Madam Rita was sitting in her favorite armchair in her bedroom, lost in the thought of everything that was happening and the reality of things, a sigh left her mouth as she relaxed into the chair.She had almost gone deaf from all the conversations over the phone for the past few hours and she was still expecting more. Mr and Mrs Banks had been calling her nonstop about updates on their daughter and she had been calling Ms. Wayne about updates as well.As much as she wanted to be in the hospital at that moment, she had to wait behind for Mr and Mrs Banks to arrive so they would all go to the hospital at the same time. “Drugs…” she muttered to herself with no one but the silence in the room to listen to her. Janet wasn't on any drugs that she knew about and she also trusted that if she were taking a secret dose, she would have told her of all people about it.But would she? The girl was the kind to remain in her own space to sort out her own life problems except if she felt it not t
The atmosphere in the hospital hallway seemed to be choking except for Ivan who was more than calm. Rather filled with disappointment. Having the fact that the woman was doing drugs on her own free will– or so he thought– he felt disappointed that he was worried all night for someone like her and he hated the fact that he blamed himself also. “Tell us doctor, is it some kind of dangerous pill? Hard drugs perhaps?” Ms. Wayne asked with wide open eyes. The Doctor heaved a rather weary and heavy sigh. His eyes trailed back to the image on the screen of the phone and he let his mind access them for one more time as if he wished they were something else from their original version. He finally opened his mouth and started explaining. “Well… yes, unfortunately… it is a kind of hard drug, they both are– but most people don't know that!” He stated firmly as if to take sides with Janet. Ivan groaned softly. “Doc, of course the person ingesting the drug must have known what they are from th
Ivan wished he could close his ears as well. All he wanted to hear was nothing to process his thoughts in silence but just then, his phone began to vibrate in his pocket. He opened his eyes with a sigh and took it out. It was Trevor calling. His eyes trailed from the phone to the doctor who already got the message to excuse himself. He planted a hand on Ivan's shoulder in an attempt to comfort him. “You have done nothing wrong so you have no reason to hate yourself.” How could he tell the doctor that he did? Apart from ignoring her symptoms, he tagged her a drug abuser and for a moment didn't care about whatever happened to her. He only responded with a weak smile. “I can tell already that she is a strong woman and a good fighter. Nothing will happen to her once we have faith. Don't brood for too long, it will ruin your handsome face.” The doctor's lips formed into a weak smile as he spoke. He then turned around to leave and Ivan answered his call. “Hello?” The tone of Trevor's
Mr and Mrs Banks stared expectantly at Ivan as he stood there with his hands behind his back.Alfred could feel the tension in the hall rising up and from the way Ivan was acting, nervousness glimmered in his eyes and sweats rolled down the side of his face. It was almost as if Alfred could tell what Ivan was about to say and the trouble that one wrong word could cause for them was something he wanted to avoid.“About this marriage plans–” “The plans!” Alfred cut Ivan off abruptly. They all stared surprisedly at him and at the sound of his voice.Alfred chuckled nervously. “The marriage plans… uh… we were thinking about pushing the marriage forward a bit because of Ms Banks’ condition, how about next month?” “No I–”“Don't worry about it Young master Wayne,” Alfred cut him off again while wearing a bright smile on his face. “I will take care of everything related to the marriage plans and the postponing date. I believe you have class later today so you can just get going. I'll call
A soft sigh left Ivan's mouth though not to the notice of Charlie. Slowly, his eyes traveled to the figure that was standing next to Charlie and a sad sigh let his mouth, one he bothered not to hide. There was an emptiness in Tara's gaze where she stood as she eyed Ivan up and down without saying a word. Ivan remembered– though he hated it now– that there was a time when getting to catch a glimpse of her beautiful face was more than enough to bring him happiness but now…. Just looking at her made him feel angry but there was something else he was feeling for her. What was it? Empathy? Why was he feeling that way for her? His deep blue eyes bore into her and almost as if he was a seer, he could see how sad of a future she had drawn for herself. But now was not the time to be thinking about that. Now, his main focus was to escape from Charlie without wasting any time. Charlie looked behind Ivan at the men in suits who were watching him rather too closely that it made him feel unco
The air seemed to cease for more than a minute. Tara stared back with a fierce gaze at all of them who were now staring at her. None of them had expected her to express herself so openly, especially since Charlie was standing right there. But she cared less about what they thought, after all, her very own boyfriend didn't even care enough to respect her presence before talking about being with another woman. “Do you have something to say?” Charlie’s brow arched as he asked her. Tara wanted to speak but bit back on her tongue and cursed herself in her mind for being such a coward. Normally, she was always a coward in front of Charlie out of the fear of what he might do to punish her but she hated the fact that she had to be a coward while Ivan was standing there and watching her quietly. He had known her as a fierce girl who always spoke her mind no matter the consequences and that was because that was the kind of girl she always was. But ever since she drove into the devil's tr
Charlie let out a growl like a ferocious animal, no one had ever dared humiliate him like that especially in front of the watchful gazes of the other students. “You will all regret this! Tell me where to find your boss! I will get you all fired for your foolishness!” He spat out with anger causing his blood to rise. “You'll give yourself a heart attack Charlie.” Ivan said coolly. “A bet is a bet and you lost out of your arrogance. I'm sorry but it can't be helped no matter how many times you scream and try to threaten us.” Just then, the dean of the school walked by and noticed the abnormal activity that was going on. “What is happening here?” He asked as he walked towards the scene. Charlie's eyes widened as joy filled him. He knew for sure that the dean of the school would definitely take his side no matter what. “Oh thank goodness!” Charlie sighed with relief. “Dean! Dean! Come and help me! These men are trying to rob me and it is all because this foolish boy here gave them th
Just a few months ago…Tara laid on her bed, her conscience eating her up like a ravaging parasite as it has always done ever since she got with Charlie. How could she know so much about his evil plots and not say anything to anyone just because she didn't want to lose anything. Because she didn't want any loss, she chose to let other innocent people suffer. An idea popped into her head and she didn't even bother to think it twice before doing it. She would feel less guilty if she had someone to tell everything to or at least something. Her mother was the least person for her to talk to. The woman was barely around and she knew she could never depend on her the day she saw a scar on her and Tara confessed it to be Charlie's doing. Unlike what she had expected, her mother told her to endure the pain so she could enjoy a bright future in comfort and wealth. She was an only child with only fake friends around her to spend money with her. She could have had one true friend at least