As he left his home, the chill breeze of the night slapped his face. It was nights like this he loved to take walks. Under the moon light, hands in his coat as he walked, enjoying the scenery, but here he was, with a T-shirt and trousers, rushing to get a gift from a store for his girlfriend.He could not take a taxi because it would reduce the money he had left, so he was walking. Memories of happy moments with Caroline flashed through his head as he walked. She was so sweet and perfect.Now, he could barely recognize her. Her once sweet words that were like medicine to his soul were now thorns and daggers ripping through what was left of his heart.Laura’s store revealed itself as Ajax turned a corner. It's light were still on and the sign still read open. His lips curved upwards in a smile.He was glad the store was still open. He had walked past few stores. All had closed because it was getting late. He quickened his steps and hurried to the store. He pushed the door open as the

Just as he thought he had fallen asleep, the annoying ringtone he created blasted through the silence of the night.He groaned In his sleep. Who in the right mind would be calling by this time of the night? He shifted in bed as he lay comfortably ignoring the call. It could wait till morning. Then it went silent.Grrrrr… rrr… rrr…Oh C’mon! He cursed as he tightened his pillows over his ears to block out the noise. After it rang and he did not pick it stopped again.Just when he thought he was finally drifting off the annoying sound came again. He grunted in annoyance. He swore not to pick the damn call. The person could go to hell.Then came the notification sounds. They came back to back forming a symphony. He flipped his eyes open as he stared at the roof of the van. His gaze shifted to the table where his phone rested. As much as he wanted his glare to turn into molten lava and melt the phone away, it could not. His hard glare did not stop it from ringing. He decided to put it o

"Ugh! The stupid thing would not bulge!” he cursed as he tried to zip up his pants.As soon as he got home and offloaded everything on his bed, he started changing into one of the clothes he had just gotten.As soon as he finished dressing, he rode the bicycle bearing the gifts he had just gotten for Caroline.When he got to Caroline's place, he sneaked around so that no one he knew would see him. He kept her gifts in a safe place and returned the bike.***“Finally you are here. Where are Carolin gifts?” Lydia scoffed and turned off her heels."Where is Caroline?"Lydia rolled her eyes and asked him to follow her.He stood at the door of Caroline’s apartment, he could hear the loud music blasting from the speakers.His eyes swept the room in search of his blonde love when Tara appeared from no where.Where did she gone?The room was filled with people. Some faces he knew, some he had never seen in his life. How did she know all these people!She weaved her way through the crowd as sh

“Your grandfather, Mr Vaughn Ronald has been arrested and is being detained in police custody.” He was torn between feeling happy, relief, sad and regret.Happy and relief because his grandpa was alive.Sad because he was arrested.Regret for accepting the stupid offer and for not completing it.He checked the time on his wrist watch. It was already half past 11pm.He sighed deeply and started towards the police station. He felt tired and weak. He had not eaten anything all day. By the time he had reached. It was already past midnight.“Good evening officer” he greeted. “I want to see Mr Vaughn. He is my grandfather”“Oh, I’m sorry Mr Ajax, he had been detained for forging computer parts amongst other things in his previous company.” The police officer said. “You would need to pay before we grant him bail”“That is not an issue” Ajax said. “How much?”“Fifty thousand dollars”“That is not an issue” Ajax said as he fished out his phone. ALL FUNDS HAVE BEEN WITHDRAWN BY AIAs he read

ELEVEN HOURS LEFT…..Stop reminding me!Ajax sometimes wished he could be able to get a hold of this voice in his head thingy. Maybe teach him a lesson to stop messing with him whenever he was down, hurt or sad.Three little kids ran past him. It startled him because he was deep in thought. Thinking about how he would generate or get a hundred thousand dollars, thinking about the words Caroline said.She knew how much he loved his parents and how much he cared. Her words were so insensitive.“Leave my house you thief. I don’t even want to know how you stole the money or if your parents are in trouble, just get out”“….or if your parents are in trouble, just get out”The words kept ringing in his head. He remembered when he first saw Caroline. It was at the famous Candy Land. He looked behind him, across the street. The Candy Land.“Jaxieee” His mother, Leah yelled from a distance.Little Ajax was running across the road to meet his Dad. He had no care in the world. All he wanted was