Episode 4

MYRAH.

Suddenly Armella broke into our room, she walked in with a big basket stuffed with clothing and

beddings, beddings mostly.

I wondered why she brought those into my room,

''Good morning Armella'' we greeted her, she ignored our greetings and dropped the basket

beside me.

''Wash it all, I'll need them in the evening.''

She commanded, I was In no mood to hear such things this morning,

''I have lectures this morning, I'll do that when I get home, I promise.''. I excused myself.

''I never asked you to wash them, it's an order myrah I ordered you to wash them.''

''Haven't I got the the right to say what I want?''' I protested.

''I don't think you've got that.'' She said in a sternful gesture.

''Am not your slave, cuck old!.'' I said whatever I wanted without exercising self restrain.

I yelled at her and it made her temper slip out of gear, she bashed at me, leon tried interfere, she

brought a belt and lashed him on his back.

Leon fell to the ground, he curled himself up and writhed painfully on the floor.

Swept by wave of fear, I took the clothes to wash them, and to save us from Armella's fury.

The first augury of how things will be, was what we just experienced, it was more scary than we

expected, we couldn't even fight back.

LEON.

After minutes of an excruciating painful experience, I stood up, dusted myself and walked out of

the room, with a wavering gait,

I went and prepared hurriedly for school, I was almost late to school.

I ate the scraps of food left for me, and scrammed off to school without saying goodbye to myrah.

like I normally do, they wasn't time for that.

MYRAH.

I noticed Leon had gone, I glanced at the clock, the time was half past nine.

I had lectures by eight O'Clock, and it's half past nine, I had to forfeit the idea of going to

lectures today.

Armella walked into the laundry room, where I was.

She probably came to inspect the clothes i've washed, she went and rummaged in the basket

where i kept the clothes I washed, she turned the clothes inside out, to see if there are stains I

failed to wash off, she didn't find any, she dropped them all back in the basket.

She was on her way out when my phone rang seconds later, she broke her leave, and stood right

in front of the door, I had an intuition that she was trying to monitor my calls.

I checked who was calling, it was my boyfriend Thierry, I wondered why he was calling.

It's customary for him to always ask me out whenever he calls in the morning, ,and am afraid I

won't be able to come, am overly snowed under.

We haven't been in touch for a week and declining his offer today, would make it two weeks of

not seeing or calling him.

It's never appropriate for couple's to not be in touch for that long, we could experience a lull in

our relationship, and we could go from not staying in touch, to finding new partners.

I was hesitant to pick his call, Armella had not gone,

Making it an inconvenient time to talk with him, I left the call and it ended.

He called again in a jiffy, I had to pick up, it would be rude this time if I don't, I disregarded

Armella's presence and talked to my boyfriend Thierry.

''Hello be.....''. i squelched from calling him babe, Armella was seemingly harked to our

conversation, I decided not to put my phone on loudspeaker.

'' I just wanted to give you a missed call, so you would call back later.'' Thierry said he probably

thought I was in a lecture hall.

''Am not in a lecture hall, I failed to attend lectures today.'' I whispered.

''I understand, you're bereaved, yeah it catches us off guard and brings sorrow into our lives.

But I know how I could help you shake the pain off.'' He offered me help, I knew he was just

trying to lure me into hanging out with him.

''How?.'' I asked, pretending i didn't know his tricks.

"Meet me at the bar today and I'll show you.'' He asked me out.

''Look Thierry am sorry, am a little snowed under right now, and I'll be busy for the rest of the

day, maybe some other time.-'' I gave him a negative reply.

''Myrah what's wrong, he interrupted, he broke off my complaints, that sounded crappy to him.

You've avoided me for weeks, I haven't seen or heard from you for a week, and now i called and

asked you out ,you just declined it, tell me what's wrong myrah.'' He bewailed with profound

peeve.

I tried redeeming myself by explaining to him.

''Don't see it like am avoiding you Thierry, I would never do that to you, it's just that I've got lots

of work to do, but i promise I'll make it up to you, when I have time.''

My explanations barely made a bite, Thierry kept on lamenting about the lull in our relationship.

''Honestly myrah, sometimes I feel you don't want me anymore.'' He said.

I felt a sharp pang of pain in my heart after he said that, he hung up afterwards,

And i came away with another worry, my mind never runs out of space for things to worry about.

I sank in little despond knowing Thierry was sad, because I've been neglecting him, I didn't

neglect him on purpose, It was as a result of being overly engaged with other matters, I was and I

forgot about him.

I promised myself I'd see him today anything am free, to make up for it.

''Who was that on the phone!,'' Armella asked.

I startled when I heard her voice that sounded somewhat stentorian.

''It's just a guy from school, he's asking why I was absent in school.'' I stuttered in fright.

Armella sighed ghastly, it was expressive of doubt. She called into question on what I said

''He is just a guy and you're apologising for not being able to meet him today.'?' She said casting

a severe stare at me.

I realized she had deduced I talked to somebody very close to me, I became compelled by fear,

and spoke only the truth.

''He is my boyfriend, isn't that what you wanted to hear.'' I said in absolute fright.

She didn't say anything serious concerning that, she waved it off, and brought up something else.

''I'll be having a guest today,'' she said.

''A guest!,'' I chirped.

''Yes he 'll be staying with us for the next two weeks.'' I tried figuring out the mentality behind

that, maybe she wants to get us a step dad, or she is just hooking up.

''In respect to your deceased father, my guest won't be occupying his room.''

''Where will he sleep then ?.'' I asked.

''In your room, you and your brother will move to the attic, you will stay there until my guest

leaves.''

''Yes ma'am.'' I complied with absolute honour.

She said something else before leaving.

''And, you won't be meeting your boyfriend today, because you will be busy doing what I asked

you to do.''

''Yes ma'am,'' I went with the flow to make her feel assured I'll abide to all her orders, I never

gave up the thought of meeting Thierry tonight,

It's very crucial and must be done in order to save our relationship, and I couldn't stay all day

slaving away for a thankless human.

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