Lakshmi almost forgot about the issue that was waiting for her at home, she really enjoyed spending her time with Mia and she wished Mia could come stay with them."What was the secret that you found out your parents had been keeping from you?" Mia suddenly remembered as the girls were discussing during their free period." I have a step sibling" Lakshmi was disappointed that Mia had to remember her after she had been trying her best not to think about it"That's a good thing, you have always wanted another sister or brother, is it a boy or a girl?" Mia was inquisitive.Lakshmi's POV"It's a boy, I think" I responded and Mia nodded at me, signifying that she understood what I just said."Mia, I don't think I am supposed to be happy about having a step brother. A step brother means… I was saying." I know what step brother means, it means he is the biological child of only one of your parents " Mia interrupted me and I gave her a smile, caressing her hair.
Ever since Alyssa joined Mia's school. Life in the school had never been the same again, from one horrible event to the other and all were always targeted towards Mia.Alyssa was so nice to everyone that almost everyone in school became her friend and no one would ever think that Alyssa would try to hurt anyone. Mia was trying to make her way down the school staircase with Alyssa at the bottom.Suddenly, Mia missed a step and was about to trip when Caleb came to catch her on time. The disappointed look on Alyssa's face could barely go unnoticed."Are you okay?" Caleb was still holding Mia in his arms with everybody staring at them as if watching a movie."I'm fine" Mia responded and tried to get herself on the ground but she had twisted her ankle so badly and he had to carry her bridal style down the stairs.He made her sit on a bench as he removed her shoes and socks before he tightly grabbed her foot with one hand while his other hand was wrapped around he
After an intensive one week training with Lakshmi, Mia was finally ready for the speed debate. It was very good for Mia since she needed to enhance her communication skill and she needed to learn how to talk faster.Somehow, Lakshmi was able to use beats to make Mia talk faster, she taught Mia how to follow the beats to talk faster."I think I'm rapping" Mia looked at Lakshmi who was in front of her."Maybe, just get out there and make me proud" Lakshmi tried to motivate Mia who clearly didn't need motivation."Okay" she shrugged and sat down with other debaters and when two had already spoken it was Alyssa's turn, for some reason Alyssa the deaf girl decided to join the contest. Mia could hardly breathe when she passed by her.So far, Alyssa had been the best speaker since she said a total of 1000 words in under 5 minutes and Mia didn't even think that was humanly possible."With all protocols duly observed my name is Mia and I am here to.." Mia was sta
Mara's POV"Yes mum, we learnt alot in school today" I swallowed a huge chunk of my saliva before I got myself to lie to my mother."You can drop the act now Mara. I already know that you have been out of school for the past 2 weeks , your teacher called me today" my mum's voice was breaking and I knew she was saddened by the fact that she was so helpless."But there was really no need for you to lie to me all this while" a tear escaped from her eye.I went to where she was and embraced her."I'm really sorry mum, I didn't want to make you worry. You already do alot for us to survive and I didn't want to add to your pains. But look on the bright side mum, I have been doing so many jobs that I managed to save up" I lied to my mum again bringing out the cash from my school bag, I even managed to sell off that lady's purse on my way back home."Oh my!" My mum was shocked beyond reasonable doubt, she couldn't believe her eyes, she was happy but only for a moment
"Thief! Thief! Someone catch that little brat! She is a thief!" A fair, tall and slender lady with ebony hair kept on screaming for help as she ran after a teenage girl who kept on running without looking back.The girl was running so fast it was quite difficult for any one to see her face, one would only get a glimpse and that would be all. Caleb also got a glimpse of the girl as she ran past him like the wind, his jaw nearly dropped to the floor.He couldn't believe what he had just seen, was his eyes deceiving him or what?.Meanwhile, the girl had ran so far that she had managed to lose the lady in the crowd, the girl was breathing so heavily and she finally stopped to check if the money she had seen the lady put in her purse was still intact."Nice job, you have managed to catch a goldfish today" a lady startled the girl with her voice. She was so frightened that she dropped the purse along with the money. The lady smirked and bent down to pick up the money and t
Mara's POV"I thought you wouldn't come?" Keren came out from her car to meet me."And why would you think that!" I was beginning to be suspicious of her."Never mind, get inside the car. It would be better if we talk inside" Keren suggested and that only raised my suspicion the more."And what is wrong with us leaning in the car and talking like normal human beings?" I asked."Nothing except for the fact that the sun is scorching and I'm afraid it might set us both on fire. '' She folded her lips in a manner that showed sarcasm and I felt like I had no other choice than to do as she had instructed me."So what is this whole trafficking thing about?" I slammed the car door too roughly and I earned a stern look from her, it was more like a warning without words."Sorry, but still you have to answer my question" I apologized."There is no trafficking. I just wanted to play along with the rubbish you were saying but anyways the main business is that
Keren's POVMy heart wouldn't stop beating even for a second, I felt like it was going at 50 beats per second but I finally calmed down when I received a call."I have gotten the package, you will receive your payment when the boss confirms it's authenticity" a deep voice spoke to me over the phone."I'll be waiting" I hung up immediately and not too long after that I got another call."When will I get my payment? I have done the job?" Mara was being too fierce."You have to calm down. You have delivered the package but I haven't gotten any confirmation yet. When I do, trust me you will get your payment" I assured her.Mara's POVI hope this lady wasn't pulling a fast one on me because I don't understand anything she said over the phone."Mara" my mum called out to me and I turned around to look at her as I slowly put the phone down from my ear."When did you get that phone? It looks so expensive" my mom gave me a suspicious look as she walke
Still in the middle of nowhere, the next day after school.Lakshmi's hair was floating in air, it was still attached to her head but it looked like a heavy breeze was trying to separate her hair from her head.Mia kept on clinging to her necklace as it felt like it would rip out if her neck any moment, she didn't want to let it go."Daaddddy!" She yelled for help, hoping that her father would come to her rescue."So your dad has been the one protecting you all this while?" Alyssa paused before she smiled."He won't come for you Mia" she kept on squeezing her fist and making gestures as if she was pulling a rope for a tug of war."So you can hear?" Lakshmi was struggling to talk and hold on to her hair as well."After all you have discovered, you really want me to believe that you are surprised?" Alyssa scoffed."Stooppp!" Mia suddenly screamed as her nails grew longer and her eyes turned red before she scratched on Alyssa's face, inserting three of he