Nera opened her heavy eyes; she had forgotten how many rounds Frank had given her due to the pleasure that he gave her. Rounds that she was going to live to remember. He was gentle, and this time he kept asking her if he was being rough or doing it the way she wanted.He was perfect; he was what she deserved and not what she got, but all she could do was wish she was free to be with him, but that was another story for another day.She lifted her head and found Frank asleep. She gave him a little peck on the cheeks, he deserved it for the rounds you put in. She grabbed his phone to check the time, but to her surprise, it was almost 4 p.m.She covered her mouth in shock and quickly began shaking him to wake up.Frank opened his eyes. He was exhausted too and did not want to wake up. He immediately wrapped his hands around her. All he wanted was to cuddle her."Come on, let us sleep some more," he whispered to her."Frank, it is 4 p.m., and Marcus and Sam might be home," she hit him to h
Frank was left staring at the door blankly; he was now convinced something was wrong, but kicking the door open was out of his options.An idea popped up, and he ran to Sam's room, waking him up.Sam stared at him, rubbing his dizzy eyes."Sam, mom wants to see your dinosaurs," Frank lied to him.Sam's eyes popped up, remembering his dinosaur toy."Where is mommy?" He asked."In her bedroom, but first, can you remember the time you came home?" He asked even though he knew a four-year-old could not remember such a thing.Sam rubbed his eyes again; he could not remember anything. He was so tired and needed rest."Were you asleep when you came back from the museum?" Frank asked.Sam quickly nodded. "Yes, the daddy carried me," he replied.Frank gave him a fake smile and poured a glass of water for him."Here, have this," he said, handing him the water.Sam took the water with shaky hands; he was still sleepy, forcing Frank to grab a wet piece of cloth and wet his little face. He knew he
Nera matched upstairs, grabbed her handbag and keys, and dashed downstairs. She was not going to take any controlling shit from Marcus.Marcus also got up from his chair and stood down the stairs waiting for her while Frank remained seated in his dining chair and began eating.For Nera to make the final decision, she needed to see Marcus for the monster that he was. So interfering was at his disadvantage unless Marcus got physical."Get out of my way! Get out of my way now!" Nera yelled."Calm down, your problem is that you think you can do whatever you want in this house!" Marcus yelled. Nera's jaw dropped, shocked. She looked around for Frank's assistance, but he appeared to have remained at the dining table. She bit her lip, irritated. She knew he was not supposed to just bug in without her being in danger, but at least he would show concern."Return to that dinner table and eat your food," he told her."Well, I lost my appetite, and I need some fresh air before I say or do someth
"What's going on?" Frank asked, worried. He could see that she had received bad news. Nera looked up at him confused; she tried to get through to the number, but Brooke kept cutting her call and eventually blocked her."Nera, say something!" Frank was running out of patience."She... is saying she has been arrested; Brooke has been arrested," she whispered, panicking, and asked him to search through the news pages. According to Brooke, the arrest was everywhere on social media.Frank looked at her, confused."She said the arrest is all over the news," Nera cried out. Frank quickly googled Brooke's name, and a lot of articles about her and her husband being involved in embezzlement popped up."Brooke is claiming that I reported her to the police," Nera kept crying. "I wouldn't do that and I do not know what she is talking about." alFrank stared at the article, and one headline, in particular, got his attention; it was talking about Brooke finding a new friend who snitched on her to
The drive became quiet with Frank deep in thought; Nera could tell that her question bothered him too, and maybe if he asked his mother, they would all get the answers they wanted because asking Marcus was not a possibility.They arrived at the police station and found it packed with Brooke's friends and family. Immediately they saw her, some began looking away and whispering. She could tell they were gossiping about her.Nera looked away; she could see that she was not wanted, but she wanted to see Brooke and offer her support, or even better, clear her name.But from the reception she was getting, she doubted if that was possible.Brooke's lawyer moved forward and asked her to leave. She was not sure if Nera was the snitch but her presence was only agitating everyone."Please let me talk to Brooke; she misunderstood everything," Nera pleaded. "Everything is a lie, and I could never hurt her."Brooke's sister moved to where Nera was standing."You have no shame, right?" She yelled, g
Frank looked in her direction and watched as she frantically began going through her call logs."Who is Patricia?" Frank asked."A woman who probably hates me with all her guts," Nera replied, finally landing on Patricia's line.She paused; the woman was the last person she would ever run to, and it was embarrassing just thinking of the idea.Frank quickly held her hand."Stop! You can't just bring people into your fight, especially if they hurt you too," he warned her."I know, but Marcus ruined this couple's life, and they would love to take revenge on him," she said, and she narrated to him exactly what happened in Texas with the mayor and his wife.Frank raised his eyebrows; he was not surprised by the extent to which Marcus had gone. He had once read about the saga but never knew of the details Nara narrated."I just think the former mayor is politically connected and probably has friends who can take Marcus down," she explained."If he had that political power, Marcus would have
Sam ran out of the room excitedly; finally, he was going to make a lot of friends.On his way out, he bumped into Frank, who was heading downstairs."Slow down, where are you rushing to?" Frank stopped him."School, school, school!" Sam kept jumping in the air excitedly."What?" Frank paused for a second, wondering what was going on."We are going to school; daddy is taking us to school," Sam explained, then began demanding to be bathed.Frank was taken aback; he was supposed to be happy that the old man was finally going to let his son breathe and experience a normal life, but he felt it was all play. Or maybe Nera managed to convince the old man. But that was too far-fetched, it was obviously the old man.Marcus was not stupid, and he had obviously noticed that Nera was slowly detaching from him and knew her eyes were finally open, hence the fake change of heart."Frank bathe me," Sam kept insisting, jumping.He could see that the boy was so excited so he picked him up and took him
Marcus quickly stepped on the brakes, stopping in the middle of the road without any care.Nera looked behind her in shock; she could not believe he stopped in the middle of the road with total disregard for their safety, especially that of Sam, their only son was in the back seat."Are you okay in the head? How could you stop in the middle of the road?" Nera yelled at him."You wanted me to stop, didn't you?" Marcus asked. "I stopped on your request.""Mummy?" Sam called from the backseat; the cars in the back were honking for them to move, and it was starting to scare him."Sam, your mother is ruining this trip with her stupidity!" Marcus yelled. "She thinks she knows what is best for you."Nera was caught out of words, Marcus did not have any respect for her as the mother of their son.The drivers behind them kept honking."Move the fucking car!" She yelled"Watch your language in front of my son!" Marcus yelled.Irritated Nera opened the car door and got out of the car and tried t