He stood and walked into the captain’s office with his heart in his hands. He didn’t trust himself to keep quiet if nothing much wasn’t being done to ensure their security, especially now that his family was falling apart.
“I know why you came…” the captain started before sitting down. He then was looking at Dennis thoughtfully.
“I thought so,” Dennis replied with a force smile, but his voice was cold and distant, and the captain could tell that he was trying to be cool.
“I have enlisted the help of a trusted private detective and some IT expert. The IT guy has been trying to track down the IP address from which the emails are sent, but it’s private,” the captain said.
“On any other day, your sentiments would have appeased me but not today. The guy might execute his threats any day, and I will have no one to blame other than myself,” Dennis said.
“I understand your
The smile shocked Erick. How could Aaron smile about such a thing?The game started, and Erick was by Aaron’s side, encouraging him that all would be well. Halfway through the game, Aaron had regained his confidence but only to a small extent.Erick kept on telling him that all would be okay, and Julia was by his side as well.The game ended, and Aaron had successfully completed all his conquests and defeated his opponent.“I told you,” Erick and Julia said at the same time, hugging Aaron.He was so happy, and his heart swelled in pride.He removed himself from Erick’s embrace and hugged Julia so hard she almost screamed in pain.“You’re squeezing me,” Julia said while scowling at him.“Sorry,” Aaron said, placing a kiss on Julia’s cheeks.Erick excused himself when he saw how high the emotions were, and that was the cue Aaron and Julia had been waiting fo
“Of course it is,” Sally said, screaming and punching Dickson on the chest.Nelly took that as a cue to run away.Julia got home and found that Lucy wasn’t around. She got to the bathroom to take a quick bath, and Aaron flashed before her eyes.“Not now, please,” she told herself, applying soap all over her body. Everywhere she touched reminded her of Aaron’s touch, and she felt herself craving for his touch.She had felt so good being touched by him, and she felt she needed his touch daily. Her mind went back to her ex-boyfriend, and she started comparing him to Aaron.John was tall, good looking and had a light complexion. It had been love at first sight, and John was everything Julia wanted in a guy until she found out he was gay.“Are you kidding me?” She had asked. She had applied for a job at a hotel, and as fate would have it, John had been in the same building with his lover. “Wha
“No. what about her?” she asked. Anything about the tide family was of interest to her, especially after Julia beat Aaron in the game. “Word has it that she has handed over her resignation letter. She said something about moving out of this place,” Sandra said. What do you mean? Lucy thought. How could that be possible? If the whole family was moving, was Julia even aware? Maybe not, she thought to herself. She would have mentioned it to me. “It’s the grapevine. We are still not sure about it,” Sandra said, and when she saw Mr. Gory, the firm’s manager, walk towards them, she told Lucy that she would see her later. Lucy reached out for her phone from her handbag and sent a message to Julia asking her if she had heard anything special about Aaron. “No. Why? Is everything okay?” Julia texted back. “I think so. No cause for alarm. I will talk to you tonight.” Lucy didn’t think much of what Sandra said unt
“I wanted to for you,” Erick said as he looked at her solemnly. He added, “I really want to get to know you better.”“Ask a question then,” Lucy replied, and Erick said that it would be fun if they played truth or dare.“Good point,” Lucy said.That was the cue Erick had been waiting for. He sipped his wine and poured more into Lucy’s glass.“Don’t feel shy. It’s just you and I,” he encouraged her.Lucy sipped more and more, and despite the fact that she started feeling drowsy, she couldn’t stop herself.“How close are you to Aaron?” she asked but immediately regretted it.She looked at Erick’s face, but he didn’t show any sign of being shocked.“He has been a good friend though I have been jealous of him,” Erick answered.He knew the only way to get Lucy talking was to spill a few of his own secrets.
“I am sorry, Julia. I know I messed up, but I will help you fix this. Please forgive me,” Lucy said.Julia looked at her sister, and her heart went out to her. She couldn’t stay annoyed forever, and if she did, how would that change what had happened?When Nelly had found out about her pregnancy, she was devastated, especially after realizing that she had been a mistress all along.“Aaargh,” Nelly had screamed, throwing the pregnancy kit against the wall.It had to be wrong, right? She couldn’t be pregnant, right? What was she going to do? How would she comfortably raise a child on her own?At the office, Dickson avoided her like the plague. He wouldn’t even look at her, and that killed her more. She felt desperate and stupid and wished she hadn’t met Dickson.“What am I going to do?” Nelly had confided in a friend.“How far along are you?”“I can&rsq
“Get out,” Aaron said after listening to it. His body was trembling from anger. He felt so hurt and betrayed that he just wanted to hit someone.Erick was startled. He did not expect for Aaron to act like this after his revelation.“Aaron. I know…’’ Erick started.“I said get the hell out! Else I will hit you!” Aaron continued shouting that he should get out and never show up at his house anymore.He cursed Julia and vowed never to see her again. He thought of how he had thought things would be okay before and how he could Julia was his lucky charm.He felt as though Julia was with him to appease him and not because she had any feelings for him, and that hurt him more than he dared to admit. He saw himself as a tool to be used by Julia as she pleased.He thought of how everything was now going towards the south, and he couldn’t do anything. How his family had to relocate and how his mom
“Don’t worry yourself sick about it. Aaron has taken it so personally, and he won’t answer either my calls or texts. I will give him more time to get over it before I reach out to him,” Julia said. “So, what are you hiding?”Lucy was silent for a while then she stopped the car and Julia knew it had to be something very bad.“It’s about dad….” Lucy finally said. Julia felt suddenly nauseous, and her heart raced so fast.What had happened to her dad?Sally had driven Nelly to a very far place. The area was deserted, and Nelly was afraid that Sally would hurt her.What did I get myself into? Nelly thought to herself. She looked at Sally, who had turned her back on her, and asked her why she had driven them to such a deserted place.“You have so much trust in strangers, and today, you will pay for it,” Sally said. She had an evil smile on her face, and that made ne
Before she stood, Sally and aman Julia had never seen in her entire. Well, she had only seen him in photos. The man was 6’4 tall, and he had beards that almost covered his face and dark hair. He was well built, and his eyes were sky blue like Julia’s.“Aren’t you going to greet us and welcome us in?” Sally asked to bring Julia back to the present.“My bad,” Julia said, giving a nervous laugh.This couldn’t be right, could it? Before, she was the man she had longed to see all her life, and now that he stood before her, she didn’t feel excited. In fact, she felt anger boil inside her, and she felt her tear glands wet.“Julia, who is it?” Lucy asked from the corridor before seeing that it was her mom.“Mmh,” was the only response that came from Julia.The atmosphere in the room was suddenly tensed, yet it was a reunion, and the family was to be happy.But how c