Next Day.Geraldine. The quiet hum of fluorescent lights buzzed overhead as I strode down the sterile hallway of the Retirement Home hospital. My heels clicked in rhythm of confidence. My nose wrinkled up in disgust at the smell of disinfectant and drugs as I walked along.At this hour, the place was mostly deserted except for a few staff members who nodded politely as I passed. They didn't question my presence; no one dared. I had ensured that.My fingers curled tightly around the door knob of room 237 , This ends now.I gave the door a small push and it creaked open, revealing dim light spilling through thick curtains. I looked around, a fat smile spread on my face immediately my eyes landed on Philip, he sat in an armchair by the window, his frail body swallowed by blankets. He looked up as I entered, eyes widening. The once-proud and extremely handsome man had become a shadow of his former self. His gray hair was thin and wild, face drawn with deep lines of regret and fear.“Ger
Harper.Evening.“Oh my God, I’m so sorry,” I mumured as the door to Damon’s office opened and Rose walked in alongside Damon and Daphne.She walked straight to me, I opened my arms wide and engulfed her in a tight comforting hug.Damon called me few minutes ago to say what happened and he asked me to go to his office and wait for them there.“I’m so sorry,” I muttered rubbing her back, her tears dropped against my shoulders as she kept on crying, I patted her back gently and let her cry. I could literally feel her pains right now, and there’s nothing like telling her it’s okay because nothing is actually okay. I remember vividly how bad I scattered everywhere after I heard that my father had died. I rubbed her back gently as her tears quietened down to small whispers, she pulled away from me gently and looked into my eyes.“I’ll join you!”“I’ll do anything you ask, my father cannot die like this, she wronged him so much, he cannot die like this,” she said rushing her words as she
Harper.Next dayWednesday 13th September 2023I groaned lightly as I rubbed my eyes and sat up on my bed, I groaned lightly stretching out in my bed, My phone beeped on the bedside table, I picked it up and it was a message from my bank. -On this special occasion of your birthday, we wish you a wonderful year ahead and success in all your endeavors. Thank you for banking with Horizon Heights- The text read, my lips stretched into a small smile, with everything that had been happening recently, I almost forgot all about my birthday but I dare not, I’ve always loved celebrating my birthday and what makes this year’s birthday all the more special is that I get to celebrate my twenty sixth birthday all over again and even better, I get to spend it with the people who truly loves me. I raised my phone to my face and scrolled to Damon’s name but there wasn’t any message from him, my eyes subconsciously rolled up to the time icon, 5:30am, maybe he’s still asleep. I gently rolled off the
Harper.Evening 7:00pm I exhaled deeply as I typed in my passcode, I guess I expected too much which is why I feel so disappointed. I wanted to carry in all the gifts I got today but I decided against it, I’ll do that tomorrow. I intentionally delayed at work, thinking Damon was atleast going to call or have plans for dinner or anything but he didn’t.He called though but for other reasons, to update me on how his day was going and everything like today was a normal day, but it wasn’t! It was my birthday today, I was tempted to tell him but then again I decided against it, how can he even forget my birthday! But I could understand though, he’s probably swarmed with a lot of other things.“Happy Burthday!” I heard excited screams as soon as I pushed the door to my apartment open, I paused first of all in fear, then immediately my brain processed their words, I looked around and it just dawned on me.“Oh my God,” I whispered as I raised my hands over my mouth.“Oh my God oh my God oh m
Two months Later Michelle. “You’re useless,” Geraldine yelled in Michelle’s face, her voice and face dripping with pure anger, I sat in a corner with my legs crossed and my hands folded across my chest as I stared at the both of them.Michelle’s hands were crossed behind her, her eyes remained on her feet, I could tell Michelle wanted to grumble and complain at why she was being shouted out but she dared not, she just quietly stood there knowing better than to talk when Geraldine was extremely pissed.“I don’t know why I bother trying to teach you anything! You never learn!” I chuckled lightly at her words, if I remember correctly, in my last life reverse was the case, Michelle was the one in my position and I was been shouted out, and these were the exact words she used on me. Michelle slowly turned to me where I sat and her face scrunched up in a frown. “Mom, Harper was .…”“All I hear is cheap baseless excuses! Shut the hell up and let me speak! You did the same thing when you
Damon.“Honey,” My jaw dropped as I stared at the figure in front of me, Jade?! She hadn’t changed at all, she looked exactly as I remembered, she beamed at me and I speechlessly just couldn’t take my eyes off her“J-Jade “ I stuttered carelessly trying to confirm that I was seeing things right and hoping that I was wrong, so whoever it was that was standing there would correct me.“I miss you baby,” she chuckled lightly as she slowly walked up to me and wrapped her hands around my waist, my body instantly froze immediately as her body came in contact with mine, I wanted to say something but I couldn’t.“Ohh, I’m sorry pardon my manners,” she muttered as she pulled away from me and took her eyes away from me, I followed her gaze and it landed on Harper, God! No!“Who is this?!” She asked, I swallowed hard, I could feel Harper’s eyes bore one thousand holes in my body, “H-huh h-huh s-she’s my friend,” I stuttered shamelessly in reply, Harper raised her brows at my words as Jade slowly
