"Who is Amelia?" Fernandez asked again nervously and the workers were amazed at his disposition. They were afraid to speak"Hmm-hmm" Soledad cleared her voice "Sir, Amelia is the daughter of Matilda, the new staff" she said as she pointed to the new lady who bowed her head in fear of been punished. Fernandez turned to the lady, " You are Matilda? When were you employed? " he asked."Three weeks ago" she said, her voice trembling."And where is your daughter?" he asked her"She is in the staff quarters" she said and curtsied but immediately turned when she heard her daughter's voice"I'm here mama" Little Amelia said Everyone was surprised to see her in the main building as Mr Tiguan has instructed that the staff kids should stay at the staff quarter. Fernandez was fascinated by her beauty and innocence. He looked at her for a while and forced a smile before turning to Matilda"How old is your daughter?" he asked her curiously"She is five, sir" she said without raising her head
"Who is who?" Fernandez asked looking a bit confused"Come on Fernandez, you know what I'm talking about," she said as she wiped her mouth with a napkin. "No Grandma, I don't" he said as he scooped another food into his mouth"Ahhh!" his Grandmother let out a frustrated groan. "I am talking about the woman in your life," she said and Fernandez choked.Fernandez began to cough and his Grandmother offered him a glass of water and tapped his back gently. He coughed for a while until better "Abuela?" he called with a little frown"I'm sorry my darling, I didn't mean for that to happen, forgive me" she apologised and patted his back. "Mmmm," he said and pouted. He began to eat his food trying to avoid his Grandmother's gaze but as hard as he tried, he could still feel her piercing eyes on him. "Okay Grandma, jeez," he said as he dropped his cutlery "Your eyes won't allow me to concentrate on my food, each scoop I took is as though you snatch them from me with your eyes" he grimaced"Me
Chapter 19"Hold on Amelia," Lyon said as he followed her "I didn't mean to upset you, listen, I'm sorry if I said anything to provoke you" he continued to apologise"Listen, Lyon, I am not the woman you want, I can't give you what you want" she said as she looked at Lyon apologetically."What do you mean? What are you saying? You are what I want and more. Yes, I know we are both from different social standing, but who cares, I love you and that's all that matters. Please come with me, let's go build our own lives together" he pleaded with Amelia. "Don't be silly Lyon, it's not that easy. Do you know how long it will take for us to build? We aren't done with school yet. Yes, you might have some money to your name, but how long do you think that will take you before you finish and get a job?""Amelia, I have enough money, my parents have given me more than enough. I'm not only going to depend on that, I have things I do for myself that I also earn from" he assured Amelia"And d
Chapter 20Amelia's hands began to tremble as she read the message over and again"Who is this?" she asked herself. She tried to call the number to know who sent the message but she couldn't connect to the person. After several attempts, she made up her mind to seek help on how to find out who was behind the message. "Hi Rosa" she greeted as she got to where Rosa was at the back of the building with her iced tea in her hand"Huh, Amelia? What are you doing here today? You are not expected to be here today until you are okay" she scolded"Exactly what I told her, Rosa, " Cassy said from behind, carrying a bucket in her hand. "Come on, Rosa, I'm bored. I'm not used to sitting at home and doing nothing, I might fall sick if I stay another day in that house doing nothing" Amelia whined"Okay, of what use are you to POCHARD, if you can't use your fingers to do anything today, why not take advantage of the break and relax" Rosa said"I will Rosa", Amelia said as she looked around to s
Chapter 21"Wow! Wow! Come on buddy, you are strangling me" Andrew said in between laughterFernandez held onto him the more and Andrew pretended to be choking for Fernandez to let him go. "You are one scary little bunny" Fernandez teased his friend and they both laughed and hugged"You know I can't match your energy," Andrew said as they disengaged from the hug. "Good to see you man, it's been a long time, thank goodness you are back, it's been one hell of a roller coaster surviving here without the right people by your side" Fernandez lamented"You don't look like someone struggling to survive here, you look amazing, you are doing amazingly well my friend," Andrew said as he gave him a buddy hug. "You are not serious, you won't believe what I have to deal with daily. I have only found a way to smile through it" Fernandez said "Mmmm, I still think you have done well, I mean, take a look at your crib, it looks fabulous, it's better than how it was before I left" Andrew complimen
Chapter 22"Are you okay ma'am?" the taxi driver who has been watching Amelia from the rear mirror askedAmelia quickly wiped her face and was embarrassed "Yes sir, I'm fine, thank you, please, I will get down at the next junction" she said "Alright ma'am" he respondedAmelia alighted at the junction which is a ten minutes walk to her house, paid the taxi guy and thanked him. She sat on the bench which was there and cried for a while "Who could this be? What's going on? How did this get out? Has Chloe betrayed me?" she asked herself. While she was still thinking about the situation, her phone rang and she took out her phone from her bag. She rolled her eyes as she saw her aunt's name displayed on the screen. "Not now Aunty, not now please" she said and left the phone to ring. Her aunt persistently called her so she had no choice but to answer"Hello Aunty" she answered, her voice stern. "Where the hell are you Amelia? I sent someone to deliver my dresses to the house and you
