Are you okay Miss?
“Are you okay miss?” Someone asked.
Mia looked up and saw a guy looking worried at her.
“Yes I am fine” she replied dabbing her eyes with an handkerchief.
“You don’t seem fine because the bus has been honking for a long time” the person replied.
Mia looked at the road and saw that the bus has arrived.
“Are you not going home miss? This is the last bus” the bus driver asked.
“I am” Mia replied and got into the bus followed by the guy that talked to her.
There was an empty seat at the back so she went there and sat down, the guy also sat down beside her and the bus started moving.
“Your mother is not gone, she is always by your side comforting and caring for you. Don’t you ever forget that” the guy said to her.
“Sorry I heard what you said back then” he added.
“How do you know? You are not me and you wouldn’t know what it feels” Mia said.
“In fact I know a lot because I have experienced deaths in so many ways, my parents died on the same day at my very eyes” the guy replied.
“A car crashed into them and they died on the spot” he finished.
“Oh my gosh, I can’t imagine how it will be for you” Mia said.
“It was very traumatic but thank God that I survived it” the guy replied.
“Thanks for the reminder, I really needed it” Mia said.
“It is okay” he replied.
“Hon, that your stupid daughter is so stubborn, she did not want to give me the documents” Mrs Robertson complained pacing back and forth in her husband’s office.
“You should have called me when she arrived” her husband said.
“I thought that I could handle it, beside she loved her mother so much so I thought she would agree” Mrs Robertson replied.
“Mia is not someone that you pushes to be things, you know what Luke, stop blaming me and join me let’s find out the final solution to this” she said.
“Who should I blame then?” Her husband asked.
“Oh you are asking me that?, you know you are the cause of all these. If you had knew your first wife well you would have been with the documents” she said to her husband.
“But you were the person that told me not to care or listen to her or you will leave me” he replied.
“But you should have known about her assets and investments” Mrs Robertson said.
“I am sick and tired of arguing with you” Mia’s father said and went to the inner room of his office and locked the door.
“Come out of there Luke !, you better be ready to explain to Marcy when she comes around” she said and slumped on a chair.
“Madam should I add tomatoes to the salad ingredients?” a maid asked Dorothy.
“Yes but let it not be more than five fruits” Dorothy replied.
“Yes ma” the maid said.
“It is late, why haven’t Mia returned?” Dorothy thought.
“Watch the rice and make sure that is doesn’t get burnt, I am coming let me go to my room” Dorothy said.
“Ok ma” the maid said.
Dorothy went to her room and took her phone and called Mia.
“Where are you Mia?” She asked immediately the call was connected.
“I will be coming back shortly, I am just at my old house” Mia replied.
“Hey are you okay?” Dorothy asked when she noticed that Mia’s voice was down.
“Yeah I am fine” Mia replied.
“Please just come home, you might not know if the person that broke into your house is still around” Dorothy pleaded.
“Don’t worry I am on my way” Mia replied.
“Ok please get out of there” Dorothy said.
“I will” Mia replied and disconnected the call.
She stood up from the stairs leading to her house and dusted her butt.
“I guess Dorothy is right let me go home, it is quite funny that I am calling Dorothy’s house home now” Mia thought.
She walked down her street and entered a cab that drove her to Dorothy’s house.
“Looks like she was beaten” Kyla commented when she saw Mia at the front door.
Mia ignored her and opened the door and went inside the house.
She went straight to Dorothy’s room and entered inside the room.
“Mia you are back” Dorothy said and got up from her bed.
“Yeah I am” Mia replied and sat down on a chair.
“Are you okay Mia? Because you sounded dull when we were talking on the phone” Dorothy asked.
“I am fine Doro, no need to worry” Mia replied.
“No I know you Mia, what happened? How did the meeting with your stepmother go?” Dorothy asked.
Mia narrated everything that happened and Dorothy was very angry.
“How dare she do that? Is she nuts or what?” Dorothy asked when Mia finished narrating what happened to her.
“I think she is because she was talking rubbish” Mia replied.
“Talking about my mother’s assets and investments” she added.
“Did your mother left any assets or investments for you?” Dorothy asked.
“No the only thing that she left was her house at America which was sold and half of the money give to the orphanage and half put into my education” Mia replied.
“Then what other assets and investments is she talking about?” Dorothy asked.
“I have no idea Doro” Mia replied.
“Although she has my mother’s necklace but I am just going to let her keep it” she added.
“Sometimes having no family is quite better than having one” Dorothy said.
“I totally agree with you” she replied.
“Anyway forget about her your food is on the table, freshen up and go and eat” Dorothy said.
“Ok thanks Doro” Mia said.
“You are welcome” Dorothy replied.
Mia got up from the chair and went into the bathroom to freshen up. After ten minutes she was done and she went to the table and ate her food and laid down on the bed.
“Wake up sleepy head !” Dorothy shouted at Mia’s ear the next morning.
Mia rose up immediately startled, “what the fuck Doro?” She asked.
“Go and prepare for your appointment this morning” Dorothy replied.
“Which appointment are you talking about?” Mia asked.
“Oh my gosh how forgetful is your brain? Don’t you have an appointment in the police station?” Dorothy asked back.
“Geez ! You are right, I have already forgotten” Mia said, got out of the bed and rushed into the bathroom.
“Be fast so you can meet up before the streets are closed” Dorothy called at her.
“At what time is the streets closing ?” Mia asked.
“Ten o’ clock sharp” Dorothy replied.
“Ok thanks” Mia said.
“Guys listen up, this is the day, I want you all to be alert and agile” Edward said to his men.
They were done packing the things needed and Edward was giving them a “prep talk”.
“The Americans are coming to the burial so make no mistakes, anyone that misbehaves I don’t that I need to you what Cal will do to you” Edward said.
“Yes we know, he will skin the person alive and starve him to death” one guy replied.
“No you are wrong that is too merciful for Calvin, he is going to skin you, then burn you, stab you and cut you bit by bit” Edward said.
“You forget hanging, you know that it is his favourite” Levi said.
“Yes and that too, the thing is that losing or failing is not an option keep that in mind” Edward said.
“Now let’s move” he added.
They entered their van and drove out of their building heading to the venue of the burial.
“I am done writing the statement” Mia said to the police officer who was sitting opposite her.
“Ok let me have it” he said and Mia gave it to him.Exclusive © material by Nô(/v)elDrama.Org.
“Can I leave now?” Mia asked.
“No detective John will ask you some questions before you leave” the officer replied.
“Please you guys should hurry up, I need to go back before it is ten o’ clock” she pleaded.
“Then you should have come earlier” the officer replied.
“That us quite savage for an officer like you” Mia said.
“Yeah l know, why won’t I be savage when there is a public holiday but here I am at work instead of staying at home” he replied.
“Nobody forced you to do it, if you don’t like it then quit” Mia said.
“I can’t quit because I have a family to cater for and there are not too many jobs in this country” the officer replied.
“It is good chatting with you officer but is 9:30 so I have to go before I get stranded” Mia said and got up from her seat.
“If you walk out of here, I am going to tear your statement and also consider the investigation nullified” the officer said.