“Come on, sounds hilarious, but anytime I will always be there for you, the only thing you must do for me is to ensure no one sees the food.” Eva said.She was still in my chamber at the time.I shook my head in the negative, “Definitely no one will see them. Once again I appreciate for this loyalty and support.” I hugged her and sobbed on her shoulders.“It is okay, Melissa. Wipe your tears. Everything is going to be fine,” she said calmly.“How are Opula and her pregnancy? I hope she is fine now. I just wish nothing happened to her pregnancy,” I said expectantly.It was obvious it didn’t go down well with Eva because those eyes of hers rolled at me nastily.“She should have lost that pregnancy or better still be in the condition of your husband so that she can see the pains of being in a coma.”“Stop this Eva!” I rebuked her, “It is the wish of every pregnant woman to carry their babies. I am pregnant and I can tell you it is not easy to watch a suckling in your womb die miserably.”
Opula was gradually regaining vigor after the transfusion of blood and when she heard the door creak and saw the doctor, she thought it was time for her to be discharged.“I guess I am fit to leave this drugs-smelling hospital now. The nurses showed me the state of my pregnancy and I am doing perfectly well,” Opula said to the family doctor who had the most unpredictable look on his face.“Perhaps you may want to tell me more about Rod Benson being responsible for the pregnancy,” Doctor Bernard intoned and sucked a huge grin when Opula scowled thoughtfully.Opula who had laid in bed all this while sat up and got burnt in her guts upon hearing that; she knew she couldn’t deny the fact that the doctor knew all about Ken testing positive to the paternity test result.“Listen up, doctor. I know you did the test and very much aware of the truth but please just pretend you know nothing and let Rod take responsibility for it. I have divorced ken. It is Rod that I love and perhaps you may
Kate watched as the family doctor, Doctor Bernard, treated Frank and dressed his skull of the bottle I burst on his head.“I guess the hoodlums that attacked you don’t know the family you belong.” Kate said in fury as she paced up and down the ward, “How could they do this to you for Christ sake?”Frank writhed in pain and clenched his teeth as the doctor tended to his wound. “I guess they know. That is the very reason they attacked me. They wanted to steal from me and when I struggled with them they unleashed their anger on my head. ,” he kept lying and wouldn’t tell them the truth behind the injury on his skull.“I am going to get the police involved in this,” Kate threatened and brought out her phone to dial the police, “Whether they are hoodlums or not, I don’t give a damn, they will regret ever harming a member of the Fannies. What arrant nonsense!”Frank protested, “No, don’t do that sweetie,” he gestured at her, “I have told you let us leave it to God. There is no need gettin
My chamber was empty and lonely as light in an open space. Although I was inside, yet it seemed as though I wasn’t. How was I sure Brian was still alive? The doctor had told me he purchased the units of oxygen Brian used for the two days before calling on me, but how sure was he?He could have told me a lie. My husband could be dead and he could just shield it with lies just to ensure I wouldn’t break down. I saw unpredictable misery on the face of the doctor the last time I visited the hospital and regrettably he didn’t show me my husband.“Hello who is here? Melissa! Melissa! Are you there?” that was the voice of Eva after she shut the door to my chamber.I was buried in the web of agony and endless tears in my chamber. Where would I get money for Brian’s oxygen? Already the thirty thousand dollars on Eva’s credit card which I saved off shopping on dress had been given to the doctor to buy more oxygen units.“Melissa! Oh my God! What happened to you? Why are you all tears?” Eva clut
Fanny Luis and Opula were out for the games; all of a sudden Opula had become Fanny’s most cherished daughter because of the child in her womb. First it was all about being a proud grandfather and second it was all about the two billion dollar contract.They were relaxed behind the Rolls Royce while the driver drove them to the golf center.“Oh lord I just wish rod Benson accepts this pregnancy once I break news of it to him,” Opula said in her mind, “He shouldn’t stir chaos and doubt. I know this pregnancy is not his but he has to father the child. Yes, if I miss this opportunity, I don’t think I am ever going to have it again. And I wonder what would become of me and the entire Fannies.” she said yet further in her mind.As though Fanny knew the thought that was ongoing in her mind, he said, “I am very much disappointed in Rod. Despite all that happened to you he is yet to visit or call you. Doesn’t he have love for his unborn child? Does he think you are pregnant for another man?”
