Henry walked faster as he heard Elena call after him. She was no match for his pace. He would just increase his strides and Elena would never catch up with him. “Henry! Henry! Wait” Elena yelled as she tried to catch up with him. She knew she was wrong to have said that but she didn’t know what else to do. The last thing she wanted was for the both of them to fight over her. She had seen it play out before. Henry went home wounded. He was hurt. But this time it was going to be different. Danny could end up in a box and a priest over his head. Now she knew what Henry was capable of.Just out of impulse, henry turned and stopped. He began to walk towards Elena. Elena gasped. Her adrenaline level went high. Was henry going to attack her? She had this strong inclination to run or at least move back but she didn’t. She was scared but she still found the courage to stand there. The moment, Henry reached her, her heart skipped beat. She shut her eyes waiting for him to strike but then few
It all happened after Danny and Elena began to date. Elaine, Elena’s mother got into a problem. She was dating a man who was into blackmailing women for money. She didn’t leave him when he saw what he was into until he also began to blackmail her. He had her nudes and he threatened to post it not just online but at the office website. She walked with children. The parents of these children paid her huge amount of money to teach their children. Elaine had never been paid that amount of money before. She was able to afford her mother’s drugs and pay the rent all at once, without having to borrow to buy groceries. She gave in to his demands and kept giving him money. Until she ran out. Elena noticed her mother was zoning out and doing so much thinking lately. So she began to ask questions. Her mother could not afford certain things, she had to take money from Danny to foot their bills. So when she kept asking and her mother wouldn’t say anything, she watched her. Eavesdropped on her ph
Henry kept hissing all the way home. He regretted hoping that Elena would choose him. He regretted thinking that they had something together now. Something Danny the overfed adult baby would not touch or could not. Left alone for him, he would smack that idiot out of this planet. But then Elena was still old Elena. Ruled but one thing and one thing only: money.“Good evening boss” henry turned to find the butler smiling at him. He hadn’t seen the old man since he got back from Russia. He had been told the man was down with some sickness.“Hello” Henry smiled. “I see you are doing okay now” henry looked him from top to bottom. Not even a single one of his clothes were out of line. It was like he never left.“Yes, Mr. Barlow” the old man smiled. “I am glad and happy you came back in one piece” Henry chuckled. “Yeah, you can say that again” then he stopped smiling as soon as he remembered Elena. Come back in one piece my foot, he thought. He might look okay to normal people but deep dow
Henry's eyes blazed with fury through the dimly garden. "Dammit, Jackson, do you have any idea what's been going on here? While I was handling business in Russia, you let things slip!"Jackson stood across from him, his usual calm demeanor strained by Henry's accusation. He didn’t look an inch like one that had blood gushing from his lips. He wiped his mouth and turned to Henry. "I did everything I could, Henry. Things got out of hand, but I've been trying to fix it." The last thing he expected was being questioned like some thief. Henry paced the garden and sat by the concrete seat. Then Henry shot up from the seat, walking over to Jackson. "Fix it? Two of our own turned against us, set a trap! And you didn't see it coming?" The fight between Damian and Marco, the trap set by the rival gang to get them... it's all on you."Jackson's eyes narrowed. "That wasn't my fault. Vinnie and Marco have always been hotheads. And the rival gang was just looking for an opportunity to strike when
While Henry and Hercules tried to talk in the garden, Ruby was fast asleep upstairs. She had fallen into a deep sleep while waiting for Hercules for their date.*************The night was dark but it felt darker for Ruby. Her mind was in chaos as she ran with her might. Her life depended on how fast she could run because if she for any reason she slowed down. That would be the end of her. “Ouch!” she yelled in pain as her legs was caught in a between two sharp branches. She struggled to free herself from its grip but all her efforts were going to vain.“There she is!” She turned to hear them charging towards her. Her heart sink as she kept struggling. And just like a miracle, she freed herself and began running again. She kept running and felt her strength betraying her but suddenly she saw a house. It had smoke coming out it. Just like that she felt she had been there or knew the owner of that house. She ran towards it with so much strength. Just as she was about to get into the ho
As soon as Hercules and Ruby walked past the gate that night, ruby sighed.“Hey babe, what is wrong?” Hercules questioned. Ruby plastered a big smile on her face. She was happy she agreed to really date Hercules when he asked her out at the hotel. He sure did play a fast joke on her but then he reassured her that he would never take advantage of her. She didn’t know what she would have done without him, especially in moments like this.“Oh it’s nothing” she continued walking like nothing ever happened. Hercules knew she was lying. He stood watching her go. The ruby he knew would immediately be smiling as soon as she woke up. Ruby was a happy soul actually.Hercules' gentle touch stirred Ruby to look up at him. She tried to smile but did an awfully bad job at it. Her eyes fluttered open, her face pale and clammy. "Hey, you were having a nightmare, it was just night mare" he whispered, his brow furrowed with concern.Ruby's breath came in short gasps as she tried to speak, her eyes d
As they ushered Marissa in, Ruby's eyes never left her friend's face. "What happened to you?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.Marissa's eyes welled up, and she collapsed into Ruby's embrace, her body shaking with sobs. "I've been on the streets for days... I didn't know where else to go."“Sshhh its okay baby” she consoled the girl. She never knew that Marissa would still be with Windsor. After she had left the gang, she thought she left too. The maids came along and took Marissa away. They gave her a hot bath and gave her neat clothes. Food was immediately left at the table for her. As Marissa ate hungrily, tears stuck to Ruby’s eyes. She was sad and happy at the same time. She was happy she had seen her colleague at Windsor’s. If she didn’t come forward, maybe Henry might not have allows her in. then she was sad as staring at the lady munch down the food reminded her of those days, they went hungry. Especially, when Windsor’s wife wanted to punish them, for her husband
Ruby stood there watching as Marissa ended the call. Just as she turned to leave, she too froze on seeing Ruby. When Marissa regained herself, she looked at everywhere but at Ruby’s face.“How could you Marissa?” Ruby’s voice boomed over the quiet nights. Marissa flinched at the loudness. “We took you in and fed you. Treated you like you are family.” Ruby sneered. Tears burned at the back of her eyes. She had seen this happen time and time gain in the Mafia. Trust was a very heavy and expensive. A big and well feared Mafia lord is nothing without the people he trusts. Ruby had seen maids betray each other because one gang boy or the other. A mafia lord was nothing without, his loyal people.“I have to do this” Marissa finally said, still not looking at Ruby’s face.“Do what? Have you not done enough dirty work? How much did they promise you” ruby said. She swallowed as she got a hold of herself. Marissa was quiet.“You know at Windsor’s they never treated us like people. Why do you li