Chapter 51…MARIA…“Dad, I think you should let mom out of the basement, she might die If you keep her there for long” I say to Dad while he is sitting in his office his eyes fixed on his computer“she is tougher than you think” he answers. I know but despite having no emotions for mom, she might really die if she stays there for long“I know but its been a week and some days now” Dad lets out a sign looking irriated,“I told her to apologize to you if she wants to be let out but she refuses” I let out a sign,“I already forgave her” I say,“fine, then get her out after work” he says. I smile at him and leave his office,When I get to my office, I receive a call from Mario and immediately answer the call,“hey fake girlfriend” he says in his usual jovial voice,“the phone might be on speaker for all you know, cut that fake girlfriend shit”, after the night we almost got arrested on our first date, Mario and I have been spending time together, mainly because we want to keep the impress
Chapter 52…BENJI…Its been two days, Ben is nowhere to be seen, Tan tells me he comes home very later and goes out very early, I know he is doing this on perhaps just to avoid me so this evening, I refuse to leave his house without talking to him,I miss home so much and cant help worrying about Zoey and Stella’s well being. I sit on the couch across the table with Tan on the other side, its past 8pm, the twins are already fast asleep.“are you sure you don’t want to lay down in the spare bedroom?” Tan asks, for what I have seen so far, Tan is a very good man, Ben didn’t derserve him,“I need to leave as soon as posibble but I cant do that If I don’t get Ben to come with me, my kid will die” I explain“am sorry that he is putting you through this, I tried to talk to him about it but you know how sturrborn your brother is” that I understand pretty well,“do you have any idea how can I convince him to help me?” I ask, Tan is quiet for a while,“there is nothing Ben cant do for money. S
PROLOGUE..STELLA..It must be the eyes, that shade of sky blue that stands out, I know my Ben, even if his face is covered in that ridiculous mask, I can easily point him out, that is how deep our connection is.Holding his gaze from across the room, I begin walking towards him, I know he has already recognized me too though I put in effort to ensure he doesn’t recognize me under the mask I have on my face but here we are, walking towards each other. Today happens to be Ben’s youngest sister’s birthday, Abby wanted a masked theme party. Ben and I made a bet on who would recognize the other first but lucky for us, the moment our eyes locked we both knew.Ben and I eventually met in the middle of the room, the loud music and the people dancing, all that doesn’t matter, its like we are in our own little perfect world, god I love this man, I cant wait for the week to end so I can finally marry him. Without saying a word, Ben holds my hand and leads me upstairs, I dont bother asking
STELLA“Honey, are you done with brushing your teeth?” I ask while parking Zoey’s clothes in a suitcase“almost done mama” she yells back from the bathroom. I close the suitcase and start heading to the bathroom to check on her when she walks in the bedroom, “am all done now” she says opening her mouth so I can see her teeth“good, now let me tack you in, we have a long day tomorrow” zoey quickly gets on the bed, I carefully tack her in and kiss her forehead“goodnight kiddo”“goodnight mama, I love you” I switch off the light and about to head to my room when she calls me back, “what is it honey?” I ask turning to look at her.“can I sleep with you tonight?” I go to her bed and open my arms making her jump on me“of course you can sleep with me anytime you want, you are my little angel” I carry zoey and quickly go to my room,“mama, you said we are going to see grandma and grandpa, will my daddy be there as well?” zoey’s innocent question instantly makes me upset but I manage to co
Chapter 2 ...Stella… “answer me Stella” Benji demands with a raised eyebrow when i dont say anything even after a few mintues “who do you think you huh?, why the hell did you send someone to forcefully pick me up?, did I tell you I needed help?” i ask back, the quickest way to avoid answering a question is being offensive and that’s what I do “your mom…” “I don’t have a mom” I say cutting him short “you are the last person I want to see or have a conversation with Benji, do me a favor and stay away from me” I can see the look of disappointment on his face, “am sorry Stella” Benji says but I grab my suitcase from his bodyguard and walk away. I manage to get a cab and shortly after reach the hotel, by then, Zoey is fast asleep, I put her on the bed when we reach our hotel room, I am about to go and take a shower when I hear a knock on the door, I wonder who it is since I didn’t call for room service. Upon opening the door, am surprised to see Benji standing there “you followed me
Chapter 3....STELLA...I am in a state of panic as I begin to run around the cemetery screaming Zoey’s name but she is nowhere to be seen, I spot my parents and Becky outside the cemetery and rush to them,“what do you want, didn’t I make myself clear five years ago, you are no longer part of this fmily, now that the funeral is over, go back wherever you came from” Dad says, I look at mom hoping she would stand up for me but am left disappointed when she hangs her head low“if you were smart enough, you should have had an abortion, I would have taken you back into the family but look at you now, you come to mom’s funeral with a child with no father “ I blink away tears knowing this isn’t the time to be emotional“ where did you take my daughter?” I ask him, am convinced he did something to Zoey after hearing how bitter he is“what the hell Stella!” mom asks“my daughter just disappeared, she couldn’t have gone anywhere on her own. Now, tell me where she is” I demand getting more fur
Chapter 4..STEELA..I stare at the ribbon in my hands, my heart is beating rapidly, surely Benji couldn’t do this to me, why would he even help take me to the police station when he is the one behind this? I let out a sign as I try to figure out what is happening and where the hell my baby is.I go to the kitchen but lose my appetite as soon as I see the food, how can I eat when I have no idea where my baby is or if she had anything to eat, I let out another sign and get a bottle of water and proceed to go through all the rooms in the house in hope of finding anything else that belonged to Zoey,I reach Benji’s master suite, above his bed is a big portrait of him and his late wife, I stare at the picture for a few seconds before looking around the room, when I don’t find anything, I go back to the living room and take a sit on the couch, I stare at my phone wishing who ever took zoey would call, eventually, I fall asleep.I am woken by someone tapping my shoulder, ‘Zoey?” I open my e
Chapter 5…STEELA…The officer assures me he would do everything to find Zoey, I leave his office and find Benji waiting for me,“we should go back home” he says,“I will get a cab and go to the hotel, I need something there” I say, I don’t want to go back to his house and pretend everything is okay when I felt the urge to hold him at knife point just to get him to tell me where my baby is.“I already asked one of the guards to move all your things to the penthouse” he says making me furious, how dare he do that without asking me first,Benji really did manage to get on my last nerves, “lets go” he says grabbing my hand and leading me to his car“why didn’t you ask before hand about moving my things to your house?” I ask as we enter his car, Benji doesn’t respond as he calls his daughter’s name“Daisy!” he yells, I open the backseat door and find it empty inside“where the hell did Daisy go?” Benji asks as he pulls out his phone, I look around the surrounding area but don’t find her,