Val was in disbelief, she looked at Brown. She saw that Brown's expression didnât change. âBrown, you know about this?â. Brown nods his head slowly.The confirmation didnât sit well with Val. âBrown, how did you know?. The hospital?âVal asked. Brown managed to speak up, âYesâ. I cut Wendyâs speech off, âVal, Brown, allow me to continue pleaseâ.âOkâthey chorused. I begin, âYou both have shown me the love I havenât felt since the demise of my fatherâ. My eyes were heavy about to release the tears it held. If I should allow my emotions to get in the way. I might not finish what I am about to tell them.Hurriedly, I wiped my tears and continued. âThe period of time my family was in a financial crisis, I was used as the sacrificial lambâ. âSacrificial lamb,âThey repeated.It sounds strange to them. I scoffed and continued, âMy stepmother heard about a billionaire who was willing to have a surrogate mother. And was willing to pay the surrogate mother offâ. Brown and Val sighed, âokâ.I ex
I didn't watch the full video. I only watched for a minute. I did not know Michael received another blow from his Opponent and was taken away by the police. I waited for his reply. I didnât get up till I slept off.The doctor came out of the theater. He walked to Michaelâs emergency room to see him. Denzel jumped up, âAm his fatherâ. The doctor turned back, âMr Carter!, I was surprised to see Michael in that state. Good evening sirâ.Luckily for Denzel, Michelle had only taken a stroll away to answer her girlâs call. She would have stared at him badly with what the doctor just said. âJust attend to him please. We will talk about this laterâ. The doctor nodded and went inside.Denzel wanted to rush after him, so the doctor stopped him. Michelle came back when the doctor was stepping out of Michaelâs emergency room. She increased her steps and caught up with him. âDoctor, I am Michelle Carter. His mother. How is my son doing?â.The doctor had a big smile on, âI know you Mrs Carter. You
The drugs I took worked well, I slept peacefully at night till the following morning. I checked my phone with no calls or messages from Michael. âHis arrogant nature has taken over him againâ. I hissed and got up to prepare for work.As usual Val was up and ready going. She heard movement in the room and she came peeping. âWow, Wendy, you are up. How healthy do you feel today?â. I raised my hands up, âAm okay. Better than two days ago. Thank youâ. I hugged her.âI see you look betterâVal praised me. âYeah, I should get ready soon. I donât want Brown getting ready before meâI ran to the bathroom. âTake it easy, don't over do anythingâVal shouts from the kitchen. I know the reason she is screaming was because of the embryo. âVal, I will,âI laughed back.I was quick with my dressing up. âHello Val, where is Wendy?. And how is she feeling now?â. Brown was dressed up and was asking after me. I could hear his voice from the room. I rushed to the sitting room. âMorning Brown, hope you slept
I drove home staring at my mirror if they were following me. No car was trailing me. I honked at the gate. Val came out to open the gate.I drove into the parking lots. I parked the car there. Val followed me as I drove to the parking lots. âWendy, what happened? You are home so earlyâVal questioned.Arriving home was my greatest relief. âI donât want to have conversations with my stepmother and stepsister. They came to the restaurantâ. Val covered her mouth, âOh!â.I explained, âI told Brown about them. He made me use his car through the exit doorâ. Val ran to check outside, âAre you sure they didnât see you come here?â. âNo one saw me. They didnât. I watched out no car was trailing meâ.We walked inside the house. I wasnât too happy with the whole thing. The way and not being fully at work. What if the work doesnât belong to the person I knew. âI wish it was Michael who had shown up. And not these selfish set of peopleâVal scowls.âMy thoughts as well,âI added. We got inside. I wen
âOh my!" she wrote to me. And itâs past two. This is seven. I have to write to herâ,Michael said. âI should pull this off without my parentsâHe said to himself.He texted me, âI just got your message. I was at the restaurant today with my family to see you. Will come over tomorrow at the same time you said. Two in the afternoonâ.However, Helen and Grace didnât find anything about where I was sleeping. The only information they know about me right now is that I work at Brown and Val. They had no idea it was owned by my friends and their family.Brown got a cab to the house, the drugs must have made me oversleep. Movement in the sitting room woke me. It was Brown. âWelcome Brown, thanks for todayâI hugged him. He didnât let go of me quickly. He heard me close to his body. He pressed my body against his.Val came to the sitting room, she cleared her throat. âBrown the hug is okay. She has a baby growing in her. Donât press too hardâ. Brown must have over-think about the moment. âOh!sorr
