As soon as she was done eating, Parker stacked up the plates before carrying them towards the kitchen. ‘’Thank you.’’ Amanda smiled. Amanda giggled, watching him make his way towards the kitchen. While he was gone, she decided to stand on her feet and walk around but the wound on her knee stopped her from doing so.The wound on her knee was still fresh like the day she got it. On the night of her kidnap, two days ago, she had thought that she wouldn’t survive that night. The fear she felt that night was nothing compared to what she had ever felt. It seemed like she was just counting down to the last days when she had to bid the earth goodbye. She had never expected it simply because she put a lot of trust on the bodyguards.Back in her estate, Amanda never feared that she would be kidnapped because she didn’t have any affiliations to any group or political body. She lived a simple and cool life with her parents and other family members that came around to visit most times. She didn’
A week later, Eric and his wife were ready to leave for Romania, where the wedding would be held. Charlotte had been chattering about it non-stop and now that it was here, she was eager to leave."Calm down baby, I'll be out soon." Eric chuckled.He needed to set up the security system of the house since they wouldn't be coming back anytime soon. He couldn't afford for his house to be broken into and everything they had ever worked for, carted away. That was something Eric hated. "Hurry Eric, or we're going to get there late." Charlotte called.She had woken up as early as six, eager to get on the road with her husband. Charlotte loved traveling, it was something she loved ever since she was a young girl. She loved the feel of the breeze on her face especially during road travel. Charlotte was yet to tell Eric that air travel terrified her, hence her reason for insisting they go by road. It was her phobia, the fear associated with flying was something she would have a hard time comi
Later that day, Parker returned late at night after a very long day at errand he went for after school. was an understatement to what he felt that day. His activities at work for that day were very stressful to say the least.Even when he had tried shortening most of the work, they kept on coming back with a vengeance he couldn’t quite understand. Running the family business wasn’t as easy as he thought and now that he was home, all he wanted to do was rest but first he had to eat.Parker climbed up the stairs leading towards his room. As he climbed higher, he saw Amanda sitting on one of the chairs in the balcony. She was facing the courtyard that overlooked the impressive garden of the mansion. Parker stopped for a minute without making his presence known as he stared at the woman he had come to adore.Her hair cascaded down her back in a wavy fashion which made her all the more beautiful. She was facing away from him so he couldn’t quite see her face but from her body language, she
That night, Emily was so tired she slumped into her bed before her bed time. She left her mother in the living room watching a rerun of her favorite tv program.Deep into the night, Emily had a weird dream. She felt herself being caressed and cared for in ways she didn’t believe was possible. Charlie was the face behind this and she felt herself loving this side of him. Gone was all the hostility and anger that seemed to always be around him. Charlie in her dreams was a completely different person. With Charlie, she had never felt so free and loved and she wished this would continue. But all things had to come to an end. Emily woke up with a light frown on her face, she couldn’t quite believe that everything that happened was all in her dream. It was so real but it was all in her imagination.She yawned, stretching herself lightly before climbing out of her bed. She had nowhere to go that day, her next appointment with a client was in a few weeks time and before then, she had to conc
That night, they both fell asleep with Parker wrapping his hands around her. Each passing day, Amanda was amazed by how gently he treats her. This wasn’t the Parker she knew from the beginning and this behavior from him was very strange to her. It was like he was a new creature, albeit a gentler one and she loved everything about him.If this was what love felt like, she wanted to feel it everyday with him. He made her feel loved, safe and protected in his arms. It was a heady feeling, one that she always wanted to feel. He smiled at any small words she said, making her feel comfortable with each passing day. Despite all this, Amanda was waiting for him to make a move just to be sure that all this is real and not just her overthinking. She needed that assurance that all these weren't fake. She needed Parker to assure her that he was there for her and he was there to stay. Amanda didn’t want to dream too much about it because she didn’t want her heart to be shattered again. The way sh
"I still haven't heard from my parents Parker." Amanda said with a worried look in her face.She was trying to hold it all in, lord knows but it was becoming harder each passing day. Every minute she had no clue about where her parents were left her dejected and frustrated. It just seemed like they had completely vanished from the surface of the earth leaving no clue behind."Their numbers?" Parker sighed."Dead. They never switch off their phones Parker, they never do that." Amanda burst out crying.She couldn't hold back the onslaught of tears that cascaded down her cheeks. For a long time, she had been trying to act strong and hope that they call to say something went wrong but they were fine but there was nothing like that. Instead, she was left with wondering and questioning herself on what really went wrong."It's okay baby, please stop crying. I know they're fine. They'll call any minute now and tell you not to worry, I'm sure about that." Parker assured her.As he spoke, he wa
EmilyTo say she was having so much fun talking and laughing with Johnson would be an understatement, she was downright thrilled. It wasn’t only him, going out also had that effect on her and she hadn’t realized what she had missed. Emily had so much fun talking and laughing with strange people, people who also smiled and laughed with her.It was a warm fuzzy feeling that left her feeling glad and happy. She and Johnson went into several shops to eat ice cream and snacks. Emily hadn’t realized how beautiful the outside world was. She had always been locked up in the mansion, doing nothing except sleeping and waking. It was a regular chore she was getting tired of.‘’This is so delicious.’’ Emily moaned.The banana flavored ice cream she was having was the best flavor she had ever had. The delicious taste danced around her tongue which left her eager to take more. The only ones she had taken were vanilla flavored and chocolate but this, this banana flavored goodness was all she ever im
ParkerI cut the call as soon as Juan told me the news. But before I did that, I instructed him not to tell anyone about it. It was a top secret, something that shouldn't be shared with anyone at all. If anyone was to inform Amanda about what had happened, it should be Mr and no one else.As I sat in my car in silence, my mind flashed back to the moments I spent with Amanda's parents. They were just like my parents, bubbly, cheerful and always full of smiles. They accepted me immediately like they had known me before.The fear I had concerning meeting them vanished as soon as they accepted me. They were one of the nicest people I've ever met and something like this should never have happened to them."God!" I screamed, hitting the steering wheel in anger.I had suspected something like this but the realization that they were never coming back filled me with so much sadness it was almost choking. Amanda didn't deserve any of this and as I sat there, I just didn't know how I was going t