Chapter 23"Hi Amelia Earhart" she greeted Amelia "We finally met" she said extending her hands for a shake"Excuse me, Who are you?" Amelia asked looking confused"Hmm" she chuckled "I'm your new nightmare," she said with a smirk"What do you mean?" Amelia asked looking a bit terrified "What do you want?" she asked with a trembling voice. "I'm aware you are the one stealing Lyon's attention, Lyon cannot do anything without mentioning your name," she said and Amelia was stunned. "What are you talking about? I'm not stealing nobody's attention, I don't have anything to do with Lyon, if you would excuse me, I have to go back to my class" Amelia said and tried to walk away. "Come back here", she said pulling Amelia back by her dress, she almost tripped. "You don't walk away from me, nobody walks away from me while I'm still talking, you got that?" she said, her voice stern."What's your problem? How dare you pull me like that?" Amelia asked, her face was red with anger."Listen to m
Chapter 24Amelia was nervous but she tried to calm herself, "What nonsense are you two talking about, of course, I'm not pregnant. How can you even think of such" she queried as she walked past them to wash her hands. "So, can you explain the constant visit to the toilet the huge appetite you have developed, and the oversized dresses you wear? we saw how you dug in the food at the cafeteria but we just ignored you and didn't want to say anything about it" Magdalene said"Amelia" Tiffany called as she approached her and held her shoulder "We are your friends, you can't keep such information away from us, tell us the truth, are you pregnant?" Tiffany asked again with a much lower toneAmelia looked from Tiffany to Magdalene, a part of her wanted to confess the truth to them now, but the other part of her was afraid they would broadcast it to the whole school. Though Tiffany, Chloe and Magdalene have been her friends from the very first day she was admitted into the school, she has
"Oh, what a beautiful day it is" Amelia mumbled as she pandiculated. She scanned around for a sign of Rosa and when she didn't see or hear any sound, she gently stepped out of bed."Hey there, you are up already" Rosa greeted her cheerfully and Amelia was amazed.Last night and nights before, Rosa has avoided her and has not ceased to constantly remind her of how she hid the truth from her. "Good morning Rosa" she greeted sceptically. "Good morning, did you sleep well?" she asked with a bold smile on her face. "Yes I did and you? You look rather too cheerful, what's up?" Amelia said as she slowly walked towards Rosa. "Oh sure I did, it's very obvious as you can see," Rosa said, still smiling. "It certainly is and I wonder what happened to you. Why are you so happy this morning?" Amelia asked as she gently lowered her on the couch. "Mmm, it's a long story, I'll tell you, but first, you have to go brush your teeth and get dressed because we are going out together" she said and Am
"Hi Ferz, how are you? Good to hear from you again. Oh, I'm sorry for not picking up earlier, I was busy with Mum" Valerie said"I see, when did you get back?" Fernandez asked"Mmm, it's been four days now" she replied"Four days? And you didn't bother to call me? That's not fair Val, c'mon. Have I become that insignificant to you?" Fernandez asked "Oh no, c'mon Ferz, you know you can never be insignificant to me, you are a vital part of my life. The thing is that I lost my phone and I asked my mum to get it from your Mum. She just sent it to me a few hours ago, I'm sorry" she said"Hmm, it's okay, I'm happy you are back in the country, can't wait to see you" He said "Me too, how about we meet up tomorrow, my parents are already planning a welcome party for me. However, I want us to meet before then" she said "Okay, that's fine by me." Fernandez nodded in agreement. "Do you have a particular place in mind?""No I don't, I was thinking you could send me the address," Valerie said,
After speaking to her mother on the phone, Mrs Tiguan returned to her almost confused son. "Yeah, as I was saying son, your father and I have been thinking of you settling down. You've done so well for yourself and the company that everyone is pleased with you. So it's time you have someone by your side to help harness your success" she said looking at her son whose face was void of expressionFernandez batted his eyelid and turned to his father who nodded to him"Mum, I thought we've been through this before? I have told you I will get married when I find the right one for me.I haven't found anyone who is genuinely in love with me. They all want my money and name, they are only interested in what I represent. I can't settle with such opportunists" he said"Oh my child, the reason for that is because you are searching in the wrong places, you are pitching your tent in the slum filled with beggars and gold diggers. Why not pick from some of our friend's daughters, Mr Reynold has tw
