"How long? How long have you um..." Nella trailed off with a sudden laugh that shocked her. Her eyes were misty and it's only a matter of time before the floodgates of tears broke and plummeted down her face like waves. "This woman, how long have you... since when did you realize that you were in love with her?""That's not important Nella and you know that." He lets her down easily, not because he didn't want to tell her but because he didn't see the point to it. He had already hurt her badly with this news and speaking more on the subject will only aggravate and make things worse. "You're one of my best friends and that's the only reason I'm telling you this. It just can't work between us anymore.""So, this is it? For both of us?" She persisted, hoping that he would at least change his mind or tell her that he was joking to say to the least. She wanted so badly for this to be a dream, a very horrible dream that she would wake up from when it's all over but standing here looking at
Hera gently tapped on the keys to Bryce's laptop as she tried to figure out and navigate her way through the website. She had asked him for it and after trying to figure out what she needed it for countless times, he had given up and had no other choice but to give it to her.He had even suggested trying to help her with whatever she wanted to use it for but she only asked him to teach her how to use a search engine and after that, she didn't say anything more. She ended their conversation with saying that she would do it herself.Each time he walked in on her using it, she shut it down and discarded it completely covering all traces of whatever she was up to online. Somehow it bothered him. Was she trying to hide something away from him or was she planning not to let him figure it out at all. Well, since she wouldn't let him know what it is, he won't pry or force her to tell him even though it was eating at his curiosity."Maybe she was texting Ben." He had thought to himself repeate
Three months.That's how long it has been since Hera had that conversation with Bryce and since then, there had been a lot of changes. True to his words, he had helped her. He didn't judge her as much as she had thought he would and was very kind enough to show her the ropes of how everything was done.He was very patient with her even though she made a lot of mistakes. Now while he was busy with work, she was taking lessons and he helped her in any way that he could.Christina on the other hand was also making significant progress. She was taking her lessons very seriously and if all goes well then she'd be writing her final exams to get prepared for college. Hera made sure to speak to her whenever she had the chance to. Christina was smart and Hera was very confident that her sister would definitely ace her papers.She had always been the brain of the family. Not like Hera was bad herself. She knew that her sister would go through any length to finish strong because asides her, she
Oh God!Those were the first words that escaped from Hera's lips followed by a tiny gasp as she stared at the test strip in her hands which had visible bold red lines on it. Mariam had bought it for her and had shown her what to do and how to use it. She had wished that what Mariam had told her before was not true but here it was in her hands in plain red.She was pregnant. She was carrying Bryce's child.She couldn't help the tears that clouded her vision before dropping off her cheeks like twin rivers. What would she do now? How does she explain this to him? What would he even say about this?"Hera are you okay in there my child?" Mariam's voice came from outside the door. The more she called out to her, the more she couldn't stop the tears from falling. Bryce would hate her."Please come out Hera so that we can figure something out." The older woman pleaded desperately when she heard the subdued sniffs and hiccups that came from inside the bathroom. She didn't need a soothsayer to
She would leave. Hera thought to herself as she watched Bryce sleep peacefully that night, draped in his arms just like he did like every other night.That was the only solution to this problem. She wouldn't stay and she definitely wouldn't wait for him to find out and get angry at her. This is what's best for everyone. Maybe she'd tell him about it when she was somewhere safe, somewhere he couldn't reach her so that she wouldn't have to deal with his anger should in case he snaps. In the meantime, she just had to figure out a way to get out of here and quickly.Pulling herself away from Bryce's arms, she slowly made her way outside the bedroom and down the stairs to the living room. She walked out to the balcony at the left wing of the house and stood there, thinking.Too many things were at stake and she doesn't know exactly how to handle it. Wrapping her hands instinctively around her stomach, she threw her face out the open sky. Was this the biggest test of her life? There's no wa
Hera had mixed feelings seeing Nella standing in front of her. Why was she here? Her mind told her that it was one of two things. It was either she came looking for Bryce or Bryce had asked her to come. She didn't want to believe in the latter because he would never do that to her. He had promised that he wouldn't hurt her so there's no way he would invite her here or did he? "Hera right?" Nella had asked and Hera only nodded, wondering how she knew her name because if she recalled properly, they've never really had a proper one on one conversation and they've never crossed paths. Did Bryce tell Nella about her perhaps? "Where's your boss?" She had asked and Hera was tight-lipped. She doesn't really address him as her boss anymore and she doesn't know how to tell her that. For the longest of time, she called him by his name as he had requested and it had remained so since then. "Bryce isn't at home." Nella arched a brow at her, stunned. Since when did Bryce agree to formality betw
Bryce paced around the hospital like a mad man. Even Mariam couldn't get it him to calm down or sit or do anything. It's been hours since they took her inside with them. It's been hours since he nearly beat up a doctor that tried to stop him from going in there with her. They weren't saying anything to him and it was only a matter of time before he looses his brain cells completely.This situation was very antagonizing and it just catapulted him back to that time he was trying so hard to forget and moved past from.Bryce felt his hands tremble. Each time he thought of Hera in that state that he had met her, his entire body shook involuntarily. It was happening again just like it did in the past. Just like it happened to his mother. He rubbed his hands together nervously.No. It cannot be. Hera will be fine and his baby...oh God his child! How could he have missed it. Is this another punishment from him up there? Hera hasn't done anything wrong so why was he taking it out on her and no
Doctors running. Nurses speedily pushing a hospital cart into Hera's room. The whole ward was in chaos yet Bryce couldn't figure out what was happening. No one would talk to him and no one would tell him what's going on. He had tried to stop a nurse but even she couldn't give him a reasonable response. It shouldn't be what he was thinking. It should never be what he is thinking. It just can't be. The doctor rushed out of her ward and Bryce had no other choice but to corner him. "What's happening Doctor? Where is Hera? What's going on?" The words rushed out of his mouth before he could stop it. "Why is no one talking to me?" "She's crashing sir." He breathed out. "But i can assure you that we're doing everything we can to sustain her. Hopefully, she responds to treatment because at this rate, all i can say is that you should brace yourself for the worst." The doctor stated and ran off to join the others almost immediately. Bryce froze. His head reeling from fear and uncertainty. He