Khlea's point of view"You've been drinking for a while. Maybe you're all drunk," Brenda said when she approached me.I didn't pay attention to her, and then I went straight to the glass and drank all of the contents. I heard Brenda laugh softly, so I gave her a bad look."Leave me alone; is that okay? I want to be alone," I said, then poured another glass of wine."You know, if I had only known that you were planning to get drunk on alcohol today, I wish I would have let you drink after drink at my bar. I wish my bar would have made more money.""I'm sorry because I don't want to go to your bar at this time either."Brenda just looked at me. I know that she wants to wean me. She can do that, but she prefers to let me. I heard her sigh. "So maybe you can tell me what the problem is with you two? I don't understand anything.""We were fine last night. We had a fun road trip. We had a date at a coffee shop with dancing flowers.""Then, what happened?"I told Brenda everything that happe
Khlea's Point of ViewMy whole body ached when I woke up. I don't know where I am. The place where I am now is dark. My arms and legs hurt. When I moved it, it was tied tightly.I got nervous. I tried to move to break the tie but nothing happened. My hands only hurt more."Is there someone there? Let me go!" I scream so that someone can hear me. "Help me!"I didn't hear anyone so that got me thinking. I tried to remember what happened to me before I came here.It came to my mind that I drank in Brenda's office and she drove me to my condo. There, two men entered and here I am."Shit! Mr. Tuazon's men planned this?" I struggled even more. Those men want revenge for hurting me.If I hadn't been drinking, I could have defended myself without a gun. My headache suddenly crept up, so I stopped for a while. I'm out of breath too.I want to scream and scream now but I know it's impossible for anyone to hear me. I tried to move more to loosen the binding but I was just in pain.Aces suddenly
Khlea's Point of ViewAllison's fight with the man was quick. When she knocked it down, she quickly got out of me to untie me."Who are you with? Where is The8?" I asked her."I was with her, but we split up earlier so that we could find you faster. Are you hurt?" She just finished removing the ties from my hands and feet. When she looked at me, I could clearly see how she frowned. She touched my bruised cheek and I barely got away from her. "Who did that to you?""I don't know but that's not the guy." She pointed to the unconscious man lying on the floor."Teach me. I will make her feel more than that." Allison's voice was cold. No trace of joking.I didn't say anything more and we walked out of the hallway. We stopped for a moment when we felt someone running near where we were."Allison? Khlea?" It turned out to be The8. It dodged the gun pointed at us. "It's good that you're okay. Let's get out of here."Allison and I nodded and started walking but we ran into some men. Allison qu
Allison's Point of ViewI wasn't feeling well the night I returned to Khlea's unit. She is already inside her unit because she does not want to stay at the clinic. That's even better because it's comfortable to act.My head hurts so bad. I told Seven that I won't go with the transactions anymore because I'll be looking after Khlea first. My girlfriend needs me and I know that I still need to recover. I know that he likes me a lot and I want us to be good."You're awake," I said when I saw her standing in front of the window. "I brought our coffee so we can have something to drink." I walked closer to her. "Are you okay?" I asked."Did you see my phone in the condo? The last time I remembered I left it on top of my bed," she asked then turned to me."Yes." I approached the sofa where I placed my bag that I brought earlier. "Here's your phone." I gave it to her."Oh, it's good that you put it away.""I saw it right away on your bed and took it. It's good that Mr. Tuazon's staff didn't t
Nishane's Point of View THREE MONTHS LATER, I won't pretend to be alright or that my pain from losing my daughter has subsided. But I can say that I'm making progress in my life in some way. Despite my difficulties, I managed to survive. I merely do stuff to keep me occupied, prevent me from reflecting, and prevent me from feeling down. I tried my best to focus on other things.I felt bad for myself as I reflected on my prior actions. Clifford, fortunately, was able to help me. I wouldn't have recovered if I hadn't accepted his offer to have me treated by specialists. I assumed that since I miss my daughter, seeing her would be normal for me. I assumed that it was typical for me to miss her so much that all I wanted to do was stay in her room. I was unaware that it was a symptom of extreme melancholy, anxiety, and depression.Until now, I still struggle to accept the death of my first child. And due of the trauma of what happened, I'm not sure if I'll be able to have children. I'
Khlea's Point of ViewI was so excited when I woke up that day. Allison's birthday is just a few days away, so I thought of going to a nearby mall to buy her a present.In the past few months no one has tried to harm my life. I'm thankful for that because I'm already involved in the transactions and missions that Clifford is doing.My relationship with Allison is okay because I really insisted not to do things that she doesn't want me to do like going to Candy.Her parents always call me to tell me what improvements are being made in her therapy. Anyway, I'm still concerned about Candy but I just can't go to visit her because I don't want Allison and I to have a reason to get together.It's not a secret to Allison that I talk to her parents and that's okay with her.I still sing softly while driving my car. I still have no idea what gift Allison was given because she already had everything.I tried to ask Brenda what she thought would be a good gift but her suggestion was expensive wi
Khlea's Point of ViewI'm on my way home and on the road. I was still smiling when I looked at my gift that was placed in a paper bag when suddenly I heard a loud thump in the back of my car. I stopped the car and got out."Oh, my God! What happened?" I asked.A man also got out of the car behind my car. There is a trace of confusion on his face. "Miss, I'm sorry. I lost control of my brakes." The man immediately approached and we both looked at our cars that were next to each other.I turned to him. "Is your car going fast? The impact on my car was severe." Because my car got too much. "How are you? Aren't you hurt?" I asked the man.He shook his head. "No, Miss. I'm really sorry. I'll just have your car fixed.""No. It's okay. The important thing is that we weren't hurt," I said. It's really good and this is just what happened to us. What if the collision is strong and we both have an accidentThe man took something from his wallet. "Here's my calling card, Miss. Please call me and
Allison's Point of View"Did you and Khlea fight again? It looks like she's on a bad trip and not in the mood," Seven said as they both ate. I only fed them dinner because I also lost my appetite.I thought that Khlea would be okay when she came down and we could eat together with her, but it turned out not to be the case. I even cooked her favorite food but she won't eat it. I took a deep breath and just shrugged my shoulders. As much as possible, we do not want to let our friends know about the argument that happened between Khlea and me."Why do you two seem to fight so often? Are you still happy?" The8 asked, causing me to look at him badly. He raised his hand while holding the cutlery. "Chill, Allison. I'm just asking." He took a bite of food. "It's delicious, isn't it?"I just didn't pay attention to him because I felt that my patience would run out. I stand. "Excuse me.""Where are you going? Why haven't you come with us yet?" Seven asked."I'll eat later. I'll just talk to Khl