I knew that your mother was evil, but this. I don't know, are you sure that she's not the devil's sibling?" Sophie asked. She almost jumped off her seat when Ember told her about what her mother intended on doing to her father. "Yeah, I know. I just have to figure out a way to get my dad out of there before Tuesday." She said."Did you talk to Axle about it?" Sophie asked."No, not yet. I'll tell him when I get home, I hope that I can find a way to save my dad. I don't think that I bear the pain of losing him. He's like the only parent that cares about me." Ember said. She could tears starting to form in her eyes. She just shook her head and she shut her eyes. She didn't want to cry, not now at least. She had to save her dad then she was going to cry later after all of this was over. "OH I almost forgot to mention. I bumped into someone named Royal McIntire at the hospital." She said. As soon as she mentioned his name, she could see Sophie's eyes light up with excitement. "Are you s
Ember parked her car outside Axle's villa. She sat in the car, trying to calm down and collect herself. That letter that she had found on her car got to her and Royal's words, too. Sophie said that Royal was never wrong, so was he not wrong about what he had told her, too? She tried to tell herself that nothing was going to happen in her life now and that Karen was out of it, but she knew deep down that Karen wasn't the kind of person who would back down from a fight that easily and she had to be prepared for anything.She opened the bottle of water that she kept in her car, and she drank the water from it, all of it. She just wanted to try and calm down, but she couldn't. There was just a lot going on in her life right now. First, her mother was planning to kill her father, and she had until Tuesday to stop her and save him, and now this weird letter. It was a bit too much for her.She checked the time on her phone and she saw that it was 5:33 pm. Axle was not back yet. She still had
Ember parked her car outside the building that Catherine said she was in. It did look like an abandoned building. There was no one around. It was empty and dark. The only light that you could see was the street lights, but in this section, there was only one working street light. The other one was broken. The building that she had parked outside of looked tall. Most of the windows were broken. It looked like an old apartment building. She took a deep breath, she checked her phone to see if Axle had texted her back but he didn't. She might have to do it on her own now. She took her phone and she got out of the car.She entered the building. There were dust, dirt, and broken glasses on the floor and some spider webs too. She saw the staircase. She now had to walk to the last floor, which was going to take her a while to get there. If only the elevator was still working, she wouldn't have to worry, but she wasn't doing this for herself, she was doing it for her dad, so she had to be st
"Mom, you are going to be okay. Just hold on." She said as the doctors pulled the hospital bed that Catherine was in the operating room. Ember walked into the waiting room and sat down on one of the chairs that were there. Axle walked in after a few minutes. Ember didn't notice him walking in because she had her hands buried in her hands. They hadn't said a word to each other ever since they left that place. Ember has been too focused on her mother. Axle sat down next to her. Ember raised her head as soon as she felt someone sitting next to her. "What do you want?" She asked, her eyes were red from all the crying."Ember I am sorry, I didn't-" He was cut off before he could finish his sentence."You are sorry? You can't be serious right now. You just shot my mother deliberately and you are saying that you are sorry?" She asked, shaking her head."Ember, I know how much you love your dad. I had to do it to save him." He said."By shooting my mother. Couldn't you have done something el
"Ember you should go in first, you guys need to be alone." Sophie said as they both stood outside the ward that Catherine was in. Ember nodded her head slowly. She opened the door and there she saw Catherine lying on the bed, with her eyes closed. She looked so peaceful, like she had no problem in the world. Ember walked closer to her and she dragged a chair that was near the wall, she put it next to the bed and then she sat down. Catherine opened her eyes as soon as she heard the sound.Her eyes met with her daughter's eyes, Ember saw a weak smile forming on Catherine's face and a few tears falling down her eyes. Ember held Catherine's hand into hers. "Mom." She said, missing her hand."Ember… you are here." Catherine said. She sounded very weak, which was normal since she had just had a surgery."Mom, I am so sorry. For all these years I blamed you for everything, mommy please forgive me. I am so sorry." Ember cried. Catherine lifted her other hand and sge placed it over Ember's hea
Visiting hours were over so Ember had to leave. She hadn't talked to Axle ever since she told him to leave. She got into her car and closed the door. She took out her phone and unlocked it and saw that there were a bunch of texts from Axle.1st text:Ember please answer my calls. I am getting worried.2nd text:I know that you are mad at me but please answer my calls or my text.3rd text: Ember, it's been three hours now, is your mom okay? The texts went on and on. She just put her phone in her handbag and she put it on the passenger's seat. She sighed, she thought about Sophie's words, and she knew deep down that she was right. Axle did what he thought was right, she probably would have done the same thing if she were in his shoes, but it was also understandable for her to be mad at him for shooting her mother.She drove out of the driveway and she waved at Sophie who told her that she was waiting for someone to pick her up, but she did not tell her who. She then drove off to Axle's vi
Axle sat outside in the car, waiting impatiently for Ember and Catherine. Today was the day that she got discharged from the hospital and she was going to live with them until she was fully healed then Axle would find a place for her to stay. He tapped on the steering wheel as he hummed to the song that was playing on the radio. He kept on checking his watch every second, it was not like he had anywhere to be, he just hated waiting.After what felt like centuries to him, Ember and Catherine walked out of the front door of the hospital. He let out a breath of relief. Ember opened the car door for Catherine and she got in the car, she gave her her bag that had the stuff that she was using while she was in the hospital. Ember then closed the door for her and she went and sat on the passenger's seat. "Took you long enough," Axle said as soon as Ember sat next to him.Ember kissed him on the cheek and then she said. "OH come on. I was in there for less than twenty minutes, you are just ver
It was 9pm and it was raining heavily. Ember walked into the house with a gift box in her hands. She closed the door, took off her wet shoes and put them on the side. The house was quiet which was normal since all the maids and servants had already left and the only one who would be awake would be the butler, Catherine had gone to be as well. As she walked further into the house she noticed that the refrigerator was opened and that there was someone in the kitchen.She already guessed who it would be. She walked towards the kitchen and to no one's surprise Axle was in there boiling some water to make a cup of strong coffee. "Would it hurt to go a day without drinking that strong coffee?" Ember asked, entering the kitchen."I didn't see you there, what's that?" He asked, pointing at the gift box that Ember was carrying."It's a gift for you." She said. She put the gift box in front of him on the kitchen counter. "You rarely buy me a gift, so what's the occasion?" He asked. Ember rol