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“Let’s start over”, she said. “I know we’ve had our share of life and rough patches, but I don’t want to do life without you, I want to always be by your side”, she added.Both reached to lock lips with their hands still locked together. After a long while of sitting out and having a heart-warming conversation, they headed back into their room to take a nap. As they walked back, they bumped into Regi.“Sir Levi, wow, is this really you? Long time Boss” Regi said as he greeted Levi. Levi had to pretend to know him in other to eliminate any suspicion on Bethany’s part. Bethany just started to move out of her shell and be herself again and Levi will do all he can to sustain it. For him it wasn’t the right time to explain his situation, how would she take it?“Hi, man! long time. How’ve you been?“Great Sir, you’ve changed a lot, sir. Is this your wife?” Regi asked.“Soon” he answered as he looked at Bethany with a bright smile. “We have to go now, see you around”, he said to the young ma
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It wasn’t Bethany. His past was indeed closing up on him faster than he thought.He turned to look but couldn’t seem to know this person. Though the voice seemed familiar, it was too good to be true, so he refused to assume. Everyone wore their mask, making it difficult to recognize anyone in such a party filled with masked people.All he could think of that night was the voice, “Could it be Natalie?” More than ever Levi seemed very confused. What if it was Natalie, his wife from his exile days? What would he do? How would he manage to keep her away from Bethany?The next day, Bethany woke up to a knock on the door. While Levi was still fast asleep, she stood up, put on her slippers, and headed for the door. She opened the door, and all she could find was a small red souvenir bag lying by the door. She picked it up and looked around but caught sight of no one, so she closed the door. Eager to know what was in the bag, she immediately dipped her hand to check. It was a similar package
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“What was that for? First, you embarrassed me in there, and then you told her we have plans when in actual sense we do not.” is something wrong? Are you okay? She asked.“We won’t go there, you do not even know her”, he said.“How would you know her if you do not meet her, I do not understand you. You have been acting strange since we got here”, she replied.“We are not going there, and that is final, not just the lunch, any other event hosted by this resort,” Levi said to stamp his authority.“No no, I am going, and that is final!” Bethany responded as she walked away in anger.Levi was in deep thought. What would he do to prevent the approaching chaos? Natalie was there to destroy his relationship with Bethany; Bethany does not understand that, he does not know how to explain his situation, and maybe he felt it was not the right time. He has to protect Bethany and his relationship with Natalie no matter the cost; he is not going to lose Bethany the second time.The next day, he went
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“Where have you been? You didn’t tell me you were going out”, Bethany said to Levi as soon as he walked into the room.“I’m sorry I had to do something quick, I didn’t want to disturb you” he said.“Something quick that doesn’t have a name,” Bethany wondered“You love surprises don’t you, I see you really want to ruin the surprise so I’ll just tell you,” He said quite disappointed.“Really?” Her eyes lit up at the sound of a surprise.“No, you don’t have to tell me, I’m sorry I was being nosy. We are late for the Lunch date, can we go now?” Bethany said with a smile.“Sure.” They headed out and arrived at the venue within a short time. Natalie was still seated and as soon as she saw Bethany, she put up her best behavior and wore the brightest smile.“Hello Bethany, you made it. It’s so good to meet you again; I thought you won’t make it anymore”. She gave Bethany a hug, “please have a seat.Levi was already uncomfortable but he just had to go with Bethany because he didn’t trust Natal
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The night was still very young and filled with stars illuminating the skies, all sitting in their perfect position.As the two locked hands and walked slowly under the brightly lit skies, they could feel emotions surge through their body, and their heart raced even faster. Levi prompted a stop on a little wooden constructed bridge standing right before the big bright moon.“Promise me you won’t leave me”, Levi said as he looked straight into her eyes. His eyes looked teary, spelling fear in bold letters.“Never” she whispered, “I’m not going anywhere”.He stood still, looking at her with a thousand thoughts running through his head. The guilt of having to hide something from her was killing him. Overwhelmed by a sea of emotions, tears dropped from his eyes.“Why the tears, don’t cry,” she said as she cleaned the tears off his eye.“I wish you knew why,” he thought to himself. “Please forgive me, I’m doing this to protect you”, he continued. He reached out and hugged her very tightly.
