I woke up finding myself on a mat in nurse Vicky's house. I've gotten used to the house to know the look and the scent of the house. No matter what, you would smell different herbs and concoctions in her house. Initially, I've only watched historical doctors treating patients with herbs but here I am as a living witness."Are you awake?" The voice of my mother came."Mom" I calledI was glad to have woken up in the village and to see my mother sitting beside me. Suddenly, my brain recalled how I was trying to swim away from David, and seeing my mom beside me confused me more."Mom, there is fire on the mountain! Do you remember David? The cop that helped solve Royce's malpractice accusation, I saw him. I knew he was sent here to get us. You need to run away with Royce at this moment to avoid being caught" I rushed my words, feeling worried"Calm down Kiara" she tried to protest but I cut her off"Mom please listen to me, I won't forgive myself if anything happens to you and Royce. You
"You want revenge?" He asked in awe. Guess he didn't hear me well or he was expecting that from me"Exactly," I said "But your heart is so soft, also revenge comes with sacrifice, do you think you will be able to do that?" He questioned"Jeez! I'm not a baby, David. I'm ready for all it's gonna take" I scoffed"Even if it's gonna cost your life?" He furthered questioned"Hey! Not my life okay? " I scolded, then he giggled"Sorry for saying that, I'm only teasing you" he added"Let's be serious for once David, I mean it" I shouted at him"Oh really? If I get you right now, you want me to help you to take revenge on Ryan?" He asked with seriousness"Not on Ryan since you said he knew nothing about what happened. But on Madam first lady that Brought my family down from something to nothing and the foe I called my bestie" I retorted"I need madam, first lady, to beg for my forgiveness on her knees, I need her to explain to the whole world how she lied against my family. I'm not ready to
The village was interesting day by day. I made a lot of friends, both old and young and I've commenced participating in the village activities. Royce of a dickhead knew about the fun night at the market square all this while and didn't tell me. Even mom betrayed me by getting notified but she thought I wouldn't wanna get involved. I wondered where they got the mentality from, it was fun to stupor and I always watched toward the dark hour just to have fun with the other villagers.Yesterday made it two weeks that I was treated by nurse Vicky. Yet, Leonard refused to kick as expected. I sat in a corner during the night's fun hours, with no interest in dancing and singing. All that occupied my heart was the evacuation. I wasn't ready for it! I wasn't ready to lose my son! All my sacrifice would be in vain if Leonard refused to respond. I didn't know when I started sobbing till a little girl of age six walked towards me."You are Kiara right?" She asked with her baby voiceI raised my he
The joy got disseminated into the village within a twinkle of an eye. People were already waiting for me outside nurse Vicky's house, dancing and rejoicing. I was thankful to have such people by my side. They stood with me without judging me. "Let's do a gender check to see if the baby is indeed a boy" Nurse Vicky suggested"We wanna check if the baby is a boy!" I heard Ava announcing to them outside.Jeez! Such a lovely kid."We've already known it's a boy since he answered the name Leonard," a grandma uttered outside.The gender check lasted for ten minutes and it was confirmed to be true. I was the happiest person on earth that day. I vacated the room and I was welcomed by petals of flowers."Congratulations," they all chorused.If confirming the baby's health is worth this kind of celebration, I wondered how excited he would be when he arrived on this earth."Here is the gift for our coming baby," a woman said, taking me to a corner where loads of fabric-wrapped gifts were place
"What? Does Ryan have an accident? Oh my goodness!" Pearl exclaimed with shock. She walked closer to Laura angrily and dragged her hair."All these wouldn't have been happening if you didn't show up and requested to be his wife" she Shouted at her"Argh" Laura groaned"Bitch! I warned Kiara not to trust you but she loved you so much as a bestie. Idiot" she yelled and keep slapping her face"Stop Pearl! Show some respect" madam first lady came in between them" I'll not forgive you if anything happens to my brother, Bitch!" She spitted on her before taking her to leave."This girl is getting worse day by day, unbelievable!" Madam first lady was surprised by her actions and quickly ordered the maids to get Laura cleaned up. Shortly, they both left for the hospital.Ryan was taken to their family hospital, so it was very easy for them to locate the place. They both rushed to the receptionist who directed them to the hospital's intensive care unit."Where is my son?" She asked the nurse s
How dare they wish for nothing but Ryan's death? Is he the one that killed his lover and burnt her family? Why would they want karma to harvest on him? Why can't not his mother? I assumed"What? Why did you shout? Didn't you hear what the wickedness of a woman did?" A woman asked annoyingly"I heard you, ma'am, I just felt cursing the innocent son isn't the best option, rather than the first day to pay for her son by herself" I replied with a smile since it was not possible to tell me I was the lover there were all talking about and I was still alive with my family, though on a run.The congratulatory party came to an end in the late hours of the evening. I went outside for fresh air and met David outside with Ava sleeping peacefully on his lap."Why are you still here?" I asked because I didn't expect him to be outside, though he would have left for his house like others."And what is Ava doing with you? Will you be the one to take her home in the late hours?" I added"Gosh! One ques
