Chapter 18
***---- Malisa ----
I was quite Suprised and shocked to see Mary in my room all of a sudden in the middle of the night.I was confused especially when I saw her face red hot with anger but despite it, she spoke softly and very politely to me.
' Who made her this angry? ' I couldn't help but wonder. I had always known Mary to be a very calm girl so well...She slept next to me on the bed and surprisingly she fell asleep the minute her head hit the cushion.It seemed like she had been asleep before but woke up all of a sudden to what I don't know... I also fell asleep not too long after she did and woke up to the ringing of my alarm clock. I at first wanted to apologize for disturbing her sleep but she surprisingly smiled at me, " Why do you set your alarm clock for 6 am? " She asked me. " Well, it's for my morningChapter 19Aiden's POV.****I was seating at my desk in my office in the company, I was trying to read through some proposals from other companies who wanted to work with us.I had been reading the documents for hours but just couldn't Concentrate as my mind was elsewhere.I had been thinking about Mary's words early this morning.To be honest, I feel very guilty but, what could I do? I hoped she understood me better but well...I had never felt so helpless in my life and I must say, it's not a good feeling.I took my coffee cup and drank all the contents of it. Mary has never been so mad at me like this before which is getting me all worried.We had little arguments in the past but it was never as serious as this. Perhaps that's why I am feeling so
Chapter 20* Happy 20 Chapters, Readers!. ****---- Adyen -----I had lunch in the private room of the company's restaurant for the first time.Though the restaurant was built on my order I haven't stepped foot into it.I won't deny that the food there was just as delicious as home and I felt a lot refreshed and Better after eating.It feels so good to eat during the day.Perhaps, Mary was right, after all, I should pay more attention to my health than other things.Speaking of Mary, I think she deserves an apology from me.I then decided to leave the office early.I called my PA to my office." You called me, President? " " I did. I am heading home now so you'll be the one to take care of things today. " I said to him and I could se
Chapter 21Friday Evening.Mary and Malisa were both in Malisa's room.While Malisa was resting on the headboard reading a novel titled, Redeeming Love by Francine Rivers.Mary on the other hand was lying lazily on the bed talking nonstop." Oh my, Sis! I can't wait for tomorrow to arrive! "" I can't wait to go shopping! "" It's gonna be soooo fun! " She continued rambling." Oh, how sure are you that it's gonna be fun? Have you gone on one before? " Malisa questioned her." I haven't gone on one before but I just know that it's going to be fun!!! "" Oh. "" You Know, my brother is the owner of the shopping mall we are going to be shopping in so we don't have to worry about not being able to buy enough stuff. " Mary announced Happily." Okay. " Malisa Replied Simply, she wasn't t
Chapter 22* This chapter is dedicated to all my readers out there, thanks for taking your time to read my creation, Love you all... * Saturday morning.After Breakfast." Hey, Sis! " Mary came knocking at Malisa's door and when the door was opened, she walked in." Have you chosen an outfit yet, Sis? " She asked Malisa who was still dressed in homey clothes." Not yet. " Malisa Replied." Oh, let me choose for you then. " She offered. " Okay. " Malisa nodded.Gaining the permission she needed, Mary walked towards the walk-in closet and began to search for a suitable outfit and finally she found one, It was a dull yellow jumpsuit with Brown stripes which matched the one Mary was wearing at that moment.Realizing that t
Chapter 23* Merry Christmas, guys! *---- Mary's POV ----The woman is so very annoying! How dare she insult my sister that way? Who does she think she is anyway?I felt like strangling her, if not for Sis Malisa that held me back then I was certain that I would have done something that we all might regret. We continued our shopping quietly, I didn't even want to stay there any longer, the woman just spoilt my mood! Ugh! How much I hate her! While we continued shopping, someone barged into us, all of a sudden making Sis Malisa and I lose our balance. The fellow apologized and we let it go since well it was an accidental so.We went over to the cashier to pay for our items when an alarm bell rang all of a sudden in the mall startling all of us. Then some of
Chapter 24. * Merry Christmas, guys! * Inside a large presidential office room, on the 100th floor. President Aiden Evans was signing some important documents when his office door burst open all of a sudden interrupting him. He raised his head and saw that it was his assistant. " Don't you know how to knock? " He asked coldly as he tried his best to control the anger that's threatening to burst out. " I am sorry, President. " his assistant bowed. " Um... So why are you here? " "I just got a call from your home driver and he informed me that... " He trailed off. " That what? Speak it out all at once! " He commanded. " Miss Malisa and Miss Mary hand has been arrested by the city police. " " What! " Adien's thundering voice echoed in the whole room
