“Come on. Let’s get out of here before somebody comes. They were bound to have heard all that.” I nodded toward the part of the building where the priests and nuns lived. Lights had come on in some of the windows. “I don’t want to get you guys in trouble.”“Yeah,” Sleepy said, getting up. “Well, you might have thought of that before you snuck out, huh?”We left the way we’d come in. Like me, David had wriggled in beneath the front gate, then unlocked it from the inside and let Sleepy in. We slipped out as quietly as we could and hurried to the car, which Sleepy had parked in some shadows, out of sight of the police car. Still, I didn’t want to risk anything by trying to sneak past the officer and retrieve my bike. We just left it there and hoped no one would notice it.The whole way home, my new big brother Jake lectured me.He thought I’d been at the school in the middle of the night as part of some sort of gang initiation. I kid you not. He was very serious about the whole t
Joan's povHe spent a half hour grilling me pretty thoroughly…but not about what had happened the night before. To my astonishment, Sylvester and Doc had kept their mouths shut. Andy was perfectly in the dark about what had happened. All he wanted to know was whether I liked my new school, if I was happy, blah, blah, blah….Except for one thing. He did say to me, as he was asking me how I liked California, and was so very different from New York, uh, duh.“So, I guess you slept straight through your first earthquake.”I nearly choked on a chip. “What?”“Your first quake. There was one last night, around two in the morning. Not a big one, really—roundabout four-pointer—but it woke me up. No damage, except down at the Misstly. Breezeway collapsed But then, that should come as no surprise to them. I’ve been warning them for years about that timber. It’s nearly as old as the Mission itself. Can’t be expected to last forever.”I chewed more carefully. Wow. Heather’s good-bye bang must ha
Natasha's POV4 MONTHS LATER"Sis you can do this just push"Sylvester screamed as I panted heavily. Giving birth is not easy, I feel like I'm gonna die any time soon, it hurts so much."No, no, no. I'm weak, I'm so weak I don't think I can do this""Just push, the head is already out. You can do this"Mom whispered with assurance "Argh"I screamed with all my might and the cry of a new born baby filled the ward and I smiled as I breathed heavily. I did it, I'm a mother "Can I hold him?"I asked and the doctor placed my baby in my open arms. I pecked his forehead and he shuddered. I smiled out tears at the beautiful perfection in my arms."What are you gonna name him?"Sylvester asked and I held my baby's little hand"Michael. Michael"I said and Sylvester smiled."You did great"Mom complimented and I nodded with a smile. I did do great"Isn't he cute?"I asked "He's a beauty"Dad said and I smiled "I'm, Natasha"Mom called and I turned to face her"Yes mom""There's something you
Natasha's POV(2 years ago) "Michael come on, you're gonna be late"I called out. I wonder what that boy is doing inside"Mama my shoe"He came out with one of his shoes in his hands and the other is still worn"Michael, I wore this for you the other time why did you pull it off""I dunno"He replied as he licked his Popsicle. I helped him wear the shoe and sighed in satisfaction"There, now let's go"I took his hand and we made for the door"You ready for school I see"Mrs. Russell said as she came out of her house, she's ready for work, she's a nurse"Yes Mrs. Russ"Michael said and she smiled"Good morning Mrs. Russ""Good morning my dear, come on, let me drop you off"She said and we made for her car. We all got in and I sat in the passenger's seat with Michelle on my lapShe drove us to Michael's school and I walked him to his class"Be a good boy to Miss Gold okay""Yes mama"He nodded with a pout and I smiled"So mama will be going now, I'll come to pick you up when school is
Natasha's pov "Mama"Mich squealed as he jumped on me"Hey baby, had a fun time at school?"I asked and he nodded"I got my sums right"He said and I chuckled"You did?"He nodded and I pinched his cheeks playfully "Good boy,for that,I'm gonna buy you popsicle"I said and he squealed as he clapped his hands"Let's go home"I hailed a cab and we went home. I still can't hold the excitement, I still can't believe Alexa liked...no, loved my dish, I made the restaurant get a good recommendation and a lifetime sponsor from Alexa Grande. Is this good luck or what?"Yay, we're home"Mich squealed as I unlocked the door"I'm gonna go play"He scurried to the room and I trailed behind himI got to the room and slumped on my bed. I'm exhaustedI sat up and reached for my bag and took the envelope out. I don't know why I'm so scared to open it, okay, here goes nothingI opened the envelope and dipped my hands inside it, my hands felt something and I took it out, my eyes almost popped out of it
Natasha's pov "Is he gonna be okay?"I asked for the uptenth time and the doctor kept assuring me that he's gonna be fine, what exactly is wrong with him, he didn't show any type of sickness for the past few days. I sighed and Jay tapped my shoulder with an assuring smile"He's gonna be okay" Mum said and I nodded, we've been in the waiting for the past 30mins and the doctor is not yet done with his doctor work and stuff. He reached for his bag and took out a pen, he wrote something on a piece of paper and he passed it to me."Those are the prescriptions, let him take that. You'll see the dosage in them and make sure you let him have a lot of rest as in a lot. He shouldn't do anything for now, he shouldn't operate phones or go out or even stand up from bed except if he needs to use the bathroom, make sure he eats a lot of fruits and veggies in order to regain his strength because his fainting was caused by stress, he must have done a lot of tiring work and he's body couldn't take i
Gonzalez's pov "Hmm. He's not hot again"He said and I chuckled"No, I'm not"I said "My baby"I heard someone scream from outside and I had the perfect guess of who it was.."My baby"She squealed again and I smiled"Hey auntie""Gosh I was worried"She whined hugging and kissing me all over, typical doting auntie"I'm fine now mum"I said and she breathed out"Its my little baby"She cooed at Mitch"Grandma"He squealed spreading out his hands for a hug, and she carried him and they did their grandma-grandson stuffThe house was a crowded place today because, Ken, Crystal, Bianca, Mr. Davies, my in-laws, aunt, Nona and surprisingly Sylvester.I'm still trying to figure out who invited him. I and Ken with the two crazy girls are in my room together, alongside Sylvester and my baby, Natasha, she's messaging my feet and I'm enjoying it."So, what's up with Tania?"I asked"Well, I and Ken went to visit her and she's was still unconscious but the doctor said she is gonna be fine"Bian
ONE WEEK LATERGonzalez's pov"That's mama"Mitch squealed pointing to my beautiful wife in her chef's outfit and her elegant chef's hat ready to show the world what she can do.Tania has been charged to charged in court alongside with Jackson and what happened two days ago is still making me surprised Flash BackAunt, Natasha, Mitch and I were having family's time with Natasha's parents when mum (Natasha's mum) had a phone call."What? See me? Who? Um okay"She cut the call and she gave a quizzical look"What's wrong"I asked"The police just called to tell me that Matthew's parents wants to see my husband and I""For what?"Natasha asked"I don't know""Well, tell the officer to bring them here"My aunt said and she nodded.In less than 30mins, the officer arrived with them, I heard the doorbell ring and I went to open the door for them"Good afternoon sir"The woman greeted and I smiled letting them in, I made them sit on that couch and I went to call others.They came downstairs