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To hurt Nadia.

....Katherine pressed her finger over her bandaged finger tip, doctor Ralph had pricked the spot with an automatic lancet and withdrew her blood from the area to carry out the test. She walked out of the lab, pushing her clutch under her arm. James had called her an hour ago, telling her to wait for him while he quickly leaves to attend to an important matter. Despite her refusal, he insisted on picking her up. She checked her phone to see that he dropped a text, telling her he was already close. She shoved the phone in her clutch and walked out of the hospital and the first thing her sight caught was Anderson's car and him leaning at the front. It was his favorite ride so it was easy for her to identify it. She hadn't seen him since the moment she arrived at the hospital, until now she didn't think he was at the same place as she was.She tore her gaze off, when she saw him unrest from the car, and took a step away from it; pushing her gaze into the road to check for James's car

A savior.

...."Oh I forgot to mention, for the sweetener I'd like-"Splenda. I already told her that," James interrupted. "Oh thank you. Please go ahead," she said to the waitress who resumed unpacking their order from the food trolley to their table. Katherine turned back to James, "How do you know I take Splenda now?" "I heard you mention it once at Becky's Cafe, to a waiter so I figured it was something you prefer now. Also, you're pregnant, it's kind of a healthy sweetener choice. At least it's better than sugar." Katherine chuckled, "You know too much." "Enjoy your meal," the waitress wished."Thank you senorita," James winked at her, a flirtatious smile on his lips. Katherine giggled, as the waitress blushed at James's advances before wheeling the trolley from their table. "Old habits sure never die." "What are you talking about?" Jude pushed a stare at her. "Nevermind," Katherine shook her head, pulling her plate closer. "What's the progress with Nadia?" "Still no sign of her,

It was all Gabriella.

...."Renard Horatio.." "Renard, it's me. Gabriella." "Whoa, you're the last person I expected to call me at this moment. A surprise call is it-"Nadia is missing. She was not in the truck with the others.""What? You told me it was confirmed." "That was what I thought too. I got that same assurance but it turns out it was someone else, a man. Nadia is not here, Renard!" Gabby clicked her teeth in annoyance, increasing the speed of her car. "What are you going to do, it's been three whole days and you're just finding out she's missing. That's more than enough time to flee the country and start a whole new life, or get a face surgery and be someone else entirely." "I don't think she went that far. She's flat-out broke, that damn bitch escaped with my money!" "Well, I wish you good luck in whatever move you take from here--"Wait, what do you mean you wish me GoodLuck? You need to help me! We have to find Nadia!" "We?" Renard scoffed, "I told you already, Gabriella. I'm not invol

A drastic move.

...Hope held the door wide open for Katherine and she sauntered in, her jaw dropped at the spacious size of the living room which was the first room she came across. "This is huge," she turned to Hope with amusement. "I know right," Hope giggled, before leading her to the other rooms. "Unfortunately there's just a room so we'll either have to share or--"We'll share. If not, we can demarcate it with a drapery, and boom, we have a room each, at least it's enough to grant each other privacy.""I was just going to suggest that," James chipped in, checking the corners of the room. "This is a nice house." "I agree. Now, it's all left to Katy to decide. You refused two houses already so I don't want to hastily fall in love with this place because you might not like it." James nodded in agreement. "I'm not that selective, you guys," Katherine frowned playfully. "You rejected two houses already, and the other one James offered." Katherine shrugged, "They just.. they had issues." "Ye

A woman like Katherine.

...."Anderson!" Gabriella tore herself from the cop and dashed to Anderson."I-I don't know what's happening--Anderson stepped away, gritting his teeth hard."It's over. I know all about your games now so don't bother denying it or trying to convince me." Gabriella's jaw dropped, "it's not what you think- "I can't believe you'd do this to me, Gabriella. I thought I knew you." "You do. I'm sorry, I swear I don't know what came over me. I just... I just got stupid and acted thoughtlessly." "Thoughtlessly? I fuckin lost my marriage! You ruined my life, my home! And you stand here and tell me you got stupid?""Anderson please, I promise you I'm not this kind of person--"You have to come with us now, miss Hawthorne," a policeman interrupted, his feature was like that of a biker. The dark blue cap carried a star in its center that easily gave his rank away and a pistol stayed tucked in the pocket of his blue pants. "Don't fuckin touch me," she yanked away from his grip, turning back

How many more chances?

