Bob brightened his smile and stretched his right hand forward. “Yes, it’s me,” he said in a cool tone. “I am here to make peace and not fight.”“And who said there’s a room for peace between us?”A voice came from behind and they traced it to their back, causing them to turn their neck until their gazes caught a lady standing behind them.Immediately as the south jungle member sighted the lady, they quickly bowed their heads and greeting came from all angles. “Good day, our lady.” Both the young and adult greeted her, but she responded to known; she didn’t act as if she notice their present.“Who is she?” Elsie whispered, with her eye fixed on the lady, who has already started walking towards them elegantly.Bob joggled his head. “I don’t know,” he said in simplicity. He shook his head again. “I have no idea of who she is.”The guards has already stopped and didn’t talk to Bob and his guys because of the lady’s presence.“They just called her our lady. Is this a kingdom or empire? The
“What do you mean, her?” Bob asked.“She won’t enter with you. She is so disrespect so I can’t tolerate her. I can’t,” Mia stated. “So, if you want to go inside, she will stay behind. Agree or not?”“Strongly disagree.” Bob choose without giving her question a second thought.“Hun!” Elsie exclaimed, with her eyes widened. She looked at Bob’s face and called. “Bob…”She withered her face. “How can you choose that?” She questioned and instantly reprimanded her. “You can’t do that. You can go. I will stay behind and wait for them. My present there won’t even help. Please, accept to go inside without me,”She faced Mia and grabbed her hand. “Please, Mia, he will go alone. His decision is wrong. Allow him to go inside and meet your brother, please.” She pleaded.Bob walked closer and pulled Elsie backward. He gazed into her eyes and spoke with anger. “You shouldn’t be doing this!” He raised his voice at her. He instantly realized his mistake and lower his gaze, apologizing, “I’m sorry I yel
Mia entered the jungle in a long stride, holding Elsie’s hand while Bob and other members of the north walked behind them with an almost non-existence gap, taking their steps with caution and they were vigilant, ready for attack.Immediately as they entered the jungle, all eyes were on them because most of them recognized Bob and were wondering what he was doing there. Some attempted to attack, but retreated immediately after they sighted Mia.“What’s he doing here…” some whispered.“Is this a bad omen?”“What happened?”“Isn’t that Mia?” A guy asked again with his eyes furrowed, unable to believe what he was seeing and the guy next to him nodded.“Yes, it is her.” He confirmed.“Is she a traitor now? How can she be with her brother’s enemy?” The guy wondered. He tried to keep his voice low because they knew how dangerous Mia was and already knew the kind of punishment they would face if she ever heard them gossip about her.The other guy snarled. “I wonder what Bob is here for. He i
“Don’t be nervous, Elsie. You’ve got me your friend.” Mia said with her lips filled with an assuring smile. She could hear Elsie’s heart beat fast, and she read her mind through the expression on her face.Elsie beamed and nodded. “Thanks.” She uttered and walked into the sitting room with Mia holding her hand tighter.“Look who is here!” The first guy to see Mia shouted. His voice echoed the entire room, and all eyes settled on him. “It’s our princess. Our lady, Mia!”“Must you already be like this? Hun.” Mia snarled, complaining with a deadly glance at the guy.The guy cast his face downward and apologized. “I’m sorry.”Ala was in the dining room and he already set the spoon directly at his mouth, ready to glutton the meal he has been waiting for after hours of hunger complain, but hearing Mia’s arrival, his eyes widened and he lowered the spoon. He returned it back to the plate and instantly stood on his feet.“Mia…” he called with the transparency of excitement and before he could
“Ala, have you quickly forgotten you promise?” Mia challenged, turning around with her hands crossed over her chest.Her question made Ala’s body to freeze and he couldn’t take a step forward. “Fuck!” He yelled, struggling to govern his body to go against his soul, which didn’t want to get on Mia’s nerve.Mia paced closer to his front and collected the gun from him. “Ala, I know Bob is an enemy,” she uttered in a cool tone. “But why don’t you just calm and listen to why he is here?”“He has no reason to be here, Mia,” Ala spoke with an aggressive, but calm tone. He wished he could raise his voice to show the rage boiling in his mind at that moment, but for Mia’s sake, he controlled himself. “He is an enemy. The only person whose existence bothers me. I hate seeing him. Even his name trigger me and knowing he is still alive trouble my mind. I hate Bob with everything I have. Don’t you get it, Mia?”“Yes, I don’t…” Mia said. “But even if I need to know, that will be later because all I w
“Thank you!” Mia jumped, excited with her mouth encircled in her hands. She swiftly glance at Elsie and Bob. “What are you waiting for? Let’s sit.”Elsie beamed insincerely. She slightly bent her neck for Mia and glimpsed at Bob, giving a go ahead signal, and they walked to the sofa adjacent to Ala and sat uncomfortably with a part of their bottoms.Mia also moved closer and sat next to Ala on the same sofa. “Thank you for this opportunity, brother.”Ala avoided an eye contact with Mia so he stared downward. “Two minutes gone.” He proclaimed. His mind was still seething with rage, and doubt he could tolerate Bob for a longer time, so he wanted him to say whatever he want to say and get out of his sight already.Bob sighed and crawled his bottom forward on the sofa a bit. “Ala, I’m here because I need your help…” He voiced out.Ala snickered but said nothing.“Mind your word usage, Bob,” Mia intervened. “You aren’t here alone. You are here with Elsie because you both need help. Okay?”
