“Nothing. I’m just talking to him. I've heard that it is good to talk to people in a coma. I don’t know how true that is, but I thought it wouldn’t hurt to give it a shot.” “He doesn’t know who the fuck you are. I get that you saved his life and all, but there’s no need for you to hang around any longer, He’s in safe hands now.” “I understand you’re worried about your brother, but I really mean no harm. Also, he made me promise not to leave and I intend to keep that promise until he wakes up.” Ava replied. “Is it money you want?” “What?” “Here, I’ll write a check for ten thousand dollars for you, so you can get lost.” The lady said. Ava stared at her mouth agape, wondering what the hell her problem was. “Amanda! That’s no way to talk to the person who saved your brother’s life! I know you’re going through a lot now … we both are, but I won't let you misbehave in that manner. If Derek made her promise to stay, then she would stay.” Derek’s mother said in a firm tone, coming into t
By this time, Derek’s mother and sister had arrived at the hospital and were waiting anxiously with Ava for more news about Derek.There were squeals of delight, and then tears of joy and relief at this announcement. After a few more moments, they were allowed to go inside and see Derek. Ava stood aside, feeling like an interloper, while his mother and sister fussed over him. She was glad that he was alright, but that also meant that her work there was done. She wondered why the thought of that made her feel very sad. The chances were that he didn’t even know her.Nobody acknowledged her presence, so she quietly picked up her bag and was about to leave when Derek’s mother spoke.“Oh, dear me! Where are my manners? Ava, please come here. I want you to officially meet my son, Derek. Derek, this is the lady who saved your life. Aside from that, she has been taking care of you ever since you were admitted here. I honestly don’t know what we would have done without her.” Derek’s mother s
PRESENT DAYAva was going to get her heart broken. Derek had no doubt about that. He knew all about Steve and his escapades as well as his sordid reputation when it came to women, but Ava didn’t want to listen to him.“And who made you her custodian? You broke her heart too, remember?”Derek scowled and stomped on the last bit of cigarette. He hated having to think about how he used to treat Ava. How could he have been so blind and stupid not to see her worth until it was too late?How could he have ignored her when all she wanted was for him to like her and make an effort in their marriage? Instead of obliging her, all he had done was to ignore her like a spoilt brat and let his resentment show. Then, in the end, he had been so stupid as to knock up Denise.He cut off his train of thought immediately as he always did anytime it veered into that territory. He had always prided himself as a principled man and even though he didn't love Ava when he was married to her, he could always bo
The first day of filming was a success, or at least to Ava, it seemed to be. It was surreal to think that five years ago, she had been so jealous of Denise and wished that she could be like her.Now, she could not even see anything remotely attractive or likable about the woman, who always managed to look like she was mad at everyone and everything, and clearly resented Ava.Unfortunately for her though, she had to work to keep her resentment clearly hidden and even do her best to please Ava since Ava was her boss, and watching her try to do this had Ava in stitches.Oh, how the tables had turned. Karma was indeed a bitch. Apparently though, that wasn’t even the end of it because later that day, after a break, Ava went to interview some of the people who had applied for the lesser jobs on the set. There she found the last person she would have expected to see there, in the person of Derek’s sister, Amanda.Just seeing the lady brought back horrible memories to Ava. It had been years s
Ava stared aghast at Steve, wondering what he was up to and what he wanted with her with these revelations that he kept coming up with. Maybe Derek was right about this guy not being good news because how on earth did he know so much about everyone? “Who are you, and what exactly do you want from me?” she asked him, raising her chin in defiance and refusing to let him know that he unsettled her. “Aw, Come on Ava. Don't be like that. We are friends, aren't we? I'm only trying to look out for a friend. I meant what I said earlier when I asked you to be careful where Denise and Amanda are concerned. Those two are usually up to no good and have never been.” “Yeah, yeah, I get that. However, if you must know, Derek also asked me to be wary of you so who on earth exactly am I supposed to listen to?” “Hmm. He said that, did he? I'm not surprised at all. However, you have to remember that you were once his wife, and so of course he is bound to be protective of you. I guess he is ju
“How could you not tell me? How could you let me nearly die of embarrassment today?” Amanda screeched at her long-time best friend, Denise in anger. What added to her anger was the fact that Denise did not even seem remorseful, but was instead glaring at her with what suspiciously looked like irritation. Amanda took a minute to feel really sorry for herself. It was a pity that her life had had to come to this. If her father were still alive, she was very sure that she wouldn’t be treated so horribly by everyone who was supposed to love and take care of her. However, her father had decided to have a heart attack and die over five years ago, leaving her at the mercy of her wicked and heartless brother. Now, even her best friend, whom she had stood by through thick and thin all through these years, was beginning to act up. Actually, Denise had been acting up for quite a while now, but Amanda had chosen to turn a blind eye to that fact, hoping against hope that she was mistaken
EIGHT YEARS AGO“You haven't told me why Denise hasn’t come to see me since all this while,” Derek told his mother one day, not long after he was discharged from the hospital.Mrs. Turner released a long, heavy sigh looking like she wished that she was anywhere but there.“Um, I’m really sorry, Derek, but we did not want to tell you anything about it until after you were well enough. Denise has traveled out of the country. I believe she received a very good acting offer that she couldn’t turn down.” Mrs. Turner replied.“When was this?”“About a week after the accident, I believe.”“Oh. Did she come to see me at all?”“Derek …”“I’ll take that as a no.”“Well, according to what she told me, it was quite sudden, and that was why she couldn’t come.” Mrs. Turner tried to defend Denise, but even she sounded unsure of what she was saying.Ava watched as hurt clouded Derek’s eyes, but he tried to pretend like he wasn’t hurt. From then on, he became difficult to be around. He bare
Barry was finally discharged from the hospital after a long period of nearly two weeks. In that span of time, Derek nearly became a shadow of himself.It literally killed him to see the boy suffering so much and so needlessly. Thankfully, this new incident did not cause any complications in his condition. Derek could not help but feel guilty at having been the one to bring all of this upon Barry. Supposing he hadn't turned a blind eye to all the red flags that Denise had shown him in the past all in the name of being in love, then maybe the poor, innocent child would not be going through so much.He had had CCTV cameras installed in different strategic locations in his house so that he could monitor what was going on in there, and if possible, get some evidence against Denise.He’d be damned if he lost access to his son because of her, and he wasn’t above fighting dirty to get what he wanted. In the meantime, Denise had traveled because filming on the set had begun. Her being away w