Age episode 31

AGE(it is just a number)
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Episode 31(Final)
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Welcoming ha-rd ina Jayde Castillo
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Hazel Dakota
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It is awesome ,it feels like a dream right now . It still hasn’t registered, I can’t even grasp it right now
Austin Rivera! My father’s murderer !dead!
It is unbelievable! I couldn’t even see this day happening. Now it is all here and it is been like a big bur-st of excitement………
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Gobsma-cked, I clung to ha-rd in as i watched the medics stretchered Mike’s lifeless b©dy into the waiting ambulance, It was really a terrible sight !
my hands were still trembling and I felt a sickness in my stomach….
“Can we plea-se leave here?” I pleaded softly ma-king ha-rd in shift his attention to me
” sure! If that is what you want.”he agreed taking my hands into his as we sauntered towards the police van
Seeing us, Alexia jumped down from the van , rushing to hvg ha-rd in
“ha-rd in! she screamed as he caught her in his arms
you alright?”he hushed , patting her on the back
“Yes! I am more than alright, thanks so much for getting the hidden message”. she muffled into his arms and his eyes wi-de-ned as he pu-ll-ed out of the hvg to stare into her face
“You composed that?” he asked in surprise and she nodded sheepishly
“Jeez! then I should be the one thanking you , you saved us all”.he stated , ma-king Alexia blus-h
“I love you ha-rd in”.
“I love you too Alexia”. he said , leaning over to pe-ck her forehead
I smiled lightly, it was a good thing seeing my sister and b©yfri£ndget along !
Just then , his father joined us mopping the sweat from his brow
In his left hand was my phone
“And I guess this is for you”. he said , handing the phone to me and I nodded slowly trying not to meet his gaze
Reasons! I lied to him and was feeling all guilty about it
“Thanks sir”. I muttered softly
“It is nothing, so are you re-ady to leave ?”he asked , fixing his gaze on his son
“You can go with Alexia , I nee-d to get my car”. ha-rd in answered
“Alright !” his father agreed and then faced Alexia
“Let us go child”. he said to Alexia who gave me a side hvg and then scurried towards the van
“Smart kid!” ha-rd in muttered as I smiled, watching her
She saved the day with her br@ins!
“Well! Well! So can we be on our way now?” ha-rd in asked , snapping me out of my thoughts and I turned sideways to see him staring at me, no, his eyes was roaming all over my b©dy and he didn’t try to subtle it ….
“You bu-mp is getting visible!” he remarked and immediately I looked down at my stomach and yes he was right , my tummy was bigger ma-king me look like a bloated pig …..
“Yes! Yes! Yes!” I snapped at him and that was the exact moment the vehicle of a broadcasting station drove into the compound
“fuc-k! Let’s get out of here”. ha-rd in whispered, taking my hand into his and we left the compound in a hurry chit-chatting, laughing and arguing all the way to taxi- station……
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Getting to the taxi station, we were the subject of curious stares from bystanders and I wasn’t surprised as the news about Austin Rivera was shown on the big screen hung in front of a tall building adjacent to the taxi stand …….a reporters firm building to be precise
Jeez! how news travel fast!
“That is Jayden Winthrop and the girl beside him is his girlfriend”
“They are the ones on the screen ”
“Austin kidnapped the girl along with her sister”. their whispers turned into loud murmurs and I looked away, holding ha-rd in’s left hand ti-ghtly
“Ignore them”. he simply said as he flagged down a taxi……
Opening the taxi door , he gestured at me to get in and when I did , he got in beside me ban-ging the door shut ..
“Disney-fun park”. he called , leaning in the seat and the driver nodded before driving off…..
I sighed softly, folding my hands across my che-st as I stared at my reflection throu-gh the car rear mirror
My eyes was puffy! My hair tangled! my face completely messed up!!!
“You still worried?”ha-rd in asked and I shifted my gaze From the mirror to him
He was staring at me with a serious face and I smiled inwardly
he really do love me!
“Nope!” I answered, popping the p and leaned back to l@yon his che-st , inhaling his scent
his scent was a mixture of expensive cologne and something I could not quite place my f!nger on but whatever it was , it did crazy things to my fragile heart……..
