Matilda dropped the glass cup with her, she looked at Tiana with wild eyes and then at Niki. He was still very much intrigued by the series he was watching.He paid them no attention, and Matilda was glad he didn't hear anything they said. She turned to Tiana and spoke through gritted teeth.“My little brother is here”“Oops, so sorry”Tiana placed her fingers on her mouth to signify she was shutting up. She giggled lightly and tugged Matilda in her side, Matilda jerked and returned a fake smile.“So, do you know anything about the…”“No, I don't. He is just my boss”Tiana nodded and smiled, Matilda looked away. The whole thing with Tiana was becoming really weird, and she wasn't even expecting her in her house that day.Tiana slinged her bag over her shoulders, and got up. Matilda too got up and they both stared at each other for a while.Tiana walked over to Niki's side and touched his face, he smiled at her and she smiled back at him.“Goodbye cutie pie”“Goodbye miss Tiana”She ru
Matilda pulled the phone away from her ears, to confirm who was really speaking to her. This man literally ignored her all through that day in the office.She did not feel any butterflies in her tummy time around, because she was angry at him deep down. She thought about it well before she replied to him.“No sir, I won't be needing any. Thank you sir”“Goodnight”Matilda heard the beep sound from her phone, she pulled the phone away and saw that Jaden had cut the call.She scoffed and folded her arms, her cheeks were red from anger. He treated her anyhow he wanted or liked.Deep down, Matilda wanted him to call back or something. She kept using her side eyes to check her phone regularly, maybe he might call back or drop a text.Fifteen minutes passed by and there was still nothing from him. Matilda got up and grabbed her phone, she went straight to the television Niki was watching and put it off.“Heyyyyy”Niki raised his hands in protest, with a confused look on his face. He got up
Matilda got up from her bed with her hands over her mouth, Diane laughed so hard as she watched the shock written all over her face.“Diane, you're coming down here tomorrow?”Matilda's voice was already shaking, her eyes had tears in them but she was smiling. She kept moving in little circles, waiting for Diane to give her a clear answer. Matilda was already biting the tip of her fingers.“Yes, Matilda. I had a one week break at the right time, so I'm spending it over at your place”Matilda threw her phone on the bed, she jumped many times with her hands in the air. She screamed and let out a happy squeak, her heart was pounding fast as she tried to catch her breath.She picked up her phone and sat on her bed again, she and Diane just kept smiling at each other without saying anything.Matilda used the back of her hands to clean the already dropping tears. She looked at Diane with so much joy in her eyes, she never imagined someone loving her so much to give up her free time for her
Matilda jumped down from Niki's bed and dashed out through the door. Niki got up also and followed her.Her leg got tangled with the foot mat as she ran to the front door. She tossed the foot mat aside, and continued running.The lock seemed difficult to crack at that moment, as Matilda struggled with it. It opened eventually and with the help of the door knob, she opened the door so wide.Matilda peeped outside, looking from her left to her right but did not see anyone. She came down to the pavement trying to look around for that one person.She sighed and brought out her phone, about to call that person. She was so busy scrolling through her phone that she didn't hear any sounds behind her.“Surprise!”Matilda's phone almost fell out of her hands, she jumped in her skin as she moved from where she was. She turned around and her mouth was wide open, she didn't know whether to scream or cry.“You are really here”She ran over to Diane whose hands were up, still in her surprise mood. D
Matilda gasped, she held Diane's hands and dragged into the house, closing the door behind her.Diane still had that rage in her eyes, as Matilda stared at her. Her face began to release, with beads of sweat on her forehead drying up.She wiped her face and turned away from Matilda, folding her arms and looking out the window. Matilda went to her and held her shoulders, she turned her around to face her.Diane's expression had changed, she was looking all sad and her shoulders dropped. Niki was across the room watching all that played out, he knew it was not the right time to poke nose into any of this.“Diane, it's alright. I know you're angry about everything and seeing him now…”“He hurt you Matilda, not once not twice. And I was not there to defend you, I will make him regret it!”She turned away from Matilda again, still looking out the window. Her voice cracked as she spoke, the anger could still be heard from her voice.Matilda hugged her from behind and Diane closed her eyes a
Diane took the last sip of water from the cup, and threw it into the nearest bin next to her. She wiped her hands on her dress as she walked back to the reception.She paused her walking when she saw Jaden standing in front of a woman. His body frame covered hers, so Diane could not see who the person was.She moved to the back of a chair, to take a look at who she was. Jaden was backing her, he could not see Diane trying to peep at whoever he was talking to.Diane stretched her long neck, which is one of her best features, to take a good look at who it was Jaden was talking to.She opened her mouth slightly and nodded, the woman was pretty no doubt. With her pretty long legs and slim figure.Diane came out from behind the chair and scoffed, she got irritated by Jaden again. She spoke under her breath as she walked back to her seat.“Men will always be men”She walked past them and sat in her chair, crossing her legs. She didn't look in their direction, as she did not care about whate
