MasukCara immediately wished she hadn't put the phone on speaker. But there was no going back now. She felt tears burning behind her eyes. “And the child?” “The child is alive and awake, receiving constant care from nurses. But the cut runs deep, it's sure to leave a scar.”“How deep?” Cara's voice trembled now. “A gash along her little arm. All the freaking way. Thankfully, she didn't lose too much blood. It was like the motherfucker meant to cut her open– sorry for swearing.” “You don't have to be.” Cara tried to remain calm. “Thank you for the report, call me if anything else happens.” “Unfortunately, ma'am, I can't.” He suddenly said. Everyone stared at the phone. “What do you mean you can't?” Cara asked him. “After speaking with Mr Armani this morning, he told me to send updates directly to him only from now on, no exceptions.” Cara's eyes widened. “What?” “Yes ma'am.” He responded calmly. “No! You have to report to me! I chose you for this job by myself. I entrusted this t
Cara laid in bed, tossing and turning, she couldn't find the courage to let her eyes close for a single second. She kept staring at Alice's crib, watching the little girl sleep so peacefully in there. What would she do if it were her that was kidnapped? Would she act any differently from Jessica? For one, she knew she'd be hostile too. Sharp tongued and snapping at anyone who refused to let her go and find her child. She'd especially hold a grudge against anyone who said they should go to sleep and find the child tomorrow. But it wasn't her. It wasn't her friend. Things were different. But how different? It was still a human after all. She only felt bad for the poor child separated from his mother, all alone with a scary stranger who had probably attacked Rockie in his presence. Tears built up in her eyes and she didn't know why. They trailed down the side of her face and all she could do was let them. She didn't know why she was crying. Or maybe she did. Her emotions were su
Jessica stared at Cara wordlessly. She knew she always took her for granted, but she didn't know why she was so surprised to hear those words from her. Maybe because when they were best friends, Cara had always taken it all in without a word. But then, Cara wanted to maintain her friendship at all cost, now? Now it was different. She no longer had to protect anything so she didn't fear to say all her mind once and for all. Abigail stepped between the two ladies and put her hands to create a gap between them. “Okay,” she said. “Everyone is tense, it's only normal in a situation like this. But venting at each other will only get us moving backwards. “And I'm not saying this because I give a fuck about Jessica, I'm saying this because I am worried for the little boy in captive, and worried that everything happening is giving my best friend a migraine and giving her PTSD. I just want everything to end and everybody can be on their way. For real this time.” Jessica took a step back,
Cara was helped to her feet with the help of her husband and her best friend. Romeo offered her a glass of water which she cautiously sipped from. But it didn't make her feel any better. It failed to fill the dread inside of her. Jessica pushed through all of them. “Cara,” she crouched down to her knees in front of Cara who was now seated on the sofa. Cara flinched as Jessica's warm hands wrapped around hers. She suddenly felt so overwhelmed, being the one that had to pass such information to Jessica. Even though they were no longer best friends or even friends, she still hated seeing her breakdown. “Cara…” Jessica said her name more softly now, her brown eyes already gleaming with tears. “Tell me what happened. Every single detail. Give it to me, don't hold anything out. I know this is about my son so don't even think about lying to me.” Cara immediately removed her hand from Jessica's and wrapped it around hers instead. She was the one who would be needing comforting. “Jessi
Cara made dinner with the help of Camilla and Abigail. Since they were around, they all decided to stay for dinner before going home to pack for the one week vacation. Camilla was going to spend the night though, her husband would help her pack everything she needed. They all sat around the table, sharing small talks while eating. Jessica was silent, except for moments she kept cutting their conversation to ask Cara, “has your agent called?” Every single time she asked, Cara would give the same response. “Not yet.”Jessica barely ate, she was anxiously waiting for her son. She had missed Jeremy so much and was so anxious to see her son. After dinner, Cara was getting worried herself. But she didn't want Jessica to notice it. Not to mention, it wasn't exactly next door she had sent them too, they had gone all the way out of town, it would take a while to get there. She kept checking her phone as she cleared the table. In the living room, she watched her favorite show on their l
Rockie fell to the ground with a thump. She crawled backwards on her back and forearms, trying to get away from the man. “What do you want with her?!” She yelled out, hoping someone would hear her from outside and come to check what was going on. “Aunty!” Jeremy yelled out, fear written all over his face, and started towards Rockie. “Take your sister and go upstairs honey!” Rockie yelled out. “Now!”The man turned towards Jeremy and his brow arched. “Him.”“Stay away from him!” Rockie rose to her feet and threw herself at the man. With all her might, she swung at him, punching his chest and praying it so much that it had a little effect on him to distract him. But her prayers went unanswered. The man slapped her away effortlessly and stormed towards the children huddled on the sofa. Rockie went flying across the room and hit herself against a flower vase, the impact breaking it at once and the ceramic bits piercing into her skin as she fell into it. She screamed, feeling like
Jessica got home, forcing herself to smile and keep conversations with her son. Jeremy was a lot more chatty than she thought. Opening the door, she stood there frozen like a statue. The first face she saw, reaching for the door knob from the inside was her husband, Chris. He stood there too, fro
Clearing her throat, she brought herself back to reality, her smile returning to her face. "Well... Jeremy is only closing two, still very small and needing of his mother's love. Even if his father is not around to give it, I can be around for him. I will be around for him. I choose to be."Thankfu
Cara laid on the bed, tired and drowsy. She knew now to avoid greasy food no matter how much she craved for it. Thankfully, she was not alone. Romeo was by her side, making sure her symptoms did not evolve into anything grand and dangerous for both herself and the baby. He prepared tea to help ca
Cara stared at the receipt that stared back at her. The amount of zeros at the back of the figure made her eyes feel dizzy and her head spun. She tried to calculate it but Romeo was already on his way back and she had to immediately slip the receipt back into his wallet. Sitting with her back str







