Ashley was already getting tired of paddling but she had come so far, it wouldn't be logical for her to turn back. Also, she felt a bit lucky because this was her town so she knew the way in and out...maybe not everywhere but she definitely knew this route. She saw that they were starting to leave the public's eyes just like the time that he went to the forest. It brought back traumatic memories for her but she persisted. She stopped riding and parked her bicycle immediately after he did his like that. Alex turned around to see if anyone was around before wearing his mask. He adjusted his cap and went in. Ashley sneaked to look at him but he was no longer there. Within a few seconds, he was out again and she immediately hid again. She could hear the sound of her heart beating faster and louder at the thought of hiding when she was this close to him. Thankfully, her bicycle was hidden. Alex rode past her to the road and she quickly climbed on hers so she wouldn't
Ashley was so scared. She kept looking at the men that had surrounded her viciously with nasty thoughts going on in their minds. She joined her palms together to plead for mercy. "She looks young." "She looks eatable." "Young meats are always the best to eat." "How did she even get here in the first place?" A guy wondered. "It's none of our business. Let's get to it. Who is going first?" "No...no, please, don't..." Someone grabbed her hand and pulled her closer while the other guys went ahead to rejoice, clapping their hands to show their support for what was about to happen. She needed desperate help. "Stop pretending to be innocent. If you didn't want something like a strong c*ck, why then are you here? So quit the act!" The man yelled at her. Ashley squirmed and turned her face away. The smell out of the guy's mouth was terrible even worst than someone who was yet to brush their teeth for a year. "Please...I just came to..." "Let go of
"There is no problem with him. He is going to be fine. I guess you know what exactly is up with him, right? It's nothing serious." Jennie explained to Jonathan. The latter felt relieved and smiled at Jennie gratefully. "Thank you, doctor." "You are welcome. Please, excuse me." She left the office and met Ashley outside. "Big sis..." Ashley was pulled by Jennie without much thinking into her office and she slammed the door. "Are you crazy? Why are you here? What happened to *I am going to Sammie's*, huh? Why is Alex looking that terrible? I am confused by what is going on and I demand that you start explaining to me now, young lady!" She ordered furiously. Ashley was scared as she couldn't look at her sister in the eye but she didn't hesitate in telling her the truth. The more that she spoke, the more Jennie was perplexed. "So, my sister is telling me that because of a guy, she diverted her path? Isn't that absurd? He doesn't even like you yet you are
" I really don't know what is wrong with you. You have been sleeping non-stop today in class." Josh mentioned as they settled to have their lunch inside the cafeteria. "You should ask her where she was yesterday" Sammie snorted and turned her face away. "Wasn't she with you last night?" Josh was amazed. Sammie turned to Josh to explain while ignoring Ashley's pleadingly eyes. "You know what? She told me that she was coming over last night and I prepared dinner. I even told my parents to go ahead with their journey that my best friend was coming. My big brother was not around as well so I was living the same fate as the boy from the movie HOME ALONE. Her parents kept calling me and I had to call her as well but she didn't answer. I was in between the Devil and the deep blue sea. Can you just imagine such a situation? After an hour or more than that, she simply texted me that she was coming and I still waited until it was twelve but she...I can't believe this." Sammie
"I'm home." Jennie greeted him immediately after she entered the apartment that she shared with Louis. The latter came out of the kitchen wearing an apron and holding two cups. He smiled on seeing Jennie. "Hey, bae. Good morning." Jennie smiled faintly as she put down her bag and approached the dining table. "Good morning, sweetheart." They kissed on the lips and Louis kissed her forehead too. "How was your night at the hospital? You look stressed." He mentioned. "Yeah. I am stressed. You won't believe what happened today at the hospital." Louis sat down opposite her and waited for the gist. Anything related to gist especially if it was from his beloved, he was always interested. "It's about Ashley, she came over to the hospital last night with her crush and her crush's Brother." "What?" Jennie started explaining what she meant. Louis was surprised as he listened to each of the detail his girlfriend was saying. "I don't know what to do, Lou
"Good morning, doctor." "Good morning," Jennie responded with a smile after coming out of her car. She was looking very energetic and vibrant as well. One wouldn't have believed that she was awake throughout the whole night. She greeted a few of her colleagues while she ignored those that wanted to be. On her way, she met a friend of hers who stopped her to have a few words with her. "Hey, good morning." "Morning. What's up?" "A nurse told me that a patient was brought in here last night and you..." "Yeah, I know about it. He is my patient. Don't worry. I have things under control." "Are you sure?" The guy asked with uncertainty "Yeah, I am. Thanks for asking by the way." Jennie walked past him hurriedly to her office to start the day's work. As she wore her coat, she stared at herself in the mirror. It was quite hectic to be a doctor but she loved her job very much. Aside from the thought of her job, something else was bothering her. "Don't wor
