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Chapter Thirty-One

Do you know what hurt the most about everything? It was not the insults or the derogatory remarks. They were hurtful of a surety, but my dad’s silence while everything happened was it.It baffled me to see that he could not at least stand up for me when his mistress was busy battering me with her words. How dare he let a person label his offspring a bastard, and he still sits there smiling like it was just some compliment that was being said.My dad’s actions towards me, ninety-five percent of the time, always had me questioning my paternity and to whom I truly belonged.He had no fatherly instincts and was everything but protective towards his own. If it wasn't for my mom’s countless lessons that instilled bravery and self-confidence in me, I'd never be able to stand in front of my peers or anyone else, ever again.After Sammy’s mom’s first visit to our house, I tried in vain to steer clear of her son like she’d warned me, but Sammy himself was not having any of that.He would try

Chapter Thirty-Two

“Dad, I have a friend’s birthday party to attend and I'll be out till it's late at night,” Sammy said to my dad, who was sitting on the couch in the living room and laughing out his lungs from a funny video which he saw on the internet.“What friend is that? A male or a female? Where's the event to be held? Are you going alone?” Dad asked him all at once.My dad was extremely protective of Sammy and sent him nearly everywhere with me behind him as a bodyguard. Ten years ago, when I received him as my sibling, I never knew that I was signing up for the position of a personal security agent.I sat on the side of the couch, not minding their conversation and praying silently that I would not be asked to accompany him for safety.I was just having a nice time after a hectic day in college, scrolling through Instagram and watching reels.“Dad, you ask too many questions. It's Lisa’s birthday, Lisa from high school. It's to be held at her parents’ house, just about a fifteen-minute drive fr

Chapter Thirty-Three

“Baby, you're here,” I said to Sheena, grabbing her by the waist and planting a kiss on her tender lips.She looked like she had been working for quite a while. Beads of perspiration ran from her forehead to her cheeks, and her hair was messy.She had on a sky blue kaftan that went all the way from her shoulders to the ground, covering her feet and rubbing the floor underneath her.“You never told me you'd be here. What brings you here, and why is no one letting me in on the friendship between you and my dad? Is there something I need to know?” I teased, surprised by her presence in my father’s house.There was probably something up because my dad was always rooting for Sheena, and now it all made sense why. “Oh, baby, Dad called me last night after our date, complaining that he had been trying to get across to you but all to no avail. When he was to drop the call, I noticed he was not fine, and when I asked him, he casually stated that he had a severe fever.”“I offered to come pay

Chapter Thirty-Four

A walk in the park had been on my list of to-dos for the longest time, and here I was, finally fulfilling it with Alex, my dear friend, being the chief pioneer and reason.“Nothing prepared me for the stress and responsibility that comes with being an adult, bro, bro. Why do I have to make decisions solely with no one to help me out?“Just yesterday, I was seven, playing in the yard of my father’s compound, and my mom was baking cookies for me in the kitchen. I had virtually everything done for me. Damn! Life sucks.”“I feel you, and it's sad because you have to trust yourself enough to execute based on your plans. How sickening!” he added.I and Alex strolled through the park in the cool of the evening, the warm breeze in the atmosphere slapping hard against our faces and shirts. We could feel the hairs on our head move in the direction of the slightly boisterous wind, giving us an ecstatic feeling.The sounds of birds chirping and the leaves of the trees rustling filled the air, giv

Chapter Thirty-Five

I looked closely at my brother Sammy, and my dad as they paraded themselves as the most important personalities of the day while I just sat, moody in the large dining hall where the welcome dinner party was to take place.Ever since my dad came to the limelight and hit the jackpot of riches, he’d stopped at nothing to celebrate every little win, and that included the visit of my brother Sammy to the city.He’d been away for years and we hardly ever talked all through those times. I watched from a distance as he topped his career as a successful business mogul while I was still on my limbs, crawling and struggling to get through life. Life was getting tough by the day, yet no one ever tried to introduce me to their sudden source of wealth and income. I always referred to myself as the struggling son with the rich father and that was sadly my reality. Sammy, barely twenty-four, was already making waves in the business world while I still vehemently struggled with my crumbling music ca

