"You little b***h!. Did you just insult me?!." Jessica said, shaking Freya's hand off her shoulder.Freya feigned a shocked expression. "Of course not, I would never. I was just simply stating a fact."Jessica's face turned red like a tomato due to anger. "You-"She tried to launch a slap at Freya, but the latter dodged it."I wouldn't try that if I were you. Because unlike you who had been spoiled and pampered, I know how to use my hands very well."She said and walked away. Jessica hissed slightly. First it was that sl*t and now this b***h.Freya pushing her little encounter with Jessica to the back of her head, she decided to continue her tour.After some minute, she got quite tired and decided to head back to Ericka's room, but it was too late, she had lost her way by then.She walked further, still trying to see if she could find Ericka's room but it was too no avail. Suddenly, she bumped into a hard chest and the next thing she felt was a thick liquid sliding down her clothes.S
Freya bit the tip of her tongue, trying to find a perfect excuse to get out of this situation."I-I left my phone downstairs." She said and William raised a brow."You mean the phone currently in your hand?."Freya looked down at her hand and she was indeed holding her phone."Fine. I confess. Little junior was hungry so i decided to come here and look for food."William:"...""And who is this little junior?."Freya looked away, a little embarrassed. "My stomach."William:"..?""Well i don't mind sharing my ice cream with you."Freya looked at him with a twinkle in her eyes. "Really?.""I might finish the ice cream if you keep on asking questions."A wide smile appeared on her lips and William was quite amused. Just because of an ice cream?.Freya immediately grabbed a spoon and dug into the ice cream, not wanting this man in front of her to change his mind.She kept on scooping with no worries in the world, that she didn't even notice that william had just been looking at her ever si
Her sharp sea blue eyes scanned the area alertly. She looked to her left and then to the right before her legs moved like that of lightening. She ran for an incredibly long period of time before her legs finally gave in so she decided to get a little rest by the side walk. She stayed there for a while gazing at the potholed roads with a disappointed look. It was getting quite late and the potholes were barely visible, any reckless driver would be sorry they had used this road as a route.Mr Crocker had died this way–she thought."A-ha!, gotch ya!." Xander Miler, a 5'9 feet tall boy, quite amazing for his age, shouted, pointing his index finger at her with an unbelievable wide grin showcasing his set of missing tooths."Fine. You win, but only a little." Ericka Wood. Flashed him a knowing look before stingily tearing out a little piece of her bread.Xander outstretched his hand and quickly collected the little piece of bread before hurriedly running to the other side of the road."Tsk
9 years later...After being adopted by Rick and Catherine, Ericka's life changed for the better. The unfortunate couple couldn't convince a baby, so they made sure to treat Ericka as theirs by spoiling her with different gifts, jewelries, latest bags, clothes and so many you could think of. At the end, it just took a little cash out of the money they possessed so they didn't mind.But what happened on a very unfortunate night turned Ericka's world upside down. Rick had downed too many shots after celebrating his sudden promotion with his friends.Heavily drunken as expected, Rick's vision became quite blurry which made him unaware of the approaching vehicle. After the announced death of Rick and two other innocent individuals in the the other car, all the expenses was placed on Catherine and soon after, they went bankrupt. During this period, her attitude towards Ericka had changed drastically.She would either blame her for their current situation or spout insults at her."You usel
That night.Ericka was about to lay on the bed, when her phone suddenly buzzed. She picked it up and found it was a text from Tony Braden, her boyfriend.[Hey babe, what's up?. I've been tryna reach ya, but you ain't picking, any problem?.]—Tony.Ericka ran her finger across the message. She had met Tony two years ago. He liked her and she liked him so they started dating.Tony was not from a very rich background but he wasn't from a poor one either, you could say he was financially stable. Once, he had proposed to her but she rejected it. Back then she had wanted to focus on her studies. So later on, Tony proposed for the second time and she immediately accepted. The only thing left was to plan a marriage, so how will she explain to him that she has to marry someone else and not him?.[I'm fine.][If you are, why aren't you picking my calls?.]Yes, she had been avoiding his calls.[I've not been with my phone. Just saw the missed calls.]She lied and by now Tony had figured there wa
"That's enough Ericka. Escort me to the garden."Grandpa Hart said and Ericka nodded before he outstreched his left hand, placing her palm lovingly in his, his right gripping his aid stick tightly. The fruitful garden was lit up brightly by the afternoon sun. Grandpa Hart led Ericka to a golden like seat placed in the middle of the garden."So dear, tell me about yourself."Ericka smiled slightly."My name is Ericka, i'm twenty four. I'm an orphan, I lost my parents at the age of five and...I guess that's all."Grandpa Hart laughed slightly and shook his head."No dear, that's not what I meant. I meant your hobbies, likes and so on. These are the details that best describes a person and i want to know the hobby of my future grand daughter in law."A knot formed between her brows. Hobbies?.Come to think of it, she had none. The only thing she loved doing was cooking."I guess my hobby is cooking?." She said, more of to herself than to grandpa Hart."Cooking...Kate loved cooking. She
Ericka ran to her room. A sudden type of anger flaring up inside of her. She slammed the door tightly behind her before sliding to the ground. She tugged at her hair so tight that some fell out but it was not even half of the pain she felt right now.She was so confused, she had no idea of what to do anymore. At that moment, a text came into her phone. Thinking it was from Tony, she ignored it but another text came in. Slightly frustrated, she picked up the phone and found it was from her best friend Freya.[Hi Ricka, What's up?]—Freya.[Why aren't you replying?, I can clearly see your mobile data is on.]—Freya.Ericka sighed. She had totally forgotten to contact Freya because of everything happening.[I'm so sorry...][You better be( ̄^ ̄). By the way,i'll be returning tomorrow.]—Freya.[Really?. I thought you had just gone some days ago?, it usually takes you up to a month before you return.][Well..yeah. The client had canceled the job at the last moment, so there was no use of me st
Understanding the nature of the situation, Freya immediately grabbed Ericka by the arm before running out of the restaurant leaving behind a frowning Xander behind.Freya, still holding onto Ericka's hand, kept on running till they entered a nearby cafe. Once inside, she looked at Ericka with highly arched brows."Ricka.."Ericka sighed before looking at Freya, her eyes filled with different emotions. She held Freya's palms before explaining everything to her in detail. Freya gasped, her hand flying to her mouth. Tears running down her cheeks."Oh Ricka...why didn't you tell me about this?. I had no idea Mrs Catherine was cable of doing such.."Ericka sniffed a little."I did not want to bother yo-"Freya suddenly enveloped her in a tight hug."Don't ever say that!. You could never bother me that's why you're my best friend for goodness sake!."Ericka was speechless. Streams of tears ran down her fair cheeks, she returned Freya's hug, wrapping her hands tightly around her."I'm sorry