.. Chapter 6..

"Look Sylvia there's no need to cry, it's just a child besides I promised you'd see him but I wasn't specific if he was going to be alive or dead". "How can you say such a thing, he's your son. Why do you wish him bad. You are the worst father he could ever have and I hate you." "Hate me all you can but he doesn't mean anything to me neither do you." "Don't you dare walk out on me Ovie, give me my son. Please bring him back to me." I said crying hysterically while he left me to mourn my child.

I don't believe he's dead, he's my child, my one and only son. There's nothing to live for other than him.

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"You need to leave this house, you've overstayed your welcome. Your presence isn't needed anymore." Ovie said one fateful night unexpectedly to me when I came out of the bathroom. "What do you mean by that? Why should I leave." I was flabbergasted by the statement he made, it came as a shock to me. "Look at these papers, they are the divorce papers. You signed them in the hospital, remember?"

"No I don't remember at all. I didn't read them because at that moment all I wanted was to see my son. How could you do this? You know what, that's fine I'm leaving besides there is nothing to look forward to in this marriage anymore. If I leave then I need my father's properties." He laughed uncontrollably when I was done talking, I was embarrassed I thought I said something stupid. I felt so insulted by his actions, I was already fuming with anger.

"You are so dumb and naive sweet Sylvia. Look baby those papers you signed, one of them includes the handing over of your father's properties to me. So dearest Sylvia I, Ovie Ofure am the sole owner of all your inheritance. How wonderful is that?" My life is a complete disaster, I'm so broken and deflated. I'm completely finished, gini ka ng' eme, chukwu biko zoputa m oo.

"I despise you so much Ovie, you are one of my greatest enemy. I promise you I'd be back and I'll pay you back for every single thing you've done to me. I don't care where I'm going to get the resources to fight you but I will. I'll leave but you'd never find peace till I'm dead, mark my words." I said while pulling off a cold face. After packing my bags, I turned back and looked at the house one last time. I made a promise to make sure Ovie pays with his blood.

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"I have nowhere to go Linda please I need a place to stay for the mean time pending the time I get a job. I promise I'll pay you back when I've saved up enough money." "Look Sylvia now that you are broke and you have nothing left. I'm not sure I can house you for long, the maximum amount of time you can stay here is one week if you don't get a job soon. Besides why don't you call your rich uncle, Emeka and ask him for help.

I didn't bargain for such impromptu expenses and you know the country dey bad also pity me na." Is this the person I call a friend, how can people be so wicked to their fellow human being. This is someone I felt that I can trust and I can rely on, only for her to treat me badly. Friends are so deceiving, I'm sure I can never let anyone come close to me anymore, if this is the price I have to pay to leave that God forsaken marriage then so be it.

"I've being calling my uncle for some time now and he hasn't pick his call until I got a message from him stating I shouldn't bother him or his family but Linda how can you be so cruel to me. We've being friends since our university days, is this how you pay me back for all the good I've done for you?" "Abeg, abeg no try use emotional blackmail on me. So because say you manage help me get scholarship for school and you support me with small money you think say I go bow down con worship you.

Tah, na juju be that. If e be, e no go work at all, see if you no wan stay for my house abeg just pack your load comot for my dormot because as you see me so I no get time for all this pity paty story. "It's okay Linda, I'm very grateful for you letting me stay in your house." If this is going to be the only way for me to feed and survive for a few days then I'll take all the insults in the world from her. If only Chinwe was in Nigeria I'd gone to her place but what if she'd react this same way.

"Now you dey talk wetin I wan hear, so now you don divorce that your fine husband you mean say im dey for market now, because as I dey here na rich man I dey find to marry oo." "Linda!!!how can you say such a thing? I just divorced him and you want to pursue him already, don't you have shame?" "So? Abeg Sylvia I accept I no get shame but at least when I'm done I get the guy and the money. You for stay in that house small and endure, na your loss be that. Abeg come inside make I close my door."

