"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
Chapter 1Amelia Earhart just got into her friend's car when she heard her cellphone ring. Everyone in the SUV turned to stare at her direction. She gave them a pretentious smile, excusing herself out of the car as she got down to take the call.It was from her aunt. She picked it up immediately."Amelia freaking Earhart, where are you and why are there dishes on the table and in my sink?" Her aunt's loud voice filled her ears instantly.Amelia slapped her forehead in frustration. She had forgotten to wash the dishes when she got back home from school. Now, she was halfway across town to a party with her friends."Aunt Grace, I'm so sorry. I literally forgot. I'll be there to wash it soon" she replied in a low tone. No one was supposed to hear her being scolded for not doing the dishes."Listen here you brat, you better get your little bottom back to this house and wash this dishes or I swear to God, I will––Amelia hung up the call and quickly switched her phone off. She was going t
Fernandez Tiguan had just gotten scolded by his father when he barged out of the house. To him, nagging and shouting was totally unnecessary. He was a grown man and could take care of his business, life and scrotum. He didn't need counseling nor did he ask for it. He ran to the car park and opened his car when he saw his father come up behind him."Listen to me, Fernandez. You have to do as your mother and I have discussed. Stop being on all the cover of these blogs. Stop giving them headlines. Can't you just get a girl to settle down with and stop all these nonsense!" His father said with a loud tone.Fernandez wasn't having it anymore. He got into his Ferrari and immediately started the engine."I'll talk to you when I see you father. For now, goodnight" he said as he slammed the door in his father's face. He turned on his headlight, took one deep breath as he drew his seat belt to himself, clicked it in and drove out. From his side mirror, he could see his father still talking. He
Amelia feels a little awkward about it but when Fernandez grabs her waist and leans closer to her as he whispers, "Don't worry, I'll be gentle" , she had no idea when she nodded her head and screamed a loud 'yes!'With a second chance to think about it, Fernandez grabs her by the arm and pulls her away from the crowd. He takes her through the back door outside, to where his car is parked. "I don't usually do this" Amelia said to him as she got into the car, "In fact, it's my first time, '' she added as she pulled her seat belt and clicked it in. Fernandez smiled at her as he allowed her to finish her speech. He had heard many girls tell him the same line but he always acted like he was just hearing it. It was a normal life for him. No one liked to feel cheap. They drove to a five star hotel where Fernadez got out of his car and threw his keys to the porter.He didn't even allow Amelia to come down when he ran over to her side of the car and swept her off her feet."Don't worry baby,
The sun was slowly rising when Fernandez got a call. His phone rang the first time which he ignored but it kept on ringing and ringing until he finally had to take the call. He lifted his phone up as he tried to see who it was. His phone clearly read 'Father'. He took one deep breath and tried to sit up as he knew he was going to get scolded. When he was up and ready, he picked up the call."Fernandez, where are you?" His father echoed loudly. "Your mother and I have been worried sick. We've been waiting for you since yesterday. Your mother saw you leave angrily and later we heard on the news that someone had died. They had the same car as you. Meet me at the Getrude Hospital. Your mother is being treated there" his father said and then hung up the phone. All the color in Fernadez's face instantly drained. His mother had been hospitalized? He couldn't believe it. Immediately, he got up, picked his clothes off the ground as he wore them and got into the bathroom to wash his face.He ca
Chapter 5Amelia was still dazed and confused at the news of her pregnancy not knowing what exactly to do next with her life. She got home and avoided her aunt and her husband in order not to be found out."Amelia" her aunt called the next morning when she realised Amelia was still sleeping when she was supposed to be ready for school."Amelia… Ameliaaaa!! She called again after several times of not getting any reaction from her. She went straight to Amelia's bedroom only to find her still sleeping. She immediately slapped her and Amelia jumped."Holy shit" Amelia spat as the slap landed on her cheek."What in heaven's name are you still doing lying stupidly like a log of dead timber on that bed when you are supposed to be on your way to school you little scallywag" she yelled."Good morning Aunty, I didn't realise what time it was already" Amelia managed to speak as she caressed her face which was badly burning from the slap"."Hmmm… I see you are beginning to toil with your studies.
Chapter 6Amelia's condition is beginning to take a toll on her performance both at school and in her place of work. Her level of concentration is beginning to decline which has left some loopholesMr. Stance her professor has noticed her poor grades in the last test results and has invited her to his office to find out what the challenge is."Good day Mr. Stance" Amelia greeted as she walked into his office"Good day Miss Earhart, How are you?""Very well Mr Stance, thanks for asking. You asked that I see you Mr Stance" Amelia answered"Yes, Miss Earhart. I noticed a bit of a change in your last class test result as opposed to the one you had three months back. You did poorly in this test"He looked up from the paper he was flipping through as if to get Amelia's reaction before he continued."You are one of my best students Amelia, what happened?" he questioned."Uh…no..nothing Mr. Stance, I guess I didn't prepare adequately as I should. It's nothing sir. I promise to do better in my
Lyon offered to drop Amelia off at her workplace after they had lunch. Amelia felt it was a bother but Lyon insisted it wasn't for him so Amelia obliged him.They arrived at her workplace fifteen minutes earlier than the resumption time, so they decided to chat a little in Lyon's car."We are here" Lyon announced as he bent a little to look at the signpost which had the name of the company written on it "POCHARD PRINTING PRESS" he read out."Hmmm… that's right" Amelia nodded in affirmative."How long have you been working here?" Lyon asked still scanning the environment from his car."12 months"... Amelia replied"Wow!!... 12 months… that's one year… interesting. So why the printing press, why not somewhere else…? I mean…" he shrugged."Uh… no reason in particular, this was the only place available for me to work at the time I needed a job," Amelia said "So, how has it been working here? Do you have colleagues? friends? Are they nice? Do they treat you nice?… you know…" he was going
"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