Daniel stare at his mum continuously.
“What?” Daniel asked.
“what do you mean what? must you embarrass me?
why
did
you
left Cynthia and her father to come and watch movie
inside?” Mrs. Emily asked angrily.
“They
came here to see you not me” Daniel responded standing
up from the cushion.
“How dare
you say that to me. what have come over you?” Mrs Emily
asked.
“Nothing. Nothing mum. Why don’t you understand that
I
don’t want to do anything with that so called Cynthia
of yours?” Daniel asked.
“Shut up. Do you know what it means to be married
to the daughter of your father’s best friend?” Mrs. Emily
asked.
“I
don’t care what it means mum. Love is not buying and
selling
like business. Love is feeling. Mine feelings. doesn’t
that
mean anything to you mum?” Daniel asked back.
“Yes
honey, it does mean something to me, and what it means
to
me is, I must make something out of your life” Mrs Emily
shouted.
“You mean your life mum. It has always been you and
what
you want” Daniel replied walking to the dining. He
located
an empty sit and sat down.
“Do you know what I want?” Mrs. Emily asked
walking
to him at the dinning room.
“Listen let me tell you. I wanted your father, my
husband
to be alive all through this years. I want all the building
I
have built for to be cemented by a good marriage
between
you who I have done everything for and a girl from good
and
decent home like Cynthia. That is all that I want. that is
what
I called achievement” Mrs. Emily said.
“Spending
the rest of my life with Ella, is what I called achievement” Daniel replied.
Mrs. Emily
froze.. she went and sat beside Daniel.
“Daniel,
you want to ruin yourself? You want to ruin all I have
build
for by marrying that rat thing that doesn’t even know
her
parents” Mrs. Emily said. Daniel was shocked to
hear
that from his mum. she hardly know Ella, how come
she
now know more about her background.
“How
did you know about that?” Daniel asked surprisedly.
“You
know me. I got her thoroughly investigated. Her father
died
when she was barely 18 years old. He died as a result
of
curse” Mrs. Emily asnwered.
“From?” Daniel asked.
“The village shrine. The man she lives with it’s just
her
uncle. And you want to compare her with Cynthia? you
want
to compare her with a girl who has had the very best of
life.
A
girl of class, a girl with a solid family, degree and rich?” Mrs. Emily asked.
“All
those things means nothing to me mum. absolutely nothing” Daniel replied
standing up.
“A woman who I will love for who she is, a woman
with
nobility of character and innocence is the one I
deserve” He shouted taking back his sit.
“A
woman, I will truly love” Daniel added calmly and
Mrs. Emily smiled.
“You know darling, that is why I believe that, Cynthia
and
you will make a perfect match” Mrs. Emily said with
a smile.
“Mum. there can not be a perfect match than Ella” Daniel
responded.
Mrs. Emily got annoyed and stood up from her sit.
“You
listen to me young man. I don’t want to ever, ever,
hear
that name mentioned in this house again. Get it. You
understand
me. Nonsense” Mrs. Emily shouted angrily and left
for her room.
*
*
*
Ella was seen sitting at the sitting room and crying her
life
out. it’s been days now and she has been avoiding Daniel.
in as much
as she tried to forget him, she still end up falling more
and
more in love with him. The door opened and Ogechi
step in.
“You missed lectures today Ella” Ogechi said but no
response
from Ella. Ogechi went and sat beside her.
“How
long will you continue like this? Just look at you. my
dear
you need to let things go” Ogechi told Ella.
“Ogechi,
I have tried. I have really tried. sometimes I wish this
wasn’t
a problem” Ella responded sadly.
“Probably
you’re wishing for the wrong thing” Ogechi said. Ella
stare at her confused.
“It’s true” she added nodding her head.
“Ogechi,
you cannot understand me” Ella said.
“You
don’t understand. You don’t understand Ella. Just look
at
you. For how long are you going to continue like this?
you
said you don’t want to see him and yet you’re not at
peace with
yourself” Ogechi shouted at Ella.
“I
have tried to” Ella responded.
“follow
your heart. My dear follow your heart. That is what I
Ogechi
will do if I were you” Ogechi told Ella. Ella felt cold.
she
doesn’t know what next to utter rather than to reason
her broken world.
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