Lahat ng Kabanata ng Love Beyond The Contract: Kabanata 51 - Kabanata 60

“Wake up! Sleepy head!” Mum bellowed and tapped at my hand softly, jolting me out of my not-so-peaceful sleep.“Ooohhh!” I winced while stretching my body lazily, wishing she didn't interrupt my sleep, although it was enjoyable.“It's morning already. We need to go take Dad to the hospital. His injuries are getting worse despite the mild treatment I administered to him last night.” She stated in a voice laced with worry.I rubbed my eyes slowly and flickered them open. Mum stood still and watched me saunter into the bathroom. “Get ready quickly! I'd be waiting for you downstairs!” She said, and took her leave.As I lowered myself into the bathtub, memories of last night flooded through my mind. I recalled how bruised all over dad was, how heavy ladden his voice sounded when he spoke, how the muscular built man beat him up mercilessly, and finally how he gave dad just three days to pay off his debt. That last shook me harshly to my feet. How do we come up with such an amount of money

“How’s she now?” I asked one of the nurses that just walked out of the ward where Mum was admitted, curiosity taking the better part of me.My heart raced with thoughts as I peered into her face searchingly. She bore a smug look on her face and said nothing, I was afraid something bad must have happened to mum.“She'd be fine, ma'am. You don't have to worry yourself, okay?” She said, reassuringly and left.I was already worried. Even her choice of words worried me the most. ‘She'd be fine,’ which meant she wasn't fine yet. My stomach tightening into a knot, as I paced to and fro the hallway of mum's ward.I took a deep breath and convinced myself that Mum would be fine. It's been hours of their battling to save mum's life and now, just as I took the battle over and won, the nurse is here to tell me that she'd be fine. That was never what I wanted to hear at the moment.Sighing for the umpteenth time, I watched as the nurse walked back in, this time carrying a tray of pills, which I pe

I stare blankly into the empty space, the nothingness shook within me, an unpleasant feeling of self-pity, when I remember my predicament; how my life had turned upside down all of a sudden, how life had dealt treacherously with me. I wished my world could be different. Different from the nagging voices in my head that reminded me daily of my struggle, pain and lingering sorrow, and of the imperfections that embraced my world.Mum and Dad are still in the hospital, not because they're still ailing, but because I can't afford to foot the both bills and now I haven't been able to attend the antenatal sessions the doctor recommended for me, just because I can't pay off my pending debts. What a shame!I had no other person to run to. The few relatives I know, I don't relate well with them, especially after Evelyn was sent out of this house and automatically out of our lives. Evelyn could have been of help to save my face from the embarrassment, but right now, we're not in talking terms. T

“Wake up, baby!” A masculine voice jolted me out of my peaceful sleep.I flickered my eyes for a moment and shut them back, to think properly. Who is he and how did I get here?“Dad?” I stared at him searchingly, my eyebrows contorted.He giggled at me, like I was making some joke. “Don't tell me you've forgotten your Daddy so soon! Your baby's daddy as well,” he teased and chuckled with a mirthless laughter. “Oh!” The events of last night began replaying in my mind.“I didn't die? Why did I follow him? Did he sleep with me?” I muttered to myself.“You'd have preferred to die than follow me last night, you mean? Don't you care about my baby?” He interrupted my thoughts. “Well, we spent the night together, if you must know. But don't be afraid I didn't touch you.”I blinked in disgust. His presence disgusted me, as much as his words did.“It's my baby not yours, please. Get that stuck into your brains!" I clarified.“Don't worry, we'd get to find out who the rightful father is soon e

I heard the sound of a familiar car drive into the compound and blare its horn loudly as it parked. Peeking through the curtained window in my room upstairs, my eyes met a familiar sight. Frank's Lamborghini was parked out there. He alighted and stood by it. My heart thumped as caught a glimpse of him. He was absolutely breathtaking! He was dressed smartly in casual good-looking clothes and wore dark shades that did well to shield a good proportion of his tough face. I've never seen him look so good before. It looked like he dressed specifically to impress me. He was here to pick me up and I was all set, waiting for his arrival since early morning. Frank stomped his feet impatiently as he stood by his car and pulled out his phone, probably to give me a call. I smiled and reached for my phone quickly even before it rang. “Hello baby!” He greeted me. “Hi! I'm coming to meet you downstairs. Just a moment,” I said, with a smile “Alright, I'd be waiting!” He replied and hung