A wife for my son episode 3 – 4

A WIFE for MY SON

Chapter 3
✍️Sharon obasi

*Monday afternoon*
Tricia knocked on her apartment door,she had been standing for almost thirty minutes waiting for her roommate to open the door.
She pressed the door bell again furiously,she had gotten tired of pressing the button and had taken to knocking violently,she thought of trying it again for caution sake.

“Hey, Tricia where did you go, haven’t seen you for a few days now!”Nadia her neighbor beamed when she came out of her room, Tricia smiled tiredly at her .

“Went home to see my mom,she celebrated her birthday on Saturday”Tricia briefly explained and licked her dry l-ips.

“Oh wow!, happy to hear that,I didn’t even hear when you drove in”Nadia said.

“How will you hear when your pop music is so loud that I heard it from outside the gate!”She said making a humph sound, rolling her bright brown eyes sharply.

“Ooow,yep!,I love it,you too ,you love it I know,let me help you get your roommate open the door,had her noise earlier, maybe she fell asleep or something”Nadia offered with her Ghanaian accent on air, she’s a ghanian lady, simple and easy going,but party type.She loves everywhere hot and noisy that’s her .

“Thanks sweetie,my fingers has turned pink,geeez!”Tricia examined her expensively polished nails to know if any of it has cut off,all Glory to God! None has!.

“Diana?!”Nadia started,she knocked hærd on the door and called out to the being in,side.

“I wonder what she’s doing,this has never happened before, and she doesn’t sleep off easily”Tricia is worried.It’s normal to be angry at her for keeping her stranded in her own apartment,but she’s more worried that her friend might be in some sort of danger .

Nadia almost fell in,side the house when the door suddenly opened.She hitted her head on Diana’s shoulder and she winced in pain.

“Nadia don’t tell me you are disturbing me so I would give you another maggi cube!”Diana said removing her headphone which she had intentionally putted on to listen to a better music rather than the noise Nadia likes to play and also to avoid hearing her unending knocks on the door for her to give her maggi,she had done it three times today and this one is the fourth time,only she didn’t know that her roommate has arrived,when she looked ahead to see her, she could do nothing but mope at her.

“Oh My God! Tricia am so sorry I didn’t know it’s you…….I’m so….”she clamped her mouth shut and went to take her bag from her.

“You will pay for this!”Tricia stumped past her when she took her bag.

“I know,I will make sure to be ready before hand”
She laughed and took strides after her ,she turned to wink at a smiling Nadia whom went in with them and closed the door behind her.

“Am famished Diana ,did you cook anything?!”Tricia didn’t wait for an answer as she went in search of food in the kitchen.

Diana didn’t say anything,she had cooked earlier even before she called to her that she’s on her way back,she is going to see food.

“Didn’t some girl eat at home?!,I mean you are coming from your mom’s house Tricia you never cease to amaze me with your too much eating!”Nadia shouted after Tricia.

“That she eats too much is not my problem,my problem is how she manages to remain slim while I’m dieting just to maintain my shape”Diana said searching for her favorite channel on the television.

“That girl no matter how much I try,I never understand how to describe her”

“I heard that one Nadia,you guys don’t have anything reasonable to do except gossip about me right?”Tricia said from behind them as she sat down on the dinning to enjoy her food.

“Please let’s talk about something serious ladies,how’s your mom’s birthday Trish?”Diana said turning to look at her quizzically.

“Fine “She managed,Diana knew she would be mad at her for not following her to celebrate the birthday.

“Am sorry I didn’t make it to your mom’s birthday party,I was really caught up with something at home, please believe me I wouldn’t have missed it for anything”she apologized.

“It’s ok”Tricia said swallowing hærd,she drank water and continued eating.

“What’s the problem Tricia? You look terrible right now and I don’t think it has anything to do with exhaustion”Nadia asked concerned.

“Am really fine guys believe me”when they still looked at her like morons,she gave up and told them about her brother.

“That’s weird,I don’t know of any man who doesn’t have a woman to call his own,I mean the chemistry is there,it works on its own”Nadia said shrugging her shoulders.

“That’s nothing to worry about, maybe he’s still hanging on to make the right choice,and if you are worried about your mom wanting grand children,go get married and give her one”Diana ended the discussion as Tricia choked and Nadia laughed her heart out.

“Diana you are so mean like seriously!”Nadia couldn’t control her laughter.

“But that’s the truth and it’s not funny”Diana mused , Tricia said nothing,she simply drank a full glass of water and took her food in,side her room.

Diana knew that’s anger, but she knows her very well and just how to get her out of the mood,she didn’t go after her,she saw Nadia who is ready to leave out and shut their door,then sat comfortably to watch her tuned in channel, she will deal with Tricia later .

***. ***. ***

“David,am not leaving here until you tell me why you have refused to get married!!!”Maggie shouted for the uptenth time to David who kept staring out of his office window.

He had been enjoying the view outside, and God knows he never expected her here,he had practically avoided her by staying away from the family house and bluntantly refused to answer her calls,but today nemesis seems to have gotten hold of him,she visited him right in his office and had been nagging , whining and shouting his office down.His workers will probably think he invited a mad woman over.

