A long walk to nothing episode 29

A LONG WALK TO NOTHING

Episode 29 &30

If you ask him, Donald still doesn’t know how he made it to the office with his current condition, his shirt is covered in sweat and tears, the moment he opens the entrance door to the offices of his own company, everyone turns and freezes at the sight in front of them

“Boss” they all echo and he looks left and right before staggering to his office upstairs

“What’s wrong with him today, he’s never this way” the echo and silently Richærd leaves his desk and walks after him….Donald gets to his desk and opens the drawer where he kept his whisky, he gets it out and gulps out the wh0le content and Lets out a painful scre-m, he opens his eyes and sees Richærd resting himself on the door with his arms crossed

“What is it Whitey….are you my Shadow now?” He asks and Richærd doesn’t answer but walks to him and sits down, he picks up the bottle and looks at it

“Jonny walker huh! Since when did we start drinking” he asks and Donald rests his head on the desk as he lets out some funny sounds like someone who has had so much to eat

“You want to talk about it?” Richærd still asks and this seemed to annoy Donald who raises his head high and speaks in gritted teeth

“Get lost, you’re so annoying”

“Well I just want to help”

“If I needed help I would have asked for one…so get lost” Donald waits for Richærd to react and get up but he doesn’t

“So your white head still doesn’t get it huh! Should I speak in Español now….Salí….Vete…..(Get out, leave”

“Calm down…..relax Donald, I’m not here because I want to be here but I’m here because I want to help”

“What can you possibly do to help me”

“Well you’ll not know unless you share it with me” Donald keeps mute for a while

“I’m listening”

“She finally signed the papers” he says and poses waiting for Richærd’s reaction then all of a sudden Richærd does it

“Hahahahahahaaaa” he’s laughing his lungs out and Donald looks at him like he’s lost his mind or something

“What’s funny?” He asks furiously

“Forgive me Donald but this wh0le thing is so funny… I mean was this not what you wanted? You are my Friend and you were so mad at me for not supporting your decisions but here I am, finally happy that you have your way now”

“You know what? Get out”

“Unfortunately I’m not going to, you can’t always have your way but I don’t get something, you should be happy now that Alexia signed those papers because it was what you actually wanted was it not? Was it not Cecilia the woman you love?”

“And I never said I don’t love her anymore”

“Then why all the tears and socking in tears, dance, play loud music in here and celebrate because it’s supposed to be the most beautiful day of you life” he hits the table and stands up

“You know what? That’s exactly what I’m going to do “I’m going to prove to you whitey and Alexia plus that deadlocked Nigga that your words have no effect on me”

“Ehyaaa……why are you so mad now?… I was only speaking my mind but let me tell you something Bro, at the rate in which you’re soaking yourself, I don’t know how you’re going to do it when they legally declare you single cheers” he raises the bottle up and Donald laughs sarcastically

“I see, you’ve made it you Business this early morning to annoy me huh! I bet you never slept a wink”

“Nope….why should I loose sleep over something like this, I told you, I always knew it…I knew the day was going to come but what I didn’t know was that it was going to be this soon…..please do you have more whisky? I feel like celebrating” at this point Donald is looking at Richærd who can’t seem to contain his excitement with the corner of his eyes

“You should be Happy buddy, because you finally have got a woman who can challenge you, I told you karma was going to come knocking…. The candles you and Alexia lit you said burnt down and you said there was nothing to do about it…I remember telling you that you were still not far from recovering what you were about to lose….I told you that you were throwing away a pure diamond only to pick a fake gold….I hope you remember that day”

“So this is what is is now huh! I always thought you were my friend but I was wrong, what was I thinking…. You white ass hypocrite”

“Now you’re turning to a racist too? Donald I’m not going to allow your words make me feel in anyway, I’m your friend and as your friend, my work is to correct you when you’re going wrong…. I talked you out of what you wanted to do, I tried saving you this same heartache you’re going through but no, you felt on top of the world….I’m so glad God allowed me to witness you having a taste of your own medicine” Donald has lost all his strength to fight with his stubborn friend so he just rests his head there on the table…..his phone begins to Ring and he looks at it, it’s Kelly… Richærd stands up

