CHAPTER EIGHT(DARK CURTAIN)
The main door of the house opened,Lillian walked in. The sitting room was nice,neatly arranged. The house looked empty. She walked to the kitchen,the utensils were neat and arranged. Even her room was neat,it was as if the house never needed her. She sat on the bed and it was cold.
How can love be like this? Why did she leave her home for another woman to walk in? Why can't she tell her husband that she can't have a baby. She remembered the day she saw Jay taking photos of little kids,some with mud on their face.
" I can't have a baby,I wasn't interested in having one before,but I suddenly became obsessed with having one and years passed without us Having children and my husband didn't say anything. When we were newly weds,he talked about it a lot but suddenly he stopped,he didn't Even allow us visit a doctor." Lillian pau
MENDING CHALLENGES (PART TWO) MARK. Okay,my family is rich. Being the only child wasn't and still isn't nice for me,I wish I had an elder brother or a baby sister but it's not going to work now,according to scientific researches. When i met Lillian,for me I'd say it's love at first sight. Trying to make her like me back wasn't easy but I did it. Even when my mom was being tribalistic, I stood by my Lillian and US. At first she refused to get married,I dated her for six years and it really annoyed my mom. Ever since I was a little boy,I always wanted to be like my father. Even when my friends had issues with their dad,I never had one,he is a loving husband and a caring father. To me my Father is flawless. I desired to be like my dad.
THE GAME CONTINUES "That's not part of my question, I've answered what you asked" only Jay knew whose thought he couldn't read and Lillian knew he read hers before and he read Mark's in the table. Mark asked because he noticed that Jay have been staring at Joy,could that be reason? Before Mark spin the bottle, he wished the head would point at Jay but it was Joy. This time,Lillian asked her " truth or dare" and she replied "truth". " why are you so quiet,I think there's a story behind it,tell us why" .After Lillian asked her the question, she smiled for the first time that evening. "I was once cheerful as an high school student. I met this man who was much older than me,I'm sure his kid is the same age as me,he visited my mom's shop regularly, he bought expensive wines, he was like a perfect man. I didn't approach
THE NEW WIND Lillian visited Jemima, it has been long since she had a chat with Jemima. Well,she was like Jemima now,a "stay at home wife" but their situation was different, Jemima's husband wouldn't let her work but she(Lillian) left work on her own. Lillian told Jemima about Jay and how he reads thoughts and it was funny to her,she asked if Lillian thinks she would believe. She told her about the little dinner that happened in her house and all the creepy things that happened and Jemima replied "You think I'd believe that,believe me,your dream was wild" it was of no use trying to convince her that it was true. She always believed what Lillian told her but she didn't believe this time. Jemima told Lillian that her husband got transferred from his place of work so they would
THE CRAZY TRUTH Saturdays are for resting! Mark opened the house door and Lillian walked in,she was shocked to see Joy in the living room,she hardly leaves her room. Joy looked at the couple,greeted them politely and left the parlour. On some days she behaved cool and on other days,she was hot headed. Lillian was cleaning the kitchen when Mark's phone rang,the conversation was short. After the call,he spoke to Lillian from the sitting room. " Sweets,I'll be back,I need to be somewhere". He rushed to his room and changed his clothes. He wore jean pants and a blue T-shirt . "Sweets,where?" Mark didn't reply,he just rushed out. Now, it was just Lillian and Joy at home. After cleaning the house,she slept in her room. She didn't do much wor
The joys and pains. It didn't become the perfect family but ever since Joy told her story,their relationship did flow better,they got use to the little boy that walks at night. The little boy that lacks affection. Lillian was feeling thirsty one night,everyone was asleep. She was too tired to walk but too thirsty to sleep without drinking water. The sitting room was quiet and she walked to the kitchen. She used her right hand to open the fridge and her left hand held her waist. Her left hands became cold,even colder than the water she took from the fridge. It was just like in the movies,the wind blew the curtains and the chandeliers made tingling sound. It wasn't an horror scene, she forgot to close the windows. Though she closed the windows, her hand was still clo
TOO GOOD TO LIVE Joy moved sideways on the bed,she was in pain,her stomach was hurting. She was uncomfortable and went to the kitchen to get herself a glass of water. She saw Lillian and Mark watching the television, a funny show as both of them laughed. She almost called Lillian but she didn't want to disturb them so she moved quietly to kitchen. Lillian saw her moving quietly to the kitchen and asked "are you okay,Joy" . She nodded her head and said it was fine. Jay slept earlier than he normally did,he said he travelled so early and didn't have a nice sleep the previous night. Unlike Jay,Mark wasn't feeling sleepy,he forced Lillian to watch TV with him. Though Mark and Lillian went shopping for baby stuff together,they never once spoke about what to name the baby or what he would call Lillian. " How come you never spoke about the baby to me? I even forced you to buy baby stuffs
IF THE SUN SHINES Now,joy was gone. She really went to the psychiatric home. She said she really needed space to find herself and to move on with life,even the dark boy left, I guess he left with joy. Jay travelled as usual but this time he had a photography contract. Lillian's Mom went back after staying for two days. It was just as it was supposed to be,just the couple, alone. Since it was the beginning of a new academic session,Lillian told Mark that she would like to teach. This was new,Lillian didn't like things concerning children, especially teenagers. Lillian and Mark sat down in their room,Mark was using his phone,they just had lunch after returning from Church. Lillian sat on the bed arranging her clothes. " That's funny,you? Teach children? Mark laughed sarcastically. "What
A GIRL'S CHARM WON'T WORK. The new week would be more stressful for Lillian,all the student resumed. The seats won't be empty and the class would be more rowdy.Lillian walked to the classroom swinging the class registry on her hands. The walkway to the class was empty but she could hear the noise coming from her class. "Good morning class" Lillian greeted loudly but she reduced her voice to prevent her from shouting just like the last time. The students replied with their usual " Good morning, we hope your night was pleasant " Lillian replied with a "it was lovely too,yours? And the class answered "wonderful" though some students didn't say a word. Lillian began the confirmation of the attendance of students in the class. " Adichie Ada" "Present" "Ayaremi kunle"