Chapter 21…STELLA…Am pissed at Benji’s statement“just because you have all the money in world doesnt you know anything about parenting cause if you were good at being a father, Daisy would have been seeing everyday instead of only weekends” I say, I can see my words have affected Benji“yes, maybe I haven’t been a good father to Daisy that’s why I want to make sure I don’t repeat the same mistake with Zoey” he says,I go to my room and get Zoey’s teddy bear, I then go back to the living room and carry Zoey in my arms“you will go with Daddy okay” I tell her, she looks excited as she hugs me“thank you Mummy” she says, seeing Zoey been taken away hurts in ways I cant explain but I believe she also derserves to get to know her father a little more“take care of my daughter, if anything happens to her, I will cut off your head” I warn Benji pointing a finger at him“don’t worry about that, she will be fine” he says as he gets her from me, I walk them outside and wave at Zoey as the c

CHAPTER 23…BENJI…Stella and I head to the hospital as Zoey begins to cry,“does this happen on a regular basis?” I ask Stella whose eyes are already watering by now“no, Zoey doent get sick” she says touching her forehead“her temperature is raising” she says,“she will be fine” I assure her even though am worried out of my mind.Zoey suddenly begins to cough out blood, this makes me stop the car as I carry her in my arms,“Benji, there is Blood” Stella cries out, I start the car again as Zoey passes out and drive at an insane speed,. One hour later, Stella and I stand outside the ICU room as the doctors attend to Zoey, after what feels like forever with Stella crying the whole time, I follow the doctor to his office while Stella goes with Zoey and some nurses to her ward room.“I believe you are the father of Zoey Adams” the doctor begins“Zoey Edwards, am in the process of changing her last name” I say, the doctor nods“your daughter was experiencing seizures in the ICU room, I be

Chapter 25…BENJI…“did you do what I asked you to do?” I ask Garvin on a phone call“yes, but unfortunatly, there is none” he answers, I let out a sign of frustration“continue looking until we find a match for her” I say, I am then disturbed by a knock on the doctor,“keep me informed” I say and hang up the call,“come in” I say when I hear a second knock on the door, Stella walks in carrying her handbag“are you going somewhere?” I ask, she nods“please look after Zoey, Maria is with her at the moment” immediately she says this, I panick, I don’t trust Maria enough to let her stay with my daughter, she is crazy and can do anything,“okay” I answer Stella and rush to the room Zoey is in, when I barge in,I find Maria holding the tube of the drip connected to Zoey“what do you think you are doing?” I question taking steady steps towards her“nothing, what did it appear I was doing?” she asks with a sly smile, i wrap my hands around her neck“Benji” she says as she begins to choke, as

Chapter 27…STELLA…Mrs Edwards is surprisingly kind and comforting, I always thought she hated me, that she knew what I was doing the night Ben was involved in an accident and blamed me for it. Before that happened, she was like a second mother to me, I grow up by her side and was used to her. It feels good to see her acting like this around me,“thank you for coming” I say, she kisses my hair with a small smile. Benji’s phone suddenly rings and he excuses himself“when your parents told me they disowned you because you were pregnant with another man’s child, I hated you because my son loved you, I don’t know how things happened between you and Benji but am glad you kept this little girl, I want her to get better so that I can get to know her more, you know how I love kids especially my grand-kids” she says making us both chuckle,“Zoey has never had a grandmother, am sure this will make her happy” I reply remembering the way she smiled when she was happy. I need to make my move befo

Chapter 29…MARIA…When I leave Benji’s place, I call the girls to meet me at a hotel, by the time they arrive, I am already two bottles down,Even though am getting tipsy, I can still feel the anger inside of me building up even more,“don’t you think its too early to have a drink?” Maggie asks, I roll my eyes at her angry that she invited Selina. I had cut off Selina the moment she began dating Benji. The fact that they broke up doesn’t mean I want her back in my friends group“why is she here?” I ask facing Selina,“stop being a pussy, Benji and I are over, not that it concerns you anyway” she says with a roll of her eyes.“whats happening with you?” Ruby asks“I want to kill Stella” I speak knowing fully well I mean it,“calm down girl!” Maggie says,“at this point, I can help you get rid of her” Selina says drinking from her glass cup“whats gotten you so angry?” Ruby questions.I pour myself a full glass and drink it in one go before turning to the ladies,“Benji proposed marria