Grandchild for who?Oh my God! How was I going to protest to the Fanny’s that I wasn’t going to obey all the clauses in the contract marriage agreement? And how am I going to inform them that this Melissa Brant hadn’t known a man all her life, let alone get pregnant for an insane violent man? My virginity was my life. I wasn’t ready to sacrifice it on the altar of this marriage.A capital no!That was the straw that broke the camel’s back! Ever since the Fanny’s mentioned to me that I would have to get pregnant foR Brian, I had started avoiding our chamber like a plague.Staring at the marriage contract document which had convinced my doubt regarding the obligation of getting pregnant for Brian, I argued if I would ever set my feet into that chamber again.That obligation was yet to sink into me. If I were truthful to myself, I would have read it more than a thousand times in an hour.I didn’t see that obligation; otherwise I wouldn’t have signed the marriage contract. Some things are
Nights on end, Opula had abandoned herself to the contract marriage agreement; she couldn’t stop perusing through the agreement and clauses and from the thunderous looks that smeared her face, none of the clauses were in her favor in its exactitude. She regretted not having a prior assessment of the contract marriage agreement before ever coming into it.Her countenance had lost virtue when she found out they were on the verge of losing out in the Fanny Group should I get pregnant for Brian. She had lost sleep in the past few days and I there was anyone to be stopped right now, it would be me; she would have to stop me from getting pregnant for her brother.Opula was flipping through some documents when Kate pranced into her chambers, leaving her high heels knocking on the floor. She paused at the door when she saw the mountain of wrath that decked the face of OpulaOpula perceived her by her side before saying, “We stand to lose all to that godforsaken Melissa if we don’t act fast. T
The contract marriage was so exposed to everyone now, especially the Fanny, that whenever they told me to do something about us or my husband they always expected it to happen sooner than they had said it. Fanny Luis was guilty of this flaw. Ever since he told me to give him a grandchild, these days his focus had been on my belly; and this had turned on my suspicion about his wish to see me heavily pregnant as soon as possible.The other night, he had advised me to phone Doctor Emma as soon as I noticed any nauseating symptoms or heaviness of the breasts. Fanny Luis was just too curious to have a grandchild from his son who had given pains and heartbreak.I was in the middle of dressing up Brian after washing him when I heard a knock on my door.“I will kill you! I win! I win! Yeah! I win!” my husband yelled, and spat at my face afterward.“Oh my God!” I flinched and exclaimed.I almost dodged it but it was too late.My hand came on my face, “Why did you do this to me, Brian? “” I fro
I was all tears when I returned to my chamber; indeed Opula and Kate had been plotting against me. Now I was hounded by the thought of the tons of evil they had in store for me. How I wished they would understand that I was a disciplined hermit that wasn’t ready to lose her virginity for any reason? I only wondered why they would go the extra mile to declare me barren, even when I had no intention to get pregnant for their brother.I wouldn’t mind returning to Ohio after the divorce, just to work hard and pay back the half a million dollars and keep my virginity intact. Besides, they had given me an unlimited window period to pay back their money.I knew Opula and her sister, Kate, were battling tooth and nail to have me divorced shamefully before time. But they would have to exercise a little patience because I had endeared four years in this marriage, so my official divorce would be served in the fifth year.I helped Brian to have a warm wash in the bathroom. Our bathing sessions we
Because of his insanity, never for once did I consider sex when signing the contract marriage. Salsa was right. I should have taken my time to peruse through the contract marriage agreement before putting pen to paper. It had turned on my awareness about my ignorance of vital parts contract marriage documents. These days I had dedicated and abandoned myself to reading through the contract marriage agreement just to arm myself with it; most especially on the issue of childbearing, if there was a clause that forbids me from bearing a child for Brian.When I bumped into Salsa at the alley that led to the swimming pool, she queried me, “About yesterday night, "How did it go, Melissa? Did you do it?” she let a toothy smile and gestured at me, “I can see it in your eyes. You enjoyed his penis. Wow.”My face scowled and my brow thickened, “You may have to stop hounding me with such questions. It is beginning to piss me off.”She winked and turned around to go. She was infuriated.I grabbed h
Immediately after the bite, he curled up in bed like a cat and slept off. There was communication in what he just did to me. I had only stepped forward to give him a goodbye kiss. Perhaps I shouldn’t have done that. The bite was so excruciating that my hands trembled greatly under the pain and itches that ran up my veins now.And about the thunderous looks on his face when he woke up and saw me with my luggage? I hadn’t seen such countenance on him since I got married to him. What was that all about? Could it be that Brian was regaining his sanity gradually or what? The looks were epic. You know the looks of a kid whose parents were about to leave for work.Those inflated cheeks of his and his narrowed brow still struck me in the head and I was beginning to see a sign of sanity finding its way back into his life.***“I had to dash out when I heard your scream. It is a pity, Melissa.” Salsa said while she treated me with first aid apparatus, pulling me forward to herself each time I f
