Leaving the boutique with Ashley clutching her hands, Sue is smiling from ear to ear.She could remember all the times she had ever come to the shopping mall with Sharon and Alexa. She had always been the one to carry all the bags. She hadn't seen much meaning to it back then but now, everything is been done on a platter of gold for her, just because she knows someone. Someone really powerful and special.Special...Sue sighs heavily, still conflicted whether she should be covetous and stay with Ford or she should just forgo everything and just decide to stay with him. As soon as she thought that, Ashley squeezed her hand, as though she was leaning into the right thought at that second.Sue smiled and picks up her daughter and they get into the land cruiser waiting for them outside.As soon as they settle, her phone rings.An unknown number.Sue groans. "Who's this now...?"She picks the call though, knowing surely that it wasn't Ford, Alexa or Sharon because she already had their nu
At the hospital, Ashley is taken from Sue like before and she hurries up to the room where James was admitted last time she came to the hospital to see him.Room 1125.As soon as she opened the sliding doors, she saw James again. This time awake and prepped up on the bed by pillows behind him."Sue." He said just one word as soon as she entered the room and that tugged at her.Could she ever hate this man? Even though he had sided with his wife and daughter in the end, it was completely normal. Even though he ended being harsh as they were in the end, Sue could not bring herself to hate him.She sat down by the bed, not willing to show how soft she is to him until she knows what he wants. And who knows? Maybe it's just another trap like the other time."I got a call from the hospital. Why did you want to see me?""I heard from my wife and daughter last time they were here that you were back in Atlanta. Did you know how much we tried to find you?""We?""Yes. I and that man from the Ma
Ford holds his brother's hands and sits on the edge of the bed with Sue takes the only seat in the room."You've left me alone for so long. It's boring in here when all I see all day is Mum, Little sis and nurses and doctors all day long. At this rate, the machines in the room will end up being my best friends."Ford smiles, hardly. "Sorry bro. I've been so busy.""Of course. With work and another thing obviously." Henry shifts his eyes ever so subtly in Sue's direction.Ford laughs. "Certainly. All work and no play they say, makes a person dull. Let me introduce her to you. Henry, meet Sue Greene and Sue meet Henry Mason.""Your last name is Greene? You're related to those Greenes?" His face harden slightly.Sue sighs. "I am. But not with blood. I was their adopted daughter until I left when an incident happened.""The incident with my family right? When they made you come to checkup instead of the original Greene."Sue glances at Ford who shrugs. "We know everything that happened th
"Sue...!"Everyone is extremely shocked and looks towards the bed. She opens her eyes and turns to face them all, looking slowly to the doctor, then the nurse, Ford next, the Chairwoman next with a hint of a smile and then finally on Sue."Sue." She repeats, a little more firmly and tears starting to form on the edge of her eyes and then fall down and disappear on the pillow holding her head up.The chairwoman stands up from where she sat and walked to the bed. Slowly, she lays her hand on her daughter."Is it really you? My daughter? You know how much I waited for you? You left your mum alone to go through all these alone, Holly, I missed you." She bent down and enveloped her daughter in a bone crushing hug but still gentle in its own way.Sue and Ford wondered if they should stay there as the scene was one very personal between them as family. But then Sue noticed that even though she was being hugged by her mother, Holly still had her eyes on her, and the tears still dropping and d
Upon arrival at the Mason Family Residence, the large gates are opened for Ford to drive through, with Sue sound asleep in the car. He makes real less noise so he won't wake her up before he goes to geg Ashley.He gets down from the car and enters the mansion.Inside just reeks of immense wealth, if not for the family's humility, they would have had everything made in gold and still be stinking rich.Ford enters the house just as familiarly as any body will enter his or her own house, but in Ford's case, where he grew up. He took the staircase straight up to his mom's room so as not to disturb anybody in the middle of the night as well as leave there before Sue wakes up in the car.Opening the room's door, he inhales deeply, taking in the scent he has come to like. His mom always has the strawberry automatic air freshener on in her room so not just any smell can penetrate and ruin the way her room is. Ford looks around and doesn't see anyone, neither Ashley nor his Mom is in the room
Next morning, Sue emerges from her room, closes the door on Ashley's loud wailing, and goes over to Ford's with her face full of exasperation."Are you okay?" He asks her. She smiles in an almost sad way. "Could you possibly help me find something for Ashley to wear? I got all the clothes, shoes and bags from yesterday but she's refusing to wear anything. I'm exhausted." Sue plops on the bed, visibly tired.Ford laughs. "You're the fashion designer." He teases while pulling her up. She allows herself to be pulled up and walked back to where she had left Ashley.Surprisingly, Ashley was dressed. Although wrongly, she had worn something. She wore a small teddy bear crocheted crop top and a high waist jeans on her head."Ah." Ford sniffles, unable to hold in his laughter. Sue sighs. "All she wanted was to choose her own clothes. Imagine what she will be like as a teenager." Sue sighs and puts the clothes right on her body.Ford stays and watches with a brown striped and long piece of clo
"I'll be your granddaughter, Grandma." Sue says softly and half hugs the woman. "Whatever it takes to make sure your daughter goes back to being your daughter after letting go of her grief."The woman used all of her willpower to hold in her tears. "Thank you very much darling." She sniffles and gives Sue a full shoulder up hug. She stops sniffling after a little while and looks at Sue. "Then it won't be too much if I asked if you could help me with her moving back home?""Not at all. Let me get things and get a last word with Ford... Eh. Mr Mason." They are acqainted on a professional basis so it won't be nice to call him formally in front of someone that he'll have work and business with in the future."Sure. I'll go get the car around and waiting in front of the building." She smiles with a small pat on Sue's forearm, a nod at Ford's direction and then she exits the room, a wide, relieving smile dancing on her lips.Sue picks up her bag and sighs. "I really want to do this for the
Sue sits down beside Holly on the bed and holds her hand. "Hi.""Hello darling. How're you doing?" Holly asks Sue.Sue smiles warmly. "I should be the one asking you that. How're you feeling?""I'm fine. Just perfectly ready to go home. I mean, I've been lying down for quite some time I heard." She teased and proceeded to sit up.She had been on her back for nineteen years so the doctor had said her legs will be numb for quite some time. For now, she'll be on wheelchair until she regains the strength to stand up on her own two legs once again.Sue helps Holly comfortably unto the chair and quickly goes to help Jean to pack the bags. For someone who stayed in the room for nineteen years, she had surprisingly little to pack.Sue didn't have to wonder for a long time. "I know what you're thinking. She doesn't have much here right?.." Jean laughs, visibly happy. "I always came here to pack her things evening of everyday and brought whatever she was going to need the next day as well. So I