Julie Warren quickly entered the homeless shelter. She kept looking over her shoulder. She wasn’t certain but the man she just saw shooting that other man down in the alley has her nervous and anxious. She had managed to elude him for almost three years. The last time he caught her, there were hell to pay.“John Warren,” she said his name to release the heaviness across her chest. “If you are around here it means someone recognized me somewhere.”She quickly rushes to the kitchen looking for Martha but the woman wasn’t there. She put the groceries away then went and look for Tina Duncan. The woman was her responsibility out here. She found her busy sorting old clothes. She discovered the rich lady wasn’t ashamed of getting her hands dirty.“Tina,” she carefully closed and locked the door.“Is something wrong?”“Yes, I just saw John shooting someone in the alley.” Julie searched and found her identification and her son’s along with certain documents and a bit of money. She wrapped the

Jack found himself struggling with anger management. He feels the fury building inside of him. His fists were balled ready to fight. He keeps looking in the distance, his past unfolding to a very specific moment in time when his father nearly beaten him to death, simply because he looked at him in a wrong way.He recalls in clarity if it wasn’t for his mother telling him a story, he would have left this world since he was beaten to the brink of death. His mother was a small delicate woman but with a build in iron core, he had learned that day. She made him hold on.“Jack,” he even hears her voice now clear as day.“Mom,” he whispered.“Please hold on son. You have a life to live. Don’t let him defeat you.”“I can’t …mom, I am tired.”“I know son. Let me tell you a story. Just listen to my voice and hold on.”“I love you Mom,”“Once upon a time I was cut down in my prime. I always thought I sit majestically on the side of life. I rather felt proud of my position I took up in society. I

Jack realized he was falling in love with his contract wife. He stood watching his wife playing ball with his brother. It dawns on him that not one of his ex-girlfriends would ever consider doing that. What puzzles and intrigued him, the fact that she was one moment child-like with an unexpected maturity. He slowly realized she was brave enough never to chase love or attention. Simply watching her he had noticed she was giving freely of herself to the laughing boy. He discovered he love her laughter; it always starts with the curving her mouth. “I like the girl. It would be the easiest thing to fall in love with her,” he voiced the sudden truth from his heart. His building happiness was interrupted by the familiar knock on the door. The door opened and closed. “Sir, do you have a minute?” “What is it William?” he kept his eyes on the two outside. His brother was truly enjoying himself. His wife looked amazing. He suddenly wonders if she would consider him as a husband? His thoughts

“Happiness rediscovered…” Jazz whispered as she smiled with herself. She bends down and smelled the flowers. She enjoys spending time in the garden, also her way of avoiding Carly King who seemed to make it a point of being everywhere. She was doing inner reflection about the last couple of months realizing how blind she truly was. For a while she felt drained from the obstacles in her way. Her thoughts interrupted from the constant vibrating in her hand.“Why can’t you get the message Eva?” she glared at the phone. She ignored the call and keep wandering around in the garden. “I truly wasted my time with Allan Black. Now, looking back, what on earth did I really see in that guy?” She realized that man unknowingly to her created a kind of storm in her heart. “I certainly was a fool not seeing the obstacles for me but the rewards for him. I simply thought it was part of building a relationship. Can one person be so stupid?” She stopped to asked the birds. “I didn’t know why I was shock

“Where on earth did that girl disappeared too?” he questions himself. He can’t believe he was becoming a house bound man. He knew the residence was large and for the last couple of days he had learned just how effectively she can avoid him. “I made a mistake Jazz but you need to make an appearance for me to apologize. I am new to this type of trust and faith relationship,” he admits his own uncertainty. “Where are you?” he questions the empty space in the bedroom. He had been looking everywhere but can’t find either her or Jason. It would seem his brother were mad at him too. He went downstairs to his study. Carly approached him. This simply boils his fury further. “Jack, I want…” He simply walked past her slamming the door in her face. He just knew somehow; she was responsible for this mess. He kept circling the study but felt trapped. “I need fresh air,” he walked back out of the study. “Sir,” William made an appearance. “Walk with me,” Jack saw Carly coming his way again. He an