Forbidden love chapter 10

FORBIDDEN LOVE – Episode 10
A story by Jochrine Kunda
VERONICA
***I poured my heart out to Justin and the reaction I got from him wasn’t what I expected, he was calm and it got me quite confused but after I asked for his forgiveness he freely forgave me.
I was on the couch trying to process what his mother just said about finding him a wife and I felt like my entire world was coming to an end.
“I don’t remember telling you that I wanted a wife”
***Justin said as calm as possible***
“But you need one, you can’t continue living like this, Matilda here will make a good wife she’s very hærdworking”
“If you really value the tinniest bit of relationsh¡p we have you’ll carry all of these people and leave because I’m sure you’re causing inconvenience to my woman here”
***I felt his mother’s eyes on me and I shifted uncomfortably***
“I know we haven’t had the best relationsh¡p but I know what’s good for you and Matilda is”
“Chileya, take these people and leave my house I’ve had enough of you”
***He said in a serious tone and kept a straight face***
“Justin, you’re chasing me your own mother out of your house just because of a woman”
“Leave now”
She slowly held the girl’s hand and walked out looking at Justin hoping he’d change his mind but he didn’t, he closed the door behind them and came back to me but my mind was all over the place then he tapped my shoulder and I looked at him
“Don’t mind what she said that woman is not in her right senses”
“But that’s your mother you’re talking about, Justin”
“Only by name”
“Ohh!”
“That’s a topic for another day”
***I dropped my gaze***
“Are you upset over what happened?”
***I really had no emotion over what happened***
“No I’m not”
“You’re still distant”
***I took a deep breath before I could say anything***
“He’s going to kill you”
He looked at me a bit confused then shook his head
“No he won’t”
“Yes Justin, he will that’s why I’ve been avoiding you lately because he has threatened to kill any man I’m found with saying I belong to him, I really fear for you”
“Veronica do you trust me”
***I nodded***
“Say it”
“I do, I trust you”
“Nothing will happen to us as long as you trust me”
“Yes”
“What’s his name”
“Francis Ndlhovu”
He cursed then clenched his jaws and held my hands tight
“Is there anything else that I should know that you’ve kept hidden?”
***I shook my head***
“How is mom coping?”
“Real bad especially after what Mwelwa’s mother did”
“Don’t worry everything will fall in place, you need protection”
I wasn’t going to argue with him about that so I just looked at him because I knew he was somehow right.
I spent time with him until it got late and I felt safe with him for some reason, he dropped me off at home and I watched as he drove away then two girls who lived next door and I overheard them saying I had found myself another meal ticket just so soon but I let them be because I had no time for drama.
I went in and found Jane all dusty playing alone in mud then she approached me with a priceless smile on her face
“Mommy, I’ve baked you a cake”
I couldn’t help but smile back then she took my hand and led me to the s₱0t where she was playing, she had moulded what she called a cake and on it she wrote “I love you mom” I felt my heart melt and hugged her getting emotional but I couldn’t break down in front of her so I quickly got up and led her in the house where I found mom sleeping on the Reed mat with a cup of water next to her which was enough evidence to know that they didn’t have anything to feed on. The shame I felt was out of this world because I was supposed to provide for mom like my other age mates did but I was depending on her all because of the path I had taken.
“I am going to make a difference, I will go job hunting tomorrow”
I said to myself with so much zeal….
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VERONICA
***That night we all went to bed on an empty stomach and sleep had des**ted me because I had a million thoughts running in my mind so I watched my daughter who was sound asleep and she was such a beauty, I finally managed to fall asleep but it wasn’t long before my phone started ringing and I was too sleepy to pick it up so I looked the other side and covered my head with a pillow. The caller was so persistent that I angrily took the phone and answered without looking who it was
“What is it? Can’t you see it’s late”
***I answered in an irritated tone***
“Easy my blooming flower”
***I instantly became alert and sat up straight upon hearing the voice***
“F…Fra…Francis….”
“Come out, I’m waiting for you”
“Are you crazy, do you even know what time it is”
“I don’t care, you’re mine and I get to see you at any time I feel like”
“I’m not coming and I’ve told you to leave me alone, stop tormenting me coz I’ve had enough of you LEAVE ME ALONE”
I was about to drop the call when I heard two gunshots fired just a few houses away
“Now you’ll bring your beautiful self here before I get your mother crippled”
***The thought of something bad happening to mother for my sake created a big lump on my throat and didn’t notice that I was crying***
“Al….alright…I’m coming”
***I snuff***
“Wipe off those tears because I don’t want to see that pretty face messed up”
He dropped the call and I wiped off my tears but they kept flowing, I asked myself how I was going to escape him but found no solution and I knew that being the psychotic idiot he was, he was capable of hurting mom and it would cause more drama in the neighborhood especially after the stunt Mwelwa’s mother pulled up. I put on a wrapper covering my short night wear then with doubt filled in my mind I took my phone and tried calling Justin who’s phone was off and Blessings who never picked up. It was exactly what I expected because who’d pick up a phone call at that time when it was passed midnight, my phone beeped indicating that I had received a message and it was from Francis telling me not to keep him waiting. I sat in a corner where I hugged my knees and rocked myself back and forth as I cried hoping someone would come to my rescue, there was silence after what seemed like forever and I thought he had left until my phone rang and I didn’t pick up as I cried more.
“If you really value the lives of those close to you then you’ll be here in the next minute and don’t think that I’m incapable of harming that kid just because she’s got my blood running in her tiny veins”
That was the text message he sent and I threw my phone on the bed and went outside, a black car approached me then came to a stop just in front of me and the door was opened for me to go in. I went in and the smirk he had on his face made me hate him more, he drove away and never stopped complimenting me but I said nothing to him and he kept quiet for some time
“It hurts me to the core to see you like this when not so many years ago you used to be all excited when I surprisingly took you out”
“That’s because I don’t love you anymore, that’s all in the past, I was a reckless teen by then and wanted to experiment all aspects of life but not anymore coz all that has changed and it’s time I settled and found love for the sake of my daughter”
“So you’re planning on having my daughter raised by someone else after what that idiot you called a husband did?”
“This time around no one will hurt her, I can swear upon my own life”
“All that is rubbish because we’ll raise our daughter together, in our home and she’ll have biological siblings so all that you’re saying is nonsense”
***His tone was called and sent shivers down my spine so I kept quiet***
“One will be conceived today”
“NEVER!”
He hit the breaks and I hit my face hærd on the dashboard and I stayed in that position because I felt pain that I couldn’t explain, I felt hot liquid running down my nose. I had obtained a broken nose and that’s what I didn’t want to accept, the creature next to me just starred at me without saying a word
“That should serve as a lesson to never disagree with me”
Was all he said and continued driving
We got to his house and he threw his gun on the bed then disappeared to one of the and later returned with his first aid kid and began dressing my wound, he gave me death stares each time I flinched in pain so I had to pretend like it did not hurt.
He was finally done and gave me some sort of weird look, I was about to tell him to take me home when he roughly pushed me on the bed and began taking off his clothes that was when reality sank in and I had to run so I fought him with all I could but the fight was all in vain because in the end I sat on the floor covering my body in blankets with tears rolling down my face with his smell that couldn’t leave my nostrils……
To be continued…