The Strange Girl Episode 50 – 51

👩THE STRANGE GIRL👩

📝By Obianke Prosper

📚Chapter Fifty📚

🌀🌀LINCOLN POV
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“Mum!”.I called as I walked closer to her.Her eyes snapped at me and I could tell that she was scared.

“Who is he,Clara? And why is he calling you mum?”.The man asked and pushed mum away from him.He looked confused and angry.

“I will be right back,just give me one minute”.Mum said and walked closer to me.

She tugged my arm and pulled me away from the man.

“Are you crazy,Lincoln?”.She asked angrily. “Why did you call me mum? Can’t you understand that I don’t wanna be your mum? I am living the life I should have lived and you want to destroy now,why? I want to forget you Lincoln and you should forget me too.I don’t want to keep repeating myself”.

She spat out and even though her words hurt so much,I didn’t want to cry in her presence. She should also know that I can live without her too.

“Am sorry,this is the last time am ever gonna reveal my face to you again.This is the last time am gonna ever speak to you again but I won’t leave you alone until you answer all my questions”.I retorted almost in tears.

I felt so sad,I felt rejected..

“Whatever, I don’t care,okay? Just say whatever you want to say,I have to go”.She voiced out looking uninterested.

“Who is that man?”.I asked. “Why did you call him your husband?”.

She hesitated a little before answering the questions.

“Well,if you really want to know him then I wouldn’t hesitate to tell you.He is my husband, we got married six years ago and now he is the father of my two kids”.She shrugged and I gasped,I wasn’t shocked I was just surprised.

I probably may have expected her to say that but kids..she said the man she is the father of her two kids..does that mean I now have siblings?

“Are you done with your questions? I got a man to meet”.She snapped again and I shook my head before forcing my l-ips to move.

“Who is my father, mum? Is he my dad then if not,where is my dad? I want to know my dad,I want to see him”.I said and she frowned.

“That son of a bitch!”.Mum spat and I could see her face turned red.She was furious..

“My husband isn’t your dad,okay? Your dad ran away when he found out I was pregnant and am sure he left the country already.He isn’t going to come back,he is probably afraid like the coward he is”.She said with her frown going so deep on her face.

I sighed heavily.

I was going to ask the questions on my mind since six years ago,since the day she left me.I have always wanted to know the answers to the questions and now am finally getting the chance to know the answers.

“Mum,why do you hate me? Why don’t you wanna stay with me? Why did you leave me when I was fourteen? Why don’t you care about me? Did I do anything wrong to you? What’s my mistake,huh? Please answer me”.I asked and a tear slowly ran out of my eye.

She didn’t speak for seconds,she was just staring at me looking so guilty and sad.

“I don’t hate you,Lincoln.This is the truth!”.She stated ruefully. “Am not just ready to become a mother to a child whose father ran away.I don’t wanna be named a woman who got impregnated by a total stranger. I wanna live my life now and am sorry if I caused you pains these years but it isn’t my fault.I have a husband now,I have kids and happy in laws, that’s what I have ever wanted not an incomplete family.I didn’t leave you because I wanted to but because I needed to,I was dying slowly in pain hearing people name me a shameless woman who got impregnated at sixteen…”.I cut her off tearfully.

“What people call you doesn’t matter,mum”.I said with tears dropping out of my eyes like rainfall. “Am still your son,what people call you doesn’t change that fact”.

“Just stop it Lincoln,just stop saying that.You don’t know how it feels to be laughed out for the past fourteen years of my stay with you”.She said with tears in her eyes. “You don’t know that awful feeling people feel when being mocked at.You can call me selfish but I can’t even deny that am indeed selfish”.

She paused wiping her tears away with the back of her palm.

“I want you Lincoln not to please disturb my happy life,I hope you find someone who truly loves you and cherish you.This must be the last time you will ever show your face to me again,okay? Whenever you see me,act like you don’t know me please and am leaving now Lincoln,I hope never to see you again”.She burst out and left,leaving me in tears.

📚Chapter Fifty One📚

🌀🌀MADELINE POV
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I smirked as I got to Lincoln’s apartment. I lied to boss that I got involved in an accident and that I won’t come to work today and guess what,he foolishly allowed me to take a day off.

I opened the door to the house slowly and surprisingly,the door wasn’t locked.

What! I thought Lincoln already left to work,he isn’t at home,right? Then why is the door unlocked or maybe his girlfriend is around?

Well,only one way to find out..

I walked in and glanced at my wristwatch and I realized the time was 9:24am.Great! Perfect timing!

The living room was silent same as the rest rooms though I wasn’t ready to give up.I must check all the rooms.

I checked the kitchen,the dining room before I went into Lincoln’s room but no one was there,then I decided to go check the only room I haven’t checked.

But shockingly,a female was laying on the bed.Oh my geez! I must admit that she looked beautiful.

“Hey! Who the hell are you?”.I said and she woke up immediately before sitting up on the bed.

“Who are you? What are you doing here?”.She said looking so innocent and I frowned.

How dare her ask me questions??

I raise my hand to slap her but she held my hand on the air.

“Um,am sorry but you haven’t answer my question”.She retorted and I hissed,removing my hand from her grip.

I felt so ashamed..

“Lincoln…he actually sent me here to send for his girlfriend but am having problems knowing his girlfriend.I don’t know who she is”.I smirked inwardly.

What a lie!

“Am his girlfriend,why did he send for me?”.She said and I felt so angry.

I felt so furious!

“Hey! Did you think you can steal Lincoln from me? Did you think you can just take anything your disgusting eyes sees? You may be beautiful but that doesn’t mean you can snatch anything you feel like snatching. Look! I want you to end whatever stupid relationsh¡p you have with Lincoln.He is mine not yours,do you get that, bitch?”.I said and her face turned sour.

