Charlene POV I heaved a deep sigh as I stood at the front of the ward where Dominic was admitted. In my hands was a flask given to me by Miss Donna who had prepared a meal for Dominic. After picking up Jackson at the bus station, we went home for a moment and then only returned to Dominic at night. ‘’Charlene, come in,’’ Zenobia called for me as she noticed that I was staying at the entrance of the room. I walked in and looked towards Dominic who had his eyes on someone else. He was glaring at him and if looks could kill, I am sure that he would have stabbed him with his eyes. ‘’Are you the Jackson boy?’’ he was straightforward with his questions. ‘’yes Mr. Maximus,’’ Jackson stepped forward with the rose bouquet in his hand. He handed it over to Dominic but he didn’t receive it and continued to stare at the boy. Jackson looked at me with his eyes seeking my help. ‘’Dominic, this is Zenobia’s friend. The one we said we would pick up at the bus station and….’’ ‘’I know maria,’’ h
Dominic POV Three days later, I was getting ready to be discharged from the hospital. my thoughts drifted to Edward's warning about Charlene. He had told me that she was also a target and that I needed to keep her close to me if I wanted to protect her. I couldn't shake the feeling of fear and anxiety that washed over me at the thought of her being in danger. Charlene had been there for me during my recovery, and I couldn't bear the thought of anything happening to her also she was a part of the mystery of five years ago. I wondered if I had put her in danger by involving her in my plan to pretend to have memory loss. Maybe I should have kept her out of it, but I couldn't deny the comfort of having her by my side. The past few days she had been taking care of me made me realize that she also needed to be protected. I made a silent promise to myself to keep her safe and protect her from any harm that might come her way. I couldn't let anything happen to her. Not when she had been
Charlene POV ‘’We have just a week to the competition,’’ I shouted at Zenobia and Jackson as they were not getting their steps right. I laughed at them when they tripped on top of each other and scolded them when they missed their steps. ‘’it’s not just in order,’’ Zenobia groaned and grabbed a bottle of water from the freezer on the right side of the room. She gulped the water and then heaved a deep sigh. ‘’what the hell are we supposed to do right now?’’ she asked. ‘’just like you said, we have a week to the first round and here we have achieved nothing. What are we supposed to do now?’’ she asked. I rubbed my forehead and looked at Jackson who was laying on the ground and staring at himself in the mirror. ‘’what do you think can be done, Jackson?’’ I asked him. He heaved a deep sigh and didn’t say anything for a moment. ‘’maybe Zenobia and I are not compatible enough and we shouldn’t be dancing together. I mean it was your idea before so why the hell should we…..’’ he paused wh
Dominic POV I stared at myself in the mirror as I adjusted my brown tie. A dinner date? I wondered why I had agreed to that when our lives were in danger and we could be attacked anytime. I heaved a deep sigh as I continue staring at myself. I knew that not agreeing to the dinner date would raise a question and they might even find out that I was feigning my memory loss. I didn't want that to happen so I had to act quickly and pretend to be a lovely husband. When I heard footsteps heading towards the entrance of my room, I quickly changed my frown into a smile and turned to face the door. Zenobia and Charlene both walked in and when they saw me, they both stared at each other and started laughing. Their reason for laughing was the fact that I was wearing a formal while they had a casual outfit on. What they wore was a pair of jeans while I had a white suit on. I felt so embarrassed at that moment but soon, I started laughing alongside them. After the laughter died down, I pointed
Charlene POV ‘’Here, have this,’’ I handed over to Dominic a bottle of water which he visibly gulped and panted for breath. I rubbed his back as he wiped his mouth. ‘’I am never riding that again,’’ he told me and I burst into laughter. I never expected that something like that would make Dominic seem so vulnerable. I had always seen him acting tough, especially around me and those that he didn’t like but I never knew that he would fear something like that. ‘’I have something against ridding ferris, rollercoasters, and any other rides because it makes my head spin and I always tend to throw up each time,’’ he heaved a deep sigh and raised his head. When he looked at me, he smiled. ‘’we better go find the children,’’ he said and I nodded in response. ‘’Alright. Don’t you think the sky is beautiful tonight,’’ I said as I pointed to the sky. The stars were exceptionally beautiful tonight as if they already knew that we were coming there for a family fun fair. Dominic didn’t seem to
Dominic POV ‘’let's make our marriage work,’’ I still couldn’t believe that I had said that to Charlene the night before at the city park. I had summoned up all the courage in me not to reveal my true self. If I had done the slightest mistake of letting my emotions high then she could have figured out that I was pretending to have lost my memory. Am I doing the right thing? I believe so and the truth is, I wanted to forget about the past and put it all behind us. I wanted to make everything work out, find the truth behind my ex- wife’s accident and also make sure that I found the assailant that was involved in attacking me. Now that I know that my mother was involved in all of these, it was the perfect way to find out the truth instead of letting it pass me by. I felt Charlene snuggle against me and buried her head in my chest. She wrapped her hands around my waist and yawned. I liked the position were both in with our legs intertwined and I didn’t want it to end. I still want to
Charlene POV I rubbed my hands together as I stood backstage with Jackson and Zenobia as it got their turn to perform. I looked from Jackson to Zenobia and then I heaved a deep sigh heaving a deep sigh. ‘’We are so ready!’’ I said and chuckled but deep down, I had a feeling that something crazy was bound to happen I shook the thought off my mind hoping that what comes out from the competition would be great and Jackson and Zenobia would perform well and better than I could think of. I had my faith in both of them. ‘’Remember what we had practice and make sure that you do well to wow the judges,’’ I smiled at them. They both smiled back and started stretching. I looked back at those that had just finished performing, they were frowning and from the way, I saw them, I realized that something must have happened for them to have such expressions on their face. ‘’I can't believe they would do something like this,’’ one of the girls hissed as they walked away. ‘’no second chance espec
Charlene POV I stirred in Dominic's arms, a soft groan escaping my lips as the sound of knocking on our bedroom door penetrated my sleep. I snuggled closer to him, seeking warmth and comfort, but the knocking continued, insistent and unyielding. Dominic stirred beside me and I felt his arm tighten around me. He was the first to wake up, and as he tapped me, I slowly opened my eyes and groggily blinked at him. "Zenobia needs to speak with us," he said, his voice still heavy with sleep. I sat up, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. I yawned and stretched my hands wondering what Zenobia wanted to speak to us about. There must be a good reason why she wanted to see us but I had hoped that it wouldn’t be something bad. "What could she possibly need at this hour?" I grumbled, as we both got out of bed and quickly got dressed. we opened the door and Zenobia burst in, her face pale and her eyes wide with fear. "Daddy, you have to come quick," she gasped. "Something terrible has happened," s