*The Banks Residence**"Do you think we did the right thing? I don't want her hating us for any reason, you know how bitter she can be," Mrs. Banks said with worry visible in her tone."She had to heal one way or the other. We can't keep her from her past forever, and besides her brother needs her as much as we do too," Mr Banks said trying to reason with her.The doorbell rang interrupting their conversation. Mrs Banks sighed and got up to get the door. She returned to the living room with a man behind her."Look who we have here?" Mrs Banks announced, drawing Mr Banks' attention."Oh Williams, you are here. We were not expecting you today. I don't remember calling for you either or did you?" Mr Banks said looking quite surprised as he directed the question to Mrs Banks"No I did not call for him, maybe he has something to tell us. Why don't we just give him a chance to speak first," Mrs Banks said looking at Williams.Williams has been the eyes of this old couple for quite some year
" Gary you can't do this to me! This is becoming too much for me to handle" Pheona pleaded with tears in her eyes. Gary looked at her with an expressionless face. Gary Smith is bent on marrying his mistress, Nora Lynn and there's nothing anyone can do to change his mind not even Pheona, his legally wedded wife. Pheona cried and pleaded with Gary not to go on with the decision he has taken as it will shatter their family. Damien walked towards his parents' room as he heard sobs coming from there. He got there and to his surprise, he saw his father shouting at his mother looking pissed. "I'm marrying Nora whether you like it or not. It's not like I need your approval to do anything"Gary spat. Damien was beyond shocked when he heard his father's confession. He has always known that Nora was up to no good the first time he saw her with his dad. "Dad!!!", Tell me it's a joke" Damien yelled. "We don't need that slut in our house!" Damien went on enraged by his father's decision. Gar
Damien and Gracie rushed Pheona to the hospital, and she was taken into the emergency room. Damien stood behind the door crying uncontrollably, Gracie called both Gabriel and Queenster to the hospital. Minutes later, Queenster got to the hospital already crying. Gracie explained to them from when she left home to the market, and she came to meet her lying on the floor. They tried to call Mr. Smith, but he wasn't answering, they gave up and just waited outside. Suddenly they saw a stretcher move past them speedily with Gabriel lying on it covered in blood. They rushed to stop the nurses and inquired what is happening. " A truck run into him" the nurses explained and rushed him into the operation theater. They lost all hope and could do nothing but wait for feedback. Pheona was given shocks, but it was too late, and she couldn't make it. The nurses covered her up as the doctor came out looking composed in order not to scare them too much as she saw they were all kids except for th
***Five years later*** A man dressed in all black is standing in an office that almost looked like a room considering how it has been endowed. He was staring at the scenery of the city since his office is made of glass and as such he's privileged to see everything going on outside. He was lost in his thoughts staring outside with this cold aura that's always around wherever he's present. "Sir, you called for me." Marisa, his assistant said. "What's my schedule for the day?" he asked coldly. "You have a meeting with the board members, another meeting with the Smiths cooperation and the chairwoman of the Smiths Cooperation invited you for a dinner. That's all Sir" she replied, stealing glances at him now and then. She had a crush on her boss the very day she stepped foot in the Dream company. She has tried to make him notice her but all her efforts went down the drain. She wonders if he is made of stone, and he never shows any emotion, he's always looking cold and expressionless.
***Damien's residence*** "Damien, are you not going to work today?" Gracie knocked on his door. He grumpily woke up and opened the door for her. "Don't tell me you've been sleeping all along" she scolded "Good morning" he greeted. Gracie nodded her head and began putting the place in order. He went into the bathroom and did his business, he came out and dressed for work. He went downstairs and met his breakfast already served, he ate and kissed her goodbye. Gracie sighed as she watched his car drive off, she missed the once jovial Damien she knew. She hoped one day she will see him smile genuinely and do away with the scary look he puts on always. ***Smiths Cooperation*** In Nora's office, Lawrence is seated with her as they planned on how to go about the deal and the profit share each company is going to gain. They concluded everything and just as Lawrence made to leave, she insisted on seeing him off. "You stood me up last night, Mr. Lawrence," she said calmly "I had other
"Hey man, what's up?"Lawrence paused as he saw tears in his eyes coming into Damien's office. He gently closed the door and pulled a chair to sit on. "Damien, what's wrong? Did something happen? Why are you like this all of a sudden?"Lawrence said with a concerned look"Lawrence, I feel empty right now I don't know how to express myself at this point," he said smiling sadly, as tears of joy kept running down his cheeks."Are you feeling sick? Do you want me to take you to the hospital? Talk to me, you're making me feel restless with you looking like this" Lawrence said looking worried"I'm fine Lawrence, stop nagging like a pregnant woman" Damien chuckled, wiping the traces of tears on his face. Lawrence just stared at him with a confused look. Damien burst into laughter when he saw the look on Lawrence's face which shocked Lawrence because Damien he knows hardly laughs. When Damien's laugh subsided, Lawrence glared at him giving him the"start talking" kind of look. Damien raised hi
***Dream company***Damien is sitting in his office, with loads of files piled on his table. He is seriously working on the important files so as not to leave loads of work behind as he's preparing to go to the States.He had a look of exhaustion visible on his face but he kept working on the files one after the other, sipping on the coffee on his table from time to time. Lawrence walked in and looked at Damien with pity, he looked at the half-dead man sitting in the CEO's seat who still had a determined expression on his face."Com'on Damien, do you want to die young? Why are you choking yourself with so much work? " Lawrence said concerned about his friend's state. Damien almost looked pale, as though he had been sick for weeks."I've got to finish this little work today. I don't want any office work distracting me while I'm away." Damien muttered tiredly"That doesn't imply you kill yourself with work. You call this mountain you have on your table a little work? I bet even before
***Dream company***Damien just finished working on the files, he ordered his lunch to be brought to his office just like always. He has never been to the cafeteria in the company before, he always eats in his office and only one person is allowed to do so, his assistant, Marissa."Sir, please your food is here" Marissa knocked"Bring it in," Damien said in his usual cold voiceMarissa went in and dropped the food, she looked at tired looking Damien and felt sorry for him. She wished she could do something to relieve him, but this scary Boss of hers is making it hard to even allow her to try for once.Damien felt her eyes still on him and looked up from the food he is eating. "Why are you still here?" he snapped"Nothing Sir, I'm sorry," she said embarrassed by her act, and left the office immediatelyShe didn't realize she had been staring too much, and like always she embarrassed herself in front of him once again. She stomped her feet on the floor angrily and left for the cafeteri