Steven became so very close to me, I was even beginning to forget about all that Nicholas did to me. Nicholas's love was still intact in my heart but I was beginning to find peace with his absence in my life.
In everywhere, there are people that would cause you pain and people that would heal you. Steven was among the healers, he healed my heart and made me accept all that had happened to me.
It wasn't easy accepting the truth but it was worth the challenge. Everyday, he would tell me to release all the negative energy in me and set them free. And to leave my past behind so I could focus on the present.
Every time I recalled his timeline advices, I would heave a sigh and smile. I didn't know why he was always being nice and helping me out but I guess he was just trying to be a good friend.
Good friend? Wasn't that an understatement? Well I didn't really know exactly what to say about that but he was really kind and friendly, no
Steven's mom was a very wonderful woman, she was so welcoming and supportive. Whenever Steven poke fun at me or tease me, she would retaliate on my behalf and would defend me at all cost. She said ever since I came into Steven's life, he had changed totally. He used to be depressed sometimes and lonely but now he was always happy, energetic and funny. He could now poke fun unlike in the past. When it was time for me to return back home she gave me a necklace which Steven's father gave her when the were dating, she told me it was a sign of love and trust. She also told me she trusted me with her son. Like seriously? Well, it wasn't as if Steven and I were dating so why would she gave me that? I had wanted rejecting it but something told me not to, I didn't want to sound somehow to her. I also didn't want her to think somehow about me. Steven drove me home while gisting me about random things, work, friends, and so on. He was good at gisting, he would b
Finally, my car had been returned back to me. Yes, Steven did it. He repaired everything for me, leaving no stone unturned. Seriously, to say I was happy is an understatement. I was overly happy, in fact I didn't even know when I jumped unto him and gave him a warm hug. I really missed my car, you know? I quickly snatched the keys away from him and ran over to the car, "I missed you!" I uttered giving it a hug like a psychopath or something. Steven only gave me a smile. Thus, I hopped inside. Just when I ignited the engine into action, I signalled him to join me on a ride but he shook his head and told me to go on. "Just be carefully, okay? I don't want you crashing again" he added. "Okay, got it. See you soon!" I uttered and winked at him before shutting the door off and accelerating away. How I missed my car! I swung into the highway and began speeding like never before, ignoring the fact that I might be chased by cops for driving at a very
Seeing Lena with Nicholas yesterday was painful, so painful that when I returned back home I cried uncontrollably. It wasn't the first time, but the first time in a while. I shouldn't have went into the restaurant, I shouldn't have checked on them. And Lena even had the guts to look into my face and tell me trash, like it was funny. Well I had showed her it wasn't funny by giving her a resounding slap. After which I left in tears and met Nicholas outside making his call. When he saw me, he quickly ended his call and tried to stop me but I was unstoppable. I ran over to where my car was, stormed in and quickly drove away. I could see him in the rearview mirror shouting my name, and Lena coming out of the restaurant but I sped away. I needed comfort so I called Steven and told him to leave whatever he was doing at work and meet me at our house but unfortunately that didn't happen. He told me he had to fix something very important and that he would come back whe
The flashdrive that was sent to me contained a lot of pictures of me which was obviously taken by one of the guys that raped me. There was nothing more in the folders apart from my pictures, which left me with no clue as to who the sender was but I guess the person was trying to tell me he or she knows something I didn't know about. I ejected the flash and went straight to Zoey's house to ask more about the person that gave her the flashdrive, unfortunately she went out with her niece which means I would have to wait for her to come back. While strolling back home, I looked around the street to see if I could find any lead. Someone must have seen the guy right, or was it just Zoey? I thought to myself. I was expecting Zoey's mom to know something about the man but unfortunately she didn't, she told me she wasn't even around when the man came. I didn't want to bother her more so I left without asking more questions. On reaching home, my mind to
Few days passed and yet, Officer Mike was unable to find any lead. However I'd already settled my mind on one suspect, Lena. Even though I had no evidence, I believed she was hiding something. I started suspecting her the day we talked on phone about the flashdrive. I mean, she gave a witty remark on it. And like I once said if she was behind something, she would give or make a witty remark about it and if she was innocent she would abruptly deny it by swearing with her life. Not enough for an evidence right? But I just didn't know how to trust her anymore, she probably did everything just to be with Nicholas. I never really suspect her this much but now I did. Steven warned me against confronting her but somehow I felt that was the best thing to do. Hence I personally called her and told her I would like to see her. She gladly fixed a date and time, and then I chose the position. It was at one of the coffee shops around the airport. We met an
After leaving Nicholas behind, I didn't go home directly. I was crying heavily and my face was blurred with tear. Not good for someone who's driving huh? Well, I also thought the same the fact that I wasn't seeing very well. I quickly parked at a park and cried all I could. Now I believed my mom when she told me men would forever be men, even though she later changed that statement and said men aren't that bad after all and also aren't the same. I wouldn't argue about men not being the same but I believed they have a lot of things in common. Steven had been nice to me but that doesn't mean he wouldn't change his mind on me in the future if he had to, men can change in the blink of an eye. I learned that the had way. When Nicholas left me for Lena, I almost committed suicide because I believed I had no reason to keep living. However Steven saved me and gave me a reason to keep living. And now I just felt like I shouldn't have listened to him,
Nicholas's POV Some time ago... The day I heard about Stella's rape, I was so crumbled the fact that I loved her so much. She was the love of my life and I was willing to practically do anything just to make her happy. Lena brought the news to me and when I confirmed, I found out it was true. In fact a footage of what happened was shown to me and I couldn't bring myself to believing it was real. Unfortunately, it was actually real. Stella was raped by some guys and Lena told me the guys were Stella's friends. "I don't know why they did that to her but Nichol, Stella isn't innocent" Lena had said and continued, "I caught her making strange calls with someone few weeks ago, promising to pay back her debt. She was obviously owing them a large some of money. You know, she was the one taking care of almost everything in their house. Her salary might not be enough for her..." She kept explaining to me, I thought knowing
With each passing day, my pain kept growing. I couldn't stop thinking about Stella and when I do, I used to feel like breaking down completely. It was something I had no control about, I just couldn't curb the pain.Lena tried all her bests to put a smile on my face and to help me feel better but all efforts proved abortive at first until eventually one of her ways worked out. She told me to come with her for a ride only to drive to the hospital were Stella was, she then advised me to go check on her.I nearly lost my temper on her for bringing me to the hospital without my consent but something just made me saw reason in what she did. I then agreed to do as she said but also requesting for her assistance.Yes, I needed her to follow me to Stella because I wouldn't be able to go there alone. Unfortunately, she said it would be better if I go there alone since it was my mission. "I would pay her a visit some other time, but now it's your day. Pl