Ever since I left Cornfield, Mam Camila and Aunt Vicky had been calling to check on me. They didn't like the idea that I left, I also didn't like it but what could I do? It had been five months already but I was still yet to receive a message call or message from Frank, he was probably done with the relationship even though I did nothing wrong to be paid that way. However, he kept his promise about paying me monthly. Every month, he would transfer a whopping sum of thirty thousand bucks to my account. Something Mam Camila said was a wonderful gesture from him. She had been advising me for long to try and talk to him, but I wasn't ready for that. He was the one that told me to give him space, hence I expected him to be the one to send me a message whenever he was ready to restore back our relationship. Every day, I would check my phone to see if I would see his message. However I would see nothing. And it wasn't as if he didn't use to log into social media, he was always online even and would often view my statuses. He also knew I was in a new place, but he never cared to say a word.
And Jessica, well she was currently in the U.K and had since moved on with her life. She didn't care at all about what was going on, all she cared about was her studies. There was a time she would upload the pictures of babies, probably gotten from the internet. At that time I thought she was just admiring them until I later found out she was pregnant and was finding it hard to tell Frank. Infact, he didn't even want to hear her name as I heard let alone to see her close to him. Mam Camila told me it was her that later told him about the pregnancy, he became so furious and told her to have it aborted… just like any other man would when a woman that isn't theirs became pregnant with their child(ren). Hopefully though, Jessica later had a miscarriage. Mam Camila told me when she told Aunt Vicky to advise Jessica to abort it, Jessica overheard them and told me she didn't also need it the fact that even if she give birth to it he won't have his father's love. Something she lacked which led to her life being what it was right now.
That day, her mother felt it seriously. She felt the words and I heard she cried. Luckily for Jessica, she didn't had to go through what Naomi went through. She took so much beer outside one day and then came back home drunk, only for her to lose her balance while climbing the stairs and then rolled over until she was finally down. She passed out immediately and was taken to the hospital, there they were told she was fine but she had lost her baby. Nobody was sad about the loss the fact that a plan had already been made to remove it even before the incident occured.
When Frank heard about it, I heard he was satisfied the fact that he didn't frown nor yell like he usually does. All that while, his parents weren't aware about the whole thing. Yes, his parents had returned and his father had took over the company from Frank. I heard his father was so happy about the success of the company and even gave him ten billion dollars as a reward for his hard work.
Mam Camila believed if his parents knew he once had a girl pregnant, things would end up bad for him regardless of who the cause was. Hence, they cintained the story between them and the case remained in mystery to other servants. None of them knew what happened, the only thing they knew was that Frank was once presumed missing, and when he came back he broke up with his girlfriend. That too, none of them was allowed to talk about it. They were strictly warned before his parents arrived home from their trip.
That was all I knew about Frank and the rest of the people I left. As for my apartment, well, I had gently began blending with the people there. Infact, there was this guy from the 11th floor that found interest in me. We had only met twice before he started submitting flowers on my doorstep with his name written on and a small note containing a quote. At first I didn't like the idea of befriending him, however Naomi made her thorough research about him and then returned with the good news that he was really a good guy.
For that reason, I decided to let him into my life but as a friend only. I was strict about it, nothing like love or anything related to romance. Just friendship. Since then we had been friends. He lived alone in his apartment ever since his girlfriend, Clara left him. His name was Jake, and he was really good-looking. Every morning, he would come and help me prepare breakfast before heading to work. And in the evening too he would come to my apartment after returning back from work but not to help me with preparing dinner but to eat with today. He was a plumber and was very proud of his job. He used to earn two hundred to three hundred bucks a month, sometimes though he used to earn up to three hundred bucks.
He told me almost everything about him, however I refused to say a word to him about my relationship or past life. Infact, I lied to him that I was Naomi's cousin and that I came from the Capital City. I lied about my source if income too and how much I used to earn. I told him I work as a ghost writer for a firm, however our contract was confidential hence I wouldn't be revealing it to him. He fell for all that and never question me about my life. He was really good at understanding, and I really liked that. He was also a very hardworking man. Whenever Naomi comes, she would tease us… calling us a perfect match. I used to warn her to stop it but that girl was something else. She was good at teasing and pocking fun at me.