A few days later, Ashley felt terrible and even looked like one. Her hair was a mess and her eyes were swollen because of late night sleep. She spent hours reading and tried reaching Alex but it was to no avail. She didn't give up though. She checked her phone for any messages but she got none. She tried contacting Jonathan but his number was unavailable as well. She didn't know where he lived and she still felt the burden in her heart. She simply wanted to apologize and speak to him. Someone knocked on her door. "Cutie Pie, are you in there?" Her father asked. "Hmm." She groaned. "May I come in?" Brown asked again. "Hmm." She groaned louder and the door was unlocked from outside. Brown stepped into the room and gently closed the door. He found her sleeping upside down. Her whole room was a mess, something that never happened before. It was not as if the exams were fast approaching so why was this happening? "Ashley, are you fine?" Ashley shook her h
"What went wrong?" Sammie asked curiously as they decided to walk home. Ashley sighed, "I followed him to where he was working a few days ago." Sammie frowned, "And how is that a crime to neglect you?" "It is not just any working place. It's something that no one was supposed to know about especially me. Just like I followed him to the forest that day when we went on a short vacation, that was how I followed him this time around and that was because I was curious about the type of life he was living. In short, he is selling drugs." "Drugs? The good drugs or the bad ones?" "The bad ones. He buys them and goes to sell them to some thugs or bad People. I didn't know, okay? I just kept following until we arrived there and after getting there, I couldn't turn back again. I had come so far just to unravel the truth about him so I went in unnoticed. The place was terrible. Never would anyone have told me that such a place existed and I would believe. I had to bear
Alex closed the door and looked around with a soft look. The breeze blew his hair gently and his eyes were squinted as well as if trying to figure out something due to its view. This was surprising even though he had expected something like this. It was already evening in H City and the atmosphere brought back memories. Unlike ten years ago when this place was so despicable and no one could come here because it was a gangster's home, it was now an abode to many people and life had become better now. Alex could see the cops dragging a teenager with tattoos all over his body down the road. The teenager was trying to escape but with so many cops, his energy was futile. Ashley watched him, carefully observing his facial expressions. She had brought him to H City without his knowledge but he seemed to be taking it quite well. "What are we doing here?" Alex finally landed his eyes on her as his two hands went straight into his pockets to prevent them from getting iced. Good enough
"What do you think I should do, huh? I don't know if I am reciprocating the feelings back to her?" Alex frowned as he discussed his problem with Jonathan. "But she doesn't seem to mind. She is totally in love with you." "That's not an excuse. I just need to know if I am doing well enough." Alex answered.Jonathan exchanged his leg position and sat down a bit comfortably to the right. "Well...to be truthful, you are far from doing well enough."It felt as if someone had thrown a glass into his mirror, shattering all. Well, he knew what the truth was but having someone affirm it was something he wasn't expecting to hold within. Jonathan could see the sadness wash through his face. His lips curled downwards as a result of his answer. "Okay...you know what? Listen to me. I don't want you to pressure yourself in this short journey that you two would be going on. Ashley totally understands you, this is what I can assure you of so you don't need to rush and you don't nee
"I am sorry." These were Alex's first words immediately after he healed up and could speak. Ashley smiled and hugged him gently so as not to cause him any harm. It was their moment and they were taking the most of it. Alex missed her scent, he missed holding her and it was great to have her back. Later on, she held his hand. "I know...I know you're sorry and so am I" "You are not mad at me anymore?" "Why would I? I have told you that I have no reason any more to stay mad at you." She answered. "Does this mean that you still love me?" Alex asked gently, his eyes boring into hers desperately expecting a positive answer. Ashley couldn't meet his gaze and just stared somewhere else, intentionally raising his hopes.When Alex couldn't see her approval, he became slightly disappointed...in himself. "Oh." He muttered. "I must have been thinking too much that you and I..."Ashley silenced him with a kiss and looked into his eyes. "I know we have been apart for
