"This evening, an explosion happened around the outskirts of the City. The border connecting our city and City H. This happened around 8:45 pm with a lot of cops dead because of the incident. It had been said that the cops believed and made research that an illegal drug would be coming into the City and as it is their duty, they arrived at the scene to protect the citizens thereby losing their lives..." The newscaster continued reading the news that same night. Ashley, Jennie, and Ariana all dashed into the hospital that night with Josh and Sammie alongside her elder brother. They were all anxious and it had been reported that the men were brought to the hospital while the dead ones with their bodies still in place were taken to the mortuary. Ariana was not dressing in a cool way. She looked haggard and her eyes gave the vibe of a mad woman. She was looking around for any clues of her husband's whereabouts. They were not the only ones there though. Some other families had come t
Ashley stared at the grave of her father, loss for words. Her eyes were swollen and she looked disheartened. It had been a week after Brown's sudden death and the family finally found the heart to be brave enough to bury him. His well-wishers and a few neighbors that knew him were around to sympathize with the family.Ariana was weak. She couldn't say a word and wanted justice so desperately not only for her husband but for those who were also brutally killed during this moment. The prayer was said and Brown's body was laid to rest. Slowly, everyone departed including Ariana who walked away with the help of Louis while Jennie stayed beside her sister when she saw that she did not want to leave. "He is gone." She whispered. Ashley let out a shudder and blinked the tears off her eyes. She nodded slowly, accepting what her sister had said. "You can't bring him back. We can't bring him back. No words or tears will do us that magic." Jennie continued. "I am sorry." Ashley
"Hi. Good morning." A young vibrant looking guy of about twenty-five years said excitedly as soon as the door was opened, making Jennie raise her brows at him. "What's wrong with you? You're shaking like a leaf." She commented and closed the door. The guy chuckled as he tried to catch his breath. He put down his bag and looked around the room. He was wearing a grey pair of suits and his black hair was gelled, giving him a bit of a feminine look. However, he still had the muscles out for a show. He was not that tall but okay for anyone considering him as a partner and he has quite a funny character to himself. "Where is Ashley?" He asked, undisturbed that he had just put Jennie through doubts. "If she isn't sleeping then I think she is still getting prepared," Jennie answered him and walked to a tiny bell. Just as she was about to ring it, a small hand stopped her and smiled widely when their eyes met. It was no other than Jennie's daughter, Alyssa, who had taken afte
Ashley knocked before entering her boss's office. She swallowed hard, knowing how strict her boss was. The atmosphere that was supposed to be cold and receptive suddenly felt chilly and stiff to Ashley. The woman looked up from her table after five minutes and pointed at the chair for her to sit. "Thank you, ma'am," Ashley whispered and took her seat carefully staring at the desk. The woman adjusted her pair of glasses and focused on the young girl in front of her whose head was bowed. She cleared her throat and tapped on the desk before speaking. "Miss Ashley, I believe that you know why you are here." She started.Ashley slowly nodded, "Yes ma'am." "Although you are the most hardworking and distinguished worker in our midst I need you to realize that I don't take nonchalance as an attitude. This is your fifth time getting late to work which shouldn't have been so. If it had been anyone else, they would have gotten a one-time warning or suspension but you are who y
Ashley sighed for what seemed to be the thousandth time in three minutes. She was getting tired of being stood up for twenty minutes with Philip beside her. This early morning, some anonymous people had called their office to report a robbery attack on one of the biggest banks in the City. It was something terrific and unexpected, knowing how tight security was in such a place.So how did it happen? Ashley was sent with Philip to the scene but as soon as they got there, they and other reporters were prevented from taking any further action even though the press claimed that it was their right. "Something seems fishy in this whole scene," Ashley whispered as she removed her right hand from her waist and placed it next to her forehead to shade her view from meeting with the sun's direction. It was freaking hot! It was hot and here she was, trying to get a piece of solid information. When she looked around her, she couldn't find Philip. Where could he have gone to? Ashley clicke
Ashley could hardly sleep - well, she didn't want to in the first place at least not after discovering the truth and the past that had been haunting her for the past ten years. But could that have been real?She stood up and pushed her chair backward, taking slow and distracted steps towards the wall where she could see the big buildings of the City. Would it be logical for her to go back and ask him questions? She hated whenever she was kept in the dark regarding an issue that concerns her life. She just wanted to ask him why he left, what happened. Some things were uncleared. She had once concluded that no matter what, she wasn't going to deep into the past but here she was... feeling out of the world.A knock interrupted her thoughts and the door was slowly opened, causing her to turn around. Philip pulled a warm smile and Ashley had to do the same reluctantly. She walked around her desk, her heels clicking against the tiled floor as her right hand randomly picked a file and h
"Hey bro, how are you?" Simeon, Philip's friends shook hands with the latter after he put down the dinner he dished. Simeon licked his teeth with his tongue and then clicked it as well. His eyes were shining brightly, all thanks to the meal that they had. "I know that you just wouldn't come here on your own without having a particular reason so confess before you eat. "Simeon locked eyes with Philip for a while and then smiled sheepishly. "I ran out of money." He confessed and Philip gasped. He pulled out the chair and took his seat. "Do you think I don't know how much our parents send to your account every month? What did you do with the money? Aside from that, I always send you money every week. What did you do with it? Are you involved in betting now??" Philip scolded loudly and Simeon waves his hands to show his negative answer "No. I am not involved in betting...I just..." Simeon looked at his brother and then threw his hands in the air. He gave up. "Fine.
"Good morning." Ashley returned a worker's greeting as she walked to get her snacks for the day. It had been tiring for her and worst still, Philip was sick so he took a day's leave from the office. Ashley really missed his presence and only came to realize how much she was attached to him in terms of work. As a company that was trying its best to outgrow other information companies, things were not easy for them. For some years, Mrs. Peters and the rest of the crew had managed to keep the company at the highest ranking for the first to bring out entertaining news or secrets with valid evidence to back it out. So most of the public relied on them so much that if they hadn't brought out any information on their site, whatever news was out there was probably fake.It was two ways. They had the national platform and the 'illegal' site. The term 'illegal' was just to bring out some stuff. However, they didn't invade the privacies of others as that wasn't part of their work. They we