ANGELA episode 2

ANGELA
episode
2
****** “I can’t believe you’re stupid
boyfriend denied you before his mother,
…..” Angela’s best friend, Tope asked pacing up and down her room,
“My sister, that was what happened oo,…
His mother insulted me to the extent that
she called me a beggar and dropped
some money on the table for me,…..
Before dragging her son out of the restaurant “Angela explained to Before dragging her son out of the restaurant “Angela explained to her
friend
” I’m still surprised,… I can’t believe
Richard is from such a rich home and he
never told you about it,………. Seems
you dont know this family very well,….. They’re among the top three richest
family in this state,….. And i heard their
mother is very wicked and powerful,……
You cant stand that woman’s anger
oooo,…… You better start running for
your life,….because that mummy’s boy cant stand for you when the heat is too
much.. ”
” You know i love Richard,…. I knew he
was from a rich home, but i never
expected him to come from that family,
…….. And he never likes talking about his family,…… ”
” Abeg forget your mumu love and stupid
boyfriend,….You better be careful..
… ..by the way….. Have you counted the
money in your bag?, “Tope asked
pointing to my handbag ,” I didn’t bother counting the money
jare…. Alot was on my mind….. …. Pls
help me count it “she threw the handbag
at her friend and laid beside her on the
bed,…….
…” ” This is unbelievable,….. So this is how
they waste money unnecessarily,they waste money unnecessarily,……..
“Tope said counting the money
” You better concentrate and count well,
….. ”
Angela and Tope have been friends since they moved from their mansion in
Mariam Babagida estate Asaba to a
remote part of Asaba,…. They attended
the same secondary (Asaba Girls
Grammar School) AGGS, Angela is very
pretty and tall with a nice shape,… She outstands her mates in beauty,…. Her
good heart has won her many favours
from people,…. Tope is also beautiful but
not as beautiful as Angela,….. She’s
chubby and average in height…. Her
father is yoruba while her mother is Ibo,she was born and brought up in
Asaba,… She’s currently doing her NCE
in Federal college of Education Asaba,..
Her parents are not as poor as Angela’s,
they live in a three bedroom flat,…. Her
father is a Civil Servant while her mother runs a salon,….. She has never
supported Angela and Richard’ s
relationship,…….
“Hmmmmmmm,… You have a hundred
thousand naira here!!! “she screamed
after counting the money I held my mouth in shock, my one year
salary is not up to that amount,…..
” babe, you’re rich,…. Oya come and give
me my share ”
“Share ni,…….. Look at your face…… I’ll
quickly write down what we need at home, i’ll use the money and buy them,..
Then i’ll give some money to my mother
and father,…. ”
….. ” Wont they ask you where you got
the money from “Tope asked her friend
with a surprise look,…… ” My mother will never ask,….. Only my
father will ask where i got the money
from,……….. But i’ll tell him i’ve been
saving since i started work”
“Sharp girl,….. That’s good sha,….
Angela……. Don’t you think you’re neglecting yourself,….. So you’ll give
everything to your family without buying
anything for yourself? ”
” I would’ve loved to buy something for
myself, but you know what we’re passing
through in my family,…. My father’s security job is not putting food on the
table,… I’m tired of my mother’s
nagging,.i want to put smiles on their
faces…. ”
” By sacrificing your own happiness?,….
Look at your hair,… Use little money out of it and make your hair,…… I can beg
mummy to reduce price for you”
“Hair is not my problem now,…. We need
to eat,. I must buy chicken today,… I’ve
missed it”
“See your throat,…. You like better thing eeehhh”
“Before nko, who no like better thing,
…….. ”
The ringing tone of Angela’s phone
halted their discussion,…..
Richard was calling her, Tope forcefully snatched the phone from her and
switched it off
” That boyfriend of yours needs to be
taught a lesson ”
” i’m even tired to listen to him,….. You
can keep the phone ” She laid down on her friend’s bed to take
a nap before rushing to the marketa nap before rushing to the market to buy
foodstuffs for her family.
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Richard sat on his double sized king bed trying his girlfriend’s number,…. Being
the heir to Johnson’s empire,his mother
made sure he lacked nothinmade sure he lacked nothing,.. He
doesn’t have a life of his own, his mother
controls his life,…… He studied abroad
and when it was time for him to take over his father’s business, his mother insisted
on grooming him first before handing
over the business to him,……he walks
around with bodyguards because his
mother believes she has mother believes she has many
competitors , especially now she’s aiming the Governor’s seat,….. Richard is every
girl’s dream man,…. He’s handsome and
fair in complexion,….. His height and
stature is what trip girls most about him,
….. He possesses a charming smile,…….
