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Episode 10.
đˇ Nathaniel đˇ
I got home.
I got into my room and was shocked to see rose there.
â WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING? I asked coldly.
I felt angry seeing her in my room.
Havenât I warned her to stay her limit if she still wants to continue staying here?
She gasped shocked and turned.
â I..I..IâŚwas..wasâŚâ She stuttered.
â Didnât you hear what I said? I asked moving close to her slowly.
â AmâŚIâŚâ She stuttered moving back slowly.
Her back hit the wall.
She stopped moving and shut her eyes tightly.
â What are you doing in hereâ I yelled.
â Am..am⌠sorryâ she said frightened.
â Are you here to steal? I smirked.
She looked at me surprised.
â Talk’â I yelled.
â Am.. not..here to steal anythingâ she said.
â Then why are you in my room? Havenât I warned you? I asked.
She shut her eyes and took a deep breathe.
â I actually saw your door opened so I decided to help you arrange your roomâ she said.
â Really? I asked.
She nodded her head with her eyes shut.
â Havenât I warned you to stay in your limit? Did I ask for your help? I yelled.
She got scared.
â Am.. am.. sorry⌠pleaseâŚâ She stuttered.
â I should have known you to be a gold digger first you came in here in pretence to take care of my children.. you already gain their love and you think the next person is me right? I asked coldly.
She shook her head negatively.
â Really? Am sure you are in my room to steal.â I said.
â Noâ she said
â Tell me what do you want to steal I can just give it to you.. is it money? Jewelries or what? Tell meâ I yelled.
She looked at me shocked.
â Tell me young womanâ I yelled holding her arm.
She winced.
â You are hurting meâ she said.
â Tell meâ I yelled.
â Am not a thief and I didnât come here for your moneyâ she shouted.
I released her arm.
I arched my brow.
â I didnât come here for you. I only came here because mum and dad wanted me to and am only here for the kidsâ she said p-nting.
â Really? I scoffed.
She nodded her head and cleaned the tears that welled up in her eyes.
I laughed.
â I know women like you. You are just here for luxury. I Know your parents donât have what it takes to give you a good life then you decided to come here maybe you could get a chance with meâ I yelled.
â You canât say anything you want against me but I wonât tolerate a word against my parentsâ she said pointing a finger at me.
I laughed.
â Oh I see you are now brave right? You know I can ruin your miserable life within a secondsâ I said.
She looked at me.
My phone rang.
I picked it up.
â Yes I will be there shortlyâ.
â Now leave my roomâ I yelled.
She scurried out.
đˇ Rose đˇ
I was only trying to help him but he insulted in instead.
He accused me of telling.
I didnât know when the boldness came from but I canât tolerate a word against my parents.
He doesnât know them.
He doesnât have to right to insult them.
I got into my room and fell on the bed.
I cried hĂŚrd.
Mum, dad why?
You hadnât leave me I wouldnât be here today?
I cried so hĂŚrd that I had no tears left.
I fell asleep.
I felt someone tapped me.
â Mum, mum wake upâ
I opened my eyes and saw Mabel and Angel.
They are back from school already.
â You are back? I asked.
â Yes mum, we are backâ Angel said with a smile.
â Mum, why are you sleeping? Mabel asked.
â Am just a bit tiredâ
â Sorry mumâ angel said.
I smiled.
â Why are you calling me mum? I asked.
â Donât you like us calling you mum? Angel asked with a sad face
â Itâs nothing like that Angel it is okay if you call me mum but earlier this morning it was maâam rose then at school it is mum.i just wanted why you decided to start calling me thatâ I said with a smile.
â Ever since you came here, you took care of us like our mum, you love us so much I know dad doesnât like you but you still care for us like your own childrenâ angel said.
I smiled.
,â You are just like a mum because it is only a mum who can do all what you are doingâ Angel added.
â Even if dad doesnât like you we wonât stop calling you mum because you are our mumâ Mabel said.
A tear dropped from my eyes.
I smiled.
â Thanks so much angel , thank you Mabelâ I said hugging them
â We love you mumâ they said.
