UNTITLED
Romance?
Chapter 7
By: Chinaza Godwin
?NOT EDITED
❌COPY AND DIÉ?❌
“I saw her mother and her brother. I know. You’re surprised. Kim introduced them to me. My in laws.” Kunle said, smiling.
“I’m surprised she didn’t come to the anniversary” Femi muttered, worried. “Is there any problem?” Kunle asked.
“I can’t really tell, even Kim left.” Femi said. Kunle sighed softly, “Hope everything is fine. I have to leave now, Mom called me. You know momsy and her words.” Kunle said.
“You have to go. At least you’ll listen to her. You eat her food.” Femi said, smiling.
“That’s true, a lot of words will fill this head off mine.” Kunle said and chuckled. “Ehn, you better start going..” Femi replied, laughing. Kunle nodded and he went to his car the driver was waiting for him. He opened the door and hopped in. “Where are we heading to boss?” The driver asked.
“Mom’s house.” He replied, he nodded and took off.
Kim called her fianceé and told him, that she is with her friend and also apologize for leaving like that. Though the stuff is over.
“Amber, this is all wrong. Like it’s no longer funny to me.”
“Well, she didn’t listen to me. I told her to get him divorced, but she refused. What kind of woman that stays with a man that hits her? Huh?”
“Answer me!”
“Mide, it’s not that easy to leave him.” Helen muttered. “What’s she talking about? Reputation, right? That’s why you couldn’t leave him.” Amber said, angrily.
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When Amber was still a little girl, growing up. She normally see her father, yelling and hitting her mother. Sometimes Helen will ran to her bedroom, to cry her eyes out. But little Amber will come to her bedroom to console her, wiping her tears and hugging her.
When she turned fifteen, it became more worse than before. Her father would yelled at her mother, and went to extent of cheating on her. With his secretary.
“Did Adeleke fúçk his secretary in your car? Yes or no.” Amber asked, staring at her mother. “Amber, stop this madness.. Oh please just shut it up and tired of all these $h|t.” Amber cut Kim off, rudely.
“Did he do or not? Fine, you will like to cover up his shame. I regret coming into this world. Him being my father, I h@ťě him a lot and you know it. I’m glad he’s dead.” She said.
“Just leave me alone.” She said to Kim, who was trying to stop her from talking.
“You want to know, why i didn’t leave him?”
“You and Derrick was the reason, why I couldn’t leave him. I can’t just walk out of my marriage like that. You thought you were the only one who h@ťěd him. I do.
I tried to run away from his house, but that night I can’t forget what happened. He almost ki||ed me.
Do you ever think what the outcome would be, if I had died that night? Your lives would have been useless, because he doesn’t care. He prefer sending his money out there, with secretary.
Yes, I saw them making out in the car. That was hell for me, but I still have pretend like nothing happened.
When you talk about divorce, I’d push it away because he will ki|| me if try to leave him.” Helen yelled.
“Why did you get married to him at the first place? He locked me up in a dark room. I’d cry and plead, but he never listens to me. He treated me like i wasn’t his child. Mom he never wanted a child..” Amber said, crying.
“The thing is that, I never liked him. My parents got him for me, telling that he’s a good man from a wealthy family.
After our wedding, he said. I will make your life a living hell and thank God you’re not from my tribe.” Helen said, sobbing.
“He said all that to you, no wonder he was all bad. Even to his own kids. Why didn’t you tell your parents? $h|t I forgot they died after you got married to the devil.” Amber said, in disbelief.
“I just h@ťě him.” She muttered.
“Mommy please stop crying.” Derrick mumbled, pat her back softly.
“Mom, please stop crying, I believe she understand why you didnt leave.”Kim said. “And I hope everything is settled.”
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Amber, bow her head in sadness. She was keeping malice with her mother, thinking that she loved him. Not knowing that, the devil was thr_@tening her.
Her father died, when she was 20 years. That was happiest day of her life, but it didn’t stop her malice with her mother. She believe that, if Helen had left, she won’t have being treated that way.
“Mom, I’m sorry for not thinking straight and for not being in good terms with you. I thought you loved him, am.sorry mom. Please forgive me. For the why I talked, yell at you. For being mean to you and Derrick.”
“It’s okay. I know my sister wasn’t like this. I was still little and I didn’t get to know about all these things. Mom you kept such secret from me.” Derrick mumbled.
“My dear, it’s fine. I couldn’t tell you, because I don’t want you to h@ťě him just like your sister did.”
“I’m glad, everything is settled now. Everyone is happy. But wait oh where’s the yeye secretary?”
“Kim, you too like gossip. So if the story no complete you won’t go home and take care of Femi.” [Kim, You like gossip a lot. So if I don’t tell you the whole story, you won’t go home and take care of Femi.]
“Abegi rest jhoor.” [Oh please ..]Kim replied, smiling. “But mom, I will sell this house. It remains me of my past and yours too. Adeleke bought when I was 15, it’s useless keeping it again. Don’t worry about anything, okay.”
“You should have some rest, you’re going to work tomorrow.” Her mother said, softly.
“Thank you, mom.” She replied, with a smile. Derrick hold Helen as they left the living room, together. “You should have some rest, Kim talk to your friend.” She said.
“I will ma.” Kim replied, smiling. “Abeg close that your teeth..” Amber said, jokingly. “What nah?” Kim asked, staring at her.
“So if I leave you now, you go slap me?” [So if I had allowed you, you would have slap?]
“Yes nah.” Kim replied, laughing. “You are mad.” She replied, laughing. “That reminds me, have you called Femi?”
“Call him nah, he might be worried about you.”
“Don’t worry, jare. I’ve already chatted him up on WhatsApp… So is he coming here to pick you up?”
“Free me joor. I dey here with you. Ehn before I forget, better talk.. I saw him today, he came with Femi.” [Oh please, am staying here with you and before I forget something important, I saw him today. He came with Femi.”
“Who?…who are you talking about?” She asked, staring at her. “The guy nah. Kunle nah. Don’t tell me you don’t know him KKK, the latest bachelor in this Lagos.” Kim said.
Amber hissed at her words and tried to stand up, Kim made her to sit back on the couch. “Don’t tell me that you’re trying to leave. I’m not done with the discussion.” Kim said.
“What stupid discussion? See as long as it’s a Yoruba guy, count me out. You see my father, My ex. They’re all Yoruba, so I don’t want them again. I have nothing to do with them.” She said.
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TBC