"Can I.... Kiss you?" he asked for permission watching her intently as he slowly bent his head more moving his lips closer to hers. Taner was so mesmerised that she nodded absentmindedly. Getting the permission he needed he immediately smash his lips on hers. He first peeked her as if having a taste, then he kissed her slowly savouring everything and printing her lips in his brain. She opened her mouth to say something and he took that chance to slide his burning hot tongue inside her mouth. Immediately his tongue touched hers, all rationality left her as she unintentionally responded to his kiss. He deepened the kiss, kissing her passionately and slowly savouring the taste. He sucked on her lower lips before doing same with the up. One of his hand held the back of her head while the other hugged her waist pressing her to his body. She didn't know when she hugged his neck and responded to his kiss, kissing him back in the same rhythm. She couldn't stop the moan that escaped her lips but still continued kissing him as if she was charmed. His hands started roaming her body and he slowly gripped her ass deepening the kiss more. Feeling his grip on her butt, her rationality came back and she started struggling to be free. He finally broke the kiss as he rested his head on her forehead staring intently at her. The both of them breathing heavily as they stared at each other intently.

Fake love by Drake started playing.

Taner quickly rushed to pick up her phone. Jiseok was slightly disappointed as he stood there watching her. 'Damn person interrupting us'. He cursed.

"Okay I'll be there now". Taner said happily to the person on the phone. She happily turned to him, "That was doctor Kang, he just called to inform me that they were about to start the operation". She smiled brightly before gathering her things preparing to go.

"Give me five minutes to tidy up and I'll go with you". Jiseok smiled already grabbing all the necessary things and putting it in his suitcase.

"I don't want to bother you, you seem pretty busy here I'll just go on my own".

"Your business is my business from now on, remember you are now my fiance, what kind of fiance will I be if I allowed you to go through this difficult time on your own?" he said firmly leaving no room for argument. Taner sighed in defeat and agreed.

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Central Florida Hospital

" See aunty I told you I have complete faith in my bestie". Mia smiled proudly. Hangup looked at her shocked, 'She's so shameless... Hmm.... I love it', he silently thought.

"Now aunty, uncle is gonna be just fine, all we have to do is wait for him to wake up". Mia smiled brightly. Jiwoo nodded in agreement. "Have you called Taner?"

"Yeah she said she would be here any moment from now".

"Hey guys". Taner rushed to them. "Have doctor Kang started the operation?"

Everybody stood there shocked to see a man walkng calmly towards them. He was wearing a navy blue suit, a white shirt and black tie neatly ironed, a pair of black expensive leather shoes, a very expensive gold wrist watch. His long shoulder length black sleeky hair was combed backwards neatly. His mesmerising pair of foxlike deep ocean blue eyes was staring at down with no emotion. His beautiful straight eyebrows raised upwards,with his straight pointed nose, kissable pink lips and defined jaw that can cut through paper. His aura was like that of a devilish king. As he walked closer to them, everyone was fawning and looking at him with dreamy eyes.

"I'm I dreaming?" Hangul asked dumbfounded. "Someone pinch me to wake me up from this dream". He was shocked beyond believe.

"Ouch!"

"You said someone should pinch you". Mia said as a matter of fact. He only glared at her before he stared questioning at the man causing all the commotion.

"Taner who is this man?" Jiwoo couldn't help but ask her as she noticed the man intense and unwavering gaze on her daughter.

"Hahaha.... Hmmm... Hey look the lights off". Taner laughed awkwardly and breathe relief as Doctor Kang came out walking towards them. Jiseok raised his eyebrows staring at her for her poor attempt in changing the topic. Feeling his gaze, Taner peered at him, immediately their eyes met she quickly looked elsewhere feeling edgy and nervous. She unconsciously touched her lips as she remembered their intense moment. Jiseok smirked, satisfied still staring at her.

"Please only family members should follow me to my office". Doctor Kang said smiling at Taner before walking away.

"I hope there is no problem". Jiwoo said scared.

"Well only one way to find out".

Power. Just five letters that we all want it and yearn for it. Some can kill just to have these powers. Powers can make us or destroy us. If it falls in the wrong arms, then we are doomed. Power is great but can destroy us. Some are born with it while others kill to have it. What will you do?

He's a mega millionaire and a secret detective. She's a girl who has something deep in her that many can kill to have. All her life, Taner is from an average family and works hard for herself and her family, but faith always seems to play a dirty joke at her. Her dad suddenly has cancer and they lost everything they had in just one day. Kim Jiseok is a cold hearted and emotionless business tycoon. Due to losing his mother at a young age, he became cold and shut everyone out except his brother, Kim Jiho (Jimmy), a famous popstar, his friend Lee Hangul and uncle, Su Woo bin. Due to being in the wrong place at the wrong time she became a suspect in a case handled by Jiseok. 
But there's a deep dark secret about Taner and a man after her. Due to the rumours about him, Jiseok asks Taner to be his fiancée. 

"Why should I agree to date a devil like you?" Taner asked staring at him surprised by his sudden request. 

"If you agree to be my fiancée, I'll pay your dad medical fee and all your debts". Jiseok replied smiling slyly. "I know you have just one week to save your dad, so what's your answer?" he smirked watching her expression. "I'm giving you 24 hours to make your final decision". 

Will Taner be able to save her dad before it's too late? Will she discover the secret or will it be too late? Who's after her?

P. S: this is my first story. I am open to any suggestions from you. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited.
Please remember review, vote and rate the story.

