Emilia had been listening to her husband's conversation with the doctor and noticed
that Miguel was upset. She came over and held his hand,
"Excuse us, Dr." She said gesturing to him with a flash of a smile, "I would like to talk to my husband." The latter nodded and she took Miguel to the rear corner and started after peeking and making sure that no one was in the earshot,
"Honey, what do you intend to do with her now?" She spoke in a whisper.
"Would I be here If I had an idea? I am confused."
"Look here, don't let this whole thing stress you out. What if we pay one of the doctors to eliminate her instead? We can make an excuse. Just agree and leave everything to me, dear."
The doctor was impulsive but was quick to escape her question by interrupting her,"I mean- he looks tired. That's why I suggested it. Forgive me for my clarity, ma'am." Simon knew he had to concede with his partner in order not to leave any trace of suspicion in her mind, and holding her hand with tenderness, he affirmed, "I think he's right, mom, I feel very tired and worn out. I need something to drink.""Ok, dear I will bring it." She strutted out.This was an opportunity for them to hold a discussion freely before she returned. The doctor drew closer and sat beside Simon after a deep sigh."Hey, that was close.""I know, doctor.""You must have fainted earlier. I
Esther's head was heavy and her body frail, but that was not all; her mind was blank. She couldn't make out anything around her nor did she remember anything about her past as though her noddle was scraped off of every detail of what she was or knew before the accident- not even her name.She grimaced trying to raise her head and, Simon, aware that she was still very weak said,"Take it easy- You are still weak.""What happened to me? Where Am I? ah, my head hurts terribly.""Sorry, easy, don't you remember- you had an accident. You've been unconscious for days. I am happy that you are awake now." Esther was confused because her mind hardly had a nodding acquaintance with her past."I don't remember anything."
Simon held his breath. He could feel her nearness and the scent of her perfume that whipped through his nose. For a long time, he had been avoiding her and never let her come this close to him. He had withstood her because it was Emilia's choice, but he kept confessing to her mom that he didn't love her yet the latter insisted that with time, he would learn to love her. It was obvious to him that it would never work because his characters were opposed to hers; He was calm, polite and down to earth while Nisha was proud, discriminative and arrogant.Needless to say, the two were credibly incompatible and never the twain could meet although they were both brought up in well to do families. Simon took after Miguel; his character was nothing close to Emilia's.He was trapped and felt pissed," I must be stupid. What was I thinking?" He thought and wanted to give up
Emilia trotted towards her glaring at her from head to toe. She was cold-hearted- as always, especially when prejudiced by the appearances."So, apart from being blind, you are dumb as well?" She asked in a sarcastic tone."No, ma'am, I am neither dumb nor blind.""Oh! Then if you claim so, why didn't you get out of my son's way? You had to block his way and he knocked you down putting all of us in trouble or oh, was it your plan? You wanted to make it an excuse to hook up with him?""Sorry, ma'am I have no clue what you are talking about."Esther was terrified by Emilia's unfriendly gesture."Oh, please, stop being pretentious and spare me that crip. I know your type. Trying to g
Esther was credibly confused. "What has come over him?" She asked herself, and then lifting her head, asked, "Are you okay?"He gulped and was shy. He wanted to kiss her and tell her that he loved her- that she was driving her crazy, but didn't know how to start because he had never been in love; he had never kissed or been intimate with any woman and now it was hard for him to resist, yet he was scared of how she would react if he made any attempt."I am sorry," he said trembling, "I...may I…" he stammered drawing closer at every word he spelt. Esther heaved and her body shook. Seeing that Simon's face was close to hers, she held her breath. He held her pretty face in his arms and…"Simon!" Nisha's voice countered from behind him and his jaw fell. She ruined his moment! He had almost kissed her, but N
