Diamonds And Deceits

y was watching her, a look of surprise on his face at first. He waited for h

ddenly exclaimed, shr

what has got

rn, his expressi

shed as she real

thought t

. I thought you were som

s eyebrow

meeting ground. You'd better explain yourself,

her palms began to sweat.

been going on and I'm just on edge." She m

softened slightly, but

e. You need to get your emotions under control. There's a lot to be done

eeling embarras

. it won't happ

nodded

esn't. Now, get

to her desk, he

at her through the mirror. She was very su

follow

d

tting into the way of everything she did. Coworkers cast

one in the break room, h

his happe

d her past, only to ha

el's phone buzzed. Her heart skipped for

n, curiosity got the better part of her and she eve

sent everyday to inform parents that their

to do then she would make a stop at the supermarket before going home to her da

The last thing she wanted was these curious coworkers gatherin

't relate with anyone if it didn't have to do with work or her daughter. The people arou

all the things Haze

down her spine. She knew without a doubt that the per

r what he wanted from her? Or what they wanted

her mind from

ed its way up her throat. Her instincts screamed w

. Just strangers

imposing, and shrouded in shadows. She couldn't see his face but she saw t

rt pounded

he person that w

her eyes from the person. As she approached the cross

wasn't gone. She had to get home quickly to make sure her daught

ated through the crowded market. She entered stalls and purchased

ealed nothing. But the feeling per

all about her and Hazel was just a second away from crying out in f

med with her self-pity, it was only when he

n a black suit,

place for a while, contemplating if to go after th

ty overthrew all the answers she needed. Hazel held

mind, with the way her face loomed with worry and

ing came into view. Relief w

tant, her heart stopped. The bags in her hand

ripped, the bed overturned upside down. Heather's to

Hazel manag

s clear evidence that her room had been broken into, her two-year old daughter would have s

led again, a lump fo

was si

pound in her chest as

ed louder, her voic

he didn't hear any sound apart from the breaking so

d and then it

She scream

tered. Her baby. T

was