Chapter 19. My heart bleeds.

How you treat people determines what you get in return.

Your approach to people determines the response you get.

Your attitude towards people determines how they treat you too.

If you want to be well treated, treat others well, if you haven't been well treated before, treat others well too. In this life, what you have is what you give and what you give is what you receive. You can't give what you don't have.

Now let me tell us about Shola, she's a very beautiful lady but has never loved before. Even her husband she never loved him, just married him because of his wealth. Same thing goes for her husband. He never loved her but married her because she's smart, Yoruba by tribe and knows a lot about business so as a business man he saw it as a great opportunity, so'' he was told. The lady he loves knows nothing about business.

Shola and Jennifer were done with their conversation and she left.

Shola drove in and was surprised why her husband came back early and didn't notify her, it's unlike him.

She went in but only to see Sandra seated with her luggage right beside her and her husband Surprisengly looking at her standing close to Sandra.

Now let me make it more clear, Sandra happened to be the lady Douglas loves but couldn't marry not only because she doesn't have business idea but because she's Igbo by tribe.

Shola...... Got really angry and said :

Honey Kilode? ( what's happening )

Douglas... Honey Ummmm, ummm, the thing is, there's something I should have told you but I lack the moral to.

Shola....What's it you want to tell me and why is your ex here?

Douglas..... Please bring your voice down. The thing is, Sandra here is pregnant for me and she's insisting I marry her. She said she can't keep hiding.

Shola....Wait, you said what?

Please meet me in our room now.

She hurried into their room and bursted into tears. Douglas followed her.

Douglas....Honey I'm really sorry for all this. I didn't mean to.

Shola... You what?

You cheated and as if it's not enough you got her pregnant and brought her home?

So this is the reason why you forgave me of tempering with my womb so easily?

Now what?

She will live here with me?

Flaunt her pregnancy on my face and then I have to go through the pain of not being able to get pregnant too?

Douglas.....Calm down so we can think of what to do please.

Shola...I should calm what?

You must be crazy to ask me to calm down. You are the one who cheated so fix your mess.

You know me too well, and you know how I can be when I'm angry. I give you 5mns to take your side chick out of my house else you won't believe your eyes.

Douglas... Please calm down honey, it hasn't gotten to that. She came from a distance and in her condition is not safe to ask her to leave by this time.

I promise to take her away from here by tomorrow.

Shola....If by tomorrow she didn't leave here it's her dead body you will have to carry. Ashawo kobokobo.( prostitute )

Douglas went downstairs, took Sandra to the spare room in the house and said:

Douglas...Babe please just like I told you before you can't stay here. it's not just proper for you to stay here, for your safety and that of our unborn child. Please I will be taking you back to the house I bought for you. This place is her space and it's not good for you here.

Sandra...Are you asking me out of your house?

Why should I be the one to leave?

Why should I be the one to stay in a lonely house?

Why must she be the one to have you all to her self?

I thought you said you love me?

Douglas...Babe I do and you know it.

Please don't cry dear.

I promise to always come around whenever you need me.

Douglas took his lover back to her house the next day and they settled everything with uncountable kisses.

Though he didn't marry her but what he did for her he hasn't done for his wife Shola. He opened a restaurant for Sandra, he sponsored her education from 100level till she graduated. He bought her a car, he's the one sponsoring Sandra's (2) siblings in school. The house she lives was bought by Douglas while Shola is only managing the small car he gave her, the small business he opened for her and that's all.

Though he gives her money but not as he gives Sandra.

Sandra has always been the woman of his dreams but his family didn't buy the idea of Douglas marrying an Igbo lady.

Though he married Shola, his heart belongs to Sandra.

Phillip dropped Dianna at her place after work that faithful day and Dianna invited him in for a drink before he leaves.

Phillip on the other hand wanted that but don't know how Dianna would feel if he say so but was full of joy when Dianna initiated the idea.

The two lover birds went in, grab 2 glasses and a bottle of wine, sat down and drank like lovers should.

They were on that when the bell rang.

Dianna got the door and boom it was her mum.

Dianna....Ummmm, ummm you are here?

you've never visited me before even when I dearly need you around mum.

Her mum... Are you going to just stand there and question me about?

Is this supposed to be a good evening or what?

Dianna.....Ummm sorry mum, good evening mum, please come in.

Her mum went in and saw Phillip well seated with a glass of wine.

Phillip.....Good evening ma.

Dianna's mum...Nkeiru who's this?

Dianna....Mum, meet Phillip the love of my life, Phill meet my mum.

Phillip.......Wow, finally I get to meet your mum. He went closer and greeted politely.

Ma'am is a great pleasure to finally meet you. How have you been ma?

Dianna's mum.....Nkeiru, so of all my warnings you still went against my rules?

You even have the temerity to introduce him in front of me as the love of your life? Love kill you there Dianna.

Did I not make it clear enough to you that their tribe is not welcomed in our place?

She turned to Phillip and said: Young man gather your things and leave.

I don't want to see you anywhere around my daughter.

I don't care how long this hide and seek love have lasted but I'm putting an end to it now.

Dianna....Mum please don't talk to him like that, you don't know him at all, why not give him a chance to at least know him mum.

Her mum...What chance are you talking about?

Do you need a slap to understand that this topic is over?

Dianna.....Mum please you need to leave now.

Her mum....Are you being serious right now?

I your mum should leave your house?

Phillip...Baby, please don't be like this, she's your mum dear. Don't worry I will leave but we will talk on phone.

Dianna...Phill, you are not going anywhere.

Sit right back. Is high time I put an end to this tribalism nonsense.

Pointing at her mum, I love this man and there's nothing you or anyone can do about it.

Get out of my house.

Her mum..... I will leave but I promise you that you will come begging.

Nkeiru mark my Ward's, you will regret this, I your mum will make sure of that.