dn't gotten a publishing deal yet but she knew that with the way the day had ended with Rio, she was on her way to getting one pretty so

envisioned the reality of her dream. "Oh, I can't wait until then!" She screamed a

p acting like you won the award

ice say behind her. When she saw that it was o

sked again when her roommate r

g to be the next best selling author

e hair tossing around as she moved. "Your paren

I won't tell them until I h

cure a publishing deal?" Gr

her friend's expression fall, she added,

like a fool and sat down on t

keep dancing around, one would even think that you si

watch," Anita said. She sti

t watching her with amusement, wonder

***

g intently at the cake in front of her lik

you cut the cake, okay?" Her grandmother, Stacie s

she has kept doing since she woke up that morning excited it was her birthday. She had g

right now." Grandma trie

She looked up at that moment and saw her father w

ere. Your daug

rked at the little girl who

way at a very long distance. Tears welled up her eyes but her father didn't

with all the cake and stupid

and stupid candles in the house because it's

e day as Sarah's death anniv

mother spat at him. "Anyway, she's been waiting for you

thing, mum." With that, he

g silently, "Daddy is just tired is all. Let's cut the cake togeth

" Riley answer

our eyes cl

anddaughter was no longer sad, she took a piece of the cake and went to meet her son. She knew that

at he was doing it out of guilt over the death of his wife but enough was enoug

gain. The only problem she had to counter was making him see the reason for going out with the girl

She asked him, knock

heard. He knew that even if he declined the r

T

ther choice?" Sh

ughed as she got into the room. "Here. I brought you

't wan

is enough already.

" He feigne

me another woman for me?" When she saw his somewhat surprised expre

ng breaths before he resp

I will not tolerate anyt

don't

rs." She complained to him. "Look at h

t. I don't want any reminder of who she wa

ou? Stop being so pathetic, will you?" Hi

mum." He tried to

u up for a date tomorrow itself. That sho

e woman got up and went out the door before he could recollect himse

****

usic director commended everyone i

received from people after she had finished performing. She hated herself w

concert where she had berm singing along with her musical idol, Rihanna, she had decid

en summoning her courage to come clean of her feelings for him

ed would be an understatemen

im

present and she reprimanded herse

name?" She asked the dr

ou up for a

what?!" Sh

she was a baby. "Anyway, you got merged into a handsome dude." He

name could only belong to one man. Her man. Now, she was int

is the

?" The guy asked,

answ

mor

bout who she thought it was but her mind kept telling he

that even nature was trying to pitch he