“Poisoned? What do you mean he’s been Poisoned?” I asked, swapping the phone to my other ear.
“Whose been poisoned?” Alice asked me, walking towards me.
I shook my head at her. “I’ll be right away.”
“What’s going on, Gen?” Alice asked me.
“Someone’s been poisoned at the office, I have to go now.” I told her.
“W-wait.” She held my wrist. “What do I do with her?”
She motioned towards Anna with her head. I looked at Anna staring at us through the cell bars.
“Alice I really need to go. Do what ever you want to.” I told her.
“Okay, so how are you gonna get to the office?” She asked me. “Let me bail her out and then I can go drop you there.”
“Alice I reall
“We all know her as the perfect big sister who will stop at nothing to defend her little sister and say all sweet words about her, but, behind closed doors, she’s actually dating her little sister’s boyfriend, Danlie Forbes and cheating on her fiancée Nathan Gordon. Danlie and Genesis planned to elope Monday night but looks like they were not successful.”“No way…” I placed my hands on my head. “This guy did not just say that on the radio…”“Danlie has been spotted going into and leaving Genesis Roseburg’s apartment in Upper Wander. They’ve also been spotted in front of the Civic Centre a few minutes right after her sister Alice Roseburg walked away from Danlie at that particular place. That’s not the worst, here’s the worst, the greatest rumour that Raphael Roseburg’s whole family has denied in countless interviews is actually true indee
“Someone will bring her out now.” The receptionist told us.“Okay thank you so much.” I told him.I looked up at Francis as the receptionist started going through things on his desk.After a few minutes of waiting, they brought her. She was still in their full cream uniform. Her brown short hair touching her shoulders. She let them lead her to me slowly as she looked around like she didn’t understand what was going on.When the two psychiatrists brought her to us, she looked at Francis for a while, trying to figure out who he is.“Is this who came to fetch me?” Delilah asked one of the psychiatrists.“I came to fetch you mother.” I said. That’s when she noticed that I was there. She looked at me for while, as if trying to look through me. “I’m your daughter mom, it’s me, Genesis. I
“This has not been an easy week…” Francis started conversation after almost half an hour of silence.“It has…” I said, sighing and then looking out of the window.“I’m sorry though.” He told me.“What for?” I asked him.“The village. I mean I just saw such great potential in that place and these people were not even using it.”I shook my head. “No Francis, that’s their home. You have no right to decide how you think it should be used. How it is is how they are comfortable living. What you did was so inhumane… but… it’s done already.”“That’s why I was apologizing.” Francis told me. “And here I am trying to make it up to you by being on your side after every thing.”“I know you could have
When he came close to me he stood with one hand on his waist and looked at me.“Who was that lady?” He asked me casually.“I just found out that ‘that lady’ is my biological mother.” I told him.“What do you mean?” He asked me with a slight frown.“She gave birth to me, she’s my real mother. Not… not the one I think was my mother.”“Who told you that?”“Does it matter?” I asked him. “I’m 24, and now only I find out who my real mother is.”“I’m 25,” Yoké told me. “I still don’t know how my mother looks like, maybe you’re blessed.”I looked at him for a while, knowing damn well what Yoké was trying to say.I shrugged, hugging my ar
“What are you saying?” I asked her.“I’m telling you, Leticia sent people to steal Rissa from me.” Delilah told me.“Risa?” I asked.“Yes, your baby. The one you gave birth to.” Delilah was now talking like she was all of a sudden normal again. She was sitting up on the bed, she still looked scared, but she was talking to me. Meaning every thing she was saying.“No, mom…” I shook my head and tried a smile.” Risa was… she was born sterile. She… didn’t make it.”Delilah shook her head. “That’s just what Leticia and your father made you believe. Risa was never born sterile. You gave birth to Risa. She’s alive.”“No...” I was trying my best to stay as comforting as I could but this talk was not helping me at all. I felt like
I looked from the private number on my phone to the police cars swarming into the quad. How was I going to get through to Yoké when I didn’t even know what his phone number was? He had to know that our Rissa was still alive. He had to know that his daughter was missing and we had to find her. But how would I tell him? There was absolutely no way of contacting him.I was standing at the door post with the rest of the family behind me as we watched the police cars enter the house. Real police. Dad tried convincing me not to call them and call the mansion’s police men rather but I knew that the real police would help us find Rissa quicker. The mansion’s policemen would be too busy trying not to cause a scandal to find my child, whereas, my child missing, with no clue where to find her whatsoever was a big enough scandal already.The police officers got out of their vans but stayed at their doors. Only three walked up to us. Two were
He didn’t stop the car, just continued driving.“Nathan?” He didn’t answer. He took another route than the GPS was showing. “Nathan, please stop the car.”He began shaking his head, driving even faster. “They just… these villagers just don’t listen!”“Can you stop the car please?” My voice was now shaking. I was so scared.After driving and driving he finally slowed down and pulled up on the side of the road. He began laughing. I never thought that I would feel so scared around Nathan, ever. I quickly tried to open the car door but it was locked.“Oh, Geny, Geny…” He said, resting his head on stirring wheel and then slowly turned it to look at me.“Can you let me out, please.” I asked him.He stopped laughing and looked at me, his face very serious now.“I’ve tried everything I can, as a man, to make you love me. I really have.” He began telling me.
I looked over at Nathan slowly as he simultaneously did the same.“Did you see the relief on your face?” He asked me. He did not look happy. He looked angry. “Why are you like this, huh?”“What?” I asked him, my voice trembling.“You wanted them to stop by us right?” He was asking me, didn’t look like he wanted me to answer that though. You know, it’s just sad. So sad that being far away from me would make you so happy whereas it’s the total opposite for me.”I didn’t say anything, saying something felt like the worst idea right now, the sadder he got, the angrier he looked and the more aggressive he sounded. With that gun in his hand, I couldn’t trust any of those emotions.“What is it going to take for you to love me?” He asked me. “What, do you want me to hold a gun to your he