I could see a smile appear at the corner of mom's lips, and I felt my heart ache more. Did she rejoice in everything that she was doing?“It is a good thing that you don't want to beat around the bushes,” she said and took her phone. This confirmed to me that she actually had abducted Emah.I swallowed hard and fought back my tears. “Why do you have to go for my friends when they are innocent, mom? Why don't you do all these to me instead? I am the one at fault here!“Mom chuckled and looked up at me. The next second, her eyes turned very icy. “What will I gain from harming you? I don't see the need to kill you when you are still going to be dead within the next two years…”“Mom!“ I shouted, bursting into tears. So she decided to harm my friends instead? Was this woman ever going to be human?She ignored me and made a call, putting it on speaker. The next second, I heard a shriek from the other end.“What do you people want from me?“ There came a voice that I recognized immediately.“
Hell! I felt so disgusted. I pushed his hands away, feeling the urgent need to clean that part that he had touched.“Mia?“ Carlos looked up at me in shock. I think he was expecting me to just enjoy his dirty and disgusting touch. “Are you changing your mind about everything?“I shut my eyes in annoyance. “Just keep your filthy hands off me,” I said. What the hell did he think he was doing?Carlos stopped the car suddenly. I looked out, and froze when I realized that we were in some deserted road. I did not see any other people. “Did you just call me filthy?“ He asked, swallowing hard. “Do you want me to tell you exactly what I want to do to you?“An alarm went off in my head. Ah! I should have known it. I shook my head as I watched him unbuckle his seat belt. “I want to have you, right now, Mia!“ I trembled and widened my eyes. “You… you are not doing anything of that sort to me,” I said and leaned away from him. I was just scared, because I knew that he was capable of doing anythin
…Dave was so tensed that he shook the girl in his hands. He threw a look at Emah. “What happened?“ He asked. Why was she looking like that?Emah felt like crying when she saw her friend like that. Normally, Mia carried her medicine everywhere she went. Whenever she acted up, they would give them to her and she would be fine.However, it seemed like she was too worried earlier that she did not remember to carry them. “She is in need of her pills. She did not carry them with her,” she said. “What should we do? She is in so much pain…”Mia groaned a little louder before she went silent. She had passed out from the pain. Dave felt more tensed. “Miaa!“ He almost screamed. He seemed to have thought of something. He lay Mia on the seat and rushed for the door. “Look after her as I get her medicine. I will be back soon,” he said.Emah nodded. But the next second, she raised her hand to stop the man. “You… you don't even know what kind of medicine she takes…” she sighed, since the man was al
In the morning, Emah was taken home first. She did not want her mom to be so worried. But before she left, she kept on reminding me to be careful around that man.I smiled at her. For all I knew, at least for the time being, that man was never going to hurt me.“When are you planning to go home?“ The man asked as he appeared from upstairs. Today, he had a pair of black shorts and another white t-shirt. He looked dashing.Apart from the maturity in his voice, someone would assume that he was still a young teenager.“Are you okay?“ He asked as he looked into my eyes. And it was then that I came back to my senses. I hurriedly nodded my head, telling him that I was fine.'What is wrong with you, Mia!' I cursed at myself. How could I be lost in my thoughts like that?Remembering what he had asked earlier, I froze. I hurriedly shook my head. “Home? I don't want to go back home,” I said. I still did not want to meet my mom.The man walked closer to me, his hands still in his pockets. “Mia, t
Dave kept on waving his hands, asking me to open the window for him. I made sure I had locked my door well before opening it for him.“Why are you here?“ I asked in shock. He was a big man but at times, he did things that left me bewildered. Who would be climbing the walls into a girl's room at night?“I missed you,” the man said and pulled me into his embrace. I was frozen for a few seconds before sighing. “How do you even do that? We were together just a few hours ago!“ I said. I even began having a feeling that there was something wrong with his brain.But the man did not seem bothered. He released me and sat on the bed. “Did she cause you any trouble?“ He asked with a look full of seriousness. I knew that he was referring to mom.“Nope… How could she dare do that when you had warned her?“ I asked and sat beside him. “Big brother, do you have some serious problems? You can't be coming to my room like this?“The man was so silent for some time that I could not tell what was going o
…I had a class at around ten in the morning. At exactly nine, I left the house when I was done preparing. However, I creased my brows when I found Denny leaning against her car, just outside the gate.“Morning,” I greeted her without any care and continued walking ahead. I wanted to walk to school today since I was an hour earlier.However, I furrowed my brows when Denny opened the door on the other side. “I was going to school too. Do you want a ride?“ She asked.That left me so confused. This was the first time she had offered me a ride. On any other day, even if I was running late to school, she never even looked at me.I wanted to turn her down, but looking at her face, I knew that she had something to say. Had it been in the past, I would have stayed so far away, in fear of her vile mouth. But today, I just wanted to know what she was thinking. I was sure she might have had some kind of conversation with mom. They say that we should keep our enemies closer, right?As I sat in t
I turned to look at Emah, hoping that she would explain things to me. But she was the first one to speak. “What the hell is going on?“ She asked in confusion. “President Daniels?“I shook my head at her. “I wanted to ask the same question. Why is he President Daniels again?“ I asked.Dan, who was calm on the side, flashed us his phone screen. “Are both of you so dumb? Who in this country doesn't know President Dave Daniel's of ZD company?“ He asked.I furrowed my brows. I had heard of that company, but Dave Daniels… Anyway, I wasn't someone who liked social media so much. So I could only look between the two of them.Emah hit her head with a sigh. “Ah! I was just so stupid! No wonder he looked so familiar. He is the son of the great Zack Daniels, the Chair of ZD corporation. No wonder!““Mmh?“ I opened my eyes wide in shock. Was he the son of such an influential man? I had heard of Zack Daniels. And… Dave Daniels… When their names were put together, I finally recognized. I had heard o
I swallowed hard and looked at him. What did I want to know about him? “Everything!“ I said. “I want to know everything that there is to know.“If he told me about himself, then I would feel at ease being around him, since we would be equal.But Dave chuckled. “I don't think I will manage to tell you everything now. What about you learning them slowly? I think there are some things that I also don't know very well about myself…”I was so shocked. “Aren't you just turning me down again?“ I asked. How could he not know some things about himself? Dave sighed and stopped eating. “Mia, my name is Dave Daniels, the adopted son of Zack Daniels, the owner of ZD corporation…”I gasped and looked at him. “What do you mean adopted?“ I asked. Wasn't he Zack Daniels' biological son?Dave chuckled. “Yes, adopted. My dad and Zack were such great friends. My parents died when I was eight years old, and Zack took me in like his son. He has been a good man, friend, and dad…”I was getting more confuse