Elsa's POV The door jerked open. Aliyah probably forgot something. I kept my eyes glued to the TV. It was my favorite show after all. "You still haven't gone Aliyah. What did you forget this time around?" I asked. I didn't receive a response so I glanced from the Tv to the door. I couldn't find anyone. I definitely heard the door open. Was it a burglar or another type of criminal who entered? My gaze darted throughout the living room but I still caught sight of no one. Fear gripped me as I stood up. Stealthily, I made my way to the kitchen where I could now hear the clattering sound of plates. Suddenly, someone pounced on me. I struggled to wriggle out of the person's grip. "Gotcha!" The voice exclaimed. I screamed in horror and I raised my hand to deliver a smack in the face of my attacker. My hand sliced through the air and halted half way as I recognized my attacker. It was Thelma. "Geez! You startled me. You are a lucky one. I would have hit you so hard that you would have pass
Kelan's POVDifferent thoughts jumbled up in my brain as I tried to strategize my next move. A son strategizing and plotting against the cunningness of his own mother and brother. But why does mom really hate me so much? What did I ever do to deserve such hatred from her?There had to be a reason for the hatred. They couldn't just hate me for who I am. I looked at the time, noting it was 4 o'clock in the evening, I dialed Caden's line. He answered on the very first ring."Good evening, boss." He greeted me and I smiled.I spoke in a quiet whisper. I couldn't let mom and Jason find out that I was finally awake. They could really be putting their ears to the door, just to hear any sound coming from this room."Caden, I need you to help me do something, real quick." I said."Sure, boss. Anything. Name it.""Can you find out more about my mom? Probably everything about her since twenty years ago till this time.""Alright, boss." Caden said and I hung up.The door jerked open and I hastily
Jason's POVAliyah had stopped giggling now. It was as if she had heard my footsteps. I should have been more careful and taken her by surprise. What was she giggling about? What was so funny that she couldn't bother to keep her voice low? Why would she even be giggling all by herself? Was she going crazy or what?It must have something to do with where she went to. Where exactly did she even go? I should've followed her, or at least sent someone to spy on her. She was really acting suspicious these days. Her audacity was on another level now.I put my ear against the door to listen for any sound. But I couldn't hear anything from inside. Could it be that Kelan had woken up? Could that be the case? Mom and I really had some work to do here. Probably hire someone who would enter the room one day and catch them unaware.I wish I could enter. I quickly retracted my hand from the door now. What if it was also infected with the disease? No! I can't put myself at risk of contracting whateve
*Jason PoV* I answered the call. "Hello, how may I help you?""Hello, sir. It's Mr Adlon from----"I quickly interrupted him. "I know. What's the problem?"I could hear him clear his throat. "Well, sir. Your personal bank account has been suspended. We wanted to be sure you made the authorization. If it wasn't you, you'll need to----"I hung up abruptly and sped up the car. I turned to face mom, my face heating up. Who gave such authorization? Who would touch my account? It had to be someone close to me, probably mom."Mom, why did you do it!?" I yelled and she shuddered slightly.She threw me a dirty look. "Do what!? How dare you yell at your mother!""Mom, I'll ask for the last time, why did you suspend my account?"She started laughing. "Is this a joke? Me? Suspend your account? Why would I do that?" Her face suddenly became serious. "I didn't know you thought that low of me."I shook my head. "No, mom. That's not what I meant. I'm so sorry.""Who could it possibly be?" I gripped
Jason's POV"What!?" Mom exclaimed.I stared at her in confusion at first, thinking about it. Then it suddenly made sense. If it was someone really pulling all the strings, then they wouldn't want to reveal their identity. Could it be-?"Thank you so much!" I muttered and quickly drove off."Are you thinking what I'm thinking?" Mom said, stirring restlessly on her seat."What are you thinking?" I asked through gritted teeth."I'm thinking it could be Aliyah. She could be trying to make a comeback at us.""Just calm down. We could still catch the bitch! The lady said she saw her not quite long, that means she can't have gotten home. If you increase your speed, we could get home before her and catch her.".I sped up the car, and as I drove through the driveway, I almost forgot to kill the car's engine before I got out of the car. I pushed the door open and went straight to Kelan's room."I'll go check her room!" Mom called behind me.When I got to the room. I had to stop and rethink my
Kelan's POVMom, Kelan and Carey entered my room. Mom strode to my bed and lifted my hand.“I'll finally get rid of your annoying face." She said.“What does she mean? They want to kill me?”She tried lifting me but couldn't. She looked at Jason and Carey. "You guys should come carry him. The bastard is as heavy as a log of wood."As Jason rounded the room, he suddenly paused as his eyes widened in horror.I knew the reason for that. I had felt a little itch on my thighs, and as I had tried to scratch at it, he caught me."Mom!" He called. "I think I moved him slightly."I opened my eyes slightly to catch mom casting him a funny glance. "Stop being paranoid. He can't recover yet. He still has about a week or so before he can wake up.""Mom, I know what I saw!" He moved towards me, making my heart skip a beat.He lifted my hands and thumped hard on my chest. I had to fight off the urge to wince with all the strength left in my body.Suddenly, he wrapped his hand around my neck tightly
