BELINA (Tender Beauty) SEASON 1
EPISODE 23
Badmus tried to look through his blood shut eyes but couldn’t. He had just been given the greatest level of beating he had ever
received. He had looked up at the hooligans hovering over him after he was thrown to the cell knew that he was in deep trouble. They muttered something about welcoming him to the house and he thought it
would be a simple handshake but what he got was a boxing session. They all tested their fists on him like he was d latest punching bag in town.
He tried to stand but could not muster enough strength to pull up a leg so he just lay there on the floor. He swore in his heart to
get even and make Belina wish she had never been born for all he had passed through the past few days.
“if I can get out of this place, be prepared
Belina”, he thought before he dozed off, giving in to sleep as a consolation.
Before I knew it, I was on my way home. I had attended to two patients before leaving and I had been enjoying myself immensely
when I noticed that it was past five. I left the hospital feeling very happy and when I got home, I found the house open. My new mom has a very large supermarket and I was surprised that she was home already.
I entered and greeted her lovingly.
She was very interested in what happened on my first day at work and I relayed
everything neglecting one very aspect, obviously. She also relayed her day at the supermarket to me.
Prisca walked in and everything became livelier. I reverted back
to the bedroom with Prisca. Her dad wasn’t back from work yet.
“So, how was work today baby girl?” she started and I started wondering just how far I was going to tell her.
I repeated everything I told mum also leaving out d most fascinating part of it all. Trust
Prisca, she read in between the lines and noticed some loop holes and fired back; I did not have any other choice but to open up to her.
“Well, I met someone that looked so… I don’t know. I originally thought he was a statue, then while I was admiring him, he moved and I almost swallowed my tongue in shock and wonder.
He is so good looking”, I ended my sermon when I noticed that I had gone too far.
“Uhn, I can practically see stars running around in ur eyes, tell me, what is his name” she asked smiling stylishly.
“What stars? Well I don’t know his name and I am happy I don’t.
I don’t want a man in my life.
They have all been a huge disappointment. Look, I am happy you have a good and loving dad and also Tony but men are good to you but sis, not me. They have made my life miserable. Everyone of them”. She shook her head,
“Sweetheart, don’t be like this”
“Really? Do you know what it is like to have the type of father I have? Well no. What of Kelvin’s betrayal? I felt like dying that day
Pric, you don’t know what it is like to be face to face with your boyfriend and have him throw
trash in your face. That left me totally broken. What of Tunji? He practically made my life a living hell and you want me to think about a guy? No. I don’t have them in my dictionary.
I would only treat patients as patients and live my life as a single lady besides, God did not make it compulsory for us to get married”. I said and wiped the tears that were already flowing from my eyes. This was the first time that I was letting out my
feelings since last week and Prisca held on to me as I cried and whispered words of encouragements After I had composed myself, I remembered that I had not even
checked how much I would be paid as salary and I told Prisca who laughed wondering if she could forget such a thing. I brought out the envelope in my bag and opened it. I read the
letter and when I got to the place where my salary was stated, I opened my eyes and mouth in shock.
Richard went home with with Tony. He really needed the company cos he had been trying to get Belina out of his mind and everything he tried did not seem to work. They got to the house and they both collapsed on the chair. They had both eaten at the hospital’s restaurant so hunger was out of the question. They had both been pre-occupied towards the tail end of the day and they started wondering why people did not come throughout
until around four. They got to Tony’s house around 8pm and after about 10 mins rest, Tony put on the TV and the first thing that was
displayed was news and from the speaker, he was able to grasp that they were talking
about the murder case.
“Oh my God, Richy, I forgot to tell you; the guy that abducted Belina was murdered on Saturday”
Richard did not like the fact that Belina was the topic again when he was trying to forget her but what he said captured him.
“Yeah, I saw the murder case but was that the guy who abducted her?” he asked alarmed.
“uhn, wait” He increased the volume and
when a certain picture was placed on screen, his eyes almost popped out of its socket.
“No, it can’t be true”, he gasped,
“it can’t be”
“What can’t be” Richard asked very confused and worried now.
“That man there is… is Belina’s father”, he dropped
The blood in Richard’s face drained instantly.
To be continued…
