The sun was shining bright at the balcony as Jessica watered some plants that looked parched. She had spent the night at the governor’s house and she was getting ready to leave the house for work."You know I have staff that do that,” the governor Richard said when he saw her watering the plants. “Well, then somebody has been sleeping on the job. This plant is almost dead," Jessica said. “I will handle it. You shouldn’t be slaving away at my house,” he said.“It’s not really slaving,” she said as she kissed his cheek lightly. He smiled and gave her a long deep kiss. He loved seeing her at his house. She finished watering and they sat down for breakfast in the dining room. Halfway through breakfast, Jessica

It was a cold morning and Ella drank some coffee to warm herself up. Her first few days at the apartment had been overwhelming as the silence and solitude made her mind go into overdrive. She drove to her therapist’s office hoping to get a walk in session because she had not made an appointment. To her surprise the receptionist asked her to wait for another specialist to attend to her. Ella was in the middle of explaining her preference of Susie when a middle aged man walked in. He took Ella to his office and broke the news of Susie’s death to her. He also explained that he was comfortable taking up her case once he was updated on her case files. Ella felt like she had been struck by lightning and she froze for a good two minutes. While she was still processing this shocking information, Ella was taken out of the man’s office and into Tracy’s office. She was surprised to find Tracy sitting at Susie's desk with tears streaming d

Eddie had been working hard for three days non stop. He was making up for the two days he had taken off work so that he could spend some time with Ella. He was deliberately doing this so he would be able to see her again without work interruptions. Everything was going according to plan when he got an interesting phone call.“Aunty Catherine, did you finally remember you have a nephew?’’ Eddie asked with jest. He often teased his aunty this way. But today, she wasn’t in the best of moods. ‘I’m ok son. You are the one who forgot me. I guess you are too busy these days,” she said.“Work has been tying me down but I promise I will see you soon,” he said.“That is ok. I need a small favour from you. Can you le

It was exactly six am and the alarm blared loudly. Tracy switched it off and sat up groggily. She had barely gotten any sleep but she dragged herself out of bed. It was Friday morning and she had to get ready for Susie’s funeral. The past week had gone by like a blur as Tracy received a wider number of visitors than she had anticipated. A couple of Susie’s and Tracy’s mutual friends had taken turns to visit her daily and take her to the vigils that Susie’s family had organised. It was some of these friends who had slept over at Tracy's house to support her. As they drove to the funeral grounds, the ladies engaged Tracy in playful banter and helped her relax so that she was calm by the time they arrived. The funeral service went smoothly and Tracy marvelled at the beautiful tributes of people whose lives Susie had touched. The burial process was also seamless although Tracy was unable to control her tears. Tracy and her team wer

“Get as much information from her as possible. I’ll double your pay if you can get something I can use.”“I’ll do my best sir.” the lawyer Mr Khan said.“Your ‘best’ had better include results that put her in jail.““I’m getting into a meeting. I’ll call you back later.” Mr Khan said as Jessica walked into his office. “Good afternoon, Miss Tracy,” Mr Khan said as he put down his phone. He keyed some commands into it and then set the voice recorder. He locked the phone’s screen and set it aside. Tracy was oblivious to all this as she was taking out the documents she had been told to bring. “Mr. Khan, when did