Mela

I sat in the class as the professor kept on lecturing on a topic which isn't interesting, my ear piece, has been in my ear ever since the class started, I have been listening to music. I felt someone's eyes had been watching me from the back, I don't know how but the feeling is just there.

I turned to check and I saw a green emerald eyes staring at me. I don't know why but I felt this cold freezing feeling passing through my entire body like a surge of electricity, the moment I shifted to see his entire face, my phone began to buzz.

I checked and saw it's uncle Philip's call. I got out of the class and went out to pick it.

"Uncle Philip." I called out to him after picking up.

"Mela, you need to rush to the family hospital now, your mom's in labor." Uncle said panting.

"Okay uncle, on my way." I said and hunged up. I went back into the class.

"Hello ma'am, I'm sorry I need to leave it's really urgent." I said packing my bag and books off the desk, I didn't wait for her reply, I just left. When I left the class I decided to call Mira my best friend, to tell her I'm going to the hospital because mom is in labor.

"Hey ira am going to the hospital because mom is in labor." I said.

"Am going along with you Mel, wait for me at the school parking lot, let me pack up my things." She said sounding happy.

"Okay." I said hastily as I ran down the my classroom corridor.

Few minutes later

She came running to me at the parking lot and immediately she came we left.

When we got to the hospital, I saw uncle phil panicking.

"Where's mom?" I asked.

"Your mom has just been taken into the OT because they needed to do a CS on her in other to remove the baby from her womb." Uncle Phil said with a concerned voice.

"There are complications in the child's birth. So the doctors are trying their best to keep both your mom and baby alive." Uncle Phil said sounding worried.

I felt as if my heart just sank and I suddenly wasn't able to breath properly but for some reason I had to hide my fears from my uncle because everyone in my family thought I am cold hearted and damn yes I am but only towards the man I called my dad.

I feared for my mom because she is the best mom in the world, I love her so much and I ain't ready to lose her.

"We ain't ready to lose her, you damn selfish bitch, even though I am inside you, I still got my own voice and thoughts." My inner voice spoke.

"Can't you ever fucking shut up, do you have to be this way all the time, you always speak at inappropriate time." I yelled at the voice and the voice kept quiet without saying another word.

Mom and grandma were the only ones who has never judged me for being cold and different. Mira also helped me alot, she also understood me and she never judged me.

When I turned I saw Mira she was on the verge of crying because she also loves Mom like her Mom.

I have known Mira since I was a kid, her family and mine are really close my mom and her mom were best friends, not until her mom passed away and since then Mira considered my mom hers.

She loves my mom so much, if am not mistaken Mira loves my mom more than I do. Before I could even get close to Mira so I could comfort her she started crying.

"Ira is such a cry baby, she's so crazy but no one knows she's also equally sensitive." My inner voice said, but I didn't reply the voice even though I know the voice is right.

"I don't want to lose another mother because my biological mother already left me, I can't lose the woman I considered my mom again." She said sobbing uncontrollably.

I had to hug her and comfort her to stop crying because she is now being a cry baby and I don't know how to make her quiet because she is starting to disturb the hospital and she might get kicked out by the securities for that. I had to call uncle phil to help me calm her down.

*****

After 2 hours of waiting the doctor came out, and when she came out, we all jumped out of our chairs to meet her.

"Both mother and baby are fine." The doctor said.

The moment the doctor spoke, I felt as if I was being freezed, because I felt extremely glad.

I turned to look at Mira, and I saw her smiling so bright.

"Thank you so much doc." Uncle phil said happily.

"And when can we see them?" Uncle Phil asked.

"Not now, in an hour time you could go in, because both mother and baby are being cleaned up." She said and left.

After the doctor left I told uncle.

"Uncle am going home to inform grandma or else she might keep getting tense about not hearing from us."

"I am also going along with you." Mira said.

"Okay Mela." Uncle said smiling.

*****

We got home and we met grandma tensed as I have thought, immediately grandma saw me she jacked up from the place she was sitting and came to my place by the door step.

"How is your mom doing?" She asked tensed.

"Mom is fine and also the baby."

"What's the baby's gender." She asked suddenly excited.

"I forgot to ask grandma." I said feeling guilty for not asking. I really did because it skipped my mind, I got so happy, that I forgot to ask.

"Who forgets to ask such." The voice spoke yet again.

"You could have also told me to ask, you also forgot, isn't it?" I scolded the voice, thankfully it shut up.