November 1st, 1941. Only one month before United States inters war, Zeol has made many connections during this time as his companies grew big so was his reputation as far as going to decide who should be elected and who should not in Florida, Zeol also establish a new city ( Rockside) where Hollywood should have been established, it made it easy for him to bring all his companies together in one place and with companies came their workers increasing the small population of Rockside which in return helped in fast growth of Rockside from a new city into a large industrial and capital city of Florida with population over 5000000 plus, highest of all cities in Florida. Zeol thought the idea of creating a new city last year when he meet with the members of Wayne family in Gotham city about the current European War and should United States join in and was given a chance to learn about how Wayne family members established this town after Civil War and how this helped Wayne industries in copping with difficult times and government pressures.
To control Rockside city completely Zeol had invested in newspapers cooperations, movie industries, donated large sums of money to  police departments and invested in public sectors including the opening of Rockside Central Bank. Zeol eliminated any family that tried biting his interest or were threat to him in Florida including some big consortiums such as Rockefeller and Morgan it did create some misunderstandings and problems but their isn't anything that money can't solve.
Aley also visited him twice in Florida during past five months and brought a good news with her, they were able to open a diplomatic chanel with Themyscira on Paradise island after a lady kryptonian showed her powers to Queen Hippolyte of Amazonians by defeating their General Antiope, the channel was open on only one condition that no man should come on Paradise Island as it was governed by Aphrodite's Law, which declared that the Amazons would be immortal as long as no man set foot on their island, the scientists also found many objects which were same in nature as the barrier protecting them, the Amazonians called this energy as Devine energy.
The scientists discovered that the people or so called God's by the Amazonians who used this energy were very similar to the Kryptonians with small differences such as Kryptonians harness the solar energy to increase their strength and the God's produced this energy through their cells to do miracle but couldn't use their powers to enhance them self, they also found that the princess of Themyscira Princess Diana also produced this type of energy but the quantity of energy produced was very little.
The engineering department also found a trident guarded by a large octopus or Kraken as written in Themyscira's literature it was discovered due to a mining robot being sucked in an underwater whirlpool and that military was currently making plans for defeating the Kraken and obtaining the trident,The population of Tristan da Cunha also increased to 1000 and in United Kingdom the military also gained 17 ministers that supported the independence of Tristan da Cunha and that Prime Minister Churchill had approved the independence movement of Tristan da Cunha and were waiting for the signature of British Crown to sign the treaty of independence. 
Victor his arm's dealer man also brought him many good news the AF-40s and Traq Tank's he developed were selling like hot potatoes in European markets but the biggest buyer of his arm's and tanks were not European countries but the United State Army, the ER7 bombers plane's that were in their testing period were also in high demand in Europe and his shipyard also got a order from US navy for 2  destroyers.
Zeol plans for the penetration of the US economy was going perfect he obtained 30% stake in Panama canal, his Techno company covered 70% of the market share of US technology market and he had many people in important positions that depend on his donations to maintain their posts throughout United States this also helped Zeol in promoting preferential trade policies that were in favor of Tristan da Cunha if he shifted his business to Tristan da Cunha from US.

This is a story of a earthling reincarnated in the DC universe in the Royal family of Krypton, see how he fight with those who are after his family and reclaim his rightful place as the King of Kryptonians
I do not own any DC characters they are own by DC comic's, I just own my OC's

(Narrator)It Was Monday, June 12, The first day on the job...
I'm so nervous..I finally got a job at the best hospital in florida! What if I mess up...what if.. I-
(Chief) Hey, Mike! My newest recruit! How do you like the hospital?
(Mike) Amazing! It so big! So..what do I do first?
(chief)Well, since its your first time here, Olivia  will help and show you around! She'll also teach you on what your job here is going to be.
(Mike) Well I'd love to meet this Olivia.
(Chief)Don't get high hopes.Shes a Feisty one.
(Mike) Oh sure. I've delt  with girls who are feisty.I'm fine.
(Chief)Alrighty then but dont get distracted.
(Mike)Distracted from what?
Oh My....Wow...

Today is the fourth day and there has been no change in Geeta's condition. I saw Master da coming to the hospital today and meeting with the doctor. I called Vikash up and we both entered the doctor's chamber.
  
The doctor on seeing me replied "Oh well, I was about to call you two. It's good that all 3 of you are gathered here at the same time. I have some important news to share with you."

Master da sternly looked at the doctor and asked "What is the matter?"

The doctor replied "We have been keeping a close tab on the child, but there seems to be some issue. We went through the child's medical condition and had a word with the Aunt when she was first admitted, about medical history."

Vikash asked the doctor what was he trying to imply.

The Doctor replied "I believe this is not the first time the child has been through such serious trauma. Looking at the child's condition, I am willing to bet my career that this child has been in coma previously too."

Master Da asked  "How sure are you? What exactly makes you come to this conclusion?" 

The Doctor replied "I am absolutely sure. MRI scans reveal the extent of trauma or injuries borne by the child's body in the past, most of which are still healing. But the problem is when I asked for the medical history of the child from the guardians, they outrightly denied. As a matter of fact, it feels like the Aunt is suffering from denial syndrome."

"I don't understand. What are you trying to say?" I replied.

Master Da explained to me that "It is a defense mechanism implemented by a person, in which they suppress the existence or memory of an incident or the event which is extremely painful or traumatic for the individual. This is mostly treated through medications or hypnosis."

He replied that "Every now and then she keeps talking about someone and keeps saying that you were dead once, and you came back to life, you cannot die again. I tried to coerce the truth out of her but every time she tries revealing something it does not make sense. What I have come to infer  from her gibberish is that she is probably trying to communicate about the child being in a coma once before and having survived it."

We left the doctor's chamber and I turned to Master Da and Vikash, "The only thing I can think of right now is that all these gibberish being an act by aunty to cover up whatever she has done to Geeta. No matter how much she pretends to love her, after what I saw the other night, I am never going to trust her."

Master Da also agreed to what I said and left for home. Vikash and I went back to Geeta's room and found uncle and aunty sitting next to her. I told uncle that I am going home and will be back later in the evening. Saying this we left Hospital.

As I reached home I thought about catching up on the journal a bit more. However, it dawned on me that I will have to spend the night in the hospital again so I opted for a nap instead. I woke up late in the evening and had a late lunch again. I reached the hospital at 6 o'clock.

