From inside a small corner in the alley, I watched the two elementary children walk past. The older brother one was pissed, most likely from an issue in school. The younger brother one was oblivious to his anger and ranted about his day as he trailed the older one.
"I even saw mommy today!" The little exclaimed happily. His adorably huge smile was quite contagious, but unfortunately the older one didn't catch the sweetness of it.
The older child abruptly stopped walking and turned around, he dreadfully looked at his younger brother in question. "You saw mommy?"
The younger brother eagerly nodded.
In a swift second the older brother pushed his younger brother, having him fall onto the ground. His bottom met the hard ground and within seconds his wails echoed the alleyway.
"Mommy is dead!! She's dead! Stop saying-"
"You shouldn't have done that." I calmly said as I intervened. Stepping out of corner that I had hid within, I showed my figure to the boys. Yet my face remained in the dark shadows of the alleyway.
The older brother glared at me, beyond pissed now. "This doesn't concern you. Leave us alone, that's my first and only warning to you."
Funny. His little intimation act doesn't scare me off easily, actually nothing scares me off anymore.
I took my hands out of my pocket and kneeled down, then I opened my arms wide and awaited for the younger brother to come.
"Come to mommy, Ant." I softly said to the weeping child.
As his instincts took over, he stood up and ran straight into my open arms. My hand went to pat his back, while the other played with his hair. "Don't be afraid, I'll handle Zain's attitude." I cooed to my child as his cries died down to whimpers.
"Let go of my brother." Zain lowly said
I stood up, taking Ant up with me, a smiled ran across my face as I looked directly at Zain. "Or what?"
"...or I'll kill you, impostor."
This is a Sequel to "Her Return"
(completed)
When Evelyn Cruz, the youngest of the Cruz siblings, comes full circle back to an old family friend, she instantly is flooded with old memories. The Valor's have come back with business. That's all they truly cared for. The eldest son of the Valor's, Grayson, had made a promise to the Cruz siblings to never leave.
That promise was broken 5 years ago. Though, the one most affected was Evelyn. He had solely set the promise from her words. He promised to not leave and cause her to become the taker of the family business she never wanted.
Will she be able to forgive him? Or will they both have to live with a lost connection beyond repair?
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I'm trying my best to not listen to his voice booming behind me. Following me. "Evelyn, please!" Grayson's footsteps are getting closer to my trail and I can't help but speed up.
But no matter how hard I tried to get away from him, he caught up to me. "Evelyn-" Grayson's arm wraps around my arm and I'm tugged back, flipping around to face him.
"What the fuck do you want Grayson?" My harsh voice echos in the empty, open hallway. "God, I dont know what you want me to do. I have tried everything to get you to forgive me." He takes a sharp breath when I pull a knife out of my pocket and hold it to his stomach.
"You really want to know why I haven't forgiven you?" He stares down at me blankly and gives a short nod. "Because you took the one thing I hoped you would care for." I press the knife ever so slightly more into his skin, causing only a small reaction from Grayson.
His jaw clenches before he speaks. "And that is?" I shake my head at how stupid he is. You would think the taker of the Valor family business would be smarter. But no.
I use my free arm to grab his tie and tug on it, leaning him down. He was so close to me. I could feel his warm breath against my lips. We were only inches away.
"My trust Grayson."