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( Just my…real love… )
THEME: A New Life With Her.
BY: Faith Ifeoluwa.
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Chapter 15 & 16
☆ Maya and the Deceased Bee ☆
Maya’s eyes blinked, it took her five seconds to process what he just said. His palm remained on her @ss and the naughty smirk glued to his lips. Maya couldn’t help but scoff surprising Jacques. He furrows his brow and was about saying something but Amaya beat him to it by grabbing his arm and flipping him over her shoulder.
“Ahh!!” He grunts landing on the floor.
“Jerk!” Maya only hissed before stomping out of his office.
“That…that crazy woman! I was only joking how dare she…arggh that hurts!” He groans holding his arm.
DORA’S RESIDENCE.
Dora fumes as she goes through her phone. The backlash she was receiving wasn’t a joke at all. People keep criticizing calling her all sorts of names.
“Never knew my role model was a whore”
“She must be tired of getting abortion so she decided to have her womb removed”
“If shame was a person. How could she be so bizarre?”
“She must have slept with tons of men to be where she is right now”
“I thought she only got some work done on her external body never knew her inside ain’t an exception”
“What a disgrace!”
“I heard she changes men like one changes clothes”
“I wonder if the abortions are not more than seven. She probably aborted for every guy she dated”
“Dated?? Come on you mean she slept around with”
“Shameless blouze!”
“ARGH!!” She threw her phone forward with all force and it landed on the floor almost hitting the maid approaching with a tray of tea.
“What do they know”
The maid drops the tray of tea on the table and started pouring it with shaky hands.
“You’re among right?” Dora suddenly said to her.
“Par…pardon?” The maid shuttered looking at her.
“Yeah…I can see it on your face. That mocking look…you are among those uttering trashes behind my back aren’t you!!” She grabbed her hair roughly. The maid cried out in pain.
“No!! No Madame! I swear I didn’t do anything!!”
“Tell me…what did you say? What the f**k are you saying about me!!”
“Madame please!! I didn’t do anything don’t be angry!!”
“Angry?? Why? I can’t even get angry now uh!! I can’t!! You look down on me too! You think I’m a joke too uh!!!” She pushed her away roughly and the maid fell on the floor with a thud. Dora grabbed the hot tea and pour it on her. The maid’s cry of agony rented the house.
“YOU THINK YOU’VE GOT THE RIGHT TO CRY!! BELT UP!!” She made to charge towards her but the sound of clapping stops her.
“It’s so like you…venting your anger on the innocent” Jacques said behind her and she turns.
“Bastard!” Dora spat with bloodshot eyes.
“How dare you show up here?” She seethed. The maid used this opportunity to scurry away from there holding her shoulder which stings like hell.
“You seems to be forgetting something. This is my house. Mine”
“Are you being delusional? This is my husband house! My house!!”
“Aren’t you the one being delusional right now? It’s my father’s house. You don’t probably think because I’m letting you stay then its already yours? Madame…let me refresh your memory…when you came here you had nothing. What makes you think you’re gonna leave with something?”
“I’m your mother”
“You’re just a mistress…my father’s mistress. He didn’t registered your marriage did he? You…are nothing. The only reason I’ve been letting you off all these while is no other than Halsey. If not for her…you wouldn’t be enjoying the luxury you are having today don’t forget that”
“You can’t do anything to me. I still have the company don’t forget that”
“Ahh…that? Sure you do. I don’t know how you did it but you caught me unexpected there. Bravo!” He applauds.
“I’m…gonna drag you down”
“How? By giving out my project again? Haven’t you learned your lesson already? Alright…why don’t you try it? This time you lost your career…what do you think it’s gonna be next time?”
“You’re despicable!”
“I actually heard something alarming. You’ve turned my father’s house into a brothel where you bring in different dogs to f**k. Is that true?”
“So what if it is?” She asked with raised chin.
“Dora…don’t push me to the wall. My anger has a very short limit you know. I give you three days…leave this house and we’ll have no problem” he threatens.
“What?”
“Three days. Don’t make me come drag you out myself. That wouldn’t be funny at all got it, Mistress Dora?”