â I love you tooâ I said hugging them
â Now letâs go to your roomâ i said.
We got into the room and I arranged it.
We got down and ate some snacks.
We retired to the sitting room.
â How was school today? I asked.
â It was fine mumâ
â Any assignment? I asked.
â Not yet mum, this is just the first day of resumptionâ angel said.
â Okayâ
.
It is evening.. time for dinner.
â Girls I will like to make dinner nowâ I said standing up.
â Okayâ
Nathaniel came in.
Our eyes met but I looked away.
â Dad, dadâ the kids yelled running to him.
I walked away going into the kitchen.
Episode 11.
đˇ Nathaniel đˇ
I got home.
I met rose and the kids together at the sitting room.
She stood up.
Our eyes met but she looked away.
âI shouldnât have spoken to her in that mannerâ i thought.
I sighed.
â Dad Dadâ the kids yelled running to me.
I smiled at them.
Rose walked away.
I squat to their level.
â How are you doing? I asked.
â Fine dadâ Angel said.
Mabel nodded her head.
â Dad let me help you with thisâ Angel said pointing at my briefcase.
I gave it to her.
â Lets go your roomâ Mabel said.
I smiled and carried her.
We got into my room.
I dropped Mabel on the bed.
â How was school today? I asked unbottoning my shirt.
â Itâs was fine dadâ Angel said smiling.
â Okayâ i said.
Angel picked up Sara little picture frame beside the bed staring at it.
â I missed youâ she said.
â I missed her tooâ I said.
She dropped it and smiled at me.
â Dad when will you get a new mom for us? Mabel asked.
I looked at her surprised.
â New mum? I arched my brow.
â Yes dadâ Angel said.
â Dad we are tired of living without a mum, we need a new mumâ angel said while Mabel nodded her head.
â I need to take a shower nowâ i said heading to the bathroom.
I sighed.
â My kids wants a new mum.
They have never told me to get a new mum for them before
Could this be rose idea?
Itâs better not be her idea of telling my kids that I should get them a new Mom.
Maybe I could marry her.
No one can ever take Saraâs place.
I freshened up and changed into my night wear.
My kids are not in,side anymore.
I need some drinks.
I got down and met them all at the dinning.
Rose wasnât eating. She was staring at the food with a sad expression.
Whatâs is wrong with her?
Is she hurt with what I told her?
But if she wasnât stealing then why is she is my room in the name of arranging my room.
But what if she is just arranging it?
â Is something wrong? Angel asked.
She smiledâ not really angelâ
â But you are not eatingâ Angel said.
â I just donât feel like eating but I will eat little of itâ she said.
Angel nodded her head.
She looked up and our eyes met.
She looked away.
Angel sighted me standing.
â Das please come and have dinner with usâ she said.
â No Angel, am here to get some drinksâ i said.
â Please dadâ Mabel pouted.
â No Mabel, I have some work to do in my roomâ
â You donât love us dadâ Angel said frowning.
â I love youâ i said.
â If you love us then eat with usâ Mabel said
I looked at them then rose.
She was looking at the kids.
I sighed.
â Okay I willâ I said.
I sat down with them.
Rose stood up and dished out the food for me.
I started eating.
For real the food is delicious.
She is sure a good cook.
â How is the food dad? Angel asked.
I looked at her then rose, she wasnât even looking my direction.
She just fixed her gaze on the food without eating.
Is she lost in thought?
What is she thinking?
Part of me felt bad for insulting her but she doesnât have the right to go into my room without my permission.
â Talk dadâ Mabel said jerking me out of my thoughts.
âHmmmmmâŚ.it tastes goodâ I said.
Angel smiled widely.
She looked at rose then me.
She and Mabel looked at each other then hit their palms together.
I looked at them.
I ate the food and retired to my room.
â Sara, I missed you and the kids missed you tooâ i said staring at her picture.
â Your kids are asking for a new mum, Angel and Mabel wants a new mum, what do you want me to do? I asked looking at her picture.
