The man hiccuped some more while staring at Alice. He wanted so badly to let her know his anger and feelings but the warning Damien had gravely made at the meeting hammered into his head.Damien was a dangerous man and a man to not mess with. Only a stupid man would cross his path expecting nothing to happen to him only to find out he had been playing with fire all along.The warning from Damien came again and again in his head which got him clearing his throat while looking away.A gossip like this was not worth losing his life or his money over.Damien could destroy him with a single thought. He didn’t need much effort to do that. Corporations and organizations had fallen to Damien’s anger, he was not up to a corporation and he knew that he would be like a fly to the man.If Damien wanted something done, it would be done. The man heaved a heavy sigh. No, he was not going to talk about Richardson. This was getting too tricky. “I don’t feel like talking about Richardson anymore,” th
“Please, I'm begging you. I am sorry for what happened. It won’t happen again, I can promise you that. I didn’t know who you were.“I didn’t know it would end up like this. Please forgive me.”He was terrified as he looked around to see the men in suits were all with weapons — baseball bats, sticks and batons. Any wrong move he made could end up in him getting beaten up and even killed.“Please,” he went on to beg. “I don’t want to die. I’m begging you. I had no idea that it would end up this way. I made a very costly mistake and I’m here apologizing for it. Please forgive me for it.”“I’m not going to end your life,” Richardson finally said after getting tired of hearing the man plead for his life. “I’m only taking you to jail. You’ll serve your remaining sentence there.”The man on hearing jail begged even more, “I don’t want to go to jail! Please! I’m already begging you! What more do you want?!”“I want you to serve your sentence, that is what I want from you. You stole a man’s ca
The man knew he was doomed and he begged with everything in him for Richardson to change his mind and drop the charges but his pleas fell on deaf ears.“Go to prison and live the life you’ve been paying to live,” was what the heir said before turning to look at Tom.“Are you sure this is the path you want to take?” the butler asked him. “There is no going back.”“I am a thousand percent sure,” he said. “Let him sit and cook in prison.”“You could have made the most of this situation as a warning to those ahead,” sighed Tom who shrugged as he could not change his master's mind.While the van closed up, the man started to wonder who Richardson actually was. He had really messed up big time and he was about to pay for it.***Michael was staring into space as his mind was filled with so many thoughts. His games were no longer entertaining as he had so many problems.Firstly, he had the problem with his job which he had been suspended from and had also had his salary cut till it remained
Michael knew there was nothing more to do but to keep on brainstorming options that he would use before actively going out to look for a job.He could not keep living like this. His stomach rumbled to remind him that he had not eaten anything that day. He looked about to find a half eaten sandwich on a table which was no longer fresh and it looked like a meal from yesterday.Straining to his feet, he picked up the sandwich which he tossed into the trash can.On his way back to the bedroom, he opened the fridge to get something to eat. There was not much left as he started to go through the options there which he would take up before going back to his self pity spot.***While at the office, Alice was gossiping with her friends about what had been going on in her life.After the hookup with the man last night, the man had transferred some money to her. It had been a lot and she was ready to spend it on herself.She deserved it for she believed she had suffered enough to be saving up f
Jennie walked around her room as her mother sorted clothes out for her from the closet. She was finding it hard to breathe as she could tell that if it went wrong, she would be back to square one and she did not want to be back at square one. This had to work for her. It was either this or nothing else.“How about this one?” her mother brought out a large gown for the sixth time which did little to help her situation.“Mum, pick whatever you want,” she sighed. “I don’t care if I wear trousers, skirts or gowns. Can we just go to the hospital as I'm dying out of anticipation already.”“You need to relax, Jennie,” the old woman said with a smile, taking out a gown to place on the bed. “You did what you had to do. You made sure he came in you?”“I did.”“Then you have nothing to worry about. You are stressing yourself already and it is not good for the baby.”“We’ve done the test at home and it came up negative. What if we go to the hospital and find out that it is still the same thing?”
“Are you ready?” the woman said to her daughter breaking her out of the trance she was in.“I am,” Jennie nodded as she followed the woman out of the house, heading for the stairs which led them to the ground floor.While they were waiting for a taxi, Jennie felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. She did not know what it was but she knew it was not normal.“What is it?!” her mother said in an alarming tone.“I don’t know,” she winced.“Is it your period?” she whispered with Jennie shaking her head.“I really don’t know mum. Let’s just get to the hospital.”With that, the old woman ran onto the road, stopping a taxi before ushering her daughter into the vehicle.“Where to?” asked the concerned driver.“The Catholic hospital!” the woman yelled out. “And make it quick. It is an emergency.”The man nodded, swerving out of the corner as he blazed through the street heading for the hospital.They had chosen a respectable hospital and not the one Jennie worked at. According to Jennie’s mot
She could tell what the answer would be.“Yes it is my first pregnancy,” the young woman smiled before wincing in pain.“Oh I see you’re having the pregnancy pains,” noted the doctor. “Oh don’t worry about that. I’ve got just the solution for you.”She picked out her pen from her breast pocket to write something on a piece of paper which she handed to the woman.“Take this and give it to the pharmacy. They’ll know what to do.”Jennie stood with her mother to thank the doctor who smiled before pressing a button on her table.A nurse came into the office as the doctor pointed to her.“Take that note from the ladies and help them with the necessary drugs.”The nurse nodded, taking the note from the women as she led them to the lobby to wait while she got them the necessary drugs.While they both waited at the lobby, they could not stop themselves from smiling at how beautifully their plan had gone.“I can’t believe that we had actually made this work,” the woman said with a sigh. She loo
Jennie walked to the park with her mother while she called Richardson but the call kept going to voicemail. She wanted to tell him over the phone but then changed her mind at the last second. It would be better to tell him during their outing.“Let’s sit here,” her mother suggested as they sat in a bench while she tried to call Richardson.She listened to it go to voicemail again and this got her angry. “What happened?” the old woman’s voice filled with concern.“I can’t get a hold of him and I’m panicking because what if he knows and he does not want the baby and…”“Hush,” the woman said in a quiet tone, gently patting her daughter on the back. “You are just putting stress on yourself. You need to relax. Don’t overwhelm yourself or it would not end up in a good way.”Jennie took in deep breaths, ready to follow her mother’s advice as she watched the children at the park play with their parents.She had always envisioned how her home was going to be. A happy home where she was marrie