It was the day of the trial. Damson was sitting with a lawyer named Mr Jenkins. He paid him to defend him so it won't look like he knew something was going to happen and that's why he came with no lawyer. Caleb was on the other side but he was sitting alone. Mr Kolvoski was nowhere to be found. The judge looked around the courtroom, frowning. "Where is Mr kolvoski? Isn't he the lawyer representing you, Mr Anderson?"Caleb looked worried. "I don't know, your honor. He was supposed to meet me here this morning, but he hasn't shown up."Damson's lawyer, Mr Jenkins smiled. "Perhaps he realized he had no evidence to support your claims, Mr Anderson. Maybe he finally saw the truth-that my client is innocent."Caleb shook his head. "No that's not it. I believe something is wrong. My lawyer wouldn't disappear just like that. He's going to show up. He will be here soon."The judge sighed. "Alright then. Let's take a recess for 10 minutes until Mr Kolvoski shows up. If he doesn't show up, thi
Damson stood in front of the Red Diamond Club, the smell of smoke and alcohol hung heavy in the air. He looked around to see that the car park was empty but it looked like people were inside the club. He took a deep breath in, fumbling with the emergency watch Luis gave him and approached the bouncers that stood by the entrance. The bouncers, two large men with imposing faces, stared down at Damson, a look of curiosity on their faces. "Why are you here?" One of the bouncers with a bald head asked Damson, folding his arms. "I'm here for a drink." Damson replied, licking his lips. The bouncers looked at each other and laughed. "A drink?" The other bouncer asked, his voice dripping with disdain. "Who did you come with?"Damson hesitated, he knew he couldn't give the real reason for his visit. "I came with…uh…no one." He said, trying to sound confident. The bouncers looked at each other again. "First time here, huh?" The bald headed one asked, his eyes narrowing. Damson nodded, try
"You need to keep your head in the game Damson!" The coach yelled as he blew his whistle, making Damson shake his head as he tried to focus on the game. He has been struggling to take his mind off the CCTV footage he watched in the club three days ago. He was shocked, surprised and disturbed to see Kate on the footage. He wasn't expecting it. The coach blew his whistle again, snapping Damson back to reality. He shook his head, again, trying to clear his thoughts. He needed to focus on the game, but his mind was elsewhere. His face scrunched up as he thought back to the event. Kate had lured him into the hotel, but she wasn't there when he was attacked and his card got taken away from him. She had also visited him when he was in the hospital, showing that she cared. He had suspected Caleb for a long time, thinking he was in possession of the card but decided to not use it. Now he wasn't so sure. He saw Kate enter and leave the club a number of times, now he was confused. "Who is s
Damson looked at the coach and wanted to explain that all the claims against him weren't true, but he decided not to. He wasn't ready to argue with Caleb who was still glaring at him. It was him against the rest of the team and Damson knew he wouldn't come out on top. Instead, he picked up his bag and made his way out of the room and back to his dorm.As he walked out of the locker room, he could feel the eyes of his teammates on him, judging and condemning him. He knew he hadn't done anything wrong to not deserve to be the captain of the team, but he also knew trying to defend himself now would be pointless. Caleb had probably poisoned the minds of most of the boys and Damson was outnumbered. He got to his dorm and went to the bathroom to take a cold shower. He had wanted to be the captain for a very long time. He worked hard for it, showed up for every practice and never missed any days but because of his slip up today, he wasn't able to defend himself and it was all because of
"Who are you? What's your business here?" The boy asked, sneering at Damson."Well, we're in the public and since you decided to do this where everyone can see you, I don't see why it isn't my business." Damson said with a straight face."The lady said she's not interested and it is expected of you to let her go. You don't understand what 'No' means? Don't you know how to act like a gentleman?"The boy's face turned red with anger. "How dare you? This is between me and her. You think you're some kind of hero, don't you? Coming to the rescue of a damsel in distress? Well, let me tell you something, dude. She's not worth it.""I'm not doing it for her, I'm doing it for you. You're clearly not used to hearing the word 'No', and someone needs to teach you some manners." Damon said, calmly."See this fool acting like he's clever. You're not as clever as you think you are and you're not as tough as you think you are." The boy said, smiling smugly. "I don't need to be tough. I just need to
Damson's eyes widened as he took a step back, as he remembered who Maria was. She was the lady who saved his life. He remembered Luis showing him her picture, telling him how she had found him bleeding in the hotel room and called for help. If not for her, he would have never made it out alive. He was surprised to see her standing in front of him. "Do you remember me now, young master?" She asked again, smiling."Yes, yes I do." Damson replied, scratching his head. "What are you doing here? What happened to you? I thought you'd be…somewhere else…doing something." He was surprised to see her working as a cleaner in a bar after the money he told Luis to give her as a reward for saving him. "It's a long story and we can't talk here." She said softly, glancing around. "If you don't mind, can I quickly grab my things so we can go somewhere else to talk? Standing here and talking won't be convenient and I'll also not rather discuss it here." Damson nodded understandably. "Of course, Tak
"Live with you? I don't understand." Maria said, looking confused. "Not that way…I didn't mean you'd move in with me…I live there…but I don't stay there often. I mostly stay at the dorm." Damson replied, chuckling."I know you're in a tough spot without a place to stay, so I'm offering you a solution. You can stay at my apartment for free, for as long as you need.""I was lucky enough to win a small apartment in a lottery, but I don't spend much time there. It seems like a waste to let it sit empty. So I thought I'd offer it to you. You're welcome to stay there instead of sleeping at your workplace everyday."Maria's voice trembled as she asked. "Do you mean it?" Tears came to her eyes as she tried to stop them. "Thank you so much! I'm so thankful."Damson nodded. "It's no trouble at all, you're welcome. Just give me a few minutes and I'll call Luis to drive us there. You can use the next few minutes to pack up your remaining stuff while I make the call." "It's great to see you aga
"I think you've said enough." Damson said angrily, pointing at Linda. "I will not sit and watch you talk to me that way. I don't even know you and the only reason I'm talking to you right now is because you're Aria's friend and I've not forgotten how you treated me the last time.""You don't deserve to mention her name." Linda said angrily, standing up. Everyone in the cafeteria was already gathering around, they didn't understand why Linda was having an argument with Damson. "We all know how you used Aria for your own selfish gain. I am doing a favor by letting Maria know the type of person you are. You're nothing but a cheat, a liar and a thief.""I think you've got the wrong person." Maria said, defending Damson. "You need to stop shouting and calm down."Linda moved closer to Maria to give her a piece of her mind when she noticed Maria's outfit. She was dressed in a uniform. The uniform she wears to clean at the bar. The plan was to go to her place of work after sightseeing with