Chris and Albert were at home conversing."But seriously, if you were a lady and asked me to marry you, I would not hesitate in saying yes," Albert said to Chris who was sitting on the couch playing with his phone."What? Why would you say that?" Chris asked."Come on bro. Can't you see all that you have done for me? Aside from providing me with a roof over my head, you help me financially too. Who does that in this era?" Albert asked."Me!" Chris responded sarcastically to Alberts's question."But sorry I'm not going to ask you to marry me because neither of us is gay. And even if you were a lady, I doubt I would have because the vibe between us is more of a friendly one which I doubt could transcend into something else," Chris said."Wait what? Are you saying I'm not attractive or what?" Albert asked."Oh come on. Why would you say a thing like that? And why are we even having this conversation?" Chris asked."Oh, it's nothing. I'm just overwhelmed with your love and support over th
It's been four months now since Charles spoke to Chris to borrow some funds from his wine company to sort out some debt at the Parker Enterprise. But nothing seems to have worked. Emerald had signed three new big-time clients and these were clients that Charles was working with.The thought of the turn of events made Charles mad and confused.How was it possible to have lost all clients in just a short space of time? He thought.Charles was standing by the window of his bedroom looking into the streets as thoughts kept crippling in and out of his mind.Then Fiona entered to get some files to go for antenatal care. As soon as she lifted the files, it reminded Charles of the time he had mysteriously seen a document he thought was missing in his car.Charles quickly turned to his wife and said, "Fiona. What did you do?""What do you mean by that? What did I do?" She asked back."How did the documents I brought home some time ago suddenly appear in my car?" Charles asked."Are you seriou
"I must admit that work has been hectic in the past couple of days. I have not had enough rest and trust me, if it were up to me, I'd sleep forever," Henry said.He was sitting together with Tracy on her rooftop as they had a little conversation."Are you trying to die or something? Because it's only the dead who sleep forever," Tracy said."Not at all. Knowing you is enough reason for one to fight for life and keep going no matter what," he responded."Good. Because that scared me," Tracy said softly."It did? So you care that much about me?" He asked."Of course I do. Who is going to make me feel special and book a whole restaurant for my sake when you go? So you see? No matter how twisted it may sound, you don't have the right to die. At least not in the next eight years," Tracy said."Eighty years? But that's far away. I'm thirty-two years old now, so the next eighty years makes it one hundred and two years, that is if I'm alive to see that day," Henry said."If you say the next s
"Here comes the bride. Here comes the bride. Here comes the bride, who is the husband?" June said in an exciting tone while she paced about in the living room.Tracy, Louisa and Mrs Briggs were all seated watching June's display.Tracy could not help but smile all through."Seriously, today is the happiest day of my life," June added."And why is that so?" Louisa asked."Isn't it obvious? My friend who has been like a sister over the years is getting married soon and that is why,* she responded."But you are not the one getting married so relax," Louisa added."I Should relax? Oh, do you know how long I've been waiting for a day like this?" June asked."I never imagined Tracy would say yes to another man after what she went through. And now that she has found true love and life is looking good for her, you don't think it's a reason enough to be excited for her?" She asked."I do understand you June. And I appreciate the gesture. Seriously. From the depth of my heart, I do," Tracy cut
Eight months passed.Louisa and Cyril were officially married and the two have moved into the same house Cyril bought for them."I can't believe it's already eight months since I got married," Louisa said.She had gone to Tracy's to visit them."I know right? Time is really flying lately," Tracy said."But truth be told, we miss your company here," June said."Haha, what are you talking about? We all work at the same office so even though I'm married, we virtually see ourselves every day," Louisa responded."But the office vibe is not the same as the home vibes," June said." I can't jump on any bed with popcorn in hand as we gist all we can in the name of chatting. You know that feeling is on a different level, " she added."I can understand. But I'm here anyway," Louisa said."But this is just a short visit. You'd be going back to your hubby soon because you are now married. So you see the difference? Sometime back you would have spent the day here and even spent more days," June sa
One year later, Louisa was pregnant with her first child."Just look at you. You look good with that pregnancy," June said.Louisa was at Tracy's house to catch up with her girls and they could not help but be happy for her."Thank you ladies. I appreciate the love. I know someday you two will also carry your own babies," she responded."But June can I ask you something?" Louisa said."Sure. What is it?" She asked."Don't take this in the wrong light, but I was wondering. Do you visit your parent's house? Or should I say, when was the last time you went home?" "And why do you ask?" June responded."Oh, nothing. It's just that I don't remember the last time I was here and you were not here," she said."You can say that again. I've tried a few times to make her go home to at least see her parents, but I guess she is loving it here," Tracy said."I've heard your counsel, I will visit home soon," June said."And your sister though, have you been hearing from her? How is she?" Louisa aske