He met Angela, the day he sneaked out of the house to have fun,…… He saw a
beautiful damsel chatting with a man in
his late fifties at the gate of a company ,
….. He watched her closely,… She later
handed a food flasks to the man and left,
….. He followed her until he was able to catch up with her,…… His expensive
dressing made her know how rich he
was,. He introduced himself to her and
their love story kicked up from there,.. It
was barely two months he met her,……..
He has only met her three times and these periods were when his mother
travelled out of the country,…… The
incident that happened in the afternoon
spoilt his day,….. He had wanted to
spend the whole day with his girlfriend
since his mother was out of the country, …. He was shocked to see his mother
enter the restaurant,………he hates
himself for not being able to introduce
the love of his life to everyone,…because
of what he feel might happen to her if he
does so,…. Now she’s not picking his calls,…….
“Baby pls pick my call, i’m so sorry for not
being able to man up to my
responsibilities,…. God knows i love you
so much,… I’ll explain everything to you
when next i see you,….” He prayed in his heart,……. The door to his room opened
and the least person he expected to talk
to entered………
His mother walked in majestHis mother walked in majestically,
closing the door behind her.
“Son,….. Heard you’ve been indoor since you returned,… Hope you’re not sick” she
asked looking concerned,………. He
ignored her
She repeated the question
“Are you sick? ”
“Mother pls stop,….. Stop pretending as if you dont know what you’re doing to me,
….. ”
” All i’m doing is for your own good,…….
Dont make me look like a bad mother ”
” Mum, you’re a bad mother,…. You’re
ruining our lives,…. Look at my elder sister,…. You disowed her because she
married a man you dont approve of,….
You would’ve killed her husband if not
because she threatened to expose our
family secret to the press,…. But you
didnt stop,….. You made sure her husband was jobless until they managed
to escape to Ghana,…. What kind of
mother are you,……. Where’s your
husband, Mrs Johnson!? ”
A thunderous slap landed on his chic, he
tried opening his eyes but he couldn’t,….. His mother’s diamond ring hit him in the
eye and he started bleeding, he held eye and he started bleeding, he held the
eye with one hand
” How dare you!!!!!!!!, how dare you talk to
me like that,…. You think you’re a full
grown man,… I’ll teach you a lesson you ‘ll never forget in your life,…… ”
The sound of a broken glass made her
stop with her threats,….. The sound
became louder, someone was breaking
glasses,…..
” Not again,…… “she shouted running out of the room and her son
followed her immediately.
They both ran downstairs to the living
room to behold a pathetic sight.
*******Angela returned home to meet *******Angela returned home to meet her
mother and siblings watching television, …… Her mother opens her shop anytime
She has the strength to do so,…… Her
husband spoilt her so much when he was
rich,….. She used to be a housewife
before things turned sour for them,…..
She was forced to open the kiosk by her family members,….her laziness has
contributed to the suffering of the family,
… Angela opens the shop anytime she
returns from her teaching job, it’s her
efforts that has kept the kiosk growing,
…… Her three sibling,Eric, Chinedu and Ebube are helping out the little way they
can,……. Eric is in his SS2,Chinedu is in
JSS 3,While Ebube the last child is in
JSS1,they attend a public school
because there’s no money to train them
in a private school,……. Angela brought down the things she
bought from Keke, the driver helped her
bring down the bag of rice, groundnut
oil,1 carton of tin tomatoes, 1 carton of
indomie, and other foodstuffs ,… The
sound of the keke that drove out caught their attention,…. They all ran out to
know who the visitor is,….
“Mama come and see what sister bought
oooo”Ebube screamed out of joy,….
Their mother ran outside immediately
“Angela,. You bought all these with your money…. Chaii my daughter, my God will
bless you,…. “she hugged her so tight,
” Oya help your sister pack those things
inside the room,be fast about it”
They carried everything inside They carried everything inside while
Angela took the chicken to the kitchen, “Mummy, where’s daddy? ”
” Your father has gone for his shift,…. I
know it’s not yet time for him to leave, i
dont know why he left so early,….. ”
” Hope he ate before leavin” Hope he ate before leaving? ”
” I was sleeping when he left” “you are always sleeping,…… Why are
you not at your kiosk,…. You know this is
where we get our dialy money from? ”
” I wanted to rest, so i closed for the day,
… Or do you want me to die before my
time? ” ” How can you allow daddy to go to work
without eating,……You dont care about
your husband,… Mama i’m not happy
with your attitude towards daddy ”
” I’ll quickly slaughter the chicken and
prepare a delicious meal for him,…. I’ll take it to him later in the evening ”
” You’re really taking proper care of your
daddy,…. Pls cook fast, we’re all hungry
too”she said going to open her kiosk
which is infront their compound.
Angela went to the kitchen to prepare dinner for the family when she found out
that there was no water in the house,…..
