In love with the housegirl - S01 E08

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In love with the housegirl - S01 E08

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 8

“I heard all what she said. Coupled with the lie she told Mr. John this morning. She said she asked you to carry a fridge from the room which you refused and even threatened to beat her.” Anne told me as she made me sit down on my door post.

“What? How, how can she say that? I mean, how can she? That was a lie. I didn’t do none of those things…” I said, as warm tears flowed down my eyes freely. Anne seemed to understand what I was going through. She cleaned my eyes with her hands.

“J-boy, stop crying ok? She put her hand in her pocket and took out a bundle of money

“…..here, 20,000” she said and pointed the money at me. For about 10 seconds I just stared at her. I couldn’t believe there were still kind people in the world.

“Take nau” she added

“Anne, thank you so much. I don’t know what I’d do without you” i said and took the money. She brightened my mood and made me smile.

“I made breakfast for you” she ran to the back of the house and came back almost immediately with a bowl of fried rice filled with meat.

“Let me get going ok? Now run along and check on your dad”. She said and rushed back to the backyard to continue with the chores.

I hadn’t even as much as brush my teeth that morning. I kept the bowl of rice inside and went to a call-box to call and check how my dad was doing. I dialed the number, it rang but no one picked up. I dialed again. This time, someone answered the phone. All I could hear at the background was wailing. Sharp female voices shouted in agony.

“Hello, how are you? Did you finally get to the doctor? I asked, hoping it was the lady who picked up last time.

“Jade, I know you are a man. And I want you to be that man now. I don’t know how you will handle this….a male voice said. I could percieve he was an elderly person

“Yes nau, was I a woman before? Please tell me how my dad is faring. I have the balance, I will send it so he can finish his treatment” I interrupted.

“Your father has passed away. The stick pierced his heart. There was nothing the doctors could do” he said. I didn’t hear a single word he said again until he hung up.

My instincts were telling me to use the money and buy a bottle of poison so could go join him. My mind was cloudy. I cried from the main road to my room. People wondered what could make a man like me to be crying like a woman but they wouldn’t understand.

Life had to continue. I didn’t want to go for the burial so I planned on not calling my village people again. I cleaned my eyes, maned up, and did my activities for the day, as Mr. John instructed. Anne came by that evening and gave me fufu and okro. I did not want to bug her with my tragedy tales. She had her life to live, and not worrying about me every now and then.

“So after my warning, Anne, you still have the mind to give Jade food” Mrs. Ola said in an evil voice as she interrupted Anne who was on her way to the main house….