******
BACK IN THE CROMWELL’S MANSION***
“Angelo has been the one helping Sabrina?” Stacey said with tears still in her eyes.
“He didn’t tell me, I got to find out myself. Sabrina may not know about it, but Angelo really cares about her, so you should….”
“I should forget about him? Why should I be the one to forget about him, when I clearly met him first? He showed kindness to me first, So why should I be the one giving up on him? Why? Why!!!” Stacey yells crying.
“Stacey” Dylan said trying to touch her, but Stacey drew his hand off, before it could get to her shoulder.
“You shouldn’t have told me about this Dylan. You should’ve kept quiet like you knew nothing!!!” Stacey said and quickly leaves.
She met Mila when she was about leaving.
“Are you all right?” Mila asked, but Stacey ignores her and completely leave the room. Milia turns her gaze to Dylan.
“Why’re you looking at me?”
“Did you make her cry?” Milia asked.
“Of course not Milia. Do I look someone that can break a girl’s heart?”
“No, but your face and dimples can swipe a girl off her feet Sir. Dylan” Milia said.
“Why’re you calling me Sir. Dylan”
“Huh?”
“My Parents aren’t at home today, so you should just call me by name, we agreed to that before, remember?”
“Yeah, but your Parents might have me fired if they find out I’m addressing you by your name”.
“I should be the one addressing you as Ma. Milia, not the other way round” Dylan said and Milia laughs.
“Are you trying to say I’m old?” She asked smiling.
“You may not be old, but your old enough to be my big sis. I’m still 18, but your already in your late 20’s” Dylan said.
“Seems like you aren’t feeling unwell today. You have all the energy to talk”.
“Yeah. The pains subsided a little bit” Dylan said.
“Don’t you think you should go to the hospital, and verify why your having this countless pains” Milia said.
“I’ll be fine Mila, don’t worry about me” Dylan said, picking up a medical book.
“Your witchy fiancee isn’t coming today”
“Well I hope she dies” Dylan muttered.
“That’s too cruel Dylan”
“She’s like a tiny bone glued to my teeth and no matter what I do I can’t get rid of it”
“But she loves you Dylan”
“I rather go nake and dance on the street, than fall in love with her”.
“Your crazy” Milia said laughing, Dylan smiles.
“Milia, Can you please make me my favorite pineapple juice?”.
“You don’t have to add the word please, I’ll be back” Milia said. She roughed his hair before leaving the room.
Dylan sighs and his mind went to Stacey.
“I hope she’s ok. Maybe I shouldn’t have tell her about it, but is for the best, Angelo will never love her”.
He shakes the thought off his head.
“I should concentrate more on the exam. I have to get into med school inorder to fulfill Desmond’s dream. Thank God my brain doesn’t hurt anymore” Dylan said and continues reading.
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RESTAURANT***
There wasn’t anyone customers coming inside the restaurant to eat, so Carding used the free time he has to create a song.
“What’re you doing?” Ashely asked taking the note book from him.
“Give it back Ashely” Carding said trying to take it from her, but Ashely dodged it.
“Lemme just take a look” Ashely said, and Carding sighs, letting her have a look at the song he was writing.
“Wow, the lyrics are so darn good. Do you want to become a singer?”.
“Yes. Just give it back Ashely”.
“I can help you” She said and Carding looks at her.
“How?”
“There’s an agency I will auditioning for, next week”.
“You want to be a singer too?”.
“A rapper actually. How about we audition together as a team for the audition? It’ll be nice if a singer and a rapper merged together, right?” Ashely asked smiling.
“About that, I’ll tell Paige about it first” Carding said.
“Who’s Paige?” She asked.
“My beautiful girlfriend” Carding said smiling.
“Oh, her name is Paige?”.
“Yes”
“But is necessary for you to tell her? We’re just teaming up for the audition and nothing else, must you tell her?” Ashely said, not showing how angry she was.
“Paige and I tell each other everything”.
“That’s lame, you both aren’t married yet” Ashely said.
“It doesn’t matter, We still tell each other everything, I have talk to her about it first”.
“And what if she disagrees, are you just going to allow her spoil your dreams for you”.
Carding smiles.
“Paige isn’t that way. She also wants me to succeed in my singing career. And teaming up with you, won’t be a problem, cuz she trust me, I just want to let her know about it first” Carding said.
Ashely sighs and fakes a smile.
“Alright then, talk to her about it, so we can create a song together”
“Sure” Carding said smiling.
*Can he stop smiling, his smile is making me love him the more* Ashely said inwardly.
A customer enters the restaurant and Carding quickly went to him, and the way he smile and talked to the customer, Ashely couldn’t help but drool over him.
***
“Are you going home? Let’s walk home together” Ashely said.
Carding was about turning her down, when Paige showed up.
