Just as Mrs Smith left, happiness engulfed me. I didn't even know who the share the happiness with, I thought about going to check on Aunt Vicky myself but something told me to just wait until the hospital management summon us.
I believed as soon as she regained her consciousness, we would be alerted to come and see her. But for now, just like the said, she needed no disturbances. Talking about disturbances, wouldn't calling Jessica to check on her sounds like a disturbance to her?
She had only been out for an hour but I was already worried, so worried that she might have drifted or met some of her crazy friends. I didn't want her to meet all those kinds of friends that could poison her mind again and turn her back to the exact person she was before, or even worst than she was before.
Well, why not just give her some minutes or another hour and see if she would be back before then? I thought to myself, and after having thought further I decided to just wait a bit more for her before checking on her on phone. If she comes back, I will tell her the good news about her mom. I concluded.
Thus, I returned back to the kitchen and continued washing the dishes until I was done. Then I did other chores like cleaning, mopping and so on. All that took me over an hour, and when I was done... with Jessica still yet to return back home, I decided to call her on phone and check on her.
Unfortunately, her phone was unreachable. That was odd, I quickly tried her contact again but it was still unreachable. Hence, I decided to call some of our mutual friends. Shirley was the first person I called, she was surprised and at the same time happy Jessica finally decided to confess. I then gisted her everything that had happened. She was really glad.
Before ending the call, I told her to call me whenever she hear anything about Jessica's whereabouts. "Don't worry dear, I will let you know if I hear anything" she promised me, after which I thanked her before ending the call. I definitely know Jessica wouldn't be going to her house, her mother wouldn't allow her to even step into their house.
Shirley's mom believed Jessica was the reason behind her daughter's house arrest, and also the trouble caused to them. Why then would she be allowed into their house? I should have thought about that before calling her.
Anyways, it was nice talking to her. I wouldn't be calling the rest anymore, they had been through a lot because of her and their parents or guardian may not allow Jessica into their house. I thought to myself and quickly changed my mind.
As worried as I was, I sat in the dining thinking about who to call. Just then Frank's call bounced in. He was probably done with his work. "Hello" I said the moment I picked the call.
"Hi, sorry I kept you waiting" he apologized. Although I didn't see the need for him to do that. Why would he apologize? He shouldn't have done that. I thought mulled over.
"It's okay, how's the work?" I asked.
"Fine, although I am still on it. Not yet done" he said.
"Oh, I thought you would finish first before reaching out to me?" I wondered.
"Well, that's my plan but Jessica called an hour ago and told me she would like to see me. So I sent my driver to go and get her from the Mainland. She just left some minutes ago, refusing to be conveyed home by my driver" he said, and to say I was shocked is an understatement. I was totally shocked, so shocked beyond words.
"Jessica you say?" I blurted out trying to control myself.
"Yes, I hope she told you she was coming?" he said concerned.
Actually, she didn't tell me but I didn't want him to know she lied about where she was going to. I also didn't want to lie to him that she informed me, hence I told him I had an incoming call, "I will call you later" I said and quickly ended the call as he hastened to say ALRIGHT.
The hell! I nearly screamed, what exactly was wrong with that girl? I just finished celebrating about her sudden change, and now she's trying to pour sand on my face? To be honest, I was disappointed in her. So disappointed that I was so eager to see her back so I could throw different questions to her.
First, why did she lied to me that she wanted to visit a friend of her to ask about the school she's attending? Why couldn't she just go straight to the point and tell me she wanted to see Frank? That way, I might have told her not to bother the fact that he would be coming after work.
Secondly, why would she turn her phone off or put it on flight mode? I had been trying to reach out to her but her line was down, it was unreachable. Why would she do that? If she didn't care about herself, at least she should care about the wellbeing of those that cared about her.
Now what if something bad had happened to her, what would Lorraine say to me? What would Aunt Vicky say when she recovers and find out something bad happened to her daughter due to my neglectfulness? I am pretty sure she would never forgive me, she might even return back to her unconscious state and Lorraine would not waste time in having me arrested and detained.
All thar aside, what did Jessica even talked to Frank about? Was it about school or what exactly? I just didn't know, but I believe if she returns home she would explain everything bit by bit to me otherwise, there would be chaos. And if she lie, I would get the truth from Frank.
