Till Eternity

I have to start by introducing myself properly, my name is Nora, the only daughter, and last child of the late plantation owner; Mr. Gabriel. I was raised single-handedly by my father because my mother left us when I was still a baby. The only people I knew as a family were my Dad and my two elder brothers but when I was three years of age, my elder brother died due to a sickness he had sustained at birth. After his death, I was left with my father and Ryan; my brother. At age 12, Ryan became a rude boy and this gave my Dad concern because he was the only male child he had left, all efforts to make him change his bad ways proved abortive. Well, I wasn't close to him because of his bad ways. My father had a lot of workers at his plantation, so, every morning we all report there to watch them do their work and also to give them little assistance. Ned was one of the hard-working workers my Dad had. His childhood experience was similar to mine but more tragic than mine. Ned was raised

Was I sure if what I just saw? Was it a dream or was it reality that was playing right in front of me? I decided not to conclude yet because I really can't tell if it was Ned, besides, his mask was covering his face. I knew I was deceiving myself again. My heart knows that it was Ned I just had a conversation with, but I don't want to believe it. Suddenly, tears dropped from my eyes. I ran into the restroom to put myself together before I came out to Join others to party. Soonest the master of the ceremony stepped on the podium to officially welcome Mr. Ned that everyone was waiting for. " We have all been gathered here for the official launching of the Nora's wine that is proudly brought to us by Mr. Ned. By now, I want to believe that everyone has had the taste of the Nora's wine. Yessssss. The crowd cheered as they accompanied their response with an applause. Ladies and gentlemen, I present the face behind the Nora's wine; Mr. Ned. The shout and cheer from the crowd made thi

Nora sat on the hospital bed, staring blankly at the wall in front of her. Tears streamed down her face as she clutched her stomach, feeling a mixture of joy and despair. She was pregnant, but not by the man she had promised to love forever.Suddenly, the door opened and Ned walked in. Nora gasped in surprise and wiped away her tears, trying to compose herself. Ned's presence made her feel both relieved and nervous at the same time."Ned," she whispered, her voice choked with emotion. "What are you doing here?"Ned walked over to her and sat down beside her on the bed. He looked at her with sadness and longing in his eyes."I heard you were here," he said softly. "I had to see you. I had to know that you were okay."Nora nodded, feeling overwhelmed by his presence. She had missed him so much over the past three years. She had thought about him every day, wondering where he was and what he was doing. But now that he was here, she didn't know what to say to him."I'm fine," she finally

Ned woke up to the sound of his alarm, his heart heavy with the weight of memories. It was the anniversary of the day he made his eternal love promise to Nora, and he couldn't help but feel the pull of their shared history. He sat up in bed, his mind already wandering to the plantation where he grew up with his grandmother and where he first met Nora.He knew the plantation had fallen into disrepair after Nora's father's death and the subsequent legal battles that followed. But despite all of that, he couldn't help but feel drawn to it. He wanted to see the place where he and Nora had made their promise to each other, to relive the memories that still haunted him.Ned got dressed quickly, his mind made up. He didn't care if he ran into Ryan, Nora's elder brother who had caused so much pain in his family. He was determined to go back to the plantation and relive the memories of his youth.As he drove down the winding roads that led to the plantation, Ned's heart began to beat faster. H

Ryan sat on his couch, tapping his foot impatiently as he dialed his sister's number. He needed to talk to her, to find out what was really going on between her and Ned. He had suspected something for a while now, and he was determined to get to the bottom of it."Hello?" Nora's voice came through the phone."Hey, it's me," Ryan said. "I need you to come over to the plantation. We need to talk.""Is everything okay?" Nora asked, concern in her voice."Yeah, everything's fine. I just need to talk to you in person," Ryan said, trying to keep the urgency out of his voice."Okay, I'll be there in a little bit," Nora said before hanging up the phone.Ryan stood up from the couch and walked over to the window, watching as Nora walked into the plantation He took a deep breath before opening the door to greet her."Nora, thanks for coming," Ryan said, trying to sound casual."Of course, Ryan. What's going on?" Nora asked, looking around the room nervously.Ryan motioned for her to sit down on