“Eric!!!, Chinedu!!!!! ”
They ran to her
.” So two grow up men like you are at
home and there’s no water in the house, …. What have you been doing? ”
She ran inside and came out with a long
cane,… She doesn’t spare her younger
ones anytime they misbehave,… She
took up the responsibility of being an
elder sister and a mother to her siblings since her mother has failed in her duties.
” Sister pls we’re sorry,…. We told
mummy to give us money to buy water,….
She said she doesn’t have money,…. Pls
it will never happen again,. “Eric pleaded
She was angry at her mother’s negligence of her responsibilities,…….
How can a mother be so lazy,.. She can’t
take proper care of her family,….
She angrily went inside and brought out
money and gave to her brothers.. They
rushed down the street to fetch water. ***********She was done in some hours
time, she prepared rice and chicken
stew,.. She packed her father’s food
neatly in a foodflask and headed to
where her daddy walks as a security
guard. ******* Daddy Joe was so happy for
having a daughter like Angela, she has
helped healed his wound these past
years, she has sacrificed alot for his
family,….. Daddy Joe was an
international business man, he owned many chains of businesses,….. He was
loved by all because of his generous
nature,…… His friend introduced him to a
new business, but unfortunately for him,
….. The ship surveying their goods
capsized, he lost everything,…… He even borrowed money from the bank
using his house as collateral,…… The
bank seized his house and cars,….. He
went bank rupt in one month,….. This
was how he ended up working as a
security guard in one of the soap producing company in his new area,…
Angela loves her father so much, she is
ready to sacrifice all she has to make her
father happy,….. The bond between
them is inseparable,…. Her father
confides in her as a wife,….. And she doesn’t disappoint in giving him listening
ear.unlike his wife….
“my daughter, how did you manage to
prepare such a sumptuous meal, it’s
been long i ate such food,…… “her father
asked devouring his meal ” Daddy i’ve been saving since i started
work,….. I collected all my savings and
bought things for the house,…. ”
” My daughter, God will bless you,…. He’ll
surely bless you with a good man to
always make you happy,…… ” Her mind went to Richard,… Is he going
to make her happy,….she remembered
she have not switched on phone since
Tope threw it inside her bag,…….
” Daddy i need to start going,…… It’s
getting dark, make sure you return early in the morning,…. I’ll keep on praying for
you ”
” thank you my daughter ”
She boarded a bike and went home……
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^^^^^^^^^^^ Richard couldn’t stop crying at the
thought of what transpired in the sitting
room some hours ago,.. The sight they
met in the living room was pathetic,
……… It shattered his heart,……..he ran
to his room and locked himself after the incident…………. ..he has attended to his
wound and it has stopped bleeding,…….
He took a warm bath and retired to his
bed,…….. He needed someone to talk to,
…. He went on Skype,….thank God …. He went on Skype,….thank God his
sister was online…. The sight of his Sister lightened him up a bit
He has been secretly chatting with his
sister without the mother’s knowledge,….
“” Wowwwwwwwwwww, what happened
to your eyes Richie? …. You have a
swollen eye” “Yeah, the tigress hit me”
“Oooooopss, sorry about that,… Hope
you locked your door”
“Sure ”
” So what happened again ”
He narrated to her what happened at the restaurant, and how he spoke to her,…..
“Sorry about that,…. Just remember
you’re the man in the house,…… Don’t
allow her to dictate your life to you,…… I
really need to see your lover ‘s face,…..
She must be a goddess to charm mummy’ s boy,…. ”
” Yeah she is, i love her so much,…. You
need to see this girl,….. She’s so
beautiful and i love her guts,……. ”
” Enough of your girlfriend abeg,…..
Remember our plan,….. Act the fool and get what we want,….. ”
” Yeah, i wont forget that, how’s Jeff,….
And my cuties”
She brought her two lovely twins before
the camera to say hello to their uncle
“Hello uncle,……. “they chorused ” My bundle of joy,…… I love you all so
much,….. ”
Drop of tears could be seen flowing down
his chics
” Richie boy, pls dont start,…. This is not
our agreement,….. I’ll stop talking to you if you continue like this,……. ”
” Sis, i’m sorry,…. Just that each time i
remember how shattered our home is, it
tears me apart,…. I cant visit my niece
and nephew,…… Cant we just have a
happy family?,.. Why is God punishing us through mummy,…… Why is mummy so
heartless,. In the quest for power and
fame,…. She’s becoming powerful as the
day goes by,….. I don’t have a life of my
own,…… My friends are all laughing at
me…. ” ” It’s well,…. Very soon, all these will
end,.. Trust me,….. Ok?, now wipe your
tears,….. ”
She cheered her brother up by telling him
how successful her husband has
become,…… They would be going to The States for vacation,…. He was so happy
for his sweet sister.
They ended their chat,…… He
remembered his girlfriend, he checked
the time and it was 11pm…..he decided
to allow her sleep,…. He would call her first in the morning.