Fanny Luis, Eva, Opula and Kate were all seated at the rear of the limousine as they drove to the hospital at a late hour. Among them, it was only Eva that was most devastated. Although Fanny kept fighting back tears with the cold beer which he sipped regularly, Eva wailed the most.Kate was only all frown and Opula managed to pet Fanny by snatching the beer from him whenever he seemed to have drunk much of it.Eva sat at the edge, as she wailed into her palms; she didn’t want to have anybody in contact with her sisters.Before they left the villa for the hospital, Kate and Opula engaged her in a quarrel over Brian’s obituary being announced on every media channel.“Father, that will not happen. The families of the deceased must first confirm that Brian is dead before any obituary post is made!” Eva had protested.Kate had yelled at her, “You are such a silly bastard! What then are we delaying for? Brian has been confirmed dead by the hospital management. Obviously, an obituary should
At the time, neither Fanny could pet me nor Eva perk me up. Everyone, except Opula and Kate, was emotionally crushed and locked in pain. I had been singing Brian’s favorite song for God-knows-when. I knew the Fanny's would be shocked to see me in such mood but I needed to bid the father of my twins a farewell. I wouldn’t be seeing Brian again and after now, I would be eager to accept the divorce and continue my life; with the twins in my womb, Brian would always remain close to my heart.This song had not been coming from my lips but from my heart.Provoked by my sonorous voice and impatience to entertain my feckless show of affection, Opula ordered the nurses, “Please nurses, we don’t have any more time for this senseless song,” she sounded and shot her ferocious eyes at me, which housed fire and brimstone.Kate supported her, “Do you realize it is just past eleven? We don’t have time anymore. Please, nurses, doctor, take away this unwanted musician that is making a noise so that we
Opula and Kate were well seated at the doctor’s office after five days of Brian’s return to life. Opula dug her hands into her briefcase and pulled out bundles of dollars and placed them on the doctor’s table, before winking at him.“Do you need more money?” she asked and brought out more bundles.“What is this? Why are you doing this?” the doctor nagged, “Please take this away. There is a camera. This is unethical. Take away the cash. I don’t…”Opula interposed him, “Keep shut, doctor. Maybe you need more money before you can carry out a simple task,” she paused, glanced around for any onlooker before she whispered, “Is Brian supposed to be alive. I thought we paid you handsomely to eliminate him finally. What is happening? What did you do?”The doctor’s jaw clenched as he glanced around, leaned forward and said, “Please take away the cash. If I must say anything, the money must not be on my table,” he beamed.Kate replied him, “I see you are not ready to talk. You may have to start
“Take away the food. I am not hungry,” That was the sound of my repelling voice which rang from wall to wall when Salsa walked in with my dinner.With the tray of food firmly held, Salsa dragged a disturbed brow, sucked a tooth and sighed. She dropped the food anyway and started dishing out.“Salsa!” I called arrogantly, “Are you deaf?” I queried, “Take away the food. I am not hungry!” I barked and transferred my aggression on her immediately.Her jaw went slack as she stood in exaggerated shock, “Please, Melissa, you have missed food for two days now. Do you realize you are carrying his twins?” she whispered and glared around before saying, “Let’s be grateful to God he is still alive.”Salsa lowered her gaze, recalling what she heard Opula and Kate discuss with the doctor at the hospital, about their plans to eliminate Brian totally. It was actually one of her reasons for bringing dinner for Melissa to her chamber.“If I hadn’t gone to the hospital to be with Brian, they would have b
The Lamborghini came to a screeching halt and two well-suited guards alighted and opened the door for a tall, long-haired, well-built Caucasian who alighted with an aura of splendor and unlimited show of wealth.He was none other than Rod Benson. Looking sophisticated was an understatement. As the only heir to the Benson Dairy in New York, Rod Benson was the girl-puller and virtually every prestigious family in New York and beyond courted him for a son-in-law. As the youngest and richest bachelor in town, Rod was intelligent, well-lettered, disciplined and above all open to marriage.As he stepped out of his Lamborghini, he gazed upon the magnificent skyscraper which had Benson Dairy written on a sign board just beside it, and he smiled contagiously, “My inheritance,” he mumbled briefly and started prancing forward.The staffers that came in sight bowed and greeted him, and he cheerfully replied. Once he got on the elevator, he couldn’t wait to resume the day’s work.Monday was usuall
When Salsa got a phone call from Rod, she thought he was waiting for her at a nearby café, not until she came to Rio’s airport and saw Rod with his security and aides standing next to a private jet.Salsa gagged her mouth in surprise when she met with Rod, “Welcome to Rio Hondo once again, Rod. I can’t believe you came in a private jet just to see Melissa?”Rod was all smiles as he said, “Thank you, Salsa. Each time I find myself in Rio Hondo, I wish I could return home with my wife, Melissa, but she keeps repelling my admiration.” He beckoned to Salsa, “Do you mind joining me in my private jet?”Hastily Salsa shook her head, “Yes, of course I am willing to get on your jet. This will be my first time to get on a jet.” She said and covetously looked at Rod, wishing she could be his.The security led her into the cabin and Salsa sat down with Rod, while the security fetched wine and cupcakes.“Thank you for giving me the privilege to get on a private jet for the first time.” She smiled
