All Chapters of The Price Of Her Mercy: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

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Hospital Meetings

MIRAI hide. Just among the others who are seating in the waiting area. Waiting for one thing or another, then I feel a hand on my shoulder. I want to go to him, but the thought of how I treated him earlier pierce my heart. He was trying to help. In his own way.“Mira, I came as soon as you called.” “Oh Jerry, you startled me.”“I’m sorry I didn’t mean to.” He responds leaning in for a hug. “Have you seen Jackson? He’s here too. For..”“Aurora.. I know.”“We haven’t spoken since.. “Oh! I’m sure you guys will figure it out.”“Yeah. I hope.”We wait for some hours, then the nurse arrives. “Mrs Meliś?” She calls, sweeping her eyes around till I answered.“I’m here.” The few people who recognize me darted their eyes to me. “Right this way please.” She urges.“She’s stabilized and awake.” “Thank goodness!” I exhale the breath I’ve been holding.I hurry to her room, pushing the door open. I see Jackson. He sits close to her bedside with a big pink stuffed bunny on his laps. He speaks

Hurts and Bruises

MIRA Three days later. The house is quieter now. Jackson and I haven’t spoken due to me still figuring out ways to apologize or better still reveal that the divorce papers were fake. I reach for my phone that keeps buzzing on the table.“Hello.”“Good evening Mrs Meliś. There have been sightings of a young lady with the name Faye trying to flee the city borders. We want you to come with Nora to identify if she’s the one. Finally, some good news. “Okay officer. We’ll be there soon.” “Nora. She’s been caught. Faye.” “Oh!” She stares at me with wide eyes, her brows raised. “Get dressed we leave in five.” I urge.***The drive down to the station is quite. Nora’s looking outside the window, picking her finger at my given opportunity. We arrive at the station. “Are you sure you’re okay with this?”She stays quiet for a minute before speaking, “Yeah I’m good.” She unbuckles her seatbelt and moves out of the car, heading straight into the station. I exhale, checking my face briefly on t

Alone

JACKSON“Jack, Jackson.. you can’t keep doing this to me.” Aurora weeps, her voice hoarse. “I was your first love, and you.. you left me for HER.” “You shouldn’t be talking Aurora, you should be resting.”“I am resting.” “I didn’t discard you Aurora. You.. you changed after I left. No single call or text from you. It’s like you went on living your life after I left. Were you even worried about me?” I pause placing my fingers on my temple. “The inspector called. 3 out of the four people you brought in as allibis were men you slept with for three- -days-straight. How could you Aurora? Why?” “I was here, alone. Spending money and time looking for a loophole after the damage in the company. And you were out there ruining my company, while warming your bed with young boys. Who even are you?”“It was a mistake, Jackson. I was alone too and the board blamed me in your absence, and so I pivoted to pills to keep me sane. I…I drank more, partied and lived arrogantly because the one person

Letters from the heart

JACKSON“Good morning Jack. You have a letter.”“I do?? Who’s it from and why should I be interested. It’s from Nora you ass, get up. You can’t drool in your piss all day.”“Fuck off Jer. Now’s not the time.” “There’s always time for sweet jokes. You know that. Here.”To the nice man turned DADMy heart skips as I opens it. In it is a picture of us, from the hospital the first day I went there for her marrow treatment. She was so full of life, fighting like she had all the strength. So cute and innocent. No wonder Mira was willing to die for her. At this point, maybe I would too. I just couldn’t fathom the possibility of a child like this being kidnapped and hurt. My mind took me back to Faye. Mira was right. It was all my fault. All these happened because me.I pull out the letter. But shove it back into the envelope. My mind wonder about what they are going through without me. I feel like a scumbag, a total stranger in my own skin. I don’t want to pack my property out of the mans

New news

JACKSONI check the time on the gold wristwatch wrapped around my wrist, my heart beating like I’d just finished a marathon. It’s exactly 12 noon. I wait in my car, my eyes sweeping the whole environment for any signal that might give away the texter. Anything odd. Out of the ordinary. My phone vibrates. It’s them. “Come into the cafe. Walk slowly.”As I walk towards the cafe, I see Mira with another man. It hasn’t been a minute since the incident and she’s already running around. My heart clips, my jaw clenches. I put my shades on, moving to the cafe through the back entrance. She doesn’t have to see me. If she’s enjoying herself in this whole situation. So be it.The cafe is filled with people. Young and old alike. Some are happy, sad, and alone. Each with their burden to bear. The booth is oddly comfortable. The leather is soft. Not the local kind of soft. The comfortable kind. I pull out my phone from my pocket, awaiting the stranger's message. Suddenly, a damsel approaches my ta

Tea or coffee?

