ANGELA episode 22

ANGELA
episode
22
A MONTH LATER
Richard and Angel had become very
close,… He visits and takes good care of her,…he has succeeded in making her
fall for him……. She has started
developing feelings for him gradually,
…… Richard decided to take a quick step
because she has just fews months left to
put to bed,…. Richard had taken her to the hospital for
her antenatal check up,….. He later drove
her to their favourite restaurant to have
lunch,….. They were enjoying their food
when Richard decided to take the bold
step,….. “Angela,….. “He muttered her name
She looked up and looked straight into
his eyes,. ..
” Why are you sweating profusely under
the AC? “she asked Richard who was
fidgeting,…. He placed his hand on hers, …..
“Angela,… I’ve wanted to tell you my
feelings for you but i’m scared you might
misunderstand my intentions,…. I love
you unconditionally and i’m ready to
stand as your child’s father,….. I want to take care of you and the baby,….pls i
want to marry you and be the father of
your baby,…….. I love you so much
Angel,… “He professed with drops of
tears from his eyes,…
Angela remained mute,…. She looked down facing the floor,… She was
shedding tears,….
” Angel, i wont force you into marrying
me,… Think about my proposal, i’ll gladly
wait for your answer,….. “he said wiping
his face with his hanky,… ” I’m tired, pls can you take me home,…. I
need to rest,….. “she managed to say
” Sure,…. I’ll drive you home right away,
…. I hope you’re not angry with me,.. “he
asked with a scary look,….
” pls take me home,… “she said quietly The drive back to her village was a quiet
one,… Richard dropped her at the gate
and left almost immediately,…. He
received an urgent call from home,….
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^^^^^^^^^^^ Richard got home to see a strange car
parked in his compound,…. He didnt
bother asking the security guard who
parked the car,… He rushed inside the
sitting room to meet his family,….. His
dad, sister, inlaw, and the twins all watching television,….
“Vanessaaa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! “he screamed aloud
and rushed to his sister,….. They hugged
each other tightly
” Sweet bro,…. You’re looking handsome
dude,……. “Vanessa teased him He hugged his dad and inlaw in turns and
carried the twins in his arms,……. He
couldn’t stop smiling,…… He was so
happy to see his family together again,….
His daddy was back to his feet,….he has
fully recovered,….. They settled down with glasses of juice,… They chatted
alot,…. Vanessa has been feeding his
ears with good news,…. She couldn’t
stop talking,…..
” Your security guard and servant
stressed us today,.. First your security guard refused to allow us into the house,
….. I never knew Ahmed was no longer
working here,.. I told him this house
belongs to daddy but he said he has
never seen daddy before,… .. We stayed
out for hours before i called Desmond,.. He wanted to call you but i refused
because we wanted to surprise you,….
“she narrated to her brother excitedly
” Then what did my servant do?…. “he
asked smiling
” That one?,…. He refused me entrance into the kitchen,.. He only managed to
serve us juice and biscuits,….i later
heard him talking to you on phone,…. ”
” You cant blame them they’re only doing
their job,…”
They chatted for long before Richard took them to their separate rooms and
made them feel at home,…. Vanessa
prepared delicious meal for them and
they ate happily,…. Richard prayed
inwardly for Angela to accept his
proposal to make his family complete,.. He couldn’t stop playing with the twins,
…..
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Mrs Johnson has been in Ghana for more
than one week, …. She and her friend have been searching for Vanessa and
her family,…. She abandoned her
collapsing business and travelled to
Ghana in search of her husband,….. She
was asked to exercise patience since it’s
not easy finding Vanessa,…. She was determined to find her husband,
…she was ready to wait, going back to
Nigeria without her husband means
going back to her death,…… ..
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^^^^^^^^^^^ Angela have refused to talk to anyone
since she returned from Asaba,.. Her
mother have been wondering what might
be bothering her daughter,… She
entered the room and noticed her legs
were a bit swollen,…… She saw that as a good opportunity to talk to her daughter,
…
“Angela, your legs are swollen,…you’ve
been lying here since afteroon,…… Let
me massage them,… “she said sitting
down on the bed and placing the legs on her laps,…….
Angela checked her leg and sat up to
have them massaged,….
” Mummy,…. “she called her mother
quietly
” Richard proposed to me today,… “she said quietly
Her mother was excited,…. She dropped
the legs on the bed on hearing the news,
….
” So when is he coming with his people?
“her mother asked ” why are you in such a hurry,.. I didn’t
give him an answer,… Mama i was
shocked,…… I couldn’t believe someone
will think of marrying me in my condition,
……. I need to think about this,… I feel
he’s trying to take advantage of me,…. ” Her mother gave her a stern look,..
” I hope you’ve not been listening to that
your useless friend,….. “her mother threw
at her,..
” Haba mummy, how can you call my
friend useless,…. “..”I pity you,…. Just pray that young man doesnt change his
mind about you,…. You should be
thankful that he proposed to you,….This
one is a beggar with choice,… This is not
the time to think of taking advantage,…
This is the time you need to think of your child,…. Even if he doesn’t know his
father now,… . A time will come when
he’ll ask for his father,… This man is
ready to give your baby a name,….. He’ll
put our enemies to shame,….. ”
Her mother advised her Her phone rang,…… Richard was calling
her,…. She refused picking his calls,….
” Angela pick your call na,… “her mother
told her looking at the phone to see the
caller
” I don’t have strength to talk now,.. ” The phone rang again,….
” Oooooh,… Richard is the one calling
ooo,… Dont you want to pick his calls?”,
…
“I’m not yet ready to talk to him,.. ”
Her mother stood up and sighed heavily glaring at her and stormed out of the room angrily….
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