It is disputed that Simon noticed that Emilia was approaching, otherwise he wouldn't have pursued his flirty behaviour knowing that it was guaranteed to upset her.As always, she was well-groomed in a floaty white expensive dress. Her hair was bobbed on her neck. With an aura of a high-class lady and a loving mother, she made it towards her but Simon was too distracted to notice her promptly."Great job, my friend, great job!" He said dabbing his lovely instrument whose work seemed to have been effective."She is beautiful, isn't she? Just like a queen. And you, my dear, have linked her to my heart. Don't you think I lucked out by meeting her? You are amazing!" He kissed his guitar and lifted his glowing face to glimpse at Esther once more but she had disappeared in a flash after glimpsing at the tough l
It is late in the evening and Miguel is back from work. He enters the living room with a face daubed with weariness and appears dead-beat and extremely cut-up. His neck-tie loosely hung around his neck and his laptop bag clenched in his hands seemed to be weightier than it was."Sir, welcome, Sir, good evening…" The three maids who were around greeted him with a sense of absolute politeness.He responds with a nod and a dearth of his usual warm smile to their greetings as if he hadn't the least strength to talk and they looked at one another and then drew their astonished gazes at him in dead silence and shrugged and took to the kitchen.Miguel went straight to his room, but as he climbed the marble staircase, one couldn't fail to notice that he was struggling to get to the last step and halts briefly to catc
She notified Nisha promptly and in a flash the latter drops by in the mansion pacing in the direction of Simon's room. She's dressed casually in her body-hugging jeans and a cool top. Her usual smartness was her peculiarity. However, today, her hair rumpled which seemed odd. Was it her intention? Perhaps yes. It might be part of her craftiness.,As soon as she sighted Emilia, her heart palpitated and her mind was filled with formless thoughts."This Emilia is a troublesome character to reckon with, but she can't outwit me. Simon, I hope you read my message or else this whole plan will drain down the pan." She was pensive and seeing that Emilia was already at the door yet the distance between them was quite long, she screamed ecstatic,"Ma'am Emilia!"The latter withdrew
Their flight was at noon. Esther's crew sat charting in the departure lounge as they waited. Five minutes towards the flight, they had an alert. They had to leave the terminal. It was time to bid goodbyes, which is never an easy thing to do. Simon and Esther broke off and headed on to board the plane. Suddenly a middle-aged lady came running after them shouting and flagging down Esther, "Hey, Esther, wait! I have something important to tell you." She was looking desperate and weak with sunken eyes and a thin body, her hair rumpled. Esther looked behind and saw her and stopped, poking at Simon, " That lady…" "Love, do you recognise her?" Simon asked. Anyone would have thought she was mad gauging her appearance, but Esther decided to talk to her because, how did she get to know her name? There must be some co
Simon was now a desperate man. His luck presided in the hands of destiny. He was glad that at last Queen had regained her memory but on his part, it could have a negative impact, that is; if Queen failed to recollect ever having been part of his life. Richard would certainly accuse him and the mayor's family of keeping her away from her family. Do you know what would happen? He wouldn't spare them but send them to jail and they would rot there. So much the worse is that Simon ought to die of desperation for we all are acutely aware of his terrific love for Esther. He leaned against the wall and observed her sweet tender face incapable of accepting her rejection.Dr Ben stared at his desolate face and was touched. On mature consideration, he walks to him and tries to console him,"Take heart, Simon. Who knows, maybe when she wakes up agai
"Reverand, I need your help…" Simon spoke on the phone for quite a long time and in forty minutes, a light-skinned man dressed in a long white cassock came in and found him alone sitting on the chair conversing with Queen as if he was crazy. He didn't see him come in. The reverend stood behind him and listened to his monologue and was baffled, "What kind of faith is his! Surely the good Lord will not abandon him!" He meditated and tapped on him, "Son!" Simon jolted,"Eh, Reverand Antonio, welcome. Are you ready?" His face frowned."Son, are you sure that you want to do this?""Yes, Queen will love this. She was so happy before her wedding day. I am sure she will be much happier if she wakes up and finds out that she's already married to me. Nothing will ever separate us then."
