Must Read: Love and Revenge - Season 2 - Episode 22

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Must Read: Love and Revenge - Season 2 - Episode 22

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‘Ann, you are so stupid!’ Jovita fired. She felt bad saying such to her daughter but that was all she could say ‘if only you had been indoors, all these wouldnt have happened! What is wrong with you? Should i slap you back to your factory settings?’
Ann chewed on her fingers as she paced up and down the hospital reception.

She could only hope and pray that the little girl she had knocked down would survive.

The child was so beautiful and helpless. She slapped herself a hundred times. Why did she have to hit an innocent girl in her haste to escape from the bar?

Her mother kept ranting and ranting but she paid no attention to them, they were the least of her problems right now. She wondered who the parents of the girl was and why she was standing in front of a bar at that hour. The girl had looked scared when she knocked her.

And the girl had whispered ‘my mummy’ before she became unconcious.
‘your dad is coming with the next available flight. Its high time you stop this madness! God! This is not the child i pushed out of my v----a, this is not the child that bit my n-----s, this is not the child i trained. What has gotten into you for christ’s sakes? Who exactly are you now Annabel? Where did you run off to ten years ago? Who thought you all this evil lifestyle for goodness sake? You are a pastor’s daughter!’

At that, Ann bursted into tears. She didnt know why she was crying…whether it was due to her mother’s words or because of the pain and sadness in the little girl’s eyes that was getting to her.

Jovita placed two hands on her waist, her rants were already attracting attention from the nurses on duty but she didnt care. She was ready to expose her daughter to the whole world if that will make her change.
‘everyday i see condoms and cigarettes in your bag! Everyday you come back home anytime you like smelling of alcohol and indian hemp, God! You disgust me, animal! You’re a lady for crying out loud. How can a lady live such a wreckless life? How am i sure you’re not even a prostitute? Now see what you’ve done? You better pray the situation of that girl isnt critical else i will never forgive you and i will throw you back into the streets where i picked you from, it doesnt matter if we’ve been apart for ten years or not. Jeff and Blessing are also coming with your father to see the mess their foolish elder sister has committed. Shame! Shame unto you Annabel, you’re a big disgrace!’ Jovita said clapping her hands.

‘madam,’ a male voice said from behing.
Jovita turned ‘oh doc! Thank God, how’s the girl?’

‘you’re disturbing the peace of this hospital, you shouldnt be shouting and clapping your hands here, this is a hospital and this is where patients are admitted. Most patients do not need noise’

Jovita smiled apologetically ‘i’m very sorry doc please forgive my ignorance. Its because of my foolish daughter here…..anyways, how’s the girl?’

The doctor shrugged and smiled broadly ‘you’re very lucky. The girl is not critically injured. Just a small bruise on her left arm and forehead. She’s even awake now’

‘thank you Jesus’ Ann sighed wiping away tears from her eyes ‘can we see her now?’
‘oh yes you can. The third room by the left. Meet the nurses for the settlement of the bill. Thank you’ he said and walked away.
‘thanks doc’ Jovita waved after him. She held Ann strongly by the arm ‘lets go see the victim of your madness!’
Immediately she saw the girl, she felt drawn to her. There was this connection she couldnt understand at all. She just wanted to be by this side of this young girl forever, not wanting anyone to hurt her.
‘my dear’ Jovita said rubbing her hair ‘how are you?’
‘i’m fine,’ the girl replied in the tiniest voice ‘good day ma’
‘good day my love. How’s your head? Its still hurting?’

‘a little. What happened to me? Where’s my mummy?’

Jovita immediately looked at Ann as if waiting for answers.

Ann sat beside the young girl ‘whats your name?’
‘i’m Emerald but my mummy calls me Emmy. Where is my mummy, please tell her to come, i want to see her’
‘uhm…sorry Emmy, your mum is on her way’ Ann replied ‘by the way, what were you doing at the bar by that time?’
‘my mummy works there at night. I’ve not seen her for two weeks. When she left home two weeks ago, she didnt even let me know. She told me she was visiting granny and would be back soon, but i didnt see her. She left me with her evil sister who’s been starving me of food. Every night, i sneak out of the house to come check if i’ll see my mummy’ The girl was sobbing now.
Ann felt for her. Oh no! She felt so attached and so in love with this girl! She felt like she was the mother, she just wanted to claim her as a daughter. She couldnt explain the attachment.

Without blinking, she took the young girl in her arms and cried.

There was a connection.