I wanted him! I wanted his softl-ips on mine and without thinking, I wra-pped my arms around his n£¢k , bringing hisl-ips closer as I k!$$£d him
he went stiff for a moment and then he let out a de-ep breathe k!ss!ngme back
Obviously! he was caught unaware
I g@sped audibly in plea-sure as his hands slid down the curves of my side to rest on myl-ips as he drew me in
“Do you realise we are in a taxi?” he asked , breathing into my mouth and instantly , my s-en-ses returned and I pu-ll-ed out from the k!ss
“fuc-k ! Haz! you just made my “little man” rise”. he retorted in whispers , staring at the bulge in his trou-sers
“Ooops! sorry!”I apologised softly and just then the taxi skidded to a halt
“We are here “. The driver announced and I looked out of the window to see the large wordings of “Disney -fun park” carved at the edges of the roller coaster …..
“Just in time!” ha-rd in muttered , bringing out his wallet to pay the taxi-man and when he did , we alighted from the car
following behind him , I looked around the fun-park in awe as we headed for his car …..
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I opened the car door and got in beside ha-rd in who was alre-ady seated comfortably
Leaning back in the seat , I was expecting him to start the ignition but he didn’t , instead he wind up all of the windows and then reclined his seat a little
I stared at him confusedly
What is he trying to do???
“Climb on me”. he instructed and I sh0t him a puzzled look
“Climb on you!why?”
“Isn’t it obvious, I want you to ride me”. he stated and I shook my head in disbelief
“S-x in the car! You are crazy!”
he chuckled lightly “why are you acting like a saint , you started it remember?” he reminded and I swallowed ha-rd , keeping mute
He was right, I started it all with the k!ss!
climbing on t©p him , i straddled him facing him as I backed the steering wheel and in return, he tugged my h!ps flu-shed against his and I felt a ha-rd length between us , it was only a bulge against the leather of his p@n-ts but it was enough to get me we-t….
“fuc-k!” I m0@n ed loudly as he pinched my n!pplethrou-gh my go-wn ……
I wasn’t wearing undies thus it made it easier for him ….
“Stand up a little bit “. he gr-unted and when I did , he hurriedly unbuckle his p@n-t trou-sers,pu-lling it down along with his briefs then held me down to his l@ps..
quic-kly , he rolled up my go-wn and on shifting my p@n-t ,he pushed his di-ck inside me….
“Oh my gawd! I m0@n ed softly, leaning forward as he full length went inside me
Mehn!I was in cloud nine
Pushing my b©dy against his , I swivel my h!ps as I grind him , taking his dee-per…….
“Jeez! Haz! you killing me softly”. he m0@n ed loudly and I smiled lightly , bouncing on his rod”to suit my plea-sure…..
Well! i was in total control but it was not for long as he held my w@!st down , thrû-sting in and out of me r0ûghly…..
I screamed in painful plea-sure , he was so hvge!
“Haaaardin!” I m0@n ed loudly
“Keep your voice down!” he simply instructed as he kept on thrû-sting fas-ter and ha-rder
“Uhm…no… I am trying to but I f***king can’t”. I rasped as his hvge di-ck was literally hitting my wo-mb …..
“fuc-k! Marry me Hazel”. he whispered into my ears and I opened my eyes in surprise
“What did you say?” I asked to be sure I heard right
“Marry me”. he repeated, holding my w@!st ti-ghtly as he rammed his di-ck into me but before I could respond , he pushed me back lightly
” get off me , I am ¢v-mming”. he said softly and immediately, I hopped off him to the pas-s£nger seat and watched him,re-lease his stuff into a fancy handkerchief
“why did you do that ?” I asked , frowning as I adjusted my go-wn
“Simple! I don’t want you to reeking of sp-erm “. he answered, putting away the soiled handkerchief and on buckling his trou-sers , he started the ignition and zoomed off …..
my heart quic-kened as my thoughts raced back to his words
Marry him! Does he really mean it ? or did he just say it out of plea-sure??
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ha-rd in Castillo
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Calls kept on on coming in as I drove heading for home but I ignored all of it
“Will you keep on doing that?”Hazel queried
“I am tired , I will return the calls later”. I stated
but to tell the truth, I was not in mood to receive any calls as I was lost pondering on the question of what next to do
My dad question kept on repla-ying in my head
Are you gonna let her go about the whole issue is settled? or are you gonna take the relationsh!pto the next level?…….