MIRA I pick up my phone. A message from Jeff lays quietly on the screen.“Tea or Coffee?”I smile. Nothing in me wants to leave the house. My legs feel heavy and I my stomach growls every single moment it gets the chance to. But I can’t say no to tea from a handsome gentleman. Jeff seems kind. And right now, I could use positive distractions in my life.“Tea.” I text back. Jeff has invited me to a party he’ll be attending. He acknowledged the host as a long-time friend and since his mother is getting better now, there’s no reason at all to shy away from some drinks and dancing. “Nora!” I yell, but there’s no response. I walk up to her room. She’s sleeping with one leg on the bed, another on the floor. I arrange her properly on the bed, covering her with a blanket. A dirty sock is on the table, her backpack on the floor, with books scattered around. Pictures of her in school lay on the floor. I resist the tears that burn behind my eyes. I know she misses school, but she needs to be

Together again

MIRAA few hours later, we head out to Jackson’s. As we arrive, Jerry leads me and Nora into the house. It’s painted white, like a psychic house. No paintings or portraits like the ones in the mansion. How is living in a place like this? No life, just silence. “His room is just by the right.” Jerry mutters, "You two can go up to see him.”“Dad?” Nora yells, running to him. He’s on his chair, working with his laptop on the table.He inhales, eyes widening. A sudden wave of happiness appears on his face. He grabs her and hugs her, for a moment, my heart warms, seeing them together again. “Hey doll. How’re you?” “Now that I’ve seen you. I’m good.”“I’m glad.” I watch both of them discuss about god-knows-what. Laughter fills the air. Nora explaining what the house is like these days, with security guards crawling around the house. It’s not my fault. Really. I don’t want to weep like I did. It wasn’t a pleasant experience. My heart tugs at the sight of his shirtless body on the bed. I r

Risky plans

MIRAIt’s the day of the party. Two boxes, alongside bouquets of flowers lay innocently on my doorstep. Both has little sticky notes on them. One’s from Adrian, the host of today’s event. It’s red color. Long flay with a height thigh slit at the side. An overly open chest. I’m sure he knows my favorite color is red and so he doesn’t hesitate to send an expensive dresses in red. Only now, I can see him for the snake he is.The other, is from Jeff, my date. Royal blue, with hard diamonds all around the neck and sleeves. The sleeves are transparent making the diamonds sit on my skin. I pull off my wedding ring and place it on the table. I pick the blue dress. I’m not in the business of giving Adrian what he wants. Not anymore. The neckline reveals less cleavage unlike the red. The red dress had my whole tits outside and I spot Adrian trying to play a dangerous game, but this time, I’m ahead of him.I put on a little makeup. Pack my hair up in a messy bun and hold it with just a single pi

At death’s edge

MIRAI arrive at the hospital. Cassidy’s already there. My stomach rolls at the sight of her sobbing in Jerry’s arms. I release my tightened grip from the steering wheel. I kill the engine, watching my chest rise and fall from breathing too fast. I storm out of the car slamming the door behind me.“It was her. Aurora she did this. I saw her.” She sniffles, holding my hands. She sobs, the moment she meets my gaze. “That’s enough Cass!” I mutter, pulling my hand from her grip, rubbing my temple. “What are you doing here?” I continue “I’m sorry.. I’m just trying to help.”“Well.. I’m sure the nurses are doing that.. you can leave.” I snap“I’m not your enemy Mira. Don’t even get get me started on how you threw him away when you were looking for your kid. Now you’re all here pretending to care.”“I’m sor.. pretending? I respond breathlessly, heart racing.“Yes.. I’m the one who exposed Adrian. The same Adrian that you cozied up to when it benefited you alone. Setting Jackson aside for y

SOFT MOMENTS

MIRAAs I drive back to the mansion, it begins to drizzle. I tune the radio in my car and the news come on.. ‘Jackson Meliś collapses all of a sudden. What could be the problem? Is he sick, is he stressed, we don’t know. As of 8:48 he had been taken to the emergency room. We still have no news about his condition or if he’s even still alive.’ “Really? I huff. No wonder Jackson hates the media. In his words, they never waste an opportunity to bring people down. I turn the radio off. My heart thumping. What will I tell Nora. (Flashback)I peep out the glass door and Adrian is yelling at Cassidy. Her knuckles turned white due to how much it clung to the suitcase. He kept on screaming, barking at her for god-knows-what reason. She stayed calm regardless, her jaw tightened. She adjusted her glasses on the bridge of her nose, her eyes facing down. After a few moment, he walked away, leaving her eyes filled with tears. “What’s that about?” I whisper. HmmSeconds later.. A knock. It’s Cas

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