"Mel." Grandma said sulking.

"It's okay grandma, let's go select the baby's clothes and stuffs like that, and as for the babies gender we could ask uncle by calling him up." Mira said holding Grandma by the shoulder whilst smiling at her.

"Oh yeah you're right." Granny replied.

I left them both together, because I ain't ready to be in all that drama that's about to happen, I just want to go to my room.

When I got to my room, I dropped my bag and I went straight into my bathroom to take a shower after that I laid on my bed to rest my eyes for a little bit.

*****

I woke up it's already 4 pm I had to get up and dress, so I could get back to the hospital. And I could also take some clothes for the baby and also give uncle and mom some meals.

I got to the kitchen and I told the maid to pack some meal for uncle and mom.....I then went to grandma's room to get the baby's dresses and when I got there I was so shocked because I saw grandma and Mira both of them were arranging the babies things.

I saw lots of babies clothes every where in grandma's room....on her bed, beside her closet and on her couch.

Mira saw the surprised expression on my face.

"We were trying to select the best outfits for the baby." She said grinning brightly.

I am just so shocked because all the outfits are good, so what's there to select.

"Well, it's not as if we care about all this stuffs right?"

"Yeah you're right." I replied to the voice for being reasonable.

"You have a very bad fashion taste so you wouldn't know what's beautiful for the baby that's why grandma called me to assist." Mira said proudly, knowing fully well what must be going through my head.

I just rolled my eyes at her and then I turned to look at grandma and she gave me a toothy grin.

"Your uncle called me and told me that the baby is a girl." Grandma said happily.

And for some unknown reason a name popped up in my head Riddi, I'll give the baby a pet name which is Riddi.

"Awful." The voice said disgusted at the name, but I care-less.

I never thought I would have a younger sister because, I was the only one my mom had for 18 years she told me she wasn't ready to give birth to another baby but suddenly she gave us a news that she was pregnant and I felt sick to the stomach because I was already 18 years old and she was planning on having another baby but after some time I had to accept the fact that the baby was already there so I couldn't do anything.

"You had no choice but to." My inner voice said mocking me.

"Yeah I know!"

Here we are with another baby, I know she'll be as cute as mom because mom married at a young age so she still looked young and beautiful.

Like I don't freaking know why she got married at a young age.

"Because of love."

"What stupid love, that man can never love any one genuinely he is selfish." I replied to the voice but voice didn't say anything but I could feel it felt bad.

"Mela!!!" Grandma called me.

"Have called your dad?" She asked.

"No grandma I didn't." I said feeling disgusted.

"Here we go again." The voice said and I could feel, if the voice had a body of it's own, it would had the hell of it's palm on it's forehead.

"Okay I'll give him a call." Grandma said.

Dad is out of town he went for a business meeting and he hadn't come back yet so he doesn't know that mom has given birth to his baby.

My dad is a business man not just a business man in the town or perhaps the the whole city, he is known internationally. He's always praised by people outside my home and sometimes in my home because he does lots of good things for people and they appreciate him alot.

But not me because that man is nothing but a wicked and heartless beast. I have never hated someone the way I hated my so called father.

"To the core, sometimes I wish I could just take his life." My inner voice said.

"Oh yeah."

A lot of teen girls like me out there wished they were in my place so they could enjoy my so called dad's riches and wealth even some class mates of mine, when passing by close to them, I hear them saying they wish that they are Arnoldo Fernandez daughter but thank God that they weren't.

Because if they were they would have faced the hell am facing emotionally, mentally and sometimes physically, I'm grateful they weren't. Sometimes I wish I was never born into this family or into this world.

"Mela!!" Grandma yelled my name but I was so lost in my thoughts that I couldn't hear her.

"Mel, what are you thinking?" Ira asked concerned.

"Nothing Ira."

"Yes grandma." I answered.

"Come close baby." Grandma said.

I went close

"Take the babies things and also pack some meals for both your mom and uncle."

"Okay." I said collecting them.

"Mel, I won't be able to follow you, I have a CA to go write, but I would be back, I don't know what time though." Ira said checking her phone.

"It's okay, Ira I would tell mom if I meet her awake." I explained to her.

*****

After reaching the hospital I met uncle in mom's ward room, mom is still asleep when I came inside, uncle looked tired. I met him sleeping at the hospital's couch, I woke him up and I served him his meal he ate the meal.

