It's been over a week since the heart-to-heart conversation between Jayden and his friends. Alex, Sophia and Cynthia had taken it upon themselves to make sure that Jayden didn't miss any of his sessions. They were always there for him at any given opportunity. Even when he was having one of his nightmares, Cynthia was there to wake him up and remind him that he was no longer there in his past. Well, ever since Jayden opened up about his constant nightmares, Cynthia volunteered to stay with him so that he wouldn't end up doing something irrational. It is a sunny weekend, Alex and his girlfriend can be seen on their bedroom balcony playing a game whereby they ask each other personal questions about themselves and if any of them doesn't get it correctly, he or she has to drink.“When is my birthday, Mr Alexander Sterling?” Sophia asked. They had been playing this game for about 30 minutes now and it seemed like Alex had drunk the most because he had failed almost all the questions Sophi

The next day, Sophia and her boyfriend drove to her parent's house after work. Alex revved the engine to a stop in front of the McLean resident. When Alex turned to look at his girlfriend, he saw how stiff she sat down and was looking ahead to the house which holds so many bad memories and a few good memories if there are any.“Babe, if you are not up for it we can always postpone this visit. It is not a must that you will see your father today.” Alex said, trying to relieve some of the stiffness on her shoulders.“We are already here, we can as well get it over and done with. Moreover, you are here with me to be my moral support, so nothing can possibly go wrong. I know that you would take me away from there before anything goes wrong.” Sophia said, linking her fingers to Alex's own. “You don't have to worry about anything, my love. I promise to stand by you. We will leave as soon as you start feeling uncomfortable in their presence.” Alex said, pecking the palm that was entwined wi

It has been up to a month ever since Alex and Sophia visited the McLeans. It is a sunny afternoon and Alex can be seen in a meeting with Jayden and Cynthia. They looked to be discussing something they were planning.“Is it possible for this arrangement to be ready before the end of the year? Cos I want the party to be on the 30th, Sophia's birthday.” Alex asked his friends. He was planning a surprise proposal to his girlfriend and his friends were suggesting a few ideas to him on how to make it perfect and spectacular for Sophia.“It depends on the event planner. If she doesn't have a very tight schedule, then she would definitely plan the whole event before the year runs out. I will make sure that everything is done according to your jurisdiction.” Cynthia answered. Cynthia was so happy when Alex called her a week ago and sought her help on how to make the perfect proposal for Sophia. He asked her about the things girls like. He also asked her if Sophia had ever told her about her f

“Merry Christmas.” That has been what has been exchanged so many times since daybreak. Alex invited all his staff to have Christmas dinner with them. The dinner was to start by 7 pm while the exchange of gifts between him and his friends was to happen by 5 pm. It was half past 4 pm already and they were all now surrounding the Christmas tree. It happened that every one of them sneaked in their Christmas gifts for one another before daybreak. They did it in such a way that the recipient of the gift wouldn't know the giver– the only way to know that the gift is for you is from the name written on it.As for what they had been doing since morning, Well, they all woke up quite late and when they did, they had their brunch and drove to the cemetery where they stayed with Mr Christopher for quite some time. On their way back, they dropped by the orphanage and celebrated Christmas with the children there. They took pictures and played around with the babies. When they were about to leave, th

“Cynthia, please ask my baby to wake up.” Alex strained out from the driver's seat. He looked between the road and at his girlfriend through the rearview mirror. He frustratedly hit his hands on the driving wheel when the traffic light turned red. If he were to be the one in front, he wouldn’t have minded the traffic light at all.At the back of the car, Cynthia was shaking profusely. Her lips trembled and her eyes kept overflowing with tears. They were all to be blamed for Sophia's current condition. If anything happens to Sophia, they will all be doomed.“Is there no other way for you to get to the hospital? Sophia is bleeding profusely– Alex, she's losing a lot of blood.” Cynthia was able to get out of her jittery nerves.Alex looked to his right to see that the cars were moving to the right side, but he was supposed to take the straight road cos that's the road leading to the hospital. It was about 30 seconds remaining for the traffic light to turn to green but that felt like an e