She watched him take a drink from his cup before turning to smile at her.“Tell me what you know about Richardson.”This question got him surprised and he was taken aback by it. What had caused her sudden interest in Richardson?“Why are you suddenly interested in him?” he frowned wondering how she knew the man. “I don’t know,” she chuckled trying to lighten up the mood by rubbing her hands on his chest which was visible due to the way he had buttoned his shirt which did not cover it up. “I just want to know. Ordinary curiosity you might call it. It’s bothered me for some time now.”He narrowed his eyes at her. He did not trust the words that she was saying.“Look,” she decided to explain further. “I had noticed Richardson staring at you in envy after we had met at that party. “Of course trying to get an audience with you had been impossible and it was even more impossible after my boyfriend created that stupid scene where he was being thrown out of the party by security. “This had

“Please, I'm begging you. I am sorry for what happened. It won’t happen again, I can promise you that. I didn’t know who you were.“I didn’t know it would end up like this. Please forgive me.”He was terrified as he looked around to see the men in suits were all with weapons — baseball bats, sticks and batons. Any wrong move he made could end up in him getting beaten up and even killed.“Please,” he went on to beg. “I don’t want to die. I’m begging you. I had no idea that it would end up this way. I made a very costly mistake and I’m here apologizing for it. Please forgive me for it.”“I’m not going to end your life,” Richardson finally said after getting tired of hearing the man plead for his life. “I’m only taking you to jail. You’ll serve your remaining sentence there.”The man on hearing jail begged even more, “I don’t want to go to jail! Please! I’m already begging you! What more do you want?!”“I want you to serve your sentence, that is what I want from you. You stole a man’s ca

Michael knew there was nothing more to do but to keep on brainstorming options that he would use before actively going out to look for a job.He could not keep living like this. His stomach rumbled to remind him that he had not eaten anything that day. He looked about to find a half eaten sandwich on a table which was no longer fresh and it looked like a meal from yesterday.Straining to his feet, he picked up the sandwich which he tossed into the trash can.On his way back to the bedroom, he opened the fridge to get something to eat. There was not much left as he started to go through the options there which he would take up before going back to his self pity spot.***While at the office, Alice was gossiping with her friends about what had been going on in her life.After the hookup with the man last night, the man had transferred some money to her. It had been a lot and she was ready to spend it on herself.She deserved it for she believed she had suffered enough to be saving up f

“Are you ready?” the woman said to her daughter breaking her out of the trance she was in.“I am,” Jennie nodded as she followed the woman out of the house, heading for the stairs which led them to the ground floor.While they were waiting for a taxi, Jennie felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. She did not know what it was but she knew it was not normal.“What is it?!” her mother said in an alarming tone.“I don’t know,” she winced.“Is it your period?” she whispered with Jennie shaking her head.“I really don’t know mum. Let’s just get to the hospital.”With that, the old woman ran onto the road, stopping a taxi before ushering her daughter into the vehicle.“Where to?” asked the concerned driver.“The Catholic hospital!” the woman yelled out. “And make it quick. It is an emergency.”The man nodded, swerving out of the corner as he blazed through the street heading for the hospital.They had chosen a respectable hospital and not the one Jennie worked at. According to Jennie’s mot

Jennie walked to the park with her mother while she called Richardson but the call kept going to voicemail. She wanted to tell him over the phone but then changed her mind at the last second. It would be better to tell him during their outing.“Let’s sit here,” her mother suggested as they sat in a bench while she tried to call Richardson.She listened to it go to voicemail again and this got her angry. “What happened?” the old woman’s voice filled with concern.“I can’t get a hold of him and I’m panicking because what if he knows and he does not want the baby and…”“Hush,” the woman said in a quiet tone, gently patting her daughter on the back. “You are just putting stress on yourself. You need to relax. Don’t overwhelm yourself or it would not end up in a good way.”Jennie took in deep breaths, ready to follow her mother’s advice as she watched the children at the park play with their parents.She had always envisioned how her home was going to be. A happy home where she was marrie