MIRANDA After bathing Princess, I put her to sleep in her room and thought about what to do. It was a sensitive issue so I had to be careful with it.I naturally would have taken it to her mom but it was her boyfriend. As much as I wanted to believe that a mother would always fight for her child, I didn't know her well enough. What if she decided to cover up for her lover? How would Princess get justice?I had two other options; my mother-in-law and Hazel. If Hazel could get so mad because I taught his daughter to lie, then I knew without a doubt that he would kill this so-called Uncle Benny and that was very fine by me. He deserved worse than death.After making up my mind, I called Hazel's phone, wanting to ask him to come home but I realized he had blocked my number.I scoffed, "What a petty man!"I came out of Princess' room and spotted the nanny. I feared that once Hazel listened to the audio, his anger would also be directed at the nanny who had innocently made a phone call to h

MIRANDA I unlocked my door and went into my room. My phone was just lying on my table and seeing it made me so happy. I quickly charged it and dashed into the bathroom to take a bath.After changing into a new set of clothes, I got a little hungry but food was the last thing on my mind."Collins," I needed to have a conversation with him. Yes, I was very mad at him and I was going to make him grovel before considering the possibility of ever forgiving him.I took all the money I had in my bag and left the house with my two phones. The day was still young, so I knew it wasn't possible to find Collins at home.I took a cab to my school and began to look for him. A lot of students who recognized me were surprised. I didn't know where they thought I'd been and I wasn't interested in having that conversation with any of them.I could have called Collins to save me the trouble but I knew how that would go. After spending over twenty minutes searching, I finally spotted him.He had a smile

MIRANDAI sat across from my mother-in-law on the plane, just as I had done with Hazel, as we made the journey back.It was already dark at this time because we had spent hours at home. She had arrived with a lot of gifts for my family and decided to wait so I could meet with my dad and brother before we left.It was a happy reunion since I was no longer mad at anyone....except Hazel and Benny, of course.I still could not believe I had said goodbye to my mom in tears. When did I become such a crybaby?I noticed that my mother-in-law was staring at me and smiled. Now, I felt differently about her, as opposed to the first time we had flown together. She was a kind woman and lovable too. It was all thanks to her that I had someone like Mel by my side.She kept her promise to my mom and ensured that I was well cared for even when I knew nothing about their plans."You know you are really beautiful," she told me.My smile widened, "Nothing in comparison to you, Mom."She waved her hand, "S

MIRANDA Hazel charged at Benny who tried to get off the floor and punched him again, causing him to cry out in pain.He dragged him further into the house by his hair and I followed behind them, shutting the door. Benny wanted to speak but Hazel did not give him the opportunity to do so. He kept punching him nonstop until his face was covered with blood.Still, he did not stop. Shayla suddenly appeared from their bedroom and screamed when she saw the scene before her. She was still in her pajamas and charged at Hazel, trying to get him away from Benny.However, Hazel would not budge. He kept on punching while I folded my arms, feeling satisfied that Benny was getting the beatings he deserved.Meanwhile, Shayla began to cry. Seeing that she could not get Hazel to stop beating up her boyfriend, she began to punch him from behind.He turned, caught her hands, and raised his hand to slap her. I closed my eyes at this point, thinking he was going to hit her. However, I heard a sharp cry

MIRANDA I turned and stared at Hazel. His eyes held mine and for the first time since I had met him, I could tell that he was very sad. He also seemed lonely too.I suddenly recalled the promise I had made to his mom; 'I am going to make Hazel fall in love with me.'Realizing we were standing so close to each other, I took a step back and his hands earlier which hugged my neck dropped to his sides.I gulped and took another step back as I said, "Hazel, I need to leave.""Hold on," he told me. "Is it because of the promise you made earlier?"I bit my lip and my face began to turn red as the pain in my stomach became excruciating."I am very hungry," I suddenly blurted out.He seemed surprised, "But it's still mor....""So? If you had just let me have ice cream when Princess offered to give me hers, it would not have been this bad. Do you know how much pain I am in? Have you suffered from stomach ulcers before? Why must you always be mean?"Ten minutes later, I sat in front of Hazel and