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Sophia stayed with Alex for the day. She refused to leave his side, not even allowing him to do anything at all by himself no matter how little it may seem. They ate breakfast together and now it was lunch time and they were also having it together.Ever since Jayden left with Cynthia, they've not heard anything from them but they believe that they're adults and can take care of themselves.Sophia's phone has been vibrating for a few minutes now and she just kept ignoring the calls. The person calling is her stepmom and she knows exactly why she's calling which is the reason she had been declining the calls."That person is very persistent, he or she has been calling you for God knows how long. I think you should pick it." Alex said after trying to ignore what had been happening before his eyes for some time."Please try and ignore the call. It's not an important call." Sophia replied, still eating her food."How can you say that the call is not important, but the person doesn't seem
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Sophia entered the McLean's residence to discover that the Howells were already on their way out. Maybe they waited for her for so long and she didn't show up, so they decided to leave which was okay by her. She was here to talk to her parents anyway."Look who decided to bless us with her presence," Ellie said in an overly excited tone. Sophia can see through her though, because she knows that she's angry at her for coming in late for lunch."How are you, my dear?" Mrs. Howells asked. She was a very beautiful petite woman even at her age. She believes that this woman would be more understanding than her stepmom."I'm very well thank you, ma'am. Please pardon my manners for not making it to the lunch on time. I've been in the hospital all day with a friend who isn't feeling well." Sophia apologized and explained what happened to Mrs. Howells."Oh, I'm so sorry to hear that. I hope that this friend of yours is better now?" Mrs. Howells asked further. From what Sophia could deduce, she'
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Alex was busy scrolling through his phone when his door opened. He looked up to see Jayden and Cynthia walking into his room with a large envelope."Hi, Boss. How are you feeling this evening?" Jayden asked as they approached his bed."I'm doing very well. It's just a little ache when I move my body carelessly." He replied, already sitting up. "Where is Sophia? I thought it was you guys she went to look for." He asked."Sophia didn't come after us, but she called me about an hour ago saying that I should come and stay with you and that she had an emergency that needed her urgent attention," Jayden explained.Alex furrows his eyebrows after hearing about the emergency. He was wondering why Sophia would look him in the eyes and lie to him. He asked her about the persistent phone calls but she waved it off saying that it wasn't an important call. Now, she told Jayden that it needed her urgent attention."Did she tell you what the emergency was about?" Alex asked."Not at all. She just sa
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Sophia woke up the next morning feeling down. Her face still ached but her chest ached more. Ever since she left Alex at the hospital the previous day, he hasn't called to check on her to know if she got home safe or if she's doing okay. He must be really pissed at her for not wanting to tell him why she didn't want to pick up the constant calls yesterday. She has it at the back of her mind to drop by the hospital today after office hours. She was going to make things right. She didn't know that it was going to hurt this much not having the best person in your life in your corner at a time like this. She was feeling alone in the world and she needed the warm hug of her best friend whom she was romantically interested in, but that could wait for now.Sophia entered the bathroom and took her bath. She dressed in a black lace gown which depicted her mood for the day. She sat on the table directly opposite the mirror in her room and started doing her makeup. She tried her best to cover u
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Sophia readjusted herself on the bed. She's skeptical about telling Jayden about everything that has been going on ever since Alex was wrongfully accused of impregnating a girl. She knows that if she tells Jayden then there's every possibility that Alex will find out, and she doesn't want that to happen."What exactly did my stepmom say to you?" Sophia asked. She wanted to know if she had leaked all her secrets. If not, she would know how to maneuver the whole situation in her favor so that nobody would know what truly is going on."Is that your way of trying to lie your way out of this situation?" Jayden asked with his eyes focused keenly on her and his face contorted in a snarl."Um…that's not it. I just want to know if there's anything to add to what she already told you. Maybe she had already said everything to you, I might just be wasting my time going over it all over again." Sophia said. She internally patted herself on the back for lying smoothly without stuttering.Jayden saw
