AURORAThe shots kept coming, passing over the cars that we shielded our bodies with.“I don't think these guys are professional,” Madeline said.“No, they just want to hit something,” I gave a sigh of relief when we heard the police siren.“They seem to have stopped,” Madeline said, getting up.“No, stay down Madeline,” I brought her down immediately and another round of bullets went through our heads.“That was too close,” she said, breathing heavily.“Until the cops get here, we don't move,” I said to her.She nodded fidgeting. Madeline's eyes were wide with fear, her gaze darting back and forth between the cars and the surrounding buildings. I held her tight, trying to shield her from harm."Stay calm, they'll be here soon," I whispered, trying to reassure her.The sirens grew louder, and I could see the flashing lights reflecting off the nearby windows. The shooters seemed to sense the approaching police, too, and their gunfire slowed to less erratic shots.Suddenly, the firing s
AURORAShe sighed heavily. She knew I had caught her. “How do you know about the Killings, Maya?” I asked her.“Are you a part of them?!” I yelled.“No, I'm not,” she snapped. “How could you possibly think that? I have daughters,” she said and I sighed.“Yeah? But those daughters don't run your company. Your son does and he is not even the first born,” I said to her.“And why do you think that is?” She asked, getting into a sitting position. “Huh?Tell me Aurora. Think, you always know everything,” she said to me.“You are protecting them,” I said, with my voice low.“I'm protecting them because I don't want them to end up dead,” she said and I sighed.“Well, you could have led with that,” I said, standing close to the door.“You didn't let me. You already accused me,” she blurted out while I rolled my eyes. Maya had always been the one to say her mind. Not caring what others think about her.“I protect my daughters. Who is protecting you, Aurora?” She asks with concern in her voice.“
AURORA“Here,” I handed Anna some sand to place on Steven's casket as it was placed on the ground. I could feel the tears gathering in my eyes but I had to keep them there for the sake of Anna, Mary and Linda. Mary has come to know Steven as a father and so has Anna to Linda.They had their little family going on and the group took that away from them. “You are okay,” I said as I wiped Anna's face. Jacob held my hands as he got us up. We will all in black as we said our goodbyes to Steven. He was our friend, a good father to his daughter. He didn't deserve it. Anne doesn't deserve to be an orphan.“Come on,” I noticed Anna dragging me away from the burial site. Everyone was already walking away as well.“Are you doing okay?” I asked Andre. He seems to be taking Steven's death harder than everyone else.“I should have done more than just stand there,” he said and I clicked my tongue.“No, Andre, if you had, we would have been mourning two loved ones today. We are going to get these
AURORA“The future has always been for the men to rule, not just the future the world at large,” that's the voice of Mr. LeVert from his broadcast morning show.“Women need to know their place. We go out to work and they stay at home to take care of the home. I mean that's what happened during the war,” he said and stared straight at the camera with a smug look on his face like he knew I was watching.This has been the thing I do every morning from the moment I found out he is behind the group.Everyday, I draw strength from watching him say some of his misogynistic words, knowing one day he is going to eat it.I held a sharp sound of a pencil breaking and the TV going off. I looked at the pencil in my hands, it was broken into two.“Wow, it's like a pattern,” I heard Amy's voice and I looked up.“What's a pattern,” I asked, adjusting myself. I knew exactly what she was talking about. But she knew better than to give me an answer.“You can't keep doing this to yourself,” Carina asked,
AURORA“It's possible that this could be his way of taunting you,” Carina said as I sat in front of Desktop typing on the keyboard.“He has to know that meeting with you will make you research about him which means watching his shows,” she continued but I wasn't buying any of it.“I don't buy that, Carina. LeVert is dubious and vicious all at the same time. He didn't just place that Mug on his broadcast show for fun, he did it to taunt me,” I said to her.“Okay, what does he gain by doing that?” She asked.“Well, for one, we don't have the necessary chemicals to go through with production,” I paced around the room.“He can't stop the company from selling to us, he doesn't own it,” she snapped.“He might not own it but he is a shareholder in the company,” Amy said, handing me her tablet.It was the company's website, LeVert's picture was there amongst others as shareholders.“Damnit,” I cursed, handing Amy back her tablet.“Well, we source for other companies even if it's out of the co
AURORA“Thanks for being here,” I said to Aubrey. “I know you have a lot to do with the opening of your art showcase.”“I can't let you walk in here alone,” she said to me. “Postponing was a good idea, it gave me more time to deal with what I couldn't do before,” she said to me.We got out of the car and I stared at the company's logo. “Safe and Clean Chemical.” “Having cold feet?” I heard Martin's voice, he insisted on driving us here.“Not really but I'm having goosebumps about seeing LeVert again,” I said to him.“That guy is a creep and shouldn't be on the planet,” Aubrey said with spite.“Okay, Aubrey,” I laughed a little as we walked into the building.“I won't let him come close to you. That's what I'm here for,” he adjusted his tuxedo, standing in front of us.“Miss Clinton?” A lady walked towards us.“Yes,” myself and Aubrey said at the same time. We both smiled and she made me take the lead.“We are both Miss Clinton and we are here for the board of directors meeting,” I sa
AURORA“Is it just me or do you just remain effortlessly beautiful all the time?” Maria asked as I walked into my dressing room. Looks like she is done with Carina and Sophie's makeup.“I just had my dress on,” I said, shyly.“Well, my brother is going to be dumbstruck when he see you,” Sophie said and I blushed harder.“Well, I will say you love beautiful as always,” Carina said, trying not to be left out.“We should have lunch sometime,” I said, walking towards her.“Yeah, I feel like we haven't connected like we used to,” she said to me.“We are both growing, though we did promise not to get married,” I said, laughing.“Well, it's not too late,” she joined me and I glared at her.“Don't you dare break Andre's heart,” I said to her.“Me?, Or he shouldn't break mine,” she pouted.“When you two lovebirds are ready, I will like to begin Aurora's makeup,” Maria said to us.“Lovebirds?” Carina asked as I walked towards Maria.“Yeah, before Andre and Jacob both of you were in love with ea
AURORAThe lights came on. I looked towards Aubrey, she was on the floor holding Clay's hands. He was pinned down by a wooden plank and couldn't move.“Someone call 911!” Aubrey yelled as I raced towards her.“Oh my gosh, Aubrey, are you hurt?” I asked, taking a look at her.“No, Clay. He isn't moving!” She screamed with tears pouring down her face.“He is going to be alright,” I tried calming her down but she wouldn't let me.“Take this off him, he can't breathe,” she screamed.“No!” Sophie stopped the bodyguards trying to get the wooden plank off Clay.“We have to figure out if there is any bleeding or tearing,” she said and I nodded.“Come on, let's go,” I tried pulling Aubrey up but she didn't move. “Come on, Aubrey. Sophie knows what she is doing,” I said to her.“No, I'm not leaving him alone,” she cried out.“Hey, hey, she is not alone. I'm with him,” Martin said to her. “I won't leave him alone.”She finally got up, Carina and Madeline helped me get her away from the crash. S