All Chapters of AFTER THE FALL: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Pulling her bag behind her, Lena placed her phone on her face in a video call with Mabel, “ I just got down from the plane, Uchh! the stay in Morocco was both fun and hectic I really don't know where to start from”“ With the look on your face you look exhausted!”“ I do and I'll have to take some hours off so I can come home and freshen up, eat well and rest a little before my next flight schedule”“ Wow, I can finally accept you're the strongest among us” Mabel took a seat.Lena giggled, throwing her head backwards, “ Now I can finally get my awards” she answered and they both laughed. “ Are the girls around?”“ Nah,” Mabel shakes her head, thinning her lips. “ Angela just got hooked on a new guy and she's been having one of the best sneaky links of her life. She didn't say anything to us. I had to find out myself.”“ What? OMG! What About Vera”“ She's still on her project”“ Oh, I forgot. I’ll text our manager now and get a taxi. See you later,”“ Me too, bye!” “ Bye love” Lena e

“ Come in” he gestured, and the officer behind her pushed her forcefully. “Get in!” Lena staggered before she stood her footing by holding a nearby wall. She stood her ground and glared back at the police officer who glared back at her, pointing her with the keys in his hand.“ Have a seat!” The soft voice of the man sitting on the table calmed the atmosphere and Lena turned to him.“ Have a seat!” He gestured again. Lena stared at him for a while before taking her seat and he adjusted.“ Every evidence points to you as the mastermind of the flight drug trafficking, how can you explain that?”“ I didn't do it, I really didn't do it, I don't know why I'm being accused but what I know is I didn't do it. I never did it, It's all strange to me right now. I'm telling the truth!” Lena snapped her fists on the table, painful, with tears filling her eyes. How painful it feels to be accused wrongly.“ How can you prove that?”“ The CCTV footage was edited. I can say that for sure.”“ Are you

Lena fixed her gaze on the envelope on her hand then at Mr Stones. All her years of Hard Work gone in the twinkle of an eye. “ I don't…I mean I don't understand sir,” Lena stammered.“ It's nothing hard to understand Lena, we appreciate you worked so much to get to this position you are right now. But if you stay those passengers from that day can bring it up again, we can't face that anymore. Just accept our decision and leave, it's for the best!” He stood up from his seat, tapped Lena on the back and walked out of his office.Lena, unable to hold back her tears, burst into tears, placed the envelope on her chest and cried her eyes out. She heard whispers from outside the door but still couldn't hold her sobs, The pain was too much to bear. After years of constant study, years of focus, lack and all but now she lost it all just like that. After crying for a while she wiped her tears and stood up with the help of her underarm crutches, gently opened the door to see Sophia, Joyce and o

“ Agreed?” The female banker snapped at Lena but she said nothing.“ Do you agree or you want to sign off the papers now and we can get it over with?” The male banker beside her added.“ I agree!” Lena leaped closer holding her crutches tied, “ I agree,I'll pay up in two months.”“ Then sign this!” The female banker stretched a paper to Lena.“ What's that?” “ An IOU” she raise an eyebrow.“ Oh, okay!” Lena quickly took it from her write her IOU and Signed it. “ Done!”“ We would be back in two months time, and if….” She paused. “ Let's stop with the if…for now” she glanced at her Colleagues who nodded and they turned and left.Lena nearly collapsed where she stood after the door closed behind them, but she quickly steadied herself with her crutches. It's been one problem to another for days now and it has become too overwhelming for Lena and her wound.The sound of the door opening bought Lena from her reverie and she quickly glanced up only to see her Aunt Clara, Mabel, Vera and An

“ What do you want?” Lena asked, nervously, shocked by the way Jayden stares at her, the look on his face wasn't funny and this made her skin crawl, his brows frowned and he suddenly blinked repeatedly.“ Nothing!” he took a step backwards giving her space to breath.“ Ehmmm Excuse me, I need to use the restroom” Lena took a step to the side and rushed out of Jayden’s room. She got to the restroom, leaned her back on the wall to catch her breath and suddenly her phone rang. She pulled it out from her pocket and checked the caller Id to see Angela calling, immediately she picked it up.“ How was the interview? Where you given the job?”“ Yes, the interview went well, it was easy but then …”“ But then what?”“ It's Jayden!”“Jayden? I don't understand how Jayden got involved?”“ He’s the boss! I mean my employer”“ What? How is that possible? It's ehmmm Ehmmm….” Angela lost words.“ I'm not saying you're at fault here or anything!”“ Definitely I'm not, I just did a mistake for not ask