"Are you just going to keep staring at us?" Mrs Zaveri asked, concerned about her son, Sorin."Son, why are you looking at us that way?" Mr Zaveri asked."Yes, son. And you look so stressed too. What is the matter?" Mrs Zaveri added."I almost lost you both, mum. You don't expect me to act like nothing happened." Sorin said, with pain in his voice."Hmmmmmm…. But here we are now. We are not dead." His father said, but Sorin was quiet.He took a moment to take everything that had happened in, before proceeding to talk again."How are you doing now? Do you still feel pain? Do you feel any pain at all?" Sorin kept asking, impatiently."Sorin. Calm down, we're getting better. Isn't that right, darling?""Yes, that's right. Isn't it obvious? At least, I feel better than a couple of days ago." Mrs Zaveri said, as she smiled weakly."Please let me know if there's any problem, so I can tell the doctors to do something about it immediately.""No problem, son. The doctor says we only need to st
Few minutes earlierA strange figure lurked around on the VVIP floor, his slender, towering frame covered in all black. His broad shoulders were embraced by his black leather jacket, and his long legs flaunted his black pants. He had his jacket sleeves rolled up, which exposed two silver bracelets around his wrists.His well-groomed jet dark hair accentuated his chiselled cheekbones and jawline, while his piercing blue eyes searched the area with intent. From his physique, one would know he was a young man who should be in his early thirties.His phone soon buzzed, and he picked it up,"Hello?""Yes, I'm in. Don't worry, trust me, nothing will go wrong, I assure you.""I'll keep you posted."With this, he ended the call and swiftly put it in silent mode and slid it into his pocket.He walked briskly through the dimly lit corridors of the VVIP floor of the hospital, his footsteps muffled by the thick carpeting. He kept to the shadows, darting from one corner to another as he searched f
"I said, who the hell are you and who sent you?" Sorin asked again, as he shook the intruder roughly when he refused to answer him the first time.Kelvin immediately rushed to them because he knew what Sorin could do to the young man at that moment. He was very furious and it was extremely obvious. If he had a gun at that moment, the possibility of him killing the young man would be really high.The fact that he almost lost his parents to the unfortunate accident and now, someone was trying to attack them while he was there was the height of it. He was on the verge of losing it! And before he did something that would not be good for his image, Kelvin immediately stepped in."Sir, please." Kelvin pleaded."Please sir, I'll handle it. Please sir, just let go of him." Kelvin begged Sorin, whose grip on the young man tightened the more."Son, please let him go. Don't hurt him, please. Do this for me, huh?" His mother pleaded with him, but every plea fell on deaf ears as he was determined
I froze for a few minutes, as I began to rethink my life. "What could be going on?" I asked myself.I began to wonder what crashed and why there were a lot of footsteps going to and fro at that time of the day. I was so sure it wasn't one person walking around.I finally summoned courage and dragged myself out of bed, although my heart was still beating really fast out of fear.As I walked down the stairs, I saw what was going on. The maids were doing a thorough cleaning of the house. With the way they were cleaning every corner, every nook and cranny of the whole house, one would think there had been no inhabitants in the house for several years.I finally got down the stairs and tried to find answers to everything that was going on, but unfortunately, I couldn't find any answers, because these workers have been in the house since we were back at the hospital and they had been cleaning and tidying the whole house, that you could never find a speck of dust anywhere. So, I could not u
"The interview is tomorrow. What do you wanna wear, baby girl?" Anne asked herself.She hummed her favourite song happily, as she went through her mini wardrobe, in search of a perfect outfit to wear to her interview the following day."This isn't bad." She said, holding out a red fitted gown."This isn't bad either." She said, as she held another dress out. It was a black dress with a white pattern drawn beautifully on it.She held both dresses out in her hands, confused about which one to pick.She suddenly threw the red dress on the bed,"It's just an interview, not a party. Get yourself together, Anne!" She squealed.She then stared satisfactorily at the black dress."Yes, this is just perfect." She said, confidently, and went ahead to hang it very close to her bedside."Now, I'm going to set my alarm for 5am, so I can wake up very early and be prepared way before the time. I think that will save me the stress of rushing out and messing my day up." She spoke to herself."I need to
I stared hopelessly at Sorin, who walked back into the bathroom, leaving me on the floor to pick myself up. A trickle of tears escaped my eyes, I soon began to cry, still sitting on the floor.Soon, I heard a knock on the door,"Ma'am? Are you alright?" The voice called out, from outside the room.I could not answer immediately because I didn't want the person to hear me crying.Excuse me, ma'am, are you in there?" The female voice asked again.I wiped my tears and cleared my throat before responding,"Yes, I am. I am fine too." I said in a rush because the tears were about to start flowing again."But you just screamed now. Are you sure you are fine?" The voice asked once again, to be sure I was truly fine."Yes, I am. Thank you." I answered."Okay, if you need anything, I'll be downstairs." She said and I heard her footsteps getting fainter by the second, signifying that she was walking away.The moment I didn't hear the footsteps anymore, I crawled to the bedside and curled myself