Henry had been left shattered after Tracy's accident.The host of Ties That Bind was left paralyzed with memory loss.Tracy had pushed Henry away when he tried to kiss her after she regained consciousness.The only name she remembered in a new state was Charles. And that new development gave Henry a reason to be worried."Andy, I can't believe this is happening to me. After so many years of being unlucky with women, I finally found one and now look at what's happening?" He lamented to his friend.He had left the hospital to go to the house after attending to Tracy. The sight of her and the rejection was too much to bear.So he invited his friend Andy over to keep him company."If only I had gone ahead and married her a long time ago, maybe this would not have happened. I blame myself for this," Henry said."Don't be too hard on yourself. Take it easy please," Andy said."Let's just hope and pray that she recovers faster. Besides, you are a doctor and you have a better insight of what
Days passed and Charles was excited.He had spent his whole time at the hospital for the sake of Tracy.The thought of using Tracy's situation to his advantage was all that he could imagine.His father had spoken to him about the damage Emerald was causing but he just didn't care. All he had on his mind was Tracy.At the St. Anthony hospital, Charles sat on Tracy's bed showing her some photos."This is us. We are married," he said and showed Tracy photos of the two of them when they were previously married."Wow. I was looking beautiful in my wedding gown. And you were also looking handsome," Tracy said after she saw the photos.Meanwhile, it was almost time for Tracy to be discharged from the hospital.June and Mrs Briggs arrived to take her home, but from the looks of things she would be going home with Charles because he had managed to make her believe they were married."Tracy, it's time to go home," Henry said in a pained tone looking at how Charles was all over her."That is gre
Three years after their marriage, Tracy got pregnant with her second child and everyone was happy for them.She was also back on TV and won several awards for her show and her TV station.Her uncle Uriel and Mrs Briggs hit it off and were together as lovers. The two found comfort in each other's company and lived in Tracy's house since Tracy moved in with her husband.Tracy took charge of the Parker enterprise and the company made a comeback and took the number one spot on the market yet again.She made sure to maintain Rupert and Stacy after she heard of their wonderful input in the past.Tracy made Jason her chauffeur and gave him one of the bedrooms in her father's house since most of the rooms were empty.Jason was made head over David, Matilda, Theophilus and the other aides who still worked at the Parker house.June and Jean lived in harmony with the aides.The two were now working at the Parker company together with their sister after Tracy thought it was pointless for them t
Two weeks passed and Tracy was a little sober due to the information she got from her lawyer.Her lawyer had advised that she get Mr Parker arrested first, before arraigning him for court and eventually getting him behind bars.Tracy had received assurance from her lawyer that the evidence was enough to win the court case and punish Mr Parker.On a sunny day when the sun was making some people wear extra layers of sunscreen just to prevent the rays of the sun from having direct contact with their skin, Tracy didn't seem to care much.She only had a cap on and in her company were two police officers, Jason and Uriel.Mr Edward Parker was seated on the couch, while Jean sat in another filing her nails."Tracy, what a pleasant surprise," Eddy said the moment he saw Tracy who entered with a laptop in her left armpit and a photo portrait in her right hand."I wish, what brought me here is as pleasant as you claim my visit," Tracy said."Tracy, language," Uriel said. "What uncle? Let me spe
"June, is everything okay? For the past two days you have been indoors without saying a word to anyone," Jean said immediately as she entered her sister's room.June sat in one corner of her bedroom, her hair was begging for the feel of a comb. As tears rolled down her soft cheeks."June, will you say something already? Your silence is killing me," Jean said. But her sister would still not utter a word."Anyway, I went to visit Mother yesterday and she asked to see you," she informed her sister.Jean realized her sister would not say anything but cry. So she left her side.Three minutes later, Jean entered with her Dad and said, "Father, June has been like this for hours. She won't say anything to me,"Eddy moved towards June and just as he was about to grab her shoulder, she said, "Don't you dare touch me,""June! What has come over you? Why do you talk to your father like that?" She queried her sister.Eddy's eyes were wide open as waves of shock went down his body. If anyone woul
