"When I got there, he was already seated there with a bouquet of red roses in his hand. He also could not recognize me when I sat down. I left him staring lustfully at me, but he did not say anything, like he would have stood up to give me a hug, but he did not. I sensed something was wrong and had to tell him it was me. His expression was mind-blowing. He stood up and helped my hand up, placing his hand on my waist as the music played slowly. He maintained a sexy gaze in my eyes. We danced together as he said, "If beauty was a person, I could bet on my life that it would be you. It is literally unfair how hot you are right now. I swear, I straight-up forget my name for a second every time I look into your eyes. Your hair smells delicious. I am obsessed with you, baby. I don't ever want this thing to come to an end. Even when I have to be far away due to some reasons, I want you to think and feel my presence right beside you because you belong in my arms."We haven't been together for
And I listened to her attentively."I told him about the new girl and about the girl from our school that kept buzzing my phone. He advised me to listen to her and hear what she had to say. I thought it through and agreed to listen to her. Everyone deserves a chance. We went to his house afterwards. At first, I did not want to go to this house. My mom had always told me, as a kid, to never go to a man's house for any reason. I pondered that thought and told him I wouldn't be able to go to his house, and seeing that I was not ready to sleep with any man because I was a virgin made me not want to go there. He promised that nothing was going to happen after I told him I was a virgin and not ready for sex. Having heard him say nothing was going to go wrong, I went with him. I insisted that I should go to my house first so I could get some clothes, but he said that wouldn't be necessary, so I wouldn't stress myself. I could wear his cargo pants and polo to school tomorrow. I actually love
"While I was crying, my mom gave me a call. She said my dad had just died. My heart broke into pieces. I was at the point in my life when I was trying to fix myself, and now my dad is dead. I felt like taking my own life. I felt like I should stop breathing. I wanted all my pain to go away, but it did not. It was something I had to face. I had to fight. I went to see my mom. When I got there, I could not see his body. My legs lost their strength. I fell on my feet, crying all day. My mom had to be strong for me. I was supposed to be strong for her, but I could not. Thinking of how I disappointed him and now he's no longer alive just broke me the more my life turned into a mess. I stayed off school for days till my dad was buried. My EX and Evy kept calling and texting me; it was so much that I had to switch off my phone. My head was full, and I could not think straight. My ex came to my house to check up on me, but I wasn't there. He tried to ask the neighbors if they knew where I was
"It was hard for me to believe that he could ever cheat on me. Days went by, and I had not seen what the sun looked like. It was fortunate for me that school had gone on vacation at that time. I did not call or even go to see my mom; I was just all to myself. One of my female neighbors noticed I was inside but had not gone out, cleaned my pavement, or even discarded the trash. She had to come see me; she insisted that I eat something, help me take my shower, and take me out on a walk. She kept coming to check on me from time to time. A few days later, I fell sick. My neighbor, who happens to be me, gave me some medications. I took them for three days, but the sickness persisted. She recommended that I follow her to the lab for a test. I did as she said and went with her. I was curious to know what was wrong with me after the test. She said I should wait while she goes to bring it. When I checked it, I was one month pregnant. I gave it to her to look through if I was deceived by my sig
"And now they are no more. And I had no one to go to. When I went back, I met Evy and my ex at the mall. They both insulted me and made me feel like I was nothing. From that day on, I vowed to destroy anyone who was in love, and my life became vulnerable. I was in my final year at school, and I could not afford my school fees. The only thing I could think of was to drop out because I did not have money. My parents were gone, and all the money had been used on my dad's treatment. I told my neighbor about it, and she was so kind to help me with that. After school, I came out with flying colors and tried to look for a job, but each time I went to look for a job, they requested that I give my body in exchange. I refused most times, and I did it, but in the end, they never gave me the job. Life became so hard for me. There was no one out there to help me. I did not want to become a liability to my neighbor. She had done a lot by harboring me in her house and paying my final-year school fee
"You need to go back in there and speak with Calvin. Vivian said."Yes, I will.""Can I come with you all?. The lady asked:"Yes, you can," Keren said.They all walked together back to Calvin's room.Keren gave him a big hug, leaving a kiss on his forehead."Sorry is a small word for the big mistake I’ve made. But believe me, the price of my actions has been heavily paid. Every single second away from you is like a dagger in my heart. Punish me any way you want to, but I can’t stand being apart. Baby, I am sorry for not believing you. I am sorry for all I said and how I acted. I felt so hurt and betrayed. All of the things my ex did to me kept flashing back into my head. I felt like you did the same thing to me. I am sorry, baby. I love you so much, and I don't want to lose you. I kept thinking of how I was going to lose the one thing that meant the most to me. I love you, and that's true, baby. I messed up, and I can’t find the right words to express how sorry I am. Let me make it up
