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( Just my…real love… )
THEME: A New Life With Her.
BY: Faith Ifeoluwa.
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Chapter 17 & 18
☆ Maya and the Ghostly Bee ☆
FEW DAYS LATER.
Dora Sat on the soft comfortable sofa surfing through the internet. She took a sip from the wine in the glass then drop it on the desk beside her.
She keep smiling incessantly as she scroll through the article of the recent interview she did.
Few days after the burial of Jacques’ she had actually held an interview in her house. Crying and grieving over the death of her son. She put on such a play that the interviewers were convinced she’s really sad. They weren’t even able to finish the interview because she broke down totally. Even at the burial, Dora had pretended to faint and she had to be rushed over to the hospital. She had gained the people’s pity that those criticizing her, starts to sympathize with her.
“Ahh…I cried too much now my eyes hurts” She rubs her eyes.
“I should get a facial. I think I’ve done enough playing the role of a grieving mother. My face looks terrible”
“Dora?” She heard a voice and looks forward to see Halsey.
“Oh daughter…you’re here” She grins dropping her phone.
“You did an interview. Was that really necessary?”
“Oh come on. You came to ask me that? Not because you missed me?”
“You…do you find this funny?”
“Why? The people like it. Can’t you see them sympathizing with me. Hey I just lost a son be gentle on me. I’m still grieving. My heart is broken” Dora pouted sadly. Halsey scoff sweeping her hair up.
“How could you be like this? Don’t you feel sad at all? Someone died!! Jac_ even if you’re not on good terms you still shouldn’t be like this” Halsey chided.
“Who said I’m not sad. Hey if I’m not then I wouldn’t have done that interview. I cried a bucket. Look can’t you see how swollen my eyes is?” She gestured to her eyes.
“You’re really unbelievable”
“Hey wanna have a glass of wine with me? We can go to the spa together after this. I’ve neglected my body for too long now it bothers me”
“F**k your offer I came here to ask you something. And I would like if you could tell me the truth”
“You look serious. What is it?”
“No matter how I think about it it’s strange. Brother is not a reckless driver nor does he drink and drive. So why on earth would that accident happened suddenly?”
“Hey does an accident come knocking at your door when it’s coming? It happened because it’s an accident why ponder over that?”
“I don’t believe it’s just an accident? I believe this is all a scheme”
“Ohh…like it was deliberate. Well that’s possible. Jacques isn’t someone anyone would want around”
“Exactly…he has a tons of enemies who wants him dead. Enemies who are ready to take him out of the way at all costs if he’s getting in their way of achieving their greedy needs. Heartless enemy who is ready to go extra length just to teach him a lesson”
“Yeah you’re right. I’m sure there are many”
“Jacques was the cause of your career fall recently isn’t he? He leaked out a secret you’ve kept for so long and humiliated you publicly. I also heard about how he had stepped on you during the last shareholders meeting you had recently. Not only that, I informed him about your dirty deeds in this house so I’m very sure he must have come to see you and provoke you. I know everything. I may act like I don’t see anything but I know everything going on…Dora”
Dora sneered.
“What are you driving at right now?”
“Why did you do that?” Halsey asked with glassy eyes.
“Why did you do that to him? WHY!!” She snared at her. Dora looks at her for a while but then burst into laughter.
Halsey face turned into that of a confused one as she watch Dora cachinate loudly.
“Daughter you…hey! You didn’t tell me you changed your course? Did you study Criminology instead of Business Management I asked you to? You sound like a f**king investigator just now”
“DORA!!”
“Gbam!” A sound slap landed on Halsey’s face and for a while, her lids closed involuntarily. She battled her lashes and slowly brought her palm to her already reddened cheek.
“You don’t yell at me. I’m still your mother” Dora glowered
“I hate you” Halsey spat with shaky voice. Dora smirked.
“Seems you’re losing your mind because of the dead boy but listen. He got what he deserves…if he had lived nicely that wouldn’t have happened to him. I won’t tolerate you shouting on me because of that stupid human…nah! He’s probably a ghost now” She paused and laugh again.
“Dear daughter…I don’t think we can go to the spa together. You should just go back home for now. I wonder if BEAU new product is out. My face is getting dry…should I see the doctor? This face looks terrible for what it’s gonna represents. I have to look good as the new CEO of RORY’S WEARS. I’ve got to do something” She said rubbing her delicate milky cheeks.
“What…do you mean by that?” Halsey arched a brow.
