Disowned

When Sophia opened her eyes later,she saw some people were taking pictures and she was surprised that there were people standing by to ask her questions. She found herself raised to a sitting position but was having a panting headache.

     Her mind went blank and her tongue glued to the roof of her mouth. Momentarily, she doesn't know what was happening at first.

      “You're awake miss, why did you attempt to kidnap the young master of the Asher family?” A journalist asked.

     Sophia glared on, not knowing what happened. She glanced around and saw men standing by fiercely with a freezing gaze.

     “You knew young master Amil Amstel is the heir of that family and you decided to kidnap him. How much were you promised to be given when you brought him?” Another journalist asked.

    “You're a kidnapper but you couldn't get away with it” 

    “Beauty but a beast. Luck has run out against you”

     “Isn't this the daughter of the Shawn family, the bad egg of her family who got pregnant out of wedlock having been promiscuous from childhood….” 

   All of those words seemed to eventually get to Sophia and she snapped out of her semi unconscious state. 

    The boy! Where is he, is he safe? What happened? The ladder, then the rope and how it gave way, the sudden speedy movement downwards and then…

    And then what, what happened? Her head hurt and she held it painfully. She passed out and the boy? She wanted to get off, ignoring the stupid people questioning her, who knows next to nothing about her or what happened.

     But her ankle hurts and she remembered her hurting ankle, hence she sat back. More character assassinating questions were thrown at her.

     “You're a whore, a kidnapper, what other hidden evilness do you still hide under your beautiful skin,bitch?” A journalist cursed and Sophia grabbed him, giving him a hard punch on his face.

      “You're the whore,not me!” Sophia cursed. How dare this imbecile who knows next to nothing about her called her by such terrible names?

      The wedding was now over, Sophia didn't know how long she'd fainted as the Shawn family alongside other invited guests stepped. They saw a crowd gathered. 

    Not interested in the crowd, Beny Shawn hugged her classy daughter. She's so proud of Diana. She's the daughter any woman would dream of having in her next life, over and over.

    “I love you mummy,” Diana confessed, holding hands with Kabir, her fiance. She's so blessed now. She's doing well as an actress and her parents are the best in the world.

    Now she's engaged to Kabir, her prince charming and has always been the cherished one. Her life is beautiful and fulfilling.

     Dekunle Shawn was happy. He was having a last minute conversation when one of the men said “Isn't that your daughter, Dekunle?” 

     Benny was close enough to hear it. She froze. She glanced in the direction the guest pointed. She hates it when people point to that filth as her daughter. How could she be so jinxed to conceive that evil seed in her belly and birth it as a child?

     Despite a few years having passed, it seemed just like yesterday when her promiscuous lifestyle almost ruined their relationship and business deal with Kabir Jamil's family.

    Both Dekunle and everyone standing by glanced in the direction where the man pointed, it's the same spot where those crowds had gathered.

      “Take her away, she's a kidnapper and a whore. Her family wouldn't even associate with her. She's a characterless woman, she should be jailed…” 

     Dekunle felt a gush of adrenaline run down his spine. What has Sophia gotten herself into again, having just stepped out of the blues? Why is this girl getting into one terrible mischief or the other? 

     “Get into the car quickly, Diana and you Kabir. That girl's evil vibes should not rob you..” Beny urged, hurrying Kabir into the car.

    It was at that instant that Kabir saw her. His ex-fiance! Sophia has stepped out of her hiding after five years? And she has to do it on his wedding day?

     Just then, a path was paved as a man, surrounded by men in black suits walked over and glared at her coldly “You kidnapped my son, you'll face the law for your crime” and turned around as Sophia was now being dragged away.

     Diana quickly hurried into Kabir's newest model of Bentley car and shut the door. Seeing her beloved daughter and her fiance was safely seated in the car, Beny wanted to slide into the car when she saw someone pointed at her.

     “That's her mother and her father. She's the daughter of the Shawn family. She's the young Miss of that family…” 

     Beny hates being called Sophia's mother. She gnashed her teeth, seeing how ruffled her hair had become and off course she was now bare footed,being dragged away.

     She has lost face before the guests. She'd tried to ruin Diana's wedding hence, she had her dragged out, gave her two brain resetting slaps and had her locked up somewhere.

      How on earth could she have predicted that the evil aura has come upon her again and she crawled out to kidnap someone?

      The journalists hearing such words, turned in the direction of her parents and started coming towards them.

    All the friends and guests standing by Dekunle quickly excused themselves and the couple were left alone in utmost embarrassment.

      “Sir, your daughter just added another title to herself, a kidnapper” someone mocked. He could see Dekunle gaze fixed on his daughter.

     “She's not a kidnapper. What evidence do you have against her?” Dekunle snapped at the imbecile. No matter what happens to Sophia, she's still his daughter.

     “Wait until the Asher family takes up the case against you. She kidnapped the youngest son of the Asher family and was escaping with him when luck ran against her…”

      “What, Asher family?” Dekunle exclaimed. The strongest family in Hilltown city?

    “What?” Beny exclaimed, turning to glance at her husband. What has Sophia done this time? Being away had turned her into a hardened criminal?

     In fear and fury, Beny Shawn snatched the microphone from the nearby journalist and declared “I Beny Shawn, on behalf of my husband and I, hereby announced that we have no daughter that is called Sophia. 

     Diana Shawn is our daughter and besides her, we are not in any way related to that criminal called Sophia. She sprung up from the gutters to dent our family's name and reputation…”