Dean had dropped Ava at work and stepped in with her to say a few words of apology on her behalf to her boss about her late coming. The old lady was shocked to see the famous Mr. Parker of Dove's enterprises in her grocery store. Immediately he came in with Ava, she rushed over to him and decided to attend to him herself. She had thought he had come over to get veggies. She directed her menacing stare at Ava, “ Why are you walking in with him like that? You should kneel and attend to him. It's an honour for the popular Mr. Parker to shop at our store”, she said with a stern expression on her face and Ava wanted to do her bidding when Dean's cold gaze struck her. She remain rooted to the ground and the older lady screamed again, “ Are you deaf or your sense of hearing isn't just functioning at the moment..” “ Enough!”, Dean said in a cold, menacing tone. How could she treat Ava like she was nothing? He had a scowl on his face as he gripped her hand firmly. The older lady swa
In the car, a gloomy silence engulfed and Ava was caught up in thoughts. Did she do the right thing? By quitting her job? How would she be able to support her family? So many things ran through her mind. She was beginning to regret it but she didn't want to embarrass Dean in front of Mrs. Cooper. Now that she had quit the only means of providing for her family, how was she going to pay her bills? A lot of things ran through her mind; the electricity bill, water bill, grandma's meds and the groceries she was supposed to get. Should she go back tomorrow and apologize? It would be stupid of her to do so. Now that her boyfriend was already made known to Mrs. Cooper, all thanks to Dean, the old lady would probably be shocked and suspicious if she comes back to work. Dean took a glance at Ava and noticed she was far gone; in thoughts, he meant. Poor girl! Was this what she went through every single day? “ Ava? What's wrong?”, He asked concerned. What's wrong? Of course everyt
“ Dean, do I look okay? I don't want Nathan to be ashamed of me..”, He stopped her midway, “ You look beautiful, Ava.” She knew be didn't say that to make her feel better, he meant it sincerely. She had on a blue jeans with a black top. She had them picked among the clothes in the wardrobe this morning. A lot of clothes there were not her size, but luckily she found one that fit. It would be ridiculous wearing a dinner gown and heels to work at the grocery store. Seconds ticked and she was still seated. Dean decided to allow her take all the time in the world. He understood it was a first time thing and she would be overwhelmed. Ava was about to step down when her eyes caught a few paparazzi coming their way. She stayed put with her hand which were initially stretched out to Dean, withdrawn. He followed her gaze and facepalmed. This was definitely not the time for them to show up. Dean whispered, “ Stay right here and here you go..”, He signaled to George who handed a ba
“You shouldn't be here, Ava.”Where else should she be at that moment? Considering Dean successfully gave her a ticket for loosing her job. Anyways... He rubbed his temple with his his hand and Ava notice his stare go from deadly to harmless. His eyes became as clear as water in a matter of seconds. That monster they had seen few seconds ago was gone and in his place was a meek, harmless Nathan. How possible was it? “ Good morning Mr. Lewis.. I sincerely apologize on his behalf for whatever he might have said”, Dean spoke calmly to the older man and a glint of anger flashed through Nathan's eyes, if Ava hadn't been in his office at this particular time, he would have lost it completely. “ Lewis.. as you can see, I have a visitor. Please shut the door behind you..”, he muttered in the coldest tone but his face was without expression. “ You don't have to talk to him that way, Nathan. I can come back later, if you are busy..”, Ava chipped in. She felt really sor
“ Do your worst, Camille... I dare you.”The last words he said before he hung up and blacklisted the number she had used in calling. ‘ Camille, you messed up. This wasn't what you were supposed to say, remember? You were supposed to explain to him that you have never even met her before and you are not the one behind the threats..’ The voice in her head kept scolding her. She was right, she successfully convinced Nathan in believing she had been the one threatening Ava all this time. What would she do now? How does she solve this? She took the nearest turn and parked quickly in front of a bungalow. It was her best friend's house. This was were Lilly lived, she had been Camille's best friend ever since they were little. She stepped down and ran into the house without knocking. Well, she never did. She always barged in and out whenever she wanted to. “ Lilly, I'm doomed. I'm done for Lilly, please I need your help.” “ Jesus Christ, Camille you gav
A tear slid down her cheek and she stared at the necklace one more time. She was going to wait, she would wait for two days and pray her mom comes back to her. But who then was it? It was her best friend, Camille. Her mom had dropped her off and she waved at her as she drove away. Her dad had probably told Camille's Mom about it and she decided to bring Camille over to cheer her up. She smiled sadly as the little girl kept waving at her mom. At least she had a mom... She felt a warm hand on her shoulder and a strong presence behind her. It was her father and he stood there without saying a word until she did. “ She's gone dad, it's all my fault..” A tear slid down and Jeff turned her around, giving her a warm hug to reassure her he would always be there. “ It's not your fault darling. It's not... Umm I asked Camille's Mom to drop her over, I didn't know what else to do to cheer you up..” His voice trailed off and she nodded. “ Thank you daddy. I could reall
Uncertain about what to do, her mind wandered around deep in thoughts. She had been quiet ever since and Hazel had to snap her fingers repeated before she realized how far she had gone. “ Girl, you been lost in thoughts. You didn't even hear the last thing I said or did you?” Hazel asked with a hand on her shoulder protectively. “ Pardon me, I didn't know I had gone that far. Did you ask a question?” “ Of course I did. I asked about Vince. How's it going? When is he coming to see you?” Hazel asked with her eyes off the road for a second as she threw a glance at Caryn who seemed like she had a lot on her plate. Of course she did, her family's company was one step away from crumbling and even though his dad had been able to get a loan, it wouldn't last long. They needed to find a solution and quite fast too. “ Yes, he's coming over this weekend.” Her friend smiled and playfully punched her. “ Finally, someone's all excited to meet her baby. Am I lying?” She asked raising a brow at C
“ No. You don't own me, Oliver. You can't use me whenever you want to and then apologize for your insane behavior later on. You're sick, Oliver. You're sick.” He smiled, twisting the belt he held. He would make sure she regretted all what she said. “ No sweetheart, you are the sick one here. You must be sick in the head if you think you can spend my money recklessly and still not submit to me.” With every word said comes a whip on her back. Her groans could be heard in the neighborhood but none of them bothered to intervene. They were used to this already. Everyone in the hood knew about the Roberts ,the couple who always had arguments everyday. They knew Oliver, the alcoholic brute who physically assaulted his wife. Neighbors would troop in and out of their house to plead with Oliver and he would promise to change but things got worst and the neighbors decided to leave the couple to sort their differences on their own. It was midday and her cries could be heard few mile