Mia sighed as she fell into her bed and closed her eyes shut. She didn't know how to feel, she was angry, sad, anxious, and curious, all at the same time. Why wouldn't she be? She hadn't heard from any of them and she had always missed her chance to call and check in.For all she knew, they could have removed Ivan's oxygen support and buried him already or Ivan could have woken up and gotten back to his usual life at school. The last thing she heard from Alfred was Ivan was in a coma and he was not responding to treatment like he was supposed to.The door to her room pushed open and her mother walked in with a concerned look on her face for her daughter. She went to her and sat next to her on the bed."I'm fine... Cause I know that is your question." Mia said before her mother said anything.Her mother didn't respond and just sat down next to her with a weary smile on her face.Mia was forced to sit up and she turned to look at her mother. "You don't have to worry about me, mom, I a
The Graham's residence was a prestigious home, a place to cause the jaws of visitors to drop in complete surprise. It was a place Tara had gotten used to already, since she was dating the youngest son of the Graham family. They took her as family and even gave her a whole room in the house where she could stay for as long as she wanted.Tara's family were rich but there was a difference between being rich and wealthy and the Graham's were wealthy. All she selfishly wanted was to be a part of that wealth but she didn't know there were paroles that they ran to get to where they were and she was not so sure she still wanted to be a part of their wealth on finding out.But in situations like that, it was usually too late, maybe hers might be different. She was strolling down the hallway out of boredom after Charlie left her all by herself in his room, though promising to be back in a few minutes but it had been longer than that.The Graham's had a study room with all the books one could
The tension and anxiety that lingered in the room was higher than ever. It was something they all patiently waited and anticipated for but when something related to Ivan's waking started happening, they all felt shocked.Doctor Winston rushed over to him to check him and asked China to assist him since she was a medical student. "China! Hurry and come over here, we need to check him instantly!" He ordered sternly.China blinked repeatedly, feeling a little confused before her senses finally returned and she rushed to join him. "Yes doctor Winston, what exactly do you need me to do?" Doctor Winston, who was already engrossed in checking Ivan, didn't even raise his head to look at her as his sole attention was to make sure everything was alright with his patient. "Just stay here by my side, I will tell you what to do." He responded sharply.She nodded and also began examining Ivan with her eyes until her physical assistant would be needed.Mia, of course, was starting to feel left o
Mia didn't know whether to be angry or pleased that she confessed things to her. But what was this condition she was giving her? She could never give up on Ivan, no matter who he picked, but if she agreed to China's condition then she would be bounded by her word and forced to stay away truly.A question popped into her mind and she did not hesitate to ask it."What if he doesn't pick either of us?" "And what if he picks us both?" China countered her question with hers. Mia felt surprised. "What do you even mean by that?" She didn't know how to react to China's words."Don't get me wrong here." China sighed. "I just want you to promise me that you will not get mad if he chooses me or another random girl, maybe Tara for example, and neither will I." Mia choked on her words, she knew there was a very big chance of Ivan choosing another girl over her after everything she had done to him but she also knew that China was right.If Ivan did wake up and ended up not choosing either of th
Shock was that feeling of pause while the brain made a new connection, one that brought high emotion of either joy or sorrow. It was just like finding yourself unexpectedly on a platform, a train approaching, realizing that that time the destination was not a choice.China's brain stuttered for a moment and her eyes took in more light than she expected, every part of her went on pause while her thoughts slowly caught up. Mr Andrews saw the shock register on his daughter's face before she could hide it. A small smile played on his lips.That was a moment where China's face washed blank with confusion, like her brain cogs could not turn fast enough to take in the information from her wide eyes. Every muscle of her body just froze."Are you not happy to see your dear daddy?" Mr Andrews asked.Mrs Shay sprung to her feet to meet Mr Andrews where he was standing and she was wearing one of her brightest and prettiest smiles."Good day to you sir, China didn't tell me her father would be com
Minutes before officer Redd got a call.The evening sky was calm and settled, even though it was empty of the moon that evening, the stars that were twinkling in the sky still made it look beautiful.Alfred and Tara were standing outside the police station next to each other. So many times as they tried to hail a taxi but failed, Alfred would want to try to bring up the conversation of her returning to the Graham's residence and how unsafe it was but he would also swallow his words back just like a pill because he knew she would not give in to his words."Mr Alfred," Tara called out to him.He turned around and fixed his gaze on her. "Yes Miss Tara?" "I know you are very worried about me but I want to assure you that I am very skilled in not getting caught and I will be sure to make use of that skill to save myself." She assured him with a smile on her face.Alfred couldn't help but to smile. "I guess master... I guess Ivan and I will have to hold you to your words." She nodded silen
"Time of death, ten thirty post midnight, name of patient, Elvis Kennedy, cause of death, suicide by slitting his own wrist..."Mr Elvis' personal nurse recited his death statement out loud as tears welled up in her eyes. She would pause to blink back her tears and take a moment to breathe then continue."No, no, no!!!" Bianca exclaimed as she collapsed to the ground with her hands on her hair, almost pulling them out of their roots.His twelve year old son just stared firstly at his mother who was having a mental breakdown then at the lifeless pale looking body that laid on the bed that supposedly belonged to his father.What was going on? He asked himself, is that my daddy? Why is mom crying?Bianca was worried sick...Just a few days back, she was watching the news when she happened to come across the news channel. She decided to listen to what was new and the happenings in the city when she saw the news of a young handsome boy that was hit and the culprit being her husband.She d
The Graham's residence was silent..."How long has that girl been gone?" Mr Graham asked."She has been gone all evening! Don't you find this very very suspicious? She didn't call Charlie or anything and she is not back yet, do you think she will actually come back if it is not that she heard something?" Mrs Graham threw the question to the table."Can we please not make any assumptions yet?" Charlie said.She rose to her feet while staring at Charlie. "Just because you love her doesn't mean that she feels the same way too. Didn't you say it yourself that she likes that useless good for nothing kid? Do you really think she would not take advantage of you to prove herself and her love for that kid?" Mrs Graham's voice was starting to rise in anger. She was a woman who always liked things to go smoothly for her and sometimes... Most times, Charlie messed things up for her because of the little part in his heart that was good. Charlie opened his mouth to speak but found no words to co