“A beautiful day here for every soul who is ready to make peace and the worst of it to who won’t dance to my tune!” Ala’s voice echoed the whole room immediately as he banged the door opened with his feet, holding a gun in his hand.The guys inside the room quickly reached out to their weapons and, with guns, daggers and knives in their hands, they stood on their feet. “Who is that!” They asked in a raised voice because of the shock which Ala’s manner created in them, but immediately as they stared at the entrance and saw who was standing, they put their weapons down and sighed.“Oh, Ala. It’s you.” They uttered and the three guys who were sitting on a bench sighed and fell their bottoms back on it and relaxed their head on the wall.“You scared us…” another guy confessed, reaching out for his glass of alcohol. He sipped it and sat on the floor. “Let’s go.” He instructed, facing the other guys he was playing cards with.After watching them returned to their activities, he paced forwar
“Go in and take her if you’re man enough.” Shushi let out and his words made Ala to snicker.“Are you daring me, Shushi?” Ala asked with his hands place on his chest.Shushi joggled his head. “Yes, I am,” he spoke out. “And I want to see what you can. Go in to take her if you can, and once you cross the line. Don’t get angry if I disrespect you.”Ala chuckled softly and without giving a response to Shushi, he had a onetime glance backward and snapped his fingers. “Hey!” He said and two of his guys moved forward.“Yes, boss.” They bowed their heads.“Go in there and get the lady for me.” Ala commanded.“Wait,” Shushi uttered in an ordering tone and Ala’s guy slowed down. “Are you really doing this? Can’t you just wait until Caesar return and discuss this with him? It’s not proper. We’ve been paid handsomely to get this job done. Think about it, Ala.”Ala sighed. “I can’t wait for him to return and I won’t discuss it with him over the phone, so Shushi, if you want this to be done properl
To my dear readers,Thanks for embarking on the journey of my first novel. Your time, coins, gems, and comments mean a lot, and it's the reason I keep going until the end.While writing this book, some left comments to criticize my works and I appreciate them all. I will make use of them and put more effort into avoiding such mistakes (grammatical, word usage, and construction of the plot) in my next books. I am a new author and still finding my way and I promise to work harder and better to make every coin and time you spend on my works worth it.Cohen and Patricia's story ends here, but we will still meet them in the next books in the series.As planned, I want to continue to create the characters' universe for them because of the impact they make in this complete novel. I hope you will stay with me and keep giving your support.If things go as planned, we will have another five amazing journeys to embark on in this series and the next books to come are for:1. Ailee and Bastian.2.
-THREE MONTHS LATER-“What are you doing, Cohen?” Patricia challenged as Cohen slowly reversed the car. “Aren’t we going to pick the kid at the school anymore?”“We will.” Cohen answered as he drove into the other lane and headed toward their street.“Then why are you reversing? Why are you heading back home?” She questioned.“I forgot something at home.” Cohen informed.“What did you forget? Hun?” she asked, looking at him with a side of her eyes.“My phone.” Cohen responded.“Why must we go back to pick up your phone? It will take less than an hour to get back home. Can’t you just let’s go?” She queried.“I can’t because I am a business owner. I mustn’t stay away from my phone.” Cohen gave an excuse with his eyes fixed on the road ahead.“It’s the weekend, Cohen. No one will call you today. Stop giving excuses and let’s pick the kids. We shouldn’t keep them waiting for a long time.” Patricia said.“I’m not going because of business, but I need to pay fees before we can take the kids
Cohen discharged a deep breath as he walked out of the bathroom. He paused for a second and rounded his hands over his waist, forgetting what he wanted to do next at that moment.A thought passed through his mind and he wiped his right hand over his face with the left still on the waist.Patricia’s phone rang, and he walked to the cabinet on the bedside and picked it up. “Who could be?” He wondered with his eyes furrowed, confused, and before he could turn to the door, the call ended and a message came into her eyes.Since Patricia’s phone was always unlocked, Cohen saw the message’s content and his eyes enlarged as a surprised tone escaped his mouth. “Hun!”He bit his lower lip and after a few second thought, he reached a conclusion and instantly swiped the message to the left to delete it. He returned the phone to the bed cabinet and rushed out of the room.He arrived in the sitting room and saw his mother watching the TV while Elsie was packing their breakfast out of the kitchen an
“Who is here for me?” Anna threw a question at the security officer escorting her out of the room, showing no interest in meeting the person. The security officer opened the door for her and immediately as she sighted Patricia, she veered around.Patricia quickly stood on her feet. “Is that how to treat a guest?” She threw a question. “Shouldn’t you at least stay to hear why I am here? Your daughter, Rachel, don’t you have any message you want to pass to her?”Patricia’s words made Anna’s feet froze, and she halted for a minute before she slowly veered around and walked to the chair and sat down. “I have no message for Rachel. She doesn’t deserve a mother like me. I don’t worth to be called a mother,” she poured out. “Tell me why you are here. I don’t want to talk with you.”Patricia discharged a deep breath and sighed. She stared at Anna with a pity and despite having a lot of things in her mind, she couldn’t open her mouth to talk at the moment.Anna sighed. “Take your eyes away fro