I love her so much but I was still scared of the word “commitment”
What if we end up fighting? will she divorce me? will she use my age against me?
I glanced at her to see her staring out of the window
I sighed softly , it is high time I put my boyish fears aside and man up!
I wanted her and I am gonna marry her !
“Haz!”I called softly
“Yes”. She answered, still looking out of the window
“Actually erm I was just curious about something”
“And what is that?” She asked , shifted her gaze to me and I cleared my throat, maintaining a straight face
“Marry me plea-se”. I pleaded softly
she was quiet for a moment and then she scoffed
“Is this a Joke? You said the same thing when we were having S-x ”
“I know! I was confused then but I am damn serious now , will you marry me?” I repeated and to my surprise, she flung herself to me
“Yes ! Yes! Yes! I will marry you”. She squealed excitedly and I was f0rç£d to pu-ll off the road to avoid an accident
She was crazy and so was I
“Thanks ha-rd in! Thanks ha-rd in!” She continued squealing in excitement that I had to hold her shoulders to keep her calm
“No !I should be the one thanking you, you loved me unconditionally, you believed me and to sum it all , you brou-ght out the best in me …
“ha-rd in!” She called softly
” yes baby! you are my better-half , a p@rt of me that I will always nee-d” …
my phone suddenly rang and this time around, it was my mother
I received it and placed it on speaker”
“ha-rd in!!!”her high pitched voice rang throu-gh
“Hi mum!” I greeted weakly
“baby! You alright? what of Hazel and her little sister, Are they alright?” She asked in a rush
“Yes mum!” I drawled and she exhaled de-eply
“Thanks goodness! Rebecca regained consciousness some few hours back “. She informed and Hazel and I both sighed in relief
“Thank God!”She muttered
“She saw the news and is also worried”. My mum added
“Alright mum! we will be in the hospital shortly”
“plea-se do!” She said as I ended the call …..
Without wasting time , I stepped on the br@ke and on controlling the steering wheel , I made a u-turn and drove throu-gh the busy street down to Ontario hospital…..
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Finally! after a long drive, I got to the hospital and on driving in, I parked out in front ….
I alighted from the car and Hazel also did the same at her own ,
Climbing up the short stairs, we both walked into the hospital to see my mom pacing up and down the reception….
I scoffed silently, Isn’t she meant to be beside Rebecca ??
Seeing us, she smiled wi-dely as she rushed to us
“ha-rd in! Hazel! Thanks goodness! how are you? how is the baby?” She asked in a rush
“Fine ma!” Hazel answered shyly
“Good! I nee-d to call at the police station, I will be back in a hour time”
“Police station! why?” I asked , staring into her face as her eyes twi-nkled in excitement
“To see your dad , I .. erm .. you .. know .. miss him so much”. she stuttered and I smiled knowing what will happen next …. a thri-lling S-x in the office !!!
“Alright mum! have fun”. I said , interlocking Hazel f!ngersas we walk past her to Rebecca ward
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Entering the ward, a young doctor was sitting beside Rebecca as he watched her eat
I exchanged surprise look with Hazel
What is going on here? I wondered
“Rebecca!” I called softly and she turned sideways to look at me and then at Hazel
“Sir ha-rd in! Hazel!” She called back with a weak smile and believe me when I say she looked more beautiful
“Well! Well ! I think I nee-d to take my leave “. the doctor said , standing up ; then he nodded towards me as he walked out of the ward
“Who is he?” Hazel asked , moving closer to sit on the be-d
Oh right! She doesn’t know how to mind her business
” A doctor”. Rebecca answered with an eye roll and they both laughed
“You are so annoying!” Hazel remarked
“And so are you, I don’t even know why I was even worried about you”. Rebecca snapped at her and an awkward silence follows
“Erm … you see …I am truly sorry for what happened to you”. Hazel suddenly apologise, breaking the silence and I moved closer to Join her
“Yes Rebecca, we are truly sorry”. I begged as she sighed
“You both are not to be blamed , you were also a victim, Nina is the devil here and I am so glad she got caught”
I smiled lightly, she is so un-derstanding!
