AMARACHIFor a moment, it felt like I couldn't focus on anything aside the heavy pounding of my heart. I slowly started gasping for air whilst Diana watched me.Her lips pulled to a taunting sneer."Why do you look so shocked? You mean he didn't tell you he has gotten intimate with me? Wow. What more is he hiding from you?My chest heaved continuously. It felt like I had lost my voice.She gave me a smile which I knew very well was plastic. "You really don't think Jordan is the faithful type do you? C'mon darling look at him. He has a lot of sexual partners. You don't need to be shy. I knew you guys did something in there. C'mon tell me. How was he? Was he rough or gentle?"I swallowed the bile in my throat. I found it so difficult to speak. It suddenly felt like an inferno was raging within me. I couldn't react and I felt so glued to the spot."Well to me

Nicole stared at her laptop, eyes roving around the white screen. Her hands eagerly danced on the keyboard. She was perturbed, she was frightened, she was scared.Any words that could describe this sudden agitation and horror that she was drowning in.She was petrified as she kept on surfing on the net.Mafia.She was researching about mafias.The more she searched, the more horror struck she became. "A mafia is a type of criminal organisation whose central activity is the arbitration of disputes between criminals and the organization and efforcement of illicit agreements through the use of violence"Nicole drew in her breath suddenly as she read it aloud.Her heart sank and she gulped. Raphael was very dangerous. She still remembered the way he almost choked her and just the thought sent chills to her body.Her heart began thudding and she felt her breathing shortened.She qui

Seconds rolled into hours as hours rolled into days and the days rolled into weeks since Nicole's visit to Raphael and also Jordan's proposal to Amarachi. Both sides grew closer, bonds strengthening as the days rolled by.   Amarachi would listen continuously to Mother and Nicole ramble about her wedding and it always amused her because she was tired of explaining to them that she wasn't getting married immedately.She had discussed it with Jordan and they both decided to tie the knot a year later.  Considering her plans to travel abroad was underway, marriage was the last thing on her mind but Nicole and mother were on deaf ears to her own side.  "Mother I and Jordan aren't getting married now"Amarachi would always remind her."Do you want to be engaged forever?"Mother would snap back teasingly.  She was still very elated at the fact that mother and Nicole wished well for her. This was the care and concern she had bee

A week had passed since that fearful incident. Nicole had entirely made sure to stay away from Raphael. She tried as much as she could to avoid his calls and texts and avoided places she knew she could bump into him.Even though she felt he was tracking and watching her, she tried her best to avoid him physically.  Whenever she remembered that horrifying murder, it shook her and made her nauseous.Tobi worked under her father and he got to know of it. He was so distraught when he heard that Tobi passed away. Tobi was one of his brightest workers and loosing him was like loosing part of the brains of the company.  Her father had promised to fund his funeral and he also urged the police to bring the murderers of Tobi to book.  Nicole had never felt so scared in her life especially when she saw the news of Tobi's murder on the headlines. The police believed he was beaten to death by thieves. Raphael's men

AMARACHI       I faced the large dressing mirror that stood on the wall horizontally.I couldn't believe I was actually back in Enugu. I felt so nauseous when we landed yesterday evening. I truly didn't know if it was because it was my first time using a plane or because of the fact that I was back in this state that held so much bad memories for me.Jordan held me softly as we waited for our designated driver that will take us to his mum's house.  I couldn't even sleep well the entire night. I twisted and turned restlessly  on the bed. I just couldn't wait for dawn so I could go meet aunty Lydia. I needed to move on and rap this up as soon as I could.   Today would be the day I found out the truth surrounding my birth and my mother's death. I wanted nothing but the truth.All my life, I had alw