Chapter 14

Maria was angered and humiliated. Her hands fisted at her sides and she shook with the force of her outrage. She immediately turned to leave with Mia following her. That was slapping her in the face.

Grace felt as if she were watching a show. The minute she stepped out of the market, she saw a few people smashing a car that seemed to belong to Maria.

“What happened? Has she offended someone and that person is taking revenge?” Grace asked.

“Who knows?” Jason replied as his eyes glittered.

“Anyway, it’s none of our business.” Grace took Jason’s arm and walked to the bus stop.

Suddenly, Jason stopped walking. Grace turned to look at him and saw that he looked pale.

“What’s wrong?” Grace asked, looking worried. “Jay, are you okay?”

“N-nothing,” Jason stuttered. He shook his head as if to clear it.

“You look like you saw a ghost.”

His gaze cut swiftly to her.

The woman who stepped off the bus and disappeared into the market crowd…she’d looked too much like the woman who’d deserted her husband and son.

Surely, he was mistaken.

***

Grace frowned at him as they got ready for bed. She didn’t pry and he credited her for holding her tongue.

“Thank you for the phone,” he said and forced a smile for her benefit.

Her smile wobbled a bit, but she nodded. It was obvious she was worried about him.

But he was fine.

As the lights dimmed, he closed his eyes and breathed deeply.

drifted to sleep. Her breathing evened

and jagged pieces of memories floated through his psyche. His father sat him down in the library and told him, ‘Jason, don’t follow in my footsteps. Even if you were to

love. When she no longer loves you, it will be useless even

“Jason, one day, when you fall in love, you will realize that someone in this world has the power to control your emotions. She could make you live or d*e. However, if possible,

mansion but the wall color was different and there was

stay here! It’s cold… it’s so cold… Don’t stay here… if you

stormed out the door and he followed. He had to catch her.

telling me how much he loves me and is yet unable to give me the kind

talking

“Don’t…go…”

it’s him. He’s begging the woman. If she leaves, my father

Don’t go!” Jason struggled to catch hold of

to drown. He

grab hold of something, even

of something warm. A gentle voice rang beside his ears. ”Jay,

has asked me to address her as

saw a pretty face. Her dark eyes were full of anxiety, her pink lips opening and closing as if

telling him not to

hard

she heaved a sigh of relief. ”Jay, what

dream

he was holding Grace’s

s*lly when

about to drown,

it had saved

her and the

ache spread in the pit of his stomach. He curled up

move, she became concerned again. “Are you not feeling

He tried to suppress the pain. “It’s just… stomach cramps. I’ll be fine in a

the pain come because

suppress his emotions. But that had been the reaction of a child, a boy too young to

an adult, he’d not experienced a physical

had reached into his abdomen and was twisting his organs

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