David and I kept gaping at each other in awe. I'm sure the delivery men would be wondering if something was wrong."Again?" I shouted"Madam, are you Kiara Smith?" He implored when he noticed I wasn't going to respond anytime soon."Y-ye-yes, I am* I stuttered"Let's offload your packages" he uttered and wanted to start offloading when David called him."May I ask the reason you guys were arguing before?" He directed the question to the older one."Nothing much, just having doubts if this is the location sent to us. Can we pack them inside?" He furthered asked"Sure" I gestured to them.After uploading the packages that took nothing less than fifteen minutes. David and couldn't utter a word, we were also staring at them"Can you see I wasn't lying when I told you about my ghost helper?" I later found my voice to speak"I still can't believe it. Had it been Ryan isn't in a coma, he would have been the real Suspect. Have you ever thought of Liam helping you out?" She asked"I don't know
"Help! Save me!" I screamed while looking at the Cobra who fixed it gaze on me. Was it thinking of the best place to attack me? What will Happen to Leonard?" I thought"Kiara! Kiara!! Kiara!!!" I started hearing a faint voice that belonged to David. My mind would have been at ease but what if the snake attacked me before his arrival?"Kiara!" He called again"David!" I shrieked In a few minutes, he arrived at the place and found me trembling and sweating."See" I pointed at the snake to him"What the fuck!" He Muttered and motioned to me to hide beside him which I did with hesitation."Let me know if you see any long sticks please," he said and I bobbed in retort. The scene wasn't funny as he was trying to protect me from the attack. I later found a big stick which he hurriedly picked."What do you wanna use the stick for?" I asked"What else than to use it to kill the snake" he responded"That's enormity! How would you kill an innocent snake? What if it's pregnancy and close to its
*Eighteen years later*A lot of things have happened over the past eighteen years. After Liam's wedding, the ladies stood in the queue, waiting for her to throw her bouquet. She demonstrated the throwing two times but she didn't throw it.People were anticipating who the next bride would be but surprisingly, she started walking towards us."Babe, today wouldn't have happened if not for you. I remembered fighting you when we first met. It was fun to have a supporting friend like you and to say I was amazed when you told me to go ahead with the wedding plans despite that you have engaged and we all thought you would get married first. Here is the bouquet, it's yours and please, be fast with it" She handed the bouquet to me."Wow!""I like this!""Awwnnnnn""This is amazing" and lots more were the compliments we received from the guests."How I wish I also had a friend like Kiara," Pearl mumbled, which made all of us laugh.The couple walked to where the car was parked. They were leaving
To say I was shunned to see the first lady kneeling in front of me was an understatement, which also made me feel embarrassed."Stand up please, you are embarrassing me" I cautioned"I'm deeply sorry for what happened in the past. I'm not apologizing because I'm in this position but because I am remorseful. If I didn't try to separate Liam from Maya in the beginning, they would have been living happily with Diamond, likewise you and Ryan. I am a selfish mother who only thought about herself" she sobbed"Forgive me, Kiara. I've done more harm than good but yet, your love conquers all and still brings Maya back to Liam. My apologies to your mother and brother too. I've told my lawyer to will my properties for you and Maya, he will come to visit you anytime from now on, make sure you acknowledge it" she added"Oh no! You don't have to do that. I've forgiven you before you think of apologizing, so you don't need to will your properties for us" I declined immediatelyShe smirked before she
"Doctor, my son is too young to go through all the pain. Is there any other alternative?" I begged"Miss Smith, the only solution is surgery but don't worry, the professional will handle it and we can assure you that the success rate is high. The only problem is how we are going to get a heart donor. A heart donor is always someone ready to die and it's very rare to get. Moreso, we have two days to get the donor, that's our concern right now" he explainedI fell on my butt, finding it difficult to think straight."Does that mean I'm gonna lose my son if we aren't able to get a donor? Who would wanna die for my son to live?" I Muttered★★★★★★★★★★★★★The whole family was glimpsing at Leonard, through the transparent glass, including Ryan who was looking pitiful at his son.Lots of tubes were connected to his body and a long tube passed through his lung from his mouth, which made his mouth wide open.The hospital had to add his name on the list for a heart transplant and there was no ass
