Walking dejectedly into the living room, he could see the mean eyes of Dotun and Diana staring at him. He walked past them without stopping for a moment and he could still feel their eyes trailing after him as he headed to the stairs. He walked up the stairs and bumped into Stefany who was walking down slowly, wearing a long face. She stopped in front of him with her arms akimbo. He heaved a sigh as he saw her figure in front of him. Without a word, he walked past her and she stayed glued to her spot as she watched him walking up the stairs. He could feel his heart racing as he stood before Elsa Boseman’s room. He gulped and knocked on the door slowly. The door opened and he walked into the room where he heard Mrs Selina’s voice followed by chuckles from his mother. His eyes darted straight to the bed where Elsa was lying with his father beside her. He could see Mrs Selina sitting on the sofa opposite the bed and all eyes were turned in his direction as he walked towards them. He f

It was bright and sunny when the black Lincoln aviator stopped in front of the ELITE GLOBAL company. The door opened and she stepped out of the car, glamorously donned in black ruched dress and a fur coat hung over her shoulders. She took off her sunshades and looked up at the edifice in front of her. She turned to her husband who was standing beside her, holding a black umbrella over her head. “Elsa, do you think it is wise to have come over here?” He asked anxiously. “And what’s that supposed to mean?” She shot and he remained silent. “If you think I’m gonna cower in front of a mere man then you must be mistaken, my beloved husband,” she said with a smirk. “I’m not like you. I’m not a coward,” she added and looked away from him. He remained silent and his gaze lowered to the floor. Just then, men in black suits could be seen walking out of the building with a middle aged man in the middle of them, smartly donned in black suit. The men gave way for him as they walked towards Els

6 MONTHS LATER Smartly dressed in black suit and red tie, the sound of his derby shoes could be heard as he walked into the spacious glass office. Looking at the desk, he could see his mother elegantly dressed in white jumpsuit, sitting stylishly on the black swivel chair with a telephone on her right ear. “Okay, I will get back to you soon,” her voice could be heard as he walked to the desk. He sat on the chair opposite her and she dropped the telephone on the desk with her face beaming with a smile. She looked up at his hardened face which was looking into hers. “Oh, how charming you look this morning,” she praised with a broad smile on her lips. He looked away with one hand cupped on his chin. “You know, Daren, moving on with your life is the best thing that ever happened to you. Now look at you, looking so charming like the prince you’ve always been,” she continued with a smile but he didn’t respond. “Mother, I want to know if everything required for the trip is ready,” he

He took a quick glance at his wristwatch once again and it was 1:15pm on the dot. With one hand cupped around his chin, he looked out of the car window with his eyes fixed on the company building. He had parked a few distances from the company, waiting for her to step out. He needed to know why she had treated him in such a manner when he had confronted her earlier. He needed to see May and he needed to have a word with her.He knew there was no way he would be leaving SA without having a word with her. There were so many questions she had to answer, he thought.He was still deep in thought when he saw her stepping out of the building with her secretary walking beside her, carrying her handbag. His curiosity arose as he saw her walking to the black Lincoln aviator where two men in black were mounted. He saw her stepping into the car and he ignited his car immediately.As soon as the car drove out slowly, a smirk appeared on his face.“Lisa, here I come,” he said menacingly as he sped

“Hello, Miss Edith,” she called as the call was picked.“Yes, madam Melisa,” Miss Edith’s voice sounded from the phone.“Um, I found some chocolate cookies and a chocolate bar in May’s school bag. I can’t remember giving her chocolates to school, so, I’m curious as to who put them there,” she inquired.“Oh, um, Madam, it’s..it’s um, yeah, one of the pupils celebrated their birthday today and so, chocolates were distributed to the kids,” she explained on the phone.She kept silent for a moment and exhaled deeply.“Um, okay,..,” she muttered slowly.“I’m sorry if it’s not okay by you, madam,” she said again.“Oh, no, it’s fine,” she replied sharply.As the call ended, she dropped her phone on the couch tiredly. She had a strange feeling that Miss Edith was telling a lie. But why would she tell a lie? This has never happened before, she thought.“Mommy,” she heard May call as she ran towards her.She picked up a cookie from her mom and began biting the pack.“May, who gave you cookies?”