Nate typed away at this computer as the scenario began to loop in his head. If there is anything that he had earned from Ruby, it would be that it was okay to not be okay. It was fine to show emotion and not curl up into his shell when things went wrong. It was almost impossible for him, especially for someone who was dealing with his childhood trauma and was trying not to be a burden to anyone. He loosened up his tie and continued typing. He wished he could douse his head in a cold bucket of water. The air conditioning was faulty and the maintenance guy was trying to get around the problem. Nate had noticed he couldn’t function properly when there was discomfort. He tried to work but his mind kept going back to Ruby and his forced marriage with Taylor.Marrying Taylor was the greatest torture Wyatt had brought on him. He would have preferred if he demanded for money or tried to spill death on his name, anything but marry his spoiled daughter. The wave of humidity struck his f

Ruby kicked off her shoes and climbed into her bed. It was indeed a long and dreadful day, one she won’t be forgetting for a long time.It was another kind of hurt watching someone who she called a friend turn into a monster, a monster with no control.Ethan looked pathetic, the way his brain functioned was even worse. She groaned as she tossed in bed, leaving Oregon made so much sense to her now. She was going to be away from the never ending drama and would be surrounded by a breath of fresh air.Cassie had been nice enough to comfort her, surprisingly, she wasn’t judgemental about it and knew to be quiet and not bug her with questions. She snapped her fingers, now it made sense why she was staring at the scrubs and stethoscope in Ethan’s house. She had remembered that Esme’s boyfriend was also a doctor. She rolled her eyes as her mind drifted to her best friend, or ex best friend.Most times she wanted to call, to ask her how she was holding up, how the baby was doin

“Do you feel any better?” The doctor asked with a wide grin as he checked his patient’s temperature “I’d feel better if I was able to smoke a cigarette right now” Jake joked Nate and Katie laughed lightheartedly. Nate had got him the finest tobacco and had promised to let him have it when he was discharged from the hospital. “Your ribs are healing nicely. You’re one strong man” the doctor smiled proudly Jake sat up in bed and thanked the doctor before watching him leave. He had gotten used to the irritating smell of antiseptic and other disinfectants. The nurses were nice and came to have a chat with him every now and then.As a plus, he had made some friends with some of the patients. “It’s nice to meet you” Katie commented So far, she was proud of how far she had come with Wyatt’s close. She was close to finding out everything that Wyatt did and those that he had implicated. What excites her the most was that he didn’t see what was going to befall him soon.

Mrs Wyatt wore the happiest smile on her face. Her eyes were radiant and her happiness was contagious. Finally, Taylor was getting married and she was sure of it. “What color do you want for the wedding? You know, the last time we chose baby pink but Nate wasn’t cooperative” She turned to Nate who was busy on his phone. He had no time to pay attention to the women who chattered excitedly about the wedding. “I think we should go with white” Taylor chirped. “It’s a symbol of our love and all we’ve been through”Nate scoffed as he shifted in his seat. He had gotten a message from Taylor to meet up at his house to discuss the wedding plans.He was going to ditch but at the last minute, he decided to change his mind. If he didn’t attend whatever they were doing, then they were going to come to his house. The last thing he would ever do was to put Ruby or Maria in danger. He felt guilt eat at his heart. He imagined Ruby would probably be waiting for him in bed while he was

Wyatt glared at the newspaper, she squeezed the page into a ball and tossed it into the trash can. He lit the end of the paper as it watched it burn.The reporters and journalists knew how to test his patience so easily. The reporters and newspaper company were quite aware that they were untouchable. They always had the upper hand in everything. If any of them got missing or showed up dead, they could easily trace it to him. “Do you know who did this?” He asked angrily Even with the air conditioning on, the heat from the burning paper still affected him. Just when he was about to bring his political campaign, someone was trying to expose his evil deeds. “I can’t say for sure” one of the men replied in a shaky voice with his head bowedThey all dreaded what Wyatt could do when he was angry. They had seen so many get tortured by him, even his recent victim, Jake was lucky he had gotten out with only a number of injuries and broken bones. “Have you found Doris?”