"Nothing mummy." Rosa answered.Her phone beeped and she took the call."What?" She rolled her eyes."Okay. Okay. Shit!"She cursed and dropped the call."I have to go now. I have some things to settle in the office. Mom please take care of him." She said and kissed her mother's cheeks then kissed my checks before she finally left.My mother in law made a disgusting face as if she has smelt something bad."Count yourself lucky. I found the money in my drawer." She said as she waved the dollar bills in front of me."Let's go home. There's no one to do the dishes." She faked a smile."Be considerate ma. I'm on the bed dying and all you can think of is who would do the dishes." I said."Do you want me to hit you before you brain resets again?" She asked while she removed her shoe.I raised my body from the bed gently and I sat upright."What are you doing?" A nurse in a blue scrub asked."He's fine now. We have to go." My mother in law laughed revealing her thirty two teeth."He's not rea

My dad slapped my stepmother. The sound her face made when my dad slapped her face echoed in the room. I was shocked and I stood up immediately."How dare you do that to my son?" My dad grunted. His eyes turned red,full of rage and anger. "How dare you slap me?" My step mother raised her hand to slap my father but I held her hand quickly. She released her hand and slapped me instead. My dad wanted to hit her again but I stopped in just in time. "It's not worth it dad." I said."She's spoilt. I need to teach her some lessons. Nobody lays hands on a Lionel." My dad said through gritted teeth. "You slapped me Ray. Just be because of this worthless boy." She cried. This time I felt she was pained throughly. Tears flowed down her eyes without caution. "He is my son." My dad yelled "And he is not worthless." "I promise you, no I swear with my life,you'd cry over him. I promise." She took a knife on the table and cut her finger. Blood spilled on the floor and she walked upstairs. Part o

The banging stopped and I stood up slowly,wincing in pain and rubbing my rib cage. I opened the door slowly so it won't make a creaky sound. I tiptoed downstairs and the coast was clear. I was about to open the door leading outside the house when I felt a hand tap me."Where do you think you're going?" She asked.I turned and she almost screamed. I put my hand to cover her mouth."Calm down! Calm down!!" I whispered and she stopped wriggling to get out of my grip.I released her and she asked. "What happened to you? You look pale and your eyes are red." She wasn't concerned about me,she just wanted to know."I'm not feeling fine. I need to go to the hospital." I said,hoping she'd let me go now that she knew what was wrong with me."Go. Go treat yourself. Make sure you don't die because there's be no one to do the dishes." She said and I rolled my eyes."Yeah thanks." I said as I turned to leave. She hugged me from behind. I quickly pushed her away before anyone could see."Grachi! St

"I don't want to hear it." I sniffed.I didnt know why I was getting emotional. Maybe because I was tired,tired of it all. Tired of being pushed around and humiliated and mocked. It's has always been like that,even when I have become rich,I'm still pathetic. I've always thought whenever I become rich,all my problems would disappear but I was deceiving myself. I have office work to manage,I have to prove to my dad,board members and stepmother I was worthy of my position. Nevertheless I had to deal with my wife's family and all the bull shit they make me go through. "Just come out?" He begged."Should I go? Should I not go?" I wanted to hear his side of the story,a story I have heard before but I was too angry. All this wouldn't have happened if he had controlled himself or better still accepted me. "It's funny how my life has changed but I'm still pathetic." I stood up and unlocked the door. He came in and hugged me. I pushed him away gently and sat on the bed. He sat beside me and fa

"She's so cute. Lord have mercy!" I prayed.I walked to my room and laid on my bed,blushing and thinking about Grace. My brain kept playing how I cleaned her tears and hugged her."That was so cool." I whispered.*********Walking down the stairs I was low-key looking for Grace but she was no where to be found. I went to the dinning to check if my breakfast was on the table but nothing was there."Where's Grace?" I asked a maid that passed by."I've not seen her since yesterday sir." She answered and bowed."Where could she be?" I asked myself,confused.I walked to the kitchen and my eldest maid who had been taking care of me since I was young greeted."Good morning Master Lionel." She smiled."Good morning Coco." I greeted and said her nickname. She hated whenever I called her that but I always did,since I was a kid till now."Stop calling me that master Lionel." She frowned."Where's Grace. My breakfast has not been served and I'm getting late." I queried."I'm so sorry sir. I told