EPISODE 12: PROMISE MEChristopher drove me to the office, he was willing to pick me up afterward, however, I didn't want him to always try to assist me, people might begin to suspect, although I didn't quite tell him the real reason, I made up an excuse and he immediately understood..At the office Talia came to my desk and she left some documents. She wanted me to go through them before the big meeting this afternoon. This is usually the duty of a lot of other interns but since my boss knew who I was, he had this sudden trust in me...I was at my desk when I got a call from mom. She calls whenever she wants me to get her something from the supermarket or if there's a family function at home and she wants me to attend.I answered her phone call,she informed me about the meeting tonight, and would want me to come back home early. I promised her I would, deep down I knew the reason why she had asked for a meeting.I went through the documents and brought them to Talia 's table."Here y
EPISODE 13: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER.My reaction to Lisa's question caused her to yell in shock. She was stunned by the truth I unintentionally presented to her. I may not have said anything, but the expression on my face gave it all away."Wow! This is unbelievable". She says in such a demining voice."What do you mean?". Christopher, pulled me behind and confronted her."Excuse me? Do you not think you're doing an abomination?". She tilted her head away from him, and enough to look at my face.."I don't care, please remember, Nina and I aren't blood related". Christopher clarified to her.."Blood related? " She giggled at him, " what does that even mean, do you not know your parents adopted Nina as your sister, of course You're doing a bad thing,". She spat disgustedly on the ground .I knew if anyone else finds out about my relationship with Christopher, they literally won't understand, now that Lisa knows, what's she going to do with the information?..Lisa leaves Christop
EPISODE 14: JUST IN CASE IT HAPPENS.After my conversation with Dad, I felt a sign of relief, it was as if he had just me a ray of hope, maybe Christian and I shouldn't hide anymore, but it was one thing to hope and another thing to actually make people understand the kind of relationship I have with my foster brother."Nina! Where are you going?". On my way to Christian, I bumped into Mom, she was on her way up to her bedroom with the folded laundry in the basket."I'm sorry, I had an emergency". I replied."Emergency? What do you have to tell Christian that you have to run in this manner?". She questioned me.There was no way in hell I'd open my mouth to tell her the truth, even though I don't feel at ease lying to her face, between my two foster parents, Mom is way stubborn and might understand the truth and not her."Is everything okay?"...Christian, whom I was hurrying to meet, came out of his room, he carried a basket of his dirty clothes and smiled at Mom and me."Good, Nina
EPISODE 15 : ENGAGEMENT PARTY Christian and John conversation were mostly about sports, they both share the same likeness toward soccer and were in the same club.I was beginning to get tired of sitting at the table and listening to them, and so, I excused myself and left for the pool lounge. I saw some girls sitting at a round table with bottles of alcohol on their table, I went there with the approach of making new friends, the eyes of their leader turned, she grinned and then offered me a chair..I sat down and they passed a bottle of alcohol to me ."I know you?" The girl who sat beside me said.."Oh! Where?". I opened the bottle of beer and asked her. She squinted her eyes, trying to remember where. And after some minutes, her fingers snapped and she addressed me a Christian foster sister..."You're the foster daughter to Lakewood right; Christians sister?". She said..I confirmed to her by smiling..All of a sudden, they wanted to see Christian. I had told them he was at the r
EPISODE 1: A TALE FROM THE PAST.It had been two weeks since they gave me the most shocking news of my life. The two people, whom I had loved my entire life, had just told me that I wasn't their biological daughter, and they adopted me from an orphanage in a small town. It felt like I had lost my sense of being. Who was I, and where exactly did I come from? Who are even parents? Those were what paraded through my mind until I chose to accept the truth. I was taken care of and loved by Mr. Kent and Gracie.I may not share the same blood as her and her husband, but with their son, they've never treated me less than a human being.Christopher White. My handsome stepbrother. Christopher, when I came, was resentful towards me; he didn't want to accept that his loving parents had adopted a girl, a teenager, who had almost become a woman.His resentful pattern—I, myself, wasn't that innocent; I never liked my foster brother, and our hateful nature toward each other slowly turned into love. I
Episode 2: A FRENEMYI sneaked out of the bathroom, and no one saw me leaving. I came back to my bedroom when I received a phone call from my best friend, Lola. She calls whenever she wants something, or better yet, wants someone to accompany her to a party.I wasn't able to pick up her phone call on time; however, she sent me a message, and immediately the call disconnected.Like I said, she wanted me to follow her to a friend's party. I might be her best friend, but she has so many friends that I began to question myself and what I might be to her. You can't have too many friends," she would always say to me whenever I questioned her about it.That same evening, when I wore my knee-length gown with an opening at the back, I met Mom preparing the table for dinner with two of the maids at home."Nina, are you going somewhere?". She asked me after she took a glance at my outfit. I wasn't too sexy, nor did I dress too shabby."I am going to a party! Lola had invited me." I disclosed to
EPISODE 3: A NEW JOB.I went to my bedroom, and Christopher was already waiting for my arrival with his bossy-like behavior."Good evening, young lady. He growled after I met him, looking lovingly at my picture."Hey, what are you here? It's late." I looked at the time. It was almost midnight, and Christopher happened to be in my bedroom..."I went to the party, and they informed me you had left; why didn't you wait for me!?". He rode from resting his back on the bed...I also took a step closer and said."Nothing? I didn't want to disturb you." "Disturb me? Nina, you're not; remember, I promised to keep you safe at all times.". He expressed his desires to me and gently got a hold of my hands."I love you. Don't forget that." He bowed my head and left a kiss on my forehead. Goodnight," Nina; I'll see you tomorrow," he added, and then left me staring blindly as he went out the door.Thank God I didn't tell him of my encounter with Drake and how he let his driver beat up a man who was
EPISODE 4: CANDY CANE I came back home some minutes past ten in the night. I knew my parents must've gone to bed; they'd begun a routine of sleeping early.I went to get myself a glass of water, but instead, I met Christopher by the gas stove, holding a spatula."Good evening.".I went toward the kitchen counter, and he turned around with a smile."Nina! Glad you came." He brought the spatula to me. "What?" I intentionally pulled it away from meeting my hands."Com'on, help me make ginger tea.".He folded his mouth as if he were about to cry.Seeing that, I reluctantly got close to the pot, boiling it on the gas stove. The water was getting overboiled."Please get me a glass cup and ginger tea.". I said this to Christopher."Yes, ma'am," he says, going to the cabinet next to the refrigerator and bringing back the things I had asked for.I prepared the tea and served it to him."Here you go, sir.". I grinned."Thanks, Baby!". Christopher called me a cute name. I smiled and cross-chec