“The baby didn't stay! I'm sorry." The doctor's words kept replaying in his mind. The next few hours was hell for Robert. Pacing around at intervals, blaming himself for not realizing that Selena was pregnant until she had lost the baby, his baby."Fuck!"He kicked the air and tagged at his hair in frustration. It was all his fault. If he had paid close attention, he would have noticed.According to the doctor, Selena was just two weeks pregnant and giving blood out to Kyle had caused the miscarriage.Imagine saving a life to kill another. At the sound of Selena's voice, he turned and she was trying to get off the bed. She was awake now. "Hey, let me help you." Robert offered but Selena pushed his hand away, glaring at him. "When am I leaving the hospital?" She asked sternly, looking everywhere but him. "They won't let you leave until tomorrow." Robert informed her. "How are you?" He asked her. She scoffed and rolled her eyes at him."Fine." She answered bitterly, looking away
Within a minute the ward was turned upside down by Robert, calling Selena's name at intervals.“F*ck!” He exclaimed, scared that something bad might have happened to the lady he just learnt to be Kyle's mother. Robert had questions and he needed answers but firstly he needed to know her whereabouts. He rushed out immediately, bumping into a nurse. "Where is Ms Parker?" He asked in haste. The nurse looked at him with a questionable look, "Sorry, I don't know any patient by that name." The woman apologized, trying to walk past him to continue her job. Robert grabbed the nurse's wrist and held her back, making her yelp in surprise."What do you mean? In a large hospital like this and a patient is missing, you're giving me the crab of not knowing such a patient." His patience was running out and at the same time, he was blaming himself. If indeed Selena is missing, it's should be his fault. How could he had left her alone. Yeah, he was in foul mood yesterday after Selena made it clear
NINE YEARS AGO It was early on one Saturday morning, a girl was seen hovering around the Fin Mansion. Her face went unseen because of her cap and hoodie that covered everything from her head to waist, only revealing her dark hair and pale complexion.Her appearance didn't seem suspicious in the slightest, almost blending perfectly with the surroundings but the eyes that peeked through the edge of the cap showed that she is indeed interested in entering the mansion or waiting on someone or something. For over twenty minutes, she waited and when her patient was almost worn out, a guard came out and sighting the basket in front of the huge Fin gates, he rushed back in and soon returned with the young master, Robert Fin who was just almost turning twenty at that time. Seeing that her mission had been accomplished and that the baby inside the basket was in safe hands where he belonged, she pulled herself from her hiding and disappeared from sight. The lady turned out to be Selena Parke
“If I'm with you right now, I would have given you a hard knock on the head.” Maria fumed over the phone. She couldn't believe that Selena would leave the country without letting her know. She was worried sick trying to reach her on the phone. To think that's the least of the things she didn't know happening in Selena's life at the moment.“Calm down, girl. I didn't have time to think.” Selena said, trying to pacify her friend. It wasn't working because she could literally hear her friend breathing heavily over the phone.“Okay. I'm calm.” Maria said after a moment. “So tell me what happened?” Selena sighed and got to her feet, moving about in her hotel room. After landing in Peru, she had booked a hotel and settled in before phoning Maria. Moving around in the new city wasn't hard for a first timer though. All thanks to Google map.“There are things I can't explain to you at the moment. Just know I'm fine and when I can, I will explain things to you.” She breathed, squeezing her e
“Dad?” Kyle called at the door, smartly dressed. Robert looked up from his laptop and smiled genuinely at him. He was trying to round off work before he could go down to the party venue. It was Kyle’s tenth birthday and after he left Peru without Selena, he had engrossed himself in planning the party himself to keep himself busy. That way he would think less of her and funny enough, it worked.“Hey big man. Come in.” He cheerfully invited his son in. Kyle threw himself on his father's bed peeping into the laptop, trying to find out what Robert’s working on. It was surprising to the whole family when they found out that Robert was actually Kyle's father. It was a beautiful surprise. Kyle didn't have to feel any less of himself finding out he was actually adopted by his real family. His only regret was his mother missing. He thought if he had been nice to Selena maybe she wouldn't have left him the second time. He did understand why she left him the first time, it was for his own go
Inside a luxurious suite, the air felt like something out of a movie. The room was painted in pale lilac hues and the furniture was covered in silky, pastel colors. There were two doors leading to the bedroom and one leading to the bathroom, but they didn't appear to have been used recently. In the center of the room was an enormous white bed with matching nightstands, both filled with various perfumes and lotions, as well as a large mirror with black curtains behind it, blocking most of the natural light from being let inside. Several chairs had been pushed up against the side table and one of those chairs sat near the window, with the curtain drawn back to let some natural light into the room. Atop the other table was a small crystal ball and beside it was a tall wineglass, filled with clear liquid. It looked quite ordinary, no different than any other wine glass. It was, however, very expensive, costing over ten thousand dollars. It was owned by a man called “Zeus'' which co
Maria's face immediately fell. She knew that it wasn't something that she could fix."Oh, my! I thought the doctor said he would not be needing the surgery soonest," Maria said helplessly."I thought so too not until I got a call from the hospital stating that he needs the surgery before the end of tomorrow or he will die. I am not sure how I will get $20k in just one day. I don't want my kid brother to die," Selena's voice cracked at the end of her statement. She heard a few tears in her eyes."This is not good. How are we going to get the money? I don't even have up to that amount and Jack would not listen to me.""I just wished there was anything that could be done. I mean, anything. I will do it to get the money," Selena persisted hoping for a miracle. A light bulb clicked on Maria's head and her eyes lit up but she was hesitant to let out what she thought might be the solution. It's not a nice offer but it will be the best they can get."I think there is a way but I am not s
AT THE MALL…. Maria watched Selena with a look of amusement as Selena didn't seem to make a choice. No doubt, there are lots of beautiful dresses there, and maybe even something in a more risqué or slutty style that could get Selena into one of the hottest clubs. But she seemed to be stuck on just one dress. The red silk with silver stripes was a perfect dress for her, it showed off her toned arms and hips. She was so focused on trying on dresses that Maria thought Selena would never notice her presence until she spoke up."Hey Selena," Maria said walking up behind her, "You sure this is what you want?" She asked. She wanted to help Selena choose a dress but wasn't sure how and had no clue which would work best regarding what the outfit is for. On their way here, Maria had pictured a perfect dress for Selena but getting to the mall, she too was speechless because each dress she saw looked better than the last one and after trying, she gave up and then asked Selena to make a cho