"Now, who is there at this time of the day?" Sorin asked."It's Kelvin, sir." The person responded."What is it?" Sorin inquired."I need to see you, sir." Kelvin answered."What for? Can't it wait till tomorrow?""I'm afraid sir, it can't."Wait for me in the study then. I'll be with you soon."Alright, sir." He said, as he walked away from the door, to Sorin's study....At the Zaveris' Mighty Mansion Sorin's parents; Mr and Mrs Zaveri, sat comfortably in their bedroom. One of the maids had just brought them some water and some fruits to snack on for the night. This had been a custom in their house for years. They always had some fruits and clean, clear water before bed."Just leave it over there and leave." Mrs Zaveri ordered, pointing at the marble stool beside the bed.The maid dropped it on the table."Is there anything else you'll be needing, ma'am?" The maid asked."No, that will be all for now." She answered the maid."Alright, ma'am. Alright sir." The maid replied and wal
Daisy paced in the waiting area of the hospital. Her arms folded against her chest as she gritted her teeth. One of her guards, Rose, ran towards her with a flash drive and a laptop.She stared intently at her as soon as she arrived and said,"Why are you just coming? What took you so long?"' She thundered at the guard."I'm so sorry ma." He apologized.Daisy's eyes soon travelled around her face and in the corner of Rose's lip, she saw a cut and a blood stain. She also noticed that her face had scratch signs.Rose hastily tried to cover it but it was too late because Daisy had seen it."What happened to you too? Why does your face look this way? And what is this cut on your lip?" Daisy asked, pointing at the guard's mouth."It is nothing too serious, ma'am. I was with Miss Sonia when the whole issue happened. We were both attacked." Rose began."What? You mean you were there? And you couldn't help her? What rubbish are you spewing from your mouth?" Daisy began to ask, raising her voi
Sorin leaned his back against the door, his head resting on the cool wood of the door, wearily. The sound of my muffled sobs as I cried my heart out, seeped through the door, a haunting reminder of the pain he had just caused me. He closed his eyes as the weight of his decision crushed him. Guilt tore through his heart, as he kept wondering if he had done the right thing.“So you think you just did the right thing?” Kelvin's voice snapped him back to normalcy.He had been so lost in his thoughts that he didn't hear Kelvin approaching him.Seeing Kelvin standing right in front of him, he cleared his throat and remained silent right after.“You're not saying anything, Sorin.” Kelvin stated, waiting for a response from him. “I hope you're happy now.” He said, his tone laced with criticism.Knowing that Kelvin was about to begin to lecture him about what he had just done, Sorin immediately turned around, and headed towards the bedroom. Kelvin refused to back down. “Really? You're just g
FIVE MONTHS LATER “Sign it…” Sorin tossed a bunch of documents towards me.“What is it?” I asked, picking up the documents from the table, but I didn't get a response.As I began to read the contents of the documents, I couldn't believe my eyes. I stared shockingly at the documents in my trembling hands, as Sorin's voice re-echoed in my ears, in the silence of his study.I couldn't believe what I was seeing. It felt like I was having a very bad dream. A dream I wanted to wake up from so badly.He had told me to come to his study that morning because we needed to talk about some important things. I had been so excited, thinking we were finally making some progress in maybe fixing our rocky marriage, but never did I imagine that I would be staring at such heartbreaking papers.“These are divorce papers.” I said, hoping that it was a mistake or some stunt he was trying to pull.“Yes, I know. I have signed my own part of it. You should sign yours.” He answered sharply, his eyes fixated o
“Anne?” I managed to mutter as soon as I found my voice.“Is… is this really you?” I stuttered, not sure if I was seeing the right person.Actually only Anne could have recognized me with all my disguise as she was one of the very few people who called me “Drea”.“Yes, it's me. Oh my goodness, I can't believe this.” She responded happily, her eyes welling up with tears.Before I could even say anything, she rushed towards me, and we collapsed into a tearful hug, the emotions of our reunion overwhelming us both.“I'm so speechless right now. I don't even know what to say. I don’t know how to react. I came here to get something for the house.” I said, pulling down my hoodie.“Me too…” Anne replied, wiping her tears. “I needed to get some things urgently, that was why I came here. I never would have imagined that I would meet you here.”Apparently, she had also come to get new glassware products for her kitchen to replace the ones that broke the previous night. The song I was humming was
