Was this a set-up? My heart thumped heavily.Would Damian be angry that I was in a room with Coleman, alone? Or did he see the slap? Was this an unsuccessful set-up? What if Coleman had succeeded in kissing me, and Damian walked in, what would’ve happened to my marriage?Oh god! My heart raced rapidly. I was scared, and happy at the same time for not letting Coleman kiss me.Damian’s eyes went to Coleman, and then to me. He looked furious. Suddenly he walked over to me… and grabbed my hand. He pulled my hand and led me out of the classroom. Once we were out of the school hall, and at the school Park, he released my hands roughly and walked to the car pocketing his hands.He entered the car, and breathed harshly “Enter,”Whoops.I cleaned my sweaty palms on my skirt, before looking around. I contemplated running away because he looked so dangerous. Like a predator. I had seen him being angry with his step-brother, and my goodness…“Don’t even think about it,” he barked lowly, as he wat
"Oh! What is it?" I asked, collecting the form as my eyes ran through it.“Just sign it,” he whisperedI took a proper look at it.What?! It was a mansion’s document. Damian had gotten me a mansion.“Are you kidding me?” I whispered shakily. My emotions were over cloud nine. I didn’t know whether to cry or laugh, or scream for joy. Damian has gotten a mansion in my name, and just needs me to sign it.“Here are the pictures, or don’t you like it? We could choose another. I got this for you because you love white, and it’s the prettiest in the city,” Damian said worriedly, but I shook my head and hugged him tightly.I know I grew up from a rich home, but I’d never gotten any thing like this. I had a good education, ate good meals but not this. I didn’t think of having a mansion this soon. I had hoped to finish high school, pursue a career in baking and cooking. Then did I think I’ll be able to purchase a mansion. I really wasn’t expecting this… oh heavens, what did I do to deserve a hus
The three day camp was the talk of the whole school. Everyone was excited, and had started making plans."I wish we would get paired up in the same room," Zara said on our way to the cafeteria to have lunch."Yeah, it would be so much fun!" I smiled.We were about entering into the cafeteria when Coleman showed up, and stood in front of us."Hey," he called with a wave.Zara’s face seemed to etch into a scowl. Didn’t they later have the tutorial?"Hi" I said, with a tight smile."Um… can we talk in private? There’s something that I have meaning to tell you,” he said, sending Zara also a glare.“Is it important?” I asked carefully. I really do not want the same thing that happened with Damian being pissed at me to happen again.“Yes, is it important?” Zara frowned at him. I had never seen her this way. “What do you want to say to her that you can’t say here?!” she bellowed at himColeman took shaky breaths “Please Sarah, I need you to listen and come with me. It’s really urgent. Please…
We drove straight to the airport and there I met the whole place rowdy as the students of Euphoren High, Mystic Academy and Prime Rose schools were everywhere.Few of our professors could be seen, moving about, and talking to the officials. I hope that we would leave soon. I got out of my car and waved to excited Idris. “Good bye, ma’am,” he said“Good bye, Mr Idris,” I smiled back.“Don’t forget to have fun,” was what he said last before driving off. I chuckled loudly. Best Chauffeur ever.I began searching for Zara. Where could she be in this crowd?Suddenly I heard my name “Sarah!”. I turned quickly hoping it was Zara. Atlas, I was wrong, it was Susan.I forced a smile and approached her. I wasn’t expecting her to be around for the camping experience. She had been away from school for soon, I really hope that she is fine."Hi, it’s been a while,” Susan smiled happily as she tucked her hair behind her ear."Yeah, it’s been a while actually. I’m glad you could make it. How have you b