Once I got back to the chambers, I tucked up behind the door of the toilet, banged the door and broke down in tears. I shook greatly within myself because I couldn’t tell what was going on in me anymore; there was this rare obsession in me that was unimaginably impossible to explain. I thought I had agreed to let them know about my intention to divorce Brian prior to the appointed hour; I thought I was about to speak. Why then did I keep shut when I heard Brian scream? Suddenly, I had realized and appreciated this rare bonding between us; and parting was only by words and not by action.I struggled to accept this fate and when I stared into the mirror on the wall, I saw a heart that was no longer owned by me but by an insatiable soul; that soul that believed itself on my shoulders.When I gazed upon his picture on the wall, I knew he was that soul.That night I was shattered to raise a limb. I got cold spines and only struggled to go about my duty in our chambers.When I touched Brian
Never in my entire life have I gone berserk! Never in my prime life have I screamed the way I just did. My sonorous voice blared across the villa, in an alarming, clamoring manner. Salsa’s door was my first destination. I appeared at her door, pummeling and slamming my hands on it as though some dragon was after my life and if she didn’t come out I was going to be a piece of rotten corpse.Right after there, I went to Opula’s chamber and slammed on it in an annoying, ravaging manner that was supposed to earn me a dirty resounding slap if she had come out just then. But I never cared who it was; I suddenly forgot her hatred towards me and what just mattered most to me at the time was the good news. Just like Salsa, she hesitated and didn’t come out immediately.But I had let loose and threw caution to the wind, not giving a shot at whose door I was slamming. Next was on Kate’s door. I shook on it, calling her attention and that of her husband before drifting to that of Eva.“Eva! Eva!
Ken had never been so confused and devastated. “What is this all about?” he queried, “What brought about the divorce? Why did you suddenly come up with divorce? Did I do wrong to nag about your attitude towards this marriage? Do you expect me to keep shut while you misbehave?”“You are the one that has been misbehaving in this marriage!” Opula yelled radically and Ken was startled a bit. “If there is anyone misbehaving, it is you. And I say it here and now you are the worst thing that has ever happened to me…”“What is wrong? Why did you say that? What did I do?” Ken queried and was about touching Opula on the arm.“Get your filthy, adulterous hands off me!” Opula yelled and pulled away, “Every day is for the thief, but one day is for the owner. When you think no one sees you, don’t forget God sees you,” Opula broke down in tears and managed to bring out her phone.Just then, feet could be heard knocking on the floor close by and it was obviously the heels of stilettos were knocking o
It was late on a Monday and Opula was yet to return to the villa. Ken had never been so worried. Worse still, Opula’s phone line wasn’t reachable. He had consulted Kate about it and Kate had given him the cold shoulders, with so much malice in her eyes.This had left Ken worried because he couldn’t recall bickering with Kate or quarreling with her. He wondered what could make Kate give him the cold shoulders when he asked about his wife. Ken had told Frank and Tony about it and they mentioned the bankruptcy of Fanny Group was the reason for her attitude.“But today is Monday,” Frank had said, “This is unlike her. She is into this lifestyle only on Fridays, which often took her to the club.”Ken shook his head in confirmation, “Exactly the reason I am worried,” Ken had said as he stroked his ponytail confusedly and took a glass of rum and gulped, “I am still nervous. This is the first time she has been keeping late night, and I am undoubtedly convinced she is in trouble.”“Trouble?” To
The noise of the resounding slap hung in Salsa’ ears, and she shut her eyes afterward, losing interest in seeing more of the video. She raised her gaze, masked her face and sobbed into her palms, as her heart pounded with the heaviness of a banging ball.“No, this can’t be true,” she protested. “As you can see in the video, I called it a quit with your husband. I don’t have anything to do with him anymore. You can call him to confirm…”Opula chuckled in mockery, “Oh really. The fact remains that you were seeing my husband. You have been sleeping with him until recently. You are the mistress that has been distracting my marriage. How dare you, Salsa. Have you forgotten how deep I bite when I am embarking on revenge, huh?”Salsa interrupted, “It is not true, please don’t misunderstand me. I never wanted to date your husband, but he wouldn’t let me be. Despite reminding him about the risk of cheating on you, he still forced himself on me. What on earth would make me share your husband wi
