Elizabeth stood with Shakar right in her face, she looked into his eyes and could see the angry written all over his expression.
She didn’t want to start any form of argument, she wasn’t in the mood. Elizabeth slow backed away from him wanting to leave before a scene happened.“Your mother is nothing but a gold digger, looking for money like a cheap whore. That’s the only reason she wants to get married to my father isn’t it? Oh let’s not forget about the fame and power that comes with being a Manga, tempting” he spoke not minding what his words would do to Elizabeth.She couldn’t defend her mother either, she had no reason why she would quit her job and move all the way here just to get married, she would have said love but her mother was incapable of loving anyone but herself.“You know Mr. Louis, my father is nothing but a fucking cheat, he was the sole reason his wife, my mother died. You want to know why?” he asked turning away from her and walkinElizabeth finally closed her eyes letting the water take her.“Elizabeth” Coco screamed as she rushed towards the pool, she stood at the edge of the pool and could see her sister drowning….“Elizabeth!” she called out one more time as she saw her sinking, she immediately ran back to the party, Maria was busy as she was being introduced to the guest in at the party.“Mom!” she shouted running and out of breathe, Maria and Louis rushed towards her.“Honey, what’s wrong? calm down” Louis spoke holding her and letting her breathe before talking..“Elizabeth…… is…. In ….. The…. Pool” she voiced breathlessly “What? Why would she be in the pool? She can’t swim, it’s impossible” Maria spoke thinking Coco was joking, Elizabeth had tried her best to stay away from pools ever since she was young but why on earth was she in the pool? she asked herself.“She can’t swim?” Louis immediately stood to his feet and racing towards the pool as he realized what was going on, he dived in and grabbed Lizzy
Louis went to bid the rest guest goodbye, he sat on one of the chairs trying to make sense with everything that just happened, if what Shakar was saying had any truth Elizabeth wouldn’t have the look she did in her eyes. She was scared and he was sure he saw right, Coco walked up to him in her pajamas.“Dad!” she called out with a bright smile, Louis immediately smiled back before picking her into his arm. “Are you ready for bed love?” he asked.“Yes”“Let’s have dinner first, you can bring food to your sister as well” he voice knowing Maria and Elizabeth need to talk. Coco nodded as they proceed to the food stand.“Mom?” Lizzy called out with her voice shaking, her tears were on the verge of fall but she knew she had to hold back.“I’m going to ask you this question just once Lizzy and I want an honest answer” she spoke without looking at her daughter who was dying a few minutes ago.“Tell me, how did you, fall into the pool?” she questioned not minding Lizzy’s feeling.The tears Li
The next morning, Coco was already up, Lizzy woke up to an empty bed. She couldn’t believe she actually had a goodnight sleep because of her little sister, Coco didn’t give her room to think about her problems. The little angel had cuddled her tightly like a stuffed animal. Thinking about it brought a smile to Lizzy’s face. She stood to her feet, taking a deep breath before getting ready for the day, her mother was someone she actually didn’t want to see but she couldn’t be in her room all day when Coco sacrificed her school day just to spend the night with her. She washed up and got dressed, stepping out of her room gave her chills. She took a step back as she replayed her struggling to get out of the water yesterday.She opened her eyes but could still here the water rushing into her system through every possible entry point, “Lizzy!” Coco’s voice rang through the hallway, Lizzy immediately opened her eyes to sees Coco in a cute apron which had a lot of stains on it, it made her wo
Not quite long after Shakar stepped out, Coco rushed in with Maria – she was at the verge of tears but they were both surprised to see Elizabeth was standing on her feet, dressed and ready to leave for school.“Lizzy are you okay, Coco rushed to inform me that you were sick.” She spoke not knowing how to address the issue.“I’m perfectly fine, as you can see there’s nothing wrong with me.” She answered.“But you were shaking” Coco’s voice echoed making the two ladies realize she was still standing there. Elizabeth gestured to Coco to come, she let go of Maria’s hand and walked towards Lizzy.“Coco, I’m sorry for scaring you. I honestly didn’t mean to, yes I was ill but I’m fine right now see, I can even go to school and the outfit you chose is badass” she added, making Coco smile.“I don’t like it when you fall sick” she voiced“I know and I’m sorry, forgive me?”“Of course I do” Coco replied before hugging her. Maria couldn’t say anything as she just watched the girls, Lizzy picked h
Elizabeth sat down surprised as her friends gave her a full 30 minutes lecture on who Shakar was in school, his personality was quite different from what he portrayed at home.At home he seemed a little bit quiet and reserve to himself but if she had learnt anything from what Caro had been telling her for the past 30 minutes, Shakar was a complete King at school. He was the top student in his department, he had women rushing all over him due to his handsome features which Elizabeth could not even see, some people wanted to be around him for his status and other people for his publicity, of course his dad was one of the richest men in New Jersey. “He’s so rude to anyone he doesn’t like including the teachers and they can’t do anything about it” Kyle spoke, just like Caro, Kyle’s family also had a history with the school.“His group of friends, honey, are known as the ‘HIRK’” Caro voiced.“What’s that?”“Handsome intelligent rich kids” Kyle replied“Nobody, I mean absolutely nobody ca
Elizabeth thought she was at home, the comfort from the class caused her to bury her head deep down into her books, it had been 30 minutes already and Lizzy had no idea that the campus last announcement for closure was made, school was over. Shakar was waiting furiously by the car as the driver had come to pick them up and Lizzy was nowhere to be found, Shakar actually had the mind of leaving her behind but one thing stopped him, the lecture he was going to receive from his father if he did not show up with Elizabeth and that was something he did not have a strength for today. Definitely not today, he didn't care but he was willing to do anything to avoid his father talks, he could lecture him about the whole world just because of one incident, he wasn’t ready to give Elizabeth such privileges. “Hello?” a voice called out in front of Elizabeth. He lifted up her head wondering where the voice came from in her room, a man who was standing by the door slowly approached her with a smile
Shakar stood still, he couldn’t believe that Lizzy had the audacity to question him. He was here wasting his precious time he could have used studying to convince her to go home with him, Jace on the other hand was silent, he was watching the scene in front of him unfold, he was curious to know who Lizzy was to Shakar.Everyone at school knew about his father’s remarriage but they didn’t know he had a step sister. Shakar without second thought grabbed her things from the table and shoved them into her bag, he also grabbed her hand tight ready to drag her out himself.“Let go” Lizzy cried out trying to break free from him but Shakar held unto her tightly. He was tired of her bullshit and didn’t care if she was getting hurt.“She said let her go” Jace finally broke his silence holding Shakar’s arm, separating him from Lizzy, he stared at Shakar whose anger increased, Jace was beginning to get to him but he made a promise to his late mother never to fight.“None of this is your business,
Elizabeth sat on her bed with her phone in her hands, it was a Saturday and she definitely wasn’t doing anything.The birds sang outside her window reminding her that it was so early in the morning but that was the least of her worries at the moment. Elizabeth’s parents had just gone through a terrible divorce, for the first time in a long while the house was a bit quiet than usual, there were no argument from her parents, no one rushing outside or throwing objects.Of course, her Dad didn’t live with them anymore but she had an undeniable bond with him, she would have preferred they worked things out for her sake but once again they chose themselves and she was just a random piece of the puzzle.Her life for the pass few months after high school was definitely on screen, she found peace and a bit of joy.With her face still buried deep in her phone she heard a knock on the door, that was the first.“Lizzy Hun? Are you still in bed?” her mother asked from the other end of the door. E