It's been three weeks since Ashley started coming over to Alex's place all thanks to Valerie. Jenny and her husband also were able to come once in a while. Ariana was not left out as well. Ashley felt more at peace and worked from home instead. She had no trouble with Rhae going anywhere because Jonathan told her that she was going to find absolutely nothing. It was funny how he said that and somehow, she was just glad that they were both on good terms now. Ashley smiled at herself in the mirror as she packed her hair up. She had a great feeling that things were going to be good again and now that this misunderstanding had been clear, she couldn't wait to see Alex's expression whenever he woke up. Would he be happy to see her? Their time together as teenagers wasn't that long but they had impacted each other deeply and it was taking a toll on them even after all these years. She cleaned herself up and walked out of the bathroom only to meet the biggest shock of her life. She almos
A MONTH LATER,Ashley had just finished her therapy session with her female therapist. Her phone had been confiscated for a few days now because Ariana feared that things wouldn't improve but her phone was given back to her a day ago. She hadn't been to work as well.Ashley laid on the couch and crossed her legs against each other. She turned on the phone, only to meet a series of text messages inquiring about her health and how things were going. Sammie and Josh were also not excluded. Where they were was a bit far so it denied them the chance of visiting frequently like they would always do when they were still teenagers.So with the little amount of strength in her, she replied to all messages until she got to a particular one that caught her attention. She clicked on it so she could view the entire message. "Hey there, this is Valerie, Alex's sister. If you still want to speak with Alex and also to know where he is, contact me back." This message was sent just a MONTH ago as
Jonathan was already ushered in and was sitting down with the rest of the family but on the other side. His hands were clasped together with his head bowed. His right leg kept tapping against the ground as he prepared his mind to speak. He suddenly raised his head at once to speak, his eyes were on Ashley who he considered the oppressor. "Valerie told me what happened and I think you know what you have done so there is no need for me to start explaining. I hope your family is also aware this time. We don't need you to keep useless secrets that we would be blamed for again. Who do you think you are?" His tone started rising at the end of his sentence. "Tell me! Who do you think you are to do all this trash? How dare you approach my brother only to insult him and say trash to him, you b*tch...?"Ashley became angered and stood up fiercely. "How dare you call me a b*tch when you and that psycho brother of yours are the real d*ck, huh? Oh...so he ran out of the cafe and went
Ashley closed the door of the sitting room, looking soaked up and terrible at the same time. Her face was pale and at that point, even though it was deadly cold, it felt as if she was immune to the weather: 's circumstances. She leaned against the door and slid down to the ground which she sat upon, bawling her eyes out. Jenny who woke up due to the sound of the door being unlocked appeared with a knife and her husband behind her as well. She was scared that it was probably a thief or an attacker. Their minds didn't go through to the thought of it being Ashley because she would have called. But they were both stunned at the situation in front of them. "Ashley?" Jenny called in surprise and then looked at her husband. She gave him the knife and quickly approached her sister. When she got to her side, she knelt and touched her wet hair with a little bit of confusion. Her hands kept moving from one part of her body to another, purposely checking for any physical injuries while being
"Are you sure it's not something that you need my help with?" Philip asked as he looked at the cafe and turned off the car's engine. This was the third time he had brought Ashley over to this place. Was she now obsessed with it that she wouldn't stop coming or there was just another reason for it? "No, thank you. I am fine. You can go home now. We will discuss it tomorrow." Ashley answered with a brief smile and came out of the car with her things. She stood to watch Philip leave first before proceeding.The latter quickly reversed and took the other route. The hand Ashley was waving vigorously halted and her smile was wiped off. She exhaled silently as her eyes ran across the surroundings. She turned to face the cafe.Yeah, she had been coming here for a while with the hope of having a proper conversation with Alex regarding her pending questions. She was so much curious and there was no way she would let this slide but her first attempt in speaking with him landed in failur
"And this counts as the end of your story, Alyssa," Loius said and kisses his daughter's forehead. Jennie glanced back at them and smiled. She had also been listening to the father-daughter discussion while preparing Alyssa's things for school. Louis was a good reader and his voice was smooth which could make the listener not get tired of listening to him speak multiple times. That was the major score he used in winning her over finally. "Thank you, Daddy." Alyssa chuckled after Louis shook her head playfully. "Get to sleep. You don't want to go to school very late."Alyssa then closed her eyes and Louis stood up. He approached his wife and hugged her from the back. "You got a free concert." "I didn't know reading was now some form of concert." Jennie teased back and Louis bit her earlobe. "Ouch... Louis, stop it." "Should I?" Louis asked, proving to be stubborn. Before Jennie could answer, Alyssa did her the favor. "This is still my room." She mumble