ENDLESS TEARS
Endless Tears - Episode 8&9
Subtle: I just wanna make you Smile again
Genres: Billionaire, Deceit
Tags: Deceit,love, jealousy,hatred, marriage
Written by Adeola Nissi
(THE VISITORS)
Mr Peters stretched his legs before him. “This is life” he
murmured to himself. Now, life was beginning to take shape, he
thought happily. He felt overjoyed over the incidents of the past few
weeks. It would have been a disaster if the person that impregnated
Amara was a pauper. In fact, he was sure that he would have
disowned her instantly.
He had known when his daughter started following the Corper
around. He had known that something like this might happen. It was
then he had done a little research and found out that the Corper was
from a wealthy family. He did not know however, that the boy was
this wealthy. When Alex had suggested he paid them off, the idea
had sounded very palatable as he considered that it would be nice to
have instant money. But he had calculated that the token that would
be given can never be compared to what Amara could extort on the
long run, if his daughter was married to the Senator‟s son. Besides,
raising a child is expensive. He felt happy with himself. It was not
every day that opportunities like this surfaced, and the earlier he
grabbed it with two hands, the better for him. All he needed now was
for Amara to use her brain and her „endowments‟ to win her way into
her husband‟s heart. He knew that being the good girl that she was;
she would still be having difficulty doing what he had hinted on her
wedding day. He would have to work on that. A little visit to her
place and some cunning advices would be able to set her in motion.
Mr Peters knew that it would have been a great help if his wife was
in support of this motion. She would have been able to train Amara
properly, since they were both women and it was not a myth that
Amara always listened to her mother. But that damn woman was too
stubborn, he thought angrily. He would have to be contented with
doing this by himself.
A big smile touched his dry lips as he considered getting an
apartment here in the FCT instead of going back to that blasted
village. He had gotten a pretty handsome amount for Amara‟s dowry
but now, he had no intention of using part of the money for an
apartment. The Senator would have to get them an apartment if he
wanted them out of his house; with a little taunting of course. He laughed. Life could be fun!
******
I walked the flower garden around the house in the evening,
allowing the sweet smell wash over my face. Staying in the garden
was always the highlight of my day because the sweet scent of the
flowers seemed to bring joy to my soul. After the event of the
morning, this walk was what I needed to sooth the hurt I was feeling.
I banished my bad memories and thought about my happy times in
the village. My fingers toyed with the flowers when unexpectedly;
Corper‟s car drove into the compound. I would have retreated
hastily, in order to avoid facing him again, but instead, I stood where
I was, looking. I caught sight of someone in the car with him and a
frown crossed my face.
Corper turned round and opened the door for his passenger,
who stepped out of the car stylishly. It was undoubtedly a woman, a
very beautiful one at that. Who the hell is this, I wondered in shocked
annoyance. She looked at Corper and smiled at him, murmuring
something I could not grab, and the corper seemed to melt under her
gaze. He closed the door of the car and put his hand around her
waist, leading her inside. I had seen enough! I turned on my heels
and marched towards the back door, entering the kitchen without
preamble. Tina, who had been busy slicing tomatoes, looked up and frowned.
“What is the matter?” she asked. “Is Tola getting on your nerves again?”
I shook my head. Now that she mentioned it, I noticed that hadn‟t seen that big mouthed girl today none of concern. Frankly, I wished I would never my eyes on her again.
o, she isn‟t” I said softly.
“Then what is the matter with you?” she asked in a concerned tone.
I contemplated my answer. “Nothing. Just a mood swing” I
said softly. She eyes me suspiciously. Unable to stop myself, I asked.
“Who is that woman with… erm… Mr Alex?”
“He is back?” she asked in surprise.
I nodded briefly and she went to peep, in order to see the woman I was talking about. They had already reached the sitting
room. She came back with a frown. “Oh, that is Mr. Alex‟s fiancée,
Miss Lisa” she declared.
“Fiancée?” I gasped out but, thank God, she was oblivious to the tension I was feeling.
She nodded. “I don‟t like her; she is too arrogant and
disrespectful. I wonder what my boss sees in that woman” she said in
irritation. “Anyways, I am sure her beauty is what captured him.”