Geraldine.That’s same night …“Ma’am, what are we going to do?!” I turned in the direction of the voice as I stopped my pendulum to and fro movement, “Leslie! Can you shut the hell up! Your voice is irritating the hell out of me!” I growled, she sucked in air immediately and nodded with a small bow.“I’m sorry,” she whispered, I took my gaze off her immediately and began pacing around again. If anybody guessed that Leslie was my eyes and mouth in Harper’s life then they were absolutely correct! She has done a good job so far with filling me up on every progress they made.“Have you seen Michelle after the meeting?!” I asked, she shook her head slowly in response.“I haven’t heard from her,”“That fool, I hope she doesn’t do something that all of us would regret!” I mumbled, “By the way,” I muttered and turned to face Leslie where she sat, “Rose moved out of the boys quarter?!” I asked, she exhaled deeply and nodded slowly, I closed the gap between the two of us.“What?! Who gave
Geraldine. I didn’t even wait for my driver to park properly, I pushed the door open, carefully held my gown up in my hands and rushed inside the hospital, immediately I got to the reception, she recognized me right away and directed me towards Michelle’s ward.Without wasting any time I headed towards the elevator, immediately I got to the forth floor, I turned around and headed for her ward.I pushed the door open immediately and stormed into her room, “Michelle!” I called frantically as I approached her bed, she seemed to still be unconscious, I bent towards her bed and shook her lightly,“Michelle, Michelle!” I called repeatedly but there wasn’t any response from her. Tears fell down my cheeks as I stared down at her in the bed, her head was wrapped in bandage, her skin looked pale and her lips breaking.*"Look around you Mom, do you see anyone?! No?! You're fucking alone!""I'm the only one who chose to be by your side, that was when your character was still pleasant, keep up w
One months later .Harper.As Damon and I walked out of the wedding reception hall, hand in hand, the sound of cheers and applause surrounded us. The air was filled with excitement, love, and celebration as our family and friends gathered around, clapping and throwing rose petals into the air. My heart pounded in my chest, the reality of what we had just accomplished sinking in—we were finally married. After all had been said and done, I was finally spending the rest of my life with the man I loved the most.I looked up at him, my husband, and he gave me that smile, the one that made my knees weak every time. It felt surreal. After everything we had been through to get here, after all the obstacles and moments of doubt, we had made it. We were bound together, forever.The cool evening breeze hit my face as we stepped outside, but all I could feel was the warmth radiating from his hand in mine. Our family followed close behind, their joyful laughter echoing around us as they took pict
Five days later. Geraldine.I paced through the bustling terminal of the international airport, I was putting on sunglases and an oversized hoodie and sweatpants to hide my identity.I had carefully been planning my escape, I had prepared these travel documents a long time ago as plan B, I used my maiden name nobody ever knew me as. Two days ago, Michelle was arrested, the investigations Harper began were finally completed, also she happened to have been involved in Damon’s Ex plans, she was taken into custody alongside Jade awaiting trial. Novan was also caught trying to kill Harper, and trust these little bastard to drag me right into the mud with them, they both became very sentimental and unreasonable after Michelle got pregnant. These are the issues! These are the exact reasons I hate children. My grip on my box tightened as I pushed it along, as if that wasn’t enough, Evidences of what happened Eighteen years ago began to resurface, I thought I had wiped clean all eveidence b
4:00pmDamon. “Harper was dismissed?!” I repeated immediately Collin mentioned it, he nodded slowly in response to my words and he went on to explain how it happened.“Shit!” “How is she ?! Is she doing fine?!” I asked as I looked up at Rose.“Obviously not, she’s still in her feelings and she says she just wants to be alone,” Rose replied.“How can she just want to be alone, someone has to be with her,” I said, she shook her head slowly.“No I think she should be left alone,” Rose said, I exhaled deeply and leaned into the chair, I dipped my hands in my hair ruffling it slightly. “What do we do guys, honestly we channeled all our effort in one direction, we didn’t have any plan B,” I muttered, Rose sat up straight in her chair looking between Collin and I.“There’s someone I’ll like you to meet,” she muttered and almost immediately the door open revealing Lisa and someone else behind her, “Thank you Lisa,” Rose said, she responded with a slight bow and with that she turned arou
