All Chapters of Hearken: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

Wasn't Twenty supposed to be a magical birthday and a milestone into adulthood, accompanied by great privileges and legal implications? Wasn't Twenty the age to vote, buy a house, wed your high school sweetheart, go to jail, get sued, and gamble away your tuition in Vegas? Well, mine wasn't.At eight o'clock in the evening of my 20th birthday, I was alone at home grumbling and frowning, taking weird selfies, scrolling through the boring messages on my phone and pitying myself for my misfortune. I thought it was going to be a special day filled with presents, prayers, fun, and well wishes, but all I received was a "Happy Birthday" from Daniel Beckett, my CEO husband and some of my friends.Suddenly, the electricity cut off. My sad eyes widened in the darkness and my heart raced for a moment. Dan isn't yet back from the office. He's always busy with work, but I love him endlessly. I know how caring he is, at least, he tried. Right now, I can't wait for him to come back. There was comple

Perambulating on what they had done. No one could enter to meet me. All the workers stood outside under the scorching sun, in their expensive suits and jackets. "Come on guys, what is the meaning of this?" An elderly man in his late fifties busted out. "To think that I was unemployed more than half of my life until the Beckett housing company came to my rescue. How do I go back home to tell my wife and my two college kids that I got sacked?""This is terrible!" Clare, another worker, exclaimed. "It looks like our enthusiasm has gotten us into trouble.""This is still a puzzle to me." Another guy hissed. "And I wasn't to support this idea from the start. You all got me into trouble." Neither did I want any of this! Another lady kissed at Oaklyn. You told us it would be a cool idea. It's a disaster! "Calm down, guys." Oaklyn, who had kept mute since she joined them, cut in. "It's the first time we're planning a surprise for her. Birthday is a celebration of joy. Why would she fire us

“So what if she’s your boyfriend’s niece?” Hazel continued the talk immediately after they got to the hostel. “You would have been upset too if it were you. She didn’t give me any family vibes, I swear. She gave me side check vibes. What was I supposed to do?” Alice explained to her friends. And that really got me upset. “Alice!” Blue called. They sat at the dining table. “Yes.” she replied, facing her direction. “I’ll come back to you.”she raised a dark gaze at Jane. “Jane, Don’t you ever!” she pointed. “In your mother-fucking, stupid, miserable life, try that rubbish that you did this afternoon with me again.”Jane’s Grey eyes wandered confusedly. The sides of her slim mouth pulled down in innocence. “What’s your problem? Must you always talk?! Just because we’ve been friends for over six years doesn’t mean you should talk about me to people I don’t even know at all! You said I don’t have a boyfriend doesn’t mean nobody admires me because you’ve never seen me with a man! Do you

Blue held a bowl of crispy potatoe-chips while Jane and Alice were on their phones, chatting.“I’m fine, I’m just here lounging and relaxing with my friends. What about you?” Hazel asked over the phone.“Yes, Alice is here as well.” She replied.“Is that my boyfriend?” Alice interjected, giggling towards her.“Really? Okay, we’ll be there!” Hazel ended the call with a blush and faced her friends. “Guess what?”“What is it?” Jane pulled closer, interested.“The guys are having a house party.”“House party? Others cheered.“And guess what?” Hazel added. “They’re bringing strippers.”“What?!” Alice, Blue and Jane couldn’t believe that. It was a weekend house party the guys held for themselves instead of going clubbing.With the mp3 speakers booming hip hop ‘Stay with me’ by Rihanna. The guys were dancing along with the strippers, whom were on nothing but net bras and g-string pants. Jane and Blue were having fun as well. Hazel was sipping on a bottle. She was having fun with Noah, at a c

It took the girls almost half an hour to complete their make up. Blue was hesitant to put on her new dress. It was from the shopping Hazel did for them a week before. The dress was a purple short, wrap dress with transparent stones, embroidery on it. The purple platform shoe worn beneath the shirt dress was five-feet high. She stared at others, helping them with their dressing. Jane wore a light-pink dress of the same style and Alice wore a sky-blue short dress. The same designer made their outfits. Gazing at her reflecting over the mirror, Blue adjusted her sleekly black hair and fixed to her earlobes, a pair of diamond, dangling earrings. The girls were dressing and admiring themselves in the mirror when a knock on the door brought them into reality. It was Felix and Roman.They came to pick the girls up for Hazel’s birthday party. It was already getting dark, though. It was 7:30 p.m, just thirty minutes before the party begins. Hazel spent the night at home with her mum, so her fri