Chapter Thirty-Six

Kelly’s POVThe scene today at Mrs. Brandy’s house was by far the worst event I’d ever witnessed in my almost thirty years of living.Patriarchy and lack of self-respect had to be the only reasons why she kept letting that nonentity of a man into her life whenever he decided to show up mysteriously, despite having left her hanging for years. The way he’d beaten up my aunt and turned her into a vegetable was something I would never get off my mind in a hurry. “Who did he think that she was? Some helpless individual with no family backing whatsoever?” I pondered, my loins twisting with rage. I paced to and fro in the hospital’s waiting room, awaiting the doctor’s verdict.At the time of our arrival at the hospital, May was unconscious with some stains of blood from underneath her dress. I feared greatly within me that she’d lost the pregnancy which she’d been able to keep safely these eight months, despite the many complications and restraining orders from the doctors.I was ready t

Chapter Thirty-Seven

“They? Well, the older lady, Mrs Brittany, who is your aunt, is still unconscious but not to worry, she will come around. The effect of the physical torture took its toll on her, hence the blackout.My team and I have done everything within our power to resuscitate her and we expect a positive result in the next two to three hours, so there is no cause for alarm.”I scanned his face and looked into his eyes deeply, searching for any trace of lies and when I wasn't convinced he was telling the whole truth, I asked him yet another question to clear my doubts.“Sir, did you tell the complete truth? Is there anything you're not telling me about her? Are you sure she's still here with us? Still present in this world? Don't lie to me please.” My voice was already quavering and my hands trembling.He flashed a radiant smile at my worried-looking face which made me even more perplexed and disturbed. Could he spill the tea and let me in already? That was all that filled my sad heart.“Mrs Kell

Chapter Thirty-Eight

I fell flat on my knees with tears welled up in my eyes. I was still very much dumbfounded by the offer from this stranger girl. “When I first saw you, I thought to myself, ‘This must be an angel,’ now it turns out you were. Thank you so much for offering to save my sister's life. I and my entire family will forever be indebted to you for this kind act of yours.”I was still on my knees and I had barely finished my speech but she quickly held my two hands and dragged me up, onto herself. She did not let go until she had me wrapped up in her arms in a tight hug.Phew! That was the ultimate calm I needed. My raging soul was stilled and the world around me became quiet again.“Girl, let’s go and inform the Doctor already, the time is ticking,” she informed me quickly, urging me to act according to the bidding of time. “Alright. Let's go! Time is not on our side. But come to think of it, May would be so happy and grateful. She's been through hell of late, my poor sister.”“And I'm so gl

Chapter Thirty-Nine

“And baby, that was how we got a compatible donor for my kid sister. Now that I ponder on the whole incident, I have realized that she was heaven-sent.” “I agree with you sweetheart and I’m so glad that things are falling in place. Aunty is fine and May is very near her delivery date; she is popping out that baby any moment from now so you all had better get ready for big sister and mummy duties. I know you can’t wait!” My husband exclaimed, his voice echoing into thin air.“Of course! I’ve made her an aunt. It's now her turn to return the Favour, hahaha!” I laughed briefly.“I miss having you curled up in my arms and passing me the baby face, with your eyes almost popping out of their sockets while you shoot me those puppy looks,” he said, reminding me of my very usual behavior whenever I wanted to be babied.I was always going to be my husband's baby whether he liked it or not. Whether he was in the mood for some pampering duties or he was in beast mode and ready to crush his work

Chapter Forty

May’s POVI gently readjusted myself on the hospital bed with my phone in my hands with which I watched Instagram reels.I’d been pregnant for way too long if you ask me, even though it was just exactly nine months. I paused the reels for a minute and I began to ponder on how far I’d come with this pregnancy journey. Truly, you never know how much strength you hold until life comes at you with compulsory challenges, while not offering you any exit options. I began to think about the father of my baby and how much resentment I held towards him. For the relationship that was broken, I had no grudges, but for the seed that he planted in me and never showed up a single day to look after, I was bitter. The scan long ago revealed that I was having a baby girl. Goosebumps popped up on my skin and I felt a wave of emotions, as heavy as a tsunami, hit me, making me weak in the knees.‘What if he wasn’t aware of the pregnancy?’ I asked myself for the umpteenth time, trying to create justific

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