NATE5 months later,I have always been the relaxed one in the family and now was the time to make everyone smile. Ever since sister-in-law has been in a coma, I haven't seen Tay smile or laugh. 5 months have passed, and my brother looks like a living zombie. If he isn't in the hospital, he is drowning himself in work and I am afraid he will go back to his old self if sister-in-law doesn't wake up. Even though I miss her smile, I miss messing with her too."Where the hell are you taking me?" Tay groans as I continue to drag him."It's a surprise," I say and open the door to the spare room."Surprise!" Andrew, Future, Rachel, and little Eric who doesn't even have a clue what is going on cheer."What's going on?" Tay asks, looking around the empty room and six buckets of paint on the floor."We thought it would be fun if we painted a room for the twins. Since we don't know the genders yet, we bought white," I explained and waited."Of course, if you don't want—" he cuts off my ram
TAY7 months later.7 months have passed, and Olivia is still in a coma. I might be sad that she is still in a coma, but I am proud of her and her work. Her book has hit the top-selling books and she is on the list of bestselling author and now people in other countries know her and her series too. I just wish she would wake up and see the success of her books. Her fans are wishing her a good recovery and it still amazes me every time I read their messages. I have spent the last 3 months reading All roads lead to love for Olivia and playing audios of her to our twins hoping that they will at least hear their mother's voice.Nora and I went to get baby shopping for the twins a few weeks back since we got to know the gender. Joe is still not keen on me choosing all three of them to be saved and he doesn't talk to me much anymore. James has been monitoring Olivia for the past months and has warned us that something can go wrong anytime, and they would have to operate so we have to be re
TAYTwo days have passed by as a blur and Olivia hasn't woken up, but I have a feeling she will soon. I have spent most of my time with the twins. Nate is back and now we are just waiting for Olivia to wake up. Everyone loves the twins, and I couldn't be any happier."She will wake up man," a voice says, and I turn my head in Nate's direction and nod. I continue to rub my thumb on her hand."I know," I say and yawn. I haven't gotten any proper sleep for the past 2 days and now it is taking a toll on me."I am going to get something to eat, do you want something?" Nate asks."Just coffee," he nods and walks out. I place my head on the small space on the bed and soon sleep takes over.OLIVIAMy whole body hurts, that's the first thing I feel. I struggle to open my eyes but minutes later I manage to open them. I try to move up, but pain shoots me back down and I groan. I have no idea where I am, and I'm confused as hell. I look around the room and realization hit me that I am in a ho
TAY8 years later.I massage my forehead as Jordan keeps talking, I have been in this meeting for an hour now and all I want is for it to end and catch a break. Running a company is no joke and I still have no fucking idea why I didn’t hire a CEO and stay at home.“The hotel in Limpopo needs….” A phone rings interrupts Jordan. “I said no fucking phones in the board room!”“Sir, it’s yours.” One speaks.“Oh,” I clear my throat and answer my phone.“Yes?”“Can I speak to Mr.Tay Payne?” a feminine voice requests.“Speaking.”“This is the principle; your son was involved in a fight. I would like to discuss his behaviour with you.”“I will be there in 30 minutes.” I hang up.“Let me know what decision you guys reach, I have somewhere to be.” I grab my car keys and walk out.Noah has been acting out lately and I don’t know what to do with him or what he is going through, is his adolescence stage at 8 years or what. Olivia babies him too much and I think that made him like this. Ten min
“Olivia, we need to discuss something important we’ve been keeping from you.” My mother says in a serious tone. The solemn look on my parents’ faces triggers my nerves as I mentally prepare myself for their next words.“I’m sure you know that we have been working with Payne Corporation for a long time now and that they are one of our few trusted business friends, right?” she asks, more of like confirming. I can only nod my head, confused why she was questioning me about our family’s business relationships.To clear my confusion, My Dad adds, “You are graduating from the University of Johannesburg tomorrow, the Payne family invited us to their house for dinner to celebrate your graduation and pair you up with their oldest son, Tay.” making me even more confused than before.“What do you mean by ‘pairing me up with their son?”“We decided it will be for the best if you marry Tay; it is going to benefit both families,” My Mother says excitedly. I am mentally reluctant to comprehend their
“Olivia, wake up,” a hand shakes me.“Five more minutes.” I pull the sheets over my head. “Sister-in-law?” I jolted awake at the name to find Nate and Andrew in my room.“What the hell are you guys doing here?” I ask, rubbing the sleep out of my eyes. “Hi to you too, I’m good thanks for asking!” I ignore Nate and repeat my question again.“What are you doing here so early in the morning?” I was hoping and planning to sleep the whole day, if possible. Maybe when I woke up, my parents will tell me that the marriagething is all a prank. “Sister-in-law, it’s one-thirty already. Were the dreams that good?” I grab a pillow and chuck it in Nate’s direction, but he ducks down in time and the pillow hits Andrew in the face.“Oh, my God! I am so sorry.” I pull my lower lip between my teeth as Nate laughs his ass off. Andrew glares at Nate and says,“It’s fine. We have to go to the jewelry shop to pick a ring. Tay said he will meet us there.” I quickly make my way to the bathroom and brush my
I lay on the bed looking at the ceiling, thinking about my demons, the ones that haunt me in my dreams. I am thankful for all the drama that happened today because I didn’t have time to think about my horrible memories. 25th of June, the day my innocence got ripped from me. I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep tonight. Every year, when this time of the year comes—I feel dirty. Today, the 25th of June. I still remember his voice. I don’t think I will ever forget it. The whole reason I started writing; to get everything out of my chest. Everything I wrote in my book ‘Behind Closed Doors’ is based on my life, though people might think its fiction. It’s now the best-selling novel, and people don’t even know my actual name. Only Nora and Shawn know about it, and they also think is fiction. No one else knows the author behind those words. If I wasn’t such a coward, I would have studied English lit at the university, but I didn’t. My mind takes me back to those horrible memories. I was at a
TAYMy brothers and I sat around the dinner table in our parent’s mansion. Mom said she wanted to tell me something important. She clears her throat and we all look at her.“Um Tay? Your father and I have decided that it’s time for you to get married. You are not getting any younger, and I want to see all my children happy before…” I cut her off.“Mom, don't talk like that. You are not going anywhere.” I knew mom was running out of time, but I was in denial about her illness. For the past three years, I have been bringing specialist after specialist for her case. They all say the same damn thing.‘Sorry, Mr. Payne, but there is nothing we can do about your mother’s case anymore.’As if I wanted to hear their apologies. Honestly, I don’t think I will survive another loss of someone close to my heart, not again.“Tay, will you listen to me?” Mom pleas and I nod.“We met with Grace and Joe. The Fergusons last month and they have agreed that as soon as their daughter, Olivia graduates you