“Oh my heart,” I watched a girl moan, as she watched Damian from the window. Every girl had ran out from their rooms to watch my husband leave his car with his bodyguards. What some of them wore was thin lacy material over shorts, and others, their pajamas as they crowded the window. I clicked my tongue, as something lurched in my belly and I felt bile in my throat. I was jealous.“Damian!” They even called, blowing kisses at him.Damian in his navy blue suit, Italian shoes and dark shades, simply removed his shades and waved at the girls from downstairs. Many girls even pretended to faint. I stomped my feet angrily, unable to watch any more of the display. I entered my room with the promise that Damian was definitely going to get it.Why the hell did he have to wave at them? Couldn’t he have just ignored them and walked off.… but he is a celebrity who is loved by his fans. He simply couldn’t have ignored them.Arrgh!"Sarah, did you see your husband? He is here,” Susan came running
“My Love,” Damian replied sultrily from the bed, bare chested... “Come on in, he beamed. I giggled, looking at everything but him. Seeing that I made no move to climb onto the bed. He suddenly stood to his feet, and wrapped his hands around me.“Hey,” he chuckled softly.“Hi,” I flushed, feeling like a teenager. “I missed you so much,” he pulled me closer and kissed me roughly. It wasn’t like our usual soft kiss. There was need, hunger in his kisses.We kissed, and kissed, until he placed me on the bed. “Damian,” I gasp, feeling the soft bed around me.He towered me, “Don’t you think I deserve a special treat?” he chuckled, and I laughed loudly.“You are so…” “So what?” he cooed, beside my ears. He starts nibbling my ears, down to my neck— sending delicious sparks through my being.“So, you,” I moaned. He kissed me again, and took off my shirt. His fingers found way to unhook my bra…“I’m going to take you here, and then in front of that mirror,” he whispered.That was what he did.
“What will you do if you find out that he has a kid already?” she whispered into my ears.“What do you mean by that?” I asked with a frown.She shrugged “Not that I’m saying he has, but celebrities like that do always have something ugly in their closet,”I gritted through clenched teeth “Not my Damian! If you’ll please excuse me, I need to sleep,” I said dismissing her.“Oh, I didn’t mean to offend you,” she begged, looking innocent.“Just go,” I grumbled, grabbing the duvet to cover my body. “Please, look. It’s just that I went through a nasty experience and it has made me have serious trust issues,” she placed her arm on mine. I sat up, trying to ignore the ache in my soul. I hated that she insinuated that Damian might have a child outside wedlock? … gosh, the thought hurts so much.She continued, “He was a celebrity, I was his popular girlfriend. After I got pregnant, he discarded me. He didn’t care about us,” she said, sniffing.I felt pity for her, so I clasped her hands “I’m s
Damian’s jaw tightened firmly, that I feared it might even break. He looked at her coldly, and then back at me “'Let's go” he gritted through clenched teeth and walked off“Bye bye, Damian. I love you so much,” Susan yelled after him, before waving at me “See you later, Sarah,”She said, rounding up the corner too. What just happened?I ran to catch up with Damian’s pace as he pushed the door of his suite open.What is wrong with him? Why didn’t he reply a word to Susan or receive her handshake?“Damian! What’s wrong? What's going on?” I asked, confused."It's nothing. I just didn't want to keep us longer outside, besides she still had to return,” he replied icily.“Just like I have to do, especially if you’re going to give me this attitude.” I exclaimed “Look, I’m sorry about that. I’m sorry about her. Let’s just sleep, I honestly couldn’t sleep without you in bed with me,” he confessed, raking his hands through his hair.“Hmm, and you couldn’t even say a word to my friend. That was
