BETHANY The next three weeks went by quickly after the little run in with Jayden and true to Ronald’s word, I hadn’t heard anything from Jayden. No tantrums, no texts… nothing. I was supposed to be relieved. But instead there was this growing pit in my stomach like something was wrong. Still, I didn’t have the luxury to think about it. The office had been swarmed with work, the workers buzzed with excitement for the upcoming elections, which was now two days away. Finally, all my efforts were coming into play and I had the confidence that we were going to win this. We’d practiced every line, gone through every commissioner, minister and made sure that victory was certain. The only thing that remained was for Ronald to step in like the man he always was, strong, confident and take the