Aunty didn't say much and left the hospital once I reached there. 

Uncle asked me "Son you have done enough for Geeta. I think you should go home and take rest."
I replied "It's a fine uncle. I am just doing this for a friend and besides, in another week I will have to report to the boarding school. Until then, I will try to help you as much as I can. You should also rest uncle."

He didn't say much, he went to the corner of the room and sat on the couch. I took out the diary and continued reading the next entries. 

10th March 1992

Today we had our last exam and it was my favorite subject Social Science. I was excited because the day after tomorrow my dad is coming to see me and we are going to Purulia for a vacation. It has been 2 months since I've seen dad. After the exam, I saw Monica in a very happy mood. I asked her how was her exam and she replied that Aarohi has guided her very well and she was able to answer all the questions. I was happy at Monika's answer. After our exam, there was an announcement in our class. It was our principal who announced that on the 26th of March there is going to be a selection for the school sub-junior basketball team. A team of 10 players would be selected who will be trained by our PT instructor. We will be representing the school at the district level and if we win, our school will be one of the top 3 teams representing the district at the state level. During this whole tournament, we will be headhunted by sports agents from the Sports Authority of India, and the talented players will get the opportunity to train with the professionals in S.A.I. Training School and will represent the nation for Youth Olympics which will be taking place in Space Coast Florida 2 years from now in 1994. I was very thrilled by this news and wanted to go for the tryouts. But that would mean cutting short the vacations my dad had planned for us.

11th March 1992

I was woken up at 4 o'clock by Aarohi. She told me that we were going out to Dakshineshwar Kali Maa temple to offer prayers. We left home at 6 o'clock, it was a 1-hour drive and by 7 o'clock we reached our destination. Uncle and aunty went ahead to the temple to offer prayers. While talking to Aarohi, I came to know from her that they come to this temple every year to offer prayers for their youngest brother who died the day he was born. She also told me that her brother would have been still alive had their grandmother not constantly bullied and taunted aunty for a male heir. I was not sure what she meant by that, so she explained that after Aamaya didi, Garima and Darika were born, grandma started pestering aunty for a male child. Uncle's tried everything in his power, which also included getting in touch with an Occultist. They were finally blessed with the son, but something happened and one fine day they lost him. It really did a number on Aunty's mental health. It was a very difficult time for the entire family. Aarohi also told me that a few of the neighbors say that on that day, it was not just one but 2 children from the Banerjee family lost their life. However, she is not sure how much of that is true and none of the family members talk about it. 

**** For once, I felt sorry for aunty.  It was nearing the 21st century and there are some people who still think that only having a male heir would mean the continuation of a stupid bloodline. I am really lucky that my parents were evolved and never harbored such illogical norms. But does that justify what aunty was doing to Geeta every day? I had no answer to this.  ****

12th March 1992

I woke up at 6:00 a.m. and was eagerly waiting for dad to arrive. Uncle told me to keep my bags ready as I have to leave for Purulia with dad once he arrived. At around 11 o'clock dad arrived with his usual Army convoy. Uncle told me that Aarohi and Aamaya didi would also be going with us to Purulia for vacation. I was overjoyed by the news that my sisters would also be going with me on this vacation. I would be missing Monica. During our journey, I told dad about the basketball selection that is going to happen on the 25th of March. Dad got very enthusiastic about these tryouts and encouraged the three of us to go for it. I told dad that although I was very much interested, I didn't know how to play basketball. As we were sitting on the back seat, Dad turned around and said if that's what' bothering us then we need not worry. He will ask Lt. Sagar to train us. He plays basketball for the national team and has just been Commissioned to the Indian Army. I voiced my doubt that whether Sagar sir would be able to prepare us before the tryouts, and dad replied that if we follow everything that he tells us to do we can be the best. We reached Purulia at 9:00 p.m.

13th March 1992

I was in for a surprise today morning. After we had a hearty breakfast, dad picked up the phone and made a few calls. Dad told us that there are two surprises in store for us. And one of them was especially for The Three Musketeers. I ask how did he know that we call ourselves "The Three Musketeers" and got the reply that he is my dad and he will always know everything. At around 9 o'clock I saw someone entering our house through the main gate. It was a boy and along with him was Monica. When she came near she introduced me to her brother Joe, about whom she mentioned in her speech and who was studying in Sainik school. Her brother didn't wait much, he shook hands with dad, and left saying that he had some work to do and would come later in the day to pick up Monica. I told his brother that he need not worry and that we will drop her home in the evening. Monika told me that her dad owns the house next door and during the vacations, all the family members gather here for a week. After half an hour Lt. Sagar came and started training us.


***** Oh My God !!! I don't believe this, I had actually met Lt. Col. Banerjee. The man whom I desperately wished to meet was actually in front of me and I was so busy with my selfish stuff that I didn't bother to talk or get to know him.  How can you be so stupid Joe? You are an idiot. I could not help but feel extremely frustrated with myself at my stupidity and had the urge to bang my head against the wall in remorse. I actually met all of them for real and now I don't recall anyone because I didn't pay attention at that time. But I definitely recall not seeing Aunty or any of the girls that day. ******

14th March 1992

Lt. Sagar ordered us to be on the basketball court by 6:30 in the morning. Monica also wanted to get trained by him so she was also on the field at that time. The first thing Sagar sir did was to order his orderly to treat the four of us with a glass of milk each. He said that this is special and will help us get strong. As I took a sip, it felt like raw eggs were mixed with the milk and we nearly puked. When I asked him about my suspicion, he confirmed it. We had to finish the glass of milk, which we did pinching our noses and then our training began. We had 3 breaks and training continued till 3 o'clock in the afternoon. We were very exhausted. Aamaya didi got angry at Sagar sir for his harsh training and retaliated by saying "We are not in the army and we are normal human beings." In reply, Sagar sir calmly questioned, "So you mean to say that the people who join the Army are some kind of superheroes? We are not, we are normal human beings just like you or anybody else, and besides what training you underwent today is nothing compared to the training the coaches at the Sports Authority of India would be giving you. If you really want to get selected for the tournament and make your parents proud, you need to put your heart and soul into this training and your chances will be better with this strict regime. You are not just participating in the tryouts, you want to make it to the team. Do not forget your goal."