....Jude sat up in the swivel chair, gazing at Anderson who was fixing his tie in front of the mirror. Jude ran his gaze up and down his body, the recent changes hitting him back. It has only been three days since the whole Nadia incident and Anderson was already looking pale and seemed to have shed some pounds. "I can feel your eyes eating up my soul," Anderson's uttered his observance, making Jude jerk slightly. "I see you everyday but looking at you right now makes me feel like we haven't seen for days." Anderson turned from the mirror, going behind Jude to grab his jacket. "You're going to mention my weight loss too?" He asked nonchalantly. His mother and Marcus wouldn't stop telling him how much he lost weight in such a short time and now Jude? To him, they were being delusional. Just because the past few days had been kind of tough for him, didn't mean he was losing weight due to Nadia's revelation. He had just been really busy working hard!"How many times did you skip

The desire for his ex-wife.

...."Gabriella was arrested?" Katherine squinted. "Yes. I found out from Jude. She was found guilty of abduction, abuse, and attempted murder. Nadia also confessed that she was an accomplice in framing you and James up and she initiated the process." "And Nadia?" "She also got arrested. They might be granted bail, Gabriella especially, courtesy of her rich daddy," Hope shrugged. Katherine breathed out. It was finally over, and she has looked forward to this day for the past two years, but why does she still feel an emptiness within her? She looked around the living room and decided that it was the reason for her mood. She was still in the same environment that carried all the bittersweet memories, that was why she felt empty.Once she leaves tomorrow for an entirely different city, it would be gone. She thought. "Katy, are you okay?" Hope asked. "Yeah," Katherine said. Realizing a smile wouldn't come naturally, she faked it. "This is what I wanted, of course, I'm okay." She t

Waiting & Not waiting for him.

....//I'm sorry Katy, he will be here. I told him he'll meet you when he arrives. He looked like he wouldn't stop bothering you if I don't give him some information. You should leave immediately if you really don't want to meet him.//It's been three hours already since her father revealed to her what he had done. She wasn't sure why she didn't leave immediately since she strongly believed she didn't want to see Anderson ever again but for some unknown reason, she stalled up till this time. It was past two pm, her departure time, and as the time grew closer, Katherine couldn't stop herself from constantly looking out of her window and then dashing out of her room to surreptitious look out for his ride from the keyhole. She knew she was waiting for Anderson, that she purposely stalled after her father's words to meet him but Katherine wasn't ready to admit it to herself. Hearing the faint sound of a car honking, Katherine sprang up and looked out of her window, and for the umpteenth

Goodbyes.

...."Katy, he's here!" Katherine ran down the stairs and towards the exit. It wasn't until she reached the door that she realized herself. She paused, exhaled, and fixed her composure before stepping back. Why was she hurrying to him?Sighing, Katherine held the strap of her handbag and walked out of the house in her usual composed steps. When she reached the driveway and looked up, her body slumped in disappointment. "Jude?" She grimaced, "what are you doing here?" Jude looked around, an expression that depicted cluelessness was fixed on his face. "Where is Anderson?" "Why are you looking for him here?" Katherine walked past him to the van, she threw open the door and dumped her bag in it. "He-he was supposed to be here." "I don't understand," she turned to find Jude behind her. "He was coming here. I was supposed to meet him and.." Jude trailed the rest of his words, itching his head in confusion. Andrew was not here. Katherine's brows lowered, "you think he got hurt or

Another dangerous attempt.

...."Katy, sugar cookies!" Yvonne called and Katherine dashed off from the plants she was watering to join James and her little sister in the living room. She gasped, seeing the cookies lined neatly in the self-made Tupperware with colorful designs. "Trina brought some for me!" Katherine's eyes glistened, "I missed this so much." "Actually.." James hesitated, "I don't think you should eat that." "Why?" She pouted at him."Because.." James wasn't sure how to tell her Anderson made the cookies and it tasted horrible. He promised Anderson not to sell him out, "it just tastes too sugary." "Of course, they're sugar cookies. I used to eat them a lot, and I thought I'd never get to taste them again. Trina is the best," Katherine looked exceptionally gleeful."Alright then," James shrugged, giving up.Katherine tore out the tiny letter beside the Tupperware, seated in the box. She opened it and tittered, after perusing through the content, before packing it up and placing it on the bouq

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