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Jayden drove Sophia to the hospital instead of taking her to Howell's residence as the stepmom instructed. They both kept on giving themselves side glances without uttering a word to each other.They got to the hospital a few minutes later and made their way to Alex's room. Suddenly, Sophia stopped abruptly causing Jayden to do the same."You promised not to snitch on me right?" Sophia asked with her eyebrows furrowed.Jayden looked confused, "when did I ever say that? Stop putting words into my mouth."Sophia dragged him by his suit jacket, "Do not play smart with me." Sophia glared trying to look scary."Let me be. You're such a bully. I'm not promising you anything. But I'll try to keep my mouth shut." Jayden replied.They walked into Alex's room to see him with his foster father. They were having a cup of coffee. And they looked to be having a lot of fun."Good afternoon Mr. Chris." Sophia and Jayden greeted him collectively."Thank you, my dears. How have you been, Sophia? The la
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Sophia was shocked at the tone Alex used on her. That has never happened before. She contemplated leaving him alone like he demanded but kicked against the thought immediately. She wanted to make things right with her best friend. She knows that his being this way is because he's tired of being treated like a fool.Sophia took a deep breath and sat down cautiously beside him. Alex didn't even spare her a glance like she expected. They both kept mute without any atom of noise.Sophia slowly moved her palms to place them on top of his own. Alex didn't make a move to remove her hand or his own hand. They sat for a few more minutes in an awkward silence before Sophia decided to break it."Has Cynthia submitted the apology letter to the board members yet?" Sophia asked, and in return, Alex huffed and slid his hand from under Sophia's hand."If you're keen on not leaving me alone to be by myself, then give me space, please. Make yourself comfortable on the sofa cos I want my bed to myself."
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It's been up to 1 week since Alex and Sophia made up. Sophia has been sleeping in the hospital ever since then. She went home the next day to bring some of her stuff. She made sure that she took the key out of the keyhole to avoid being locked up again.Today, Alex is being discharged. He already got a notification from the board committee members asking him to notify them when he's out of the hospital so that they can schedule a meeting. He knows it has someone to do with the apology letter Cynthia sent to them.Alex was happy that everything was falling into place in his life. His friendship with Sophia is more solid now, they no longer keep stuff away from each other. He's yet to pay the Kingston family a visit at the police station, but since he was hale and hearty now, he was going to do that soon. Cynthia has confessed to her crimes of lying against him. So, who wouldn't be happy if they were in his shoes? He asked himself.Jayden, Sophia, and Cynthia were present at the hospita
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“Please explain what you mean,” Jayden said, still looking a bit taken off guard by her response.“I knew that I was pregnant. Well… I didn't know for a fact because I didn’t do any tests in the hospital but I did a urine test with a pregnancy test kit and it came out positive. I didn't know how to tell my boyfriend because I didn't know how he would take it. I also knew that I would lose the child when I started bleeding out.” She was a bit sceptical about telling him because they had only been intimate just once and that was on the night after his birthday. They had already been aroused even before they went to the party venue, it was only natural that they completed what they started earlier.“I can't believe that you are saying this. Why would you keep something like that away from me? Have I ever given you any reasons to doubt my love for you? It takes two to tangle, have you forgotten?” Alex asked a series of questions. He was bothered that Sophia would think that he would by an
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Sophia woke up to see her boyfriend and her friends surrounding her in their various positions. There was this happiness that filled her soul to know that they slept in the same room with her without considering the uncomfortable position they slept in. The closest person to her right now is Cynthia who was sleeping an inch beside her. She gently tapped Cynthia which made Cynthia open her eyes almost immediately she was touched because she thought that Sophia might be in any form of discomfort.“Sophia, is everything okay? Do you want me to call the doctor?” Cynthia rushed out.Sophia shook her head sideways, “No, I'm fine. Just help me and touch the men.” Sophia requested.Cynthia walked over to them and tapped them. They both woke up with a startle, just like Cynthia, they thought that something was wrong with Sophia. When they looked around, they saw Sophia who already sat up on her bed. In a split second, Alex swiftly rushed to where she was sitting down and engulfed her in a hug.