Anna abruptly opened the door and banged in, panting. “Ma! Ma! Ma!” She shouted, running towards Patricia’s desk.Patricia was shocked, and she couldn’t utter a word. Instead, she widened her eyes and watched Anna arrived in front of her desk before she could pull a word out. “What happened?” She asked, the worried in her voice cooperating with the concern in her voice.Anna breathed heavily as she bent her back and placed her hands on her knees.“What happened?!” Patricia raised her voice. She was getting more scared by Anna’s reaction.Anna panted for another second before she raised her hand and stood straight on her feet. “It’s him…” she uttered, but couldn’t complete her statement.She pointed her thumb at her back, crossing it over her shoulder without looking backward. “It’s him…” she continued, struggling to complete her statement but couldn’t.“It’s who?” Patricia asked, with her lips already quivering. “Calm yourself and talk, Anna. What happened? It’s who? Please, talk. You’
Ailee walked into the office and stood in front of Bastian’s head. She bowed her head, holding a file in her hand. “Good morning, sir,” she greeted, but Bastian, whose head was placed on the desk, didn’t respond to her.“Good morning, sir,” she greeted again, but still no response.She furrowed her face. “What’s wrong with him?” She asked herself in a low voice. She observed him for a second and bent a bit to check if he was sleeping, but his eyes were wide open, making her guess he was just lost in thought.She elevated her shoulder a bit with her mouth shaped to the left a little. “What’s wrong with him?” She asked herself put the file on the desk and let out. “The president said I should give this to you.”She eyed her for another few minutes and turned around to leave, but as she took three steps forward, she halted because she was worried and couldn’t leave Bastian in that situation.“Gosh…” she uttered and discharged a soft breath and, without giving her decision a second thought
Patricia heard a knock on the floor, and she stopped pressing her laptop. She glanced at her wristwatch. “8:05 Am? Who could it be?” She wondered.She stared at the door and raised her voice so it could reach the person. “Come in.” She permitted and immediately continued pressing her laptop.“Good morning, ma.”She heard a familiar voice and instantly raised her gaze. “Cohen?!” she exclaimed with her eyes widened in disbelief, and she couldn’t say another word. Instead, she fixed her eyes on him and watched him stride closer.Cohen arrived in front of his desk and bowed his head. “Good morning, ma,” he greeted. He raised his head and crossed his hand behind him as he stared downward and slightly bent his neck to apologize. “I’m sorry I arrived late,”“I have to drop my mother at the hospital.” He exclaimed.“What are-” Patricia opened her mouth to talk, but Cohen interrupted her.“I’m sorry. I know that’s not an excuse. I shouldn’t involve family matters in business, but I have to sta
“Be careful…” Patricia cautioned Williams, who was already a few steps ahead of her out of the hospital and had been jumping around since the doctor said he was perfectly healthy now. There was no injection for him anymore.“Mom, please call Dad. This call for celebration. I am happy,” Williams let out. He stopped jumping, but couldn’t help pacing fast because he was so excited. He halted and glanced backward at his mother. “And don’t forget to invite Mr. Cohen as well. He needs to be there. I hope he is fine now and will have the strength to come.”“Sure, I will,” she agreed. She took a few steps closer to her and bent in his front. She passed the medicine nylon in her right hand to the left and placed it on Williams’s shoulder. “Williams, I know this won’t sound well with you or you won’t like it, but now that the truth is out and you know who Cohen is, you should change how you address him.”Williams furrowed his face as he raised his shoulder, stretching his hands beside him. “What
-Many weeks later-“Ma, it’s Mrs. Charlotte. She has been waiting for over two hours.” Anna proclaimed immediately as she entered the office. Patricia was working on a file, and Anna’s announcement made her halted. She raised her gaze and looked at Anna’s face. “Why did you keep her waiting?” She questioned. “You should have told her I was in a meeting.”“I did, but she insisted on staying, and Ailee told me to allow her. I even invited her to come into the office to wait for you, but she declined saying she doesn’t worth it.” Anna explained.Patricia sighed and closed the file on her desk. She stood and walked out of her seat, asking, “where is she now?”“At the third floor. She is waiting with others question,” Anna responded. Patricia had already walked to her side, and before she could add another word, Patricia increased her speed and already walked past her.Anna turned around and paced to Patricia with three steps between them. “You can stay. I will go call her.” She offered.