*****I liked the way Sagar sir gave these kids structure and plan for their dreams. I remember going through a similar regime during my training days too. I continued reading the next entries. *****

20th March 1992

As usual, our training continued. Our extraordinary diet of milk with the raw eggs continued too. Sagar sir told us that he is going to teach us a very important lesson today. We came to know that he has asked 2 of his colleagues from the army to come and play a match with us. Dad also joined the match. One of them was a tall fair guy who was probably 5'10'' and the other was a well-built guy of similar height as my father. The well-built guy kept using a word which I figured might be a slang. Later on, I asked dad about it and he told me the literal word meant 'greasy'. However, I should not be saying that word in front of others lest they would consider it offensive. Sagar sir told us that the four of us will be playing against the 4 of them. We were shocked, considering that the 4 of them were much bigger, faster and better than us. We stood no chance against them. We played with them for about 45 minutes, and we lost. After the game, Dad asked the 4 of us to sit down on the field and asked us what did we learn from the match, and Aamaya di replied that we were hopeless. My father replied, that he doesn't think we were hopeless, considering the fact that Aarohi and Monika were the only 2 members of our team who scored, and the reason they could score was that they were fast and they had moves. Always remember something, basketball is a game of speed and skill.    

*****I continued reading through the chapters. Over the remaining days, Lt. Sagar trains them extensively and one of the entries also stated that he taught the 4 children how to score a point from the central line. 
Even though it was a difficult task, among the four of them, Monica and Arohi had been his favorites and has shown great promise. Both of them could score the three-pointers with as much ease as professionals. 
Wow!!! I never knew Monica knew how to score a 3 pointer. This officer had also taught them a few good habits. 
Abhinu writes that whenever they start a match they were taught to go the center of the field, touch the central line with both their hands and bow down and touch their forehead to the ground to seek blessings from Mother Earth and pay their respects to the game. This was a very nice and very familiar practice he taught them all. 
Wow!!! now I remember, this was the same move, Geeta did the day we played basketball. Does that mean this Aarohi and Geeta are the same person. *****

How would you react if you find out about someone who is being forced to live a life against their own will? A destiny that was supposed to be fulfilled, but circumstances and the people around her would not let her have that life. Know that the someone being referred to is only 11 years old.

What would you do, if you come to know about the reason behind it? Would you jump in risking everything you love just to make sure the child is well protected or would you let time take its course and let the child suffer?

Joe has been in the police force for about 3 years now, having seen lots of sadistic creeps and criminals during his career. But this case was different and personal. This case has been giving him nightmares since he was in the 9th standard. He cannot forget the happy smile of Geeta and the friendship band she tied on his wrist when he met her for the first time. Back then Geeta was only 11 years old, and Joe was 15. 
There was always this mystery and secrecy surrounding her. Her general demeanor and attitude always raised questions in his mind
and forced him to consider that there is definite oddness about her which he cannot figure out.  All his attempts at trying to get to the bottom of this seem to be thwarted by the walls and people keeping Geeta hidden

Why is Geeta not allowed to leave her home?
Why is she never left alone by her family?
Where are her parents?
Despite that happy smile of hers, why could not he stop feeling that she was surrounded by sadness?
Was there more to Geeta than what meets the eye?
Will he be able to figure out Geeta's secret?


Follow the chapters to know this story about Geeta.
(This story is based on a real incident)

Narration will be through the eyes of Joe and a diary of Geeta, and various characters who will be introduced throughout the story.

One night Liam and I were driving it was very quiet out I told Liam it's too quiet let's go home  he didn't listen to me and before I knew it we were being pulled over by the police. Liam told me he was going to jail but he wouldn't be in jail long. Liam gave me all his money  and I took a taxi back to my motel room. When I got there I crawled into bed and cried myself to sleep when I awoke my phone was ringing and it was Liam he told me how to get an account set up so he could talk to me. and I did I what he told me to do. I leave my motel room and I end up staying with one of his friends and his friends wife for 3 days and I am trying to stay away from a 16 year old girl who I thought was 18 and she kept popping up everywhere I was then all of a sudden a black Nissan pulls up and I am kidnapped by 2 men and the 16 year old girl I used to hang out with I was taken to Orlando Florida and held hostage there for a week . I was tortured I was raped,beaten,tied up, and starved for the whole week. Then I was transferred from Orlando back to Sanford Florida Where I was taken to Goldsboro and was locked in a house being raped,beaten,shot up with drugs,burned alive over a gas stove.I went to the hospital and the police but they didn't do anything about it. I was 3 months pregnant when all this happened and I lost my son due to the torture I had endured. I was being shuffled around from house to house and I didn't know why. I was so scared all I did was cry every night. I tried to tell Liam when I got the chance to talk to him that something was wrong but I couldn't because I had my attackers around me holding guns at me and when they felt I was going to say something they snatched the phone I just hoped he understood that something was wrong and would try to come find me. Then On September 13,2018 I was pushed in front of a truck by the girl I was trying to stay away from and I died I was put on a ventilator and suffered tremendous injuries I was in a coma my face was disfigured, I fractured my left Shoulder ,I shattered both of my ribs,and I punctured my lungs,and I had kidney and liver damage. I wasn't supposed to live.

