Chapter Thirty ****Lola's POV  Words failed me. My feelings eluded me, I felt... Numb?I can't bring myself to explain what I felt at that point.  I mean, put yourself in my shoes, imagine your whole life was a lie, some unresolved family feud, some tragic tale?! What a twisted story!  I couldn't cry, I couldn't speak, I just stared back at the narrator, the mum I had known, all my life. This silence didn't apply to me only though, we all just sat there, letting it sink in. Travis' outburst was the first thing I heard after the silence had stretched for a while.  "So you're telling me that I'm the result of an escapade you had with your first love? I'm not actually a Gregg? At all?" The sardonic chuckle that came after that had my heart aching for him despite my plight. At least, I was part of the family, whether they were my biolo

 Chapter Thirty two**** Here I was, staring up at the massive building that I hadn't been to for several months. Felt like just yesterday when I succumbed to working here without a clue as to the massive secrets that held me bound at the time. I wasn't totally free but I was finally in the know for the most part, no longer left in the dark, blind to all those happenings.  I heaved a breath as I made my way inside, the sudden change in temperature taunting my nostrils and leaving me with goosebumps, it was freezing in here. I hadn't turned my air conditioner on while I was driving, I wanted to enjoy the wind, maybe if I did I wouldn't have been so affected by the office's temperature.  "Miss Lola?" I heard a familiar voice which I turned to immediately.  "Hi Stella." I waved with a small smile. She squealed and rushed over to give me a hug. That caught the attention

Chapter Thirty four ****This feeling, this feeling was something I couldn't quite place my finger on, something words failed to describe, but I honestly did not want it to stop just yet. The butterflies in my belly probably sang hallelujah a thousand times over, the way he caressed my face as we kissed had me wanting more of his kisses. His tongue brushed my lower lip and I moaned giving him access into my mouth. I knew we had to stop at some point but me being caught up in the moment as I was, I fisted his collar, grappling it as he held on to me tightly. We finally stopped to catch our breaths, his forehead resting on mine. He stared into my eyes and I looked away suddenly embarrassed at how I conducted myself. It wasn't my first kiss but I surely had not been kissed for a very long time, if that distant memory was enough to go by. I mean, my crush and I had a moment back in high school where we confessed our feelings and our lips

Chapter Thirty Six ****That Sunday morning started off dark and gloomy, for reasons we could not decipher until much later.  The church service had left me with a lot to think about. Pastor Ola had hammered on the message of forgiveness so much, I felt he was speaking to us, to me especially.  "Forgiveness," His raspy voice echoed in the large auditorium that chilly morning. "Brethren, forgiveness is a mystery all unto itself but it does work miracles when extended to the recipient as well as the person who forgives." He exhorted, he went on, giving instances from the Bible and stores of personal experiences,  "So, I implore you as a child of God, to let go of that chip on your shoulder and forgive whoever has wronged you." Pastor Ola ended his exhortation but his words rang in my heart even after the church service.  Those words had defin

Chapter Thirty eight **** I took a seat in front of her without breaking eye contact, I could tell she was surprised that I showed up at her office after so long. "How have you been?" I asked coolly. "Well. How have you been?" She replied in the same tone. "Good." I said back and we both hummed. Our eyes settling on anything but each other. "This is really awkward." She blurted out.  "I know right." I concurred.  "I'm sorry." We both said at the same time, only to be followed by tear filled giggles.  I walked around the desk and pulled her into my embrace.  "I missed you so much." She managed to get out amid incessant sobs.  Yup, pregnant Tana was an emotional Tana.  "I missed you too, so so much." I gave