Highschool Love Story [ON-HOLD]

Chap 18: Suspicion

Adah

I waved Nife goodbye and rushed into the house, if anyone found me outside this late at night and wearing this, then I'm doomed.

Shutting the door quietly behind me, I tiptoed into the parlor, this was all Chima's fault, she was supposed to call me three hours ago before stepmom comes home. I hissed inwardly but immediately froze, I heard a snore, my dad's snore, loud and clear, meaning he was around here somewhere. All of a sudden my phone rang, Take it by Rude boy echoed the whole rooms as I dug into my purse fanatically looking for my phone and hoping my dad wouldn't wake up.

Finally finding it, I immediately answered it

"Adah it's twelve o'clock now o!"

You can imagine, it's now she's calling

"It's now you're calling, I'm already inside the house" I whispered tiptoeing softly away from parlor not to wake my dad

"Oh! No vex, na sleep carry me" she said, I hissed and hung up

Looking around, I found him sprawled on the couch asleep, an empty bottle of whiskey and a glass cup on the table, he was still in his work clothes. Walking closer, I spotted my mom's picture on his chest.

My heart clenched at the miserable state of my father, Chima was right, he was still grieving inside, alone. I picked up the empty bottle and glass cup and discharged them in the kitchen. The parlor was a bit chilly so I went upstairs to his room to get a pillow and blanket, I was about knocking on the door when I remembered stepmom was inside and I couldn't let her see me like this nor was I ready for her drama.

I turned to leave but stopped when I heard her voice in a hushed whisper, out of curiosity, I leaned my ear on the door for better hearing

"How dare you try to blackmail me, if not for me, you would have been stuck in prison for your whole life"

Then there was silence, but it didn't last long

"You blackmailing scumbag...ok fine, how much do you want?"

"How the hell do you expect me to get that huge amount, it's too much" she argued and then silence, by now I could tell she was talking to the person on the phone

I furrowed my brows, what was going on? And who was stepmom talking to?

"Fine fine! I'll prepare the money........... Fine you'll get it tomorrow morning......... Remember this secret stays between us and never call me again"

I didn't here anything after that meaning she hung up. I moved away from the door deep in thought

What secret was she talking about?
And what money?

My dad's loud snores filled my ears pulling me out of my thoughts. I went over to the guest room and grabbed a pillow and blanket.

After covering him up and placing the pillow behind his head, I hid the picture in his pocket so it wouldn't be that someone found out.

Sunday came and Chima and I were having breakfast when dad rushed down the stairs, alarmed and a worried look on his face, staring at his phone with his car keys in the other hand

"Dad what's wrong?" Chima asked

"I'm coming, how the hell was eight hundred thousand naira deducted from my account?" He murmured the last part, tapping furiously on his phone

Chima too heard it and had a confused look on her face

"What money?" She asked me

"How am I suppose to kn...." I trailed off remembering stepmom's conversation last night, but could I tell Chima without her taking it the wrong way? And I wasn't completely sure if it was related to the matter. I inwardly shook my head