“You_”
“Three days” He warned one last time then walk out of the house. Dora watch him leave with bottled up anger and she eventually exploded in a loud scream.
“AHHH!!!”
JACQUES’ MANSION.
“Dog!” Jacques drops to a squat patting dog which ran to him immediately he came in.
“What did you do today? It’s boring without me right?” He says to the dog which only sticks its tongue out and wails it’s tail.
“I? I had fun today. I put some people in their places…come on. Let’s get you something to eat” He smiles and stood walking towards the kitchen and just then Gary descend the stairs.
“Bro you’re here. Let’s have a drink” He smiles.
***
“Say it. What’s the matter?” Jacques asked Gary who kept gulping down the tequila in the glass cup.
“Bro why aren’t you drinking? It’s no fun drinking alone”
“I don’t drink”
“Not that you’re a light drinker?” Gary teased while Jacques gave him a hard stare. He chuckles.
“I’ve got to get up early tomorrow for work. Why did you come to the company earlier? The secretary told me you came along with Halsey but you left first”
“Nothing. I just missed you”
“It is something. It shows on your face you’re dying to tell me something. Spit it out now or forever remains silent”
“Come on Jacqui. Can’t we just…have a drink?”
“Good night” He stood to leave but Gary held him back.
“Alright…I’ll…i will talk. Sit” He gave in.
“What is it?”
“Brother…I think I’m sick”
“What? Sick? Is it serious? Cancer? Tumor? Is it curable? What did the doctor say?” Jacques asked all at once holding him.
“No…no…not that kind of sickeness. I’m…my heart and my head are just giving me some problems these days. My heart wants something but my head is telling me otherwise. I’m…kinda stuck”
“What trouble did you get yourself into?”
“Brother…I think…I still can’t let go”
“What?”
“See I know it’s all wrong. I know it’s useless, senseless and absurd but…I just can’t have control over it no matter how I try to. What do I do brother?”
“I’m gonna make an appointment with the psychiatrist tomorrow. We’re going together. Know that” Jacques said and stood up.
“Bro_” Gary stood also holding his arm.
“Gary. Do you want me to punch you back to your senses before you stop all this?”
“I tried. I tried to forget her but…I just couldn’t”
“Then keep trying. Don’t stop. It’s been four years already. Does that make any senses? What game are you playing at?”
“You’re only saying this cause you don’t know the pain I’m going through. You don’t understand my feelings…you don’t know how hard…it is for me. For four years I’ve endured and pushed myself hard to forget about her. I dated countless of ladies and slept with numerous of them. I tried. I really tried. I kept myself busy and didn’t contact her at least once. But yet…everything went down the drain the moment I saw her again at the restaurant. I couldn’t…I couldn’t help but yearn for her again. I realized how much I’ve missed and longed for her. Yeah I know I’m crazy for being like this but…trust me it isn’t my will also. Brother…I want to forget her also. I also don’t want any of this”
“Come to the company. Right now there are many other things which needs your attention. Be the managing director…work with me and stop thinking about useless things”
“I’m not interested in working in the company. I have my own work did you forget?”
“Gary…Halsey and you are the only family I have in this world. The only people I love and trust. Under any circumstances I don’t wanna lose any of you. You’re both important to me more than anything. After you guys is everything father left behind. I…only live my life for this. Please don’t make things hard for me. You and Halsey are a big NO you know that too. I’m sure she doesn’t want this also…so please for everyone’s sake especially yours…do the right thing. Stop hurting now and let go. I know it might be hard. Like you said I might not know the pain you’re going through but I can see some trust me. Let’s do the right thing. You know the right thing to do”
“Brother…”
“You know…I cherish you a lot right?”
“I’m sorry for letting you down brother…I’m sorry” Gary said with a quivering voice.
“Clean your tears. Only weak men cry. I know this is harder on you than anyone. Think about coming to the company. I’m always here whenever you need me okay Go sleep now” Jacques pats his arm while Gary sniffs.
“Brother…”
“I’ll go upstairs first. No more drinks” He said to him and he nodded.
“Night” Jacques mouthed and make his way upstairs. Gary sighs.
“I really have to stop this” He muttered.
