SHE LEFT

SHADE.

Forty minutes later, I was a feeling better, I stood up and I go to pick out a dress from the wardrobe.

Kunle stood up and comes to me, He stood behind me.

” Babe please I need you to stay with me, I promise not to this happen again” he says.

I kept on checking for some dresses and finally , I found one and I dress up and pick my phone.

” I am all set” I said.

” Are you still bent on your decision” Kunle asks. I looked up to his face and tears drip down my face, I look down and nod my head.

To be honest I am just trying hard to do this, it’s really hard leaving Kunle but I don’t want to die, if his mom can do this to me , She can do anything.

 I walk further and Kunle held my hand , tears rolled down my face , I look up to Kunle’s face he was weeping, tears was dripping down his face , he couldn’t control his tears , even I couldn’t control mine but I have to go.

” We can sit down and discuss this better? He says but I shake my head to say No.

” I pull out my hand out of his hand and I walk out of the house, I climb down the stairs and I walk out of the house.

Not like I have money that I can use to return to the village but I have made up my mind that I will find a cab or tricycle that will take me to where I want to sell my phone.

walking out of the mansion’s compound is another work entirely.

As I was walking towards the first gate, a car approached me and it was his maybach, he wine down car .

” Get in, I will take you home” he says. I stare at him for a while, I have no money so why would I decline his offer.

 I entered into the passenger’s seat and sit , he kept staring at me and tears rolled down his face , he cupped my face and sighs deeply.

” Please have a rethink of this, if there is something you want me to do about this, I will do it for your sake just tell me what I have to do to make you stay with me” he says, I just place my lips on his , something more like a peck on the lips.

” I love you and want to spend my life with you but if we keep trying from the way your mom dislikes me, I could die, I have my siblings , I have my mom, they all need me, if there is any help you want from me concerning your career I will do it for you but I am so sorry, I still want to go” I said.

” We are supposed to get our wedding introduction done in a week, our first step to this forever, think about that and stay” he says.

” You and I know there is no forever , It’s all a plan for your career to come through, if you still want us to have the wedding introduction because of your career, I would do it for you but will still stay far away from you” I said.

” Shade, I know it wasn’t real in the start but now what we share is real and you and I know we want this marriage thing between us” He said.

” I want to marry you , I won’t lie but your mom will hurt me more if I keep staying , here, she doesn’t want anything such like feelings , she just want me to clear up the mess that got us here” I said. 

“ But I want you? He says.

” I want you too but your mom doesn’t like me, please take me home, I don’t want your mom to come and hurt me again” I said and he nods his head.

He moves himself closer to me and I stare at him and , he moves his body away from mind and he fix the seat belt across my body.

After three hours, he pulled up in front of my parents house in the village.

When he pulled up

At this point, I wish I could tell us to go back to his house because I was missing him already.

He held my hand and gave a fake smile and tears rolled down his face, I was about opening the cab door when he pulled me close to him, he pulls me into his embrace and he embrace me tight and we both sob, we break the embrace and he put his hand into his pocket and he brings out an ATM card for me and I stare at him.

I stare him and he says

“You can have it to get whatever you want” he says, I know that this is not his gold plated ATM.

“You will need it”I said staring at the card. Ofcourse it’s not that I don’t want to collect the ATM card because I would be needing money at the village.

He took my my hand and he place the ATM into my palms and he says .

“I will miss you” he says sobbing while I also began to sob.

I look out of the car my mom was outside waiting for me. I open the car door and got out of the car.

He also got out of the car and greets my mom coldly and return into his car and he drove off.

KUNLE.

I never thought shade was going to mean it that she wants to leave, I tried pleading with her buts she already had her mind made up, I couldn’t have her go alone because I know she has no money on her and moreover it’s not even safe leaving her in that state to go to her village.

When I see that she was Alex walking down the stairs,I go to my room and pick one out of my numerous ATM, I picked the one that has about Two million Naira, it’s not like I ma paying her off yet but I know she would need some money to survive at the village.

I didn’t let the driver take her to the village or the driver to drive us to the village, I took her to the village myself.

It’s been long time I drive except for the day my parents pissed me off again but for the woman I love, I decided to drive her to the village myself, I thought I can still persuade her to stay but she refuse.

I can’t force her against her wish because if I was the one in her shoes , I won’t even stay.

I drive her down to the village, we said no words instead we were just weeping, we both weep throughout the trip.

We embrace tightly and I gave her the ATM card, she was going to refuse the ATM card but I place it in her palms.

Her mother was already outside their house waiting for her daughter, I came out of the car and greet her mom while I go back into the car and drove out of the village.

I didn’t drive home straight, I drove off to my parents mansion.

I drove into mansion, I got out of my car and dashed into the mansion.

I yelled out my mom’s name because I didn’t find anyone at the living room.

“Mom!Mom! I yelled and my mom strolled to the balcony inside the house, walking glamorously she always do.

“Yes Son” she says placing her hand on the balcony rail.

“Yes son” she says again.” I have been expecting you” she says.

