In love and war batch 2

IN LOVE AND WAR::CHAPTER 3
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The air was very clear and the long morning shadows distinct. The sun shone briliantly. Diana kept pacing up and down the room after her mother was taken to the emergency room. It was around eight in the morning and she couldn’t calm her nerves. She feared the worst might happen. She hadn’t heard from the doctor about her mother and her little brother’s condition.
“Sisi Diana. Don’t you know how to sit down? Stop pacing up and down the room like a mad person. You making me feel nervous,” said Admire in a rude voice.
Diana sat on the bench not wanting to fight with her brother.
“Thank you!” he said
After hours of sitting at the bench which felt like forever. The doctor walked in,side the waiting room holding some papers. Diana quickly got up from the bench.
“How is my mother?” asked Diana nervously
“Sisi Diana!. Let him sit down first,” said Admire with a serious look on his face.
The doctor smiled looking at him.
“He is right. Let’s sit down first,” he said softly.
They both sat down and Admire paid attention to the doctor.
“Your mother unfortunately fell into a comma. Her blood pressure is very high. We are going to keep her in the hospital under observation for days,” he went on. “Alex is going to be alright. What have you been giving him?”
“Porridge everyday,” responded Admire.
“Oh I see. He needs to change what he eats. He needs to eat something with balanced diet or he may suffer from ulcers later.”
Where was she going to find the money to buy food? She thought
“Miss!” called out the doctor disrupting her thoughts
“Huh!”
“You can go and see your mother now. I must get back to work. Don’t worry about hospital bills. I will take care of it,” said the doctor.
Diana was surprised. She had no idea where to get the money. She knelt down on the floor and the doctor helped her to get up.
“A beautiful girl like you must not do that,” said the doctor.
“I don’t know how to thank you. Thank you. God bless you, sir,” said Diana.
“It’s okay. I will see you later young man. Here is some money. There is a shop outside. Go buy something to eat.”
“Thank you sir,” said Admire smilingly.
He immediately ran out of the hospital to buy some food. He was hungry after he went to bed in an empty stomach. The doctot walked with Diana as she headed to the room where her mother was being kept. She opened the door. Thinking that she could control her tears she walked to the bed. When she got close to her and held her hand she started crying. It’s in that moment that she really felt like she needed a shoulder to lean on. She wished Amy was there to comfort her and tell her that everything was going to be alright.
She held her hand and started praying.
“Lord! Take me if you have to but please don’t take my mother away from me. I need her in my life. You said you son Jesus will not leave us as orphans but would send us the Spirit who will protect us,” she wiped her tears and went on. “I believe in you and that you can heal my mother. I believe that you can make her open her eyes again,” she paused. “Way maker, miracle worker. Light in the darkness my God that is who you are. You touch every life, meet every need and wipe away all tears.,” she stopped.
The doctor was standing at the door watching Diana praying for her mother. He wiped the tear that had escaped his eyes before walking to his office. Diana got up and was about to walk to the door.
“Diana!” said her mother with a low voice opening her eyes
“Mum!” shouted Diana excitedly. “You are awake!” she exclaimed with tears in her eyes.
She immediately stormed out of the room and went to call the doctor. The doctor walked fast to the room while Diana followed behind.
“This is a miracle. Her blood has even dropped,” he said after checking her. “You a miracle worker young lady. I have never seen nothing like this before.”
Dian smiled at him.
“You should go to church doctor,” she said silently.
She later sat with her mother in the room and was happy she was alright. The hospital gave them some food to eat. Alex was doing well and things were now back to normal.
“I need to go somewhere mum. I will be back,” she said later that afternoon as they sat outside the hospital.
“No problem. You will find us here since I am being discharged tomorrow,” said Joyce.
“Okay. I love you mum. You two behave. I will be back,” she said sitting up.
“And you too behave I am watching you. If you going to see your boyfriend tell him that you got a brother by the name Admir. If he ever do anything to hurt you I will kill him. I don’t love you or like you but still you my sister,” said Admire with a serious look on his face.
He was a no nonsense man. Diana just looked at him.
“Mum! Did you hear what he just said?” asked Diana shocked.
“Off you go,” said her mother laughingly.
She got into a taxi and paid with the money doctor had gave her. The taxi driver parked the car outside a big house with a black gate. She got out of the taxi and walked to the gate. She rang the bell.