This lady standing before me and blabbering these nonsense is not the Linda I know or maybe she's just pretending but this one here highly disgusts me. I can't imagine the type of stupid decisions I have made in my life, how can I call this one my friend. Someone who doesn't wish me well at all, I really need to get something to do or else I'll be at her mercy.

FEW DAYS LATER

"I'm sick and tired of you being on my neck about getting a job. I'm trying Linda, I really am. Please just leave me alone, it's enough you downgrade me." I said while wearing my shoes. I was going out to drop my CVs at different companies. I haven't gotten any positive response yet. Linda has being pushing me so much that at this point I think I've gotten to my limits. "Listen to me Sylvia, I can't be wasting money on you when you are not even planning on getting a job."

"You know very well I'm trying please have patience with me. I beg you I'll find a job soon." I replied while packing my files ready to go out try my luck again. Hopefully I'd come back happy today. "I'll keep pestering you, listen just because you lost your parents doesn't mean everyone should pity you. Now I know why Ovie never wanted you are just a lazy human being who just feeds on people. To hell with you." She said while turning to leave my room.

I've never being so angry like this in my entire life just looking at her made me want kill her. Immediately I lost it, I grabbed her into my room and locked the door. "What the hell is wrong with you Sylvia, let me out of this room now!!" She said while looking everywhere but me. I knew she was scared with the way she refused to look me in the eyes. I was already at my breaking point, I'm not sure I can back down from what I'm about to do to her.

"You've being saying a lot these days Linda and it's being freaking annoying. I'm sick and tired of your nagging it's frustrating. I think I need to shut you up, I've had enough!!! I shouted at her making her eyes go wide with fear. "Sylvia you can't do anything, you know what I have a little secret for you" she said smiling tauntingly. I so wanted to wipe out that smile out of her face permanently but my curiosity got the best of me.

"I slept with your husband not once or twice and I did it over and over again with no regrets. I wanted to prove that you are not the only one that can have a fine man to herself. Unfortunately he had to be my lab rat." She said while looking at me smugly. I was overcome with so much rage that I pushed her to the bed and held my pillow down to her head. "Shut up shut up!!! I hate you so much. I just wish you can die."

I halted immediately when she stopped struggling and she laid still. As if she was a virus I jumped down from the bed instantly. Oh my God she's dead, what am I going to do. I didn't think it'd get up to this point, I just wanted to scare her. I packed my bags ready to run, I didn't mean to do it but I can't stay here any longer. Sooner or later they'd know I was responsible for her death. "I am so sorry Linda." I cried while closing her eyes.

Translations

Gini ka ng' eme, chukwu biko zoputa m oo (a language in Igbo tribe) - What am I going to do, God please come to my rescue

I didn't bargain for such impromptu expenses and you know the country dey bad also pity me na - I didn't bargain for such impromptu expenses and you know the country is bad also pity me na

Abeg, abeg no try use emotional blackmail on me. So because say you manage help me get scholarship for school and you support me with small money you think say I go bow down con worship you - Please, please don't try to use emotional blackmail on me, just because you helped me to get a scholarship and supported me with little money you think I'd bow down and worship you

Tah - Exclamation

Na juju be that. If e be, e no go work at all. See if you no wan stay for my house abeg just pack all your load comot for my dormot because as you see me so I no get time for all this pity party story - Is it vodoo. If it is it won't work at all. See if you don't want to stay in my house please just take your load from my door because I don't have time for all this pity party story

Now you dey talk wetin I wan hear, so now you don divorce that your fine husband you mean say im dey for market now because as I dey here na rich man I dey find to marry oo - Now you are saying what I want to hear, now that you you've divorced that your fine husband do you mean he's up for grabs now because as I'm here I'm looking for a rich man to marry

Sylvia I accept I no get shame but at least when I'm done I get the guy and the money. You for stay in that house small and endure, na your loss be that. Abeg come inside make I close my door - Sylvia I accept I don't have shame but at least when I'm done I get the guy and the money. You should have stayed in that house for a while and endure, it's your loss. Please come inside let me close my door.