â No one can ever take your place Sara, no oneâ I said kssing her picture.
đˇRose đˇ
I couldnât eat the food I prepared.
I just lost appetite for it.
All what Nathaniel said to me earlier in the morning left me thinking.
If only my parents didnât die I wonât be here working and receiving insult but am glad am here to fill the mother love in the kids heart.
Nathaniel ate the food with us.
He likes it though..
âHmmmmmâŚitâs tastes goodâ what he said made me smile .
I cleared the dished.
I put the kids to bed and retired to my room.
I fell on the bed and slept off.
the_next_morningđ
I woke up and freshened up.
I prepared breakfast.
I got to the kids room.
They are awake already.
I smiled.
â Good morning mumâ they greeted.
I smiledâ.
â Good morning, i hope you slept well? I asked.
They nodded their head.
â Okay then letâs freshen upâ i said.
I got them ready for school.
â Mum, we want to see dadâ Angel said.
I nodded my head heading downstairs.
đˇ Nathaniel đˇ
â Niel, for how long do you want to continue living like this? Sara asked.
â For as long as I can Saraâ i said.
â No Niel, you need to letâs go and forget about meâ Sara said.
â I love you Saraâ
â I know you love me but we canât be together anymoreâ she said.
â Saraâ
â Please Niel you are hurting yourself you are hurting our kids as wellâ she said.
â Saraâ
â Niel please you have to forget about me.. please letâs go of my death..please Niel..you need to start living a normal life like when we met each otherâ
â But it is not easy as you think Saraâ
â I know but you have to make it easy, please Niel, please forget about meâ
â Why donât you just take me with youâ i said.
â No Niel, the kids needs you, everyone needs youâ
â I love you Saraâ
â I love you too Niel.. but we canât be together anymore. Say hi to our kidsâ she said moving away.
â Sara, SaraâŚâ I shouted.
She waved at me smiling.
â Sara please donât leave meâ I yelled.
She vanished into a thin air.
â Saraâ.
.
.
I felt someone tapping me shouting.
I opened my eyes.
â Dadâ Angel called.
I looked around the room.
Saraâs appearance was all a dream.
It was all a dream?
Sara told me to letâs go of her.
I should forget about her?
â Dad whatâs wrong? Angel asked looking at me strangely.
I looked at her then Mabel.
â Good morning Dadâ Mabel asked.
I kssed their foreheads.
Tear dropped from my eyes.
â Dad? Angel called.
I looked at her.
â What happened? She asked.
â Itâs nothingâ i said.
â Okay then we wants to have our breakfast now, see you later dadâ they said and walked out of the room.
I sighed.
I took Saraâs picture.
â Sara, I canât letâs go of youâ i Said kssing her picture.
Episode 12.
đˇ Nathaniel đˇ
Itâs been a while since Saraâs appearance in my dream.
I tried not to think of what she said.
Itâs weekend today.
I sat down Working on the system.
I will be traveling out of the country for an important business deal.
I donât need to worry much about the kids rose is here to take proper care of them.
My kids came in.
I smiled.
â Hi Daddyâ Angel said.
â How are you doing? I asked.
â We are fine dadâ Mabel said.
â Okayâ i said concentrating on the system.
â Dadâ Angel called.
I looked at her.
They looked at each other then me.
âWhat do you want? I asked.
â Dad, there will be a meeting in our school next weekâ Angel said.
â Okayâ I said
âDidnât the school sent a text to you? Angel asked.
â Check your phone Dadâ Mabel said.
I checked my phone and saw a text from their school.
It is a meeting for parents and teachers.
â Parents teachers forum? I asked.
They nodded their heads.
â Donât worry about it, I will get it settledâ i said.
â Are you coming? Mabel beamed.
â No, I wonât be comingâ i said.
â Why? They asked sadly.
â I will be traveling out of the countryâ i said.
â But dadâ
â Am really sorry Angelâ i apologized.
âGrandma has been the one coming for the meeting ever since Mom left but now grandma has travelled. Why canât you just come?
â But it is not necessary that am thereâ I said.
