Jake paced around the hospital hallway. His nerves were wrecking as he stood on the other side of the door with the knowledge that Sasha may as well be battling with her life on the other side. His hand folded into a fist as the events of how Sasha got injured replayed in his head and Jake swore to never forgive Amanda. She was nothing but bad news. No matter how much he loved her, she would never change. She can never be that perfect girl for him. The rollercoaster of emotions that he constantly put him through was becoming overwhelming for him. And to think that she almost killed his best friend because she was jealous. Jake heaved a sigh when he realized that he could never win with her and the best option is to leave. Jake finally resorted to taking a seat, he sat with his legs stretched out and his head bent back on the hospital receptionist's waiting chair. His eyes closed for a second and right when he was about to reminisce about Sasha, he felt a touch on his shoulder. Hopi

The doctor's office smelled like drugs with a mixture of roses. Jake couldn't help but take a look around his room as he walked in. It was painted blue and like a standard doctor's office, it has a lab coat on a hook, a centre table and two armchairs opposite the doctor's chair. The doctor must be a simple man because he didn't bother to put so much in his office. It was scanty but at the same time, we'll organized."I know what you're thinking," the doctor spoke up. "Yeah, everyone gives me the same look once they walk into my office but I just think that having so much stuff in your office serves as a distraction. Imagine having a television set in this office, I would never focus on work and if Oprah should come on, I wouldn't leave this room till it's over.""It takes discipline to leave doc.""Well, unfortunately, discipline is not my best suit. Have a seat." He pointed to one of the armchairs in front of him and Jake sat."So what's wrong with her?" "Oh, nothing really. She jus

Sebastian hurried into the hospital ward, his eyes searched frantically for Jake and when he finally settled his eyes on him, he walked briskly toward him."Jake! What happened?!""Like I said over the phone, nothing happened. Sasha was involved in an accident.""Who is Sasha?""Are you serious, man? Sasha is my best friend!" Sebastian had started to grow on Jake. The young man had started taking the lawyer as his best friend. He could see why his aunt considered him as a very good friend of hers. Still, there were times he wished that Sebastian could be more understanding and open to things. Talking to him was easy, but there were some things that Jake knew he could never tell the man."How did it happen?" Sebastian took a seat next to Jake and enquired."His wife threw her into the road." Jake groaned as soon as Sheila helped him to respond because he was taking so long to speak. Sheila didn't know who the man was to him but she had gotten tired of Jake always being afraid. "His wi

The wind brought a fraction of peace to Jake's mind as he drove back to the hospital. Sebastian had stopped screaming into his ears and he couldn't be more grateful. At least, that was one less thing to worry about. He sped back to the hospital, wanting to be sure that Sasha was perfectly okay. Sebastian looked at the young boy his aunt had left him in charge of and his heart bled. He was doing a terrible job of keeping the young man sane and he knew it. He wasn't supposed to allow him to mess up his life, that was the exact reason his aunt hired him. The woman knew that her nephew was a tough nut to crack, she knew that he would need someone to have his back. Unfortunately, she entrusted that decision into the hands of a lawyer and not a policeman. Sebastian shook his head and went back to staring at the buildings as they passed, speedily, through his eyes."Since when has the company been experiencing issues?" Jake finally broke the silence with a question."It's not really issues,

Amanda gave Jake a familiar look and a smile that moved from her lips formed creases on her cheeks but never made it to her eyes. Jake took one look at the woman and knew what she wanted."No, no, no," he said and stood up, excluding himself from her presence.*What do you mean by no? You were going to do it before?" Amanda stood up as well and moved closer to him. "Don't you see that we are not children? Can't you see that we don't live in a fairytale world? Our actions have consequences Amanda, dire ones at that. And you still want me to sell those drugs?""Look, babe, I don't want you to either but we don't have any money and I'm pretty much sure that you have spent all our money to fix my mistake. Don't get me wrong, I am not angry with you for paying the hospital bills. No, I'm not. But babe, we need a source of livelihood. We need to stay alive.""And I have a job.""The same job that people are just being laid off from. Really, babe?""Hold on one second." Jake gave Amanda a s