"What do you mean by that? I'm Helen, Cooper's wife. I don't know........ what you're talking..... about" her eyes blinked severally as she stammered. "Really? No problem then. Just know I have eyes on you and if you dare try to play me for a fool, that one man that matters to you would be gone forever"*Aiden sat between two graves, sobbing quietly as he drank his liquor. His phone buzzed in his pocket but he didn't care about it and ignored the call. The call kept coming in repeated so he decided to answer it. He brought out the phone from his pocket and looked at the caller, it was the Boss so he wiped his tears, sniffed in and answered the call."You fool! Were you planning on not answering?" The caller yelled"I'm sorry, I was in the middle of something. I couldn't get to kill Liza...........""Forget about Liza right now. Where are you?""Me? I'm....... I.........""Don't you dare lie to me, Aiden. Where are you?" The person retorted"At the cemetery""Gosh! She guessed right!
"Give me your watch!" Jaeleah said, half yelling with her hand stretched out."Why would I do that?""I guess you want to keep up being the spy or probably, you're working with Aiden" she glared at her and others watched her with suspense."What nonsense! Here you go. But he touched my back, how come you're looking at my watch?""He mind linked me just now and told me to stop you from finding where he hid the bug but I tricked him into telling me instead"She smashed the watch on the ground and grounded it with her leg."Hey! What have you done? That was the last thing I had of my mom" Yana broke down in silent sobs. "I'm sorry, ma'am but that was the only option""I'm sorry, Yana. I'll get you one that looks exactly like that, I promise you""You better do." She sniffed."So what now?" Liza asked"We'll have to find him""How? He was not at the cemetery" Yana said"He was there, he just left before we got there and now that he would no longer get information from us, I'm sure he wou
Maya hugged Amber as she got to her entrance."Be a good girl, okay? And don't fall into anyone's trap again""And please, forgive Miss Peyton. She did what was required of her" Yana said, her hands in her pant."I'll try. Liza, you have nothing to say to me?""What would I say when I'm already missing you?" Her face went gloomy"Oh! You can come on visiting days to see me" she said and hugged her."Okay, that's enough. We have to go now." Maya said and they disengaged from the hugAmber watched them walked down the corridor till they were out of sight. Then she inserted her key, slowly turning her hand to enjoy the clanking sound of the lock but someone interrupted her happy moment."Amber? I'm glad you're back" Miss Peyton said and Amber looked back but on seeing her, she rolled her eyes."Why? You thought I wasn't going to come back?" She scoffed, blowing off the tiny dust on her hand."Not that, I was just worried about you""Thanks. I'm fine" She said and walked into her room.Sh
Day twenty five.Amber woke up to the ringing of the bell, she grunted as she tossed round the bed and slowly opened her eyes to the shining ray of the rising sun. She grabbed her pen that was lying beside her on the bed and circled day twenty five."Let's do this" she held her lips together.She got out of bed, wore her towel robe and headed to the bathroom. She hummed silently as she had her bath and few minutes later, she walked back into the room with water dripping down her body and a small towel wrapped on her head. She sat on the small stool, patting her body with the towel while stealing glances at herself in the mirror. She wore a mini tight gown and combed her hair down. She grabbed her phone and key and walked out of the room. Walking down to the Grand Hall, Amber bumped into Ignacio and as usual, he tried to talk to her but she ignored him.They both got to the Hall, Ivory and Irene had secured a seat for her as they now see her as their master."Thank you" she mumbled a
Miss Peyton sat on the edge of her bed, lost in thought about Alvin."He just walked away without saying anything. Such a wicked lover" she said as she broke down in tears.Her phone rang beside her, it was Wenda and she answered the call, snuffling."Hello, Wenda. How are you doing?" She tried to keep her voice firm."I'm great. What's wrong with you? You don't sound too well""It's nothing, I'm fine" she sniffled again."Really? Still hiding things from me? Fine, please yourself, I'm hanging up now.""Wait! I'm sorry. I was just thinking about Alvin""What about him?""His disappearance is disturbing, I don't want to believe he left me just like that." She broke down in tears again."He disappeared? But you never told me about that""Yeah, I know. Why did you call?""It's about Maya. I got a spell that would help her finish the dream and know who the person is.""Perfect! I'll call her and get back to you" her voice was a bit cheerful at the news.Miss Peyton called Maya and she pic
"Who do you think can do this to Wenda?" Jaeleah asked "Obviously the one trying to kill my mom. I'm going to suck his blood dry by the time I lay my hands on him" Amber gnashed her teeth and she clenched hard her fist."I think you two can go to the hospital. Amber has class to attend so do I." Miss Peyton said"It's fine, you can go ahead. Thanks for your help" Maya said and left with Yana and Jaeleah."Hey...........""I'm so........" Miss Peyton's and Amber's words collided and they smiled and Amber hugged her."I'm sorry I didn't see things from your perspective. I would have done worst if I was in your shoes""Thank you for forgiving me" She said but Amber broke free from the hug with a serious look on her face."Who told you I've forgiven you?" She had a serious look on her face that confused Miss Peyton."What? Then what's all these about?""I need a bottle of wine and chips of plantain at night before you can be forgiven" She teased and they both laughed out loud."I'll go p
"Who are you suspecting, Peyton?" Yana asked and brought out a pen and her jotter but she kept mute for some seconds."Talk, Peyton. Don't keep us in silence" Maya said"I can't talk here. Let me see you in private Maya" She said, staring at AmberThey both went to the side of the ward, "What is this about?""I'm suspecting Amber's boyfriend""Why?" Her look changed and she crossed get arms against her chest."I saw him plotting something with Ignacio, Iris and a strange woman and I couldn't hear what they were saying except for Iris and it was threatening""Does she knows about this? I mean Amber""No, I can't tell her. You know how she is, she is going to think I'm suspecting every guy she loves""Of course, that's what you're doing" Maya snapped."Pardon? What do you mean by that?" Miss Peyton retorted"She had made her decision, why question it? Why suspect the ones she loves?""Because they are suspicious!" She yelled, making Amber, Jaeleah and Yana look in their direction."Why
"I'll be back to check up on you, Wenda" Miss Peyton bent over to Kiss her on the forehead."So you were going to leave me here? I'm going with you. The ritual has to be performed today, Maya needs reason to trust you again""At the expense of your life? I'd rather have her hate on me for the rest of her life""No. I just want my friend to be happy. No more talks, let's go" She said and disconnected the drip from her hand and they all went to the reception."Has she been discharged?" Amber asked as she noticed Wenda's presence"No, she insisted the ritual be done today. She's just like you, Amber" Miss Peyton teased and Amber chuckled.Amber, Wenda and Miss Peyton boarded a taxi while the others went with Maya. They all arrived at the school gate the same time and Miss Peyton sprinted Wenda to her room because she didn't want to be spotted by Ignacio or Adrian."Why would you sprint with someone who is still weak?" Maya's voice was harsh as she walked into the room"She wasn't complai