Hello. I am Ray Teluki (Tell-U-Key) .I live in a world where on your 16th birthday, you find out how far your soulmate is away from you. I am 16 and have no family. I live in an abandoned building in Miami Florida, and survive off of money people drop on the streets, and I also have a pet cat named Kay. I never went to school, my parents could never afford it, we couldn't even own any entertainment like tablets or televisions, so we went on walks. One day as we were walking our normal route back to our house, we had to cross the street. I didn't look both ways, so I didn't see the car that was going to hit me if I had walked forward. My parents did the same thing , both thinking the other wasn't going to do what one of them was doing, and pushed me to the other side of the road. Unfortunately, the car didn't slow down and hit my parents. They were treated in the hospital, but as I said, we were poor and couldn't afford the hospital bills. They both died later that week, and I didn't want to be put up for adoption, so j ran away. My life just got worse after that, I wasn't able to afford food, I lost the house, but one thing cheered me up. I found my cat, Kay. We eventually found the abandoned house and started trying to get as much money as possible. I never took a walk again since that day. So on my 16th birthday, I decided to take a walk. After all, I would know how far my soulmate was away from me.

Detective James on the other end of the phone was a skinny, muscular black man. His eyes brown colored and almond shaped. His nose was pointy and his lips were thin, but had just a little plumpness to them.


" I found your Amari Valdespee." He said with a deep sultry voice. I checked all over California, from the hospitals to the clinics. I found her in San Francisco. But When I asked the director of her where abouts, he said that she moved back to Florida and transferred to a hospital....." He searched through his notes before he continued " The hospital is named ' ORMC.' Do you know where that is?" He asked.


In shock and happy to hear that she moved back to Florida Dontae smiled widely. It was like the rain had stopped flooding his world and the sun came out to dry it. He answered " Yes! I know where it is!" You could hear his smile through the phone.


" She also moved with a few people." The detective said slowly and uncertain of Dontae's reaction. 


" What?" Dontae heart stopped instantly. " Is she married? Does she have a boyfriend? Did she move back with some friends? WHAT?" He questioned anxiously.


" Negative. I don't know how to say this, because you weren't expecting it, but.... she has three toddlers."


The phone went silent for a few minutes. Dontae was stunned. He was speechless. The woman he loves for almost a decade has layed down with another man and gave birth to his kids? ' No, no, no, no, no, no, no. That couldn't happen... could it?' He couldn't believe that she was a mother. " Are you serious? They could be a friends kids who have moved down with her. Who is the father of these kids? Find that out and get back to me immediately." He said annoyed and hung up the phone.


He was angry and sad and couldn't pick which emotion to stick with.


Thoughts ran through his mind a million times a minute. ' Who the f*** defiled my woman? Why isn't he taking responsibility for his brats? Why the hell is she laying down with other men? I thought she loved me? Who the hell is he? I want to kill him.'


He called Timothy and asked him to meet him at Club Peacock.
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Club Peacock is a gentleman's club that has naked dancers on the first floor, private dancers on the second floor and a VIP Bar on the third floor. It looked nice on the outside and inside, but it was a sleazy place. There was prostitution and drug deals happening in this place ten hours of every day.


Dontae was at the bar on the third floor when Timothy arrived. He had already begun drinking and was on his fourth shot of vodka. 


" Hey slow down. Where's the party?" Timothy asked worried " What's going on and why did you want to meet here of all places?" He continued with his questioning.


" I just needed a change of scenery that's all." Dontae answered.


" No you didn't." Timothy said angrily. " This is not a good place for a person of your status. What if someone said you were dealing drugs, using drugs or buying prostitutes in this place? What would it do for your reputation? What type of reputation that would give your dad's business? What the hell is going on with you?" He continued while grabbed Dontae's shirt and jacked him up to his face.


" Man let me go. What's wrong with you?" Dontae said angrily pushing himself away from Timothy's clutches and then took his sixth shot of vodka. He motioned Timothy to sit down. " I called you here because I need a hangout buddy tonight." He finally said.


" We can hangout, but not in a place like this. Let me take you home." Timothy urged.


" Naw man. I'm good. Leave me alone. I'm just having a few drinks. Damn." Dontaes words began to slur.


" Alright." Timothy rolled his eyes and sighed. "What's really going on?"


" Today, I found out two things. One, that b**ch is coming back to the company next month. And two, Amari is back." He said while holding his eighth shot mid-air.


" Wow. Amari's back? That's good man. You should be happy."


" Yeah, you'd think, right?" He said before another shot. " She has three kids." He said after taking his tenth shot.


" WHAT?"


" Yeah, that's what I said."


" Are you okay? Did you speak to your therapist about this?"


" What do I need to speak to him about? My ex came back with baggage and totes?! Naw, I'm good."


" You need to speak to him to get those feelings out not bottle them up."


" That's why I have you, Markus and Antonio. What more do I need? All he's gonna do is give me drugs to suppress my feelings."


" Do you want to see her and talk to her?"


" I've been waiting for her for two years. I've dreamed of what I would do and say. How am I to act now or what should I say? Ah, kids! They're man's best friends!"


" Kids are not dogs."


" I know, but what am I supposed to say?"


Timothy sighed and put his hand on Dontae's shoulder " Listen man. You may not want to hear this, but maybe it's time for you to move on. She might be married already."


" Shes not and she doesn't have a boyfriend."


" It doesn't matter. Do you want to take care of another man's kids?"


" If it means being with her for the rest of my life, then yes. I will do anything to have her back in my life."


" Then find her and pursue her. I'm cheering for you! Dontae, fighting!" He laughed.


Dontae looked at him weird and began to laugh too " Thanks man!"


" Now, can we get the hell out of here? I'm not comfortable at all."


Taking his last shot " Yeah, take me home please?!"

Amari and Dontae love each other and like everyone else, they're waiting for their wedding day to finally be one.

Before that day comes and old friend of Dontae shifts everything in the opposite direction. 

Will Dontae and Amari find each other again and will their hearts be the same as before?

