Right there she was squatted, her phone beeped. She wanted to ignore it but it sounded again and she cast a glance at it to see it was her mother. She hesitated to pick up, but when she finally did, a wailing tone stiffed her ears.“hey, mom! What happened? Mom you OK?”She was almost exhausted trying to console her mother on phone; she needed not be told there was trouble at home. Her thought paced with uncertainty. “Talk to me, mom. What happened?” she shivered.In a moment her phone left her hand and smashed on the ground;’ her mother had told her the most devastating news. She gaped, her body covered with ruin and gloom; her father had slumped and remained unconscious while on his way from office.She quickly made way to the hospital where she met her mother and a few nurses in the reception. “How did it happen, mom?” she pestered her mother with tons of question, making her weep harder. “Put yourself together and talk to me. If you cry this way what do you expect me to do. Pleas

“Come on hurry, Ella, get the pastries and the flour. I need to bake him special dough and a cake,” Mrs. Tony echoed as they got busy in the kitchen.Ethan had told them about his visit and ever since then they had been preparing as if the president was visiting their home. Ella had told her about Ethan’s love for doughnut and cake and she decided to appreciate the moneybag, who had volunteered to grant them the medical bill.Today was the day Ethan would grant them the bills and they decided to make it a memorable day.“No man gives a special gift to a woman without feelings attached,” she mumbled to Ella as they got busy in the kitchen.At the mention of those facts Ella paused and pressed her thick lips, her mind suffused with raw feelings for Ethan. She giggled; every charisma of affection revealed in her countenance; like new wine, she brewed; her mother had never seen her in such mood for long.“I can see you are rejuvenated. Love is good and you are with the right man,” she sto

Her plans of getting a ride from Ethan was futile; Ethan’s convoy had sped past her, making her argue if Ethan noticed her or did it on purpose.Ella curved up a distressed face once her mother stepped out of the doctor’s office; she batted an eyelid the moment her mother’s teary face came in sight.“What is it, mom? What did the doctor say?” she pestered her mother who seemed to be shut behind the doors of her gloom, “Talk to me mom. Is dad still alive and what does the doctor have to tell you?”She settled her lingering eyes on her mother, whose face was beginning to squeeze tearfully. “The medical bills,” she mumbled and shivered, “We are yet to provide the bills and the doctor is threatening to discharge your father if we don’t provide the money till tomorrow. I thought you said Jack promised to give it to you.”Ella stamped her feet on the floor, her finger raking through her hair and instantly her once lively face dimmed to crimson. She took out her phone to dial Jack and it did

“Good day, Ethan!” Ella greeted, her tone very informal.“Good morning, sir!” her mother greeted with a slight bow and an affiliative smile on her chin.Swinging in his executive swivel chair, Ethan hummed a response and stared briefly at them before offering them a seat.He consulted his diamond wrist watch. “You have to hasten up. I have a board meeting by 12 and after that I will be having lectures on campus, and a date with Shan George. Besides, you didn’t phone me to tell me about your interest in the loan.”“Sorry about that, Ethan,” Ella sat up, her face decorated with sheer interest that aroused Ethan’s awareness of their dire need of the money now. “We…we, need it right now yes… yeah,” she stuttered heavily, swallowing hard, her fingers being fondled with.Ethan screwed up his brow, a slight nod of his head, stirred Mrs. Tony to sit up and blind at him, wondering the impossibility of not standing a chance to get the money now.Ethan took out a file and cast glance at it. “I a

When Ella heard a clank on the window pane of her room, she least expected Jack showing up at such a late hour; she had grudges for Jack who left the funeral without her knowledge.“Why are you showing up at this time of the night?” she queried, scanning her gaze around for her mother who had refused to retire to bed after her husband was laid to mother earth earlier today.“We need to talk,” Jack’s voice brewed thunder and unsettled malice. “Are you stepping out or should I step in?” he threw caution to wind and didn’t give heed to her mother catching sight of him.Ella winced, she could perceive utter bitterness in his tone; she opened the window and leapt down. With arms folded, she was ready for tit-for-tat; just however jack wanted it tonight.“What do you have to tell me that you couldn’t wait to tell me in the funeral. You disappeared like a women in labor. What must have stirred your actions, boyfriend? You never cease to amaze me. You are…”“I am just your boyfriend on lips,