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Andile

Alexandria Anderson.

Dangerous guy

Stay away from him

Protect yourself from him

Just don't catch any feelings

Just keep this in mind Andile. You are nothing but a worthless whore. You are a disgrace, a curse. No one will ever love you

Focus on your business and be thankful for your dad to oust you out, you got your freedom back

"Sir there is a woman outside. She said she wants to talk about something important. Must I let her in?"

A woman? What if it's one of those bitches?? No! How did they get my address? Mr. Edward doesn't know where I live. How come they are here??

"Sir, must I send them in? It seems like it's very important"

Them? So they've found me?

"How many people are outside?"

"Three"

Three?? They are all here?? How did they find me? What do they want? God, why are you doing this to me??

"A woman with two children. One looks like he is sixteen years old and the other I think a newborn"

Relief.

But who are they?

"Send them in"

A woman, a son, and a newborn baby.

I hope she is not coming here looking for a job. I can do everything by myself, I don't need a maid. I don't even want to hire someone

"Thank you for letting us in", I look up to see a white woman, maybe in her late thirties, with a young boy maybe sixteen, she was carrying a baby in her arms. I wonder what she is doing here?

"Please sit down and tell me why you're here?"

She seems nice but she is still a woman!

"Well I want to beg you to do something for me"

She wants me to do something for her?

"I'm not hiring you or your children for work!"

I don't need any workers

"I'm not here for work. Just sit down and listen to what I have to say"

"No thank you, I'm fine standing. Now tell me what the fuck you are here for woman! I don't have time for your stupidness"

"Oh Mr. Colton, I know there is still some kindness in your body. So please listen to me and understand my problem"

She knows me? Of course, she knows me! I'm famous

"Get straight to the point"

"I have a day to live, my husband is already dead, these are my children, Paris, and Praises"

Nice names. Paris and Praises

"Nice names. Who is Paris and who is Praises?"

"Well I'm Paris and my sister is Praises", said the boy showing his dimples, cute!

"I have a day to live"

What? Does that mean it's her last day to be alive?

"I have cancer and it's the last stage. I went to the doctor today and he told me I have 24 hours left to live"

What? God, what are you doing? Why are you planning to separate a mother from her children? This is unjust!

"I don't have any relatives. I've been watching your every move since last month"

She was following me? That too for the past month?

"What the hell woman?! Why were you following me?"

"I've been watching your every single move. How you treat that little girl Mella, I was even at school to see you with her"

"Why were you stalking me?"

"I want you to adopt my children. Please. You are a nice person and my babies would be happy with you"

What? Adopt?

She wants me to adopt her babies??

"Lady that can not happen. Why must I adopt your babies? Why were you even stalking me? I'm sorry but I can't adopt them. Please leave"

"Sir, I beg of you. If my children stay with you they will have a better future, I know they will be loved. You are a very kind man, please"

God, what are you doing?

"Miss, please understand I can't"

"Mr. Colton I trust you, that's why I came to you. When I die my children will be sent to the orphanage, they will be orphans, and they will be separated when different people come and adopt them. Please don't refuse this, you don't want them to be separated. If they are separated then they will never be able to meet again. Please understand, please"

A sixteen years old teenager and a three-month-old girl. Why me?

"Please Mr. Colton, I don't want my children to live that life. Look at my daughter, she is three months old, let's say she gets adopted by some other people, then she will never know her brother, she won't even remember him as they will be separated. Look at my son, if he is adopted he won't even remember his sister because he wouldn't know what she looks like. Please"

If they go to the orphanage then they will separate for sure. Paris may hate me because I separated him from his sister. They will separate and it will be my fault because I didn't adopt them.

"But Miss..."

"Please. Please adopt them"

"If I adopt them then they won't have a mother's love, because I'm gay"

I'm gay? No no!

"I'm not gay, I just don't like women or men. They won't get a mother's love, I hate women!"

"That's okay, they can get a father's love and a mother's love from two men. Just please agree and sign here"

Sign?

"These papers here say that the custody of my children is now yours. You are their guardian"

"Just say there won't be any relatives of yours later who will come and say she wants them"

"I promise there won't. Just love my children, and since you are going to be a single parent please hire a nanny. Please look after your daughter. Please, I know you hate women, but you have work and she needs someone who will look after her when you are gone. Please"

A nanny?? Another woman?

"Please, Mr. Colton. Sign here. P-please"

Oh God is she dying?

"Ju-just sign here", the boy took out a file and gave it to me, I took a pen from my desk and looked at them.

"Sign pl-please", I quickly signed

"Thank you. Thank you, Mr. Colton, you won't regret this"

And everything just stopped.

"Mum. Mum. Mum wakes up"

What?? Did she die in my house? On my couch? In my office?

Oh heavens!

" Mr. Colton. Do something", I was too shocked to even realize a tear slipped out of my eye.

I'm shocked. Did someone just die in front of me?

"Paris. Praises. Oh, fuck!"

"Mum is dead. You are now our guardian"

"Oh fuck! She died in front of me"

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