Charles got agitated “the so many women I was sleeping with? Weren’t you one of them or are you suddenly trying to act like the best friend that you never were and claim to be a saint?”
Rose smiled “over my dead body would I watch you take away everything that belongs to Melanie, if you won’t share the inheritance between us, then nobody gets the inheritance at all.”
Charles burst into laughter “is that a threat Rose?”
“A threat? No Charles, it’s a promise and I am making you that promise here and now” she said in anger.
He laughed again moving closer to the wall, he leaned closely on it with his back folding his hands “so what are you going to do about it? What do you plan to do?”
Rose smiled “we would find out very soon, I give you this night to think about this selfish decision of yours and change your mind, else… I would do beyond what you expect and make
The day had began fine for Joshua, he woke up feeling very excited, not because the pervious night was a perfect one for him or he enjoyed arguing with his mother but because he knew he was going to meet Diana, he knew that Zara would meet her as well and hopefully he would be proven right, perhaps he could get some answers to his so many questions, it was very difficult for him to accept the fact that Diana who loved him so much woke up one day, saw a human in the woods and decided to elope with him, deep down in him he knew that their was something he wasn’t aware of, something awkward going on that he was yet to understand.He rubbed his hands on his beards while sitting comfortably in front of his mirror, he stared at his image and admired his feature and at the same time he acknowledged the fact that he was getting older by the day, no wonder his mother was pressuring him about getting married to Carmella, he took a deep sigh and relaxed properly on the chair, even
Leonna had just left her home late that day, she was waiting for other young girls to be done filling their containers with water and head home while she quietly walks down there to fetch some for herself, she just wanted to ensure that she avoided having an encounter with them and of course avoid the bullies and so many insult they would remain on her which always leaves her sleepless at night.The previous day had ended so well for her after she saved Terry from drowning, she had been unable to get his thought of her head especially his cute face and the way he smiled at her, over and over again she tried to shake the thought off her head despite being glad that she was there on time to save the young men else he would be a dead man now.She had been sitting in front of her small house for long when she finally decided to go ahead and fetch water from the river believing that the girls must have all gone home but she was rather wrong and she only realized that after
The girls bursted into laughter making mockery of her statement and pain, Leonna felt even more terrible now and wished she didn’t say anything at all.“What a perfect speech by a stupid girl, is it our fault that your stupid, is it our fault that you’re a witch and you ended up killing your entire family? Is it also our fault that you’re so poor that you look like a riffraff? Take a good look at yourself and take a look at us” the first girl said with so much pride turning around slowly while the other girls giggled loudly “can’t you see how different we look from you? We dress well, we have nice dresses, we eat good food all because we didn’t destroy our family just like you destroyed yours!” The girl cursed in anger.Leonna shook her head “I didn’t kill my family and you all know it, they died in the war, why are you making me feel like their death was my fault, non of it was ever my fault and it woul
Zara looked worried, she paced for room wearing a sad face, her hands comfortably placed in front of her while she constantly shook them over and over again, her eyes were glued to the ground and her feet didn’t seem to be hurting as she have been pacing her room for a couple of hours, she was a little bit scared about Joshua’s delay in coming to her house just like they have agreed, she was scared that he might have changed her mind and she won’t be able to set her eyes on her daughter Diana. She had dreamed of seeing Diana all night, she had dreamed of hugging her closely and watching her explain in details why she eloped with the human, she had imagined Diana coming back home with her and apologizing to everyone while explaining in details why she left but right now it seemed that that dream, all those beautiful imagination of hers would never come to pass as Joshua was no where to be found around her house.She took a deep sigh refusing to give into her
Carmella got to her room huffing and puffing, her mother’s last question really got to her and she understood that she was right, what if Diana returns and somehow regains her memory then definitely she would be doomed for ever, she shook her head in fear “that would never happen, over my dead body would I be made to suffer for it, I only did what I felt was right after all she stole what rightfully belongs to me, assuming she never got married to Joshua, non of this would have never happened, but because she was so greedy and selfish, she accepted to marry a man who was supposed to be my husband just to make me feel intimidated, as far as I am concerned, she deserved what she got, I just still do not understand how she survived that fall, like… it’s totally impossible to survive falling off that cliff especially at her condition then” she mumbled in anger.She moved over to where she kept the bottle Azora had given her and placed it comfortably
Melanie moved the strokes of hair that had found it’s way across her face dangling as the wind blew it here and there, she fixed them behind her ears shutting her eyes as the wind blew helplessly past her face brushing them smoothly, she could see the dry leaves which laid on the floor moving from here to there, she smiled at the beauty of nature agreeing to the fact that truly life was beautiful but was her life in particular beautiful at all? All that she had heard and discovered today were way too much for her to digest at once, for a moment she was beginning to wish that she was dreaming or perhaps she wished she never got well, maybe she wouldn’t be feeling as hurt as she felt at the moment, her heart was hurting badly, she felt like she had been stabbed with a dagger but she wondered how humans could be this cruel, how could a man and woman who call themselves are best friend and husband be this cruel towards her, she wondered what her crime was and what she had do
Melanie shook her head desperately “what are you talking about and who is Diana? My name is Melanie, Melanie Clifford” she answered taking glances at their faces.Zara shook her head at once “who told you that? What happened to you? Your real name is Diana, you are my daughter and you suddenly disappeared when you were sixteen” she turned to Joshua and pointed at him “that is your husband Joshua, the king of our clan.”Joshua nodded walking closer hoping that Zara’s words convinces Diana.Melanie was speechless, she couldn’t believe what she was hearing “another husband? I am already married, I have a husband, who the hell are you people and what are you talking about?” She asked feeling totally confused, she had already heard a lot today and accepting this very fact that even her name was a lie was too much to digest, like… how exactly was she to take all these news?She shook her head de
Zara gulped hard “it was really true, she looked totally confused, she doesn’t remember or know anything, she just looked like a helpless child whom is still learning how to speak and walk.”Zara held her hand “that is the truth, you don’t belong to that world out there, come back home with us and we would resolve all these.”Melanie shook her head “you all are making a big mistake, I assure you, you are making a mistake” she laughed softly hoping someone could just wake her up from the horrible dream she was having at that moment.Zara grabbed her hand tight and looked straight into her eyes, Melanie was shocked to look down at her hand, furs were growing out, it was changing quickly into that of animal, she let out a loud cry “stop it, please stop it” she pleaded.Carmella who had been following them heard Diana’s scream and followed it at once, she heed behind a rock and watched with dee