He has to find a way to get her leaving or end up shutting down his office for peace to reign.He turned briskly and said rolling his eyes;

“Mom,am not ready for marriage yet,let me enjoy my freedom please, can’t even imagine myself dealing with women’s nagging tongue at least not now!”

“You lie!, So what they are saying is true right?”Maggie asked furiously.

“And what are they saying?”He wanted to know where his mother is going with this.

“That you are g-y!”

David’s eyes popped out as he laughed uncontrollably,he thought he knew his mother very well,now he knows how wrong he has been.

“Jeez!…mom!..gosh!..I can’t believe you said this!,mommy!!.. don’t worry I will come to the house tomorrow,am a kinda busy right now, promise to come let’s have a mother and son talk,I know you miss that”

“Oh you are even asking me out of your office!,no problem,I know what to do!”She rose and left his office, David mopped at the door for minutes before breaking into another laughter.

***.***.***

*Three weeks on*

“Hello mum!”Tricia said to the phone just the same second the receiver picked.

“Yes my princess,mum have missed you so much”Maggie said from the other end.

“I miss you too mum,and like I told you before,am coming to spend this long holiday with you”Tricia couldn’t wait to announce.

“Oh wow!,my sweet girl,the long awaited holiday has come,am waiting patiently for you honey”Maggie replied.

“Ok mum, I will be home two days from now,might come with some of my friends to keep you company till the holiday is over”

“I would love that,then you would have to go because I need to get your room and two guest rooms ready for your arrival sweetie”

“Mmm,that’s my mom, but it’s still possible some other time two days is still far, anyways no problem, goodbye then”
Tricia said lightly biting her lower lip in amusement as she dropped the receiver.

A WIFE for MY SON

✍️ Sha Ron ✍️

Chapter 4.

“Linda please check who’s on the door!”Maggie shouted from in,side the kitchen, she is busy making her daughter’s favorite food ‘fried rice,beans and plantain’.

She doesn’t joke with the combination,she knows for sure she always keeps her words, and so Maggie decides to make a welcome special food for her and whoever she comes home with.

“Yes ma’am”Linda the housekeeper answered,she dropped the rag she’s using to clean the staircase and ran to the door.When she opened it and saw Tricia,she smiled broadly.

“Welcome dear,we have missed you around here”She said making way for them to get in,side.

“Thanks Linda, and I have missed you and mom, where’s she?”Tricia asked sitting down to remove her shoes, Diana sat beside her as her eyes scanned the big parlour in admiration.

“She’s in,side the kitchen, and your friend is beautiful!”
Linda replied looking at Diana who turned to smile her way .

“Oh yes!, forgive my manners,she’s Diana and Diana that’s our housekeeper,Linda”Tricia introduced.

“Good afternoon ma”Diana greeted smiling at the pretty older lady.

“You are welcome Diana dear,let me continue what I was doing before you guys knocked on the door”Linda said walking away.

“Linda who’s …….”Maggie stopped when she saw her daughter and a beautiful lady beside her, Tricia smiled up at her and came towards her.

“It’s me Mom, and here is Diana my friend”

She hugged her daughter and looked at Diana in appraisal.

“Hello dear, you are welcome Diana, you look so beautiful”Maggie walked to Diana and gave her an affectionate hug.

“Thanks Mom, you are just as beautiful as Tricia said, and am sorry I didn’t make it to your birthday”Diana is all smiles.

“It’s ok dear, you are welcome here,and what did my daughter tell you about me?”Maggie said raising a brow .

“Best things mom believe me”Diana answered.

“Now my mom is more engrossed with another daughter of hers and am jealous!!”Tricia said from behind with her hands akimbo.

“You know that’s not possible honey,come here”Maggie drawed and pulled her like a child to her arms.

Everyone laughed, even Linda who just finished cleaning the staircase about to go outside was amused by the little drama they where performing.

“Your favorite food is ready dear, go right there and seat with your friend let me serve you” Maggie said pointing at the dinning, she is too excited, it’s really good to have her drama queen around.

“Mom why don’t I help you”Tricia offered.

“I said sit down,let me do the work, don’t keep this beautiful girl standing”Maggie said half running in,side the kitchen.

“That’s my mom for you Diana, please sit let me bring a juice for us”Tricia said looking at her friend.

Diana sat down still smiling,she has never met a more lovely family than this, a bunch of drama queens.

Who knows how the brother and son who refused marriage will be, that’s a question for another day, she mused gazing at Tricia’s retreating back.

***.***.***

They where done eating, Tricia and Diana had refreshened up and joined Maggie at the corridor where she sat enjoying the evening breeze with a glass of wine.

They sat opposite her , Tricia stood and carried the bottle of wine and drank directly from the bottle’s mouth,Diana made a face at her and Maggie smiled at them.

“Diana dear if you want, you can drink from my glass or should I get you another glass?”She asked.

“Oh No mom, am fine”Diana replied folding her hands carefully on her laps.

