Hailey paced around her room wondering why it took so long for them to take her. She called her father hoping for an explanation but he wasn’t picking her call. “What happened? Why is no one answering me?” She thought. The door opened eventually and standing before her was Naya who looked emotional to see her. Hailey felt disgusted by herself and looked around for her father. Without any warning, Naya pulled her for a hug and Hailey rolled her eyes in frustration. “I really missed you,” Naya said, tightening the hug. Hailey said nothing. She waited for the hug to be broken before looking around for her father. “Where is my dad?” She asked. “He is coming up now to carry your bags,” Naya said, clearing the tears that flowed down her cheeks. “I am really so happy to see you.” “Whatever,” Hailey was an ingrate. She walked out of her and jogged down the stairs to see her father. On seeing her, she wrapped her arm around him for a hug. “You had to keep me there all morning,” Hailey n

Brett couldn’t be more grateful that Hailey was living with him again. Before she arrived home, he ensured he gave her the best room and painted the wall her favorite color. He bought her a lot of fashion magazines and placed a make up box full of makeup items under her bed. When the poor girl caught sight of these things, she was highly impressed. Lovelyn never let her use them, and the fact Brett was giving her this freedom shocked her. The poor girl wasn’t sure of what to say. She gazed at Brett for a while and hugged him briefly.“Thank you,” she thanked him. “But this won’t change my mind about you.”Brett understood why she said that, so he pretended to be unbothered. As soon as he left her room, he walked back to Naya with teary eyes. Unconsciously, he pulled her close for a hug pressing her breast against his chest. Naya was very uncomfortable since she had never felt this close to a man. She had but not when she was in her right senses. She stood there like a stiff tree conte

Naya felt relieved that Hailey was slowly opening up to her. They paused the movie for a while and took a walk in a park close to Brett’s apartment. They both watched cute dogs play around and some young couples giggling over a cone of ice cream. “How was staying in prison like?” Hailey asked. Naya made a funny face as if indicating that it wasn’t as easy as they presumed. “It was bad,” Naya confessed. “During my first few months, I was bullied a lot. I had to work as a maid for this ugly lady who wouldn’t shower at all.”“Ewwww!” Hailey exclaimed in shock. “That must be disgusting. How did you cope with her?” “I was positive at that time,” Naya smiled. “Someone gave me hope that I would be out soon, so I held on to that dream. The person deceived me big time. I felt very stupid.” “Is that why you are angry at dad?” Hailey asked. Naya shook her head. “No, your dad’s offense came later on. I was angry with him for years but it wasn’t his fault though. As usual, Lovelyn played her

Hailey grabbed hold of her ringing phone and sighed at the sight. It was her mother calling her for the fifth time that day, probably trying to convince to choose her over her father. Hailey was indecisive of her choice at that moment. Since she spoke to Naya, her mind had second thoughts regarding her mother. Naya wasn’t such a bad choice and she knew she could learn a lot from this strange lady. But she was already used to being with her mother. It wasn’t a comfortable feeling living with a father whom she didn’t admire and a woman who claimed to be her mother. A woman who has been proven to be her real mother. Hailey groaned and laid on her bed in anger. “Why is this so hard?!” She thought to herself. “Why can’t I decide who to trust? Mummy must have made a mistake in the past, but she can change, right? She has promised to change.”Her phone rang for the sixth time. This time she picked it up and placed it over her ear without much thought. “Yes?” She questioned adjusting her b

No one expected Lovelyn to go crazy like that. The idea of Hailey leaving her must have really shook her a lot. Perhaps, she hadn’t expected Hailey not to fall for her lies of being sick. “So you do not care about your sick mother?!” Lovelyn asked in rage. “If I were truly sick, you wouldn’t have sympathized with me, would you?” Hailey was confused. “Wait, you aren’t sick?” She asked with surprise. “Mum, you told me yesterday that you were sick. I was going to ask dad to help you.” “Well good thing I am not sick, because it would be a blow to me if I were to experience this as a sick woman. This is definitely one of the greatest betrayals I have ever experienced in my life!” The police managed to grab hold of her and collect the gun. “I won’t forgive you for this, Hailey! I won’t!” Her mum screamed as she was taken away. Naya sighed with relief when she was gone and turned to Brett in shock. “You married a crazy woman for sure,” she sipped in some air. “I cannot believe she lie