“Well Bro, I’ll leave you for now but just so we are on the same page…. I love you, alcohol is not the best solution, you better take it to the Lord in prayer….Hahaha” he walks out and Donald looks at the phone and answers

“Hello attorney” he says with nothing but sorrow in his voice

“Mr Donald…. I have good news for you, Alexia passed here a while ago and dropped the signed papers, you’re finally free to leave your life”

“What?” He sits up instantly

“You’re legally single now and what’s more she…..tuktuktuk” Kelly hears the end of call sound and Donald gets up, all of a sudden the alcohol in his system has disappeared…. He feels his wh0le world crumbling in a flash just in front of him, just when he thought he was going to do whatever was necessary to get back his wife, why was Alexia in hurry to sign anyways…..he sits there all locked up and crying his eyes red until when he decides he’s going to try make it workout with Cecilia after all she’s the woman he loves but his consolation words don’t seem to work on him too
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Liam stands in front of his daughter’s room and knocks at the door

“Come in Dad” Glow says, she’s playing a video game and has her eyes fixed on the game so she doesn’t actually have time for anything else, Liam humbles himself and comes in, he sits next to her on the bed

“I see you’re busy” he says but she’s not sparing him that attention

“You wanna play too Dad?” She asks

“No” her father answers her and then places his hand on hers holding her hands that control the remote

“What have you done now Dad? Couldn’t you have waited” she’s not happy

“I’m so sorry Darling but we need to talk” saying this now, he has Glow’s full attention

“Are you sick?” She asks and touches his face but he shakes his head saying he’s fine

“What is it Dad?” She asks

“Are you sure you can handle it?” He asks not sure

“I’m a big girl now Dad…..what’s it”

“Do you remember the last serious question you asked me not long ago?”

“I don’t” she answers him so flatly and Liam takes a deep breath

“You know you’re my only friend right?” He asks as he pinches her hand

“You mean after Uncle Richærd”

“Before uncle Richærd”

“But there is also Mum Alexia… I might be in the middle”

“Nooo princess, you’re right on top”

“Well I don’t know if it’s true but what is it Dad”

“You told me you’re a big girl now and I agree with you, you’re soon making eleven, then you’ll go to the college, make friends, go to the university and start working, and then leave Daddy all alone”

“Dad! I can not do that, we are friends”

“I know you can not do that but a time will come when you’ll have to…..just like Eddy, he’s now in the university and he leaves alone, he doesn’t even come to visit his Mum everyday” she looks like she understands a point there

“So you asked Daddy the other time if he has a girlfriend” Glow’s eyes w¡den

“So it’s…”

“Please let me finish, let me ask you this again today, how would you feel if Daddy tells you now that he has a girlfriend?”

“Well if she’s good like Mum Alexia I have no problem” the answer Liam wasn’t expecting

“You mean that?”

“Yes, I like her, she’s so good to me and Celine, she even said I should call Celine my sister”

“And”

“I like it….I love Mum Alexia but she has a boyfriend, Celine’s Dad” Liam now scratches his head and wonders what to say next but Glow’s next question makes it even worse

“Who is she Dad”

“Huh!”

“Your girlfriend”

“Well…..she’s…. She’s… It’s Mum Alexia” Glow goes cold

“But she has a boyfriend”

“OK, you’ll not understand it now but as time goes you’ll”

“So he’s not her boyfriend anymore?”

“Yes….but I want to know what you think about it”

“Well she’s good to me….I like her”

“Just like that?”” Liam can’t even believe his daughter is this understanding and she smiles

“I’ll start calling her Mummy now”

“Come here my Darling…. She’ll be so delighted to hear that” he hugs the big girl and they remain like that for a while as he k-sses her all over her head

“Is she going to come live here with Celine?” She asks and her father still scratches his head

“Glow….can you not get too excited? Don’t tell anyone yet and when Dad takes her to the Church, She’ll come live with us” she nods and they hug again…
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TWO WEEKS LATER