NEXT DAY. ( PRISON )
Jacques sat on the chair tapping his leg on the floor waiting patiently for the person he came to see to arrive. Few minutes later the door opened and the warden led in a handcuffed man in his mid fifty. He had a prison clothe on and look rather haggard.
“You have five minutes” The warden said.
“Jacques Dickens” The man spat on taking his seat.
“Pleasant to see you again. President Alas Coldwell. Or is that not it anymore…right! It’s prisoner 4128 now silly me” Jacques jeered.
“How dare you show your face here you despicable scum!”
“Don’t worry…this would be the last time you would see it. How is it going in there? Is it comfortable? Or you’d like to be transferred elsewhere?”
“You bastard!!”
“Why did you do that to me? Honestly if you hadn’t cheated me you wouldn’t be in here, your company wouldn’t be in the mud now and your daughter…wouldn’t be miserable right now. Her wedding got called off because of you”
“You…you were behind this. I was right after all. You threw me behind bars!!”
“So, do you like it?”
“I can’t believe this seriously. How could you!”
“Mr Alas. Nobody messes with me and goes scot_free, you pay for your wrongdoings. Your company did well thanks to my design you stole. I had to do something to stop that. And I did. Look. You’re behind bars and your company is on the brink of bankruptcy. The design is useless now and everything is pointless. Just what I wanted”
“It was only a mere design…how could you go this far just because of that!!!”
“My company! Almost went down because you took that mere design away from us. You have to feel the exact pain I went through…in hundred folds. At least…next time you’ll learn not to steal others sweats and hardwork. I bought all your shares that had hit rock bottom. Don’t worry GLAMOROUS WEARS is changing its name soon to RORY’S CLOTHINGS what do you think? Awesome right?” Jacques grinned.
“You! You bastard!!” Mr Alas sprang up locking his shirt this made the warden quickly went to them.
“You should go back now.” The warden said to Mr Alas pulling him away from the grinning Jacques.
“You…I’ll make you pay for this!! I’m gonna end you Jacques Dickens!!! Believe me I’LL END YOU!!!” Mr Alas keep yelling as he was dragged away. Jacques dusts himself and stood.
“You shouldn’t have messed with me. Loser” He muttered leaving also.
RORY’S WEARS.
“Good morning Mr Jacques” Maya greeted dropping a mug of coffee on his table.
“I doubt if it’s a good morning…the other night wasn’t a pleasant one” Jacques remarked taking off his suit. Maya said nothing.
“You have nothing to say?”
“About what?” She feigns ignorance.
“I was only joking around with you but…I almost got my arm fragmented in return. You have nothing to say about that?”
“Ahh that?” She said.
“Ahh that?” He copied her.
“I was actually joking around with you also. Oh my! Were you hurt? I never knew you’d get hurt. I don’t even know how to flip someone over…I only tried that out”
“You were joking around? You only tried that out?”
“I was just playing with you Mr Jacques. If it hurts how about we visit the hospital. I’ll foot the bill”
“What?”
“Let me see. Should I give you some massage” She moves closer but he shunned get off.
“Get out. I won’t be needing you for a while so don’t show your face to me.”
“Yes Mr Jacques. You have no appointment until three today so see you after some hours” She bowed and leaves his office.
“She has grown wings, hasn’t she? I’ve been lenient it seems” He sighs out.
LATER AT CLOSING HOUR.
Both walked to the car garage and Maya extend his briefcase to him.
“Good night Mr Jacques” She bowed
“I can’t say the same to you…Miss white” He replied opening the door.
“Yes Sir” Maya mumbles with an eye roll.
Jacques got into the car and just then his phone chimed.
????”No one can force me out of this house. Not when I’m still alive!” It was a text message from Dora.
“I knew she’d be like this” Jacques smack his tongue and dialled a number.
???? Hello lawyer Kylo. I have a matter you need to attend to…yeah…” He ignites the engine and drove off while talking with his lawyer on phone.
“@sshole! Hope you don’t get your f**king @ss home!” Maya gritted watching him drives away.
***
The truck drove with full speed crashing unto the already crushed Jacques’ car swerving it off the road with full force. The car fell off the landslide into the bush and within few moments it blasted off.