As for Mark and his girlfriend, Denise, well we had been on good terms. Ever since Denise knew about my friendship with Drake, she stopped treating me somehow. Infact sometimes she used to check on me just to greet me. I guess she viewed me as a threat before due to jealousy. Anyways, today was the day Drake made me promised to take pictures with him. I didn't like truth abd dare but he made me play the game and now I was left with no other choice but to do what I was supposed to do. Before he left to work, we took some pictures holding each other like couples… after which he reminded me that part of the deal was to upload it in his presence. At first I was hesitant but in the end he finally convinced me to do just that abd that they had to last for twelve hours before I could take them down.
That was too long but there was nothing I could possibly do. It was the kind of social app that you can't hide your status from anyone even those that aren't in your friend list. And shortly after he left, I checked and found out many people had viewed it already. Including Frank. However, he didn't say anything. That kind of hurt me but I decided to just forget about it even though it pains. The first person to comment was Naomi, she teased like me by calling us couple and even asking when exactly would our wedding take place. After her, Shirley commented too and then host of others. Shirley even promised to visit me someday, she had really wanted them to relocate to Vinewood but the decision had been cancelled by her parents after sorting things out long ago. Hopefully though, one day we would meet each other the fact that we really missed each other.
As soon as the twelve hours elapsed, I took down the pictures without even waiting for additional second. I took it down and since then I stopped playing the game with him. He was happy though the fact that made had viewed the pictures and had seen us together. That was what he wanted, and that made me not to welcome him into my apartment for three consecutive days. Denise had to intervene, she told me locking him out will expose him to unhealthy air and that my apartment hair was what was making him to breath. I knew she was only trying to convince me, otherwise nothing was special about the air in my apartment.
After the incident, we became closer friends and he became more interested about my life. However, I told him I can't tell him more unless if he would have to tell me what exactly happened between him and his girlfriend… something I knew would be hard for him the fact that he didn't like talking about her. Whenever I asked hik about her, he would quickly change the topic. I really thought this time around he would change the topic too and then give up asking more about my life, but surprisingly he cleared his throat and began narrating everything to me bit by bit.
"Clara and I met when we were at the orphanage. We feel in love since when we were kids and had been lovers ever since. Although when she clocked thirteen and started seeing her m.enses, she was taking to the female adults section. We hadly used to meet. We only meet during meal time, especially lunch and dinner. During breakfast the adults used to workout before coming to the dining hall for their meals, and by then we had left already. I was a year older than her though, but I was still a child since I was yet to reach puberty stage. The rift between us kept growing until two years later I became an adult too and was taken to the male adults section. I was so happy we used to meet even though there were set rules and regulations that prohibited minglings between male and female adults. In the orphanage, we had almost everything we needed. We were under the care of a multi-billion dollar software company known as TcX-Base. They took good care of all the orphans in their orphanage, educate them, and when they become adults they are given the chance to leave or to work for the company. It was actually a very big company with offices allover the world. Whoever choses to leave would be allowed to leave with all the educational certificates they obtained during their stay, however they would work for the company for two years first. Not a big deal the fact that the pay was good and when you are leaving, you would be given a cheque of five thousand bucks. Seriously, I missed being there. I intended to go back but as soon as you sign out, no coming back. You will have to learn how to live your life alone out there. Clara and I started our life here in Vinewood, and this apartment was our first. We lived here for quite some time before she later met a guy that also left the orphanage. She told me she was tired of living outside TcX-Base, that she would like to return back to the company and that guy – Peter told her there is a to get back into the orphanage. I tried to stop her that even if she was able to return, she would face a lot of things with the authorities there. Sadly, she didn't care. She was so tired of living out here abd decided to just leave. After leaving, I did my research and found out she never returned back to the orphanage. Rather, she flew to another country with Peter. Some of my friends advised me to chase her but what's the point of chasing something that didn't want to be found by you? For that reason, I moved on…"
As soon as he was done explaining, it was already night and I was tired. Hence I told him I will narrate my own story to him the following day. I really meant my words, if someone could narrate his biggest secrets to me, I think they are worth trusting. However the following day in the morning, he was in a hurry to go to work hence left without even staying in my apartment to eat breakfast. I thought we would be able to meet later, but shortly after someone came banging my room. And when I opened the door, I found out it was Frank… with Mam Camila standing behind him while wearing a smile on her face. Frank however didn't smile. I thought I was dreaming the fact that I had never shared my new address with anyone. However, as soon as he grabbed my hand said, "Let's get you home!" I knew I wasn't dreaming.
