Chapter 51As the morning sunlight gently streamed through the curtains, Annah's eyelids fluttered open. She yawned and stretched, slowly becoming aware of her surroundings. Blinking the sleep from her eyes, she pushed herself up and swung her legs over the edge of the bed. Rubbing her eyes, she rose from her bed and padded barefoot across the cool wooden floor toward the living room."Where's everyone?" she murmured.As she entered the living room, she spotted her uncle Matt seated on the couch, his back to her. He was engrossed in conversation on his phone, his brows furrowed in concentration. Annah's curiosity heightened as she thought about the main reason why she was even here. She didn't know if her uncle had gotten information either on Connor or her child and she hated to think that something bad was going on especially with the look on his face. As she took a few quiet steps closer to see what was going on, the frown on her uncle's face began to clear. The low murmur of his

Chapter 53"Do you guys go out at all? I mean do you take walks or go to the mall?" Annah asked.It was evening time, two weeks after she showed up on their doorstep, drunk and almost dead. There were many things she was grateful for and she loved being here, but still, she wanted human interaction, someone she could talk to asides her uncle and his wife and she longed for that interaction."We do but only if it's absolutely necessary," Matt said, walking into the kitchen.He was holding several nylon bags of things he had bought and Annah knew that he had just come back from outside."You went out?" she asked."Yeah, I needed to get some things for the house." he smiled.He placed the bag on the kitchen counter, going over to the sink to wash his hands. He smiled at his wife, giving her a small kiss on her lips. Annah sighed, longing for something like that but deep down, she knew she might never get it because she had never really loved any man. Instead, she had been used."I hope y

Chapter 55"The professor should be here soon," Matt said.Last night, the professor had called him to tell him that he would be booking an early flight to the city because according to him, "he didn't trust Connor."Matt knew he was right because with the way he had behaved to Annah, he couldn't be trusted at all. He had been very bad to her, used her against her will and humiliated her in the worst most humane way possible. That was something he would never be able to forgive and he couldn't wait to get his hands on him and teach him the lesson of his life."Really? I thought he said in a months' time?" Annah asked.She was genuinely surprised because she hadn't expected him to be here so soon but all the same, she was happy that he was coming. She had missed him and having him here would no doubt ease her tensed up heart."Yes but I guess he has a reason, so let's wait until he comes." Matt said."What time would he be arriving?" Annah asked.She didn't know why she was feeling anx

Chapter 57"They should be here any minute now," Kate said.It's been over a few hours since Matt left and Annah knew that they should be here anytime soon. She knew that his plane would have landed and they should probably be on their way and with each passing minute, her anxiety grew more and more. She couldn't believe that she was going to see him after so many years."For the second time young lady, why do you look like you're about to have a heart attack," Kate chuckled.Annah knew that she couldn't deny it and she had to come clean to her. It was for the best if she wanted to have peace within her. "Okay, I have a confession to make." Annah sighed.She didn't know how she was going to say this but she knew she just had to say it anyway because there was no better way than to just say it."I have a crush on him," she blurted.If Kate was surprised by what she said, she did a good job of hiding her reaction. Annah expected her to spit out the water she was drinking but she did no

Chapter 59"Are you okay Annah? You look like you've seen a ghost," Matt chuckled.Ever since he returned from bringing Fred from the airport, Annah had been acting strangely and he had noticed it. Her face was chalk white, like she had seen something she wasn't supposed to see. It surprised him to end because she wasn't usually like this."Oh, I didn't tell you." Kate chuckled.Annah knew what she was about to say and she wasn't sure if she wanted to hear it from her but there was nothing she could do about it because the cat was already out of the bag."Tell me what?" Matt asked, a confused expression on his face."Annah has a crush on Fred, had it since when she was still in school." Kate said finally.Annah expected Matt to scream and shout especially since she was in a mess now but what she did not expect was for him to smile like all of this was some funny joke."Really?" he chuckled."Yes," Kate said.In all of this, Annah was tongue-tied. She didn't know what to say because ev