Amara :chidi please it’s not what you think,i can explain
Chidi:maxwell, i never understood you when
you told me to let you go but now I understand, and for the explanation don’t bother because I don’t think i can stand to hear it.
chidi was trying to hold back the tear in his eyes
Sandra :chidi
Chidi:please don’t, amare, you have betrayal
me,you hurt me in the deepest part of my heart
and i hate you for this
Amara :no chidi
Chidi could no longer hold back the tear as he
burst into tears
Chidi :i don’t want to ever see you again, i
don’t want to see you again
Amara couldn’t believe her ears,she tryed to
get up
Amara :chidi,no please don’t do this
Chidi :go to maxwell and stay away from me
He angryly walked out of the room,amare tryed
to run after him but she was too wake to do so
for she fallen on the ground, sandra quickly ran
to meet her
Amara :chidi please, let me explain, he raped
me,he raped me
Sandra :it okey,he will surely come back ,i will
talk to him okey.
Amara :chidi,please am sorry.
Sandra couldn’t stop her from crying.
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Chidi couldn’t eat or sleep through out the
night,the only thing he does was to drink and
cry,he couldn’t believe amara was pregnant for maxwell,he so wish he was dreaming.the next day he couldn’t go to work,he came out to the balcony to relax maybe the fresh air will help him cool his brain, he was till holding a bottle of drink, not up to 30 minutes dora came to meet him,dora saw him earlier going to the balcony,he wasn’t looking happy so she decided to know what the problem was.
Dora:if you are borded i can keep you company, hmmmmmm chidi let me be a friend we can go out or go somewhere quite, it sees like you don’t want to talk to me ,what is it
Chidi did not respond
Dora :you look like someone that is suffering
from am heartbreak, tell me did some one break your heart
Chidi:get out
Dora smiled
Dora :at last you talked,don’t you know i can be of help to you,
Chidi till ignore her and this got her upset
Dora: what the hell is wrong with you,i mean i
have been standing here talking to you but it sees like am talking to a wood
Chidi was now angry dora trouble was the last thing on his mind
Chidi:dora,if you know what’s good for you get out of here and stay far from me
Dora: why are you sounding like this,am only trying to help you
Chidi angryly turned to her and started shouting at her
Chidi:what is the matter with you,why are you always disturbing my life
This got dora scared
Dora:am only trying to help
Chidi:don’t help me,did i call for your help
Dora :am sorry (moving backward ) am sorry
Chidi:sorry,that’s all the people say,am tired
of all of you,don’t you have a house go and
stop trying to cross lines with me because am
close.
Dora:yes I have a house and in my house i
don’t behave like a mad dog
Chidi slap her
Chidi:are you calling me a mad dog (he slapped
her again )do you want to know if I behave like
mad lion too
Chidi slap her again,dora tryed to run but chidi
draw her back, she was covering her face with
one of her plam while the other was held by
chidi,she was crying so loud
Dora :i didn’t mean what I said i was joking please
Chidi:really, well am till joking
Chidi hit her again this got her screaming
Chidi:i have told you to stay away from me,do
you want to know what I can do (hit her again)
what do you want tell me is it s*x,do you want it
Chidi push her on the ground and was on her holding her two hands to the ground
Dora :stop chidi,please this is not what I want
Chidi:stup up,you want to behave like a
Lovepeddler then i will f**k you like one(he tare her dress)and when am done with you i will throw you away because you mean nothing to me
Dora began to shout for help that got mrs Jonathan attention, she was so surprise to see
chidi trying to force himself on dora
Mrs Jonathan :chidi Chidi (trying to stop him)
chidi
Chidi got up
Chidi:what,what
Mrs Jonathan was shocked Chidi has never
raised his voice on her before
Mrs Jonathan :chidi what is wrong with you
Chidi:you are,both of you,why are you people
disturbing me,is it that you don’t have anything to get yourself busy with
Mrs Jonathan knew something was wrong with chidi,she tryed to calm him down
Mrs Jonathan :chidi,calm down okey whatever
the problem is it will be fine
Chidi:it can never be fine,how can this happen,
why
Mrs Jonathan knew then that chidi was in pain
but didn’t know why
Mrs Jonathan :please calm down please
Chidi:you want me to calm down then you
people should let me be
Chidi angryly left,mrs Jonathan quickly went to
help dora who was till on the floor crying
Mrs Jonathan :am so sorry ,so sorry but what happens
Dora:I don’t know i only met him here
drinking and he was looking sad,i only tried to
make him happy but he got angry
Mrs Jonathan :that can’t be the reason why he is so angry, something is wrong
Dora :i don’t understand
Mrs Jonathan :chidi has a temper but he don’t
easily get angry,but when he does you will
know something pushed it out,but not too
worry he will come back to his senses and he will come to apologise okey,get up let me help you to your room.
Mrs Jonathan help her up and took her to her room.
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It was the next day morning sandra came to see amara in her house, Amara has been discharge from the hospital the previous day,she entered the house and went straight to her bedroom and found amara crying,
Sandra h…Amara,don’t tell me you are till crying since yesterday
She sat down on the bed close to amara
Sandra :i have told you all will be fine i promise you that
Amara :chidi is not picking up my calls,he is not even returning my messages
Sandra :amara you have got to give him
sometime,it’s not easy you know,he is
heartbroken and very angry but don’t worry
chidi loves you so much to leave you just like that
Amara :am confused Sandra, i don’t know
what to do,you know i can’t let my family know about this pregnancy
Sandra :if they don’t know how are you going
to handle this,you can’t do this alone
Amara :but I have you
Sandra :i am your friend not your family
Amara :if my parents knows they will want me
to marry maxwell as soon as possible because
I can’t have a baby out of wedlock, and you know i can’t marry maxwell
Sandra :i know you don’t want to marry
maxwell but he is till the father of your unborn
child and you can’t change that,you can till keep the child without getting married to him,so think very well,and please try and stop bothering yourself too much you know it not good for your condition
Amara :i will try
Sandra :have you eaten
Amara :no,not yet
Sandra :you have to eat all the time
Amara :because of the baby, i can’t believe
am carrying that devil Child
Sandra :that’s enough, let me prepared
something for you okey
She got up and went to the kitchen, Amara was
so greatful to have someone like Sandra, she
thought about what sandra said and decided to
get it a try.
