CHAPTER 21

Samuel was standing at the door with a medical attendant by his side. The look on his face told me that I was in trouble.

“Why the hell are you doing here?” He asked, shouting at the top of his voice.

I stood up abruptly and stammered.

“I……. I came to see Mom”.

“How dare you?” He yelled again, making me take a step backward.

I remained mute as usual. I refused to regret my actions and applauded myself for a job well done.

“Get out of here, back to where you came from this minute, and don't ever show yourself stupid self till further notice”.

I picked up my bag from the floor, tucked my hair behind my ear, and walked out of the room. Sammie and the medical attendant proceeded into the room and started discussing in low tones, I stopped walking abruptly and came back curious to hear what they were saying.

I peeped and saw the medical attendant trying to inject the same yellowish substance into Mom's drip bag. I don't know why something inside of me was feeling suspicious about it but I shoved it aside and turned around to leave. In the process, I lost balance and offset a flower vase crashing it on the floor. Samuel and the worker jerked at once and turned around to look at me. Cold shivers ran down my spine as beats of sweat began to appear on my forehead.

“What are you still doing here?” Samuel asked, trying hard not to shrug.

I tried to gather up all the courage and composure in the world so that he would believe the lie I was about to tell him.

“I wanted to tell you something”. I mumbled, avoiding his gaze.

“And you couldn't do that without breaking things, how clumsy can you be?” He asked with a sneer.

“I'm sorry”. I muttered.

“Whenever. What do you want to say, because you can see I was busy”. He gestured to the workers beside him.

Of course, what I wanted to say wasn't difficult to cook up.

“Please, how is Mom fairing? I just want to know her current health. Is there any improvement?” I asked intently.

“Well, the medical professionals here are trying their best. Your mom's situation is very critical and it might still take some time to bring it under control”. Samuel explained.

I wasn't expecting him to be that nice.

“Alright, please try your best to save her”. I said.

“I will, as long as you stick to your own part of the deal”. He replied.

I nodded my head slowly and turned around to leave.

When I got to Adrian's house, all the cars were complete in the parking lot except the car that had broken down. That already gave me a heads-up that Adrian was inside. I opened the main entrance door and went inside; after thoroughly inspecting the living room and ensuring he wasn't there, I removed my shoes and began to tiptoe to my room. I already prepared my mind in case he showed up from nowhere, but fortunately for me, he didn't. I got to my room safely and collapsed on my bed, that was so much for one day.

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The plane took off immediately Adrian and Marcus settled down; they were heading to California on a business trip.

“How has it been bro?” Marcus asked, adjusting his tie.

“You have no idea, Marcus. As a matter of fact, I didn't sign for this,” Adrian replied.

“I know right.” Marcus giggled.

Adrian shot him a cold stare and muttered.

“It's not funny”.

“I'm sorry bro”. Marcus said, behaving himself.

“Since she arrived, I have not had one moment of rest. It's always from one ordeal to another; the press is even making matters worse. That girl is a headache on her own, a bunch of trouble”.

“Are you sure? From the outside, she's this gentle lonely-looking young lady”. Marcus described.

“What the heck, bro? Are you falling for her?” Adrian asked.

“What! Hell no. Why would I?” Marcus exclaimed in bewilderment.

“Oh, I wouldn't mind, though. All I would do is hand her over to you when her contract period elapses”. Adrian replied with a smirk.

Marcus punched him playfully on the shoulder and they both laughed.

Meanwhile, I was over here sprawled on my bed as if I engaged in a marathon throughout the night. I glanced at the wall clock and it was already two hours to noon. I sluggishly dragged myself out of the bed and landed on the couch. What more would you expect from me? I mean, today was a rare day; I finally visited Mom yesterday, I also escaped going to the office with Adrian yesterday, Adrian went on a business trip earlier today to return in a few days which did not give me time to scold me for my insolence and lastly, I have the house all to myself. This was my description of a good day.

My stomach rumbled and I ran into the bathroom immediately to freshen up. I took a long shower, spending over 15 minutes lying in the bathtub. When I got out my nerves were cool. I proceeded to brush my teeth and apply some pomade. After that, I headed downstairs for breakfast. I had fries and sauce, just a perfect meal to start the day.

Later on, I went to Adrian's living room to watch TV for the first time. It felt a bit weird sitting on his sofa and handling the remote. I tuned into a Hollywood channel and relaxed to see the movie, not before I ordered popcorn to keep my mouth busy.

The movie was a very romantic one, just the way I loved it. The female lead character was super good in bed. I scoffed when I remembered I was the direct opposite of her. I don't even know how to kiss properly talk more take a man to clo

Suddenly my phone beeped and Adrian was the caller.