Chapter 17A SWEET GIRL...Robert...The next morning, I woke up and found myself in Sally's room, she was sound asleep making me look at her face for a few seconds,She looked too peaceful and innocent, I imagined her eyes open, truth to tell, she had the most expressive eyes I had ever seen,I studied her facial features for a while before I realized this was insane.I stood up and went to do a check up on her, when I was certain everything was okay, I went back to the couch, it was too early to go for work so I decided to sleep for a few more hours again.When I woke up again, Sally was laying in bed awake,"You should go to your room now" she said, I rubbed my sleepy eyes letting out a sign"Is your headache gone?" I asked"Not entirely but its better than last night" she said, I noticed how her face looked pale,"I will ask the maid to prepare something for you to eat" I stood up to leave her room when she called my name"Robert" I turned to her"I need to use the restroom, urgent
Chapter 18THE TRUTH...ROBERT...Rita and I had managed to make some hot soup, I enjoyed the little girl's company as she was funny and adorable,We took the soup to Sally and Rita helped her eat, I was watching the two siblings barter each other when my phone suddenly rang, I reached for it and saw that it was Melissa calling, I quickly excused myself and left the room.In the hallway, i answered the call"Honey" I said"Where are you?" Melissa asked, I immediately knew from her voice that something was wrong"What happened?" I questioned"Where are you?" Melissa asked yet again" Am at home, did something happen?""Come to the apartment" immediately she said that, the call went dead, I was left staring at my phone for a few seconds wondering what could have happened, I went to my room, grabbed my car keys and headed off to Melissa's apartment.I found her in the living room staring at the switched off Television"Honey" I went to her side holding her hands in mine"Why didn't you t
Chapter 19GONE...ROBERT...The next few days where hectic, I briefly stopped going to the hospital in preparation for my wedding, Melissa was well and excited which made me happy too,We had selected everything and was only waiting for the day of the wedding to take place, Mom was strongly against the idea and tried to get grandfather to convince me otherwise but after I insisted to him that this was what I wanted, he let me be.Sally was still sick stuck in bed, I had been so busy that I rarely saw her. The upcoming wedding left me anxious and nervous at the same time.Adam was sitting right across me in a bar the night before the wedding teasing me,"I hope you will still have time for me once you get married" he joked"I have to put up with you at work of course I will have time for you" I said making both of us laugh"Cheers to new beginning" he said lefting his glass up"Cheers" I said and we continued to drink.That Evening, I got into my room and had a long conversation with M
Chapter 20COMFORT...sally...The news of the accident was all over the internet together with footage of how Robert had lost his mind when he got to the location the accident had taken place.I couldn't help feeling bad for him, I could only imagine the pain he was going through, I had lost both my parents in a car exploration just like his fiance, I knew the pain too well.Grace suddenly walked into the room, it had been a few hours since they had brought Robert home, I forced myself to sit up in bed as she walked over to me,"I saw the news" I said, Grace dejectedly took a sit as tears fell down her cheeks"Robert is in so much pain, he loved her, I don't know how he is going to survive all this" she said, I held her hand in mine in comfort"Am sorry, I know this won't be easy for him but you all need to be strong" I said to her"He was so happy today and looking forward to marrying her, why is fate so cruel" Grace asked, I didnt have an answer to her question, sometimes life was
Chapter 21IMPATIENT...lucas...I tried my best to look sad during the funeral process, truth to tell, I was dying to get out of this place and drink some strong liquor,What kept me sane was the satisfaction of watching Robert break down like a baby, Diana was trying her best to comfort him,I watched on in silence inwardly laughing at how silly they looked, Eventually, my eyes reached where Sally was in her wheelchair,I took my time looking at her dressed in the dress I had gotten for Grace a few months back, thinking of it, I realized Grace had never wore that dress, I was satisfied with how it seemed to fit Sally perfectly, she looked beautiful,I found myself walking towards her until I was standing next to her,"Hey" I said, she turned to look at me with her big brown eyes, for some odd reason, I found myself attracted to her"Hello" she said,"Would you mind taking a walk?" I asked with a smile"Considering what happened last time I took a walk with you, no, but since am bore
Chapter 22LUCAS'S INTRESTS....SALLY...I found the whole incident that had happened at the funeral weird, Even in the evening when I was in my own room trying to force myself to sleep, I found myself thinking about Grace and Lucas,Something seemed off about them, I wasn't aware that lucas wasn't Doctor Crown's son, I wondered why they kept that a secret from the world, I guessed all rich families had one secret or another.I suddenly heard a knock on the door to my room driving me out of my thoughts"Come in" I said, a distressed looking Grace walked in taking a sit on the couch"You dont look fine" I commented making her laugh"Trust me, I feel worse than I look" she said,"Is it about Melissa?" I asked but grace shook her head"I am just having issues of my own and feel like my head will explode, I can't even sleep" she complained with a deep sign making me interested"What is bothering you?" I asked curiously"A lot of things" Grace let out another sign"Have you ever been in lov
Chapter 23 THE SOFT SIDE OF ROBERT ...SALLY... The two brothers held each other's gaze seemingly none of them wanting to back down, I wondered if this was about me or something else, nevertheless, I felt uncomfortable being the center of their attention, I cleared my throat aiming to get their attention but they both didn't seem to flinch, "I will be going back to my room then" I said which seemed to make them focus on me "Your other leg was broken badly, I saw the wound myself, its not adviceable for you to start walking right now" Robert said kneeling down in front of me examining my legs, "I just thought it was now okay, am tired of being stuck, I want to get better soon so that I can go back to school" I said, Robert stood up and began wheeling me back inside the house "Do you really want to go back to school?" He asked "Yes" I answered, I was missing Jane and just being outside this house that it was driving me crazy "I was worried because if you get stressed, it will af
Chapter 24SHOPPING...Sally...Two days after my meeting with Jane, my life was pretty much back to the way it was, I was always at home alone,Doctor crown had stopped me from leaving the house much, I didnt see Robert much except when he came to check up on me at night when I was sleeping most of the time.Grace was also busy with school. My nurse suddenly came to my room getting my attention,"Mr Crown wants to see you" she said, "Grandfather?" I asked to which she nodded, even though Mr Crown and I lived in the same house, I rarely saw him, in fact, I had only seen him a few times since I first came to this house.The nurse helped me to Mr Crown's room which was at the last floor,I wondered why he wanted to see me and couldn't help being nervous.The nurse eventually left me at his front door and went back, I knocked and heard a response and entered the room.Mr Crown was seating on the couch with a chess table right in front of him, he had a glass of wine on the table, he look