“In your next life, learn how to live nicely so your end won’t be so pathetic like this. Jacques Dickens…I hope you rot in hell!” The perpetrator muttered watching the burning car.
NEXT DAY.
Maya entered the company and strangely they all look tensed. The atmosphere was of a deplorable one. One could easily tell something was definitely wrong.
But what could it be?
“Good morning!!” She greeted as she got to the main office. Stephen, Rana and Ophelia were already in but none of them returned her greetings which she finds weird.
She studied the expression on their various faces. They all look gloomy and lost in thoughts.
“Guys…what’s with the tense atmosphere? Did…something happened? Someone might think you all lost your jobs with the looks you all have on” She joked expecting them to joke along but instead they all ignored her joke.
“What really happened you’re all scaring me. Did he really fire you all. Why? Come on stop looking blue…I’ll go talk to him” she smiles and make his way to his office.
“Uh? Is he not in yet?” She mumbles on finding the office empty.
“Guys he’s not in his office and he isn’t picking my calls either” Maya said trying his line.
“He can’t pick up anymore. He can’t come to the office anymore also. You won’t be able to see him anymore now Maya” Stephen finally spoke up.
“What do you mean? Did he went on a trip? But he told me nothing about that” Maya said cluelessly.
“A trip would have been better. At least he would come back”
“I don’t get what’s happening right now. Can someone elaborate”Maya said getting impatient now. Stephen phone began ringing and he excuses them to pick it up.
“The CEO is gone now. Maya he’s never coming back” Ophelia said.
“Gone? To where? Why isn’t he coming back? Did he say that?”
“Here. You haven’t seen this, have you?” Ophelia showed her a news on her phone. It was an accident scene. A car was burnt and she could see the paramedics carrying out a burnt body out of the car and the most craziest thing is that the car looked familiar and the plate number. She recognized it more than any other thing in the world.
“What…what’s this?” She finds herself asking.
“It happened last night. We all saw the news this morning. CEO Jacques is…not coming in either Maya” Ophelia replied.
“No…you’re probably mistaken…that. It can’t be him Ophie.”
“What do we do Maya? The Boss…I may hate him but…i never prayed for this to happen to him. He just can’t die like this” Ophelia bursts into tears.
“No…that…that is not him. Rana say something” Maya faced Rana whose eyes was already reddened.
“It…it could just be someone with the same car. It..it can’t be him. It isn’t?”
“Maya…” Ophelia called.
“No…Mr Jacques is on his way already. I’m…I’m gonna call him again” She dialled his number again which was unavailable.
“I just received a call…it has been confirmed to be him. Mr Jacques…is in the morgue as we speak” Stephen announced joining them.
“We should go” He added.
“Oh my…” Rana shrieks while Maya only stood still.
“Maya…let’s just go. We have to confirm don’t we?”
“But…”
“Let’s go”
MORGUE.
Maya tightens her fist as they were led to the room his dead body was kept.
“I…I can’t go in. I’ll just wait for you guys out here” Rana said stopping at the entrance. Ophelia nods.
“Let’s go” She said to Stephen and Maya. The door was opened and they went in. Halsey was already there crying her eyes out.
Maya took slow steps towards where his deceased body was laid.
Seeing the burnt body, she stops and shudders.
“No…no way..that can’t be true…” She muttered shaking her head slowly. She can already feel her strength leaving her that moment. Her legs become wobbly and everything around her began spinning.
“It can’t be…it can’t_” Her eyes eventually refuses to hold on any longer so as her body system finds itself giving up also and before anyone could knew it, she eventually ended up collapsing on the floor with a loud thud.
“AMAYA!!!”
“MAYA!!”
“OH, NO MAYA!!!” Those screams were like a fading ringing to her ears. Her head was complete light headed, her blurry eyes stares at the obscure burnt deceased body of her supposed Boss with immense pain in her heart.
“Mr Jacques…” Her voice slips out inaudibly, a tear escaping her eyes also.
“Mr…” Her eyes eventually closed before she could finish her utterance.
“MAYA! WAKE UP!!!”
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TBC