She gave him a French kiss. And everyone began to laugh. Karen felt a bit shy."Calvin, my man. Henry said. "I know I did not believe in you when you said all of these were lies, and you did not do such a thing. I put our friendship on the line because of what I thought about you. Everything I thought happened to be actually wrong. I am standing here right before you to tell you how much I am sorry. Apologies don't make a thing if you don't change, and I will never stop believing you from today; henceforth, I am sorry to have not believed in you. We've been friends since childhood, and I literally almost broke that friendship because I failed to trust you. I am very sorry, Calvin. Our friendship is too valuable to me to end over this. To find another friend like you would be impossible; you’re caring, patient, funny,... I can go on and on, and it doesn't feel right without you anymore. I didn't mean for things to be like this, and I wish I could take everything back to when we were cl
He told them about Calvin's health and that he could be discharged tomorrow and taken home. Keren turned to the lady, who was so emotional and almost tearing up."I thank you so much, dear. I appreciate you a lot. I don't know what would have been left of Calvin if you had not brought him here. I just want you to know how grateful I am for everything you did. I probably wouldn't have the chance to ever meet him again if not for what you did for me. Thank you very much."No, I don't deserve all you are saying to me right now. I literally spoiled your relationship; I almost made the both of you become history. It was not by my own will that I became like this. Life just had its fun time with me; it played with my life; it fucked with my life. I am very sorry, Keren.They hugged each other. It was a very emotional scene to behold."I think this calls for celebration." Vivian said.While they were rejoicing over the celebration, they called. Calvin got a notification on his phone; the so
Mr. Greftan was admitted to the hospital and placed on bed rest by the doctor. He had a minor heart attack and the doctor warned that it might reoccur if Mr. Greftan wasn't resting well. Keren was still not at work, and Ethan couldn't find her document. He searched all his files but they were nowhere to be found. He was sure he left it in his office. He was worried about Keren but there was no way to reach her. It had been two weeks since the incident and Keren was not yet at work. He thought it was because they made out that was why she was shy about resuming and it broke him when he couldn't find her credentials so he could locate her house address. Worst of all, he didn't have her picture saved on his phone; the only picture he had of her was missing too, and he couldn't explain how Keren’s document mysteriously disappeared from his office. Ethan turned on the CCTV camera to see if Eli was the one who took Keren’s file but he didn't see anything out of the ordinary; all he could
Mr. Greftan was admitted to the hospital and placed on bed rest by the doctor. He had a minor heart attack and the doctor warned that it might reoccur if Mr. Greftan wasn't resting well. Keren was still not at work, and Ethan couldn't find her document. He searched all his files but they were nowhere to be found. He was sure he left it in his office. He was worried about Keren but there was no way to reach her. It had been two weeks since the incident and Keren was not yet at work. He thought it was because they made out that was why she was shy about resuming and it broke him when he couldn't find her credentials so he could locate her house address. Worst of all, he didn't have her picture saved on his phone; the only picture he had of her was missing too, and he couldn't explain how Keren’s document mysteriously disappeared from his office. Ethan turned on the CCTV camera to see if Eli was the one who took Keren’s file but he didn't see anything out of the ordinary; all he could
“Impressive!! This is by far the best project you have come up with; I cannot believe it! How did you get this idea?“You see, grandpa, I am not the bad egg after all; I have been breaking my back working on something that would make you and dad proud.“I cannot wait to show Ethan this project; I am sure he will be so proud of you.Eli collected the documents from his grandfather’s hand; he did it in such a way that it showed that he was disgusted with what his grandfather said.“What? What is wrong? Do you want to yank your hand off? Why did you collect your document like that? Did I say something wrong?"Yes, grandfather, you do not even trust me enough; I did all of this myself and now you want to show Ethan for approval.“I wasn't going to show him for approval; I just wanted him to know what you were working on; surely he would be so excited too. “Why do you always do this, grandpa? Do you need validation from Ethan before approving my project? You all complain that I don't do a
