All Chapters of My Bestfriend’s Father: Chapter 81 - Chapter 90

BrittneyClaire's voice jolted me out of my thoughts. “Brit, where are you they're about to start the finale! Ooou, I think we'll need some crackers for this!”The box the drug was encased in kept staring at me as though it was mocking me so I grabbed it along with the two beer bottles and glasses. “I got the beer,” I say flatly as I turn the corner.Claire didn't even notice the change in my demeanour, too excited about the show. “Look, you were right, Conner's the villain! Everything you said about him plotting against his wife to get the life insurance was correct.”“Claire…”I called out softly, but she didn't hear me, too intrigued by the murder mystery showing on the TV. “Claire!” I called out loudly.Startled, she spun around, eyes wide. “Hey, what is it?” Her eyes focused on my face. “Are you okay? What happened?”“Um, I don't really know how to put this but…” I removed the drugs and showed them to her, watching every inch of her face.If I weren't paying so much attention to h

BrittneyI reacted without thinking, grabbing Samantha back towards the apartment building. “Come, come!” I urged, trying hard not to sound frantic so as not to spook her.Once we were safely behind the building walls, I reached for my phone inside my bag and dialed Andre's number, pacing up and down while I peered out towards the street, not caring if I was acting like a madwoman.If someone was watching and I would bet everything I had that they were, that means we weren't safe. I don't know who or why they would choose to watch me and Samantha but I'm not willing to take any risk.Luckily for me, Andre picked up on the second ring, sounding groggy. “Hey, Brit-”I couldn't wait for him to finish the end of the sentence, scared and panicking. “Andre I think some guys are following us. I don't… I don't know what to do.” I exhaled, my voice shaky.He went from groggy to alert in less than five seconds. “Brittney, take a deep breath. Who was following you?”“I don't know.” I exhaled in

BrittneySomeone once said, ‘There are moments in life where your life stands still. ’For a long time, I didn't quite understand what he meant but in the next few minutes, I did.After Claire walked, I wanted to follow suit, Andre encouraged me to stay behind, trying his best to call me down.“It's gonna be fine.” He coaxed. “Just give her a bit of time to calm down and she'll -”The door this time swung inwards, taking us by surprise, but instead of Claire walking in, it was a nurse.And not just any nurse, but the lady in charge of the kids’ playroom where I had dropped Samantha off.Immediately I saw her, my heart went into overdrive. “What is it? Where's Samantha?”She had a nervous look on her face that instantly made me uncomfortable. “Um, so I came down here to ask if you've got any relatives by the name of Susan because-”“Susan?” I gasped at her the pounding in my heart growing louder with each passing second. “Excuse me, what the hell is going on right now?”Wringing her ha

ClairePulling the ends of my jacket tighter around my frame, I walked even faster, my heels slapping against the sidewalk.The harsh winds of the evening breeze caught at my skin but I didn't feel it that much.My mind was hooked on the altercation I had with my father and Brittney.The sting of rejection hurt me deeply and it took everything I had not to burst into tears in the middle of the road.My relationship with my father has been somewhat strained since I grew up and was able to form coherent thoughts.Add his tumultuous relationship with my mother and it was a recipe for disaster. If she wasn't pitting me against him, then he was doing the same, and after a while, I just decided to become Switzerland.Or so I thought.More recently, I started to side with my father unconsciously even though a part of me still wanted my mother's support.I thought this would be a good idea, up until I asked the man to choose me over her and he didn't.Damn, that hurt.Spinning around suddenly

BrittneyIt's been three days.Three days of keeping my distance from the DeMarcos.Yes, both Claire and Andre have been placed on the back burner while I try to navigate my life, to figure out how it was before they barged in.And it's not been easy.Jane told me to consider this my vacation since I barely took any days off.I should use it to figure out interesting and fun things to do and keep my mind busy but I can't help it.I miss my work. I miss being busy, but most of all, it's because it would give me the luxury of not thinking about what was going on in my life, and nowadays, I have way too much time on my hands, so I chose to take Jane's advice.Because of the too short timeframe, I couldn't look for a job so I found something close.A volunteer service.And to my greatest surprise, I loved it.Maybe it was the sense of community but I started to look forward to each day.Also, it helped me establish a routine.Each day, I would drop Samantha off at school with strict instr