When Stephanie left the room, Damian came back inside and I told him that I wanted to go home.“If that’s what you want,” Damian chuckled, giving me a beautiful smile as though he wasn’t the one who insisted that I stayed in the hospital till I was completely better.“Yes, that’s what I want.” I stuck my tongue out for him.“Your OB, by the way, visited while you took a nap; before Stephanie came. She’s already arranged a schedule for prenatal checkups.” He said and i beamed widely, reaching out for his neck as I hugged him tightly.“Thank God!” I said.We were both on the bed, as we hugged for a long time. The feeling was heaven for me… and then when we separated, he got something out from his pocket.“Sorry that this was lost for a while, but here it is now.”I fixed my eyes on the velvety box in between his two fingers. And Gosh! When he opened it, I saw the glittering thing inside.“Oh, Damian! My ring!”“I don't want you to be worrying anymore. See? It's been recovered.” I burst i
“Pregnant?” Damian stared at me with blazing light in his eyes. “God! Oh, God!” He grinned widely and touched my stomach. “Is she pregnant, doc?” He looked at the doctor to wait for the latter's statement.“Yes, she is! Congratulations, Mr. Delance! Your wife’s pregnant!” Then, the doctor gave me a happy smile. “There's a new life forming in your womb, young lady. Congratulations!”Oh!I was pregnant... and I didn’t know... I was bringing a new life in my womb --- my baby and Damian’s.Damian and I gazed at each other. He then touched both of my cheeks with his palms.“We're going to have a child soon,” Damian said, just a whisper at first.“Yes, our child...” I repeated with tears in my eyes now.“You're pregnant. I'm gonna be a father soon!” heexclaimed, almost shouting now. I had never seen him this excited, especially when he threw a fist on the air. Next, he started jumping and screaming happily in the room. I felt so emotional, even when he came back and started peppering my fa
“Hypertension… but he’s alright now. Don’t worry about him. He’s okay.Trust me, Baby.” He saidOh, God! There was no need for me to ask why Dad had a hypertension attack. It was clear that it was because of what happened to me. Oh, Dad! After holding strong for Stephanie, then this happened to me. We are all he has.“What? I want to see my Dad. Please, let me see him,Damian,” I pleaded, seeking his hand.“Ssshhh, calm down, Baby. Dad’s okay. It wasn't serious at all. They simply had him admitted so he could rest from the worry, and thoughts… Just trust me, okay?”Well, I trusted him. If he says Dad was okay, I trusted him. I closed my eyes and imagined Dad’s relaxed face.“You'll see him soon... just not right now. We have to make sure first of your health.” I heard Damian say.My health? Why, what happened? But I feel fine.Flashing back my thoughts on what happened, I recalled Zara, her craziness, and...“Damian,” I cried out, opening my eyes.“Yes?” He locked his gaze on me.“My ri
Books. Lots of Books.I was in a paradise with so many books. The winds caressed sweetly and I was in awe of the beauty around me. I loved it here. Then I heard a voice calling me. A masculine voice that was so familiar to me. A voice that seemed to come from far, far away… but no matter how far it was from me, the voice persisted to call me… to come back to him.“Baby!”Huh? I turned and I saw no one.Then I bent to flip the pages of one of the books around me. Somehow everything here soothened me. It felt like home, where I belong.From a distance, I heard a girl’s voice. “Gemi…”The voice seemed to be following me.“Stephanie!” I called her out. “Gemi…”“Steph,”Then there was darkness again.***“Baby! Please come back!” I heard that voice again. I was back in the paradise, with a pile of books stuck in front of me. I looked at the alluring peaceful place.“Baby!”Damian?“Wake up, please,” he pleaded.Wake up?I looked ahead and didn’t see the books anymore. I was in a place I
I opened my eyes to an unfamiliar room.My whole back was pressed to the surface of a chair, and so I had my eyes to the door. Then it dawned on me that both of my legs and arms were tied with ropes to each sides of the chair, and it was almost impossible for me to escape.My mouth was tied up with something so tight to my skin, which I presumed to be a duct tape. Where was I?Then everything came flashing back, the sneaking out of home, Zara’s house, the warthog mask… The same mask the person who tried to kill me wore…Just then, the door creaked open and in came the girl who had been the one causing me mishaps, Zara.This time she was dressed in a yellow top over gray joggers. “Oh darling, you’re finally up. I was hoping not to kill you in your sleep.” She said. My eyes widened in horror. I wanted to speak but my lips was still taped together. How could she do this to me? What did I ever do to her?We were best friends!Tears started to roll down my cheeks. I felt so scared, hurt