About an hour later mom woke up and when she set her eyes on me she smiled and opened her arms asking for a hug despite the stitches she had, I had to hug her because I also wanted hugging her but I'm afraid of her getting hurt because she just underwent a surgery.

*****

After 3 days the doctor discharged mom and throughout our stay in the hospital I was always glancing at my kid sister in her cot because she was so cute like my mom just as I thought. She's also chubby.

"She looks so cute."

"Yeah I know that."

When mom got discharged, uncle went back to London, because he had to go back to take care of his business.

Ever since when mom gave birth to Riddi i haven't seen nor heard from my so called dad, grandma was so happy when mom came back home she made the staff to clean her room and made it damn neat.

Grandma couldn't go to the hospital because she isn't allowed to go out and stay for more than 3 minutes or else her health might deteriorate and it might lead to her death which is why she has to always stay at home.

Grandma became this sick when grandpa passed away he was involved in a ghastly accident which later resulted to his death. As per what the doctor said the air outside is dangerous for her.

"Mela." I heard uncle's voice, Ira's dad.

"Hi uncle." I said smiling a bit and be smiled back walking over to mom's place.

"Melissa, how are you?"

"I'm fine Salvador, it's been a while." Mom said smiling.

"Oh yes, I have been quite busy, how's my baby doing?"

"She's fine." Mom answered.

"Hello aunt." Ira said chirping in.

"Ira, how are you?"

"I'm fine aunt." She said going over to hug her.

"We can't stay here, let's go to the room."

"Oh yeah, you're right." I replied.

I came back to my room without any one's knowledge. I opened my book to read when my door creaked open.

I saw it's Mira, i definitely know that she came to me for none other reason except for her boring problems and her problem is none other than her crush. Who doesn't even notice her which is annoying. I don't know what Mira saw in that dude that she's head over hills for because that dude is annoying.

"And irritating to be honest."

"Oh yeah."

When Mira finished bickering about her boring and annoying crush, she said; "Mel am famished."

"Go meet the maids in the kitchen, so they could make something for you."

"Okay then."

Mira is loved by everyone in this household. The maids and guards likes her because of her bubbling nature.

When Ira left for the kitchen, I went over to mom's room to check up on her and Riddi.

Mom's asleep and also Riddi. Riddi looks so cute and peaceful when she's sleeping. I just wished I could sleep so soundly like Riddi but I just can't because I always get nightmares while sleeping that at some point the staffs said I'm possessed by some spirit or I was mentally unstable.

This is 21st century for fuck sake who believes in magics, witches, spirits or even demons.

*****

A chubby man was running in the dark alley with his wounded body, with pains running all over him, he was running for his dear life, running because he wants to stay alive because his wife and new born baby are at home waiting for him, his 3 years old daughter is waiting for her dada to get back home. But he's lungs are out of breathe, he's falling short of breathe, he needed to stop and catch his breath but he couldn't take any chances, he couldn't stop because if he did that would be the end of him.

He kept on running and running but the alley didn't seem to come to an end but he still kept on running and running and running until he found a ray of hope. There's light brewing in into the end of the alley, relief washed all over him seeing the end of the alley but his happiness didn't last long because when he got to the end of the alley where the bright light of the moon was emitting from he saw the person he had been running away from.

A tall young man in black suit, his green emerald eyes shines with evilness from the bright moon light that washes the earth with it's magnificent light, his midnight black hair rustle disturbed by the wind, his white skin illuminated fairly by the moon light and his straight pink lips pressed together in a thin line before he pulls it into an evil smirk and his eyes twinkle with amusement at the bloodied man running away from him. Erald the son and heir to Valentino Balencentra the mafia boss to Balencentra's Mafia empire, a cold heartless killer a perfect heir to the mafia empire.

"You done running away little chubby dog." he said before pulling out a gun from his side and pointed it at the man's head.

The man Shaked his head in denial of his fate, he can't die like this, not now, he still has a wife and kids to take care of, they are even waiting for him at home, why the hell did he get himself involved with this evil man. He turned around to run back into the alley, maybe he can find another way out but only for him to turn around and he came face to face with a large muscular man who held him so tight that he couldn't escape.

"BOOM"

The sound of gun shot can be heard in the quiet dark alley as the victim fell down limply on the floor submitting to his fate.

After the victim fell Erald gave an evil smirk which any normal person that saw him in that position would have felt a cold and chilly feeling run down his or her spine.