I was assisting Sebastian at work today when I suddenly received a call from an unknown person. I ignored the number several times, thinking it was a spam call, but it finally got to the point where I, too, was getting curious as to who was behind it.Excusing myself, I leave the company building and enter the entrance to pick up the call. “Good evening, who is this?”“Am I speaking to Kierra Evans?” the voice behind it said. A woman’s. For some reason her voice sounded a little muffled, like she was eating her own words.I looked around me, suspicious. “Yes, why?”“Oh, thank goodness.”“Sorry, why did you call?” I demanded an answer, straight to the point. “I was busy.”“I apologize…” the voice was timid, and it made me feel a bit bad for scolding her on the other side of the line, but truly— I don’t have all day. “Who is this, and what do you want from me?”“My name is Leticia,” she introduces herself shakily. I could hint at the nervousness behind her voice. “I heard about your s
Sebastian took Tobias and me home immediately after he heard about the commotion. He was furious that he didn’t get to be between Selene and I, but I told him not to worry.I handled it, but not the way I intended to.His grip on the steering wheel was tight, his eyebrows angled in a pissed manner. Tobi and I were too afraid even to speak. Upon arriving at the mansion, he regarded all meetings and called one of his lawyers to come.I tried to convince him, but he disagreed. And I couldn’t snatch the phone away from him since he was so quick.“She’s done enough,” he told me as he paced across the living room and palmed his face in distress. “Don’t you see it, Kierra? She’s a lunatic.”“You’re both lunatics,” I sighed and crossed my legs on the couch. “You don’t need to hire a lawyer. I’m fine.”“I know you don’t want me to deal it my way,” his tone was grim and cold. “So I’m settling with what I think best you’d want.”I pursed my lips.Sebastian is rash and takes matters into his own
“Tobi, what happened?”I pulled Tobias to the side and ignored Selene’s yelling. I crouched to hear the boy out. Sebastian had to take a call somewhere, so I had to deal with this for a while.“Tobi?” I caressed the boy’s cheek. “You can tell me.”“He told me mean things,” I noticed his eyes were still glaring at Daryl. “I’m sorry. I shouldn’t have punched him—““What mean things?”“Kierra!” Selene finally broke through the sisters who tried to stop her from getting to us. She grabbed my hair and pulled it. I didn’t retaliate, instead, I swerved and firmed my palm, smacking it against her cheek in a crisp slap that forced her to the floor and letting go of my hair. Selene dropped to the ground face first. She scrambled to get back up, but I grabbed her neck and pinned her against the ground.“Bitch, let go of me! I’m going to fucking kill you!”“I’m not going to let go until you get out of here, even if it takes me to drag you across the damn street, Selene.”The sisters tried to sep
“Tobi!”The kids from the orphanage ran as soon as Tobi got out of Sebastian’s car. One minute later, he was already surrounded by everyone.Tobi was soft-spoken around his friends, but he was comfortable. As others asked him questions, Tobi answered them inaudibly, still shy from all the attention.“He’s a lucky kid,” Sebastian opens the door for me. “Having so many friends at such a young age.”“You didn’t have that much friends?”He smirked and rolled his eyes, “Who would want to be friends with a kid who’s always followed with men in black and tattoos?“I would,” I shrugged my shoulders. “Well, at least Tobias is becoming a little cheerful now.” Sebastian and I watched the boy as the kids showed them around the new orphanage. One of the sisters welcomed us and they were lovely.The kids loved the nuns as well, playing and singing around them.This is the childhood they deserved.I glanced at Sebastian who walked beside me.I stared at his glorious visage, mesmerized. This is the
I woke up to the sound of knocking in my room. “Who is it?” I asked in a raised, sleepy voice, but there was no reply. I dragged my feet to the side and headed for the door. I looked for someone’s face in front of me, only to find them below.“Tobias?”The boy stared at me as if regretting that he had even knocked. It seemed that he had been there the whole time.“Uhm… are you okay, darling?” I crouched and rubbed his head. “Do you need anything?”“I…” he began, stuttering while trembling. “I just wanted to say… thank you.” I checked the clock in my room and realized it was still four in the dawn. Did the thought of not thanking me weigh on his mind too much for him to approach him so early?“I-I’m sorry I disturbed you… I’m gonna go—““Wait—“But the boy had already run back to his room.I felt a little warm that Tobias had thanked me. It made me feel like I was finally doing something right in gaining his trust.Baby steps, they say.The next morning, while me and Sebastian were
Sebastian and I peeked from behind the pillar as we watched the kid stare at the paintings high up on the wall in the corridor. We’ve been trying to talk to him for days, but the kid just wouldn’t soften up to us.“I want to approach him,” I told Sebastian and crossed my fingers. “Do you think he’ll run away like last time?”He rolled his eyes and crossed his arms, “Does it matter if the kid likes you or not? He’s being well fed here.”“Of course it does!” I turned at him and sighed. “You need to gain the kid’s trust.”“I know a good psychiatrist,” he shrugged. “That’ll help, but I think you should get one too.” I replied sassily.Sebastian chuckled a bit and then pulled his sleeve to check his watch, “We’ve been hiding here for twenty minutes, princess. Let’s just call him.”Calling him…I don’t even know how to address the boy.His name was Tobias, or at least, that’s what the other kids in the orphanage had said before he was taken. We tried looking for DNA matches that could pote