â But we want you thereâ Mabel said.
â Am sorry. I canât be thereâ I said.
â You donât love us dadâ Mabel pout
I sighed.
â Of course I love youâ i said.
â Then come to our schoolâ she said.
â Mabel I have an important business trip to attend so I will be travelling next weekâ I said.
â Important? Much more important than us? Angel arched her brow.
I sighed.
â Please try to understand Angel I..
â No dad, you should understand us just come please, you wonât stay too longâ she said.
â No Angel am sorryâ i said.
â You donât love us dad, you donât even care about us.. it is all about youâ she yelled.
I sighed.
â Am sorry but I will ask rose to go along with youâ I said.
â But we also want you to come alongâ Mabel said.
â Am sorry Mabel..maybe some other timeâ i Said.
Angel looked at me then walked out of the room.
I sighed.
â Mabel please try to understandâ i said.
â But dad, you wonât stay longâ she said.
â Our friends are coming with their parents so we want you there alsoâ she said.
I sighed.
đˇRose đˇ
I sat down in my room writing in my diary.
The door opened.
Angel came in crying.
I dropped the diary.
âWhatâs wrong? I asked.
She continued crying.
She sat down beside me crying.
I hugged her.
â Shhhuusshhhh itâs okay,â i said patting her.
I looked at her and cleaned her tears.
â Tell me why are you crying?
â Dad.. Dad doesnât love usâ she said.
âWhy did you say so? I asked.
â He doesnât want to come to a meeting at our schoolâshe said.
â A meeting? I asked
â Yes mum. It is holding next weekâ she said.
â Okay so why didnât he want to come? I asked.
â He said he has a very important business trip to attend much more important than usâ she said crying.
â Itâs okay Angel, is that why you are crying? I asked cleaning her tears.
She nodded her head.
â Mum, Dad loves his business more than us, he is traveling out of the countryâ she said.
â Sorry Angelâ.
â He doesnât want to comeâ she said.
â Is it important that he must be there? I asked.
â Not really mum, but we want him thereâ she said.
â Itâs okay Angel please donât cry anymoreâ I said.
â Mum please can you help us talk to Dad? She asked.
I looked at her surprised.
What?
â TalkâŚto..him? I stuttered.
She nodded her head.
â I donât think that will be necessary, I can just go with you to the meetingâ i said
â I know mum but I want you both thereâ she said.
I sighed.
â Please mumâ
Mabel entered
â Mum..
â I donât think I can talk to himâ i said.
â Why mum? Please mumâ she said.
Her eyes getting teary.
â Angel I âŚ
â Please mum do it for us if you love us.. dad might agree if you talk to himâ Angel said.
â Mum please.. wonât you do it for us? Mabel asked.
â Please mumâ Angel pleaded.
I sighed.
â Okay I will talk to himâ I said.
â Really? They beamed.
â Yes I willâ i smiled.
â Thank you mum, we love youâ they said.
I hugged them.
â I love you tooâ I said.
đˇ Nathaniel đˇ
I really felt bad seeing my kids sad.
But I canât go for the meeting.
I just hope they understand.
I didnât mean to hurt their feelings.
I heard a Knock on my door.
â Who is knocking?
My kids donât knock while coming in.
Who could it be?
There is no one here except I, rose and the kids.
I heard the knock again.
I got up and opened the door.
I saw rose standing.
I looked at her but she was staring at her feet.
â What do you want? I asked
She looked up.
â HmmmmmâŚI..IâŚwant to talk youâ she said.
I looked at her.
â You want to talk to me? I asked.
She nodded her head.
I opened the door widely for her to enter.
She got in,side.
â So tell me what do you want? I asked.
â I⌠I⌠want..to..toâ she stuttered.
â Canât you just talk? I asked.
She cleared her throat.
â Actually I want to talk to you about about the kidsâ she said.
â What about them? I asked.
â They said there will be a meeting at the schoolâ she said.
â So? I arched my brow.
â So they want you to be present thereâ she said not looking at me.
â Is that why you are here? I asked.