“But do me a favour, plea-se, and make the god mother to your child”. She said as tears rolled down her eyes
“Of course we will “. Hazel agreed ,looking at me and I nodded in agreement
“We will Rebecca”. She repeated, pu-lling her into a hvg as they wept in each other arms …..
I watched them for a moment and then looked out of the window, watching the sunset.
I smiled lightly
At last! It is all over…….
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Months Later
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A popular music filled the air and the cheers of hundreds of people could be heard as they wriggled their b©dy excitedly on the dance floor ……
“Justin Arnold ! I really love his song”. Richa-rd who was seated beside me slurred
“It is Justin Adams”. I corrected, pouring myself a glas-s of rum
“Whatever”. he muttered ,dragging the bottle out of my hands but I was quic-k to drag it back
“Don’t!you alre-ady ti-psy , do you wanna get drun!k?” I asked
“Of course ! It is our prom night , we are done with high school man and I want to explore every bit of it “. he screamed and I scoffed
“Crazy!!!”
He reached for bottle again but this time around,I choose to let him be
If he wants to get drun!k, so be it !
“But what of Steve?” he asked and that was the exact moment Steve walked in with Kimberly
“Speak of the devil!here he comes”. I drawled
and he laughed, gulping down the rum directly from its bottle
“Yuck! I shook my head in disgust
Just then , Steve and Kim joined our table grinning like idiots
“Hey!” they greeted in unison and then laughed like idiots
I exchanged puzzled look with Richa-rd
“What the hell is wrong with them?” he mouthed at me
“I don’t know!”I mouthed back ; then I faced them
“Well! well! Guys! Is there something we nee-d to know?” I asked , looking at Steve and then at Kim
“Uhm… actually ………. Steve just proposed to me “. Kim screamed , flaunting her ring for us to see and I huffed
Unbelievable!
“Who in this world engage a girl at 18?” I snapped at Steve and he scoffed
“Says the person who got married at that same age”. he snapped back at me and I smiled lightly , taking a sip from my drink……
so you should know , I married Hazel two months back and I must admit, our marriage was the best thing that ever happened to me…..
our wedding was not an elaborate one , it was a small one attended by families and few friends and when I say few friends, I mean the annoying ones seated with me right now ……
“It is alre-ady late , You should go to Hazel”. Kim stated and i quic-kly looked in her direction just in time to see the pains in her eyes
She chuckled nervously and then looked away
Obviously! She still loves me , she told me herself on the eve of Hazel and I wedding but what can I do? nothing, I am married and she is engaged
My phone suddenly rang and I picked it up from the table to check the caller and lol and behold, it was Rebecca
Why is she calling? Is Hazel frustrating her with her weird cravings?
I received the call
“Hi Rebecca! I greeted first
“ha-rd in! It is Hazel! she is in the hospital right now”. she said in a rush and I bec@m£ alarm
“Hospital! why? Is she sick?”
“No! she is in Labor”.She informed and my heart raced fas-ter
Labor ! how is that possible! the doctor told me clearly she will be due in two weeks time
“ha-rd in! Are you there?” Rebecca voice rang throu-gh and exhaled de-eply
“But why are you just calling me now?”
“I am sorry but it took us all by surprise”. She explained
And with that , I ended the call , picked my car keys and then stood up
“What is it? Is everything alright?” Richa-rd asked , staring at me worriedly
” My wife is dealing with labor pain”. I simply answered and without waiting for his response, I pushed and squee-zed my way out of the club to the parking lot
quic-kly, I hopped into my car ban-ging the door shut and on starting the ignition, I drove heading to the hospital…….
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It was really late when I got to the hospital, 12:20 am to be precise and the whole surrounding was pitch -dark …..
Parking out in front, I made the sign of the cross before alighting from the car…..
I was nervous , eager and scared at the same time!