This story is about love, deceit, betrayal, friendship and family.

Kelly was gripping the unopened letter, shiverring from the anticipation of what's going to happen in the next few minutes. Bagaman may mga pagkakataong nagdududa siyang makikitang muli si Brad ay hindi siya nawalan ng pag-asa.

She was always hopeful.. because that's what real love is. Full of hope and patience.

Because you never give up on love. You never give up on someone you love.

After five, long years... Brad came back. And she just couldn't wait to see him.

"Stop shaking."

Nilingon niya si Lenny na diretso lang ang tingin sa daan.

Nanggaling na sila sa bahay nila upang kunin ang sulat na sinasabi ni Lenny. Ang mga magulang niya at si Kimmy kasama si Karl ay naiwan samantalang siya ay sumamang muli rito upang magtungo sa sanctuary kung saan naroon si Brad at naghihintay.

"I can't help it, Len.." sagot niya. Patuloy sa paghugot ng malalim na paghinga. "Mahigit limang taon tayong walang balita sa kaniya. Mahigit limang taon na inakala ng marami na wala na siya. And then now, he's within my reach. I just can't believe it."

Tumango si Lenny. "I know. I know how you feel. Ganiyan din ang naramdaman ko nang malaman ko ang totoo."

She gulped, "But I'm worried."

Sandali siyang nilingon ni Lenny bago nito muling ibinalik ang pansin sa daan. "About what?"

"About everything. Afterall, he's married to another woman and have a child—"

Lenny took a deep breath. "Let me fill you in with everything."





*****



"I... remember now."

"What do you remember?" ani Lenny na pinanatili ang tingin sa kapatid.

Walang tigil ang pananakit ng ulo ni Brad nang tuluy-tuloy na pumasok ang mga alaala sa isip nito. He was clutching his head as if it was in extreme pain. Sinabi na niyang sa ibang araw nalang ipag-patuloy ang pagku-kwento rito subalit nagmatigas si Brad. Nais nitong malaman— maalala ang lahat sa araw na iyon.

"I remember being shot several times." Brad gritted his teeth as another intense pain hit him. "I was bleeding, but I couldn't give up. I wouldn't give up. I was carrying my comrade who also had several gunshots in his body— but he was still breathing. I carried him all the way through the other side of the island where there was a small forest." Muli nitong sinapo ang ulo saka pumikit. "I remember making a raft—out of the logs and vines I found within the area. I thought we would make it. My comrade was out of blood and we needed to get away from the island as far as we could. We were almost... almost far enough from the island. I used all my strength to paddle the raft but the terrorist.. they were able to locate us. They saw me and my unconcsious comrade on that raft, trying to survive. They started shooting and I remember getting hit—on the side of my head." Dinama nito ang kaliwang bahagi ng ulo. "And the last thing I saw was blood. My head was bleeding. And before I blacked out, I remember hearing more gunshots. I remember feeling extreme pain all over my body until I dropped myself onto the raft.. and watched the sky lose its colour."

Pinigilan ni Lenny na lapitan ang kapatid at yakapin ito. He could not believe what Brad had experienced. He almost lost his life. 

But then again, thanks to the person who saved him.

Nalipat ang pansin niya sa tahimik na si Katarina."How did you find my brother?"

Katarina took a deep breath as she stared at Brad, who was still clutching his head. Her eyes got misty again.

"I was in a remote town in Honduras called the Barra Patuca for a charity mission," she started. "I have been around Central America for more than a year, sending help to the unfortunate kids. Through my father's connection, it was easy to complete my goal. I... have always wanted to help. I have always wanted to be able to give help to people. When I was in Barra Patuca, I stayed with a poor family. The head of the family was a fisherman, he owned a small fishing vessel. He and his wife have a ten year old son, Nico, who I met when I was at his school for another charity work. When Nico learned that I was looking for a house to stay while I was at their town, he offered me their house. Their family was very kind, they let me in to their home without second thoughts. There were no hotels or apartments where I could stay in, it was a remote town where modern technology didn't exist. They didn't even have electricity.

One night, Nico and his father went fishing. And when they went back at dawn, they already have Ghael with them." Sinulyapan nito si Brad na nakapikit at sapo pa rin ang ulo.

Lenny stayed quiet, waiting for Katarina to continue.

"He was.. in a bad shape. He was almost not breathing. Nico's father said they found a raft in the middle of the sea with two unconscious men on top of it. Unfortunately, the other guy was already dead when they found him. But the other one was barely breathing. He.. had gunshots through his chest and shoulders. And he was shot on the side of his head, on the upper left ear. Had he moved a single muscle, that shot could have been fatal. He could have lost his life on the spot, leaving him with a hole on his forehead.

They were both wearing a military uniform, so it was easy for me to know they weren't bandits. People from that town weren't aware of what's happening in other islands, they almost never had connections to the outside world.

Nico's father burried the dead soldier while the other was brought to a small hospital in town. It was barely called a hospital, I'd rather say it was a clinic. But there was a doctor who could help. I myself learned how to aid a wounded person, I was trained to do it. I assisted that doctor in aiding the lone survivor. We never thought he'd survive, really. He was tough.

I did all the necessary measures to contact my father's people. I drove the only vehicle in town to get to the next town where there was a phone. I called my father's connections and asked for a chopper. The lone soldier lost a lot of blood and he needed a proper operation. 

It didn't take long before the chopper arrived and took us to Belize where there was an equipped hospital that can help him survive. He had a couple of surgeries, and he was in a coma for three months. I never left his side. And when he woke up one night, he started panicking. He could not remember his past. He basically lost all his memories. His doctors said that the gunshot on his head damaged the memory-storing areas of his brain causing him to suffer from retrograde amnesia. Normally, he could have at least retained memories from his childhood and adolescence, but, unfortunately, all his memories wiped out."