CHAPTER 4
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“You can take a sit,” offered Sarah.
She poured a glass of champagne and sat on the leather sofa. She took a sip.
“So what can I do for you?” she asked placing the glass on the glass table.
Sarah watched her beautiful face as she scanned the room. Her eyes finally resting on hers.
“Your house looks different,” she said.
She glowered at her and wondered what she was doing at her house. She was her daughter’s friend but they were not relatives. Diana dragged in a sharp breath and looked around the room. She was scared of Sarah. It was her first time coming at the house alone and be in the sitting room. Everytime she came with Amy they would go to her room. She gazed at Sarah. Sarah had a serious look on her face that said “Get out of my house!”. Diana, in her chest her heart was pounding, and a wh0le stream of butterflies had taken flight in her stomach. She took a deep breath forcing her racing heart to calm before slowly open her mouth. She had to remember her reason of even approaching this villian lady in the first place. She didn’t know what was the matter with her. She had never experienced this before, not able to utter a word. Suddenly the Mayor walked from upstairs into the sitting room.
“If it is not Miss Diana,” he said smilingly.
Diana was about to stand up when the mayor stopped her.
“No! Take a sit young lady,” he said with a hint of happiness in his voice.
He sat beside his wife. He stared at Diana in a way that made her feel uncomfortable. Her first reaction was to keep her eyes off him.
“I am looking for a job,” she finally spoke.
“What kind of job?” said Sarah.
“Anything even maid,” she sounded so desperate.
Sarah looked at her and didn’t want her in her house. She could never accept her.
“Oh, I was looking for a secretary or personal assistant to help me with my campaign,” he said
Sarah glared at him.
“You can do that?” he asked.
“Yes, sir I can. Is Ma okay with it? Isn’t it too much. I have no experience,” she spoke softly.
Mayor looked at his wife. She knew that if she disagreed. She will be in big trouble with the Mayor. She quickly responded
“It’s okay I have no problem with it,” she said faking a smile.
“Thank you, sir. Thank you, Ma,” she said excitedly.
His gaze dropped from her eyes and lingered on her l-ips. She had sweet l-ips. He wanted to go over to her and k-ss them until they hærdened. Instead he focused his mind, because if one thing was true it was the fact that he was going to sleep with her. Yes, he was like a father to her but so what. Age was just a number to him. He wanted her the first time he set his eyes on her. He had been waiting for this opportunity to be close to her. She was just like any other girl at the night club, desperate for money. He picked up his drink and took a sip, all the while maintaining eye contact with her.
“So you will come tomorrow at my office. Early in the morning. One of my man will teach you,” he said his voice deep.
“Okay. Thank you so much, sir.”
“You are welcome D.”
Was he flirting with her? Thought Sarah as she sat beside her husband. She feared for the worst since now Diana was going to be her personal assistant. She needed to keep a close eye on her.
“I will send Daniel to come and pick you up tomorrow,” he said.
“It’s okay sir. I will take a taxi,” she disagreed when she noticed how much Sarah was looking at her.
“No he will come.”
“Okay. I have to get going now. My mother is still at the hospital.”
“What happened to her?” he asked concerned.
“She was sick but she is fine. Goodbye Ma!” she said sitting up.
“Let me ask Daniel to take you at the hospital,” he said sitting up.
They got out of the house laughing while Sarah watched them. She felt jealous and needed to get rid of Diana very soon. She didn’t trust her husband and knew that he would make her his second wife. There was no doubt about that.
She got into the car and Daniel drove off. He went back in,side the house and was about to walk to his study when she called out his name.
“Paul!”
“Sarah!” he responded facing aside.
“She is very young. The way you were looking at her. If you think I will have another woman in my house. I won’t say anything…. ,” she spoke.
He clenched his hands and drew in a deep breath.
“You will do what?”
He kept his voice controlled as he took his seat opposite her. She raised her brows at him suggestively. D–n, was the woman deliberately trying to provoke him?
He stood
“I didn’t think so,” he said heading to his study room.
She swallowed hærd and looked at him as he walked upstairs. He almost made her lose her nerves. For one tiny second she wanted to throw the glass at him and scre-m out his name. She had to have breathing space. She needed space and she needed it now. She grabbed her car keys walked out of the room. She got into her and drove off.
The Mayor took his phone and dialled a nu mber.
“Sir!” responded the man on the otherline