Mam Camila then told him to take it easy with him but he didn't. Infact he didn't even take the elevator the fact that it had went down to take in others. While Frank continued to drag me, Mam Camila kept telling him to take it easy. He didn't stop until we were finally outside. Then I found four black SUVs and a black van outside. I needed nobody to tell me they were all from the Walter's Manson. I was so speechless, the only thing I could do was to turn back to Frank and stare at him. He also kept staring at me. Just then Mam Camila gave me a hug before walking me to one of the middle SUVs, she opened the passenger seat's door and then told me to walk in. All that while Frank was just staring at us. Thus, she shut the door and left. I thought she was going to walk 'round to the other door and join me in the car that wasn't whst happened. She entered another SUV, the one parked at the back. Thus, I looked outside the glass and watched as the security guards brought out all my items and took them to the Van.
When they were done, they all stormed back into their cars. Frank then joined me in the one I settled in. And before I knew it he grabbed my hand and kissed it. "Don't you ever runaway from me again, and I don't want to ever see you with that guy… ever!" he uttered in a command tone as the convoy began moving. "Understood?" I heard him said again. However I couldn't utter a word because I was still surprised, I had only nodded my heard in acknowledgement. The whole thing sounded like a movie to me.
And while we journeyed back home, I slept off. It was when we arrived at our destination that Frank woke me up. It was Aunt Vicky's house. The rest of the convoy were nowhere to be found. Before I could ask where the rest were, he cleared his throat and told me they headed back to their mansion together with all my belongings. I didn't know why my belongings were taken there until later inside Aunt Vicky's house he told her from now on I would be living in their mansion. Aunt Vicky was kind of sad, however she was so happy the fact that I was finally back. After having talked for a while, we left. I really pitied Aunt Vicky the fact that she would be living alone. Although, both she and Rita had now became friends as I heard and Patrick and Paul used to pay her a visit always. Her door was always open for them.
When Frank and I arrived at his father's mansion, I was scared about meeting his parents but surprisingly, they welcomed me warmly. Frank and told them a lot and had showed them my pictures, hence they accepted me. I was then taken to the guest room I once found myself in at Frank's apartment. It was a dream come true and I was very happy. We had a grand dinner later in the evening together with Mam Camila, she wasn't wearing the her uniform and was sitting comfortable too. That really got me thinking if she had been promoted to a special position. However, Mr and Mrs Walters announced that she had retired and would no longer be a maid but a grandmother in-law and would be still be entitled to her salary every blessed month. I didn't know when I screamed and began clapping in happiness. I was so happy for her. And when asked if she would like to still stay in the mansion, she said she would prefer to relocate to Aunt Vicky's house. That made my heart to finally be at ease as Aunt Vicky would now longer be alone.
From that day, I became a member of the Walter's Family. And after our engagement and later, GRAND WEDDING, I became Laura Walters. Also known as, Mrs Frank Walters. And in few years later, Frank's father died of stroke to which Frank was made the Chief Executive Officer of StableGrid. Making him to become the master of the house, and after giving birth to our first son, Smith, the young Walter became the young master.
Life hadn't been for us, but to be honest the way my life turned out to be really made me happy. I felt like I had never even been in pain before. Hopefully one day, everyone's pain too would be gone and their long forgotten dreams would come true.
THE END
Written by KingMoha
(Muhammad Abubakar)
