I promptly snapped out of my trance."Mom" I uttered in a shaky voice as I slowly approached her."Please...don't"The tears streamed harder down my face when she turned around to face me, I couldn't help but place my then outstretched hands over my mouth, her face was a mess, with bruises and swelling all over.Anger spread through me, initially, I had my doubts, but now everything was clear, these were not bruises she inflicted on herself, they were all my father's doing, and he was at it again."Your scumbag of a father does like to be rough with his women."She uttered as she staggered backward"Sometimes, I can't help but wonder if I'm the problem." She said in a way that seemed like she was talking to herself."Mom.." I called out but it seemed like she couldn't hear me."Mom, don't...please don't do this.""Yes, yes I have to be the problem."She recited as if very sure of her words." This family would be better off without me.""No, mom you are not the problem so, please don't""N
Maeve pov."Miss Maeve, can we ride the carousel now?" Lily asked as she gazed at me with puppy eyes."Yes, can we, can we please" Liliana added, lapping her two hands together now gazing at me with puppy eyes as well.Oh, my poor heart, why did these kids have to be so cute?"Alright, I suppose you can do that now that you're done with your ice cream"I watched as they dashed away after I permitted them to ride the carousel but I followed close behind them with Pheobe walking closely beside me."Hmm, don't you think you're spoiling these girls too much," Pheobe asked, folding her hands, one over the other with a disapproving expression on her face."Of course not" I replied with a smile on my face and my gaze still fixed on the twins riding the carousel."Besides, it's their parent's money, they wanted their girls to have a good time."Finally, I turned to the side, glancing at Pheobe with an apologetic look." I'm sorry if the girls gave you a hard time, I told you, you shouldn't have
"Where the hell was this restroom anyways?"I had tried to follow the directions given to me by a woman who seemed to be part of the carnival but so far I was yet to find the restroom.God! what was I supposed to do? I was so pressed right now that if handed an empty container I would be tempted to pee in it, Ugh! what was I thinking? I quickly discarded the idea while cursing in a low voice, I did drink a lot of coffee but I wasn't expecting it to turn out this way and it didn't help matter that the ladies I had been trying to get direction from weren't listening to me.What was their problem anyways? I knew I wasn't the fanciest dresser but my clothing was pretty decent, maybe a little worn out but still presentable, plus I wasn't the type to go for tight, classy, and sexy clothing, I was more into loose and comfortable once.I was just walking along the hallway when I noticed a group of men who gave me an uneasy feeling, It wasn't that they were dressed suspiciously, they dressed
"Ahh" I mumbled when I felt myself regain consciousness.Why do I feel so dizzy? and where are these voices coming from, I couldn't even make out what I heard it sounded like echoes to my ears.I tried to touch my head with my hands but I felt my hand being restrained."clank, clank".I heard the sharp sound of the metal chain pulling my hands behind my back as I sat on a chair.What in heaven's name was going on, why were my hands restrained? and why did I feel like the world was spinning?Suddenly, I heard voices and I realized that I could finally make out what was being said but I still squinted my eye to adjust my blurred vision." Who is she" Came a masculine voice, so calm and monotone, but upholding power to the point that it demanded attention, the kind of voice any woman would love to hear all day long."We caught her with the young master," Another man said before he quickly added."We suspect she may be part of the plot."Plot? what plot? wait were they talking about me? se
It had been a week since the kidnapping incident. I could still remember how seriously they took the matter, especially Aunt Anne and Uncle Tom but I reassured them not to worry that the police were on it, although I haven't heard from them, I wasn't as worried as I was initially, as of now I decide to just shove the thought to the side.Today I got a reply from the hospital, I had officially become a resident in the hospital of my dreams and this also brought me a step closer to actualizing my dreams, to commemorate this great day, the girls and I decide to go on a girl's night out.Rebekah had been the one to pick the location and the girls were so elated when they heard we had patched things up, I thought things were going to be going smoothly as of now but the future seemed to hold something different in store."""""Alright, let's make a toast to Eve, she's officially a resident now" Phoebe proposed as she nudged my shoulder.We clicked our glasses together and took our shot of a
Maeve pov"Ash, we thought you were never coming" Pheobe shrilled when our eyes turned to see the owner of the voice."I never said I wasn't coming now did I?"Ashlyn came to seat with us by the table.When I heard the familiar voice I was sure it was Ashlyn but I couldn't help but be skeptical as I would never expect her to side with the rest of the girls."Welcome to the club," Rebekah said, raising her glass in the air."Congratulations you got the job," Ashlyn said, meeting my gaze and I gave her a light nod."Anddd..of course, it is a double celebration or is it not?... Ash" Pheobe said as she nudged by the shoulder.Double celebration? did that mean something happened that I wasn't aware of? "Why don't you break it to her already?" Phoebe voiced joyously.Her? so that meant I was the only person who had not heard the good news.I watched as all eyes turned to me.Right, I really was the only person left out."It's not a big deal you guys, I actually thought you girls told her al
Maeve Pov.The next day went on so fast and before I knew it, I was in a hotel room that Rebekah had reserved to get my makeup done."Don't you think this is quite a lot?" I asked as Rebekah handed me a strapless red mini-dress, that was too short for my liking."What are you talking about, this is barely doing it," she said as she turned around to bring out the materials for my makeup."I never knew you had such a great body, why do you even hide it in all that clothing, I even brought a breast pad thinking you would need it.""Maybe I just enjoy comfortable clothing," I said adjusting the dress."Come, sit" She dragged me to a chair in front of the dresser, took off my glasses, and began to apply makeup on my face."Once I'm through with you, you'll be turning heads tonight."I sat for minutes as Rebekah continued to apply makeup on me."God, Rebekah this is taking forever""Just wait, give me a second, you know we're going for the smoky makeup so this might take some time.""Yeah, r
It had been two days since the blind date and today was my first day as a resident in global health, and I couldn't be happier.I sat on my bed while going through the text messages from the girls.Ashlyn was first.'Happy first day of work.Then it was Pheobe.'Have a happy first day of work, something tells me today is gonna be a great day... I mean who knows what wonderful thing could happen today?I knew Pheobe was a very optimistic person but whenever she was this optimistic there had to be more to it.I wanted to text her back to make sure she wasn't planning anything but she already went offline and considering the time, she probably might be preparing for work so I just decided to shove it off as nothing.The next person was Rebekah.'Have a great first day and do say hello to Aunty Anne and Uncle Tom on my behalf.My thoughts suddenly went back to my conversation with Rebekah at the hotel when I came back from the blind date."She finally comes back," Rebekah said, opening th