Tiana got up and held Diane's hand, to take her phone from her. Diane yanked her hand, and pushed her. Tiana gasped and looked at her hand that Diane pushed away. Her eyes were becoming red, she shot Diane a deadly look but Diane was not moved.“You've been laughing at your phone since you got here. You claim to be a friend of Matilda's, but do you know how she's been feeling in there?”Diane pointed towards the entrance where Matilda and Niki walked in earlier. Jaden got up and moved to where they were.He touched Diane's shoulders to try to make her calm down, but she pushed his hands away and eyed him from the top of his head to his feet.“Don't you dare touch me”Jaden removed his hands and put them in his back pocket. He walked away and left them alone, Diane dropped Tiana's phone on the chair and walked away.Tiana gasped and flipped her hair, she just kept looking at Diane with so much hatred and disgust. She picked up her phone and began to walk towards Diane, she was not go
Everywhere went dead silent to Matilda, it felt like the world came to a pause and she couldn't feel anything. She was choking from lack of air, her lungs felt tight.Matilda held the chair for support, Diane ran over to her side and at the same time Tiana also got up to assist her.Jaden was moved to help her, he already stretched out his hand to hold her but Diane got there first.The nurse came running out with blood on her scrub, the sight made Matilda feel more choked. She held onto Diane's hands tightly, tears were already gathering up in her eyes.Diane hugged her and patted her hair.“Matilda, everything will be alright”For a couple of minutes, they were all quiet, everyone went mute. Diane still held Matilda in her arms, cuddling her.Matilda got up immediately when the nurse from earlier came out again, this time she was not running or anything like that.“Where's my brother? What happened to my brother?”She held the nurse's scrub so tight, the nurse held her hand gently a
Jaden dropped his phone on the bed and walked to where she stood. He took the dress from her and looked at it.He shook his head and threw the dress on the bed, he picked up his phone and started to punch some letters.Matilda just stood there, folded her arms and was looking at him. She removed the hairband from her hair and tied her hair again.“Yes, that's the room”He said that and dropped his phone on the bed again, put his hands in his pocket and stared at the dresses that were scattered on the bed.“Pack those, they are coming to try new dresses on you”Matilda squinted her eyes, she paused her lips and untangled her hands. “They? Who are those?”Jaden blew dust off the portrait that was standing next to him, and used his thumb to wipe it. He looked at Matilda and smirked, as he blew the dust off his fingers.“You will see when they get here”He walked to the dressing table and leaned on it, crossed his legs in front of him and put his hands in his pocket.He shook his legs an
Matilda gasped and withdrew her hand, she turned facing the ceiling up and not taking her eyes off it.It was all dark, but she could feel Jaden staring at her. He moved and she couldn't predict the position he was moving to, she was not looking at him.Jaden groaned as he stretched his body, he relaxed himself and was also staring at the ceiling.He moved and turned on his left, resting on the grip of his arm as he stared at Matilda in the dark. He moved closer to her, moving his body swiftly on the bed and pushing the duvet aside as he moved closer to her.Matilda could feel his breath on her face as he moved closer, she also moved a bit but if she moved one more time, she would meet herself on the wooden floor.He stopped moving when he was closer to her face now, their breaths intertwining with each other's.Matilda's eyes moved without her will, and stared at the young man that was in front of her. In the dark, she could see his face up close, the way his eyes moved and of course
Jaden pulled her away from his body and she also hit her head on the couch. He got up immediately and was adjusting his shirt, also scratching his head.Matilda rubbed her eyes, trying to get a clear vision as the sleep was still making her drowsy. She didn't understand what Jaden was trying to do.“I was just trying to help out because you were dozing off on the couch”Matilda still did not get it, but she nodded and sat still. Jaden went to the bed and drew out a big duvet, he proceeded to spread it on the bare floor.“You can have the bed, I'll sleep on the floor”Matilda got up and put her hands in front of her, waving it as she was shaking her head in disagreement.“No sir, no. I…I can actually sleep on the couch while you can sleep on the bed”Jaden is a very stubborn person, he hardly listened to anyone when he had made up his mind.And the last thing he would want was to make Matilda uncomfortable. He couldn't let her sleep on the floor or even on the couch.He took two pillow
