CHAPTER 2

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               Mike  P.O.V

Car honking.  "Beep...beep!"

Signs in frustration.
I should have left earlier. I let out a frustrated hiss. Lagos Monday morning traffics.

I don't fully  blame traffic...today was just one of those days the unannounced  quarrels between my wife and sister were at hand.

Why I say they're unannounced they just  happen  when you least expect them. Like this morning I innocently came from jogging and   welcomed by two angry ladies.

I don't know if am making sense at all.

Mxm.

Traffic moving slowly ...at least we moving.

The worst part is  that am always caught in between...just like today!

I defeatedly sign...
     
        ..............

Am all my younger sister has left with ...that was until four years ago my parents...our beloved parents  died in an airplane  crash coming  from  their  21st wedding anniversary  celebration in Amsterdam. Luckily, Dubem and I didn't go with them.

Sign.

Whenever those memories come to my thoughts my  anger and grief   awakens...damn!

The worst day of my Life...Thee worst Ever! The emotions, the feelings, unexplainablely overwhelming!

We were  visiting our  then alive mother's   elder  sister's home when we got the news. Oh my days...my poor aunty fainted due to the unexpected news because , they  had talked  that morning before they took their  life ending flight and  so  it led her into  coma for  a week.

Life no go end to surprise us sha!  Deep sigh!

Dubem just got admitted  into University  and I was doing my Bachelors in Law.

My parents  where so looking  forward  to my graduation day.

Tears gathering in my eyes reminded  by their  ever constant support and prayers.

What  a man goes through!

So I had to become my sister's  guardian. I was a legal  21 year old adult.

A few months after the mourning period ,we moved out from  our aunt's  house- of course after much explanation and convictions, and moved to the  house our parents  bought us just in case anything happened.

  Did not expect it to be so soon..but life doesn't  tell you when it wants to do . it just shows  that it can happens  anytime and anywhere. And papa God says everything  happens for a reason.

As the  future  alert/ready  parents   they  were- their funeral  was fully funded, no hit backs nor stress 'cuz their  lawyers  and insurance where ever present  through the entire process.

They left  four cars in both our  names, two guest house .I know we blessed!
The house  we living  in,  plus other  4  bedroom doublestory family vacation houses in 3 international countries. Also not forgetting  -  funds for Dubems education to which  ever level she pleases,not forgetting the  fuve figure monthly  allowances in dollars. Lastly  seven  figure  funds placed for the future.

Yeah I was definitely  shocked  as the lawyer  read out their will. I mean who would  expect  this much inheritance  from a  female accountant - my mother  and a full time civil engineer my father!

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