"Good day, Tracy," the lawyer greeted and entered Tracy's house. She walked her in and offered her a seat. Tracy dashed off to the kitchen to get some drinks for her lawyer when she heard the doorbell ring. "Don't worry, I got it," Uriel said and walked to the door to check who had knocked."Who is it?" Tracy asked at the top of her voice while she was in the kitchen.But there was no response from her uncle.Tracy walked back into the living room with a Tray supporting an apple juice and a glass.Slowly, she lowered the drink onto the coffee table next to the lawyer while she kept her eyes on the guest who had been walked in by her uncle."Careful with that," Uriel said when he realized his niece almost dropped the Tray on the floor."Right," she responded and shifted her attention to the drink for a second and then back to the guest."It's you! Where have you been and how did you know where I live?" Tracy queried.The guest was none other than Jason."I'm so sorry Lawyer," Tracy a
"Tracy, what's going on?" June called me saying something that I could not quite understand. "What's the matter?" Louisa asked."Cyril tells me you have not been to the office in days now. Is everything okay?" She asked.Tracy stood on the edge of the couch, with her legs on the seat on the chair as she watched Louisa talk."Tracy, won't you say anything?" She asked after her friend refused to say a word, ""Uncle, you are here. Good day sir," Louisa greeted the second she saw Uriel."Good day, my daughter. How have you been and most importantly, how's your baby girl doing?" He asked."I'm doing well uncle and Tracy is also doing quite well. I would have brought her here but Mrs Briggs advised she's too young to be taken out," she responded."That's fine. I'm sure eventually we would get to see her," he added."Uncle," she called the attention of Uriel. "Yes, my child," he responded swiftly."Why is Tracy like this? Why won't she say anything to me?" She asked.Tracy's phone lying on
"What the hell are you doing here?" Tracy asked June immediately as she walked in."Errm, what's that supposed to mean? What's going on?" She asked."What is that supposed to mean? This is my house and I don't want you here. So just get out," Tracy screamed. The noise from the living room drew Uriel's attention and he rushed down to the hall."What's going on here?" He asked. "Oh, uncle, you are here," June said."I just got here and Tracy would not let me even sit. She just asked me to leave without provocation," June explained.Uriel got the drift and understood why his niece was asking June to leave. He walked to Tracy and held her by the shoulder and said, "Child, you don't need to vent your anger on her. She has done nothing wrong,""I just don't care uncle," Tracy said and removed her uncle's hand from her shoulder."I don't want her here and that is final," she added and turned away.While she looked away, the doorbell rang and it was Henry."Good day uncle," he greeted. "Goo
"You mean Jason has been sending you anonymous letters? Why didn't you say anything to me?" Uriel asked Tracy."Well, I didn't know who he was until you just disclosed his name. And I didn't think anything serious of the letters till he made some revelations to me," Tracy said.Uriel, who was seated on a chair, got up and walked slowly towards Tracy and asked, "What revelations?" Tracy, feeling broken and hurt, paused for a second to allow the tears to roll down her face."My child, you have barely said anything. Why are you crying? What did Jason say to you?" He asked."Come on darling. I'm your uncle, you can talk to me," he insisted after his niece went mute suddenly."Tracy, would you talk to me? What is the problem?" He asked again after noticing the sobbing of Tracy had intensified.He reached for a tissue on the center table and slowly he started to wipe her tears."Jason told me some things that are still shaking my world," she finally broke her silence hesitantly."He did? W
"Father, it's been days since our mother was taken away and you've not made any effort to go and see her," Jean said immediately as she walked in on her father in the living room."I thought you loved her? So what changed so suddenly that you seem not to care about her again?" She asked.Eddy got up from his chair, looked at the face of his daughter and then paced up and down without saying a word."Father, I thought you were going to say something?" She asked again."And what is there to say? I'd be lying to myself if I told you that I'm even thinking straight," Eddy responded swiftly."First, my sister does the unthinkable and now she is behind bars. Then my wife. Not forgetting the mess at the Parker company as we speak, and you dare ask about your mother?" He asked"Where do I even start from? I've lost everything," he said as water formed in his eyes."You can start anywhere, father. Make some calls, and talk to some of your influential people. I don't know but just do something.
A week passed.Tracy paced up and down the living room.Her nanny had gone to be with Louisa while June was with her family.Brooks was all alone contemplating whether or not to go and meet the anonymous fellow who had been sending her letters.The previous night, Tracy received yet another letter from this unknown person instructing her to meet up in a secluded environment."Why would this person want to meet me in the woods? As if his identity was not mysterious enough, this fellow wants me to meet up in the forest. Why the forest of all places?" She said out loud since she was the only person at home."What if the person is evil? Or has some devilish motive? Why on earth should a meet-up in the woods be appropriate and not anywhere open here in the city?" Tracy struggled with mind-boggling questions as she kept moving up and down the room."But what If the person is real and has genuine intentions? I guess my mind is playing tricks on me," she said."Well, I can never be too care