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CHAPTER: 7
It’s early in the morning, and I am drinking coffee on the balcony. The smell of fresh flowers makes my morning great while looking at the people passing by. I suddenly remembered my laptop hidden inside my cabinet and my social media account that I hadn't checked for long. Since I got depressed about nanny Silva’s death, I hid my laptop inside my cabinet and promised not to engage in any activity because I hated the world when she died, but now I am ready to use it again. I went inside my room and kissed Echo first on his forehead because he was still sleeping. I got my laptop from the cabinet and went back to the balcony. I plugged it in and turned it on, and I wondered why there was a crack on the screen. Maybe I dropped it accidentally, but that’s okay. It is still working even though there's a crack on the screen. I opened my Facebook account and checked what was trending or what was viral. I saw funny posts from friends I
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I woke up early because I smelled the aroma of the coffee downstairs that energized me. Maybe Echo is already awake and preparing coffee for us. I comb my hair, brush my teeth, and change my sleeping dress to the ordinary dress I always wear before going down. I also heard the beautiful song that is my nanny Silva’s favorite. It’s Annie’s song from John Denver. I didn’t know that Echo knew that song, too, because I remember when nanny Silva was still alive. She loved to play that song every time she was doing the household chores. I noticed that the windows were already open. The thing that Echo didn’t do. He never opens a window, neither do I. The sunlight passes through the window, telling me that the morning is good, making my morning slightly different because I am not used to it. I went downstairs to check what was going on with loud music and the aroma of the coffee
HELENA CHAPTER: 9
I went inside nanny Silva’s room and took the necklace that I gave her inside her cabinet because I wanted to wear it to remember her. I hold the heart pendant of the necklace and starts crying because of the pain that lingers. Her death is unacceptable. She’s a good, loving and unselfish woman. She didn’t deserve to die that way. I partly blamed myself for forgetting about how she died. I didn’t fight for her, I was just a teenager back then, and I left her alone. “I am sorry, nanny”, I whispered while holding the necklace close to my heart. “Babe, let’s go. The flowers are ready”, Echo said. Holding a basket of flowers that he picked from nanny Silva’s garden. I wiped my tears and composed myself because I needed to be okay going to the cemetery to visit nanny
HELENA CHAPTER: 10
It’s time for worship again. I didn’t wake Echo up because I know he was very tired yesterday because we went to the cemetery to visit nanny Silva’s grave. I kissed him on his cheek and whispered, “I love you.” I gently closed the door and drove to the chapel. “Helena”, Brother Even called me. He is waiting for me to arrive and I know why. He will ask me about John if I have some news about John. “Do you have any news about John?” He asked while wiping his eyeglass with the handkerchief he is holding, and he wore the eyeglass again after wiping it and looked at me, waiting for my answer. “I am trying to check social media, but I don’t get any”, I lied while looking directly into his eyes. “Becaus
HELENA CHAPTER: 11
Today is the day. I cooked amazing food for our lunch. I prepared everything that would please them. The confetti, my welcome greeting for them, and even some of the balloons that Echo blew. I will hold the lunch in our backyard for them to see the flowers that nanny Silva planted. I put the long table and the chairs at the top of Belinda’s grave because I know they are too dumb to notice. I put all the foods well presented on the table for the girls to enjoy, for their mouths to water so that they will be excited to eat the food that I cooked, and of course, I get the bible from nanny Silva’s room and put it on the table beside the food. I checked everything if I missed something before they arrived, and I think everything is set now. WE WILL HAVE A PARTY. “Everything is set now, babe?” He asked and waited for my answer; maybe I still needed help from him.
HELENA CHAPTER: 12
I got tired after a long day, and I fell asleep when I heard a girl crying downstairs inside nanny Silva’s room. I stand up, with my messy hair and sleepy eyes. I wear my slippers, and slowly open the door to avoid creating the sound so I will not wake Echo up. Because I know he’s tired; it’s been a long day for him too. I went down to check who was crying. I walk slowly, passing to the kitchen to go to nanny Silva’s room. I saw mama, daddy, John, and the girls still at the dining area, watching me walk slowly. When I reached the nanny’s room, I slowly opened the door to check who was crying and I saw a young girl who is about six years old; wearing a dress with a teddy bear and a red balloon crying red balloon design on her dress., scared from the thunder and lightning inside the room and an older woman hugging her, comforting her and singing her a lullaby. I went inside to look closer, and I was surprised because it was nanny Silva and me. I remembe
HELENA CHAPTER: 13
I try to go to the chapel expecting to see Brother Ven because I know chapel is his life, and he is always there even when it is not time for worship. I told Echo that I needed to meet Brother Ven to talk to him about the mission. I know he will understand me and help me because we are both God’s angels on different levels. I bought him the bananas and apples that I brought from the mini-market because I am trying to be nice so he would say yes to me. I hope I can bribe him with the bananas and apples. I parked my car near the balloon vendor who was standing under the mango tree waiting for someone to buy his balloons and I went inside the chapel. I looked around to see him, but he was not there. The chapel is clean and quiet. I walked further, and I saw him at the back of the chapel talking to a woman. They looked serious, and I walked to him, and the woman smiled at him and walked away before I went near him. I don’t know, but my feet an
HELENA CHAPTER: 14
I went to Brother Mike’s place and waited for him to go out. His house is small and simple, with a little sunflower in a pot at the front of his house. I don’t know if the flower is real. I have been waiting for this moment since my memory of his comeback. I research like a detective where he lived so that I will pick him up or kidnap him. I am waiting inside the car with Echo. Waiting for him to come out. “Come out. Come out wherever you are,” I whispered while waiting for Brother Mike. I saw a chubby little girl go out of the house. She is wearing shorts and a shirt and her hair is tied with a pink ribbon that makes her cute. She wears her pair of slippers, and she calls her daddy, and it is Brother Mike. I saw him kiss his daughter. That is why I wonder if he is sexually abusing his daughter too. I watched the kid leave. She went to her playmate living next door with her buck
HELENA CHAPTER: 15
“See you later, Brother Mike”, I whispered to him. He is still unconscious. I know that Brother Mike will not escape because, aside from Echo, who is guarding him. His legs are broken too. I kissed Echo goodbye and told him that I wouldn’t take long. I left Brother Mike with Echo because I need to do an important thing since I can’t sleep and I can’t take the red car anymore. I need to get rid of it. I felt mixed emotions, making the fuse of my brain spark, and I couldn’t think straight anymore. That is why I need to get rid of the red car, and I will do it right now.I went to South St. and saw the red car parked at the front of the house of the family who shouted at me. It’s past midnight, and the surrounding is so quiet. The neighbor living three vacant lots away from them is already sleeping. I looked around to check if there was someone the
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