A beautiful fair in complexion girl maybe on her twenty’s came down from the car,with amazement she look round the whole compound, the maids quickly help them with their luggages in the car.
Mr Jonathan :welcome to our home
Girl:wow…..it’s beautiful
Mrs Jonathan :you like it
Girl:i love it,it’s wonderful
Mrs Jonathan :thanks
Mrs Jonathan then turn to one of the maid
Mrs Jonathan :where is my son
Maid:he is in his room
Mrs Jonathan :go inform him that we are back
Maid key mam
The maid quickly left to deliver the message, they all went inside the sitting room,Mr and Mrs Jonathan sat down while the the beautiful damsel keep admiring the place,complementing Mr and Mrs Jonathan who were just laughing looking at her.
Mrs Jonathan:dora why don’t you sit have your sit
Dora:i will,i just love to go round a little
Mr Jonathan :there will be time for that okey
Justthen chidi came down from the stairs with smile on his face,ldora sat down immediately she saw chidi.
Chidi:dad, mum
Mr and Mrs Jonathan were also happy to see him,he quickly went and hug his mum
Chidi:you didn’t tell me you will be coming today
Mr Jonathan :well thanks to your mum who said surprising you was the best option.
Mrs Jonathan : it now a wrong thing to surprise my son,if you don’t want me here let me just go bad.
They all laughed
Chidi f course not,am even lonely in this house, am happy you came
Mr Jonathan : oh, i know you will side her
Chidi :no dad,am equally on your side and you know that
Mrs Jonathan :your dad is jealous
Chidi sat down,dora was just lost in the conversation, her eyes were fitted on chidi who didn’t seems to notice her
Chidi:so mum,dad told me you got a surprise for me,where is it
Mrs Jonathan looked at Mr Jonathan with a frown
Mrs Jonathan :you told him already, how is it a surprise when you have already told him
Mr Jonathan :no i didn’t i just gave him a tip that’s all
Chidi key guys what’s up,where is the gift
Mrs Jonathan :you and gifts
They all laughed
Mrs Jonathan :don’t worry i have alot of them just relax okey
Chidi key i am relax
Mrs Jonathan h forgive my manners,chidi this is dora,the daughter to senator okoro,dora this is chidi my son.
Dora looked at chidi seductively,chidi ignore her exchanging pleasantries with her.
Chidi :i never knew he has a daughter, am surprised,i must say you are beautiful, how come I don’t see you around
Dora :well I live in the state’s
Chidi :nice,do enjoy your stay
Dora:thanks
Chidi:mum,nice one
Mrs Jonathan understood what he meant,she just laughed
Mr Jonathan :you didn’t go to the office today
Chidi:no,just decided to stay at home today
Dora :that’s nice, so since you won’t be busy i was wondering if you could take me round the city,please
Chidi looked at her with surprised
Mrs Jonathan f course he will
Chidi was shocked to hear that
Chidi :mum
Mrs Jonathan :what
Chidi:i closed very late yesterday and am very tired,that’s way i didn’t go to the office today,and beside I will be going to an important place today,very important
Dora was a bit disappointed
Dora key,that’s not a problem maybe some other time
Mrs Jonathan :don’t worry dora,he will take you to where ever you want to go but first you need to rest maybe towards in the evening,won’t you chidi(giving him the what’s wrong with you look)
Chidi:evening will be perfect
Dora excited )thanks
Mr Jonathan has had enough for the day,he got up and excused himself.
Mrs Jonathan :chidi why don’t you show dora to one of the guest room
Chidi knew what her mum was up to,he agreed and Mrs Jonathan took her leave.
Chidi:don’t you think its time to take a rest or do you want to sit here all day
Dora h,sorry
She got up,chidi got up and walked upstairs dora was behind him,chidi wasn’t new to this kind of game to him his mother was being childish, why would she even think of something like this.
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Amara returned from work,she parked her car and came down, took some files at the back of her car seat and went inside, she meant her father in the sitting room who was reading a news paper.
Amara :good evening papa
Mr uche responded to her greeting
Mr uche :i have been calling your number but it’s not going through,even your mother couldn’t reach you.
Amara :yes papa that’s because I’ve changed my sim card,i will later give you my new number
Mr uche key but why the change
Amara :i was having trouble with the sim
Mr uche key
Amara :where is mama
Mr uche :she went to the market to get somethings
Amara :there was something I want to discuss with the both of you,but I will just wait till she comes back
Mr uche :hope it’s nothing serious
Amara :not really, let me just tell you
Amara sat down
Mr uche key am all ears
Amara :i now got a new job as a manager,in addition i was given a house and am official car which simply means that we won’t be leaving here anymore, so I was suggesting we start parking from tomorrow .
Mr uche wasn’t sure of what to do,if he should be happy for her or angry because he was shocked
Mr uche key,but what happened to your former work
Amara :i resigned they wasn’t paying me well so with the help of a friend of mine i got a good job and it’s far more better then the old one,you should be happy for me.
Mr uche :i am but is maxwell aware of this new development
Amara got upset the name of maxwell was the last thing she wants to hear
Amara : papa, please i am not ready for maxwell talk,i don’t want that name to be mentioned any time i am having a conversation with you,what is it
Mr uche :i Knew it,i knew there was something wrong with your head,now listen to me you better quit what ever you are planning inside that your head of yours,and stop acting stupidly, you have a good job am happy for that but to tell us to leave this house is something that can’t happen, i have spoken
Amara :i have always listen to you and have never complain about any decisions you make consigning my life but you see this one i can’t obliged to your request, am sorry I have to do what I know is best for me
Mr uche was surprise and at the same time angry
Mr uche :are you mad is it me you are talking to
Amara got up
Amara : papa, i can see you don’t want to see reasons with me,i don’t understand, what is it that maxwell has done to you and mama that’s both of you don’t even care of your own daughter feelings,you can’t see that am suffering in this relationship with maxwell and i am feed up with it and i say i can’t continue, i don’t want it any more, papa please just understand
Mr uche :what is there to understand that you want to make decisions that will destroy your life,
Amara:my life is already destroyed by maxwell,well if you and mama don’t want to leave this house i will when you people are ready to see reasons with me just let me know
She walked to her room,her mind was made up and there was no going back, Mr uche was just dumbfounded he couldn’t believe it was amara that just talked to him,that was the first time she saw amara behave like that he knew something has changed about her,Amara in her case was happy she spoke her mind,she was even surprised at herself but she was glad she did.