“It is exactly as you heard. My career as a model already hit the rock bottom. I should focus on the real deal now. I’ve played around enough. I’m resuming as the new appointed CEO of RORY’S WEARS starting tomorrow. Though I’ve been planning of taking over it for a while now…him dying like this makes it more easy. Ugh! Talking about the perfect timing” She smiles sheeplessly.
“That isn’t possible. Jacques might be gone but…Gary is still there. If anyone is taking over the position it should be him…he’s the right heir”
“Who? Ahh…that wimp?” Dora scoffs.
“I almost forgot about his goddamn existence. Don’t worry, thorns like him are easy to pull out. He’s nothing”
“What are you planning to do?”
“He shouldn’t go over his head or he might just end up like his poor brother. Tell him that” She declares and stood up.
“Daughter. You should think on how you’re gonna start be of help to me from now on. Stop wasting away that life and finds something better to do with it. Until well are you gonna be useless! Tsk tsk tsk” She clicked her tongue then sashayed away to the stairs.
Halsey stood fisting her palms.
DONNA’S RESIDENCE.
“When are you going back home? Will you continue staying here? You have to return to work also?” Donna ask Maya who wouldn’t stop staring into space.
“Are you uncomfortable with me being here?” Maya asked back. She’s currently sitting on the floor with her head on the couch.
“No not that but…look at you. Untill when are you gonna be like this? You should get over it now. It’s been a week already”
“Donna…I’m…too scared to go home. I’m too scared to be alone, I’m too scared to close my eyes. I feel like…I feel like he’s out there to get me. I feel so scared Donna” She replied in a weary voice. Donna sighs.
“You can’t continue like this. Nothing is gonna happen to you. You’re gonna be fine”
“No…” She shook her head.
“It’s not. Donna everytime I close my eyes I see him. I can’t sleep cause he keeps haunting me in my dreams. He’s never gonna leave me alone” Tears cascaded her eyes as she said this.
“Maya…”
“Yeah…I deserve it. I deserve it all. I asked him to die. I literally killed him…Donna do you know what I said to him the day he had the accident? I hoped he doesn’t get home? I did. It’s all my fault…it’s all because of me…everything…that happened to him because I wished him bad. He died because I asked him to. I killed him Donna…I did…” Tears rushed down her cheeks like waterfall now and her lips wouldn’t stop quivering.
“Oh no” Donna draw her into her arms.
“It’s ain’t your fault. Stop blaming yourself now. That happened to him cause it was his fate. What you said was just a coincidence so don’t beat yourself up because of it. He was meant to die and he did. You didn’t kill him Maya. You killed no one. Stop torturing yourself now. You have to free yourself from any guilt so you can welcome peace into your heart. Come on girl. You’ve got to stop all this now…this isn’t you” Donna soothed while she just cry in her arms
“The dead is gone. The living should keep on living. You did nothing wrong. All you did was to hate him for being mean…and that isn’t something to be guilty of. Because you have everything right to. Take me for instance…I curse my boss every minute because all he did was just to frustrate me. I bet I hate him more than you hate yours. I even prayed he just vanished and never returns but look…he’s still Hale and hearty. It as his destiny to die young so…don’t blame yourself anymore. Uh?”
“Donna…”
“It’s okay. Stop being a cry baby” Donna pats her hair gently.
“Right now you should shower, eat and take a long rest. You haven’t been doing that lately. You have to return to work tomorrow”
“I can’t go…I’m ain’t ready yet”
“You have no time to slack off. Come on I’ll run a bath for you and then finds something for you to put in that stomach of yours. Stay here” Donna stood up.
“Donna…thanks” Maya muttered.
“I’ll be back” Donna smiles and leaves to the room. Immediately she left, Maya stood up, took her bag and went out.
GARY’S RESIDENCE
After knocking, banging the door and ringing the doorbell multiple times without any response, Halsey had no choice but to punch in the four numbers unlocking the door herself. She knew clearly well he’s inside and was just ignoring her. She had called him severally, sent him tons of messages but he won’t respond to any. Ever since the burial few days ago, She had not set her eyes on him.
Halsey walked into the house which was in a total mess.
“My God” She exclaimed silently walking over to his room. Pushing the door open, the unpleasant whiff of cigarette hit her and she covers her nose instantly.
“Jeez!” She scrunch her nose with her eyeballs dancing around.
“Oh, my Gosh! Gary!” She rushes further into the room kneeling beside Gary who was sitting on the floor with his back resting against the bed and his head down. He was holding a bottle of liquor also.
She looks around the room just to find it in a complete mess. Empty bottles of alcohol lying around so as cigarettes.
