Wanting Her Back.

"Just go home, please."

Seated in front of her room vanity mirror, Gabriel's words replayed in Leonica's head like a haunting tape.

For some reason, she couldn't get it out of her head. Perhaps it had been his tone? Or the anger that she had expected to come, more than prepared herself to receive, but never did? Or perhaps was it the expression on his face? De all there of them?

Whichever it was, it haunted her mind over and over again, throughout the entire freaking day.

Heaving a sigh, she pulled off the last of her jewelry and looked in the mirror just in time to see Ashley poking his head through the threshold of her door. "Mommy?" He called out in a small voice, testing his mother's mood as he had stood by her door for nearly ten minutes, observing as her mood deteriorated every now and now, and only ever growing the guts to call out to her when he felt his eye lids getting really howy.

Putting on her best smile to mask her inner troubles, Leonica turned around in her chair. "Hey honey, what is it?" She asked, beckoning him over with

open arms.

Ashley wasted no time in rushing towards her and soon settling in her lap. When his hands were firmly wrapped around her neck, black bunny stuffy placed in between them, he answered.

"Can I sleep with you tonight mommy. I don't want to sleep alone,"

Leonica chuckled at his cute action. Slowly, her hand went up and gently stroked the back of his head. "Of course, you can." She answered.

"Beally?" Ashley asked with a growing smile.

"Really," Leonica responded with a smile of her own before she stood up, carrying the child in her arms until they were close to her bed,

Only then did she place him down on the cushion and tuck him underneath the blanket.

"Do you want me to read you a story?" she asked

Ashley lazily shook his head, declining the offer since he was already far too sleepy.

"Alright," Leaning down, she gently pecked her son's forehead. "Go to sleep now."

Ashley didn't need to be told twice. In a matter of seconds, he was already off to his dream world, soft snores reaching Leonica's ears. She chuckled softly after seeing his sleeping face, but the smile on her lips faded the instance she recalled what happened today. Unlike her, Angelina would never have the joy of watching her child sleep

Sad, Leonica thought as she gently got up from the bed and reached for her phone. She scrolled through her contact list for a few seconds before finding Gabriel's number and dialing it.

Sure, she may never have liked Angelina, not even once, but that didn't mean she was never going to call to check up

1 her.

As as she brands herself, she can never seat back and watch anyone suffer to the point of death, not even her enemy.

A few seconds, along with a few rings had passed before Gabriel finally picked up

"Leonica? What do you want?" His voice sounded raspy, making Leonica gap unintentionally.

She took one look at Ashley's sleeping form before moving some distance away, not wanting to disturb him. Then she asked. "Angelina, how is she?" At the other end, Gabriel chuckled. "You ask that now?"

"Was I not to?" Leonica fired back, already regretting her choice of calling to check up on the very same person who had tried to frame her.

Corse her good board!

"Let me ask you something?" Gabriel began, pausing for a few seconds to make sure she was on the same page as him, before he continued. "Did you, do

The vague question had Leonica's bees knitting. "Do what? She questioned

Silence settled on the other end for another few seconds, of which Leonica was able to assess that Gabriel was in a chib, probably drinking away his frustration once again

A bad habit that he never could kill-

"Did you....... push Angelina?

eyes twitched at his question. Here she was, worrying herself over Angelina's

I pushed

"Dain't you?"

course, I will "Leonica snapped a little too loudly than she had intended,

sure had some balls to think that she'd stoop so

why the hell do you think

Came Gabriel's answer no more than a

Decided to kill an innocent child? All because I was jealous?" She scoffed angrily, "Your arrogance is so treaking high that it blinds you, makes you stupid and right now, I'm in no mood

at the ended call and

it was simple, caused Gabriel to go into

life and before he knew it, she had taken ten tucking steps backwards, drawing another freaking stupid line in the

"What in the "

super star. Heartthrob. Lover of the century, he's what all the noise's

sip from his drink before he looked in the direction Christian had pointed at. "Ah, that guy? Yeah, he's popular, handsome too. He's worth the noise. Wanna know something else?" He nudged Gabriel with his elbow. When Gabriel looked over at him, he continued. "Word has it that he's got a superpower; stealing your woman." He

friend was, saying that someone other than that pest

need

He warned "And why should I? I'm just telling the truth, am I not, Gabe?

before someone gets a grab at her?"

glued to the transparent body of his liquor glass. "More than anything right now, I think I actually want Leonica back in my ie, no matter what she

to Claim Your

Play

Life Jacket.

accusation, Leonica couldn't stop her Mary-Sux like mind from still pondering about Angelinia wellbeing Seated in her office, the Dipped through yet another file with an absent mind, heaving a sigh at the end. Kennedy who was seated in a chair in the far comer of her office, nearly swallowed

mind, and Kennedy, more than anyone, knew that the mornent something plagued his employer's mind, she was either slow at work, got the

her almost perfect personality that

his nose back into his work, or to speak and well save himself less work, Kennedy sighed,

everything alright,

voice snapped Leonica out of her daydreaming and she instantly realized the tiny

Kennedy winced at the action, knowing fully well that he would be requested to fetch a new set soon. "Yes, Yes, I'm fine." She responded with an undertone sigh. "I just.. I'm just thinking of something" "That much is obvious," Kennedy rose up from his seat, walking toward the coffee machine and putting a fresh brew to set. Resting against the counter,

like so," Kennedy muttered just as

"Pardon?"

hand, he walked toward Leonica's table and dropped it down. "With all due respect Ma'am, whatever is on your mind seems to be affecting work, immensely." He nudged his head in the direction of the trash bin. "Wouldn't it be best to sort

fine and locking, no matter the condition she was in, as far as she was alive, it was good

the files and have them on your table before you return." The assistant completed her sentence.

smile and turned around,

at the hospital smiled at the familiar face the moment Leonica

name, after all, her face was constantly being pasted on newspapers and billboard

to type on her keyboard "Ms. Fernandez just finished her daily dosage so she's free for visitations. She read out the Information shown on the monitor screen and then slid a

glancing back and forth between the paper in her hand and

found Angelina, who seemed to

the moment she spotted Leonica. "What are you doing here?" Her tone dripped with unhidden wenomes

closest table. "I can see you're doing well," She mused, her voice carrying more relief than

a few steps forward to place the fruit basket

that. "What, did you expect me to be dead?" she

answered with a shake of her

took at her, Angelina's bitterness flared up 'You're such a hypocrite, do you know that? You act like a saint, but I low your kind of person, Leonica." She stepped forward, closing

what it took to snap Leonica out of her

witch must obviously have been blinded by

please Angelina, when are you going to stop playing the victim role?" Unfolding her arms, Leonica advanced from where she stood, stopping in front of Angelina with a serious gaze "Grandmother had given you a chance. Eight years ago, she presented you with one, but you blew it. You chose your selfish greed

flexed her jaw and clenched her fist. Leonica's retort had obviously deflated whatever balloon she was about to inflate,

now, but it doesn't change the fact that you," She jabbed her finger into Leonica's chest. "Are a fiancé stealing bitch and a murderer. Let this knowledge hunt you Leonica; You killed my

her face.

after rolling her eyes in a manner that made Angelina want to rip the your doing, Angelina. You pulled that stunt, so you're the one who

say, I admire your determination to keep Gabriel. However,

stuttered, face turning red

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