ANGELA episode 19

ANGELA
episode
19
******* “Seriously you have a great job to
do,… She doesn’t even allow you come
close to her not to talk of talking to her,… How do you plan to do this,…..” Desmond
asked Richard
“I know it will be difficult but i need my
woman back,.. I must take the first step
by finding a way to take her to the
hospital,…. ” ” And how do you plan doing that,. ”
” i’ve been thinking deeply,…. I’ve told
her mother what the therapist suggested,
…. She gave me her full support,…. I
need to get close to those old women,….
They seem to be the only people she listens to,……. Remember they would
leave any moment from now,…… I’m
surprised they abandoned their families
in Lagos just to be with Angela,….
“Richard said
” It baffles me too,… But they seemed good natured,….. I love the way they look
after Angela as if she’s their
granddaughter,…. ”
” Yeah,…. I never met my grandmother,
…. She died some months after i was
born,…. My sister told me how sweet loving she was,….. She wasnt allowed to
take any of her pictures when we were
relocating, so i never got to see what she
looked like,…. ”
” So sad,…. I pray your plan works out,….
” “let me quickly rush over these files so we
would get going,…” he told Desmond
remembering they’re to visit his step
mum,….
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^^^^^^^^^^^ The security guard was happy to see
Richard,after exchange of pleasantries,
….. They stormed into the house to meet
everywhere quiet,…. He walked around
the house but he didn’t see anyone,…..
He was about going to ask the security guard where everyone was when the
backdoor opened,….. The cook entered
carrying some foodstuffs,…..
“Aaah, oga Richard you’re welcome sir,
….. Thank God say you come,…. Na
madam call you make you come? “she asked excitedly
” madam?,….. Call me?,.. ”
” Ahhhh, you never hear wetin happen to
madam?,… “she asked bringing out all
the things she bought from the market,…
” What happened to her?, …. “he asked curiously
” Na God save am o,… She fall for
bathroom come hit her head for tile,….
She dey hospital as I dey talk to you,….
“she explained to Richard
” Eiyaaa, when will she be discharged?,… ”
” I never know ooo, the accident no be
small matter oooo,…. ”
He excused himself, he told the cook that
he came to pick something he forgot from
the house,…. Richard ran upstairs and prayed he would meet his step mum ‘s
room open,… She’s not used to locking
her room,…. She keeps all her important
documents save in a locker in her office,
…. He slowly opened the door,… Lol and
behold, the door was unlocked,…. He started searching for his phone,….. He
searched the entire room but couldn’t
find it,… He lost hope,…. He was about
leaving when he sighted his phone on
the dressing table,….
“why would she drop the phone carelessly on the table,… Anyway, she
never knew i would ever enter her room,
…. “he thought to himself
He switched on the phone and smiled,…
It was not lock,…. He thought about
going away with the phone but changed his mind,…… He deleted all his saved
items and removed his sim card,….. He
kept the phone back on the table and
walked away,…..
Few Minutes after Richard and his friend
left,… The cook later remembered her madam warned her not to allow anyone
into the house in her absence,…… She
sighed
“But oga Richard no be anybody na,… Na
her pikin,…. “she muttered to herself
The cleaner who just entered the kitchen heard her talk to herself
” why you dey sigh? “he asked her
” My dear, see me see wahala, Oga
Richard come here,…. ”
” You allow him inside?,…. ”
” Yes na, i for chase am,?,… No be madam pikin he be? ”
” you be big fool,. Madam go kill you,….
You better pray make madam no find out
he come here,…. And make you just shut
your mouth,.. Dont tell her oga Richard
came, unless you wan go jail,….. ” ” Aaah,i no go talk,…. Abeg no tell her,…..
“she begged the cleaner
They continued with their chores,… She
quickly prepared her madam’s dinner and
took it to the hospital,…..
10 DAYS LATER ******* Mrs Johnson is back home,… She
was ready to resume,…. She laid down
on her king sized bed thinking of her life,
….. She remembered she needed to call
Vanessa to hasten her plans,…. She
stood up from the bed and went to collect the number from Richard’s phone,….. To
her bewilderment,she switched on the
phone only to meet an empty call log,….
She checked the contacts and it was
blank,….
She blinked twice, her eyes was red with anger,…..
“who dare tamper with my phone,…!!!!!!
“she screamed
She called the cleaner and the cook to
her room,…. They stood before her
staring at the tiled floor,….. ” who amongst you imbeciles touched
this phone,… “she asked them angrily
” Madam, na kitchen i dey work, i no dey
enter your room except to call you to
chop,…. As you dey hospital since,… I
never come here to call you,… Abi na bed i go call make e come chop”the cook
spoke first
“shut your mouth,…!!!!! “she thundered at
her
She then turned to the cleaner,
” I think she’s right,…. Mr man, did you touch this phone,… ”
” Yes madam,… ”
” So you have the guts to delete all the
saved items in my phone and you stand
here talking to me,…. ”
” Madam, i dey touch everything wey dey this room,…. ”
Mrs Johnson gave him a stern look and
pointed her fingers at him
” You???, touch everything in my room?,
…. ”
” Yes na madam,… Wetin be my job again?,…. I be cleaner, so i clean
everywhere and everything,.. Na so you
tell me dey do,…..,…. I comot your phone
clean the table,…. And i keep am back,
….. If say i delete anything, maybe na
mistake,…. Why i go clean eyes come delete wetin dey your phone?,….. Madam
you no trust me again,…? ”
Mrs Johnson stood thinking of who might
be responsible for doing that,…..