What if the labor is a difficult one? what if something…. no…. i waved off all of the ill- thoughts …..
heaving a sigh, I walked into the hospital to hear the sound of a baby crying
I st©pped on my track , looking around the reception to see the nurses on seat smiling at me …
“Welcome Mr Castillo!” they greeted in unison and I nodded abs£ntmindedly, walking towards the labor Ward
The cry of the baby was getting louder and clearer …
Is that my baby? I wondered ……
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Standing in front of the ward , I was about pushing it open when the doctor c@m£ out , bu-mping into me
“I am sor…. oh! ha-rd in! You c@m£ just in time….. congratulations! your girlfriend .. erm I mean your wife ….. I pushed the door and rushed in before he could complete his statement……
I was just too excited!
happiness trembled inside of me at what I saw
Right in front of me , Hazel was seated on the be-d , holding a tiny red baby as she peered into its face….
I walked slowly towards them , I was gobsma-cked
“Welcome ha-rd in!” Rebecca who was seated on a chair close to the be-d greeted and that was when Hazel raised her head up to look at me
“baby! our baby is beautiful, she looks just like you “. She said weakly and true to her words, the baby was my carbon-copy
The same green eyes! the same hair colour, the same nose , even the natural dimples…….
Tears welled up in my eyes as I stared at her cute face
“Can I hold her?”I asked with a cracked voice as I was overly nervous..
“Sure!” She agreed , placing the tiny girl in my outstretched arms
I smiled lightly, staring into her face
She opened her eyes slowly as she looked around and when her green eyes met mine , she closed her eyes ………
Amazing!
“What should we name her?”Hazel asked the exact moment my phone rang
“Just a minute plea-se”. I pleaded , holding the baby with my right hand as I used the other to bring my phone out of my pocket ……
Checking the caller , it was Mum
I received it
“Congratulations baby”. She screamed Loudly
What the fv¢k!
“Your wife’s mum called to inform us and I am so much excited”. She continued
“Oh!” was the only thing I said because I was surprised ….
“Anyways your dad and I will take the next flight down to South Tacoma to see our grandchild ”
“Okay!Dad , how is he?” I inquired after my dad
“He is fine, he is busy solving all the cases here in London”. She drawled and I chuckled lightly
“Alright Mrs Winthrop! I will be expecting both of you”. I said and on ending the call , I faced Hazel
“You called your mother first???”
She smiled lightly , I am sorry hubby but I could not help it”
Oh yeah! the mother and daughter bond!
“So what should we name our baby?”She asked for the second time as I shifted my attention back to my slee-ping daughter……
” Uhm…. Let’s leave that for her god mother to decide “. I answered
“Who! Me!” Rebecca retorted and I nodded
“Well! .. since my god daughter looks so much like her father then I will name her after him”. She started and Hazel scoffed
“What do you mean by that?” She asked frowning and Rebecca sm-irked , ignoring her
“I name her ha-rd INA JAYDE “. she announced and I smiled lightly
“ha-rd ina!” I muttered and then faced Hazel
“Is it okay by you?”
“Of course it is”. She agreed, smiling
Rebecca suddenly stood up , glancing at her wrist watch
“I nee-d to take my leave now , Wilson will be rounding up in the office”
“Oh! Wilson! your doctor b©yfri£nd”. I tea-sed and she blu-shed
“Go away ha-rd in”. She retorted pla-yfully, moving closer to k!ssthe baby , waved at Hazel and then dashed out of the ward …..
“Now that makes the two of us!” I remarked, sitting beside her on the be-d.
“Three”. She corrected
“Oh! Yeah! Yeah! Three”. I agreed , staring down at ha-rd ina
“how was your prom night?”she suddenly asked.
“Boring without you”. I answered truthfully as I placed the baby gently on the be-d
“No! her crib is right behind you”. Hazel said, pointing to the blue baby crib
“I know Mrs Castillo, I want to watch her as she sleep”…….
She blu-shed , ” I love it when you call me Mrs Castillo … I mean who would have taught I would end up being the wife to the rich and famous ha-rd in Castillo…
“Me! I answered and she sh0t me a puzzled look
“You know right from our very first k!ss, I knew I wanted you but I was just too scared to admit it , thanks for changing my weird beliefs about marriage, thanks for standing by me all throu-gh and most important, thanks for giving me this gift , ha-rd ina Jayde Winthrop Castillo……..
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AGE IS JUST A Number and when two people like each other,nothing should st©p them from being together . It is just an issue of mind over matter . It is just a number . If you don’t mind it doesn’t matter ………….. signed by ha-rd in Jayden Winthrop Castillo……
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