Chapter 25 On getting home, they all alighted from the car, they entered the house before walking upstairs to their rooms. When Mary and Malisa were about to head to their rooms on the west wing when, Aiden's voice stopped them, " Please, Wait. " They both paused their steps and turned to look back at him. Seeing their hands still joined together he sighed inwardly, " Em, Malisa can you come to see me in the study after freshening up? " He said trying to keep his voice as soft as possible to avoid scaring the girl. Malisa and Mary stared at each other before they turned back to him, " Alright, I'll.." Malisa Replied softly. " Okay. " Aiden placed his hands back into his pants pockets before turning to head to his room on the east wing. Malisa and Mary then went to separate their rooms. When Malisa got to hers, she sat down on the bed as she thought about wha
Chapter 26Malisa's thoughts.<<< Malisa's POV >>>I was very Suprised by Aiden's attitude, he was kinder and nicer than I thought.I still can't help, but think about what his ulterior motive for being so nice to me is.Though I am not aware of what it was but I somehow feel like it won't hurt me in any way and might even help me.Does that sound crazy? Or stupid?I am not sure about that.Anyways, I tried clearing my mind as I headed to Mary's room.I got in and found the latter sleeping, I stared at her for minutes before deciding to leave but before I could take a step, I heard her mumbling, " please don't go. "I was confused so I moved closer to her and held her hand, " Are you alright, Mary? " I asked with concern.Then, he
Author's note. * Don't let the world run over you. You have to fight! * **** Hello dearest readers... How are you all? You know, I feel so overwhelmed right now... I still can't believe that Persistence is finally over... As I said before, it's dedicated to all females and most importantly to the dreamers... Guys! Please don't give up on your dreams! Keep Pursuing it till the end! You can do it! So well, Malisa and Aiden's story hasn't ended yet as there would be a part two... I'll inform you guys about it when it's out... In the meantime, you guys can check out my other books. The Better Place : A very emotional story about decisions and how they affect our future. It's dedicated to my deceased friend, Jemmy.... ( Book is completed with 180 chapters . Available on, Goodnovel and Web Novel. ) Depressed ( love yourself ) : A unique book on learning to love oneself and building a strong self esteem... Also a book on Self discovery. ( Book is completed and is
Epilogue. * People who don't chase their dreams never get to live them. *****Five months later... It was February 14 known all over the globe to be a day of love... And it's grandly celebrated in Paris which is known to be the city of love... Due to this, all the students in the music department in the college including, Malisa and Franchine were in school recording a love song for the day... The song was titled, Summer love... Since Malisa had a very beautiful and Angelic voice, she was in charge of singing the stanzas while the others sang the chorus with her.... They did this for some hours before they were dismissed when the music instructor was finally satisfied with the piece... They had produced. As their car was parked outside the campus, Malisa and Franchine had to walk through the campus. Due to this they were able to watch the grand valentine day ceremony in their college... Students from all departments participated in the celebration... Singers fr
>* Sometimes you get a good card and sometimes you get a bad one. You just have to deal with it accordingly. ****** Happy 70 chapters! * Days later... Malisa and Franchine were discussing at the school canteen during free periods." So you began your training in the military at age 15? " Malisa asked, '' Franchine who was munching on some chips in front of her... " No... 14. I graduated highschool at age fourteen so I enrolled into the military that year too.. " " Wow. Really? " " Yep. So I served there for like 7 years before then traveling to Beijing where I practiced martial arts for 3 years before coming back earlier this year. " " Oh my! So you are 24? " Malisa inquired with a shocked expression." Yep... Do I look that young? " She smiled... " Of course you do. I thought you were nineteen or twenty... " Malisa said truthfully... " Well... I guess I have got a nice body build then... " " Yeah... So what's your plan now? " " Nothing much... Just studying music
>* When you have a goal. You stick to it. You never lose focus. *****The rest of the day went okay till it was time to head home... Aiden had lots of work to do. Franchine was responsible for driving Malisa home. The two young ladies were on their way to the car when their road was blocked all of a sudden by some ladies and men. Malisa was indeed surprised at this... She somehow had expected a confrontation but not on the first day... Like today! At least they should be allowed to breathe freely before confronting them... Malisa and Franchine both paused in their steps simultaneously as they awaited the other party's reaction. The other party consisted of three ladies and a man all dressed alike.It goes without saying that there were cult members. And, Malisa wondered what they have got to do with them. Since they never showed signs of being interested in the cult in the first place.So why...Franchine on the other hand wasn't a bit surprised at their confro