“I didn’t mean to steal Lincoln from you,I didn’t even steal him and I seriously don’t know what you are talking about but the truth is I can’t hand it back him to you”.She said and I fisted my hand.I was about slapping her again but this time,she pushed me and I fell hærd on the floor.

My l-ips got bruised same as my knee,I felt so humiliated.

“You can’t just come into his house to threaten me,he is mine not yours.He loves me not you,you should stick that to your worthless brain”.She snorted and tears ran out of my eyes.

Never in my life have I been embarrassed like this maybe I shouldn’t have come here.

I slowly stood up and glance at her before walking out of the house.I felt so much shame!

🌀🌀LINCOLN POV
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When it clocked 7pm,I walked back home from work feeling so sad.I kept remembering how my mum left me,I remembered all she said.

Gosh! She is so selfish, she didn’t even think about how I will feel.She only thinks about her self and her happiness. I can’t even believe she disowned me.

This is so frustrating!!

My dad didn’t want me neither does my mum.No one wants me!

They are busy enjoying their life.

My mum got married,she had even given birth and am sure my dad has gotten married too.

They never for once checked on me,they never for once called to ask about me.They never cared!!

Being an orphan is better than having those people as my parents.Dammit! I feel so hurt..

“Ah! Lin,are you okay?”.Belle asked when she saw me walked into the house.

Geez! Am sure I looked so terrible and scary.

“Yeah..am fine.Can you make coffee for me?”.I croaked but she shook her head.

“Lin,coffee do cause sleepless night and you really need some sleep”.She said and I rolled my eyes before walking to my room.

I pulled off my clothes and went into the bathroom.I stayed there for almost one hour before I finally decided to come out.

I wore a light pajama before laying on my bed.I felt so weak and down casted.

“Lin!”.Belle called as she walked in.

“I made tea”.She smiled as she handed me the cup of tea and I didn’t hesitate before I gulped all of it.

“Hmm Lin,I wanted to tell you a lady came..”.I cut her off.

“Am tired Bel,I need to rest”.I said and she nodded.

“Okay,sleep tight Lin.Goodnight!”.She beamed and walked away.

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I yawned immediately my eyes flew opened,I glance at the time but flinched when I realized the time was 7:21am.Geez! Am late..

I quickly stood and walked to the bathroom before brushing my teeth.I took my bath and wore some clothes before brushing my hair,then I wore a pair of shoes before I walked to the living room.

“Oh! Good morning Lin.I prepared beef tea for you”.Belle said when she saw me in the living room.

“Thanks but I don’t have time to take that, am so late”.I said and she nodded slowly.

“I would leave now,bye”.I waved at her and walked out of the house.

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I finally got to the restaurant and the first person I saw was Madeline.She didn’t smile at me like she used to,she just stared at me and walked away.

Strange!

She have never acted like this before or I guess she is angry with me for some unknown reasons.

Hmm..

I quickly changed into my waiter’s uniform before I began attending to customers.

“Waiter!”.One of the customers called and I walked down to her but I was shocked to see that it was Abby.

She sat with an older man who I guess must be her fiance.

“Lincoln!”.She gasped when she saw me and her fiance stared at me.He looks surprised..

He was stout but was dressed in a suit and shiny dark shoes.A golden necklace was around his neck and no one would miss the sight of the golden brown wristwatch on his wrist which shone as the light reflected on it.

“Honey, do you know him?”.Her fiance asked her.

“Uh..no..y..es no..so…rry..I m..ean..yes”.She stammered looking so nervous.

“I met him yesterday after I was done shopping,he was the one who helped me carry the things I bought into the car”.She lied and her fiance,the stout man nodded before staring back at me.

“Wow! Thanks.. Am Mr Chris,the manager of Chris Cosmetics Company popularly known as 3C”.He boasted and stretched his hand for an handshake which I took reluctantly.

He must be rich,his clothes are expensive and probably that’s why Abby want to marry him or else who would want to marry a man who must be in his fifties.

“What’s in your menu?”.He asked and I stared at the menu.I had almost forgotten that they were here to eat..

“Rice puddings, Club sandwich..”.He cut me off.

“Get us Club sandwich…Honey,isn’t that what you wanna eat?”.He turned to Abby who nodded dumbly.

Her hands were fisted together and her eyes were down casted to the table.She looks like she was trying to control herself from doing something wrong.

I quickly went to carry out the order and presented it on their table but when I was about leaving,Mr Chris called me back.

“To be sincere…”.He paused with a smile. “I love your gentleness and I would love to know your name and that of your parents…who knows.. I might like to relate with them”.

I immediately felt some wave of sadness in me.

“No”.I replied bluntly and he covered the awkward moment with a laugh.

“I didn’t mean to ask,I just wanted to know..”.I cut him off with a frown.

“You should learn to mind your own business next time,Mr Chris”.I said coldly and he nodded,looking so embarrassed.

“And I have to go,I have other customers to attend to”.I said but he shook his head.

“Get us two glasses of red wine,please?”.He said and I scoffed before carrying the order.

I felt like he didn’t want me to leave his sight probably to ask me more of annoying questions.

“Here they are, Sir”.I said and dropped the glasses on the table.

“Honey,why aren’t you eating?”.Mr Chris said to Abby but she shrugged and began eating.

I caught her staring at me in a way I couldn’t understand but before I could take five steps away from her and her fiance table,she pulled me close to her and slammed her l-ips on mine.

Oh my Geez!

I intently pushed her away from me with an overwhelmed anger flowing through me.

“Lin?”.A voice so damn familiar yelled and even though I tried not to believe the voice to be that of one person I still knew the voice belongs to her.

It belongs to Belle!!