Eva was having a quiet cocktail drink by the pool when one of the servants hastened to her side, bowed to her and said, “Ma’am your father demand you come to the penthouse with immediate effect. He wants to have some words with you.”Eva was down in the deeps, her face was lacking luster. Right about now she was ready to blow hot at anybody and put them where they belonged. They had done the most unexpected thing to her and in retaliation she had done the worst unexpected thing which was the reason Fanny demanded to see her.At first she didn’t want to respond to the servant but for the fact that it was a servant she said, “Now you listen, “ she replied , the servant, “Go up there and tell my father I am too busy to be disturbed. Now move it!”she ordered and continued sipping her cocktail with impunity.The servant did not only shake her head in refusal, she went on her knees, “Please ma’am you know I can’t go on such errands. He is not just your father, he is my boss. He will get me
It was late hour when I heard my door creak and a figure walked into the dark chamber. Whosoever the figure was must be conversant with the villa and must have passed through the security manning my entrance, so I wasn’t anywhere close to the edge of fear.Rather, my eyes were welled up with tears as I stayed up all night staring at the photos of Brian and recalling the good, timeless memories we shared; the unforgettable excruciating moments with Brian as an insane man and the only night I had with him upon regaining his sanity.Indeed life had not been fair to me and I wondered what my end would look like.I stayed put as Eva sneaked into my inner chamber and when I turned on the lantern, she whispered to me, “Turn off the lantern fast.”I could see she was having a huge bag across her shoulders; obviously the bag was stuffed with things I couldn’t tell but from the way she trudged under the weight, the bag must be heavy.“What is it? What is happening Eva?” I whispered and shot my
“Eva has withdrawn her trust fund and that of Brian. I just got back from then bank and the accountant confirmed it to me,” Kate said to Opula who was done with her make-over and then decided to attend to herself after dismissing her costumier.Opula was in micro polka dotted Italian gown and light make over. Before her were boxes of diamond jewelry and bottles of body spray and perfumes. Tactically, she got herself ready for tonight‘s date with Rod, hoping to announce her pregnancy to the billionaire’s son.She had barely paid attention to Kate’s discussion about Eva and she wished she could just tell Kate to keep shut and watch her get dressed up; she had never been so nervous and uncertain and she knew her fate was going to be fulfilled tonight , either good or bad ,“Oh really?” Opula had managed to respond to Kate and that had been her reply for over a minute now.Kate shook her head, “Yeah, father gave me the directive to have her credit card and that of Brian blocked but the s
The doctor spoke so loudly, obviously making a noise to attract attention and Opula gestured at him to bring down the tone of his voice.“You know someone could be listening to us,” Opula whispered, “Please, take things calmly. You must not make a noise about it. But I have told you the forty percent is not going to be possible. Why would you demand I pay you forty percent of a contract you know nothing about…”Doctor Bernard burst into a mocking laughter and grinned afterward, “Oh do you think I know nothing about it? Is that what you think? I am going to tell you what I know about it. The Bensons want Melissa as an arranged wife but your greed wouldn’t rest, you forced yourself on your ex-boyfriend, Rod thinking he will get you pregnant but unfortunately this pregnancy belongs to Ken,”Kate was still eavesdropping at the door at the time, Doctor Bernard made that statement. And she gagged her mouth in shock ; she couldn’t believe Opula had been lying about her pregnancy all this wh
At the time ambulance came to pick up Opula who was still coughing out blood, Salsa was peeping from the kitchen where she prepared lunch. She smiled evilly and gritted her teeth as she shook her head in vengeance. She hoped the abortion would happen this time around; she couldn’t wait to hear news of Opula losing the pregnancy; only then would her joy be full.From the kitchen, she peeped out to the ambulance personnel attending to Opula, and she could recall how she did it;Opula had requested for a fresh orange juice a while ago and Salsa prepared it for her with mixture of her poisonous herbs that would abort the pregnancy. Salsa was responsible for the bloody cough Opula was experiencing and if Opula should cough out blood for a longer time she could lose the pregnancy.“Until the teeth of my vengeance bite you, I shall know no rest. Opula, you are going to suffer in my hands until you lose that pregnancy. I will not remain alive and watch you get pregnant for a man I love so muc
When Kate barged in on Opula, she met her sobbing and weeping in her palms. She was red on the face and the color drained from her face; it was obvious Opula had been weeping all night.“Oh my goose!” Kate exclaimed and paced to the side of Opula and clutched her teary chin, “What happened to you again? Why are you all tears? The day is too early for this, Opula,” Kate petted her and caught sight of the picture on the bed and when she picked it up, it was rod’s picture, “Is it because of Rod Benson? What did he say to you again?”Opula swallowed hard, sobbed even greatly and managed to say, “He has refused to pick my phone calls ever since he rejected the pregnancy. The most annoying thing is that Rod wants me to abort the pregnancy. Can you imagine? Does he hate you that much?”“What!” Kate snapped and snorted, “Is he sick in the brain? How could he suggest such a thing? Oh my God!” Kate raised her gaze in frustration and asked yet further, “Did you show him the paternity test result
