ALONE ROAD

Episode 10: THE ALONE ROAD Amara finally understood why Daniel disappeared.He had not stopped loving her. He disappeared because he believed staying would get her killed.She returned to the old road where the accident that supposedly killed her parents had happened. Then her memories returned.Smoke. A burning car. Her mother's voice. A little boy holding her hand.Daniel.He had been only eight.That night, his father had brought him to meet Victor Adeyemi and Elena. There had been an argument about money and fraudulent accounts. Then came the crash.But it wasn't an accident.Victor, Sarah, Amara's biological mother, and Elena had survived. They were declared dead because Sarah had discovered the financial scheme and threatened to expose it.Elena took Amara and disappeared. Sarah was forced into hiding. Victor vanished. Daniel's father buried the truth.Years later, Daniel found the old files and Sarah. Then he found Amara. He realized the woman he loved was the same little girl he had held beside the burning car nineteen years earlier.When he discovered his father was still searching for Sarah, Daniel chose to disappear. He moved the money, documents and evidence into places Amara could eventually find.The ₦185 million wasn't a gift.It was evidence from the old scheme.Then his phone rang."Daniel?""I'm sorry.""You left me at the altar.""I know.""You made me hate you.""I needed you to hate me long enough to stay alive.""Where are you?""Look behind you."Daniel stood several metres away.Alive.Amara ran into his arms.Later, he told her everything. Nadia had helped him. David had protected Elena and Sarah. Detective Hassan had gathered evidence. Daniel's father was arrested, and Victor was found alive.Amara wasn't ready to forgive them.There were too many lies, missing years and birthdays her mother had missed.Some wounds needed more than truth. They needed time.Months later, Amara returned to the road with Daniel."Do you regret disappearing?""Every single day.""Then why?""Because loving you meant choosing your life over my happiness.""You should have trusted me with the truth.""I know.""Next time, don't save me by leaving me alone.""Never again."The road that once represented death and secrets no longer frightened her.Amara looked at it one last time.Then she turned away.She wasn't walking alone anymore. THE END.

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