AINA***It was finally the day of the court proceeding for Nik’s custody case. I knew he was a bit anxious though he tried not to show it. But I didn’t know why he was even nervous, I knew he would win the case. I got into the car with him and Manolo. Manolo looked very nervous and he was doing a bad job of hiding his own anxiety. Nik noticed of course, that was just how observant he is, nothing ever passes his keen eye. It was one of the things I loved about him. I instantly paused as I had that thought. Nik began to ask Manolo what the problem was and I tuned them out.I tried to think about what I just said to myself. Did I just say loved? I mean liked. I couldn’t possibly love Nik. It was too soon for that, we had just started trying out having a real relationship. Or maybe it wasn’t too soon because I had known him for longer than that. We’ve spent the past few months living and working together. I felt closer to him than anyone in my life, which wasn’t saying much because I bas
NIKAELEON***After the car had finally stopped rolling, it took several minutes to recover from the disorientation. When I tried to move my arm, I groaned as pain shot through my arm and I discovered that it was somehow sprained, though the damage seemed to be minimal. My first priority was Aina and my baby. We had both been wearing seat belts, so no one had been too seriously thrown about or hurt. But the force of the rolling car had been too jarring. I was able to remove my arms from around her even though it hurt, then I touched her everywhere I could, trying to make sure she wasn’t bleeding or hurt severely unknowingly to me.“I’m okay, Nik. Are you okay?” She asked me.“I’m fine.” I replied to her.The privacy screen was up so I didn’t speak cautiously because even if the driver was still alive, he wouldn’t be able to hear us, just in case he wanted to finish us off. I didn’t feel the pressure on the door that would have been there if we had fallen into the water beneath the bri
URIEL***I was so fidgety when I woke up. It wasn’t even because of the custody case, it wasn’t because the house was really quiet either. Though I hated how silent it was, I had gotten used to it the past few days. Connor was gone to who knows where, and Sophia was with Nik. After showing up at Nik’s house unexpectedly, I did my best to appear calm and accepting of him and that pretentious skank that he was with now. I hated them both but I needed Nik to have a reason to at least give me partial custody of my daughter. If he thinks that I’ve changed or that I won’t cause any trouble for them, then he won't take my daughter away from me. But just in case, I had a back up plan in place to get my daughter back, and that was why I was so restless.My phone pinged and I already knew who it was before I even picked the phone up. Well, technically I didn’t know the person per say, but we had been in contact for a few days.‘Everything is set for today. Go early to the court house, we’ll ma
NIKAELEON *** Uriel's eyes widened as she realised that she had just exposed herself and whatever conspiracy she was involved in. I can’t believe she would be involved in something like this. Did she really hate me so much that she would plan to kill me? And here I was thinking that she had changed or at least that she was trying to change, not knowing that she was planning something even worse than what she had done before. Panic flashed across her features, but she quickly tried to regain her composure, grasping at straws to come up with an explanation. No matter what she said, it was too late to salvage the situation, it was obvious that she was guilty. "I... I have my sources," she stammered, her voice trembling. "I happened to stumble upon some information, and I got worried. I didn't mean to cause any trouble." My eyes narrowed as I saw through her pretentious attempts to deceive me. The anger within me burned like a wildfire, fueled by the betrayal I had just endured. I tigh
NIKAELEON***“I can’t believe Uriel would do something like that.” Aina said as we both got into the car.I was driving, Manolo would ride back home in the motorcycle he came with, and the guards would follow behind us in their own car. They arrived while the session was being held.“Me either. I knew her calmness was just an act, but I didn’t expect her to take it this far. I just thought she was trying to remain in Sophia’s life by pretending to be accepting. Who knew she was just trying to lull us into a false sense of security so she could carry out something so nefarious. And she put Sophia’s life at risk. What if I hadn’t left my daughter at home. Imagine if she was in the car with us?”“It’s crazy, really. I was terrified during the accident, I can’t even imagine what Sophia’s reaction would have been. She would have been scarred for life.” Aina said, and she was right.No child would come out of something like that without some form of trauma. Sophia was too young for that ki
NIKAELEON***“We need to talk, Nik. That’s why I’m here.” She replied to me and I nearly chuckled at the audacity she had to show up at my house to demand an audience with me.“We have nothing to talk about, Uriel. Or rather, I have nothing to talk about with you even though you may have something to say. I have no interest, nor do I have the time or patience to listen to whatever nonsense you want to say to me. So leave before I have you arrested for trespassing.” I said to her.“You can’t do that.” She said and I scoffed.“You have no idea what I’m capable of, Uriel. I suspect it’s the reason why you dare defy me so often.” I said to her. “If the police come, I’ll just tell them that I came to see Sophia and you denied me entrance. It will look bad on you while the custody case is still being deliberated on by the court.” She said.I was about to tell her to go fuck herself when Aina put a hand on my forearm. I turned to look at her and she didn’t need to speak to communicate her
AINA***I led Sophia away and she followed me, her tiny hand clutching onto me tightly.I took her to my room and sat down on the bed with her in my lap. I put her small hand on my tummy.“I have a baby in my tummy now.” I said and her eyes widened in surprise and childish delight.“You swallowed a baby?” She asked incredulously and I burst into startled laughter.“Oh! Heavens no! I can’t swallow a baby, I’m not a cannibal. The baby is growing in my tummy.” I said to her and there was a look of childish wonder in her eyes.“Babies grow in tummies? I thought they were sent from heaven by storks, I watched that in a cartoon. All the animals were on a train and when it was time for them to have babies, the birds carried the babies in white cloth and dropped them off one by one in the mummy and daddy’s cages.” Sophia said and I laughed again.I definitely wasn’t having the talk on where babies come from with her. It had been awkward when my own mother had ‘the talk’ with me, and I wasn’t
NIKAELEON***“And I also wanted to apologise for the scene I caused, it wasn’t my intention to let Sophia know that you’re my baby’s father. I just wanted to get her mind off seeing you both fighting so I told her I was having a baby and showed her the sonogram. When she asked me who the baby’s father was, I just replied without thinking and then she bolted out here to tell you before I could stop her.” Aina explained.“It’s fine. I know you didn’t have an ulterior motive for telling her, and I could see the look on your face when she ran here with the sonogram, I knew it was just a mistake and I don’t blame you for it. In fact, I think I’m relieved, I’ve been thinking of a way to tell Sophia that she would have a sibling soon, wondering how she would react. Now I know that I was just worried for nothing.” I replied to her.“Yeah, she’s so excited to be a big sister. She has already told me in detail all the things she plans to do, and by the way, she says she wants two siblings, one