So it was that Angie was jailed for a crime that she did not commit. Even more painful to her was the fact that Richard was willing to sacrifice himself if it meant saving her. She kept on protesting her innocence and Richard's but no one ever listened. One day, she was told that she had a visitor.
“You know as well as I do that that guy wasn’t trying to sleep with me and that you were the one who murdered him in cold blood. With the way you keep twisting things to your advantage, I’m wondering if they truly wanted to rape you, or maybe you just killed them in cold blood for the fun of it.” An
She still knew his number by heart, but never called him because she felt that he was always busy, and besides, he had his own life now. Even when her mother, in a rare display of emotion, had bought her a phone, she didn’t ever call him with her number, and only talked to him once in a blue moon, w
Angie was no medical expert, but she knew that with the huge amount of blood that she was losing by the minute, she was going to wind up dead sooner or later if help didn’t arrive on time. So she also put on the warmest clothes that she could find and began to make her way determinedly outside, with
As everyone had predicted, it didn’t take long for the whole saga about the cockroaches saga at Christina’s mother’s birthday to die down. Little by little, business returned to normal, and for that, Nora was very grateful. She had started the restaurant with her sweat, and watching it go down throu
"Well hello, Dennis. I have heard soooooo much about you.” Sally said mischievously, turning to wink conspiratorially at Nora, who rolled her eyes good-naturedly. Sally sailed out the door, obviously trying to give Nora and Dennis some privacy. It had been a while since Nora had seen Dennis, but she
“It’s not fair to kick a man when he’s down, you know.” “I know. Hopefully, you've learned your lesson. Don’t worry. You and Sabrina will figure it out, okay?” “Yeah. So anyway, I overhead something while I was coming over here.” Dennis stated the tired look in his eyes replaced by a mischievous o
At first, Nora wasn't sure that she had heard right, but the puzzled and flustered look on Marie’s face remained as she waited for her boss to say something, so Nora knew that she had heard Marie loud and clear. Austin’s fiancée was in her restaurant? What on earth did the woman want now? Hadn’t sh
“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