Once out of Charlottes room, Akira fell to the ground helpless, as she cried her eyes out.
'How long would I fight, for how long would I be able to fight against aunt Charlotte. How long does it take before I breakdown and submerge to her wills, why are you doing this to me God, what sins did I commit in my previous birth to get such a horrible life now' Akira cried in her heart, dare not saying the words out.
" Akee, my dear girl, why are you crying" Emily asked placing her hand on her daughters shoulder.
" Mommy" Akira cried and turned back to hug her mother as she cried out. She knew this wasn't the best thing to do as it would only make her parents worried, but what can she do, she is a human after all and she can't swallow it all up.
Patting her daughters back, Emily let her cry for a while before she asked. " Tell me my dear, whatever you tell me, I would agree with no argument, I trust you, just tell me what the matter is" Emily asked her daughter.
" Mom, aunt Charlotte has been adding bromocriptine to my food. She challenged me to get someone to marry me in 7 days and claim the fake child, otherwise she will get me married to Lucas brooks" Akira told her mom
" No, she can't do that, she can't do that to you my dear. You aren't pregnant, so how can the child who doesn't even exist have a dad" Emily shaked her head.
" I know mom, but more that that we all know how vicious aunt Charlotte can be, all we have to do is expose her for who she is, and all will be fine" Akira said looking at her mom, whose mind seems elsewhere.
" Akee, go to bed okay, I got something to do, promise me you are going directly to your room from here" Emily said
" But mom...."
" Be a good girl and just do what I asked" Emily said patting her daughters head before she walked out and head upstairs.
Even thou she was worried about her mom, she trusted her, hence she directly went to bed, even thou it seems like sleep isn't about to visit her anytime soon.
Gently knocking on her sisters door three times, Emily weng directly in, to see Charlotte relaxed putting on her face mask.
" What brings you here Emily, I didn't remember asking you to come in" Charlotte asked looking her sister over the shoulder.
" It's not like you have a husband, that's I'd assume you are busy with" Emily sarcastically replied.
" How dare you Emily" Charlotte rosed to her feet angry by the taunt.
" And how dare you Charlotte, how dare you do that to my daughter" Emily asked equally angry at she stepped in front of Charlotte.
" Don't dare question me Emily, am doing all these for you and your family, but you are busy been ungrateful" Charlotte said.
" Oh really, if you are so desperate to do something good for us, then why don't you marry Lucas brooks yourself, he is very rich as we all know, oh and you two are almost of the same age, he is around 58 years right, and you are 55, so it makes a good match" Emily answered back.
" How dare you say such a thing Emily, it's your daughter who is characterless and got pregnant out of wedlock, you can't blame me for wanting to help her" Charlotte taunted.
" If anyone is characterless then it's you Charlotte. Even after so many years, you still have eyes for your sisters husband, how more shameless can you be, huh" Emily asked which immediately shut Charlotte's mouth.
" You are far more shameless than me Emily. You always snatched everything from me, be it our fathers love, or the man I loved, you took everything, and I so hate you for that. Dad never treated us on the sane level, he loved and pampered you and your mom and me?. Dad never loved my mom in the first place and neither did he ever considered me his daughter" Charlotte said tears brimming her eyes.
" And Mason, I was the one who fell for mason first, but he wanted you, and dad got you two married with all the pomp and grandeur, what about me huh" Charlotte accused.
" I know it was unfair, the favorism by dad, but don't forget that mom always included you so did I, but you were always resentful, vicious and vengeful. You had a lovely family afterwards right, and your daughter, Scarlett and husband, what happened, you chased them away with your bad character. Charlotte it's not too late to repent, and stop haunting my daughter, otherwise I swear I wont spare you" Emily warned pointing straight at Charlotte's face.
" I won't stop, I would stop at nothing to ruin the life of your family and yours, I would avenge all the hurt and pain I had to go through because of you. Let's see how long it would take before I win, your daughter would have no way out of this situation, and she would have to marry Lucas brooks, in turn her life would be ruined forever, then and only then would I be at peace" Charlotte said firmly.
" We would see then Charlotte, will evil people win against good people, or like always, would you bite the dust" Emily said and walked out.
Her heart heavy, she knew she indirectly she was a part of Charlottes pain, but she chose who she wanted to be, and let vengeance took over her senses, ' but am confident, my Akira would emerge victorious' Emily told herself silently before she walked to her room in the guest apartment.
The next morning.
Akira woke up very early and finished all her chores as soon as she could and left the house. She has to talk to James, she need someone to help her expose Charlotte for who she truly is.
Brsiskly riding her bicycle to the college, she wasn't surprised at all to find no student.
About an hour later students started walking in and she kept a knee eye out for James.
" Yeah, here you are, come with me please, I need to talk to you" Akira said as soon as she saw James.
" Akira, what happened, you look panicked" James asked holding Akira.
" James, I know you have always been there for me through lives evey challenge since we were kids, and you are more than I could have ever asked for. But I need your favor please, I need you to pretend to be the father of my fake child" Akira said going on to explain the situation to James.
Looking down on his feet for a min, James raised his eyes again to meet that of Akira.
" Akira, am really sorry I can't help you with this, everything is out of my control. I think your aunt already knows you will ask for my help, that's why she sent men to my house this morning, and they threatened me that if I dare to help, then they would kill my family" James said, his voice low.
" I understand James, and I won't like it if you would risk your family's safety for me" Akira said, even thou her head was puzzling.
" Now what would you do akee" James asked cupping her chin.
" Don't worry I would handle it, I just need some space" Akira said and mindlessly walked out of the college.
As she wandered off on the street she noticed a group of people fighting. It wasn't just some normal thug fight, but a high class fight. The men were all dressed in black suits and they were many luxurious car at both side of the road. With nowhere to pass, Akira decided to hide till the group of people left.
After a long and intense fight, one group seemed to have emerged victorious and the others fled.
When she was sure no one was left, that's when she decided to head home. As she came out of her hiding place to walk away, something very bright and sparkly caught her eyes. The light was so intense she thought it would blind her.
Partially closing her eyes, she walked towards the object and picked it up.
Its the blue diamond, which is the rarest and most expensive in the world, she had seen news about it's auction recently.
" So one of these people own the diamond, it's very rare and expensive, I need to hide it carefully, no matter who the owner is, will definitely trace me down, and I should give it to that person only then" Akira said to herself as she slipped the diamond inside her pocket.
Ideally going to the police is the best thing, but she can't even trust the police with such a precious thing.
Taking the diamond with her, Akira hid it away not even telling her own family. Days went by but no one came looking for it, moreover she was growing more tense because no one wanted to help her, and Charlotte might actually get her married to Lucas.
Mindlessly leaving college on a Friday, someone closed her mouth and dragged her behind the college building.