“Sure,” I told her. Damian sighed and palmed a hand over his forehead.When the call ended, I turned to him. “What?” “You can’t go to Zara’s house. You can’t go anywhere yet, it’s too dangerous,” Damian protested.“It’s been a month since the whole thing, it’s my best friend. I’ll be fine.” I said“No,” Damian shook his head “we still don’t know who these bad people are. We don’t know who the boss is,”“Don’t worry, I’ll be safe. I’ll go and come back in a blink of an eye,” I smiled“Fine, if you must go, i’ll come with you,” Damian saidI shook my head vigorously “not a chance, I’ll just go with some of the bodyguards.”“Then forget it. I won’t let you leave the house,” he said through clenched teeth.My eyes narrowed “don’t be difficult, Zara was in my life before you.”Damian jaw clenched tightly. He just turned and left me standing there. Only then did I realize that I had spoken wrongly.He was just trying to look out for me. I hurried after him but Damian completely ignored him
“So, how’s the investigation going?” Damian’s Dad asked over dinner. They decided to spend the night with us. It was just the four of us under the bright chandelier.“Uhm, there’s been no concrete lead yet,” Damian said, dropping his fork and cleaning his mouth with the napkin.Damian’s Dad chewed onto the beef gently, “how about Stephanie, Sarah’s sister?”Guilt settled in the pit of my stomach. Large arms quickly enclosed over mine, I looked up to meet Damian’s eyes. He smiled reassuringly and said “We believe she is recuperating, and when the time is right, we would get to talk with her,”“That’s good news,” His mom chipped in.“Yeah,” I murmured “so, how’s everyone at home? Loxie, Duke, Bernie and the rest?” I asked, eager to change the topic.“Oh, they’re all good.” Damian’s mom voice was high pitched. We all weren’t going to talk about Ruth…She continued “Well, Loxie moved out,”“Why?”“She called off her engagement with Duke,” she replied. My eyes widened with horror, and somew
It felt like we were back to the beginning. Why did Susan attempt suicide?Damian said she was rushed to the hospital, and that there was slim chance that she was going to survive it. Her pulse was very faint when they found her. The camp was officially ruined. Everyone else was sent back home.However, Mr Martins thinks that the Mysterious boss and the person who tried to kill me might be one person. He also thinks that Stephanie have might a clue on who this person is.With that, he made sure policemen were stationed around Stephanie’s ward, and in the hospital.Dad didn’t let Damian and I to see Stephanie after our visit at the police station. He told us to go home, and that he was going to watch over Stephanie, and notify us of any improvement. My eyes fluttered open in our bedroom, and I saw Damian sitting by the bedside. I wondered why he wasn’t on the bed with me. He looked really sad and was clasping my hands in his.My mind went back to when we returned, and Damian stayed out
“Now, who do we have here? The Iconic Sarah and her husband,” Josef Moore chuckled the moment we walked in “just the people I want to see,”“So, young man. You’ve had your wish. Here she is. Start speaking!” Mr Martin slammed his fist on the table.Josef didn’t flinch. He relaxed boldly on his chair. “You don’t remember me, do you?” he asked me.I stared intently at him “Nope,” I answered, sitting opposite him. For whatever reason, I wasn’t scared of this guy. Maybe it had to do with being with Damian, or in the police station. Maybe…“Do you remember the little boy you reported to your Dad?” he asked with a smirk. Damian and Mr Martins stood beside me.“A little boy?” I frowned He sat up and leaned closer, his elbows on the table. I spotted a little scar beneath his eyelids.“Oh, let me guess… good girl had life easy for her. No wonder she doesn’t remember the life of the little boy she ruined,”“I beg your pardon,” my eyes narrowed. Damian made to advance threateningly at Josef but