Nakakaintinding tumango si Lenny. Iyon marahil ang dahilan kung bakit noong makita siya ni Brad ay ang kabataan nila ang kaagad at una nitong naalala. 

"They said that his condition may be permanent..but... I never thought he'd regain his memories upon seeing you--or letting him know about the past." Katarina started to sob again. 

Muli niyang sinulyapan  ang nakatatandang kapatid na ngayon ay nakatitig na rin kay Katarina. Huminga siya ng malalim. Ngayon ay hindi niya magawang magalit sa babae dahil kung wala ito noon, ay marahil hindi na rin nagawang makaligtas ni Brad. He could have died in that town, too. Kahit pa nailigtas ito ng mangingisdang nakahanap dito, ay wala ring pag-asang matulungan ito sa lugar na iyon. Kung wala si Katarina at ang koneksyon ng pamilya nito, ay walang Brad na naroon sa harap niya ngayon.

 Kaya baliktarin man ang mundo, they owe Katarina a lot.

"I owe you my life, Katarina."

Napalingon si Lenny sa kapatid nang marinig ang sinabi nito. Nakikita niya ang respeto sa mga mata ni Brad habang nakatitig ito kay Katarina— subalit ilang sandali pa'y may nakiraang sakit sa mga mata nito.

"But why did you have to lie to me? Who is... Ghael?"

Ibinalik niya ang tingin kay Katarina at nakita niya ang muli nitong pagyuko upang marahil itago ang muling pamumuo ng luha sa mga mata.

"You are Ghael," she answered. 

He almost lost his control. "He is Bernard Craig and he is my brother," matigas niyang sagot.

Umiling ito. "There was really no Ghael Williams. I just... made him up. He—your brother-- is the Ghael Williams that I made up."

"So, are you confirming that Ghael Williams' existence was fabricated?"

She nodded as she wiped her tears away. "I made him believe that he was... Ghael Williams. I made him believe all these lies about him being adopted and brought to Florida. I made him believe that he lost his memory after our wedding in Guatemala due to a car crash."

Si Brad na kanina pa nakatitig lang kay Katarina ay huminga ng malalim at saka muling yumuko. "I always thought that my scars didn't come from a car accident. But I didn't really make it a big deal. I always believe in whatever you say... I trusted you, Katarina. Because I thought I loved you."

Nakita nita kung papaanong dumaan ang matinding sakit sa mga mata ni Katarina matapos ang pahayag na iyon ni Brad.

He frowned. "Instead of giving him a new identity, why didn't you just find who he really was? You have all the connections, it would be easy for you to look for his data. You can find all the information about him in the internet —through your people. All you need to do is to snap your fingers and all the information about this lone survivor will be delivered to you in a blink of an eye."

He saw her swallowed. Alam niyang nahihirapan na rin ito sa interogasyong ginagawa niya. But he won't stop. Marami pa siyang kailangang malaman at hindi niya titigilan si Katarina hanggang sa hindi nito nasasabi sa kaniya—sa kanila-- ang lahat.

"Did it even cross your mind that the man you were hiding may have left a family? That his family might be looking for him, trying to move on to their everyday lives, wondering if the person they love is still alive? You have no idea how we suffered from his disappearance, Miss Dubois. You have no idea how someone would patienly wait for him to come back."

He was actually hurt. Not for himself—but for Karl and Kelly.

"I have been selfish," she said, tears formed in her eyes. "I am aware of my selfishness and I am not even proud of it. But—but I needed someone that time. I needed him to be there for me."

Lalong lumalim ang gatla sa noo ni Lenny. "You needed him for what?"

Katarina took a deep breath. She gave Brad a quick glance before looking down again. "I needed him so I won't be punished by my father."

Pinigilan ni Lenny ang mapikon. Katarina is not making any sense at all.

"Punished by your father? What did my brother have to do with—"

"I was pregnant and the father of my child was long gone. Ghael—your brother—came in to my life and that's when I thought I could use him."



*****

Kelly Antonette Kordova was a second year college student who got bullied at school simply because she was a weakling. People around her would physically and emotionally hurt her, but she endured it. Because all she wanted was to belong to the society and gain friends.

One day, she met their new neighbor's son, Brad Craig. He offered her friendship that no one ever did. She was just grateful she had him as her best friend, he was always there for her when she needed someone. Overtime, they developed a close relationship, so close that Kelly started to wonder why she was feeling so happy when they were together.

Until the day came when Brad had to leave to join the US Marine Corp, one of the most elite fighting forces in the world. Due to the danger he would be facing, he asked her to forget him. But she wouldn't.

She made him promise to come back to her and she promised to patiently wait until it happens.During those times when they were apart, they'd just write letters for each other; letters of promises and love. They both knew that one day, when Brad is done serving his country, he would come back and they will be together again.

Sadly -- it didnt happen.



(C) Story written by Tala Natsume 2019

ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

I sat on the cool floor of my foster mom's house, staring at the TV in awe. The reporter was sweating and flustered, trying not to panic, and breathing far too heavy in his microphone. He looked as if he had just gotten very bad news. He stood in front of a hospital, which he very clearly did not want to be near. In the background I could see people being rushed in on stretchers. He looked around nervously. "W-we just got word that there is some s-s-sort of viral... outbreak... here in n-northern Florida. Authorities are a-asking all citizens to-" 

The reporter took a deep breath, composing himself. "Authorizes are asking everyone to stay indoors and lock all doors and windows until more information is given. The hospitals are reporting an extremely high volume of patients, and ask that the hospital be reserved only for truely life-threatening injuries or illnesses. The police are asking anyone who sees suspicious behavior from a person, such as aggression, to stay away and call your emergency number immediately and report it." 

Behind the reporter a man stumbled onto the screen. The man looked distraught, and had blood from his arm. The reporter turned around immediately and backed out of the screen, and there was inaudible yelling. The man grunted and fell to the ground, and began to convulse. There was more yelling and the camera faced the ground, then switched back to the news room.

