KAREN'S POVI parked at one corner of the road and watched as formal Mrs Adams, Mrs George, now Miss Catherine, stepped down from a silver coloured car and entered a store. I had followed her all the way from the hospital. I really hoped she was headed home since that was the only place I could have a conversation with her away from the eyes and ears of people. Mrs Connie had given me an off day and grudgingly agreed to relate my ‘excuse’ for absence to Jay. I wasn't sure I wanted to face Jay yet. I still wasn't sure of the action I was taking. Neither was I confident in telling him just yet about his mother. I rented a car, thanks to Tina and took an off day just for this. I really hoped it worked out. For Jay. Lost in my thoughts, I hadn't seen Miss Catherine walk out of the store but when her car started moving again, I quickly followed it. I was worried that somehow Miss Catherine would have remained in the store and me following an empty car. But when the car turned onto th

KAREN'S POVEven though Jay assured me no one was in the house, I still tiptoed to the dining room for fear of the unforeseen. “You don't have to tiptoe. No one is around. And why do you have to walk on shells as if you hadn't been here before.”Back then, I was a maid. It was different now. Besides, he hadn't introduced me as his girlfriend nor had he said the three words to me. He pulled out a seat for me. “Sit down and dig in. I made these myself.”“You mean you microwaved these yourself.”He glanced at me and smiled. “With love.”At least he knew his way around the kitchen and made an effort to impress me. That was good for a start. “You owe me a proper dinner, you know that right?”“Now that we are talking about that. When are you paying your debt?” True. My debt. What a refreshing way to demand for your money from your debtor. Capon and the others would cringe at this sight. I almost smiled at the thought. “I thought you weren't very interested in me paying back.”“Remember

JAY'S POVNot many people might remember but I wasn't always wealthy nor was I born into wealth.In fact I was born into a poor family. My father was unlucky and never got his chance. He laboured day and night working for a big company. And my mother was the most beautiful woman I knew. People say I got my looks from her. I loved my parents and everyday I studied harder hoping to bring my family out of poverty one day. Suddenly my mother changed. I was fourteen then. That time, I gave myself excuses why she was feeling frustrated. She was a woman and there was so much she needed that my father couldn't provide. But still… still she should have been patient and understanding of my poor hardworking father. She began to neglect my father and I. She insulted daddy to his face always and called him poor. She began to worry and care only about her looks and her desire for money suddenly skyrocketed. Showing no respect to me or daddy, she brought home men. She cared not for our feelin

KARENI heard voices and forced my eyes open. “She is finally awake,” Lily said, shaking her head. "I'm off to school. Bye auntie Tina!”“Bye Lily dear. Have a nice day at school!”Still trying to sort the millions of scenes and words playing in my head, Tina came over to the bed. “How long did you cry? I found you in some bar. Hell, Your eyes were damn swollen and puffy and the bar woman was on the verge of locking you out.”“What happened?” I asked as I began to push myself up. “Ouch…shit..” I groaned, feeling my head bang. “Easy now.” Tina lent me a hand until I steadied on my feet. I walked to the kitchen and downed a bottle of water. Crushing the bottle in my palms, I threw it into the trash can. “It's this about your billionaire chairman boyfriend? what happened this time?”I sighed as the memories of last night filtered through my head. “Nothing,” I said, forcing a hard gulp. “Nothing and what is this?” She waved my reassignment letter. “You have been reassigned to the c

“Let's watch the movie another time. You can take another car,” Jay told Jessica and got into the car alone. “But… “Jessica tried to protest then stopped. “That bitch…” she clenched. As Jay's car drove off, she strongly contemplated on getting back inside to have a go at Karen or going after Jay. Shit!” She cussed, stepping out to flag a taxi down This was the time she needed to be by Jay's side the most. To win his heart, she had to act when he was most vulnerable and she almost did it. But Karen had ruined things for her. She bit her lips and groaned in frustration. Taxis weren't coming forth and she hadn't brought her car. It would have been a lot easier if they had just gone to the movies together. Why did Karen have to speak at the worst timing?Finally an empty taxi pulled up. Muttering profanities under her breath she got in. Miles ahead of her, Jay sat at the back of the car. He had loosened his neck tie, taken off his suit coat yet something still tugged uncomfortably