I waited anxiously for her to return, and in less than an hour I heard the sound of a vehicle parked by our house, probably a taxi. Then the sound of door opening and closing, after which the vehicle accelerated and left. Then I began hearing the sounds of step, which stopped at the doorway. And just then, someone walked in looking around.
It was Jessica. I glared at her, and if only my gaze were blade she would have ended up mortaly injured by it. "Hey, I am back" she said as she began walking towards the stairway, she didn't even care to look at my eyes. Was she ashamed of what she did? I wondered.
"You went to see Frank, huh?" I said and that frightened her. She paused and gently raised her eyeballs, now giving me a fainted look. "He told me you were in his place..."
"At his office, actually" she cut in and continued, "I went to discuss about my school with him"
"But why him? I thought you said you want to go and enquire about your friend's school, why then did you go to him" I tried as much as I could to control my temper, I didn't want to end up messing things up.
"Yes, but the person wasn't around... so I called Frank. We talked and I told him I would like to see him. Can't I see him again? By the way, we only talked about school and as you can see, he's loyal to you since before I even returned he had called to tell you I came" she said sounding somehow rude, or was it my jealousy? I just didn't know.
"Okay, fine. Now what, is he going to sponsor you to Oxford?" I curiously asked.
"Oh, I thought he fed you that already" she scoffed, "Actually, I didn't talk about Oxford with him. I only asked about St. Edward College, the new higher institution in the Mainland. I heard it has fewer students because it's a private owned, and it's expensive" she explained.
"Now you want him to sponsor you there, or what do you mean exactly? Don't hide anything from me, Jessica, you know I don't like it when people hide things from me" I muttered, glaring at her.
"Hmm, Laura, what is it that you want? I don't know exactly because that man already promised to sponsor me, I am just doing him a favor. I don't want him to waste money sponsoring me to Oxford, he will spend less in St. Edward College" she said with no iota of shame.
"Have you no shame? We barely even know each other, when did I even met him? When did I first brought him here to see you guys..." I said as she cut in,
"And now you are working for him and he's going to be paying you lump sum as salary, wouldn't it be great if he helps me too?" she said and began heading upstairs, ignoring my calls.
"Jessica, we are not done yet... Come back here, Jessica!" I exclaimed and watched painfully as she left. I intended to follow her but doing that might lead to a fight, a fight that would certainly not end well. Hence, I decided to chill. To calm down and let Frank come over later. He's the one I should talk to not her. If I can have him change his mind, she will definitely come back to her senses. I thought to myself.
Thus, I went to the kitchen and began preparing for lunch. She had done breakfast, it was my time to do lunch. That makes perfect sense, and together we would prepare dinner in the evening. And when would Frank be coming? I just can't wait to see him, I really can't wait to talk to him about Jessica. She might have changed, but I still didn't trust her the fact that she was moving closer to Frank.
Frank and I had an unquestionable bond, a bond I never thought would be that strong. And now, Jessica was trying to interfere, just like she did with Reade, although it was obvious she didn't know he had a fiancee and a child. But if she could, sleep with him... then I fear, she might as well try to lure Frank to doing the same. Frank was handsome, so handsome that despite my reluctance in falling for him I ended up doing that without my knowledge.
And now, Jessica, she was trying all her best to be close to him. To be honest, I didn't like it the fact I know the kind of person she was. When she likes something, she would try all her best to see that thing in her possession. And that was one of the reasons why I was scared about allowing her to be that close with Frank. Their closeness might create a bond, and that bond might lead to what happened between her and Reade. Something, even in dreams would be painful for me to see happening.
I was the kind of person that didn't like hurting other people. The kind of person that, I consider others' feelings before mine. If Frank was her boyfriend, I would have been so careful to not even get his contact. At least, in order for her not to be uncomfortable. When I was in college, I didn't like associating myself with my friends' boyfriends. Although sometimes those boys would be the ones approaching me, I would always try not to be friends with them.
They would be like come on Laura, it's a normal thing to do. But I would smile it off and just, ignore them because I believed if the same was done to me... I mean, I couldn't imagine seeing the man I love trying to befriend my female friends. It would definitely hurt me, more than words could say. That was why I learned to be careful when it comes to associating with my friends' boyfriends.