The wind was whirl but cozy. Brian was standing at the shore while I ran to him. With his wide arms open in embrace, we hugged for a time which seemed eternal.I smiled in a remarkable kind of way and I could feel my veins get filled up with bubbles of excitement. We looked around and caught sight of our twins playing with the white sand at the shore. Shortly afterward, they scurried, and giggled as they joined us.“Jamie and Jean,” Brian called, stroked their hair and bent to kiss them on the brow. He was all smiles, the smiles of rare fulfillment, “You are the reason I am alive. If anything should happen to you or your mother, I will die.”The twins, who were smiling at him, frowned.“Shhh,” I shut him up by placing my finger on his lips, “You are not going to die. I will always be there for you. I only want you to do one thing for me,” I demanded.Brian locked gaze with me and asked, “And what could that be? Mention it and it shall be done.”I replied, “I want you to stand by us in
After a few days, I was walking past Fanny’s chamber when I overheard Opula and Kate nag at Fanny over the celebration of life party for Brian.“Father, do you realize that Fanny Group has unpaid tax and you are busy spending millions of dollars to throw a party for your son, who is as good as vegetable now.” Opula said, “Why don’t we use the money for the party to sort out this unpaid tax?”Kate sounded as she sighed, “Oh my God! Are you kidding me? Do you know how much it takes to spend a night on Saint Kennedy yacht let alone two nights? You are being wasteful…”Fanny interrupted her, “Keep shut you daughter of shame,” He stood up, his arms shaking hugely, which was a sign of his fury, “What do you call wasteful? Is it because I chose two nights? I wanted to make it seven nights but for the engagement of my guest.”“Seven nights?” Opula and Kate exclaimed in tandem, “We know Brian is your favorite child and if it were possible for you to gift him your life, you would have done it a
“Do you mean Opula Luis, the same Opula that I know is pregnant for my son all this while? Come on, Fanny Luis, I don’t like it when people pull my legs. I do understand the fact that I earnestly want Rod to choose a wife but you don’t have to joke with it.”Fanny sat up once he caught the interest in the eyes of James Benson, “I am not pulling your legs my dear friend. I have only been searching for the appropriate time to break such news to you. Don’t forget you wanted Melissa for your son, so I have been careful not to break the rules.”“What rules are you talking about?” James interrupted Fanny, “Your daughter has been pregnant for my son and you kept it away from me all this while. Oh my goose!” James stroked his hair in surprise, “To hell with Melissa . I only chose Melissa because my son loves her so much but with the current development I can tell you it is Opula that my son loves.”James chuckled, line of joy stood on his face, “Oh I see, James, why don’t you tell me? It see
James Benson and Fanny Luis were proudly seated by the pool side and smiling cheek to cheek as the servants poured a glassful of wine for their refreshment. They had busied themselves discussing about their corporate lives and reminiscing on their friendship. All the while they discussed fanny though it wise to revela Opula’s preganancy to him, hoping it wouldn’t be a surprise to him. Fanny knew he had no time to waste anymore and delay could be dangerous.As soon as the servant bowed and left, James Benson reminded him of the two billion dollar contract and how it would save Fanny Group form the impending bankruptcy.Although Fanny Luis was all smiles, he couldn’t tell the exact reason James Benson visited. He argued if it was for business. He knew Opula’s pregnancy must have sprouted trouble in his home; obviously Rod would have told him about it, including the ill treatment he got when they were poor.Right about now Fanny couldn’t wait to know the reason James visited, so he asked
All eyes fell on me once I cheered up and sniffed heavily. Already the police men had entered the hospital and advanced towards us with an investigative countenance and scowled faces which struck us with silence and suspicion.“Why is police in my hospital?” doctor bill queried anxiously and settled his suspicious gaze on me, “I can’t recall inviting the police to my hospital. Who could have invited the police?”There was a hush of silence when the police detective surged closer and queried everyone with his scarcely familiar look which had so much gloom.“Good evening, doctor,” the detective greeted warmly and shot his dark eyes at us, “We got an urgent phone call from this hospital. The voice couldn’t speak out but we traced the phone call to this hospital. The police detective said to Doctor Bill with so much expectation for an explanation, “Perhaps you may know who did.”“I did, detective,” my voice sounded with an iota of confidence and conviction, “I made the phone call to you b
Doctor Bill had stormed the Emergency unit and ordered mom and I to vacate the unit immediately. A handful of nurses paced up and down under the command of the doctor who was still battling to restore my husband who had been jerking under the oxygen machine.Outside the emergency unit, I wasn’t in my best of mood. My heart thudded with danger and I had no doubt something was wrong with Brian. The color had drained from my face and I wasn’t thinking about the baby in my womb than my husband.Mom rolled her eyes at me and about to step away when Doctor Bill stepped out with a fallen countenance ; I swallowed hard when I saw those red eyes of his and dark face ; he seemed as one that escaped hell.Mom had paused to know what news doctor had to share with me. I knew her wish for Brian was death and nothing would gladden her heart than to hear news about Brian’s demise.Upon setting my anxious eyes on the doctor, I melted as wax and could barely open my mouth to question the doctor, who w
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