She continued. “She is too fine for her own good. I wonder what I would do when he marries her, my life would be hell”
I blanched. “Marry?”
She faced me. “Yes. Marry. Our boss plans to marry her, the
wedding preparation is even in progress”
“No, it can‟t be” I breathed.
She frowned. “Why are you like this? You already dislike her too?” she asked in wonder. “Wait, do you know her?”
I was finding it hard to breathe. This could not be happening. I shook my head and quickly exited the kitchen and Tina frowned in confusion. As I made a hasty retreat to my room, I decided there and
then that there was no way I would stay in that house. This was obviously too much to take in. it is high time I take my destiny and that of my child into my hands, I told myself as I went to pack the few rags I owned.
I carried my sack of clothes effortlessly, as I marched with great vigor towards the sitting room. I obviously had had enough of this
melodrama which had been on constant replay in my life. Jeez, it was abundantly clear that I made a mistake, but should I be treated like a
rejected leper because of it? Well, all that is coming to an end. This
has gone this far because I allowed it. I swallowed, trying to put my
anger and irritation under control before getting to the sitting room. I
won‟t want to spoil my exit by ranting like a rebellious child.
I entered the sitting room unceremoniously and my blood stilled before it erupted into a whirlwind of explosion. Corper sat there in the succulent chair, and the snake of a woman, sat on his laps, curled like a child. She ran her hands slowly from Corper‟s
chest to his shoulders, and to his face, tracing his bottom lip with a
painted fingernail. Anger coursed through me, making me feel like I
would fly into a million pieces from too much anger.
Corper raised his head and a slow smile lit his face immediately he saw me. I froze. What was going on? Was he expecting me? He surely did not look surprised or angry that I was standing there. It
was as if he had known all along that I would come there. Or maybe
he was satisfied that I was witnessing this. He met my eyes and bent
to kiss the lady‟s shoulder and I almost exploded on my feet. The
woman‟s head went backwards and in the process, caught sight of
me. She stilled and sat up instantly.
“Who are you and what are you doing standing there?” she asked on raised voice. I fixed her with an angry glare.
“I think there is a better place to carry out your impropriety rather than the sitting room” I retorted.
She stood from Corper‟s leg, and placed her hands on her hips.
“Are you mad?” she yelled then turned to Corper. “Alex, what is the
meaning of this? Who the hell is she and…” she turned to run her eyes up and down my body. Anger seemed to flare. “… and how
come you got a new maid without informing me?”
She had called him Alex! That alone made me angrier. Why hadn‟t I thought to call him by his name instead of the „corper‟ I was used to? Maybe if I had, he would have seen me differently, instead
of the secondary school girl and drop out that I am.
Anyways, there was no time again for me to re-write that mistake. I am leaving!
Alex seemed a little shaken.
“Don‟t you dare call me a maid” I roared as I stomped my foot.
The girl looked like she would match over and kill me.
“And what are you?” it was Corper – sorry, Alex, that spoke.
He was glaring at me, as if daring me to speak. Oh, I thought sternly.
If he thought he had instilled enough fear in me to keep me mute, he
surely did not know me at all.
“Oh, I would tell you exactly what, or rather, who I am” I returned as I carefully put a dangerous smile on my face. I turned to face the stunned queen diva, when the door to the sitting room suddenly flung open. I turned round to see the Senator and his wife
standing at the entrance. If there was anything like a bad timing, their entrance would definitely be a perfect example. But that did not deter me at all.
“Get back to your room Amara” Alex ordered but I did not move an inch. The lady clapped her hands in bewilderment, like she was still having a difficulty understanding what was going on. I turned to Alex‟s parents and since everyone seemed to have
forgotten their manners, I quickly put that straight.
“Good morning sir, good morning ma” I greeted, kneeling slightly. I moved to them to usher them to a seat. “I am sorry for the scene you witnessed, please make yourselves comfortable” I murmured, feeling proud of myself. I knew that once I got my head
out of the clouds and stopped feeling sorry for myself, I could actually be quite entertaining. They walked to their seats in confusion and sat down. The senator seemed to smile secretly, as he stared at
everyone; his wife on the other hand, seemed to have a permanent glare meant for me alone.
T.b.c
No comments