ENDLESS TEARS

Chapter Eight

Mr Peters stretched his legs before him.
Now, life was beginning to have shape, he
thought happily. He felt overjoyed over the
incidents of the past few weeks. It would
have been a disaster if the person that
impregnated Amara was a pauper. In fact, he
was sure that he would have disowned her
instantly.
He had known when his daughter started
following the corper around. He had known
that something like this might happen. It was
then he had done a little research and found
out that the corper was from a wealthy
family. He did not know however, that the
boy was this wealthy. When Alex had
suggested he paid them off, the idea had
sounded very palatable as he considered that
it would be nice to have instant money. But
he had calculated that the token that would
be given can never be compared to what
Amara could extort on the long run, if his
daughter was married to the Senator’s son.
He felt happy with himself. It was not every
day that opportunities like this surfaced, and
the earlier he grabbed it with two hands, the
better for him. All he needed now was for
Amara to use her brain and her
‘endowments’ to win her way into her
husband’s heart. He knew that being the
good girl that she was; she would still be
having difficulty doing what he had hinted on
her wedding day. He would have to work on
that. A little visit to her place and some
cunning advices would be able to set her in
motion. Mr Peters knew that it would have
been a great help if his wife was in support
of this motion. She would have been able to
train Amara properly, since they were both
women and it was not a myth that Amara
always listened to her mother. But that damn
woman was too stubborn, he thought angrily.
He would have to be contented with doing
this by himself.
A big smile touched his dry lips as he
considered getting an apartment here in the
FCT instead of going back to that blasted
village. He had gotten a pretty handsome
amount for Amara’s dowry but now, he had
no intention of using part of the money for an
apartment. The Senator would have to get
them an apartment if he wanted them out of
his house; with a little taunting of course. He
laughed. Life could be fun!
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I walked the flower garden around the house
in the evening, allowing the sweet smell
wash over my face. Staying in the garden
was always the highlight of my day because
the sweet scent of the flowers seemed to
bring joy to my soul. After the event of the
morning, this walk was what I needed to
sooth the hurt I was feeling. I banished my
bad memories and thought about my happy
times in the village. My fingers toyed with the
flowers when unexpectedly; Corper’s car
drove into the compound. I would have
retreated hastily, in order to avoid facing him
again, but instead, I stood where I was,
looking. I caught sight of someone in the car
with him and a frown crossed my face.
Corper turned round and opened the door for
his passenger, who stepped out of the car
stylishly. It was undoubtedly a woman, a very
beautiful one at that. Who the hell is this, I
wondered in shocked annoyance. She looked
at Corper and smiled at him, murmuring
something I could not grab, and the corper
seemed to melt under her gaze. He closed
the door of the car and put his hand around
her waist, leading her inside. I had seen
enough! I turned on my heels and marched
towards the back door, entering the kitchen
without preamble. Tina, who had been busy
slicing tomatoes, looked up and frowned.
“What is the matter?” she asked. “Is Tola
getting on your nerves again?”
I shook my head. Now that she mentioned it,
I noticed that I hadn’t seen that big mouthed
girl today but it was none of my concern.
Frankly, I wished I would never set my eyes
on her again. “No, she isn’t” I said softly.
“Then what is the matter with you?” she
asked in a concerned tone.
I contemplated my answer. “Nothing. Just a
mood swing” I said softly. She eyes me
suspiciously. Unable to stop myself, I asked.
“Who is that woman with… erm… Mr Alex?”
“He is back?” she asked in surprise.
I nodded briefly and she went to peep, in
order to see the woman I was talking about.
They had already reached the sitting room.
She came back with a frown. “Oh, that is Mr.
Alex’s fiancée, Miss Lisa” she declared.
“Fiancée?” I gasped out but, thank God, she
was oblivious to the tension I was feeling.
She nodded. “I don’t like her, she is too
arrogant and disrespectful. I wonder what my
boss sees in that woman” she said in
irritation. “Anyways, I am sure her beauty is
what captured him.” She continued. “She is
too fine for her own good. I wonder what I
would do when he marries her, my life would
be hell”
I blanched. “Marry?”
She faced me. “Yes. Marry. Our boss plans
to marry her, the wedding preparation is in
progress”
“No, it can’t be” I breathed.
She frowned. “Why are you like this? You
already dislike her too?” she asked in
wonder.
I was finding it hard to breathe. This could
not be happening. i shook my head and
quickly exited the kitchen and Tina frowned
in confusion. As I made a hasty retreat to my
room, I decided there and then that there
was no way I would stay in that house. This
was obviously too much to take in. it is high
time I take my destiny and that of my child
into my hands, I told myself as I went to pack
the few rags I owned.