Second chances

Chapter Five:Like mother like daughter

"Mrs Victoria are you okay"Aaron questioned concerned.

The woman I had seen on his screen was one of the women from my memories.
This was just a an evidence that those events I could remember were true.
It also means that the heartbreak and the pain was also true, even though I could remember things a part of me wished that just maybe it could be wrong. And there I was staring at nothing with shock written all over my face.

Mrs Victoria! Mrs Victoria "
I was pulled into reality as Aaron's voice rose.

Are you alright? "

"Oh!  Yes I am, I'm sorry if I scared you but ever since the accident, I find it difficult to concentrate on things" I lied

"I'm sorry about that ma, you'll be fine I'm sure you can get over everything and even get your memories back too"he replied smiling
Well if only he knew that I could remember his mother.

"I hope I didn't break your phone, I'd feel really bad if I did, I've become so clumsy"

It was then that he noticed his phone was on the ground
"Trust me this phone has hit the ground more times than I can remember, I don't think there'll be any damage on the phone, just old ones modified "

I laughed at his words
It was just like my husband charles, who always threw his cell phone on the ground, it slipped from his hands most times, one unique feature his phone had over everyone else's was a cracked screen.

Christy came back and I excused myself, deep down I prayed it was only geometry that they  were going to be studying. I did want to study math the day charles kissed me

Flashback***
Jesus Christ!!!  Charlie what's the meaning of this?" My brother Christian yelled

I was too embarrassed and scared to speak and move and charles on the other hand was not only speechless but scared as well.

My brother Chris was not one to hold back when angry and seeing his friend kissing his 15 year old sister was not only aggravating but disastrous.

"You dey mad?  You dey craze!!? I knew should not have allowed you to get close to my sister!!
He quickly drew me with his right hand so that I was standing behind him.

She's just 15 years old!!!  You idiot!! "
I was almost 16,so it was 15+ but of course I kept that to myself while my brother yelled to avoid getting into deeper trouble.

I'm sorry, it's just that I like her"Charles defended but I knew that even though I was pleased that he admitted that to my brother he had  also earned himself a death sentence.

"You say wetin? "With that my brother launched at him a blow on his face, a blow that made Charles stagger

I was so shocked that I screamed  but of course brother didn't stop at that he moved forward gave him two more before the two started wrestling on the ground. I tried yelling to pull them apart but failed woefully.
Even though I didn't want to involve our parents, I had no choice.

By the time they were apart their faces were filled with bruises. I was very concerned for Charles and my brother also.

My brother told our parents what happened and after being scolded and questioned about "pregnancy" so many times, father decided  to ship me to boarding school.
Charles on the other hand was so embarrassed that he stopped coming over to our house, till they finally moved away from our neighborhood.

I could still remember how mom kept asking me"I choro imu nwa(do you want to get pregnant?)
Like a simple kiss would have given me babies

Reality***
Christy is not Victoria, I said to myself
Charles hadn't come back and I decided to keep myself busy  with a book by Sidney Sheldon "bloodline"
I was barely into the fourth chapter before sleep beckoned on me.

Two hours later, I was woken up by raised voices in the living room, their voices echoed so loud that I felt there was a march parade going on down there.

I jerked up immediately and ran down the stairs, praying it was not some sort of invasion by armed robbers.

By the time I was down I was practically out of breath and I was very much surprised to see a yelling Christian and my mother backing him up.

My eyes trailed up to see a shirtless Aaron standing very close to my daughter Christy looking so scared and embarrassed.

I didn't need anyone to tell me what happened, while they were studying geometry.

Big brothers!! "

"Do you want to be a father!!, Can you handle it? You don't even have respect kissing my niece in her father's  house I nukwa!! . You are very lucky, had it been when I was still very much wicked, you would leave this house without a scrotal sac, anu mpam"

Christy ngwa puta ebe ahu, (come out from there), mom called her out and kept Christy beside her.
Christian made Aaron leave shirtless. He didn't even allow the poor boy put on his cloth before pushing him out. I was very sure that the poor boy wouldn't visit again.

They were too preoccupied with their scolding to notice me and when they finally did, they gave me a look that simply meant"An apple doesn't fall far from the tree".

Who knew my daughter and I were alike In so many ways.

I walked closer to my mother and gave her a hug, I did the same with Christian who was throwing deadly glares at Christy.
For one my daughter was lucky Aaron left with an intact face. I wasn't that lucky

"I wasn't expecting you two, hope all is well brother "

" So we can't visit you again, is that it? All was well before I barged in on that boy kissing my little niece, nwa ntakiri nwa what is she 15?"Christian asked

15+"I replied

Vicky kee ka isi hapu ji na ewu ka ha noro n'ofu ebe? Ichoro iku nwa ozo?
(How could you leave a yam and a goat together? ' merely used to point out how wrong it was to leave a boy and a girl alone, since goats are always drawn to eating yams, the same fate was attributed to girls"mom added

Christy was beyond scared and I told her to leave . We would have our mother-daughter discussion once i was done with my mother and brother.

Immediately Christy left, mother, brother and I bursted into laughter.
It was easy to tell why they were laughing, the scenario was just too similar to mine.

I went closer and hugged my mother again it was just, so wonderful to see her again .

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A/N:😂😂😂what do you think?

Goats can always be left to guard yams, the outcome won't be so disastrous now would it? 😉😉. Can't wait hear from y'all