Night of Destiny Novel by Vanessa K

Shirley rested her head on Zacharias’ shoulder and happily enjoyed the piggyback ride. “I loved piggyback rides when I was little,” said Shirley, reminiscing.

“You were adorable as a child. Of course, everyone loved to give you piggyback rides.” Zacharias smiled. He was reminded of Shirley when she was younger, and he cursed himself for never trying to even give her a hug.

Shirley asked, “Was I really that cute when I was a kid?”

“Yep, you were,” said Zacharias honestly, nodding. Shirley was reminded of that time he brought up the talk about kids. If we have kids, I wonder who they’ll take after. Me or him?

Christmas was coming soon. Shirley got a call from her mother. Her folks were coming back, so she went home and told the servants to clean the whole place. It would be good to have a reunion. It had only been ten minutes after Shirley hung up when her mother called again. It surprised Shirley. Did Mom forget to tell me something? She took the call. “Hey, Mom. Anything you need to tell me?”

Is that

spill the tea. Sheepish but honest, Shirley answered, “Yes, we’re

when you’re taking him to see us. We need to get ready for it.” Angela

didn’t think Angela would talk about the meeting with the parents. “You and Dad have to get ready before you come back. Zacharias said we’ll be celebrating Christmas

thought we’d have to wait for

surprised I’m dating

you to get that internship? Not your dad. Yes, it was me all along. I wanted

me on purpose? “So, you’ve been planning this all along, Mom? I can’t…” Shirley was at a

know. Unbelievable, right? Just a hop and a skip, and hey presto, Zacharias is now

half annoyed. So, Mom set

about this. You kids get

and smiled happily. Maybe destiny wanted

in the nation. Her sentence? Life imprisonment. Shirley didn’t feel fazed hearing that piece of news. Everyone