Elena stepped into her apartment. She had fumbled with the keys at the entrance, unsure of which key to use until she figured it out. Her mum, Susan hadn’t come up the elevator with them. Susan had been visibly upset but in truth, Elena wanted to be by herself. She hadn’t spent any time alone in the two weeks since she woke up from the coma. It had been an eventful two weeks though.
But Nina was there with her.They stepped into the apartment. It was a one-bed apartment situated on the fourth floor. They had taken the Elevator up.Elena didn’t notice much of the apartment as they stepped in. she did a quick sweep with her eyes and took in very few details. It looked cozy and beautiful but that was all. She didn’t notice anything else. Her mind was preoccupied with the thoughts of Cameroon in prison. She couldn’t stand it. Even though she had known he was going, she had underestimated the impact it had on her. She was broken.
Nina showed her around the apartment. WhCameroon climbed out of the bus that had transported him from the court. The bus had contained three other men. They were all transported to the federal prison. He had been placed in chains and cuffs. On both his legs, hands, and waist. He felt helpless and fearful. Since the beginning of the trial, this was the first time reality had struck. Just like a thunderbolt. This was his life now, this place. He knew he was innocent. But there had been times he had doubted himself. He couldn’t remember much from the night of Fred’s disappearance. He had blacked out and didn’t know what had happened. But he was sure he couldn’t have killed his friend and partner. Yes, he had felt betrayed but who wouldn’t? his friend had slept with his wife, and even worse, he had gotten her pregnant. There was no way he wasn’t going to be hurt by that. But the truth, which the authorities refused to believe was that he had not been aware of that relationship. Not unti
It had been three weeks since Cameroon went to prison. Threes week since Elena had held on to her phone, waiting for his call. It never came. She hadn’t gotten much sleep either. She was constantly
The wind stopped instantly. Just the way it began. Elena got up slowly and walked towards the woman.
“Hi Elena,” her guardian angel said. Elena had stuck to calling her ‘her guardian angel’. She didn’t know the woman’s name and couldn’t ask her. She didn’t even care what the woman’s name was. She was just glad to have someone she could talk to. Someone who knew about her previous life.
Elena rang the bell to her parent’s home. She didn’t have a key and they were not expecting her. She had acted on impulse when she turned the car around. Now as she stood on the steps, she found herself shifting from one foot to the other. She was nervous. Her heart raced. Because of what she was about to do.She was going to escape into Susan. Or at least try to.She rang the bell again. It was taking them a while to answer the door. Finally, Susan showed up.“sweetheart. Come on in.” Susan had a big smile on her face. The sight of her daughter always warmed her heart.“I couldn’t get the door earlier. I was in the bathroom.” Susan explained her delay in answering the door.“sure mum. That’s okay.”“We weren’t expecting you,” Susan stated“Yeah, mum. I just thought I’ll swing by. I didn’t want things to keep being awkward. Especially after our last meeting.”“honey. Things can never be awkward. You are my child and I am there for you regardless. Plus I was a
It was Saturday morning and the friends were meeting at Vanessa’s place later that afternoon. Vanessa woke up early that morning to make some beef kebab. That was her specialty. She was very good at it. She liked to marinate it overnight with hot barbeques sauce, some salt, onions, and sweet peppers. She already did that the previous night and so she woke up to put them into the grill. She had ordered some wine and Carrie was bringing popcorn and doughnuts. Nicole was bringing a salad. Nina was bringing a pie and some muffins. Elena was bringing…. Well, Vanessa paused. She hadn’t told Elena to come with anything. She didn’t want to bother her much. But as Vanessa started her grill, she wondered if that had been a good idea. Normally, Elena would have liked to bring something. She now realized that Elena may feel left out. So Vanessa decided to call her. Ask her if she could come with something. Vanessa dialed Elena.
Sunday lunch with her parents was nice. They talked and had a good time as a family. Elena got to learn more about her parents and their company. Her parents even informed her of the annual general meeting that was coming up in April. Elena had expected the meeting to be uncomfortable. Especially after her previous escape episode, which she had done with her mother. But it hadn’t been. It seemed as though, Susan didn’t even remember it. She didn’t bring up the topic of Cameroon with her dad. She didn’t think it was appropriate. This was their time to spend with their daughter and she wasn’t going to deny them that opportunity. Or distract them from it. So she waited till when her dad, Dave escorted her to her car. She waited till then to bring up the topic. Dave walked his daughter to her car. “hope you had a nice time?” he asked her. “yes, I did. It was lovely dad. I enjoyed it. “so go ahead, I know you have been dying to ask
Monday went by quickly for Elena. She had expected a slower day. A day where she couldn’t concentrate at the office but it was the exact opposite. Vanessa had booked three client meetings that day so they had both gone from one meeting to the other and by the time Elena realized it, it was already 4.00 pm. She hadn’t even had any lunch. She shut down her computer and left for the day. She was tired. She texted Austin as soon as she got home. Reminding him to pass by her place the next day. Austin acknowledged. She bought a book, a romance novel. It was a best seller and yes she liked it. But it was just a cover. A reason to get Austin over to her place. She also printed out two copies of her best photos. She put the photos between the novel and set them on her table as she entered her apartment. Then Tuesday morning came. Elena had informed them at work that she wasn’t coming in that day. Neither was she working from home. She was taki