“Wh…. Wh…. What? Peace stuttered in staring at her mom in shock
“It’s a lie right? Tell me you are joking mom? She said with her lips quivering
“Am sorry Peace, am really sorry” Anita broke down in tears
Peace tears fell like rain
Nothing is more heartbreaking than ever finding out that the people you called and known as parents aren’t your real parents
Peace couldn’t help but to think about how unlucky she had been
First losing the men she loves to a single girl and now she is losing her parents as well
She faced the woman who had birthed her with anger in her face
“Why did you come back? She asked slowly but with anger and Yolanda was quiet
“just why? Why??? She screamed out as she sobbed
” Am sorry Roseanne_
” Roseanne who? She asked with a chuckle cutting off Yolanda’s words
“That’s your name” Veera replied
” My name? She asked laughing out tears
” You are wrong, My name is Peace Patterson and will always be!!
“If you think I’ll accept you after finding out the truth about myself, then you are wrong”cos I won’t and will never accept you! She said coldly and without sparing anyone glance she left the room
Yolanda tried to run after her but was stopped by Anita
“Let her be for now,she needs some time alone, this is too much for her to take in,I hope you understand?” Anita said and Yolanda nodded
” I wish she gives me a listening ear” Yolanda muttered sniffing back her tears and Veera rubbed her shoulder in assurance
***
Peace ran out of the hospital in tears, she was lost in her world that she didn’t know when she bumped into someone
“You should watch where you are going?!! She heard an angry farmiliar voice
Even if she is sleeping, she will definitely recognize the voice
She looks up at the person and it turns out to be the person she had expected
Star was surprised to see tears on her face
“Peace are you okay? He asked in concern holding her shoulder
Peace stared at his hand on her shoulder then back to his face
If only he knows how his touch is affecting me” Roselia thought
Without replying, she hugged him tight and he stood rigid in surprise
But then he hugged her back as he heard her crying
“Peace are you okay? He asked in concern as he felt her tears wetting the shirt he was wearing
“I have always thought all female lead and male lead always end together”she said
” Not all,the heart will determine it’s owner” Star replied
” I guess that is about to happen in our story as well” she said and Star was quiet
Peace broke the hug and face him
” I ought to be angry with you for choosing her over me,I ought to be annoyed for losing to Roselia again, but again I realized that the heart cannot be stopped nor controlled
“Am sorry” he muttered
” Of course you should be sorry, how can you treat a girl like me like this? She said smiling out tears
“I hope you’ll find someone who can feel the same way as you and love you more than you loved me” he said and she nodded
” I hope so too” Peace said and walked away
Star stared at her back and sigh
***
Peace walk through the street with tears on her face
She had never been more hurt than what she is feeling right now
“Why can’t i have the people i love?
“I thought I was only unlucky with love life, but this?
She thought sniffing back her tears
****
Star’s drives into his parents Mansion and park his car at the lot
He came out of his car with a tired face
After knowing the truth about Roselia’s past,he was so disappointed in himself
He can’t believe that he couldn’t get to h@ťě her after finding out about her ugly past instead he missed her more
He closed his car door and walked off
Just as he got to the entrance, he begins to hear his parents argument from inside
His expression turns to a mixed of surprise and frown
“What is happening? He thought
” Am getting my company away from you,he heard his mom voice
“You gave the company to me already”! Aidan’s voice was heard
“I never gave you the company Aidan, the company belongs to my only son, you are just the chair warmer” Victoria said from inside
“How dare you?? He could hear his dad angry voice,the next sound he heard was that of a slap
His eyes widened in shock,he pushed the door open and enter
He walked towards the living room hurriedly, just as she stepped into the living room,he heard a deafening scream from the living room
He rushed in immediately,he staggered back and his hand shook nervously as he stared at the heartbreaking scene in front of him
There was his mom on the ground laying in her pool of blood with a knife stuck in her stomach
“Mommm!! He screamed