“Irish! I thought you said she wouldn't be here!“I know Vivian, but Keren lives here; you both cannot be fighting forever; I need you both to settle your differences. “If not for the fact that we are sisters, I would have slapped you really hard! I do not have time for this nonsense! “But Vivian, Irish is right; you cannot be like this forever; you need to forgive me and let us move on.“You killed them! I will never forget that you made me a widow! I want nothing to do with you; excuse me, I am out of her.Vivian left the house, ignoring Irish and Keren, who were calling out her name. All the excitement on Keren’s face faded away. She fell to the couch and let out a loud sigh of relief. Irish sat beside her. They were both silent for a few minutes before Irish decided to break the silence.“You do not have to think too much about it; she will come around; she is still traumatised, and she told me she started therapy; she will come around soon."It has been years; I miss my best fri
“Take me home. That was the last thing Ethan said before he was unconscious. Keren had to call for the help of the receptionist so they could carry Ethan to the car. By the time they got downstairs, the driver was already in his seat, waiting to move. They managed to put Ethan into the car, the receptionist went back to her work station and everyone was worried, wondering what was happening to their boss. They thought he fainted but the receptionist had to tell them that the boss was under a lot of stress and he needed rest. Ethan was in the back seat with Keren; he was sleeping deep. Keren couldn't get her eyes off him; she wished she could touch his hair so she could do that. Tears rolled down her face when she thought about her late fiance. She looked outside the window so no one would see her crying. Shortly after, they got to the mansion and Keren was left in amazement. She couldn't believe her eyes; she couldn't believe the edifice standing tall in front of her. When the driv
Keren was so shy, she used to wish the ground would open and swallow her. Ethan was still fast asleep; he was oblivious that his grandfather was in the room. “You must be Keren, right?Keren tried to speak but she was stuttering and she struggled to compose herself."Yes, I am, sir.“Why is Ethan fast asleep by this time?“He is drunk, sir; he drank too much. “I see. Follow me.“Sir?“You heard me; follow me. Ethan’s grandfather left the room and Keren jumped off the bed and rushed to Ethan’s closet to wear something casual. She wore a white collar shirt and joggers. When she was done, she headed downstairs to meet Mr. Geftan. “Right on time, join me.Mr. Geftan poured Keren a glass of freshly pressed juice; he pressed it himself. It was a mixture of pineapple, watermelon and a little ginger. “This is so lovely, sir; I have never tasted a better fruit juice.“So tell me, what is it like working with Ethan?“I have no idea, sir. I only resumed today. I hoped I was going to have a bli
How can I repay you for your kindness sir?“You do not have to pay me, just go home and start something beautiful and profitable for you and your son. Your son deserves something better.“Who are you sir?Bal’s father said amidst tears, he couldn't control the tears that rolled down his face, he wanted to kneel to appreciate Ethan but Ethan stopped him mid air.“You do not have to do that, just consider me your angel, now please go get something good to eat.“Thank you uncle, my dad is really happy. Bal and his father left the park and Ethan watched how joyous they looked until they faded out of sight, he was truly happy for them… he was fulfilled when he saw the smile on their faces, and at that moment he was convinced that everything happened for a reason, if Eli had not crashed his car, he wouldn't have met Bal. He walked back to the hospital ward and when he got there he was informed that Eli was out of coma. He wasn't sure if he was happy about the news or not but he had to go
“I am not going to calm down, grandfather!! Did you see what he did to my car? That car was badly damaged—damaged beyond repair!! “Stop stressing over material things; your insurance company can take care of the damages.“They would if I were the one driving the car, but I am not and Eli is moving around with an expired driver’s license!" He better stay in that coma, because I will send him back there if he comes back to this house! How dare he take my car without my permission!!! He left his luxurious cars and took mine. I am starting to think that he crashed my car on purpose. “ Don't be ridiculous. I understand you are upset but do you think Eli would risk his life just to crash your car and get back at you? You should be praying for his recovery, not this.“God forbid!! I better waste my time on important things than pray for that rebellious soul. Eli is a lost cause.“You are the older one, Ethan. I know Eli is not the best but do you want us to throw him away? Your father doesn
“Hahah!! I told you I was going to get to you, didn't i? Eli was smiling at the screenshot he took; he was the happiest soul that night. He was one step away from bringing Ethan down and he was very excited. He took out his phone and called Marcel.“Hello, where are you?“I am resting at my loudspeaker.“Meet me at the bar.“At the bar? By this time of the night? Isn't it late already?“I told you never to oppose me again; remember, I am paying for that room. I can kick you out anytime, so please do as I say or else I will throw you out.“I will be there in 20 minutes.“Be there in 15.“Eli ended the call and tossed his phone on the bed and he made his way to his closet to change into something casual for the night. He was humming a melodious song as he went to the bathroom to freshen up. After he was done, he took Ethan’s porch and left. He didn't want to drive his Ferrari, but he knew Ethan was going to have his head by morning, but he didn't care.“He got to the bar and ordered a