Marriage eve "Simon!!" The noise was too loud to awaken a lying ghost. He had almost pushed it through his flesh until he saw her desperate face. "Kill me instead." She said coming closer. His hands shook with the knife. "Don't come close, Queen. I don't want to see your tears anymore. At Least save them for the future. Promise you will not lay a wreath on my tomb." Tears spilt down his face like rain. Miguel's legs were numb and he knelt on the floor begging for forgiveness. Emilia followed suit but their pleading voices were like thorns pricking deep in his heart. "Love, give me that!" Esther beseeched and he became weaker and weaker as if her timid voice was controlling him. To Emilia, this was a sign of what his son's life would be like if they got married; a putty in her
Simon sped off jauntily, jingling the car keys in his hands and came to the living room, his eyes scouring for his love. Esther sat sulking on the chair in the corner, her mind immersed in deep thought and her heart intense in sadness. Simon spotted her and shouted with verve, "Love!" Her head jerked up and she noticed that his face was swathed in a smile. It was symbolic of some good news but she seemed disinterested and merely returned a phoney smile. He moved nimbly towards her and enfolded her in his arms with vitality, "Love, finally mom and dad have accepted our relationship! We are getting married in two weeks!" He was extremely ecstatic."Really?""Yes, love! Very soon you'll be my legal wife- my better half!" He gave hearty laughter, kissed her and swung her around with a feeling of triumph.She had mixed f
There was a mien of fear in Maxwell's eyes because Sylvia dawdled to decide. "Three failed marriages!" She contemplated this and had niggling doubts about this sudden relationship; It was best to nip it in the bud before a heartbreak."Won't you mend my broken heart?" He asked in a shaky voice. Her silence seemed to deplete all his boldness and he was nervous."What a joker!" Emilia said and gave a mocking smile. She was having fun just like Miguel who was killing himself laughing.Suddenly, Simon, Nisha and Nathan started cheering, encouraging and coaxing Sylvia, "Say yes, say yes…" And the applause went on and on. She hoisted her face and gazed at them. They were happy for her, so why wouldn't she be happy for herself? Then she shifted her gaze to the man trembling in front of her and saw the tr
Esther saw Emilia first and quaked with fear trying to recoil from Simon's embrace and muttered,"Love, stop- it's your mother!"He twisted his neck and looked at Emilia and then ravished Esther with a kiss."It's high time she got used to this, love. I don't see any reason why I should feel guilty to show affection to the woman I love, otherwise, she might mistake me for a loveless man. Have you heard about this? He chuckled heartily and was ludic for a moment which made Emilia almost choke with a lump in her throat. Her lips quivered and she was speechless with rage. However, they knew that her silence was just a lull. She flew downstairs and went to look for Sylvia in her room because she had a lot to answer."How could she let this happen?. She will not l
WARNING!!!Contains explicit scenes. Read at your peril.Esther didn't have any idea what to do or how to start, but when she saw the docility of Simon lying stiff on the bed near the oxygen machine, she flurried and run to him,"Simon, please don't leave." She lamented, her voice trembling with anxiety. She gave him a firm grip on his hand and fiddled his cold face. "It's me, love, wake up, don't do this to me... Okay, I accept I fouled up, but...I don't know how or when it happened. Maybe it was my frailty- the frailty of human nature. You hate me, don't you? I promise I will go far away from you, but you must wake up."Her eyes fraught with tears and she drew much closer and with fervour, she kissed him. Suddenly, his chest heaved and she stopped conscious of what she might have perceived as friv
Simon's health degenerated day by day which dealt a blow in Esther's heart and compelled her to contrive to stay around for the time being until the conundrum had been solved. Then one night- one cold night, he broke into continuous hiccups and had complications with breathing. Dr Maxwell came out of the room vexed and spoke to Miguel, "This is fatal!" Said Dr Maxwell. He was one of the most reputable doctors in the city. He too was frightened. Miguel jerked, debilitated by the doctor's statement. "What are you implying?" " He's not doing well, not at all!" How could he tell him bluntly that his son was on death's door? "I'll put him on the life-giving machine immediately. May God have mercy!" He turned to go, and