Now, they were already in the car and the children showed him their report sheets. He went through them carefully before he handed them over to Susan for her perusal. Then he turned and looked at the children, who were in the back seat, and remarked, “Your results are impressive.” “Thank you, daddy. Did we make you proud?” Now, Tony, who had turned on his ignition and ready to move, was touched, and Susan was not left out. The children had missed the opportunity of making their father proud. Now, they had one, they put in their best to make him proud. Then, Tony spoke, “Yes. You made me proud, but you can do better,” he pointed out. Likewise, the children were challenged, and they promised, “We will do better.”“Is that a promise or a wish?”“It is a promise.”“That's good. If you top the class, I will take you to Algeria for the Christmas holiday.”Now, Susan smiled at the impossibility of Tony's expectations, and the children did not respond to his demand. When he noticed that they
At that moment, the excited children were already taking snapshots with their mother's phone. Likewise, Susan was emotional about the moment, and she responded, “Yes, Tony. I will marry you, and give you all the love that you ever dreamed of.” Then, she positioned her ring finger, and he inserted the ring. Likewise, she helped him to get up, and he hugged her closely while the children captured the moment, and clapped happily. Then Tony requested, “Children, come to mom and dad for hugs.” The children complied, and complimented, “Congratulations to you.” Thereafter, he informed, “Thank you for your wishes. Let me inform you, mom is pregnant, and very soon, you will welcome your sibling,”“Wow!” They exclaimed, and looked at their mother. Then, she confirmed, “Daddy is right. You will soon have a younger one.”“That is good, mom. Is that why you are robust?” Cindy teased.“Yes. And more beautiful.” Camilla chuckled.In the evening, the couple took the children back to school and return
“Mother, here is the water,” he informed. Thereafter, he sat beside her, and waited for her response. When she was not forthcoming, he tapped her leg, and sat up. Then, he attempted to raise her head and give her the water. To his consternation, she was lifeless.“Mother,” he called out anxiously. Then, he lifted one of her hands, and it dropped like a pack of cards. Now, he gave her a push, and asked cried out in agony, “What is going on?” When he could not get an answer, he ran out of the house to get help. His world almost collapsed when he realized that his mother, and only parent, had drawn her last breath.Previously, her mother was tagged a disgrace to the family for falling pregnant without a husband, and the family treated her, and her son as outcasts. She was an unschooled girl of sixteen years, who worked as a contract staff with the Blue Sea Oil and Gas Group. Before she got the job, she floundered between one menial job and another. In most cases, she plaited hair for th
The December HolidayFrom the look of things, the Group Managing Director would not allow Tony to have an elaborate wedding as he planned. He loved Susan and her children, and wished to flaunt them as if Bruno and Monica never existed. For that, he set the marriage plans aside and concentrated on his official trip to Algeria and the Democratic Republicans of the Congo. Now, the children had their terminal exams and set to proceed for the holidays. However, after the inspirational and motivational words from Tony and Susan, and the assurance that Tony would legally marry their mother, the children returned to school with the boldness of a lion. To keep to their promises to their parents, they worked hard, and it met with success. That Saturday, the couple got to the school with the security team, and parked in the car park like other parents, and chatted happily while waiting for the children to join them.“Did your colleagues notice that you are pregnant?” Tony asked while running hi
When Cindy dropped her bag, and pulled her shoes unconsciously, her sister picked them up, and held them. She was scared that her sister may be expelled from the school, and begged, “Cindy, kindly stop. Mom and dad will be angry with us.”Nevertheless, the orderly, who was a believer of street smartness, pulled Camilla to himself, and consoled, “Mom and dad will be happy with you if you defend yourselves. Nobody is entitled to taunt you. Did you get me?”“Yes, Sir,” Camilla looked at his face, and accepted. Now, Cindy was satisfied that she had kicked and punched the girl enough. Then, she got up, and barked, “If you are certain that your mother did not conceive you through adultery, get up and fight me.”At Mary's Girls High School, that was the highest insult to give to a student, and it can only be said by the strongest, who was confident of her energy. It was expected that the insulted would defend, and prove that her mother was not an adulteress; otherwise, the student would be st
“That is not possible. The results have been released. Next time, we would be careful,” the teacher responded nonchalantly, and faced his work.“We insist. We want it corrected now,” Silas pressured. Nevertheless, the teacher looked at Susan, who was standing quietly, and pointed out, “Madam, you didn't bother about this in the past. Can you just allow this to pass? Like I said, next term, I will be more careful in the future.” Now, Susan discovered that it was not an oversight, and resolved to give the teacher a piece of her mind, “Meaning what? So, you have…”“Kindly take madam to the car, and ask the DPO to come back,” Silas instructed, and Susan considered her precious baby, and quietly walked back to the car with the orderly.“What happened?” Tony asked at once.“It was deliberate, and this was not the first time.”“Can you see my point? Has the teacher corrected the error?”“Yes. But he refused to adjust the overall result, even when Silas insisted. Camilla is topping the class.
At once, Evans dialed Mrs. Charlie's number, and she picked. After the call, Evans and Tony waited for her arrival, and after a few minutes, she walked in, and greeted, “Good morning, bosses. You sent for me.”“Good morning, Faye” they responded simultaneously.“Kindly take your seat,” Evans signaled cheerfully. Furthermore, she sat in the visitors' seat, and appreciated, “Thank you, boss.”“You are welcome. The General Manager wished to get married, and he is seeking your opinion,” Evans made known, and focused on Tony, whose expression was unreadable. Now, Faye wrinkled her forehead, and looked at Tony.“Congratulations, boss,” she complimented, and waited for him to speak.“Thank you, Faye. I actually wished to know more about the company policy on couples working in the organization.”She smiled softly when she got the gist of his talk. She simply summarized by saying, “It is simply stated that husband and wife are not permitted to work in the organization.” Tony was very much aw
He hurriedly picked his car keys, lifted his wife off the bed, and placed her on his left shoulder. In a jiffy, Tony was out of the room, and was in the garage. Meanwhile, when the door of his room opened, Ruth, who was the only female domestic staff, and had her room in the main house, got out of her room at once. When she saw Tony carrying his wife, she ran out of the house too, and headed to the gatehouse. She barged in and the janitor and guard woke up instantly.“What is the matter, Ruth?” The guard asked anxiously. “Get up, madam is ill,” she announced, as though she did it out of concern for the madam, and the security guard got up at once.“Thank you for this, Ruth,” he appreciated, and headed to the key rack for the gate keys, to his dismay, they were not there.“Where are the keys?” He cried out, and faced the janitor, who was still sitting on the bed.Nevertheless, Tony had succeeded in sitting his wife in the passenger's seat before he got into the car. He drove to the g