“How dare you mom?! How could you?! I yelled with pain in my heart.

“You can come and beat me up for that good for Nothing Shade” she says.

“You are so heartless?! I said sobbing.

“Exactly what you need to be a good politician son, you are not to be too kind and nice,you can be generous but not to the ones you cannot benefit from, I just helped your career get better and instead of you to appreciate my effort of helping you out of another future scandal you are here yelling at me “ she says.

I just stood lost because she doesn’t even feel remorseful for what she had done to an innocent girl.

I was short of word because my mom didn’t even feel remorseful of whatever she did , she find whatever she did right.

When she talked of being heartless makes one a good politician and that I shouldn’t be too kind or Generous at that point I knew that, it will be pointless fighting her.

“You got what you wanted, congratulations mom” I said and I turn back to leave and I heard my mom’s voice.

“I know you might never allow me into your house again it’s fine but I think we should talk about your fake wedding introduction preparation now, let’s finalize it” She says. 

I paused in my track and I look back at her and I scoff.

“You know you never seize to amaze me mom, didn’t you want her to leave? Didn’t you want her out of my life? So why should we be discussing the wedding introduction? I said.

“Point of correction son, fake wedding introduction” she says and climb down the stairs. “anyways , the fake wedding introduction will be on Saturday and I think she should alert her family that we are coming and the color for that day is green and I don’t think I would be able to stay in that God forsaken village and in front of the house I saw on the video the day you went to her God forsaken village and I think we should provide them clothes and maybe a small house till the wedding will be over here in Lagos, we would have it posted online that you bought them house and make them confortable , this will make them really make the people follow us more and they will all be oin our side , I know you the power is in our hands” She says.

I let her finish talking.

“Mom all of your plan won’t be necessary because she left” I said coldly and she had this shock on her face, I turn around and leave.

“What do you mean by she left? ! she yelled following me and I increased my pace and walk towards my car.

“God,I can’t believe how stupid this son of mine can be? How could you let her go without cleaning the mess she caused in the first place? ! Listen Kunle, it will be better for you to go and have some nice sweet talk with her and bring her back to Lagos, she has to clean up her mess! 

I became mad at that moment , does it means my mom doesn’t have a single humanity in her?

“Mom, how do you expect her to stay! I yelled at her, you forcefully got out our baby out of her , who even gave you the right to come into my home and do what you like! Huh! I yelled at her angrily, I was forced to say things I do not want to say , I even yelled at her out of anger.

“I am trying to fix the part of your life that you have refuse to fix son” She says.

“Oh God! You are unbelievable! I said and walk angrily into my car and drove off.

KUNLE’S MOM.

My son came into our mansion yelling like I am the worse mother on the planet, he came yelling because of that nonentity , I can’t believe my son will stoop so low to fall in love with such low class, God! Anyways, I do not regret whatever I did , I believe I did the best thing ever by getting rid of that baby, I do not want a offspring from wretched people.

And what does that girl think ? that she would create a mess in my family and walk away with it? It’s so impossible anyways the most important thing right now is bringing that girl back to Lagos or we go in surprise with we trying o be nice.

I became restless thinking of which option or should I go to the village myself and beg her back to the city just for this power? No., I can’t beg that girl, no way, maybe my men should go and bring her here into this mansion forcefully until the fake marriage , oh this might implicate us and she might open up about the abortion and all sort to the media.

She doesn’t have a prove so I am not worried about that but the fake wedding introduction must take place or Maybe I should try and speak with Kunle, No, Kunle should be invite for a meeting at the Chairman’s place and we would decide what should be done, I think I should go and beg her myself will be the best.

I will be at that village myself but I don’t even have the address, how do I get the address from Kunle? 

I do not need Kunle, I will just speak with the driver that took them to that wretched girl village, I will get my address through him and this is even my chance to show to the world that I am one of the good mother in law and people would praise my family, oh I think I should speak to my husband so that we can go together and people would respect us too, we would at least trend for some good reasons.

Where is my phone? I asked myself. 

“Peju! I called my P:A’s name and there was no answer from her.

“Where on earth is this foolish girl?

“Peju! I called out and she came running to me. 

“Ma! Peju answered. I look at her from head to toe and her bonded hair was looking rough.

“Where is my phone? I asked.

“ She quickly gave my phone to me and I smile and shake my head.

Peju! I called out to her as I held out my phone.

“Ma” her head down and not long my second son walked to me and give me a peck.

“Why did you come back home? I asked.

“What kind of question is that? Can’t I come home and have some rest? He asks me  and I chuckled.

“Ofcourse you can but if I may be mistaken, you have a resting one bedroom apartment in your office , so what happened to that? 

“Son be careful, I see everything going on, I know why you are back home” I said and he just laugh it off.

“I need to go back to the office” he said stealing a look at Peju and I just I watch both of them eyes as it meets with my son smiling.

My son leaves and I turn to Peju. 

“Peju don’t catch feelings because if you do , you are on your own because my son has his fiancée studying in Canada and she will be back anytime from now.