A sigh escaped Alfred's mouth as he stared at Ivan who laid on the bed with his eyes closed. Even in his sleep, he didn't find peace."Why would she do something as big as that?" Alfred asked Mia as he poured her a cup of coffee from the kitchen."I don't know, she just became a new person all of a sudden... It was actually pretty scary seeing her like that." She explained as she accepted the cup from his hand. "Thank you.""It's actually very strange, isn't it? What do you think that Charlie could have promised her? Could it be money? She is in a financially unstable position after all." Alfred suggested."I don't know if she can be bought with money though. But... Charlie is her childhood friend.""He is?" Alfred's eyes widened as he exclaimed.Mia responded to his question with a nod of her head. "You know I'm getting married soon right?" "Yes, I do. What about it?""My fiancé was having some spiritual problem with his dead wife so I took him to see a shaman. I also took China to

They didn't have food to eat three square meals per day, they barely got through a day with one square meal. Education was something they valued more than gold so sending him to school was their number one priority, even though they didn't have money to give him for food.He barely had any other clothes except for his school uniforms and sport wears. One shoe, one socks, one slippers for home. About two white T-shirts and one black trousers. Ever since he was little, he had been a watch freak, he loved the fact that those little bracelet things could tell the time and even do more than telling the time. He found them fascinating. Of course all his parents could afford was a toy watch but at least it could tell the time correctly. But the funny thing was, Ivan was happy. Nothing was going well for them, at times they'd starve, but he was happy.One couldn't say his life was stress free, he suffered a lot as a young kid especially when his parents were diagnosed with cancer. He wa

Mrs Andrews blinked twice. Her lashes fluttered against her skin unbelievably as the words her husband just said caressed her ears.'What? Did I hear him right? He wants to tell me about what happened to him today? When did he ever report to me?' She thought.On second thought, she disregarded all the questions that soared freely in her head as she felt he might just tell her another lie. She sat down thinking, let's just get this over with. "Jacob came around today my work place today--"The mention of the name forced her to cut Mr Andrews off. "--Jacob?" Oh how she despised that name very much.Why was her husband still meeting with the man that scammed him and delivered fake news about there being a missing heir? They had searched effortlessly for over a year, in the suburban parts of England, the rural parts too. They had traveled out of the country as well to find him but all their efforts were fruitless. She knew her husband hadn't given up on the search but hope of the boy

Just like a bird flying across the sky, summer was flying by and autumn was getting closer. Days had gone by since her first ever serious fight with Ivan and she wondered why she was feeling hurt so much when he should be the one apologizing.China lazily relaxed into one of the kitchen's chair with a sigh. She rose to her feet and sat back down again, heaving another lazy sigh.Why must my life be like this? She thought to herself. Happiness is just like the clouds to her, so beautiful and within her sights reach but yet so far away especially from her hand's reach. No matter how much she tiptoed, she was never getting any closer. "What is all this? Did I even do something wrong? I was going to tell him anyway what my plan was and besides, it is all to protect him!" Like a mad woman, she lashed out at no one but herself."How long does he plan to make me feel like the bad guy and not the victim? I am the victim!" Another loud yelling escaped her mouth. She muttered a low hiss foll

The sky grew darker over their heads. China couldn't help but to look wearily at her surroundings. Houses and shops appeared scantier and scantier until there was none in sight anymore. What is with this secluded area he is taking me to? China asked herself. If he weren't her friend or rather, if they weren't friends before, she would have believed he had had something bad planned out for her.But she still kept at alert. The only audible noises was the sound of their shoes as they kissed the earth. So many times she wanted to ask where he was taking her but she would tell herself to at least trust her friend."I'm not going to kill you." Ivan said like he had read her mind. Though it was easy to tell from the looks on her face. Her mind was like an open book placed in front of him to read easily. "What?" Her eyes landed on him as she asked him. Then her cheeks burned red with embarrassment. Was she that easy to read? Was she really wearing a scared look on her face? How could she l