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The ladies knew that they were in for a lot. They trembled in fear and strikes of tears ran down their faces, “Please spare us.” Cassandra pleaded in a shaky voice. She was against this whole arrangement at first because she knew that there would be no easy way out if they were caught, but they had to emotionally blackmail her into taking part in it, now look where that had gotten them.Cassandra’s answer caused Alex to chuckle in amusement, “I just lost my child because of you guys and for some shitty reason you think that I would want to let you go?” He asked in his newly adapted mild voice. This particular tone of his feared them more than the loud and snappy tone.“We didn't know that she was pregnant, and the poison wasn't even for her,” Clare replied.Alex huffed in disbelief, “Should that make me feel better? If it wasn't the baby who died, it would have been Sophia. And… would it have been better if you guys succeeded in your plans to kill me? There's one particular question t
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‘Kaboom’ Alex's fist lands on Victor Mancini's face.“You had the nerve to try to kill my girlfriend. You must really be fearless.” Alex spat. Over the past 10 minutes after Sophia's call, he had been with the Kingston family, or better put– the notorious four. They were tied up in circles with their backs to each other on the floor. He had the urge to just end them completely, but he knew that the law would take its course no matter his status in society. He had to come home after hearing the news of Sophia's miscarriage. He had to look for where to let out his anger and the only place that came to his mind was the perpetrator's body. He wanted them to feel half of what he was feeling right now. This is very much unlike him but they have done more than enough, whom much is given, much is expected also.“As I said earlier, your girlfriend was not the target. We wanted you to be the one to take the drink but no! Sophia had to get in the way of our revenge. Well, I guess that half-bread
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“Please can you repeat what you said earlier?” Alex reiterated, still shocked by the news.“I said that my team and I are so sorry to announce to you that she lost the baby. We did our best to save her but the poison in her system would have succeeded in killing her if it didn't kill the baby.” The doctor repeated while he thought that they didn't hear him the first time.“Shit!” Alex cussed out and punched the closest wall. This motion startled both the doctor and Cynthia who was too dumbstruck to say anything. “Um… we didn't know that she was pregnant.” Cynthia finally speaks.The doctor looked surprised at this. It was then that he realised that they asked him to recap what he said earlier not because they didn't hear him but because they were hearing it for the first time– they were shocked at the news.“She was a few weeks gone from the scan we carried out on her earlier… precisely 4 weeks gone.” The doctor answered. He saw how the news disoriented Alex– how he was going around
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“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
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Sophia picks up a gift card from the list of items lying on the floor, “Oh… this is not for me.” She hands it over to Alex, “This card has your name on it.”Alex took it and looked at it. It didn't go beyond his notice that his girlfriend totally avoided what he said to her earlier, but he would just let it go.They ended up exchanging their gifts. At some point during the process, they all got emotional about the thoughtful gifts they all got. Sophia got a box of diamond pieces of jewellery, a Christmas card, a big teddy bear– that got her cackling though, and a MacBook.Alex got a Christmas card too, some sports attire– he had an inkling that it would be from Cynthia cos that girl wanted him to go boxing on his birthday, he got a headset too because he likes music a lot and he finally got a Rolex designer wristwatch.Cynthia was the only one who didn't get a Christmas card. This made them conclude that the lovely cards were from her. Well, She got some cake equipment like an oven, a
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“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
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It's Christmas Eve and Alex, his girlfriend and his friends went to the movie theater to spend it. They had been outside the whole day, going from one fun place to the other. They already mounted a Christmas tree earlier in the day before leaving the house. They were going to place their gifts on the tree after they got home from the theatre. “This is like the hundredth time I'm seeing this movie and it still ended up making me emotional as always,” Cynthia said dabbing her eyes and wiping the snot running down her nose. “Yeah… Romeo and Juliet always have a way of penetrating someone's heart. Every time I watched the movie, I kept praying that they would live happily ever after while still knowing that they would still die.” Sophia chipped in. They were done watching their movie and they were on their way home. As the women conversed about the movie, the men sat down quietly and listened to them. They don't want to say anything that would make them call any of them inconsiderate or
