Naya gazed at both Hailey and Ryan unsure of what the principal wanted her to do with the information she had just given. “You need to caution, Hailey, Mrs Naya,” the principal went. “I know she isn’t as rude and noisy as before, but she should at least stop ruining the peace of the class. How can she run around, climbing over her classmates desk like that? And this knucklehead had to follow her as if he had nothing else to do with his time.” “We were just playing,” Hailey defended herself. “I promise that this isn’t as serious as you think.”“Do not speak when I am speaking!” The principal lashed at her. Hailey rolled her eyes and folded her arms. “We are sorry for what we did, ma’am,” Ryan apologized on their behalf. “Why are you apologizing?” Hailey asked with surprise. “We have done nothing wrong.” “Does it matter?” Ryan whispered to her. “We need to get out of here soon. If we don’t apologize and leave this place, she is gonna put us in detention. How are we gonna attend the
Naya arrived home as quickly as she could with her heart banging against her chest. Brett was home too. He was seated on the couch, waiting patiently for her. As soon as she walked in, he flung his arm around her and hugged her very tightly.“I almost thought I was going to die,” he said with a broken tone. Naya broke the hug and cupped his face in her arms. “Look, I am here for you, okay?” She reminded him. “Just tell me what is going on.” “Take a look at this message,” he pulled out his phone and opened the message for her to see it. As soon as she saw it, she was dumbstruck and her face turned pale. The message goes as thus “It will happen one day when you didn’t expect. A bullet will be shot into someone’s skull and you won’t know who.” Naya read the message over and over again trying to be sure she read right. Her hands were literally trembling in fright. “Who…who sent this?” She managed to ask. “Must…must it be…. must it be…” She could barely complete her sentence.“I do
Hailey couldn’t imagine she would have that much fun in her teen years. She’d already imagined her life as a sad teenager, probably mumbling over the wrongs Lovelyn had done to get. There was something deep that Ryan told her that day which she would never forget. “You do not have to remain a victim. You can build yourself from being a victim,” he said. These words replayed in her mind repeatedly and she knew she would never forget them. When they arrived before her home later that evening, Hailey offered Ryan an appreciative hug. “You made my day today,” she thanked him. “Thank you so much.”“You made my day too,” he smiled. “Thank you for hanging out with me as a true friend.”“Of course!” Hailey said sharply. “No one knows if we will get this opportunity again. I will be leaving next week so…” Ryan’s facial expression turned sad. “About that,” he began. “Even though you have been a pain in the neck, you are still an amazing friend. I will miss you when you leave.”“Same with me
“Could you stop me at Ryan Gabby’s home for a few minutes?” Hailey asked her personal driver who looked displeased by that. “Sorry, Hailey. Your mum had specifically asked us not to drop you anywhere but home,” he told her. “It’s fine,” Hailey rolled her eyes. “I understand that you want to keep your job and all that. But could you let me give them this box of cookies at least.” She showed him the box of cookies that she made for Ryan’s family. “You are making me break rules and you know how much I hate breaking rules,” The driver looked mad as he diverted from their usual direction and went to Ryan’s place. “Thank you so much,” she appreciated, “You can tell Mrs Naya if you are in the mood to gossip. I do not care.”Frank’s experience had thought her a very big lesson. It was stupid to trust such loyal workers with secrets like that. Especially secrets that are against their masters. There is no doubt that they will report the secret to maintain this thing called loyalty.“I won’
Hailey was confused by the sight of Frank. She could swear that his sight was the last thing she had expected to see that day. Frank wasn’t alone. The passenger door of the car opened up and Lovelyn walked out wearing a heavy jacket and sunglasses. Hailey rolled her eyes in anger. “What’s this? This woman again,” she thought to herself with a frown. “She is the criminal, right?” The driver asked her as he dialed an emergency number. “Yes, unfortunately,” Hailey said with disappointment. Lovelyn walked to the driver’s window and knocked on window glass. No one told the driver that it was an indication for him to wind down. He winded down and watched her look in and stare at Hailey. “Can I speak to Hailey for a few minutes?” She asked with a cold stare and showed the gun in his pocket. The driver looked very nervous. He sharply nodded and opened the door for Hailey to step out. Hailey did, trying to avoid trouble. “Why are you doing this?” Wendy asked Lovelyn in disappointment. “Yo
Naya changed into her nightgown and climbed into bed, acting seductively so that Brett would notice her. She was very horny that day and all she needed was for Brett to hold her close and grab her tighyBrett was so focused on his laptop to even pay attention to her. “Would you really choose work over me?” Naya frowned sulking like a child. “I am sorry,” Brett apologized, pecking her on the lips. “I just have to complete this job application and send it tonight. I hope they accept me for this job in Germany.” Naya smiled and leaned against his shoulders. “My love, they will,” she said in smiles. “Do you not trust your skills?” Brett laughed. “My skills are amazing. They are 100%. What I do not trust is the company. What if they do not give me this job? I worked so hard to get my CV and the connections who helped me with this.” Naya nodded, caressing his arm. “I love how hard you work. It makes you look hot,” she smiled, as she gazed into his laptop. “Of course, that’s why you
Ryan ate his meal weakly. He unfortunately missed school for 5 days and the doctor thought it wasn’t a good idea for him to go back for a while. “Rest,” the doctor advised him. “Get your strength back first. Let us watch you and know what our next move will be.” Ryan hadn’t let his pain define him, so despite whatever he faced, he joked with his grandparents and had fun with his mother. The following week, his mother had brought in Hailey’s cookie box, ready to store some old grains in it. “Did Hailey give you that?” He asked intuitively. “He wasn’t sure of why he thought of Hailey, but that was the most likely thing. “Yes dear,” his mother nodded. “Hailey brought this for our family. She even wrote a cute apology letter.” Ryan smiled. “I knew she was going to apologize.” He was silent for a while before something suddenly occurred to him. “I hope you didn’t tell her that I was sick.” Mrs Gabby swallowed a mouthful of saliva. She definitely did since Hailey was worried for him
Naya sat down at the dining area with Mrs Gabby as they waited for children to speak to each other. The house was silent that day and a lot of things were going on outside that they couldn’t witness. Mrs Gabby got Naya a mug of coffee and offered it to her. She brought her a kettle of milk to add if need be.Naya thanked her and took a sip of it. The taste was so good. “Is this Irish?” She asked intuitively.“It is,” Mrs Gabby answered sharply. “How did you know that?”“My father use to make Irish coffee back in the days. The taste always get me and my mother flabbergasted. We are like ‘What’s this divine drink that fell from heaven.’ My love for it then was something I couldn’t compare with any other. Me and my tea? O! Boy!” “Children will always have the purest form of love,” Mrs Gabby said with a smile. Naya nodded.“That’s true. When it came to friendships, I never had Hailey’s kind of friendship growing up,” Naya admitted. “My friendships have always been short lived. It