MILLION TEARS
EPISODE 4
Six years later….
“Mummy am hungry”, Clara cried.
“Oh my beautiful daughter is hungry!! Come let me go get and you some cake to eat”, Lucy said and carried Clara on her arms,..
As she was coming down the stairs, she met Jemima holding her Tommy crying.
“And what is the meaning of that stupid tears on your face? Lucy yelled at Jemima.
“My tommy is paining me!! Am very hungry! I have not eating since morning”, Jemima cried, using her tiny hand to rub her tommy ..
“You are hungry? You are very stupid for saying that! Have you finished washing the plates I asked you to wash?” Lucy harsly asked.
“Yes am done with it already!! Jemima responded still crying,
“Will you stop crying before I break your head!! Lucy threatened, and at once Jemima stopped crying.
“Now go and clean up the sitting room, and be careful with the dinning table”. Lucy ordered.
“But mummy am very hungry!! let me eat first before I continue with the chores pls am dying”. Jemima said with tears dropping down from her eyes.
“Am talking and you are still standing there talking back at me? How dare you”, Lucy yelled. Walking up to her and gave her a hot knock on the head which made Jemima to scream.
“Now keep going you this bad luck”, Lucy yelled at Jemima who quickly ran straight to the sitting room holding her head crying seriously….
Two days later, Lucy called Ken on phone.
“Hello Ken”, she greeted on phone
“Hi Lucy! How are you doing?” Ken asked at the other end of the call.
“Am very fine!! I hope you are coming back to Nigeria today as promised?” Lucy asked.
“Oh no!! Am sorry something came up, I won’t be able to come back for now, I still have to stay more six to seven years before coming back to Nigeria! Pls am sorry”, Ken said.
“Aaah not again! Anyway no problem! As long as you are sending your daughter’s upkeep money”, Lucy replied.
“No problem! So how is my beautiful daughter Clara doing?Ken asked.
“She is doing very fine. So how do you see your daughter new pictures I sent to you yesterday on WhatsApp?” Lucy asked.
Wow!! the pictires are so beautiful! My daughter is growing into a very beautiful lady!! But come to think of it, why does my daughter Clara look so much like you?” Ken asked at the other end.
“Errm..errm.. yea!! Maybe because I was the one taking care of her right from when she was still a baby”, Lucy lied.
“It is alright!! Maybe so!! so how is my princess doing?” Ken asked.
“Sh..she is doing very fine,”Lucy responded, but her voice was cracking on phone.
“Lucy are you ok?” Ken asked.
“Yes ofcourse am ok!! So how is work over there? Lucy asked.
“Work is very fine! we bless the Lord!! I will send you some money tomorrow so you can change my daughter’s wardrobe, ok!”, Ken said.
“Ok no problem!! I will be expecting the money then”, Lucy said smiling on phone.
“Ok take care of yourself! I will call you tomorrow, my regards to my princess”, Ken said.
“Ok! bye”, Lucy said and ended the call…
“Hmmm!!this guy almost suspected that Clara wasn’t his daughter! Anyway thank God I came up with something,..I will play my game smartly”. Lucy thought to herself and smiled wickedly.
“Clara! honey pls be fast, your school bus is waiting outside”. Lucy shouted on top of her voice. Just then Jemima walked into the sitting room looking very dirty and unkept, she was putting on a torn uniform, it obvious she was going to a local school while Clara was attending the biggest school in that area.
“Mummy”, Jemima called.
“Yes!! can I help you?” Lucy replied harsly.
“My teacher said that I should bring my school fees today”, Jemima said.
“Tell that teacher of yours that I will see what I can do about it next week,.. now go to school. Lucy ordered.
“Mummy what about my money for snacks”, Jemima said.
“Which snacks? Didn’t you eat at home? My friend will you go to school before I decend on you,..see her mouth like snacks”. Lucy yelled at her with anger in her voice, as she sadly walked away. Hust then Clara walked into the sitting room looking like a princess.
“I hope you have carried your lunch bag?” Lucy asked Clara who nodded her head.
“Take this one thousand naira, use it and get snacks for yourself and keep the change”. Lucy said and handed her the money which she happily collected.
“Mummy thank you so much, I love you”. Clara said and pecked her on the cheek before going outside to join her school bus….
Life has never been easy for Jemima in that house, she was been treated like a maid in that house by Lucy…..
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