Those words from Brown were a disappointment, I felt I had his support to meet with Michael. His words threw me off balance. I didnât reply to him. I saved my words.Moreover, it was not his fault it was my fault for leaving my parents house and taking refuge there. Val was and is kind to me and made me come to her. Val hit Brown lightly, âYou donât say that to people. She was in a situation she couldn't control. Donât hurt her moreâ.I swallowed my saliva and exhaled, âVal, itâs fine. I should get going nowâ. I picked my bag. âYou should take my car,âBrown yells. I heard him from outside. But I didnât stop in my tracks. Val ran after me with the car key, âWendy!, Wendy!!, Wendy!!!â.I slowed down my tracks for Val to catch up with me. Which eventually, she did. âSorry about Brownâs statement. He must be going through heartbreak from his so-called girlfriendâ. I donât want to talk. I might start to âTake his car to work to ease your stressâ.I exhaled twice, I donât want to turn down
âThis is for real?. You are pregnant?. I will be a father?â. He kept asking questions. I was embarrassed that the people in the restaurant would hear us. âKeep your voice low please?âI pleaded. âOh, I didn't know I was acting out of character. Letâs go shopping for my childâ he insisted.I looked around, âAm still at work. I need to earn my paycheckâ. Michael Guffaw, âHow do you get paid?, is it weekly?. I will pay for it now. I need to start giving my son a treatâ.âItâs weekly,âI answered. âI will return you back soon to work thenâhe suggested. I check the time on my wristwatch. I have just two minutes for my break to be over. âI canât make it today. My break will be over in two minutesâ.âLet me tip off your assistant, to buy an hour. Just an hour. And you will be backâ,Michael insisted. He sounded soft and cool. I took his offer. It's his money he wants to spend. And in the long run, the child belongs to us. So, why not get a treat for the child now.I walked up to my colleague, t
Furiously, Brown stood from the chair. He kicked the table. âI knew it, she wasnât pleased with me. I caused this?â. He was throwing tantrums. I had to correct his thoughts. âBrown, take it easy on yourself. You are not the cause of anythingâI said.Brown would not just stay in one place. He kept kicking the sir. Val was tired. The news I said shocked her to the extent she was still in her chair and was not moving. âVal!, Val!!, Valerieâ. I called her frequently. I tried to move her body.She placed her hands on the table and rested her jaws on them. Her mouth was still opened. I used my hand to push her lower lips to meet with the upper lips. I was at the center of all this. Consoling Brown and trying to bring Valerie, back to life.It was a hectic way for me to end my day. âVal, you need to hear me out pleaseâI persuaded her. She loves her body for the first time in about two minutes. âBrown caused all this. Brown should be blamed for thisâShe screamed. I saw tears rolling down her
Grace saw him and screamed. Ethan had slightly cut Helen in the arm. She pushed him backwards heavily. Ethan hit his head on the floor and passed out. Everyone heard the scream in their rooms.They rushed towards its direction. Liberty was the first to get inside the room. She saw Helen bleeding from the hand. And Grace shivering at a spot. She didnât notice Ethan was on the floor. She became scared at the level of the blood. Helen is wasting. Help! help!!She cried out. Her husband joined the room. Jacquelyn ran inside also, she was the first to notice her husband on the floor.âMy husband is deadâ,she screamed. She dragged her husbandâs body to herself. Helen looked at the direction. âOh, I didnât kill him. He stabbed me,âHelen said. Grace could not understand. Roman was so scared he called the emergency number 911.âHello, someone is dying here. He is not breathing anymoreâRoman trembles. âWhat happened?. Give your address for a dispatchâThe receiver said. âOk, dispatch is on the
They became startled, Grace held her motherâs hand. Helen used one hand to signal to her daughter not to make any sound, âRemain silentâ. Ethan keeps hitting and banging the door.The other members of the house were awake by the actions of Ethan. Jacquelyn knew it was her husband throwing tantrums. Liberty knew it was Ethan. Itâs not his first time doing things like that when he's drunk.Libertyâs husband,Roman, came in ten minutes earlier than Ethan. The noise woke everyone in the house.the whole household were used to Ethan being a mess except for Helen and Grace. They were the only ones who were scared in their rooms. And maintained silence.Jacquelyn woke from her sleep and approached the door. The whole house was awake by then. Jacquelyn opened the door and moved close to her husband. âItâs late, why the noise?âShe queries him. Ethan was still drunk and speaking gibberish, âI own this house. You lock the door and keep me outside.I have been knocking and my key isnât opening itâ.
