Bella was awfully quiet on the drive home and Daniel glanced at her worriedly, "Are you alright?" He asked and she nodded but he was not convinced, she looked pale too unlike the bright and happy-looking Bella that came out from the hotel with him, he noticed that she didn't get her candy floss either and he jutted his jaw towards her hand as he asked, "what about your candy floss? You didn't get it?""No, I...I changed my mind" she replied quietly and he was even more confused by her sudden withdrawal"But you were so excited about it just a moment ago, should we go back and get it?""No!" She yelled and took two visible breaths to calm down before replying in a more quiet tone, "I told you that I don't want it anymore, just take me home"Daniel could not understand what was wrong with her. Did he do something to offend her? These thoughts kept running in his head and when he glanced at her again, she was staring out the window quietly and the rest of the drive home was in silence, n
Days passed by and Bella didn't see Jeremy or hear from him, her nerves began to calm down and slowly she came back to her normal self.She decided to pay Brittany a visit because it has been a while since she last saw her friend and since Brittany moved in as Aaron's wife, she has not been chanced or she would rather say, she has been too scared to even leave the house because of fear of running into Jeremy.She still could not believe that Brittany was about to become a mother and couldn't help but wish it was her, she wasn't on pills and she had been having unprotected sex, she wondered why she hadn't taken in, it would be nice to see her tummy grow bigger with Daniel's child. A child would bond them even more and she hoped to get pregnant soon, she didn't know if it was something to worry about just yet, perhaps, something to see a gynecologist about.She took a few baby clothes that she had bought the other day, she was sure Brittany would love them.She decided to use a taxi, e
Daniel looked at Bella as she kept toying with the food on her plate without eating any of it, "Bella, what is wrong?" He asked for the umpteenth time and once again she assured him that she was okay. She had looked herself up in her room without coming out and today that she was out, she wasn't eating either, he could tell that something was really bothering her and had hoped that she could trust him with whatever it was that was making her jumpy and fidgetyHe had asked the servants and was told that she had gone out to visit a friend yesterday which he confirmed was Brittany, he wondered if she had a misunderstanding with her friend but his sixth sense told him that was not the case, and he would give her more time to trust him with what was bothering her and if not, he would go ahead and find out himself."I heard that you took a taxi to go see your friend, you won't have to do that again because tomorrow, I'm getting a car for you," he said with hopes that the announcement would
Bella has not heard from Jeremy for days since she gave him that money but that didn't help her nerves, she still feels frazzled and racked up that he might just pop up any of these days. For a moment, she imagined that something terrible had happened to him, although it was wrong to wish ill of someone but she knew that she would have been so happy if that was the case.She decided to spend her day with Brittany to keep her company. Brittany was all chatty today, she guessed the pregnancy stress was reducing and she was glad to see her friend all chatty and not looking teary and worn as a result of morning sickness despite the care Aaron was giving her."I'm glad to see you in this mood today, Brittany"Brittany laughed as she brought out some bread and ketchup, her friend had suddenly turned into a glutton and Bella wondered if that's how she would be eating when she became pregnant"These days I am feeling a bit better, the constant throwing up has reduced, although, I still get th
"Bella, Bella, are you okay?" Aunt Christy rushed towards her and Bella straightened herself from Daniel's arms"I...I... I'm fine aunt, I was just surprised to see the two of you" she managed to say"Are you sure that you're okay? You look quite pale" Daniel asked anxiously and a bit suspiciously, why did she react that way when she saw her aunt? Didn't she want to see them? He had allowed them inside with hopes that having a family member visit her would lighten her mood but it seemed that he was wrong and he was ready to send them away if it bothered her"I'm fine Daniel, thank you. Can I have a few minutes with my aunt and her husband?" She asked and Daniel hesitated a little bit still staring at her, he didn't want to leave her alone if the presence of her family bothered her, he would have to find out about her relationship status with her family "I am fine Daniel" Bella reassured firmly and even managed a smile at him and he nodded before stepping away"I'll be upstairs if you
When Bella came down the next morning, Aunt Christy was seated alone on the sofa and Ben was nowhere to be seen "Good morning Aunt Christy, have you had breakfast?" She asked as she walked towards her AuntHer Aunt nodded and Bella glanced around, "Where's Ben?" She paused when she saw her aunt's face, it was black and her lips were split, "what happened to your face?" She cried and jutted her aunt's face upward so that she could get a good look"Oh! It's nothing, I...hit my face on the door""Oh please Aunt, do not lie to me, I am not a kid anymore, Ben did this to you right?" Without waiting for her Aunt to give her a reply, she turned towards the guest room, "I am going to give him a piece of my mind"Her aunt's hand shot forward and caught her arm, "No please, do not say anything to him" Aunt Christy's eyes looked so frightened as they stared at Bella"What are you so afraid of Aunt? Why won't you leave him even when he treats you so badly?""B..Ben is a nice man, he is just hot
Bella was seated at the dining table but she couldn't eat, couldn't concentrate, her mind kept on wondering at her aunt's reaction, so she decided to go to her aunt and plead with her once more to tell her the truth.The door was slightly ajar when she got there and she was about to push it open when she heard what they were arguing about and she frozeThen suddenly, it clicked, she remembered, the man who had come earlier to do something to her father's car brake, he was the one who followed them and watched her parents burn, tears streamed down her cheeks but when she raised her hands again to push the door open to confront him, his next words shock her the most, that one of her parents is alive and standing right in the room? She couldn't hold it anymore, she pushed the door open and stood in the doorway"Which of my parents is alive and who among you is my parent?" She asked as she instinctively stared at her Aunt who was staring at her with tears streaming down her cheeks"No Bel
Daniel dived at the hand holding the gun just as another shot was fired, but it missed its mark as Daniel twisted Ben's hand and the shot was fired at the bed stand lamp instead, it shattered and debris of glasses fell across the floor.Both Daniel and Ben fell on the bed with Daniel still holding Ben's hand and trying to take the gun from him while Ben struggled against himDaniel was situated astride him and he brought up one knee and placed on Ben's windpipe, cutting the flow of air Ben struggled to breathe and his grip on the gun weakened, Daniel ripped it off from his grip.He tossed the gun away without letting Ben go, he turned him around so that he was lying on his stomach, and using a piece of cloth he saw on the bed, he tied Ben's hands to the back.Daniel was not new to this kind of thing so his movement was swift and precise as he tied Ben's hands and feet firmly"Help us, help my Aunt, she is losing a lot of blood" Bella cried and Daniel brought out his phone "I need an