Colby waited impatiently for the old woman's picture. Tanya had said she was her grandma and sold her to Tyrone whereas the private investigator had told him that the woman was Tyrone's grandma and that was what she said. Why would a granny sell her blood and why would she lie about their relationship? The investigator sent many of the old woman's pictures to Colby a few minutes later. When Colby saw what she looked like, he sighed sadly. It couldn't be more obvious that she was Tanya's relative as she looked so much like Tanya's late grandma.As he stared at her pictures, Colby told himself that this woman was one of the major reasons why Tanya was now fighting for her life. Tanya must have run to her because she was family and because she trusted her but this woman betrayed her trust. She may be old but that did not mean that he was going to spare her. He thought about punishment for her and finally decided on what to do.Colby drove to the station where Tyrone and Drew were being
Colby spent the next six months religiously caring for Tanya. When she did not wake up after four weeks, the doctor advised him to let a nurse care for her as it could become frustrating and tiring for him especially if she never woke up from her vegetative state.Colby, however, refused because he wanted to atone for all that he did to Tanya. He came to the hospital every morning, cleaned Tanya up, and made sure she got a change of clothes, every day.He spent the earlier part of his morning, talking to her about his plans for the day and hoping that she would respond to him someday.After spending some time with her every morning, he left the hospital to work and came back in the evening. He spent the evenings telling her about how his day went and how much he loved and missed her and every night, he would sleep on the bed beside her.This was his routine for months and it gradually began to take a toll on him. He lost a lot of weight and barely had time to look after himself. His f
Colby shook his head, "you probably don't remember this, Tanya but I lost my wife and daughter in a plane crash a few years ago."Tanya gasped and covered her mouth, "I am so sorry Mr. Colby, I really did not remember that, and I....""It's fine dear," Colby cut in. "I understand your situation perfectly so do not hold back from asking about whatever you wish to know."Tanya nodded, "so how exactly do you know my granny? Are you like, my godfather?"Colby stared at Tanya for a while and smiled, "something like that. Your grandma and I go way back. I knew her when I was younger and we've been friends for a long time.Initially, she didn't like taking my help but she eventually changed her mind when she realized that I am a trustworthy and a very good man."Colby observed Tanya's facial expression as she mused over what he had said and hoped that she bought everything. The fact that she was uncomfortable when he was present, disturbed him. He believed that if he was to get her to fall i
Tanya stared at Colby in surprise, "if you were my nurse, then who was cleaning my body during the time I was in Coma? Was it you?"Colby realized that he had said what he ought not to have said and smiled, "what I meant is that I was your assistant nurse. The person who was cleaning up your body was different. I only watched over you and made sure I got everything you needed."Tanya heaved a sigh of relief as she believed that it was improper for Colby to clean her body when she wasn't his wife and he was her guardian. She still needed someone to help her get changed so she asked, "is there no other female in the house who can help me since the nurse isn't around?""I'm sorry, Tanya. It's just you and me," Colby said while inwardly blaming himself for not remembering to get a nurse or maid to assist Tanya. "I will make sure the nurse comes tomorrow and she will be the one caring for you until you can fully make use of your legs."Colby was tempted to offer his help especially since
Afraid to ask Colby any questions and confirm her worst fear, Tanya refused to step out of the car and kept staring at Colby who now had a solemn expression on his face.He reached out his hand and took hold of Tanya's before helping her out of the car. As he held her by the hand and led her into the cemetery, Tanya felt her legs weaken and her feet became heavy with each step she took.She kept telling herself not to think of the worst, if her grandma was dead Colby would have already told her a long time ago. He probably wanted to see someone else. She became hopeful when she remembered that Colby had told her about the death of his wife and daughter. He was probably stopping by to see them before taking her out of the city to her grandma.She had almost believed that this was the truth when she saw a tombstone with the inscription, "LOIS LOWE" boldly written on it.She fell to the ground and screamed, "no," while Colby just kept looking at her. She crawled towards the grave and pl
When they got back home, Tanya happily went into her room to get her things ready for the next day since she knew she was going to see Derek.Colby, who decided to spend the day at home observed her quietly after she made lunch for them to eat. Her appetite seemed to have returned as she ate all the food on her plate.Colby on the other hand barely touched his food. He didn't know how Tanya really felt about him. He had thought that it would be easy to get her to fall for him.The Tanya he knew before was quite easy to please and he only did a few nice things for her other than being loving and caring and she fell in love with him.He had been doing the same things since then but Tanya barely looked him in the eye or gave him a reason to be hopeful.She was respectful, kind, and thoughtful toward him but that was just about it. She treated him the way she would naturally treat her father and he found himself regretting that he told her he was her guardian.He could have said that he w
Tanya tried to hide her excitement but her eyes gave her away. "The happiness in your eyes, makes me happy as well," Derek said. "Now I know for a fact that you are happy to see me just as I am, to see you.""Well, you're right about that," Tanya said. "I am quite happy to see you. Are you telling me the truth? You are really happy to see me?"Derek smiled, "of course, Tanya. I'd be blind and dumb not to be and just in case no one has told you, you are the most beautiful girl on this campus."Tanya threw her head back and laughed, "now you are exaggerating." They both walked towards the field and sat down on the grass. Tanya's heart was beating very fast because of the words Derek said to her. It was as though he could read her mind because everything he said to her was pleasant to her ears.After a few minutes, he asked, "are you related to Mr. Colby Tanner? I noticed he came with you yesterday and when we were in high school, there were rumors that you are his heir. He had personal
Colby drove Tanya home but noticed she was unusually quiet and in deep thought. Her mood lately had been quite happifying for him because of his love for her so he could not help but worry if she was facing any difficulty. He decided though to not ask her about it and hoped that she would share it with him on her own.When they arrived home, Tanya went into her room to freshen up while Colby set up the dining for them to have lunch. When she came out Colby noticed she had changed into a tank top and bum shorts and could not help staring at her legs.It was the first time she dressed that way since her accident and he wondered if she dressed that way for him. He told himself that it was unlikely because Tanya wouldn't stop looking at her phone.When she finally sat down, he gave her a black card and said, "take this card. It is unlimited so you can buy whatever you wish for yourself."As she took the card from him, Tanya had a feeling of déjà vu and stared at Colby in surprise."Colby