Jason Stokes
TWO MONTHS LATER
"Mr Stokes! Mr Stokes" Jada called while tapping me
"Huh"
"Good morning. The meeting wil be starting in one and the half hours"
"And?"
"And you've to be in the office earlier to sign some crucial documents related to the meeting"
I sluggishly got out of bed and mistakenly kicked a bottle of an half drank beer. That have been my routine lately
"Again" Jada snapped
"I'm sorry" I said on my way to the restroom
We got to the garage and I staggered to where Lexi's car was
"I would have given you the world if that was what you wanted" I thought before staggering back to my car
"Are you sure you can drive?" Jada asked me
"I get this" I replied
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JASON STOKESI still couldn't believe what Carl told me on the phone as I was speeding to the address he texted me."Lexi was pregnant" I thought "so, she was living a romantic life while I on the other hand was living a platonic one"I packed my car at the junction and started trekking to the address since a car couldn't go in and that make me started wondering why Lexi would leave me for a guy that was living in a slum.After trekking for good fifteen minutes, I finally got to the address. I checked my wristwatch and the time was 11:16pm.I stood in front of the door for few minutes, took a very long breath and readied myself for whatsoever might be waiting for me.After knocking on the door, I waited for some minutes before I finally heard some footstep
The Jason that I met last night was different from the Jason that was driving me back to the city. This Jason was cold and the distance between us could be felt even though we were sitting side by side in the car. I turned on the radio to feel the presence of human but Jason turned it off without saying a word, or taking his eyes off the road. So, I opened the window instead and closed my eyes as the morning breeze blew into the car.We've been on the road for the past three hours and I was already starving but I didn't know how to bring it up since Jason wasn't in a good mood"We should eat something before we continue our journey" Jason said fifteen minutes later when we came across a restaurant and I got out of the car without saying a word because I was scared of saying the wrong word.I ordered breakfast burrito while Jason ordered bacon, egg and cheese sandwich.We got back to the car twenty minutes later and the silence once again descended a
Jason dropped me off at my sister's house as early as five on Tuesday morning and I could already feel my sister's pain before entering the house.I knocked on the door for almost five minutes before I finally heard her footsteps. She opened the door and I could tell that she just woke up because of how red her eyes were.She stared at me for sometime and rubbed her face twice before calling my name quietly "Lexi"Her voiced cracked and she aged ten years more"Lexi, is that you?""Yes" I replied"My Lexi? Are you my Lexi?""Yes, sis. It's me""My Lexi" she cried and hugged me "My Lexi" she cried louder"Sis""Why Lexi? Why?" She said between tears"I'm sorry""You left without even thinking of me""I'm sorry"She released me from her tight hug and started checking me out as if something might be missing"The real?""Yes, the real""But you're fatter""
"Babe, your phone is ringing" Jason said in my head"Give it to me"He gave me the phone and I received the call without checking the caller"Hello, who is this?" I said sleepily"IT'S YOUR FORGOTTEN BEST FRIEND" Cynthia voice blasted through the speaker and that actually woke me up"Oh! Cynthia! What's up?" I asked as I was trying to get into a sitting position"OH! CYNTHIA WHAT'S UP? cynythia mimicked "IS THAT WHAT YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO SAY AFTER RUNNING AWAY FROM HOME?""I'm sorry Cynthia""You must meet me this afternoon whether you like it or not and you better have a good excuse planned or else, consider two of your teeth broken""Are you that furious with me?""I'm super furious with you. Do you know what your hot CEO passed through because you left him, or how broken down your sister was? You couldn't even confided in me before you pulled that stupid action and you expect me not to be furious"
On Saturday morning, I woke up due to some noises that were coming from the sitting room, and I reluctantly got out of bed, put on my clothes and went out of the room to check out what was going on.I stopped at the entrance of the sitting room to eavesdrop on their conversation to know whether I could go in or not and I decided not to go in when I realized who they were"So, you're going for the seminar?" Jason's dad asked him"Yeah, I will be going" Jason replied"And I'm really happy that you're back to yourself" his mom added"Yeah, I'm back to myself, because of her""Who?" His father asked curiouslyI started tip toeing back to the room when Jason's voice stopped me"Come out, I know you're there" he saidI squeezed up my face and I was wondering if I should answer him or ignore him when he called my name"Lexi""Yes" I answered and came out of my hiding place"Come here" Jason said
JASON STOKESI couldn't move from where I was when I saw the blood, I just sat down there on the floor, looking between her legs with only one statement ringing in my head"JASON, YOU DIDN'T PROTECT HER! JASON YOU DIDN'T PROTECT HER!...""Jason" she cried "do something"I tried to get up but I couldn't, the blood was much but thankfully, my phone was with me, so I called Tanner"Sir""Get the car ready and come up instantly"We helped her into the car and I sat at the backseat with her while Tanner droveI called my family doctor on our way to the hospital, who picked up instantly"Mr Stokes" he said"Get your people ready" I cried into the phone "I think she is... losing the ba
"Jason" I called "We need to talk""Give me five minutes""Like we need to talk now!"He dropped the file he was going through and looked straight into my eyes"Babe, what is wrong?" He asked worriedly"Mama is dead""Mama? Mama? I don't get it""Mama, my sister's dog. The one I told you about""Oh! I'm sorry""That's not the problem""What's the problem babe?""He was stabbed and a message was written on him. It was the exact statement the lady I told you about said to me""You mean the lady at the club?""Exactly. She told me she isn't going to be nice with me the next time we meet and that was what was written on Mama"He got out of his seat and came to where I was standing"Nothing will happen to you as long as you are with me and don't worry about her, I'm going to find her and bring her to you myself"Jason tripled the security guards that same day and the CCTV camer
One month laterToday was Wednesday, and I've been all alone in the house for the past three days because Jason went on a business trip.I hung out with Cynthia in the afternoon because she was on her leave and we started a new movie since we were through with Jessica.Half way through the first episode, someone called Cynthia"Hi" Cynthia said seductively"You serious?" She asked, curled up her legs and started smiling at her polished nails"Ok""Alright then"She hung up the phone and smiled at me as if she just won a jackpot"Who was that?" I asked"Secreeeeet" she smiled"Why will you be keeping secrets from me?""I was just kidding, that was John""John? Jason's John?""Yeah, Jason's John" she said and seductively put down her phone on the couch "He want me to meet him tonight""And?""We've been chatting for a while now""And?""We met