The man and woman newscasters sitting at the round table looked pale. They were quiet for a moment, listening into their earpieces. The woman shifted to nervously fix her skirt and looked at the camera. "It looks like we lost connection from Tom. Um, John, what do you think of all this?"

The newscaster next to her cleared his throat. "Well, Janet, I'm not going to lie. This is very worrisome. We have had many people calling in saying they think this is a sort of zombie apocalypse. There's been people telling us that they have seen someone bite another person, which seems to fall in line with the aggressive behavior the authorities are warning us about."

My eyes grew wide and I started researching "zombie outbreak" on my phone while still listening to the news.

The woman nodded. "It does seem rather odd. I definitely would not jump to zombies right away, of course. My first thought would be, maybe, rabies." She laughed nervously.

My step mom barged through the doorway and stood behind me, watching the TV for a moment. Then I felt a crack of something hard hit the back of my head. I cried out and clutched my head, rolling over onto the floor. I felt the wetness of a small amount of blood. 

"What did I tell you about watching this stupid conspiracy shit? You're 15 and you're already retarded enough as it is. Get up."

I sat up quickly and got dizzy. I peeked out to try and see what she hit me with. There it was. Her heel. I stood up slowly, wincing.

"Hurry up. You want me to hit you again? Turn it off."

I went to the TV and shut it off, and went straight to my room before she got more mad.  I went into my phone again to continue my research when I got a text from my only friend, Ayla. I began texting her.

>AYLA: You see the news???

>ME: Hell yeah. Think it's really zombies?

>AYLA: Duh. The police are just not saying it because they dont want to scare people. What's the Bitch think?

>ME: She doesn't know yet. She saw me watching TV and thought I was watching SciFi again.

>AYLA: *eye roll* Hey. I have an idea.

>ME: What?

>AYLA: Don't tell her. Maybe she will hit one with one of her heels and it will bite her.

I laughed out loud, then winced in pain.

>ME: That's funny.

>AYLA: Funny, but sooo true. Sneak to my place tonight. Just be careful. If this is what I think it is, you're better off over here than with the Bitch when shit hits the fan."

I felt the back of my head, then sighed.

>ME: You got it.

Worn out and hopeless, 16 year old Darren wants nothing more than for the zombie
apocalypse to end so he can go back to his normal life. But when he receives
information that his best friend may still be alive, he sets off on a journey to find her.
Darren is tried against zombies, exhaustion, malnutrition and dehydration, gangs and
wild dogs in an epic tale that will leave you on the edge of your seat.

@International_Pen

 

 (((ZHIO)))

 

"Good morning sir," Deo's greeted in his usual buoyance. 

"Same here." 

 

He was surprised that I replied. 

 

"Looks like you woke up at the right side of the bed this morning," he smiled at me. 

"Sort of…" 

"I never knew that's what French Fries do to you. You never asked for delivery before," he walked behind in positive curiosity. 

"Those were not mine."

 

He looked surprised but he waved it off as he handed me my schedule calendar. 

 

"You'll have a flight today to Florida for the opening of Zel Cantheliz Hospital there." 

"As in right now?"

 I raised my brow at him.  

"Yes. You agreed with that rescheduling last week after it was postponed." 

Well I forgot.  

 

If everything that has happened didn't happen, I'd be too willing to stay overseas forever. If Claire didn't come I'd… 

 

"For how many days?" I rubbed my chin. 

"Two." 

"Just prepare everything," I grabbed my phone. 

"Everything's ready," he replied swiftly before I could even dial Sya. 

"Good. I'll be downstairs in a moment." 

 

I hit the contact number of the mansion.  

I want to talk to Claire. 

Sya answered the call and just like how I wanted, handed the phone to Claire. I'd be gone for two days…It'll be a lot of time for her to think it over. 

 

"How are you?" I asked when I heard her faint 'hello'. 

She didn't respond. 

 

"Still angry?" I teased. 

"I really wanted to talk to you," she spoke. 

"To argue with me again," I assumed. 

"No. About my room." 

"Our room. Wasn't it a good idea?" I smiled. 

"Tsk," she snorted. "Let's see who'll give up first!" 

"I like the challenge," I made my voice sweeter, "You've got two days to prepare. I'd be leaving the country for a couple of days so make sure you behave." 

She exhaled, "I'd be moving your things around. My things won't fit." 

"Sure."  

 

I guess she heard me laugh a little.  

 

"I hope you die." 

"I love you," I replied. 

"Die!" 

 

I felt her give back the phone to Sya. 

 

"Sya, please make sure this woman is well-fed within those two days. Don't let her out. And cut all communications she could have to the outside." 

"Understood." 

"And if something happens," my voice trailed off, "Let me know first." 

"Very well," I imagined Sya nodding, "…stay safe Master Zhio." 

 

I hung up the call and slowly followed Deo outside. 

 

@International_Pen

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Until then....


I woke up breathless to a man’s limbs on top of me. I tried to thrash myself free from his weight and felt shame creep up fast to my cheeks when I realized I was naked. 

Naked!

My movements woke him up and before he could take a gaze at me, I pulled the blanket 
up to my body. I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw who it was. 

It was him.

“Zhi-zhio..” I stammered at him who just stared back without saying a word.

I tried to just leave but strong arms pulled me back beside him. 

“…stay,” he whispered as he hugged me tight and lulled me back to sleep.

I let my drowsiness take over and shut my eyes whilst his lips kissed my forehead 
gently. His warmth was comfortably good until it made all the memories surge back altogether. 

My eyes flung open as fast as thunderbolt as I recalled what happened 
between us that night. It suddenly felt like a joke. 

I stood abruptly and screamed on top of my lungs, distancing myself from him while 
holding the blanket tight around me. 

“Take one more step or..” I threatened. 
He just smiled at me with that smile that I couldn’t resist.

 “Or?”

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