“Carding!” She screams excitedly, rushing to hug him, Carding also hugged her back too.
Ashely looks at Paige and Scoffs.
“What’re you doing here Paige?” He said caressing her face and Paige smiles.
“I figured out you might be done working, so I decided to drop by, so we can walk home together”.
“Aww that’s so sweet of my baby” Carding said playing with her cheeks and Paige laugh.
Ashely intentionally cleared her throat.
“Who’s she Carding?” Paige asked holding Carding’s hand.
“Her name is Ashely, we work together” Carding said.
“Hi. I’m Paige, Carding’s girlfriend” Paige said with a sincere smile.
Ashely looks at her and fakes a smile.
“We will be going ahead now Ashely. See you at work tomorrow” Carding said.
Ashely only nods.
Carding leaves with Paige, holding her hand.
“I’ve something to tell you when we get home”
Ashely could hear Carding say, as he walks with Paige.
“That’s his girlfriend?” Ashely muttered.
She glared at Paige, before taking the other part of the road.
******
STACEY’S APARTMENT***
“Stacey! Open the door, what’s going on?” Stacey mom asked from the door worriedly.
Stacey came back home crying and she has locked herself inside her room, crying loudly.
“What happened to you Stacey? Come out from your room and tell me why you crying. Stacey!” Her Mom calls hitting the door.
“Just leave me alone mom!!. I’m going to kill myself if you keep pestering me to open the door!!!” Stacey yells crying.
“Cry all you want then” Her Mom said and leaves the door.
Dylan’s words about Angelo loving Sabrina and being her helper kept echoing in her ears and it made her cry the more.
“Why her? Why Sabrina!!!!” She yells crying painful.
She got a call from Sabrina, but she ignores it.
“Is all your fault Sabrina. Is all your fault why Angelo can’t love me. You took him from you, and I’m going to make you pay” Stacey said with so much anger, as tears keeps falling down her eyes like rain.
She took her phone, she search for Sabrina’s stepdad number and without thinking she called him.
He picked after so many rings.
“Who’s this?” He asked.
“Who I’m doesn’t matter. Do you know what your so called daughter have being doing recently?”.
“You mean Sabrina?”
“Yes Sabrina. She’s being sleeping with all the guys in our school, right now she’s pregnant and looking for a way to get rid of the innocent baby in her womb”.
“What!! Sabrina is pregnant!!!”
“Yes she’s is. Don’t you think she needs to be taught a lesson for what she did”.
“Sabrina is so going to get it from me, I’m on my way back to Chicago”.
Stacey smiles devilishly and ends the call.
“You will be out of this world every soon Sabrina. Don’t pin the blame on me, the blame is on you for trying to steal what’s mine. Once your gone, I’ll have Angelo to myself” Stacey said with no emotions in her eyes.
******
SABRINA’S HOUSE***
“Aren’t you going to sleep? You keep calling Stacey over and over again” Seth said.
“I’m just worried about her. She usually pick my calls and now that she’s not, is making me worry”.
“Stacey is fine big sis. Just get some sleep, you have been working the entire day”.
“I’ll be back Seth. I’ll just check up on her” Sabrina said.
She quickly rush to the door and her eyes widened when she saw her stepdad.
“D… Dad” Sabrina stuttered and Jackson landed a slap on her face, making her bleed from her mouth instantly.
Seth got scared on seeing his dad.
Sabrina was trying to recover from the slap when Jackson landed another slap on her face, choking her neck.
“You wrenched girl. How dare you get pregnant!!!!!” Jackson yells at her.
“What’re you talking about? I’m not pregnant” Sabrina managed to speak.
“Stop lying!!!” Jackson shouted and threw her away like a stick.
Sabrina flew and landed on the wall with great force.
She winces in pain as she vomits blood from her mouth.
Jackson raised her up with her hair and Sabrina screams in pain, crying already.
“Did you possibly think I won’t found out about your movement, you shameless whore!!” He yells punching her so hard in the stomach.
“Dad, please stop hurting big sis” Seth said crying, seeing his sister all bloody.
“I’m not pregnant” Sabrina said crying.
“Stop talking!!!”
Jackson punch her severally on the tommy and face, and Sabrina couldn’t help but cry.
“I’m not pregnant, I haven’t slept with any guy before, please believe” Sabrina said crying.
Her face were filled with bruises and it was bleeding so much.
Her blood were dropping like water from a faucet.
“I have always h@tëd you Sabrina, and now you have given more reason to wipe you out of this earth!!” He screams, and designed her face with punches again.
“I’m not pregnant” Sabrina cries weakly as she could feel life draining out of her.
“You liar!!!” Jackson shouted and smashed the flower vase on her head.
And she completely lost consciousness, bleeding all over.
“Big sis!!!” Seth screams out crying.
TBC