Amelia was not too pleased with Hamilo calling her out of the blue and inviting her to hang out with his friends. She thought of blocking him so that he wouldn't have access to her any more but on second thought she decided to leave things the way they were. Her phone rang and it was her aunt and her heart skipped a beat. She cleared her voice before picking up the call. "Good morning Aunty" she greeted her immediately "What's good about this morning Amelia? You've made it a habit to not return home any longer after work huh?" she queried"It's not like that Aunty, something came up that prevented me from coming back last night," Amelia said"And you didn't think you needed to call or send a message? It's not like I care anyways, so long as you have the money to give to me for this month's bill, you can stay wherever the hell you like" her aunt said and Amelia chuckled. She bit her lower lips and was quiet for a moment before summoning the courage to respond to her aunt. "Well A
Fernandez drove with the thought of everything Lucia said to him. He reminisced on his past with Lucia and chuckled"She has changed a lot. The ugly, skinny and big-eyeballed Lucia has changed to an attractive lady" he said to himself, with a pleasing smile Fernandez got to his parent's house and got out of his car. He was stunned to see his father's missing car and the police patrol car in the compound. He called one of the security guards"What's going on here? Why is the police car here?" he asked"Sir, Diaz was trying to sell your father's car to a car dealer. When he was asked to provide the code to unlock some of the car features, he couldn't The buyers suspected that he had stolen the car and they secretly alerted the police. The police got there and found him in the same car your father had reported to be missing" he narrated and Fernandez tapped his shoulder before going inside. "Good evening Dad, good evening Mum" he greeted as he walked into the sitting room. "Good ev
Chapter 43Ricky turned on his car ignition and looked through his rear mirror. His heart raced faster as he saw Fernandez pulling out of the car lotHe watched as he drove out and heaved a sigh, he shook his head and mumbled "Whatever has come over him in the last few days is something I can't deal with"He pulled out of the lot and sped off. Ricky suddenly caught up with Feranadez, however, he stopped some metres away from Fernandez as he watched him get out of his car and walk into a mini-mall. "What are you going to do there?" Ricky asked as he watched FernandezAfter a few minutes, he came out of the mall with a gift bag, got into his car and drove off. Ricky decided to tail him to find out where he was going to and who he was going to present the gift to. Fernandez kept stepping on the accelerator while Ricky maintained a distance between them in order not to be found out. Fernandez got to the front of a gate and honked. The security man came out and after a few conversation
The next morning Amelia woke up to see Rosa already dressed for work. "I've prepared breakfast, ensure you eat before you leave," she said turning her back against AmeliaAmelia couldn't respond because Rosa was still very angry with her. "If you need anything, don't hesitate to call me," she said, moving close to the mirror to brush her hair."Good morning Rosa" Amelia greeted Rosa ignored her greeting as she continued brushing her hair. "Rosa… um… can we talk?" Amelia asked expecting Amelia to respond instead she intensified the brushing"Rosa please talk to me. You've been quiet towards me ever since we got back yesterday. I know you are very upset with me but please let me explain to you. It's not completely what you think" Amelia said, yet Rosa did not utter a word. "Rosa… " Amelia called again but was cut short by Rosa"I don't want to talk to you, can't you see Amelia? Don't push it okay" Rosa snapped and continued brushing her hair with so much intensity backing Amelia.
Amelia stood impatiently waiting to hear from Rosa. After about fifteen minutes without Rosa in sight, she decided to walk into the building to Mr Rasmus' office. As she approached his office, she heard Mr Rasmus' voice and her heart raced. "I can't keep having her here. Amelia has been a good staff, hard-working, dedicated and committed, no doubt. However, her recent sense of laxity is messing things up and I can't put up with that. Such an attitude is bad for business.Why would she leave the company without any form of notification whatsoever? "Sir, she said you were in a meeting with a client and she didn't want to interrupt your meeting. She had to leave because it was very urgent. Matter of fact, it was life-threatening"Rosa tried to convince Mr Rasmus to give Amelia another chance considering her last record with the company. However, Mr Rasmus' mind was made up. "I'm sorry Rosa, I can't grant your request this time. I want Amelia gone not because she can't do better if
Amelia just stood without saying anything. Her brain was communicating to her but her lips were too numb to part ways to produce a sound. She blinked several times not knowing whether to tell the truth or trying to act ignorant. She kept stuttering until Rosa shook her"Answer me, Amelia, are you pregnant" she asked again, this time her voice was louder than the first time.Amelia scanned around to be sure no one was listening to their conversation. She looked down at her fingers as she nibbled them"Can you please bring down your voice?" she said nervously to Rosa who was stunned and angry at the same time."Tell me the truth Amelia or I will raise my voice even higher" Rosa threatened.Amelia sniffled and wiped her sweaty palms on her dress. She tried to reach Rosa, however, she stepped backwards"I'm listening, Amelia, speak now" she commanded. "Oh Rosa," Amelia whimpered, "I'm so sorry for lying to you all this while. I was afraid you might judge me, you might distance yourself