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“Hmmm,” He exhaled and began to tell his story.I and Catherina were still very young when we lost our parents. Just like you, we lived in a small house with a lot of good memories, and one night while I and sister were sleeping, my dad rushed to our room took us from the bed, and hid us somewhere in the house. His last words, “Whatever happens, don’t make a sound and don’t come out, and then I heard him and my mum argue. As soon as the men stepped in, they shot my mum and within a twinkle of an eye my dad was down as well and it happened on this spot, this was where we lived with our parents. You see this pot doesn’t only hold good memories for me, bad ones as well.I watched both my parents die, right in front of me and I wasn’t even allowed to cry. My sister Catherina was too young to understand what was going on at the time. For days weeks, and months I couldn’t sleep. Whenever I closed my eyes, I would see them; their images were imprinted in my mind. And I swore to take my reven
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The love of her life was already married to another woman, thanks to her outburst. How should she handle the situation?Should she fight to get the happy ending she deserves or walk away like before? The Lady was confused as she had no clue what to do, thus her tears.The kind words of her comforter seemed to come just in time, it kept echoing strongly. As she sat there, her heart heavy with no words to express her hurt she speechlessly stared at the sky, with tears rolling from her eyes.“I hope you can see me, Dad, why does this always happen to me? Wasn’t I destined to be happy?All the people who have ever made me happy are been taken away from me. You and Mom first, then my babe, now Levi, I lost him before, I can’t lose him again,” she said. “I wish you were here Dad; I wish you were here”.It was 10 am, Bethany wasn’t back yet, Levi waited for her the whole night but she still didn’t show up, he called severally but there was no response. “She doesn’t even want to talk to me, I
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As she sat there with her face down crying, she felt a touch on her shoulder. The touch felt familiar and was confirmed by a voice that called her name. It had to be Levi, but how possible was that?“Bethany,” Levi called out.It felt as if she was in a trance, “Am I dreaming,” she said still trying to snap out of her shock, her face sore from crying.“Oh my God, Levi, this is you. How? I thought you were supposed to travel with…” Levi cut in, “Yeah, but I had a change of mind, there’s nothing to go back to. Why are you here? Are you traveling?” He asked.Bethany yelled with a shaky voice, “No! I came to stop you from traveling.”“Why, I thought you didn’t want to see me?” Levi asked rather surprised.“Who told you that?”“I called you several times but you weren’t taking my calls so I thought… wait! You’re not mad at me?“Of course not, who said I was? My ring volume was muted so all the while I didn’t hear my phone ring. I just needed some time to think, and clear my head so I’d kno
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I didn’t just kill her,” Natalie said, “I stabbed her six times with a very sharp fork and years down the line I don’t regret it at all.I remember the first time her husband forced himself on me, there was no one to help me and so he had his way with me. Guess what my mother said when I reported to her,” she scuffed.She asked me not to say a word of it to anyone or else she’ll throw me out of her house.I was just thirteen Lisa, just thirteen. It happened again and again and every single time she forbade me from speaking a word to anyone. Sometimes she’ll hit me and call me names.He will rip my clothes apart, and rape me whenever he likes. He’d hit me and abuse me, even when she was at home, but she never stood up for me, not even once.just because of a man, what kind of a mother is that?My grades began to drop, and the best student in class gradually dropped to worse. I wasn’t doing well in school, my classmates would laugh at me because I was always lost in thoughts, and depress
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The ray of light they saw just went dim and they didn’t even realize It. The thought that there was no hope at all, got them thinking.”“That’s the end of the road ma’am; this is the best I can do for you. I don’t want to get involved any further, I hope you understand.” Jessica said.“I do, let’s go now.” They managed to leave the same way they came in without any suspicions. Lisa was greatly discouraged but still determined to unravel the mystery. “Ma’am Lisa,” Jessica called to her as they walked in opposite directions. “Thank you for my mum; I really appreciate your help.”“I’m glad I could help,” Lisa responded with a forced smile.“What do I do, I’m very tired of all the back and forth.Focus Lisa, don’t be a crybaby, you come too far. You cannot give up now,” she encouraged herself.As she walked on that lonely path, a van pulled behind her, and grabbed her into the van, placing a handkerchief over her mouth.“Help,” she screamed and struggled as her voice faded and strength
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After a thorough search, she still could not find anything.“Calm down Lisa, think,” she said to herself. Think like someone who is trying to hide something.If you wanted to hide something, such that no one would find it, where would you keep it?Wait, I won’t keep it in my room because that’s the first place anyone would search if they were looking. It’s not here, how didn’t I figure this out earlier? I would keep it in a place where no one would even think.But this house isn’t big, it can’t be in my room, it’s not in hers as well. Where could it be Lisa, think.“Wait, who said it can’t be in my room? Bingo! That’s where it is. A mix of anxiety and excitement filled the atmosphere. For some reason, she felt like she was close to her goal. Looking keenly at the finest details, she realized the handle attached to a corner of the bed stand wasn’t just a fancy decoration, for some reason she had not seen it before.She approached it, and dragged it outwardly as though she was trying to
