“What the hell?” Richard began, getting up immediately and getting in Austin’s face. Despite the fact that the man was older, taller, more experienced, and definitely stronger than him, Austin refused to back down. “We’re leaving, Angie,” Austin ordered, grabbing his sister's hand and pulling her t
“You see, he’s not even remorseful. I know what to do. I’m going to ask Grandpa to stop paying his tuition fee. That should teach him not to poke his nose in other people's affairs next time.” Christina declared, eyeing Austin maliciously. Austin started at her aghast, suddenly connecting the dots.
Austin shook himself out of his reverie and glanced at his bedside clock. It was already past two in the morning, and still, he hadn’t slept a wink, yet he had to be up the next morning to oversee something in one of the laboratories. He never liked to think about his past, and most especially, he
He looked up when Austin entered, and Austin could see the displeasure in those eyes. He knew why. Mr. Carter had been extending him to come visit him in his home for some time now, but Austin always found an excuse or the other to avoid these visitations because he had a good guess about what Mr. C
Austin knew that there was something his sister wasn’t telling him, so he took her face in his hands and raised her head to face him so that she would meet his eyes. Still, she averted her gaze. “What is the matter, Angie?” “I just thought that it was stupid of you not to apologize to Christina be
“Christina, honey, this is the lad I told you about. The one whom I’m grooming to take over the pharmaceutical industries, while you take over the fashion line since you’re not interested in anything science related. He has a zest for science, the same way you have a zest for fashion. With the two o
Nora waited impatiently for her son to come out of his class to where she was sitting in her idling car, so they could go home. It had been a long, busy, and hectic day, and she was dead tired. Her neighbor, Dennis's daughter, Mindy was seated in the back seat of the car, bouncing impatiently as she
"You’re bordering on becoming a stalker, Austin. What is it you want now?” Nora asked, sitting opposite Austin in the booth at which he was sitting and fixing him with an icy stare. “You know, for someone who is keeping my son away from me due to whatever reasons you’ve got, you’re very rude and co
“You’re here again.” She states, rolling her eyes without so much as a good morning when she opens the door and sees me standing there. “Good morning to you too. Yes, I’m indeed here again. How are you doing?” I ask her, resolving not to let her hostility get to me. She has every reason to be hosti
I have not been to Nora's apartment for several months since Sally disappeared. In the first month of Sally's disappearance, I used to come here a lot, so much so that I’m sure that I must have begun to look like a desperate creep to Nora. Each time I came here back then, I would plead and plead wi
“No! I want to go with you and Aunt Sally!” He protests angrily when he sees the nanny and realizes that I’m about to leave him with her. “Honey, you must be very tired from running up and down with me these past few days. That is why I want your nanny to take you home so you can rest. Besides, you
SEAN Somehow, Sally allows herself to be convinced to come back home with me, which as even her doctor agrees, is the best decision for her right now because she needs all the help that she can get. We’ve finally been able to reach Nora and Austin, who have arrived at their honeymoon destination a
SALLY I can tell that Sean is surprised at my blunt tone and sharp words, but I couldn’t care less. I vaguely remember how I had pleaded with my boss to get in touch with him after she told me that she could not reach Nora and Austin no matter how many times she tried to reach them. I had been ter
The small bundle feels incredibly light as the nurse places it in my arms. Every single iota of sleep flees from my eyes as I hold and look down at my daughter. The nurse helps me adjust the baby in my arms while smiling at me in approval. Immense love for this tiny human floods my entire being and
I smile unsurely at the doctor, certain that I must have misheard what she just said. She doesn't smile back but instead continues to stare back at me with a measured look that says that she's not messing around. “I'm sorry but I'm not sure what you're talking about. What do you mean by expectant f
SEAN I have to admit that I am not thinking straight, but I'll blame that on the lack of sleep and the thought of seeing sadly again after all these months. Sally is lying on a bed in a very tiny room and she's being placed on oxygen. She looks so small and defenseless in the hospital bed. I appr
“There has been an emergency involving Sally and she's requesting for you.” A female voice had said over the phone mere seconds ago. “Is she OK? What's wrong with her? Where is she?” I ask in quick succession without waiting for an answer to each question. Taking deep breaths, I remind myself to be