Meanwhile, that same morning.Damon. I parked in front of the Jade apartment, I stepped out of my car and dashed to her front porch, I banged my hands on her door continuously, my patience waning by the second. The door went open, without even letting her say a word I violently pushed the door wider and walked in, she flinched lightly as she let go of the door knob and stepped away immediately. “It was you! You did this!”“You saw that I was drunk and you took advantage of me!” I yelled the veins in my neck popping out, she scoffed as she slowly folded her hands around her chest, “I took advantage of you?! Everyone saw the video and it seems to be the other way around,” “Your hands were all over me, you couldn’t get enough of me! You enjoyed it as much as I did!”“Can’t you see Damon?! We are meant to be, you love me,” she muttered stepping close to me, as she raised her hands to my chest, I angrily grabbed her hands and twisted it behind her,“Oww, that hurts!” She squeaked and
(Immediately after the meeting)Rose. “Have you found Michelle?!!” I paused in my tracks, my hands slowly loosened around the knob to Geraldine’s office , I stepped close and pressed my ear against the door“No ma’am, she’s not at her place , Novan is confused also, her friend’s apartment have been under locks for a while, I guess they ran away together,” “Leslie at this point I don’t need any negative answers from you, you should do your job perfectly,” I raised my hands over my mouth immediately she mentioned the name of the person she was having a conversation with. Oh my God! Who would have thought! Leslie?!“What about Harper?! Anything I need to know?!”“Ma’am Everything is under control, you’ve ruined all their evidences against you, at the moment everything is going south for them,”“Good! Now get back to your work station before anybody suspects anything,” I heard Geraldine say, I immediately stepped away and hurried over to the next passage way, after some seconds, I peak
Next Day Damon.My eyes slowly fluttered open, the moment I opened my eyes I felt a banging ache in my head, I winced in pain as I raised my hands to my head and rubbed my forehead slowly, I slowly sat up on the sofa where I was seated. There was a glass of alcoholic wine and a cup on the floor, I mistakenly kicked the glass with my legs but luckily it didn’t break. I looked down at my self, my shirt was undone, even the zip of my pant trousers, I exhaled deeply, the pain in my head still as prevalent as ever, just how much did I have to drink yesterday. I picked up my phone laying carelessly on the floor and stared in it, 07:00 am. It was already morning, I’m sure some workers would have arrived, I buttoned up my shirt and dressed up properly, I wanted to pick up my laptop bag but I decided against it, I’ll be coming back to the office very soon, I just wanted to go home and get changed, and come back to the office. I picked up my jacket and headed out of the office. “Ohh!” Lisa s
Damon.9:00pm I didn’t even know what to think right now, my head was empty, very empty, I already drank every single thing in my head away. I was dead drunk, I don’t usually drink talk more of getting drunk but with everything that had been happening recently I drank way more than my liquor limit. I’m amazed at the fact that I was able to drive without getting into an accident. I slowly looked up at the building I was parked in front of, ohh shit! The office. How can I be here, I really thought I was driving home and had gotten home. Ohh boy, I might as well pass the night here, I pushed the door open, staggered out barely keeping my acts together, I almost fell but I quickly grabbed onto the car door to steady myself, I squeezed my eyes shut tightly hoping to steady all the images spiralling before my eyes but I couldn’t, I gave up, slammed the door shut, locked it and headed into the office. Everyone had locked up and gone home, I fumbled with the lock for quite some minutes befo
Harper.“You misplaced the drive?!” Mr Henry exclaimed over the phone, I dipped my hands in my hair and ruffled it rigorously, pacing my office aimlessly. “I’ll make sure to find it I promise,”“There’s no need for that, Geraldine just left my office, she had it and she has destroyed it,” he said, I paused in my tracks immediately and looked up.“What!”“Yes! Obviously,”“But who could have told her about it,” he exhaled, I exhaled deeply and slowly dropped on to the sofa behind me,“That’s the thing! I have no idea,” I sighed frustratingly, I heard him exhale deeply over the phone,“Okay, let’s talk later, I’ve got to go” he said, I nodded slowly as I gently removed the phone from my ear and dropped it on the table. Just then the door opened and Collin walked in, “Harper ..”“Mr Henry just called,” I said cutting Collin off, he stepped forward and propped closer to me,“What did he say?!”“That we shouldn’t bother searching for it, Geraldine destroyed it right in front of his eye
Meanwhile.Michelle.“Tell me why you haven’t been picking up my calls!”I looked up to see Novan barge into my hospital room and slammed the door behind me, I rolled my eyes to the back of my head, obviously he’d be able to enter now, I sent the guy my mom out to monitor me on an endless exhausting errand, he paused in his tracks and looked up at me,“You’re packing, you’re leaving?! Did the doctor say you can leave?!” He asked all at once, I ignored him and kept on packing my things, I didn’t want to stay here anymore, it’s no longer safe for me, I want to leave. “Atleast tell me where you’re going!” He said as he grabbed my hands and turned me to face him, I bit the insides of my lips and snatched my hands away from him, I looked around the room, immediately I sighted the CCTV camera, I took off my platform slippers and aimed it at it, I didn’t miss, the CCTV camera came shattering down, “I’m going somewhere safe!” I finally said as I walked up to where I threw my slippers , pick