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Calm down Grandma, I’m here to help you. Please listen to me.”“Liar, why should I listen to you, so you can finish what those witches, Sabrina, and her friends started? I won’t listen, get out this minute or I’ll hit you with this” she snapped as she continued holding the flower vase against her.I might be old, but I’m definitely smart. Sabrina sent that witch to kill me the way she killed my daughter, and when she wasn’t able to, she sent you. That’s why you’re here right?”“Yes, Natalie is my friend, I know she is hiding something big but I don’t know what it is, that’s why I’m here to find out. I’m here to help you, but I need you to first help me with the information I need. You have to trust me.”“Liar, get out,” Grandma said.“Look,” Lisa cut in, “my hair isn’t black,” she pulled out the extension, I’m not even a nurse, I had to disguise as one to get in here because they didn’t let me see you unless I get the pass and I can’t get that from Natalie because I don’t want her to
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This is her?” she asked. Her face lit up as though she had just found a treasure.“Yes ma’am, that’s her”“You’re sure she is the one, the woman that comes to visit Grandma Bella aside from her granddaughter whohasn’t visited her in a while?”“Yes ma’am, I’m sure, that’s her.”“I know this woman. You have to help me; I really need to speak with Grandma Bella.”“I’m sorry ma’am, that’s all the help I can give; I don’t want to get involved any further, pleaseunderstand.”“It’s okay Jessica, thank you for your help, I appreciate it. Send your mother's bill to me, I’ll make atransfer.”“You don’t have to madam; I didn’t do anything for you and I don’t like to take money I don’t work for ma’am.”“It doesn’t matter, let me help you save your mother’s life. You can consider it a lone, pay whenever you can and if you can’t, it’s okay.”“Thank you, ma’am, I’ll forever be indebted to you,” Jessica said.“You’re welcome.” Lisa smiled, picked up her bag, and walked away, heading towards the do
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She overheard a nurse say it was almost time for the next shift, and decided to leverage it to advantage. As she stood at a distance, carefully observing when the staff for the next shiftwould begin to arrive, she caught a glimpse of a slender woman who was about her body size. She could infer from her hurry she was trying to meet up with time."I have to get in there, no matter the cost. I should stop her". As she approached her, the lady's phone rang, which made her stop. "Please, I'll get the money don’t let my mom die. I stepped out to work, I'll be back soon." On ending the call, the lady tried to control her tears and took a few deep breaths. One could tell, she was in alot of distress."Hi, are you okay? Lisa asked. "No ma'am, I'm not, I just got a call from the hospital, my mom needs to undergo surgery, and Ican't pay for it. I have no idea on what to do." she said as she looked up to see who was talking to her."I can help," Lisa said to her. "You want to help me?""Yeah. I
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“Awwwn, you’re such a darling. I’m glad you made something because I'm famished,” Natalie replied asshe headed into her room.Lisa was careful to put everything back in its place, so as not to raise any suspicion. As soon as she wasdone, she came back for breakfast.“Mmmm, yummy. Such nicely fried eggs, I never knew you had some kitchen magic.” Natalie said as shecommended Lisa’s meal.“I try, thanks.I’ve been meaning to ask, do you know of any good aged homes you could recommend? The thing is, myaunt is getting too old to stay alone, I’m looking at getting her in an aged home at least she’ll havecompany.” Lisa asked.“Well I've not had to put anyone in an aged home, how would I know?” Natalie replied with a question.“Anyone you can call to get some information that might help?” Lisa asked.“No, no one".“Hmm…okay, that’s fine, I'll just check on the internet and maybe ask around.“How come she claims she doesn’t know any aged home but has documents of one in her possession,som
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“I told you that woman was putting on an act,” Levi said sounding very furious. He dropped his phone onthe table and sat on the bed while he tried to unbutton his shirt.“What did he say,” Bethany inquired as she rushed to him.“That witch woke up halfway to the hospital, said she was okay and didn’t need to see the doctor”.“What? That woman is so sly. How dare she do that? She ruined the party for everyone, and to think Ieven felt sorry for her?” she said in utter disgust as she still couldn’t believe Natalie will go that far tohurt them.Lisa paced up and down the room, and frequently looked at the clock. She tried to put a call across toNatalie, but her phone lines were unreachable.“Where could she be? Maybe I should have followed them. No, she asked me not to get involved. Whatdo I do? Her numbers aren’t even going through.”As she paced and soliloquized, thinking of her next line of action, the doorbell rang.“Ding Dong…”“That should be Natalie; she rushed to the door to
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“Eeeh,” Joe the MC stuttered even more, he couldn’t find the right words to ask that question because of how the guests might react.“You don’t have to answer that,” Levi said, as he walked close to where they were.“It’s okay my love. It’s just a question, I’ll answer it,” Bethany replied to Levi.She then turns to Natalie, “I’m the mother of his 5-year-old son who unfortunately died a few months back.”“Wow, such a sad experience. To receive my condolence ma’am.” A guest said as they heard of her Child's death.“Losing a child is such a terrible ordeal, very hurtful. My condolences,” another added.“Thank you, everyone, I receive your condolences and kindness with thanks. Now I’ve established who I am, can we go on with the game? It shouldn’t be a sad occasion.”“Of course, ma’am,” Joe said with a smile of relief, butA the drama wasn’t over yet. “Before you, is a puzzle and to solve each stage of this puzzle, you have to answer one very personal question about Mr. Levi Gomez. Ju