” Did anyone come to this house when i
was in the hospital? ” They looked at each other
” No ma,… Nobody come here”they
chorused
“you can leave and continue with your
work,… ”
They went down and continued with their chores,…
” Who must have done this?,…. How will i
contact Vanessa now,…… Ohhhh,. Let
me check my call log,….. “she thought to
herself
She checked her call log and found Vanesaa’s number,… She smiled at
herself,…
She called Vanessa but she didn’t pick,…
She assumed she was busy and would
call her back,…..
TEN DAYS LATER Angela just fnished speaking to mama
Johnson on the phone,… Mama had
travelled abroad for her medical check
ups, … Mama Johnson called to check on
her,…. She was relieved after talking to
mama Johnson on phone,…. Her mother walked in and sat close to
her,…..
“How’re you feeling today,”her mother
asked her
“I’m still feeling feverish,…. I dont have
appetite at all and i feel pains below my abdomen”she complained
“My daughter, i dont have money to take
you to the hospital,… I dont know what
else to do,…. Before i forget,…. Richard
called me, i told him of your illness and
he promised to take you to the hospital, …. “she lied about her being broke
” Mama why did you tell him about my
health? .. He cant take responsibility of
another man’s child,… I’m not going
anywhere oooo”
“I know we lied to you about him being your lover,…. He just cares about you,…
He’s a God sent to us,. . I’m not begging
you to date you,… But just allow him to
take care of you and your unborn baby,…
Remember i dont have anything doing
now,… Since he cares so much about you and the baby,…. Allow him to do that,
….. ”
Angela thought about what her mother
told her and decided to follow her advise,
……..
” So get ready, i’ll call him to come and pick you,…. Beatrice is back from her trip,
…. She’s on her way too to visit you,… I
told her of your sickness,…. ”
” let me quickly shower and get ready
before they arrive,… “she said picking her
towel ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Richard watched his girlfriend enter the
car,…. She was looking so beautiful in
her pregnancy,… He secretly admired
her,… Aunty Beatrice was happy to see them together,…. They had already told
her of their plan,…..
He wished he could just kiss her,… He
smiled at her and she did the same,……
“can we leave now”she asked him politely
“Yeah, sure, just feel free around me, i promise i won’t hurt you,… “he said
smiling
She only nodded her head,…
They drove off, Aunty Beatrice smiled at
her friend,..
” I pray she regains her memory quickly”aunty Beatrice prayed smiling
“Amen oooo,. “shouted her mother
**** Richard drove Angela to a good
private hospital in Asaba owned by a
family friend,…… He watched her come
down from the car and walked into the hospital,… He wished he could hold her,
….if wishes were horses…….they walked
in and settled down outside the doctor’s
office awaiting their turn
When it was their turn to see the doctor,
they went in together,….. The doctor was surprised to see Richard walk in with a
pregnant lady,…
After exchange of pleasantries, they sat
down,
“Emmm, Richard i’m sorry about what
happened to your mother’s hotel,… . “the doctor said
He was surprised at what the doctor just
said,..
” You mean, my mother’s hotel? ”
.” Yes, the murder and the sealing ”
” Ooooh that?,.. It’s nothing sha,… She’s working on it,.. “he pretended knowing
what happened
” Pls call in the lady’s husband,.. I want
him to be here while i talk to her,.. “he
said pointing at Angela
” Errrrrr,…. I’m the husband ” Richard lied The doctor gave him a surprising look
” Richie, so you got married without
inviting me,… Am i no longer a family
friend? ”
” It was just a low key traditional
marriage,…. I’ll invite everyone to my white wedding, “he lied
” No problem,….. She’ll register for ante
natal care,….. Give this note to the nurse
outside, she’ll take you to the scanning
room, where your wife would be scanned,
…. I’ll prescribe some drugs for her,…. The fever and the abdominal pains will
stop,…… “the doctor said handing the
note to him
” thank you so much doctor,… “he took
Angela outside to meet the nurse,…..
, ********** They spent hours at the hospital,…… finally they were done,..
The scan result came out too,… It was
revealed that she was pregnant before
she was kidnapped,….. Richard
remembered the last time she called him
telling him there was something important he needed to know,……
“Was it about the pregnancy?,….., maybe
she wanted to tell me about her
pregnancy,…. I’ve been sleeping with her
without protection,….that means that the
baby is mine,…. Angela can never cheat on me,… She was inlove with me,……
“he thought to himself as he drove out of
the hospital
” What are you thinking about? “Angela
brought him back to reality
” Just reminiscing the good times i’ve spent with someone dear to my heart, “he
told her smiling
” You must surely love her so much,….