“Alright”Maggie said, took a sip of her wine, licked her l-ips for traces of the wine that escaped her mouth, and added;

“Diana, how about your parents?”

“They are very fine mom”

“Your studies?”

“We are coping”

“Mom, have you heard from David?”Tricia came in when she knew they had nothing else to say that they haven’t said to each other while they were eating.

“I don’t know what to answer you dear, but the last time I went to his office, he said he will come home the next day but I haven’t heard anything from him, not even a mistaken call” Maggie’s mood has been ruined.

“That’s rather absurd, hope he’s okay”Tricia commented.

“You know I have been thinking about something Trish”

“What’s it mom?”

“I just thought that maybe I should hook him up with a lady, I mean I want to clear my curiosity, I don’t want my son to remain like that, he’s my only son”Maggie said worriedly.

“Hook him up?!,how?”Tricia asked looking over at Diana who rolled her eyes from mother to daughter in a lost manner.

“I mean I bringing in a lady to his house and claim that I married her for him”

Tricia mopped at her mom like a moron.
Diana looked sideways, this is a serious matter to this woman but to her, it sounds stupid.

“You know that’s not gonna work with David” Tricia managed dropping the empty bottle of wine on the floor.

“You never can tell, Trish”

When Tricia saw how serious her mother seems, she simply asked;
“And which lady do you have in mind to put through this scam?”

Maggie looked at Diana, Tricia followed her gaze and Diana shook her head negatively, she is not ready to be smashed.She loves this dear life and doing whatever they have in mind, sounds suicidal if the guy in question doesn’t like her.

“Mom please! That’s not happening!!” Tricia disagreed .

“Please my daughter,am not asking you to go do any other thing, just pretend to be the wife I married for him ,I want to know what’s wrong with my son, I want my son back to his senses” Maggie pleaded.

“I don’t really know what to say but I don’t think I will be able to do such thing”Diana said looking away from the older woman’s piercing eyes.

“If you are afraid of s€×ual harassment or insults, I can assure you, my son is not a bad person though he once had that womanizing habbit, but I know my son and what he can do, I can vouch for him”

Maggie isn’t ready to give up even when her daughter is looking at her like she’s doing the weirdest thing on earth.

“Mom I …..”Diana began again but Maggie cutted her shut;

“Please dear, if you want money you can name your price, I can kneel for you Diana, please help me”

Diana looked at Tricia who had been open mouthedly looking at her mom, she looked at the woman she’s unable to say no to, and looked down on her hands that where still folded on her laps.

“Please dear,and Tricia don’t give me that look,I need my daughter’s support right now,it’s your brother we are talking about here,it’s not like he’s some wolf or something”Maggie tried bringing her daughter to caution.

“Mum,I will have to think about this,I will be in,side”she stood to go in,side, Tricia had shown her the guest room that’s meant for her when they went to take their bath,so she found her way to the guest room.

“Please give me a positive answer honey, thanks!”Maggie shouted after her.

“Mom you are unbelievable!”Tricia took a deep breath, and letted her head fell to her shoulder.

“You need to talk to her and make her agree to this, she’s your friend and you understand her better than I do, don’t just sit there and talk to me like am a fool, I know what am doing”

Maggie said in a matter of fact manner and took a long sip from her glass and relaxed on her chair , Tricia understood where the snarl is going and it suits her just fine, she stood up and joined Diana in,side .

***.*** .***

Diana sat upright on the bed looking out the window.
Tricia opened the door slowly and closed it soundlessly, she sat down beside her on the bed.

“Am sorry I had to bring you here to my mom’s domineering attitude, if I knew she’s going to say this trash to you I wouldn’t have ”

Tricia is not in her best moods now, how can her mom suggest such a thing to her friend on the first day they arrived just like that .

“You don’t have to say that about her, she’s your mother and she’s trying to do all she could to help your own brother, don’t be so mean,all am just afraid of is that it’s a kind of complicated thing,it would make me look stupid and gosh Tricia what if he finds out?!”

“My brother is the best man any woman would kill for, but he’s hærd to a core, if he eventually finds out, someone will be in great pain, and I don’t want you to be that someone”Tricia took her friend’s hand and squeezed tight.

She knows that her mom had gotten Diana where she wants by just saying it.

“I will do it, at least it will keep me busy through this holiday if he lets me stay in, might be fun, I will tell your mom tomorrow and also that the contract will be over when this holiday comes to an end”

“Are you sure you want to go through this?”Tricia whined.

“Yes, don’t worry I will thread with care dear Trish”

“This means that am not even allowed to enjoy this holiday with you as planned”Tricia said flatly.

“But you do go to your brother’s house”

“Yes I do, but if he knows that we know each other, he might smell something”

“That’s true, then we will have to pretend we don’t know each other and see how things goes”

“Yep! let’s see”.. Tricia fell on the bed and looked with unfocused eyes to the ceiling, Diana did the same, then they turned to look at each other and smiled heartily;

“Thanks Diana”Tricia couldn’t hide how excited she is though it’s putting someone at risk.

“You are always welcome Trish”Diana smiled understandingly……..

TBC
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