Kelan's POV"Ermm, hello sir, what’s going on? Is there a problem?""No, sir! I was just about to check the condition of the tires." Jason said."That's not your work to do though. You could take it to an automobile workshop." The voice of the policeman said."Parking at this side of the road is quite dangerous. I'll advise you to leave immediately.""Thank you officer." Jason said and entered the car.The car started moving again and I could finally breathe. I searched for my phone, but I couldn't find it. I frowned as I reached my hand deeper into the corner that I had hid it. My fingertips grazed the phone. It had fallen deeper into the corner. I could only reach it from the backseat of the car."Fuck!" I gritted my teeth and expelled air from my mouth."We are there already." Carey announced.The car engine died and I heard footsteps approaching the truck. I was dragged out, placed on Jason’s shoulders and then carried up the mountain. Arriving a leveled ground, he laid me down i
Kelan POV “How could you do this to me, Mother? How could you even think to go this far, and try to kill your son?” My heart began to beat like it was going to fall out of my chest. “Answer me!” I thundered, to her shock, as she shivered in fear. “Kelan, it is not the way you see it. It’s just..”“It’s just what, mom? That you, Jason, and this backstabber of a friend decided to kill me, and you stand here to tell me it’s just? In fact, give me a good reason here and now why I shouldn’t put a bullet through your head, his head, and hers?” I said, shifting and pointing the gun on each of their faces. “You can kill me, Kelan, but leave my mother out of this,” Jason walked up and stood in front of her, forcing me to place the gun directly on his forehead. “And what makes you think I would grant you your request this instant, Jason. You have been bad, really bad, and you aren’t even worth saving. Everything you’ve been doing to Aliyah..How could you, Jason?” I blurted out, my rage find
Aliyah POV“Fuck,” I shouted. I had been trying so hard to fix the hairpin in the right direction on my well-permed hair. It would tilt sideways at intervals, and I would have to straighten it. Maybe I was looking at the mirror for too long. If Carey was here, maybe. My mind flashed to the last time I had seen her – body bagged up, headed to the morgue. It was a gory sight, one I never expected I would see Carey in. Kelan had told me how everything occurred; how she grew in rage after Jason shot himself, and fired at an officer. A bullet in her chest, and another buried deep into her head killed her instantly. “Fuck. You didn’t have to die like that, Carey,” I cursed, and soon fell to the ground, my face soiling with tears. I didn’t mind my wedding dress, as I kept pounding the floor, taking the hurt from every nudge I gave the hard floor. She was my best friend for as long as I have lived. The only person who could stand beside me on a day like this. She didn’t have to betray me
Kelan POV“Jason, let's not do this. Just listen to the officers and put down your gun.” “No. I will do no such thing. I'm walking out of here with Carey and my mom and no one here is stopping me,” His voice retorted with anger laced all over his tone. “Sir, permission to fire,” one of the FBI agents called out to his superintendent. Their eyes glared at me as I threw quick glances at my phone screen awaiting Aliyah's call. We had agreed to split just in case Jason was smart enough to leave the babies behind and come here alone. He was and currently Aliyah and another team of agents were following the trace of the last call. The tracker was still on the phone line and we hoped to find them before Jason or Carey realizes. “No one is shooting my brother,” I jumped into the rising tension. Jason hands still held the gun firmly as I gradually walked to the front of the men. My hands we up, and I knew it wouldn't cost him so much to shoot me right now, but it was a move I was willing
Jason's POV“I cant believe Kelan’s got the balls to boldly say no to me. His boys should be more important than the company or money.” I nagged, kicking my feet in the air. “Clearly, he is not as dumb as you think he is. I did not see that coming, I had already imagined he would come crying and begging for his children.” Carley said to me with a smirk on her face which was quite confusing. I furrowed my brows from feeling displeased with her facial expression. “What?” she snapped.“What? Are you really asking me that?” I walked towards her and paused my steps when I was right in front of her. “What is this look on your face?” I asked her and I could hear her whimper. Clearly, my facial expression got her terrified and that is exactly what I wanted her to feel. “Nothing Jason. Get out of my face.” She said and pushed me to the side but I gripped her hand before she had the chance to take another step. “What was that about?” I asked her again. “Nothing! Jesus!” she exclaimed and