“Gary! What are you doing! Look at you!” Halsey held his haggard face with a worried look. His hair was disheveled, he probably ran his fingers through it several times. His face was rough, eyes was red so as his lips chapped. Mere looking at him, he looks half dead.
“What are you doing to yourself Gary?” Halsey asked with tears threatening to fall from her eyes. The sight of him looks so pitiful that it breaks her heart.
She collected the bottle of liquor from his hand and dropped it a little far from them.
“You think wallowing yourself in alcohol like this would bring him back? You think making yourself miserable like this…would change anything?”
“He was the only one I have. The only family I look up to. I’ve never once imagined a day where he would leave suddenly like this. I never once thought…this would happen. What am I to do now? How am I supposed to deal with this? I don’t know…I don’t know Halsey…I don’t know!” He shook his head with tears streaming down his face.
“What do you mean he’s the only one you have? What about me? Am I not your family member also? Don’t you have me by your side also? Don’t I mean anything to you? You think you’re the only one sad? You think you’re the only one who loves him like mad? I’m broken too. I’m not okay either. I should be in the sorry state with you consoling me not the other way round. Gary. You think…I’m not sad with everything that happened? I missed him. I missed him like hell. My heart is in a mess right now. The fact that he left after when I just came back. It’s isn’t even up to two weeks I returned. We haven’t done anything together yet. We’re yet to catch up. There are a lot of things he promised me to do but what now? I can’t even see him again…you think I’m okay with that?” She paused and sniff in her tears.
“You and big brother are all I’ve got. Now he’s gone…you’re the only one left. The only one I can rely on…is this how you’re gonna be too?”
“Halsey…”
“You have no time for this. Right now Dora is trying to take over the company. You have to stop her. You have to do all it takes to stop that from happening. If anyone is taking over RORY’S WEARS, it should be you. Gary you have to continue from where big brother stopped. You can’t continue this…you have to get up now alright?”
LATER.
Maya walked shambling through the quiet valley to her house. She’s just coming from the church where she had just went to confess her sins.
It’s been days since he died and his death has been tormenting her greatly. Now she regrets ever wishing for his death or whatsoever. She felt everything was her fault and wished she could turn back time.
The cloud had already gathered in the sky. It was darker than normal which signify it was about raining.
It began drizzling but she didn’t mind. She kept dragging her feet through the lonely quiet road. Thunder roared and the flash of lightening appeared also. Before she could knew it, it started pouring.
The rain fell down on her as she walked sluggishly into her compound.
The lightening came again and she halted in her tracks.
It wasn’t because she was scared or got startled by it, but it was because she thought she saw something she shouldn’t be seeing.
She narrowed her eyes to her door. She could swear she saw a figure standing near it earlier.
Or is she seeing things?
She took another slow steps forward and the lightening came again and right there she saw it once more. But this time, it wasn’t standing near her door. It was right in front of her. Staring at her face to face, reaching its hand forward to her.
“AHHHHHH!!!” She screamed in fright going down.
***
Maya opens her eyes slowly, she could feel she was moving but not with her legs.
What’s happening?
Wait. She was in someone’s arms.
She heard her door jammed close and then look up to the person carrying her in his arms. There she saw him
It was him. He was really the one.
He is here to take her. Finally he’s here like he said. And right now…he’s taking her.
Away.
“Ghost…” She mumbled passing out again.
MINUTES LATER.
Maya opens her eyes and scrutinize everywhere.
There was no one else in sight and she was on her bed.
“What was that earlier? Was it another dream?” She thought sitting up. The lights was off and only the lamp was on. The rain was still falling heavily outside and somehow she felt creeped out.
“I’m in my room. How did I get here?” She thought again and then open the drawer beside her bed bringing out her Holy Bible. She hugged it to her chest. Slowly, she got down the bed heading to the switch. But before she could even get there, the door opens and a pair of legs stepped in.
She looked up slowly from the feet to the face but hipcupped on seeing what beheld her. Her head became blank instantly.
“Hey! You’re awake. Thank goodness! Hey don’t you dare faint again! If you do I’m gonna kill you. I know you must be shocked right now but listen. It is I. Your Boss…Maya it is I” He said stepping closer.
“You…are here to take me right?”She asked rather softly.
He creased a brow.
“Uh?”
“You…are a ghost. A gh_” She couldn’t finish her statement when the Bible dropped from her hand, and her body went limp. She reached for the floor and he rushed forward catching her in his arms.
“…ost” she finished and passed out again.
“Maya!!” He facepalmed.
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TBC.