NIXON'S POVAfter talking to Dave at the police station, I made up my mind that I was going to help him in any way that I could. At that point, I knew there was no way of getting him out of jail. The only possible way to help him was to get the judge to give him a shorter sentence. Since I got to Mr. Mendez's hotel suite, he has been making a series of calls, he made me list out the contact of all the judges he knew from Chicago and Pittsburgh. Through one of them, he was able to reach the judge in charge of Dave's case. Putting a large amount of money on the table, he managed to buy him off and convinced him to hold the court hearing the day after tomorrow.He then called up their family lawyer who defending Dave in court and informed him about the new arrangement and strategy.During the phone conversation, Mrs. Mendez walked into the hotel suite with Lena behind her. She took her seat on the couch, waiting for her husband to end the call. Lena came to stand beside me and whispere
ARIA'S POVI woke up that morning feeling regenerated and energetic as I hopped down the stairs, following the sweet aroma coming from the kitchen. As I entered the kitchen, I was greeted by Savannah talking to someone on the phone with her back turned to me.Without announcing my presence to her, I walked further into the kitchen and placed my elbows on the counter."Yes, I'll be there tomorrow," she replied. "I won't change my mind this time, I promise." She hung up and jumped in surprised when she turned to place her phone on the counter."How long have you been standing there?" "For a few minutes." I shrugged. "What's the occasion tomorrow?" "Oh, that. I have an event to attend, like a fashion show." She scratched the back of her neck as she spoke which was a habit of her whenever she was lying. Thinking that she might have a good reason for not telling me the truth, I decided not to push it. "Okay." "Do you think you can help me watch over Aurora tomorrow?" "Sure." The soun
ARIA'S POVThe following morning was a busy one for me as Savannah was instructing me on Aurora's routine throughout the day. I was still in the lecturing process and I was already regretting why I accepted to look after the baby. Not that I didn't want Aurora with me but the 'looking after her' process was already starting to get stressful. I couldn't imagine that I was going to go through all that when I became a mother one day. After one hour of lecturing, Xavier and I got ready to leave for the court. Dave's hearing would begin in the next thirty minutes. According to Lena, the case was going in Dave's favor as the state lawyer had not been able to acquire any evidence against Dave. So everyone had a positive mind that everything would go as planned.We got to the court and sat on the defendant's side before the judge arrived. Dave was brought into the court in an orange jumpsuit. As if he could feel my eyes on him, he looked in my direction and a bright smile appeared on his f
Hey guys, I want to thank everyone that was with me throughout the journey of this book and i appreciation you guys for supporting me even in my inconsistency. I want to use this medium to announce that Fallen Apart has finally come to an end. Yeah, it’s a bit heartbreaking to close the Chapter of Aria and Dave forever. In case you didn’t catch the hint at the end of the book, there going to be Spin off for Savannah and Xavier. I might show a glimpse of what happened to Dave and Aria but the book will be focused on Savannah and Xavier. Stay tuned for this book. You don’t want to miss it. And if you love Aria and Dave , please give this book a gem.
Hello guys, it's been a while.I wanted to inform you guys that Savannah and Xavier's is still under construction, so instead I will be completing Aria and Dave's story in the book. (you didn't that was the end, did you?)it took this long because I've been busy with life and other stuff but now I'm back and ready to complete the book. I'll be doing a daily update and trust me you don't want to miss the remaining part of the book.There will be new appearances and the original supporting characters will still be featured in the book. Savannah and Xavier's story would be released right after this one.stay tuned till the end. Thank you.
Two years laterThe cold wind hit my face as I stepped out of the cab with my hands shoved inside my coat and I made my way into the tall glass building that belonged to the Eleganz Fashion company.I got into the elevator and stopped on the designer's floor. Stepping out, I moved toward my office but I was stopped by my assistant's voice. “Miss Stephenson,” Destiny called, and turned around to see her running toward me. “You are needed at the studio.” “Studio?” I asked in confusion. “Did the shoot start already?” She nodded. “Mr. Grayson said he can't make it at the appointed time, so he asked to do his shoot earlier.” Jax Grayson was one of Chicago''s top models. It took me a lot of effort to have him on board with us, so it was understandable the company is rescheduling for him.“Why wasn't I informed about the change?” I raised my eyebrows at her.“I sent you a text this morning.” She replied.With a confused expression on my face, I brought my phone from my coat pocket to see
The large doors of the Cathedral opened as the bridal march began to play which was my cue. I walked down the red carpet that extended from the entrance to the altar in a white flowing wedding gown. On each side of me were seats filled up with the friends and family of the Mendez family from all over the world with a few of my friends and family scattered around in the seats on my right-hand side. Every girl's wedding day, she was supposed to have thousands of butterflies erupting in her stomach and excited to be trying the knot with the man of her dreams, but it wasn't the case for me.All I could feel was anger, hatred, and despair toward the man smiling at me from the end of the aisle because he was the man of my nightmares. A man I still used to love with all my heart a few hours ago but he repaid all my love with lies and deceit and expected me to spend the rest of my life with him.If I could have my way, I would stab him to death on our wedding night and flee far away from th
FIVE MONTHS AGOARIA'S POV"Mom, Dad, I got the job," I yelled, running downstairs with my phone in my hand as the wooden floor made creaking sounds under my feet."Ari, slow down. You're going hurt yourself," My dad who was sitting in our portable living room shouted.I jumped on the maroon couch he was sitting on, shoving my phone to his face. "Dad, I did it." He took the phone from my hand and read the message I got from Styles Company, one of the biggest Fashion Companies in Chicago. Ever since I graduated from Fashion school earlier that year, I had hoped to get employed in a big company in Chicago. I applied to different companies over the months and sent them some of my ideas as an interview but I got rejected by two companies already.When I woke up that morning, my phone lit up with a message from Style Company, another company I applied in. At first, I ignored it thinking it was another rejection message, only for me to decide to check it out and got the shock of my life."