"A plan?” Kelvin asked, surprised.“Yes. I'll go incognito,” I said, a sly grin spreading across my face. “No one will even recognize me.”“Are you sure that will work?” He questioned, with an unsure look on his face.“Of course. Just make sure you don't follow me around so that it won't raise suspicions.” I said again. “You should dress the part too. If anyone identifies you, they'll surely know that something is fishy.”He sighed again. “No problem. I understand, ma'am.”“Thank you, Kelvin. I'll be down shortly.” I said and rushed upstairs to get prepared to leave for the hospital.I hurriedly took my bath and quickly got dressed, throwing on a pair of jean trousers, sneakers, and a black hooded sweatshirt. The large hoodie was the perfect addition to my disguise, and I deliberately chose it to help me blend in with the crowd and keep a low profile.We left the house and finally arrived at the hospital and of course, I didn't have to stand in line. I was attended to immediately.“S
The next morning I slowly opened my eyes to the warm brightness of morning light shining in through the window. The melodic chirping of birds outside filled the air, and I stretched, yawning loudly. But as my jaw cracked open wide, I remembered that I wasn't alone in the room. I quickly slapped my hand over my mouth, because I knew how much Sorin hated disturbances, and I had no intention of testing his patience.I immediately turned to his side of the bed to see his reaction, but to my surprise, he was nowhere in sight.“Where could he have gone?” I thought to myself.I wasn't sure if he had headed to the office or he was in his study, because it was one of those types of days where he would decide to stay in his study throughout the day.“Sorin?” I called out to him, hoping to get a response, even though I knew it was highly unlikely.As expected, I got no response and I wasn't too surprised. I got up and headed to the bathroom. The door was wide open and so, I knew he definitely wa
I heard Sorin's footsteps rushing out of the room, and heading towards me. I knew he must have heard the noise.Getting to where I was, and seeing that it was one of his favorite picture frames I had broken, he couldn't believe his eyes. “What the hell is this?” He yelled at me. “What exactly is wrong with you? Why are you such a clumsy girl? Why can't you just do anything right without causing chaos?”“I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to.” I immediately apologized.“That's what you always say. Yet you’ll do the same thing tomorrow.” He hissed in frustration.“I'm sorry…” I said again and crouched to the ground once again. “And what the hell do you think you're doing?” He asked, his eyebrows furrowed.“I want to clean it up right away.” I answered, trying to pick the broken pieces.My eyes remained fixed on him as I spoke to him to the point where I forgot what I was doing. And before he could warn me, I felt a sharp pain shoot through my already injured fingers.“Ouch!” I yelped, instin
Taken aback, I instantly stepped back. Tongue tied and speechless, I stood there staring at him in confusion.“Have you suddenly gone deaf?” He yelled at me again. “I just asked you a question. What the hell do you think you're doing, hugging me like that? Since when did we get so affectionate? Huh?”I was completely confused and for a moment, I didn't understand what was going on. This was someone with whom we had a very beautiful time hours before, but it seemed like he had become someone else in just a matter of hours. Like he had become a completely different person.Finally able to find my voice, I began to speak, “I'm sorry. I didn't mean to offend you. I thought we were already getting along. I thought that we—”“You thought wrong!” He barked, and I shook with fear.“Or wait, let me get this straight. Is it because we went out together and the whole world now knows that you're a “WIFE” to me?” He stressed the word “wife” in such an uncomfortable manner, and I could see the irr
Sorin pulled up at the parking lot of one of the Cole’s detached mansions in a private estate. Daisy had sent him the details of her whereabouts earlier and asked him to meet with her there. Despite the fact that it was many miles away from the city, he still drove all the way down to meet her.He turned off the ignition, took a deep breath and stepped out of the car.“Welcome sir,” He was greeted by one of Daisy's guards.Sorin nodded in acknowledgement, and asked, “Where is she?”“She is inside. She is waiting for you in the living room.“Thank you.” He responded, and walked in briskly.Staring outside through the gigantic glass door, holding a cup of wine in her right hand, and folding her left hand against her chest, was Daisy.The moment she sensed Sorin's presence, she scoffed.“You said you wanted to see me and that it was urgent. What's up?” Sorin said, standing metres away from her.She remained in that same spot, saying nothing, making the both of them remain in an awkward s
“Somewhere quiet?” I asked, still surprised.“Yes, that's correct.” He responded with a smile.“Uhmm… I thought that—”“Nah…” He gently interrupted me. He then leaned forward, his eyes staring deep into mine, making my heart tighten in my chest. “You don't have to think about anything. Just follow my lead.”As I looked at him, my eyes fell on his lips once again. The soft curve of his lips as he smiled did something I couldn't explain to me. I could feel his warm breath on my skin and this also sent shivers down my spine. The air around us felt charged with tension.Every sound seemed amplified - the soft batting of his eyelids, the gentle rhythm of his breathing. Everything seemed to possess its own loud sound. Time also seemed to stop completely, and I felt like I was holding my breath, waiting for something to happen.In that moment, everything else faded into the background, and all I could focus on was him. It was like it was just us two in the whole world. I felt drawn to him,