Things between Alexia and Liam are going great, even better than Ale thought, they have decided to keep their relationsh¡p low for now even though she’s officially a free and single woman. Their children especially Eddy and Glow are their biggest funs and Celine is yet to understand what’s happening…….meanwhile in the palace there is fire all over…Donald is finally getting to know what he got himself in, the past two weeks has been the worst for him, Cecilia has totally changed from who he knew, he’s seeing something different ever since she started working on this her new project…. today he comes home from office feeling all tired and hungry…he opens the door and meets silence, he drags himself to the couch and sits as he adjusts his neck tie, he then gets up and walks to the fridge, he opens in the kitchen and there is nothing in,side, he walks to the microwave and opens thinking his food was left there so he would just warm on getting home but it’s the same story, he is frustrated and begins to walk upstairs but his feet knocks something, it’s actually rubbish piled in the kitchen, the house is a big mess, he squats and starts to collect the rubbish on the floor and the one in the bin, smells awful that he almost sput….the small flies are making their presence known and the c*ckroaches are making their presence known too, he shakes his head not believing his eyes…he collects the rubbish and dumps them outside where they normally do, he’s fuming as he comes back, he makes his way upstairs where he finds Cecilia seated with her laptop on the bed wearing a blue hot p-nty, on normal days this would set his blood ablaze but that’s not the case

“Hey” she says to him but he doesn’t respond, he throws himself on the bed, Cecilia turns and looks at him not saying anything, she just shrugs her shoulder but when she sees he has covered himself totally up, she speaks

“Someone’s not in the mood” he doesn’t answer

“What’s up with you?, you haven’t said a word since you got in”

“I’m tired, hungry and f-cked out and please, I need to sleep”

“OK” she cheerfully answered not bothering and deep down Donald is weeping, he just wishes he can strangle the life out of her…..he doesn’t know what he got himself in, but he never bargained for this………
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It’s the next day, Donald is trying to avoid saying or doing something to Cecilia that he might regret and for that reason, he left very early today for office, at the office there he couldn’t even concentrate but good enough he locked himself up so no one annoys him, he succeeded with everyone except Richærd who seems to derive happiness from his sorrows of late, so it’s finally night fall something he doesn’t even want to imagine considering the happenings back home, he has no choice but to leave so he gets home at Around 9pm, he walks straight up to their room and finds Cecilia the way she was yesterday

“Hey! Welcome back” she says

“Thank you” he sits down and adjusts his neck tie

“How was your day” he asks

“Not bad, I’m actually working on my next shoot for the TV commercial remember” Donald rolls his eyes

“Can I get something to eat?” He asks and there is no answer and then he turns, she makes a funny face

“Oooh! I’ve really been so busy…you know, maybe you should text me the ne….”

“The next time that I need to eat?

” Well yeah” he gets up and walks to the wardrobe and opens it and turns to her again

“Did you take my blue suit for drycleaning…. I have a meeting to attend Early tomorrow morning”

“Oh my!…. I forgot, I’ll take it tomorrow I Promise” Donald closes the wardrobe in fury

“So there is no food, the house is a mess and I have no suit to wear tomorrow huh! It’s great”

“I haven’t been sitting down either….the fact that I’m trying to work from home doesn’t make me any less busier than you’re” Donald moves closer trying so hærd to keep his voice cool

“You know I’ve been trying to keep my cool but it seems…. It seems you just don’t get it do you”

“Get what?” She asks and finally a hi voice goes off the roof

“I’m hungry Cecilia and I need to eat”

“Donald, there are noodles in the kitchen and could you just please help yourself… I need to please send this to my supervisor tomorrow morning… It’s not that late and you can fix something”

“Excuses…excuses Cecilia, when was the last time you cooked in this house? When was the last time you cooked food in our home?”

“OK it’s obvious you’re just in the mood for a fight but I don’t want to fight” she gets back to work and this annoys him

“Can you stop that….. Can you please stop that” he walks to her and shoves the computer aside and slaps her hand

“This is more important…. I am hungry and I need to eat OK”

“Donald, I don’t know what’s going on with you but I’m not one of your staff that you can just order around”

“No you’re not…you’re my woman OK… and as my woman it’s your responsibility to make sure there is food on the table when I get home from work, it’s your responsibility to make sure the house is clean”

“You’re yelling at me?”

“You’re being so irresponsible and insensitive” she gets up and stands tall looking him in the eyes…..before he knows it, she raises her hand and slaps him across the face, Donald freezes in shock…. To be continued

tbc