating the room. It was a yellow light and hence not loud enough to disturb anyone. He stayed in bed like that till he heard Alexa's greetings as she opens the window blinds inviting the ray of the rising sun into the room"Good morning boss, it is 6 am," Alexa greeted Lily frowns at the ray of light that fell directly on her face. She pulled the sheet to cover her face causing Derry to look in her direction."Alexa, closed the curtain blind on the left," he said noticing the ray of light was disturbing her"Yes boss," replied Alexa and the curtain on the left side of the window was closed. He got out of bed and went to the washroom. Standing in front of the mirror brushing h
Her reaction made Derry realize she remembered him now. That was enough for him. Now he just needs to wait for her next reaction"You, you... you are Derry," she said with eyes widened and he nodded in a yesShe moved back again and almost fell off her seat but Derry was fast enough to hold her and prevent that from happening. She trembled, realizing what was about to happen. He helped her seat properly.Her mind drifted off to when she was in prison accused of plotting Lyla's accident. She recalled everything up to when she heard Derrick's voice apologizing to her. "He left me," she said looking down and Derry looked at her ready for anything that will happen next."I was in prison....and ....and I was feeling dizzy. I blacked out at home. I then heard Derrick's voice," she said and lifted her gaze to look at him "he abandoned me when I needed him most," she said and tears fell from her eyesDerry moved closer and hugged her comforting her. She stayed in his embrace for a while and
Derry pulled out his phone and dialled Luis's number"Hello, hope you are good. She is okay now. She remembers everything," he said as soon as the call connected "So how is she now?" Luis enquired from the other end of the call Luis's question was not to know how Lily was doing but rather how Derry was doing now that Lily has gained her memory."She is hurt but slept off as soon as her head touched the pillow. I guess she is also exhausted," he replied "Okay. The good news is, she is no longer living in an illusional state," Luis pointed out "Does she remember anything about you two?" he enquired when Derry's response was just about Lily's health."Not sure, she had not said anything about that. She is still in some kind of shock. She is hurt. She needs time and probably space," he replied with some evidence of sadness in his last sentence.It would be too much for him to tell her how he feels now. He would have to wait but for how long and what would he be doing during the wait? W
"O dear, what have I done? I can't hurt him," she thought still looking at himLuis and Derry decided to join the ladies. They chose a seat adjacent to their woman. "What do you think about planning something fun? At least something that would keep my friend from thinking too much," Rose suggested not wanting the men to know what they were discussing."Not a bad idea," Derry replied looking at Lily and Luis nodded in agreement "Babe, what do you think," Derry said before he could stop himself. "I am sorry, I got used to going with your flow," he said apologetically Lily smiled weakly but she silently confirmed in her heart what Rose said is true "Is okay, I understand," she said They stayed around for a while and agreed it was best for Lily to continue staying with Derry.Luis and Rose decided to leave. On their way out, Luis gave Derry the wedding invitation"Congratulations, you will be officially leaving the bachelor's zone," he said shaking Luis's hand. He saw them off leavin
Lily had slept clueless about what was going on in the living room.Lyla stood outside the apartment admiring it for a while before she started walking towards the gate. This is not how this was supposed to turn out. Lily should be the way walking out the gate, not her. "Ma'am, please you need to leave immediately," the security man said to her as she was walking sluggishly towards the gate. Lyla glared at him and walked out of the compound; She didn't even know how she was going to get to her aunt's place. She had no money. She didn't want to call her Aunty either, it was so embarrassing so she called Rosy instead"Hello Rosy, the plan failed," she said as soon as the call connected "What did you do?" Rosy asked Lyla told her everything in detail"Are you stupid? Even a dumb person would have figured out you had something to do with it. Getting rid of a thorn in your flesh does not happen in one day. Even if you want to kill her, you need to create a distraction and add a wide ra
While everyone was happy and enjoying the happy day, Rosy was on her way to Washington to visit Jennifer and informed her she has the original documents on Mingle International. She arrived in Washington at half past noon and quickly checked into a hotel. After relaxing for an hour, she went down to the restaurant and ordered some food. She left for Washington Corrections Center for Women to find Jennifer. She went through the formality and was soon led to the waiting area to meet Jennifer"Hello, how are you doing?" Rosy asked Jennifer stared at her with a cold gaze, "Such nonsense questions are not asked in places like this," she said with authority and Rosy quivered in fear"I am sorry," she stammered "Why are you here? I don't suppose you came all the way to this place to ask me a nonsense question," she said adjusting a toothpick in her mouth as she crossed her legs. She had one hand chained to the table they were sitting behind. "No, I came bearing good news," Rosy replied
"She decided to run a copy and make it look original, she would send that one to him tomorrow and keep the original, it might come in handy someday," she thought and got right to work. In Luis's apartment, Rose and Luis were deciding on a destination for their honeymoon."Okay, how about Fiji, they have amazing beaches," Rose screamed excitedly browsing the internet."Naa, if you plan on wearing a bikini, wear it here and let's go to the bathtub," Luis said laughing "Bora Bora," Luis suggested also browsing the internet "Bo ...what," Rose asked turning to look at Luis sitting on the sofa opposite her"Bora Bora" Luis repeated"Where is that place?" Rose enquired "Well, it says here, Bora Bora is a small South Pacific Island northwest of Tahiti in French Polynesia. Surrounded by sand-fringed motus (islets) and a turquoise lagoon protected by a coral reef, it’s known for its scuba diving. It's also a popular luxury resort destination where some guest bungalows are perched over the w
"Now how did Mr Mingle land that position?" Luis thought as he entered the house.Luis went back into the house and told Rose about everything he had discussed with Derry and the need for them to pass by later in the evening. "Do you think Derrick will come back?" Rose asked worriedly "I don't know, he had made himself not easy to track. But I intend to use this news to my advantage. I don't know, he may not like his father but blood is thicker than water." he added "So, if Lily falls in love with Derry and Derrick comes back what happens to Derry?" Rose asked "Well, don't worry your head about that, my love. We just need to confirm Lily is not relapsing from her sudden behaviour. If she is very much aware of what she is doing, then the decision lies with her on what to do if Derrick comes back," Luis replied Rose nodded and looked at the other headlines in the newspaper"Ewrr" she made a gagging sound and Luis turned to look at her immediately. "See this," she said showing the ne