I went to the bathroom to check my cheeks. It was red and swollen. âYou will be fine. Itâs a matter of time,âI told myself. The pain has reduced a bit but I still have to take drugs. Doctor Mason gave me some pain relief which wonât affect the baby.I fell on the bed and stared at the ceiling. No one was coming to save me. Val was the only one I could speak to, to be calm. Michael has my phone with him. I opened the rules booklet for the house. There were many rules. âWow, it even has sectionsâ. Some rules have divided sections.On the first page were rules to the sitting room and diner table. Whoever gets to the sitting room first decides what channel to watch. Business news must be watched in the morning and night. No phone is allowed at the diner till the diner is over. No eating after the forty minutes the diner has started. âFunny eating is even timed,âI chuckled.I was reading the rules to be familiar with the house and to avoid getting into troubles with them. Same time, readin
He looked at me pitifully. âThe situation that brought you here is just a terrible one. I will help you as much as I canâhe promised. I donât really believe him.he might change his mind in a few minutes. He opened the door. âCome inside," he urged the nurse. Olivia was still standing outside.The nurse came in with a bag. Doctor Mason ran a blood test on me. He tested it and it came out positive. I was truly pregnant. He ran another text on me. It says I am three weeks pregnant. âNow is not the time for stress.I will tell them also. Have you started living here?â.I nodded, âYes, I moved in yesternightâ. âOk, avoid their wrath, especially Michelle and Michael. Avoid their wrath at all cause. And you will be fineâ.Doctor Mason had been with the family for a very long time. He knows their ways of life. âThey are all ruthless,âhe added. âOk thanks sir.I will be carefulâI said.Doctor Masonâs words scared me more.he said they are ruthless. They displayed two deadly attitudes in my sight
I was scared, I held onto my chair like the noise would fall off me. His screaming sounds like it will cause an earthquake. I held onto the chair tighter. His family all frowned their faces. âThe main reason she should have a book to read. Hey Pauper, have you ever seen a picture of the interior design of this house in the media?â.I shaked my head, âNo maâamâ. âYour first day here, you are already sending pics and videos to another man. When our child is with you. A Carter is in youâDenzel smirks.Michael stood in rage and slapped me. I fell from the chair. I hit the floor so hard. His family didnât rush towards me. The house helper who had gone to collect the house rules booklet from the library was back.She tried to help me up. Michelle scolds her, âDonât you dare?â. The lady withdraws. I was still on the floor. My cheeks stings. I held it with my hand. What a cruel act. I managed to gather myself to sit on the floor. âGive me the bookâMichelle ordered the househelper. She collect
I made a sign of the cross before I opened it. Diaries are peopleâs secrets. They pour their hearts in there. I was not willing to be nosy but I couldnât hold myself back from opening it. Had the urge, I couldnât resist it. âAre you sure you are ready for this?â. I said to myself to boost my courage.I was about to open the diary when I heard a knock on the door. âGood morning Missâ. I threw the diary over the clothes. The voice sacred me. I donât know what would have happened if it was Michael who caught me with his diary.âWho is there?âI asked. âItâs your personal helper, Oliviaâ. I scoffed, âPersonal helper. Itâs gotten to that, wow, a personal helper for me. That sounds sweet,â. I approached the door. I gently opened it. I see a young lady standing at the door. She wore the uniform for the housekeepers.âHello missâI smiled at her. The young lady has a booklet with her, âHello madamâ. I smiled and looked at her. âMadam, I will be reading the schedule for you about todayâ. I shru
âWhat!!!â,âHelen screamed. âRepeat what you just saidâ.Helen stood up in rage. âMommy, stay calmâ.Grace encouraged her mother. Helen wouldnât sit. âExplain to me in detail the reasons why the money I have been sending for you to make this house stand erected hasn't been diverted to your families uses?â.Liberty and Jacquelyn stood. Liberty tried to persuade Helen. âHelen, you need to hear us outâ. Helen started shouting on top of her voice, âHear what exactly?. I have been suffering to see the money since the death of my husband. Part of what made me run into the debt crisis was this alsoâ. âOh my goodness!âLiberty murmured.âYes, I have been in a financial crisis for a long time. I still struggled hard to send money to keep this house. My child and her step sister all dropped out of school because of all thisâ. Helen would not stop ranting. She was pissed and poured out her mind for her sisters. She was becoming bitter seeing the way her sisters who are to make the house look good ar
Jacquelyn rolled around on the bed. She could not get a good sleep. She and her husband quarrel a lot. Jacquelyn was tire of having it. Since she couldnât find sleep she took her phone to scroll through it.There she saw her sister had called her countless times. âOh my goodnessâ. She dropped her message. It was the middle of the night and she didn't want to call her. She might be interrupting her sleep. She sent her a text saying, âI have been busy. I just got your call. Will call you back when the day breaksâ.Helen woke early by six o'clock in the morning to meet her sisterâs message. Helen waited for an hour more to call her by then the day must have been bright. At exact seven in the morning, she called her. âHello Jacquelyn, been calling you all through the nightâ.Jacquelyn replied,â I'm sorry about that. I was busy. How are you?â. Helen announced, âAm okay. Am at Peterside. I Want to get the key to our parents houseâ. Itâs been over ten years since Helen came there since the d
The driver increases his speed to get home quickly. Michael cautioned him, âThere is a baby on board. Drive carefullyâ. I smiled. He turned at me. âWhatâs funny?. Am not a comedianâ.I smiled because he said there is a baby on board. The baby is inside me. And not out yet. âNothing, I'm just smiling,â I replied. Michael scoffed,âIf that will make the baby healthy keep smilingâ.I stopped smiling. âI feel bad seeing you wearing that thing over my childâ. I know he's talking about the restaurant apron. The driver reduces his speed. We got home forty five minutes later. It was a slow ride. The chauffeur rode gently to avoid Michaelâs rage. The house was a magnificent house. Itâs so big and spacious. I didnât expect less from the owner of the Lawrence court.His house is the most beautiful and biggest in the court. He owned it of course. The chauffeur drove into the house. The car was parked at the parking lot. I stepped out of the car. âWould have gotten the door for you but I know there