Silence met him at the end of the call, although he thought he heard Evelyn breathing at the other end, and with the rate his heart was beating against his chest, Adam feared it would erupt, but still he held on, “Evelyn?" He called out, almost in a broken voice and let out a sigh of relief when he heard Evelyn's voice,“Sir, sh….she’s awake,” Evelyn said without any preamble, her voice cracking as she spoke.Adam felt he had heard wrong, and placed his finger into his ear hole, in an attempt to clear off any wax that might be blocking his hearing,“Huhh…” He muttered slowly, his knees beginning to feel like jelly,“Sir….Ar…Ari…. Ariel, she’s awake, just now.” Evelyn informed him tearfully, struggling to deliver the good news despite the tears clogged in her throat, while she spoke Adam's knees buckled and he fell to the ground on his knees, tears flowing freely from his eyes.“She’s asking to see you, and asking for her mum,”“I didn't know how to respond to that part, but she wan
All through the drive, Adam couldn't keep still in the car as he was filled with nerves, at intervals he would lean against the seat, and then lean forward, hurrying the driver to move faster,The feeling of being still had become alien to him, his legs constantly shook of their own accord and he constantly had his fingers twisted. He couldn't wait to see his child, but the rate at which the driver drove made him feel as though he was standing in the way of that,“Step.on.it" Adam gritted loudly, grating his teeth and rubbing his sweaty palms as he spoke,Not waiting to hear it once more, the driver hit the accelerator and pushed the vehicle to high speed. Raul who was in the car with him was on the edge of his seat, the driving was a little too fast for him but he couldn't dare say anything to counter it. For a moment, he wondered why Adam was in so much hurry, as the latter hadn't said anything besides hurting the driver occasionally.Adam could sense Raul's uneasiness but he wasn'
Adam walked towards his daughter’s bed and stared at her, his eyes almost melting from the innocence in her eyes. She looked very skinny and pale but that didn’t matter, she was awake and lucid, and that was all that mattered,“She’d get herself back.” He thought to himself.He walked to her bed and sat down right in front of her, her eyes were a little weary as she gazed at him, and his heart broke a little to see, he hadn't seen her in so long and wondered if she'd recognize him or what she thought of him, he felt a pang in his heart as he gazed at her,“Da…daddy?”Ariel called out with tears in her eyes, with his throat clogged up, Adam could only manage a nod of his head and covered the distance between them as he wrapped her up in an embrace so tight, his hands quivered,“I've missed you baby" he informed her with tears rolling down his face, he could also feel warm tears on his skin, he didn't want to know if it was his kr Ariel’s, as he held on to her tightly, afraid to let her
Louisa and her mother were seated in Cecil’s living room as Cecil was dressed as though she was going on a mission, she was waiting for a call and had become restless when she did not receive the call,“What are these stupid men doing?” She blurted out angrily.“We need to get the mission started so we can intercept that b!tch” She exclaimed in a loud and grating voice, in no time, she stood to her feet and began pacing the room,Louisa sat across the room from her, staring at her phone and paying no attention to her pacing mother,“Louisa!!!”Cecil shrilled as she noticed Louisa wasn't paying attention to her, she fixed her darkened gaze on Louisa and demanded,“What do you think you're doing?!" With her arms folded she asked Louisa sternly,“What the hell are you doing that could be more important than what we have going on right now?” Cecil yelled angrily.Louisa looked at Cecil blankly while she stood and yelled, she didn't seem fazed by her mother's yelling, and this further inf
As Cecil walked away, Louisa mindlessly flipped back into her seat and stared at her mother with mouth agape. Her mother's words had left her speechless, with her body trembling. She wrapped her arms around herself as she was numb and didn't know what to say or how to react.She knew for certain that Cecil meant every word, and she wasn't ready for her mother's wrath. One thing was clear, she was caught in between the devil, and the deep blue sea; on one hand, she couldn't face her mother's wrath or sinister plans, on the other hand, she wanted the bitch that was Leila out of the way.Louisa had to pick a side and her battle and stick with it. Her thoughts were suddenly interrupted by the banging of the door as Logan barged in calling for their mother, “Mother?!” He called out, seeing Cecil, he went on with what he had to say,“The vehicles are ready.” He informed Cecil, and as he turned, he finally noticed Louisa sitting pitifully on the couch while rocking herself. With a sneer on
Cecil and Logan headed into the car and were ready to leave when they sighted Louisa walking towards the car,She had made them upset and she was ready to make things right, with a sigh she called out to them,“Mother, Logan…. Please wait.” She called out as she approached the car.“I’m sorry,” Louisa said with her face downcast,“You should be!” Cecil retorted,“I know, Mother,” Louisa replied,“I’m sorry I allowed my weakness to get the best of me.” She continued“I didn’t mean all that I said, Mother. I need this mission accomplished more than anyone else.” Louisa nodded, trying to reassure her mother and brother who were looking at her with scepticism,“I promise I won’t let it happen again.” She said tilting her head to exude a sorrowful look to get her mother to believe her.“It’s okay Louisa.” Logan began,“But you need to put your mind in the game. We don’t have time right now, we need to leave.” He added as he started the car.“You remember all we discussed.” He asked and
Cecil and Logan headed into the car and were ready to leave when they sighted Louisa walking towards the car, She had made them upset and she was ready to make things right, with a sigh she called out to them, “Mother, Logan…. Please wait.” She called out as she approached the car. “I’m sorry,” Louisa said with her face downcast, “You should be!” Cecil retorted, “I know, Mother,” Louisa replied, “I’m sorry I allowed my weakness to get the best of me.” She continued “I didn’t mean all that I said, Mother. I need this mission accomplished more than anyone else.” Louisa nodded, trying to reassure her mother and brother who were looking at her with scepticism, “I promise I won’t let it happen again.” She said tilting her head to exude a sorrowful look to get her mother to believe her. “It’s okay Louisa.” Logan began, “But you need to put your mind in the game. We don’t have time right now, we need to leave.” He added as he started the car. “You remember all we d
Adam sat on his daughter's bed and watched her doze off with her head on his thighs as he ran his fingers through the roots of her hair. He had just finished feeding her her food and administering the right dosage of her herbs and she fell asleep almost immediately,He had decided to stay home with her for the rest of the day to take good care of her. He had noticed that she was traumatised and she was still scared of being attacked and taken away so he had to be around her and reassure her that she was safe now.He stared at her and noticed how much she looked like him and how she clenched her fists just like his whenever he was angry.His phone vibrated in his pockets and that interrupted his thoughts, he quickly reached out for it to turn it down so it didn't wake Ariel up, looked at it and noticed it was Leila.He grabbed Ariel’s pillow and placed her head on it slowly so she wouldn't wake up. He placed a kiss on her forehead and stepped out of the room, shutting the door silently