Coming out of a grocery shop was Bree. She held the shopping bags in both her hands as she walked out of the shop, her eyes scanning the area for a cab. After standing lonely at the side of the road for a while with no sign of a cab approaching, she dropped the heavy bags on the floor. There was no way she could continue carrying them. They were as heavy as Ariel. Imagine carrying two Ariels for a long while. “The naughty little girl must be waiting for me now,” Bree spoke to herself. She had left Ariel all alone at home. She didn't know that she would spend so much time in the grocery shop and besides, the child was asleep when she left. She didn't want her to wake up and not see anything to eat as they had run out of foodstuffs already. She had spent over an hour in the shop and Ariel would have awoken by now. She must be so worried. “Where did all the cab go? It's not that late.”It was just past twilight and the cabs already disappeared. For one, it was unusual as cab drivers t

That was the last straw that it took for Bree to snap out of the trance she’d been in. With a burst of strength, she pushed Nary away from her and stepped back, putting some distance between them. “No, Nary. We are nothing alike. Do not say those words again. I am not like you. I am my own person, get it?” She spat. “So stop those words. We are nothing alike.”“Bree, you don’t know that. I do.”“Leave.”“My child, you can’t chase me away. You are yet to see how much I love you, how much I want us to be close to each other and tell stories together.”“I told you, Nary. I can never be like you.” Bree said, her voice firm and resolute. She shook her head, folding her hands under her chest. “I can never be manipulating, evil, and controlling like you. I’ll never put my daughter through the trauma that you put me through. I love her to death but you, you are a selfish manipulative bitch who only cares about yourself.”*pa*A sound slap resounded in the room and Bree’s head snapped to the

Bree let out a strangled gasp, her breath coming in a short sharp gasp. How had she not noticed those in her Nary’s hands? How had she not noticed that Nary was trying to make her have an attack and guess what, she succeeded. “Mommy, Mommy are you alright?” Ariel’s voice trembled as she patted her mother on her back. The child took off to her bedroom. She looked around frantically for an inhaler and her face fell when she found none. It has been a year plus sinceher Mother last had an asthma attack as she has been taking care of her health. It has been long since she saw her Mother struggling to breathe. “Mommy, I can't find any.” She tried to hold back her tears but she could feel them welling up in her eyes. She was a big girl who had to take care of her Mommy. Her Mother was already crying and it would be worse if she joined in. Right then, her whole focus was on saving her mother.“Ariel, I'll be fine. Do…don't cry, okay?”The child nodded, her little palms patting Bree’s back

After Bree came out of the room, she glanced around for any sign of Ariel. But the child was nowhere to be found. Her brows furrowed, wondering what route she took and how on earth she was going to find the girl. Honestly, she wasn't in the mood to play. She would rather lay on the bed all day and sleep but when the child wants something, she just can't bring herself to say no, especially when she looks at her with those cute round eyes. “Where did she go?” Her hands were on her waist as she looked to her left and then right. She could envision a headache coming after playing with Ariel. She took the left-hand side and started searching for the girl. She searched through every corner of the hallways in the hotel but she couldn't find her naughty child. The hotel staff stared at her like she was a lunatic while wondering what she was doing. After twenty minutes of searching for Ariel and not finding her, Bree placed her hands on her waist and stared at her watch. Her worries began

"What the fuck is this?!" Spencer yelled, his face red with rage as he slammed the files down on the table severally. The six employees in the office all cowered under his gaze, not daring to meet his eyes. His voice was like ice as he continued, "I came here this morning and what did I find? Complete incompetence! Do any of you know what you're doing?"The company was unusually quiet apart from the boss’s loud yells that filled the building. Everyone buried themselves in their works, aware of his temper. They knew the drill. Whenever the boss comes in angry, Avoid him the best you can and don’t get caught slacking off. It was an act that they had not mastered even after years. The CEO was known for dragging out his anger, taking it out on anyone and everyone in his path. Word had already spread through the company, and everyone knew to avoid him at all costs. “Who the hell wrote this proposal?” Slapping the book two more times on the table, he demanded, his tone sending shivers dow