"That's enough," Mrs. Bryan thundered, cutting him short. She didn't stop the car or say anything to him."Do you think I'm kidding?" Mr. Bryan asked and grabbed her shirt from the back seat."Are you crazy?" Mrs. Bryan yelled with anger and suddenly stopped the car in the middle of the road, the road was less busy so it didn't create any havoc.She glared at him with burning eyes, and he winced with fear before letting her go, she was always looking so scary when she was angry.She started the car and drove to a corner."Let me out, I don't care about your explanation anymore, I should go to the club with you using another car, I don't mind boarding a cab, the air in here is so stuffy that I might choke to death," Mr. Bryan said and tried to open the door."Not yet until you explain why the air here is choking you to death. Stop behaving like you didn't support me that day or have never been supporting me all this while" Mrs. Bryan fired, her gaze fierce with anger."I only did becau
Amanda woke up with a slight headache. She smiled as she remembered what happened yesterday with the girls. They had a lot of fun and also went out.It was a fun-filled day for them which made her feel so glad. She got up humming a popular song, she walked into the bathroom to have a quick shower before coming out. She put on a light dress and walked to the backyard to arrange her things and do some cleanups."Amanda," a familiar voice called from the living room."Oh, my God! Gabriel!" she screamed on recognizing the voice and went back in.Gabriel embraced her in a warm hug which she reciprocated and he tightened it."Easy on me dude," she said with laughter as she held him back with a clear conscience."I have missed you so much," Gabriel confessed and buried his head on Amanda's shoulder inhaling her wonderful scent."I'm sorry for not coming to visit you, I have been occupied," Amanda apologized as they broke out of the hug"It is okay babe, I understand. Are the girls around? Ga
After Amanda and Gabriel finished eating, Gabriel grabbed her hand and they walked to the living room together.Amanda sat on the couch with Gabriel beside her, looking at him to start the conversation about why Camilla, Amanda's step sister, was calling him."Hmmm," Gabriel sighed, rubbing his hands together as he stared at Amanda." Do you remember telling you that I was going to Germany for business training three years ago?" Gabriel asked with narrowed eyes." Yes, I think I remember. You told me on my graduation night." Amanda said, tugging on her ear."Yes. I was gone for like a month." Gabriel said and continued." After I came back, I tried calling you several times but your number was not. I even visited your parents' apartment but I did not get a positive response. But I noticed your stepmother was acting as if she knew what happened to you."" Sp that fateful afternoon, I was…"FLASHBACKAfter Amanda left Texas with Juliet, Gabriel was in his office one afternoon when a sof
After Gabriel left, Amanda was alone in the living room, thinking about her past.She felt so down and sad that she couldn't stop herself from remembering how much she suffered at the hands of her stepmom and dad after her mom's death.FLASHBACKAmanda was coming back from middle school with her friend. They said goodbye. Amanda ran inside, happy to show her mum the assessment results she got from school.The school was so exhausting because of the series of activities that occurred in school, but in all, it was fun filled.She dropped her bag in the living room before heading straight to the fridge to get chilled water as she felt very dehydrated.She took a bottle of water and turned to go into her room before she heard noises coming from the kitchen."Oh mom is back," she said excitedly and rushed towards the kitchen. Her mom went out in the morning and promised to come back before she closed school.On getting to the kitchen door, she found her Aunt cooking which left her disappo
FLASHBACK CONTINUES After six months of Mattew Smith, Amanda's father marrying Sonia and bringing her home alongside Camilla.Amanda was sent on an errand that fateful day. Immediately she got back, she met her stepmom and sister sitting in the living room with anger on their faces. Her dad was present too. She wondered what was amiss that made them have such looks on their faces."Hey! Where is the money you stole from Dad's closet?" Camilla asked immediately."Which money?" Amanda asked with surprise. She looked at them, they had a murderous stare on their faces for her.She looked at her dad, who was also looking at her with a bad expression."I didn't steal from your closet dad. You know I would never do it," Amanda said but her father wasn't listening. He pounced on her and started beating her up, requesting she returns the money.Camilla and her mother laughed at her in return, they knew they had wrongly accused her so she would be beaten up by her father and they didn't care.
The ray of sunlight some through Amanda'a window. Amanda stretched her lazy set of worn-out bones before opening her eyes.Yesterday was very exhausting and hectic for her. Her stepmom forced her to do all the house chores at home including the laundry and trimming the garden. She didn't rest until late in the night after she finished cooking dinner.She stood up from the bed and checked the time, it was already past 6 am. Her heart skipped a beat as she didn't know if her stepmom was already awake. She usually asks her to wake up at 6 am every day to start the day's duties.She quickly rushed into the bathroom, washed her face, had a quick bath, wore casual clothes, and rushed into the kitchen.Luckily, no one was up yet, it was the weekend. Her stepmom and stepsister take longer to wake up on weekends.She quickly prepared breakfast while checking her time, she had somewhere to go. She took college exams unknown to her father and stepmom. Today was the day the results were out so
Amanda sat quietly alone in her room as she reflected upon everything that had happened in her life. Life hadn't been easy for her but she had managed to pull through with the help of people she met and her own will to survive.She thought about how Juilet had been a great help in her life ever since she left home. She felt bad about how her relationship with Juliet ended up after what she did.She only acted the way anyone would, watching your best friend betray and take over your fiance wasn't what anyone would celebrate or be happy about. The worst was that she wasn't remorseful.They weren't, even Kelvin wasn't. She wondered why he is coming back now to beg her when he had acted like she didn't matter that day she left them.Amanda sighed and turned to the other side of the bed she was laying on. She couldn't even sleep because she was very restless and disturbed. She had to do something regarding her relationship with Juliet. She stretched and picked up her phone from the light s
Eric was working on his laptop when a call came in. He checked the caller and noticed it was his Assistant.He picked up the phone to know why he was calling him."Good day Sir, I'm calling regarding the investigation you asked to carry out concerning the reason why Amanda was at the hospital last time," his assistant said."Yeah I remember, any information?" Eric asked him, typing on his laptop."Yes sir, she took a little girl for a checkup. From my findings, the girl hard issue with speaking so she wants to find out if she can speak again." his Assistant replied calmly."Okay," Eric replied and hung up."Who might this girl be? Did Amanda have a child?" he thought, staring at his laptop.He knew that Amanda doesn't have any relatives here and even if she did, she had never mentioned it except to her Aunt who she had talked about.He had never thought that she might have other relatives to take care of other than his son. "No, I don't think she had a baby," Eric concluded and start