>* God will do for you what you cannot do for yourself. *****The first day at college was nothing like, Malisa had probably expected it to be like....Contrary to what she had been expecting, there were many black students too... Just like her. Those she recognized as black Americans. There were also many Indians and Chinese.There were practically people from different continents...So she didn't feel any awkwardness as she had expected she would feel. Wait, could it be possible that Aiden knew about this fact and that's why he chose this college especially for her and also assured her that she'll be fine. Malisa couldn't help smiling at this thought... She often wondered how caring and loving he could be to her... While all the new students sat in the registration hall waiting for the vice Chancellor of the school to address them...Malisa felt a presence beside her, looking up she saw a young looking lady around her age or above. " Good day, Madame. " The lad
>* Don't stay stuck living someone else's dreams and not finding your own. * ***** Minutes later, the awards ceremony finally took place... " On behalf of AGT I present this golden award to you... " The head Judge said as he presented the golden award to Malisa... Malisa accepted the award with shaky hands but the moment she received the award... She became confident once again and lifted the awards up in the air. " I did it! " Only those who knew of her story would be able to understand the deeper meaning behind her words... Though some other people could feel the intense emotions in those three lettered words too... " Congratulations, Miss Bree... " Another Judge congratulated her too with a smile... " Thanks... " Malisa replied with a bow... Later, after all the formalities had been done and Malisa and she received her cheque too... She headed backstage where Mary and Aiden were waiting for her... Surprisingly she also found Gabriella there...Jus
>* You do what makes you happy. If you don't know what that is. You're gonna have to find it. *****Malisa wrote her entrance examinations a week after with ease. While waiting for the results the family of three went on a vacation to New York as Malisa also prepared for the singing competition she was to participate in..****The night before the competition, Malisa couldn't sleep as she just kept tossing and turning... Mary, who was in the room with her, got very worried and went out to the other room to talk to her brother about what's going on... Aiden was just preparing to sleep when he heard the knock at the door... After finding out that the one at the door was Mary, he gave her the permission to enter .. and she did. " Wassup, Little Mary? " Aiden inquired sitting up on the bed... Mary didn't reply to him Immediately as she walked towards his bed side and sat at his side.... " Have you ever been very nervous about something before? " She asked instead of repl
>* You just need to keep trying till you win. *****The car soon arrived at a fair... Malisa was surprised, she didn't hear of a fair going on... So how is it possible that there's one going on without her knowledge?Well... I guess she had forgotten that she can only know about something that Aiden wanted her to. If he didn't want her to know then there's no way she would. " So what do you think of my surprise? " Aiden's voice Interrupted her from her thoughts. " It's not bad. " She smiled... " I'll take that as a compliment then... " He said parking the car in the parking lot. Just before Malisa could open the door on her side, he had already turned over and helped her to... " Let me. " He said, opening the door and then holding out his hand towards her..Malisa smiled, taking his hand. " Merci. " " You are welcome. " The fair was filled with people from different races who came to celebrate. " So what's fair about? " Malisa asked Aiden as they walked towards the c
>* What I have come to realize is that God's plan takes time. *****The ground was a little wet as it had just finished drizzling...Nevertheless, the weather still looked very good and perfect for an outing... Malisa, who was wearing a simple flare gown and sandals, walked ahead of Aiden to the car.Unlike other days, Aiden was putting on something more casual... Just a simple Chelsea shirt and pants... His hair was combed very nicely making him look very young and dashing... He didn't look like the usual way he does today.Rather he looked like a college student who was going out on a date. Though the aura of the Presidency was still there... Well... It's not like he could let go of it just because he wanted to anyways... The duo stopped in front of a blue Jeep... Aiden had decided that he was going to take it out that day as it's been a while since he last took the vehicle out for a ride... " The car looks very new Indeed. " Malisa couldn't help but comment, stari