“she asked him
” Sure,…. I love her so much, she means
the world to me,…i cant imagine a moment without her”he responded still
smiling
“So where’s she?,…. Hope she wont be
jealous seeing the way you take care of
me”she asked innocently
“Noooo,… She understands and trusts me,….. Infact as i’m talking to you, she’s
smiling at me,…. ”
” Hahahahahahhaa, you’re funny mr
Richard,… So when will i meet her? ”
” soon, very soon,… She’s seems close to
me but very far from my reach,…. “he said ” I’m so grateful for what you did for me
today,……. “she said changing the topic
” what did i do,’miss’? ”
” You saved me from the embarrassment
i would have faced by revealing i dont
know the father of my unborn child,…. I was ashamed of myself but you saved
me, I’m really grateful,…. “she said
thankfully
” It’s nothing,… I’m ready to stand by you,
…. Just see me as a friend,… ”
” Thank you so much,….. ” ” I know you’re famished right now,…
There’s somewhere in town you would
love to eat,… Their food is very tasty,….
Remember the doctor advised you need
to eat very well for the sake of our baby,
… Oooh,…. sorry i meant your baby,….. ” They both laughed,….. He drove her to
her favourite restaurant, their hideout,
she loved their food so much that he
takes her there almost everyday,..he
hoped the memories they shared there
will resurface.. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
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Mrs Johnson walked into the
commisioners office fuming with anger,
…..
“Mr commissioner,.. How can you nullify my contract,….. This is unfair…. “she
screamed
” Mrs Johnson i’m sorry,… You were no
where to be found,and the governor
needed the contract to be executed
quickly, we had no other choice but to give it to another serious company,… ”
” You must be joking,… Didn’t my
secretary inform you of my ill health?,….
Dont you have human sympathy? ”
” The exact reason we gave the contract
to someone else ” ” Do you know how much i’ve spent so far
on this project?,…. I even borrowed from
the bank,… How can you do this to me,
…. Do you want to ruin me?,….. ”
” Pls madam,…. You can go to the
governor and tell him all that, i only carried out an instruction,….. ”
She stormed out of the office and left for
the governor’s lodge,……..
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Richard and Angela walked into the restaurant smiling at each other,… They
settled down in a quiet corner and called
the waiter for their order,……
“Aaaahhhhh, oga Richard, longest time,
….. You both are married and you didn’t
invite us,…. Na wa oooo”the waiter said “We?,….. Married? “Angela asked
surprisingly
” Waiter come this way,….. “he called on
the waiter
” He whispered something into the
Waiter’s ear,… The waiter smiled and left,….
“he didn’t take my orders again,.. “Angela
asked Richard
” He’ll bring them right away,….,”
She glared at the restaurant again and
again,….. “This place looks familiar, it seems like
i’ve been here before, not just once,…..
“she said
The waiter arrived with their order,…. He
placed them on the table,… And left…
” Oh my God!!!, my favourite,.. How did you know my favorite?,…. I love this,….
“she said getting up from her seat,… She
moved to Richard and hugged him,..
” Thank you so much,…. You’re indeed a
friend,…. I cant stop thanking you,….
“she whispered into his ear Richard felt an electric shock inside him,
… He wished the hug would just
continue,…. She went back to her seat
and wiped the tears from her eyes,…..
” Pls stop this,… I dont ever want to see
you cry,… Remember you’re pregnant,… ”
They both smiled at each other
She tried to eat the fresh fish pepper
soup and rice she was served,… But she
couldn’t,.. She ate small,…. Richard
forced her to eat more,…. ” So tell me,… Why do you care so much
about me,…. Have we met before? ,…
And if we’ve met before, why cant i
remember you?, “she asked
Richard wasnt expecting that question
from her,. He needs to add intelligence in answering her question,….
” I met you when you were in Asaba with
your family, but i never had the courage
to approach you,…. I was your secret
admirer,…. I approached your mother
and told her about the feelings i had for you,… She advised me to give you time,
….. She told me later about your father’s
death,… When i planned on approaching
you, you disappeared,…. I always
checked on you to know if you were back,
… She called me an told me you had returned,….. That was why i came to your
house,….. You see i’m just a harmless
friend,… You being pregnant wont stop
me from being your friend,…..”he
explained to her
“And you don’t feel disappointed seeing me pregnant with another man’s baby? ”
” not at all,…i’ll support you to the end,…
Even if the father of your baby emerges,
i’ll still stand by you,i’m now a family
friend to everyone in your family not just
you… ” ” “Thank you so much,……may God bless
you,…. ”
” it’s ok,….. Drink a little juice,… It’s
getting late,…. I need to get some things
for you and the baby,…. ”
She was about taking the last sip when she saw a familiar figure walking towards
them,…. Richard looked up at her and
saw her attention was somewhere else,
he followed her gaze and saw the least
person he expected to see,… Not just
today, a day he planned to spend with his love,……….
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