Tom took a long drag from his cigar and closed his eyes as he released the smoke into the air.His room was filled with loud music, coming from his bluetooth speaker, and he was moving his head to the rhythm of the beat.A call in through his phone, he put off the music and then picked up his phone. He closed his eyes and sighed when he saw who the caller was.“What is it this time, Tiana?”“What's with that irritating tone of yours?”Tiana squinted her eyes and her face, like she had just seen the most disgusting thing in her life.Tom ran his hands through his hair and took a drag from his cigar, and he dropped it on the ashtray.“Just say what you want to say, Tiana”She rolled her eyes and sat on her bed, crossed her legs and cleared her throat.“I'm meeting with Matilda soon, so be prepared. This time, for real”“I hope so”“What do you mean by that?”Tiana was already getting irritated, anger was was beginning to rise on her inside. Tom could sense it from her tone, and the last
The car came to a halt as Jaden stepped on the brakes with so much force, causing Matilda to jerk forward.She almost banged her head on the dashboard, but the seatbelt saved her in that process.Matilda gasped with her mouth wide open and her hair all over her face. She put her hand on her chest, and was breathing very heavily. She looked like she had just seen a ghost, she froze and could not move.Jaden was not moved, he still held the steering wheel and was looking at her, waiting for her response.“Why did you do that?!”Matilda half yelled as she turned towards Jaden, her voice cracked and tears were gathering up in her eyes.She was scared, her hands were shaking and tears were falling from her face without control.Jaden's heart sank, he wasn't expecting her to act that way, he never meant to hurt her…he was just angry.“I didn't mean to, I…are you okay?”He leaned towards her, with his hands stretched to touch her. But he withdrew his hands as he was about to come in contact
Jaden took a pink jacket from one of the racks, and placed it close to his shoulders, trying to imagine how Matilda's shoulders are.He placed it back on the rack, after concluding it would be too big for her. He ended up going for a black jacket, which would suit Matilda according to his own knowledge.Matilda saw him coming through the door, and she immediately adjusted his phone back to where she took it from. The air conditioning in the car was working well, but beads of sweat were gathering up on her forehead. He came into the car but Matilda was looking straight ahead all through.Jaden handed the bag to her, but she was not even looking at him. He looked straight ahead to follow her gaze and see what she was looking at, but he didn't see anything.“Matilda, are you okay?”With a weird smile on her face, she looked at him and kept nodding her head. He handed the bag to her again, and she took it .“Thank you, sir”Jaden squinted his eyes as he tried to figure out why she was ac
Matilda kissed Niki for the 5th time that morning. The little young man was not in for all that lovey dovey, he just wanted to have some more sleep.He grunted and moved in his sleep, muttering words no human could understand under his breath. He was not plugged to any machines anymore, because he was feeling better.Matilda chuckled and caressed his cheeks, Diane stood next to her itching her eyes and yawning; holding Matilda's travelling box.She kept staggering while she stood there, the power of sleep was overpowering her. She rubbed her eyes occasionally, to prevent herself from sleeping or maybe fall while dozing off.“Hmmm?”Diane grunted and opened her eyes, when she felt a gentle touch on her hand. She was already fast asleep while standing.Matilda laughed and covered her mouth, to prevent waking Niki up. She held her stomach and squatted, still laughing so hard.“It's not that funny”“Oh it is. I should have opened my Snapchat and kept a memory of this”“You wouldn't dare”
The thunderstorm grew heavier, the tapping sound of the raindrops on the window were so loud.Jaden held the baton with a firm grip, his veins were already popping out from his hands.The shadow moved towards the light switch, and Jaden moved forward but not very close, still trying to figure out who it was in the dark of the night.The brightness from the light made Jaden look away and closed his eyes, he let out a groan as the light penetrated into his eyes.A few seconds had already passed, before Jaden finally opened his eyes. His vision was still blurry, but he could see who the stranger was.Jaden sighed and shook his head, he dropped the baton and ran his hands through his hair.“Dad, really? I thought someone broke into the house. When did you get back?”Mr Brooks chuckled and with his hands behind his back, he walked to where Jaden stood and placed his hand on his shoulder.“You miss your old man that much, huh?”Jaden slightly brushed his father's hands off his shoulder at t
Tom dodged the throw and after a few seconds he winced in pain, he sucked in breath and closed his eyes.He placed his right hand over his face where the glass went past, feeling a jelly like liquid in between his fingers.Tom pulled his hand away from his face slowly, like he was being controlled. He looked at his hand, to see what that liquid was.It was just his sweat, he sighed and closed his eyes, he thought he had gotten injured from Tiana throwing a glass at him.Tiana's hands were shaking where she stood, the whole anger in her had evaporated at the thought of her injuring Tom with a broken glass.“Tom, are you okay? I'm so sorry”Tiana ran over to him, checking him from his head to his toe. She took his face in her hands, searching and turning his face in different directions.He removed her hands from his face, and pushed it away. Tiana gasped, she wasn't expecting him to do that, she could see the fury in his eyes.“What is wrong with you, Tiana?”Tom stared at her for a lo