Forty-five minutes passed without any hope of getting out of there. Assuming my hands were free, I would have carried my son and ran out of the building.The boy was still sleeping which made me wonder if all was well with him but the escape took the majority of my thought.After a few seconds, I began to hear footsteps like some people were coming inside the room.I was at first scared because I thought they were sent to finish the job that Laura had started but on second thought, I was glad that they were coming to save us. Why? Because Laura wouldn't send people after she has already finished what she started.Suddenly, the footsteps halted, not moving again. My happiness turned into sadness immediately."Kiara! Kiara!!Kiara!!!" I heard the voices, echoing into the entire building."I'm here!" I gathered the remaining strength and screamed."Where?" One of the voices questioned againI looked around to check what to use to describe the room entrance but I recalled not getting glare
"Who the heck did this?" Ryan took the phone from me, staring at Leonard who was sleeping like nothing happened.The cops moved closer to us and took the phone, in an attempt to track the number. I was standing in Akimbo, likewise waiting for the number to be tracked and to get to the location where the person was hiding.One of the reporters came inside to ask for the update, which the cops replied to and he went back outside to update others.I was too weak to cry and the energy in me had been exhausted. If not for the motherhood Spirit in me, I would have given up, though I was rest assured that my son is doing fine, with the picture that was sent to me.After trying for one hour, the number couldn't be tracked. According to the head cop, the number was unregistered and it seemed to be a special number.A call was put across the telecommunication company, asking for the details of the person that has the number but all effort proved to be abortive.The phone beeped again after thir
No, no, no! It cannot be. Kimberly must be mistaken, how would she tell me that my son is missing? What the heck is she trying to say? Ryan and I hurriedly wore our clothes and we rushed to check out of the hotel.He began to drive at a very high speed. At one point, I forgot about Leonard and started thinking about my Life."Ryan" I screamed when I watched him overtake a big truck."Sit properly angel, we need to get home as fast as possible" he replied, overtaking another bus."Ryan, please, you need to drive slowly. Take things easy please, we need to get home in a good state" I pleaded but it fell on deaf ears."Call Liam now and inform him about what happened" he Instructed.I picked up my phone, amidst his reckless driving to dial Liam's number."Hello" he picked up the call instantly"Oh, my God! Ryan!!!" I shouted when I was a truck moving towards us. I thought I was going to die but Ryan was fast enough to divert the car to the other side."Kiara, what happened? Are you ther
I wasn't in the right state to drive a car. I rushed to the hallway, trying to stop a taxi. It took me a lot of time before I was able to find one."Hilton Hotel" I informed the taxi driver, who started driving almost immediately."Faster please" I instructed him"Hope all is okay ma'am?" The old man questioned"Will you keep your mouth shut and continue driving?" I fired angrily at him.After what seemed like forever, he parked in front of the hotel. I was about to go inside when I heard Liam's voice from behind."Kiara!" He called"Stop running please, people are watching you" he warned and that was when I noticed people's gazes were fixed on me. I managed to fake a smile, though it was hard."Let's go" he added, leading the way into the reception.I was watching Liam talking to the receptionist. Both were smiling like I wasn't there. I didn't have any interest in their conversation but they should be fast."Thank you" I heard Liam saying to the young lady."What took you for so lo
The gun fell from my hand, making me gasp at the view in front of me."Ryan!" I called gently as it was still looking like a dream to me."Ryan!" I cried out this time around. I looked beside me and couldn't find David again, he ran outside.I bent down to Ryan, who was lying helplessly on the floor. I began to shake him rigorously, finding it difficult to believe that I'd shot my lover."Ryan, please don't do this to me. I'm very sorry babe, it wouldn't happen again" I cried"Open your eyes please, what do you want me to tell Leonard? That I killed his father? Open your eyes before I'll shoot myself" I added, crying louder.To my awe, I heard him cough."Ryan, Ryan, can you hear me? Ryan" I slapped his cheeks with my two hands at the same time."Stop it!" He yelled but was very weak. Slowly, he began to open his eyes."What happened? What am I doing on the floor? Whose blood is this?" He questioned.I couldn't be happier to see that he was Alive. I ran a quick check on his body and n
"Noooo! You can't do this to me David please" I begged for mercy after he tore my gown. I knew no one to tell me that I'm doomed. Different thoughts were going through my mind."Who is going to rescue me? Why did I lie to Ryan about coming here? Have I known David has turned into a beast, I wouldn't have come right?"I tried to gain freedom but my energy was no match to his own.Shortly after, he finally tore down the gown, leaving me with pants and a bra."David, this is not going to make me love you. It's gonna let me hate you forever! I know you are doing this because of obsession but don't rape me please" I begged and was trembling at the same time."I don't fucking care! Isn't that the reason you went back to him after so many disappointments from his family? Oh, you thought I didn't know? I heard he fuck well and you can't get enough of his dick but I'll prove you wrong! I'll let you know that I fuck better than him! I'll fuck you till you are not moving again! You wouldn't have