“MELISSA!” she called, her body shivering, the fierceness of her face threatening as she molded her fist, “What are you doing here? Are you supposed to be here at this time?” she asked, her hands trembling.I hummed and quoted, “Because the bird has learnt to fly without perching, the hunters have learnt to shoot without missing. I knew you were up to ruin. A leopard cannot lose its spot. So this is it mom. You demanded to know the ON and OFF knob so that you could sneak in and turn off the oxygen machine and suffocate Brian? Your evil has caught up with you.”Mom’s jaw sagged as she fumed, “You rotten maggot. I am only doing you a favor. I really want to have you back as my daughter but you must be set free from this evil marriage. He has to die.”I advanced forward and replied her, “You got to be bluffing, huh. My husband? Are you okay, mom? Are you saying it to my face that you want to kill Brian? This is unimaginable, mom!”“Listen up, Melissa. I have so much money now. I may not
Promptly I flinched from sleep; it was a dream.“Oh my God,” I whispered and wiped my face of the nervous sweat that trickled down. “Brian cannot die. What sort of dream is this? Something must be happening to my husband,” I said to myself, gasped, stroked my hair confusedly and picked up my phone to call the doctor…***Seated in front of the police detective were Fanny, Opula and Kate. While they spoke, the police scribbled down vital information on a paper, with keenness in his eyes.“The total sum of money is one million dollars,” Fanny said in a baritone voice, “I believe the money is somewhere in my villa, obviously in one or two chambers. I really want you and your boys to fish out and punish anyone found guilty of stealing the money.”The police detective winked after scribbling down some more information from Fanny, “Um, Mr. Fanny, this one million dollars in question was it stolen from your company, the Fanny Group or from the villa? Because you made mention of the money was
Feeling enthusiastic and not knowing what mom was up to, the doctor pointed at a knob, “Yes, this is the knob that controls the machine. It has an ON and OFF but it is always turned ON. Once it is turned OFF for more than thirty minutes, the patient will finally die. It is very dangerous to turn it off. And what would even make anyone to turn it off anyways?” the doctor asked suspiciously.Mom smiled and shook her head, before turning her gaze to smile deeply at me.“Why all these questions, mom?” I asked, anxiously, with my suspicious gaze locking with hers, “Are you interested in medicine now? Is this the reason you want to see Brian? You should be talking about Brian and not the machine.”Mom burst into a choking laughter, “My daughter never mind. You see, I was arguing with a staff of mine the other day that an oxygen machine has an ON and OFF knob and she kept arguing with me .” she brought out her phone and took photos of the machine, “Right now I have the picture of the machine
That was strange of mom. I couldn’t stop gaping at her, wondering why she wanted to see a man she hated so much. Mom had never desired to see Brian when he was insane. Mere thought of Brian irritated her like plaque. I could recall several times she yelled at me when I mentioned Brian in our discussion.“So why is she demanding to see him now?” I asked in my mind, “What is she up to? Is mom for real? Could this be a dream? This is strange. What is mom up to?” I asked yet further while I gaped at mom.“Why do you want to see my husband?” I asked softly and narrowed my suspicious eyes on her, wondering why she was chuckling now, as though I was funny.I could see the nurse who was in charge of riding her, develop interest in our discussion; perhaps it had come to the part she was needed. The nurse shot a brief smile at me before settling anxious gaze on mom who was nervously waiting for a prompt reply.“Um, ma’am if you want to see any patient at the emergency unit, you must seek the p
It was early Tuesday morning when I made it to the hospital to drop a flower and a get-well-soon card at the side of Brian, that I saw a familiar woman from afar. I paused for a moment to see if my guess was right. The woman was still afar in a wheel chair being ridden by a nurse.I suddenly forgot what brought me to the hospital and stood to wait for the woman to surge closer just to satisfy my anxiety. But as they pulled closer the image became clearer; oh my God! That was my mother. What happened to her and what was she doing in that wheelchair?I knew a sight of me often registered awareness in my mom that I was still a disowned child who she would never have anything to do with again.Certainly I knew that was what she was thinking when she saw me with the flower and card. It was evident in her thunderous frown and pink face. I forced a smile on my face, hoping it was contagious enough to make mom smile.“Melissa!” that was the sound of my name. I combed my gaze around to see if
A quiver of hurt spread through Rod Benson so when he barged in on his father who was entertaining some guests at the sitting room, he decided he wasn’t going to let James Benson know about Opula’s pregnancy.There was no need sharing such news with him since he had rejected it; if he should go ahead to share it, James might think he approved of it and might instigate Opula be made a wife.Rod knew his father more than anyone else; his ears were going to twitch once he heard that Opula was pregnant for him and there may be no need to search for an arranged wife.“This rotten maggot wants me to leave Melissa, just like that?” Rod nagged, staring upon my sizeable photo on his phone which he clutched between his fingers, “I don’t want to have anything to do with this fool. Opula is pregnant for me? Hell no!” he fisted his hands and punched into the other palm.After arguing with Opula , he had almost instructed his pilot to fly back to New York that same night. It was by sheer patience t