CHAPTER TWENTY TWO

MARIAM PAUSED AND HER STEPS AND ANNA CLOSED HER MOUTH AFTER REALISING WHAT SHE SAID SHE DID NOT KNOW HOW SHE SAID IT ,MARIAM WALKED UP TO HER WITH A SMIE

"SINCE I BECAME YOUR TUTOR I'VE ALWAYS WISHED THAT YOUR RELATIONSHIP WITH ME WILL BE MORE THAN JUST A TUTOR AND STUDENT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP"MARIAM PAUSED AND SMILED"BUT I NEVER EXPECTED IT TO BE SO FAST ..I THOUGHT THAT SINCE YOU'RE FROM A RICH HOME YOU WOULDN'T WANT TO RELATE WITH LOW CLASS LIFE LIKE M.."MARIAM PAUSED AFTER ANNA HUGGED

"DON'T EVEN EVER THINK OF SAYING SUCH THINGS ..SINCE YOU CAME YOU'VE MADE ME EXPERIENCE WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO HAVE MUM"ANNA SMILED

"I'M SO HAPPY TODAY I DON'T WISH TO GO HOME NOW BUT I DON'T HAVE A CHOICE DO I?"MARIAM ASKED NOT ACTUALLY EXPECTING AN ANSWER

"SEE YOU TOMORROW THEN"ANNA SAID AND MARIAM LEFT WHILE ANNA RETURNED TO HER ROOM

MARIAM GOT HOME EXHAUSTED BUT SHE COULD NOT CONTROL THE EXCITEMENT SHE HAD,WHEN SHE GOT INSIDE SHE WENT TO THE KITCHEN TO GET WATER,WHEN SHE GOT THERE SHE FOUND DEVIN MAKING DINNER

"YOU'RE BACK"DEVIN SAID 

"HMM"MARIAM REPLIED STILL SMILING

"WHY ARE YOU SMILING?"DEVIN ASKED

"IS IT OBVOIUS?"MARIAM ASKED

"YES IT IS"DEVIN REPLIED

"IT'S NOTHING "MARIAM REPLIED AND WALKED OUT SHE WALKED TO THE SITTING ROOM AND SAT ON THE COUCH ,ANNA'S WORD KEPT RINGING IN HER EAR IT WASN'T NO ONE HAD NEVER CALLED HER MUM BUT THERE WAS A KIND OF EXCITEMENT AND JOY SHE FEELS WHEN CLOSE TO HER.SHE REMEMBERED HOW HER LITTLE GIRL HAD DIED WITH HER HUSBAND IT WAS A VERY PAINFUL MEMORY TO RECALL.THE SCREAMS ECHOED IN HER EAR LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY TEARS WERE ABOUT TO FALL BUT SHE FOUGHT THEM BACK AND LEFFT FOR THE JUST AS SHE SAT ON THE BED SHE COUGHED LIGHTLY ON HER PALM AND WHEN SHE LOOKED AT IT THERE WAS BLOOD STAIN ON IT

"I THOUGHT I THE ILLNESS HAD GONE ALREADY"MARIAM SAID AND SIGHED SADLY JUST THEN DEVIN WALKED IN AND SHE CLOSED HER PALM QUICKLY, DEVIN LOOKED AT HER FOR FEW MINUTES AND WALKED UP TO HER

"WHAT'S WRONG?..WHAT ARE YOU HIDING?"HE ASKED WITH A CALM VOICE 

"NOTHING..IS FOOD READY?"MARIAM ASKED TRYING TO AVOID MORE OF HIS QUESTION

"YES"DEVIN REPLIED AND WALKED OUT SHE RUSHED TO THE BATHROOM AND WASHED THE STAIN OUT AS TEARS ROLLED DOWN HER EYES

AT THE CHA'S COMPANY

ISA SAT ON A WIDE COUCH WITH HER LEGS CROSSED ON HER LEFT HAND SHE WAS HOLDING A LIQOUR.HER EYES WERE FILLED WITH ANGER AND COLDNESS.SHE HAD A VERY COLD EXPRESSION JUST THEN THE DOOR OPENED AND HEAD TURNED TO THE DIRECTION .A MAN WALKED IN

"I CAME AS SOON AS YOU CALLED"THE MAN SAID AND SAT CLOSE TO HER

"HOW IS TINGS OVER THERE I COULDN'T COME AND CHECK BACAUSE I'VE BEEN SO BUSY"ISA SAID AND TOOK A SIP OF THE WINE,SHE TOOK THE BOTTLE OF WINE AND FILLED ANOTHER CUP

"HERE"SHE SAID AND HANDED HIM THE WINE THE MAN TOOK IT AFTER HESITATING FIR A WHILE AND SHE SMILED HER SMILE FILLED WITH EVIL AND DECIET

"I'M STILL WAITING FOR YOUR REPLY"ISA FINISHED TALKING AND STOOD UP

"E-EVERYTHING IS FINE"THE MAN REPLIED

"HMM THAT'S STRANGE..WHY HAVEN'T YOU DRANK YOUR WINE?"ISA ASKED AND LOOKED AT THE MAN WITH COLDNESS THE MAN GULPED IN FEAR.ISA BURST INTO LAUGHTER AND THE MAN LOOKED AT HER WITH A QUIZZICAL EXPRESSION

"DRINK"ISA SAID WITH A COLD AND DOMINEERING VOICE.THE MAN HANDS SHAKED UNCONTROLLABLY AS HE TOOK A SIP

"GOOD BOY"ISA SAID AND WENT BACK TO HER SEAT

"YOU SAID THAT EVERTHING IS FINE BUT HAVE BEEN HAVING BAD REPORTS OR DO YOU THINK THAT I WON'T FIND OUT"ISA SAID AND SMIRKED

"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?I DON'T UNDERSTAND"THE SAID AVOIDING HER LOOK AS BEADS OF SWEATS TRICKLED DOWN HIS FACE

"YOU THOUGHT YOU COULD REVEAL MY PETTY SECRET WITHOUT I KNOWING?"ISA SAID AND THE MAN FLINCHED IN FEAR HOW DID SHE FIND OUT?

"WELL YOU SHOULD KNOW WHAT I DO TO PEOPLE LIKE YOU"ISA SAID

"PLEASE MA'AM DON'T KILL ME I STILL HAVE A WIFE AND KIDS TO TAKE CARE OF"THE MAN BEGGED PROFUSELY ISA STRETCHED HER HANDS TO A DRAWER SHE OPENED IT AND BROUGHT OUT A GUN

"YOU'RE SUPPOSED TO DEAD ALREADY I MEAN LOOK HOW OLD YOU ARE I WILL JUST HAVE TO HASTEN IT"ISA SAID AND SMILED SINISTERLY

"PLEASE MA'AM PLEASE I'M BEGGING"THE MAN CONTINUED

"GOOD BYE"ISA SAID,SHE RAISED THE GUN AND SHOT HIM AND HE FELL TO GROUND WITH BLOOD RUSHING OUT OF HIS BODY EVERY WHERE WENT QUIET AND THE DOOR OPENED AND TWO HEFTY MEN WALKED IN

"TRASH HIM"ISA ORDERED

"YES MA'AM"THEY REPLIED AND ISA LEFT THE ROOM