Aliyah's POVMy heart raced. My mind throbbed. My head pounded. I stood apprehended not knowing the exact emotions to process. Fear? Anger? I wasn't certain of the particular one to settle for. So, I paced from one end of the house to the other, running my hands through my dishevelled hair. I stopped abruptly and turned around immediately the front door creaked open with Kelan running towards me."Hey honey," he rushed towards me and held me in a tight embrace."Are you okay?" he asked with a tone of concern. "K... Kelan..." I called in a teary voice."Baby," he responded, running his fingers through my hair."Talk to me. How did it happen?" he released me from the embrace and cupped my cheeks in his palms."Our boys... They... Our boys..." I trailed off, welling up in tears."Honey, put yourself together and tell me all about it," he dried my tears with his eyes.I sniffed then blew my nose noisily into a tissue."Come, sit," he draped his arms around my shoulder and walked me to th
Kelan's POVAs I alighted from the cab and walked towards the wooden gate, a thousand thoughts cloud my mind. The past few days of my life had been dedicated to the search for my mum. I had talked with almost all of the old staff that worked in the company as at that time I figured that she was still around. But all of them had communicated their regrets of no longer having her contact. I had even looked up the internet but I realized that she wasn’t on any of the social media platforms. This woman whose house I approached, turned out to be my last resort. But I can’t help it but think if this search would turn out to be successful? If I wouldn’t get the same answers?Well, there is no better way to find out than finding out. So, pushing the gate silently, I walked in casting quick glances at my surrounding. Lilies and hibiscus flowers lined up at one end filling the atmosphere with the beautiful scent of nature. Standing at the door, I hesitated a while before I rang the bell. On the
Aliyah's POVMy soft hum filled the atmosphere as I gently stroked Jared whom I cradled in my arms. His body relaxed against mine while his little fingers curled around my index finger. I brewed a smile as I could see my face when I look at him, my exact prototype. Jacob, sat beside us grinning with content in his baby bouncer, sucking on his teething toy. His chubby cheeks curved into a smile then a chuckle, which was suddenly followed by a cry. I took the cry as a clue that he was trying to communicate that Jared's time in my arms was up. So, I carried him and Jared took his place in the baby bouncer. Minutes later, the front door creaked open, revealing Kelan, dressed in a black shirt tucked into an ash-coloured trousers. He loosened his tie as he walked over to where we were. "Hey, honey," he smiled. "Hey darl," I winked. "How was your day?" "Stressful," he sighed. "As usual," he replied, his voice sounding exhausted as he kept his briefcase gently on the table."My boys," he
Jason's POVPushing myself off the hard bunk with a grunt, I strode out alongside my fellow inmates into the dark corridor of the prison. In a single file, we dragged ourselves to the prison yard where we had our morning drills. During my first few days here, the space of about a plot of land was apportioned to me to clear up, but with my transition to the chief bully, such was no longer the case. I was even nicknamed Don Jay after I served the previous bully, loads of punches. "Would you all stop dragging your feet?" the prison officer barked. The question must have provoked the inmates as the shuffling of feet intensified. "Man, are you deaf? Lift your feet off the ground," I heard an inmate say. Swiftly turning around, I shot a fiersome gaze at this new scrawny inmate who probably doesn't know who I was. Because the rest of the inmates knew better than to question me or challenge my authority. Giving him a second chance, I ignored him and assumed my steps. "Hey!" he barked, wi
Aliyah’s POV“Your honor, my clients here,” the lawyer spoke, gesturing to Jason and Carey, “Plead not guilty as regards to the alleged murder,” his voice pierced through the hushed voices of the many individuals occupying the rows of wooden benches in the tensed atmosphere of the courtroom. I shift uneasily on my seat, eager for whatever verdict.Kelan must have noticed my uneasiness, as he pressed my palms. “Aliyah, relax,” he whispered.I heaved a sigh in response and reclined backwards because the last thing I wanted for myself was clouding my head with lots of thoughts, slumping again, and finding myself back at the hospital I had left a week ago.My gaze fell on Jason and Carey both wearing a smirk on their faces. I searched in vain for the expression of remorse, but I found none, not even a tiny bit. They seemed to be super confident in their lawyer or something else only them knew about. Slowly, my gaze travelled upwards to the elevated perch where the judge sat, peering throu
Kelan's POV Sitting in the front seat, next to Mr. Lanez, the silent ride was seemingly uncomfortable as I noticed the worry lines drawn on his forehead. There was this invisible cloud of tension hovering in the car as the engine hummed in melody. "Uhmm," I cleared my throat to gain his attention. "Thank you for saving me back there," I fondled with the handkerchief in my hands. I was taken aback by his silent treatment. Was he mad at me because of the way I relentlessly argued over his revelations yesterday? "I'm sorry for not believing you yesterday. I just found it so difficult to believe that they could be as terrible as that," I blabbed. "Mr Lanez," I called aloud, then immediately regretted my action as the eyes he flashed out me weren't friendly at all. "Did I do anything wrong?" I asked calmy."Kelan, you did everything wrong," he yelled. "You just added to all of the current complexities," he sighed, tightening his grip on the steering wheel. My mind raced, my heart