Like a hard-working dog, Salsa hastened into the Villa and headed straight to Opula’s chamber only to meet Kate, well seated to a tray of tequila and rum. Although uncertainty fluttered across her face, Salsa perceived all was not well and if not for her mother’s medical bills, Opula’s chamber was the last place she wanted to be.She stood nervously, arms pressed in front as she watched. Kate sip her wine and grinned hugely, “Good afternoon ma’am,” Salsa greeted , her voice was vague and depressed. She felt the pang of humiliation which hung in the chamber. Yes, it was supposed to be in connection with her rejecting the offer and nothing else.“I guess they are upset for rejecting the job,” Salsa said in her mind and greeted again, this time around very audibly , “Good afternoons ma’am,” and when Kate gave her the cold shoulders , she had to explain herself, “I am back to do the job. My apologies for being an ass. I wasn’t supposed to reject the offer so…so.” She stuttered and swallow
Kate was busy with the maids who assisted the costumier to make her up in her chamber. Suddenly, there was a barge; it was Opula. She was looking thunderous and stolen. She smacked her lips in fury and began to walk up and down the chamber, slightly murmuring under her breath.Kate perceived the unrest on her face and was forced to order the maids and costumier, “Please leave us now.” Her voice was calm, yet her gaze gathered around Opula who kept pacing up and down.“That bastard rejected the offer!” Opula yelled once the maids vacated the chamber. “Despite flopping the job, Salsa has the guts to reject the fifty thousand dollars initial deposit for the job.”Kate’s face screwed up, “What! Salsa did that? What must have given her the guts to reject the money? She needs money like a money hole, especially for her mother’s medical bills,” she contemplated and placed a finger on her jaw , “Are you sure she hasn’t revealed it to Melissa?”Opula clenched her jaw and beamed, “I don’t give
Once Salsa was done serving me breakfast, she got a distress phone call from the hospital about her mother. Fortunately for her she wasn’t holding any of the chinas, otherwise nothing stopped it from leaving her grip and dashing on the floor.For never in my life have I seen someone tremble the way her hands tremble upon getting the distress call. The phone in her hands had fallen and split into parts.“What is it, Salsa? What has happened? Talk to me and stop crying like a baby!” I demanded anxiously, shaking her frail shoulders to quicken her reply.But there was no stopping her. She sank on her knees and wept bitterly. Nothing else came on my mind than her mother passing on.“I just need to get to the hospital right now, Melissa,” she sobbed and sprang to her feet to disappear. “All is not well with my mom. I just pray she remains alive till I get there.”Anxiety hummed on me as I pestered her with more questions, “What could have happened to your mother? Is the cancer growing wors
Each time Salsa caught sight of Opula, unlimited bitterness grew in her heart; the image of Rod in bed with Opula still hung in her mind and she could barely stand sight of Opula. If there was any closer enemy around here, it was Opula and she would never let Opula snatch what belonged to her.For Salsa had come to accept the reality of the true love she had for Rod and Opula would be the last person that could steal her joy from her. Although she was yet to believe Opula was sleeping with Rod, despite seeing them at the cabin, she wondered if Ken would believe her if she should reveal it to him.Salsa was midway fixing brunch when she saw Opula at the door, “You are not supposed to be found here, ma’am.” she reminded Opula as she continued with her cooking.Opula chuckled, “Where else can I find an ugly, cheap chef like you, huh?” she asked and surged closer. “I gave you a simple task to drug Melissa with sleeping pills and you flopped. You flopped a task that paid you handsomely,” s
For days after the yacht party, I hadn’t seen much of Salsa. I noticed Salsa had withdrawn herself from my chamber, always sending the maids to attend to me. The fact was that Salsa still housed guilt in her heart after I mysteriously survived the sleeping pills she put in my drink.Seriously, she thought I would ask her if I should set my eyes on her; I wished I knew what actually happened to me that night.“Why are you avoiding me, Salsa??” I queried her when I bumped into her at the kitchen, “Is there anything you are hiding from me?” I queried yet further.Salsa glanced around and gestured at me to tune down my voice. “I don’t need to remind you, you are not supposed to be found here. Please return to your chamber. I will meet you there,” she whispered to me in a pleading manner.Later, when she came to serve me dinner and sneaked in, thinking I was asleep in bed, I asked, “You have never sneaked into my chamber, Salsa. What is happening?” I asked from my bed, turned around and fl
When I opened my eyes from slumber, my bones nagged at me with a quarrelsome ache and I could tell I had been asleep for God-knows-when and within my face I could feel my favored brow . I yawned from my shattered loins and stared around to see that Eva had been smiling at me.“You are finally awake dear,” she spoke with rare admirable smile dragging down her chin, “You are welcome to my cabin,” she said once she noticed I had perceived the strange surrounding.“Your cabin?” I asked and sat up still stolen by the surrounding before I started fiddling around, “What am I doing in your cabin? Am I supposed to be here? And is the party over?”Eva sat by my side and wondered how she was going to look me in the face and reveal to me that a woman I trusted so much was ready to betray me to Opula and Kate. As Eva smiled at me, she was drowned in thought and she fought within herself not to reveal anything to me.“Yes, dear you are supposed to be here. Em…em… actually you fell into deep slum