"Oh my God! Daddy, you bought us a car!" Amanda's screams were deafening. Her screams made her parents not pay attention to the horrid look on Jake's face. He couldn't believe that his parents-in-law could ever be so generous. He immediately knew that they were up to something and it was left to him to figure out what it was. Mr Cash even called him, 'son'. Something was definitely wrong and he needed to know what it was. He could never trust their family, they had put him through so much and now, it was quite impossible to believe any word that came out of their mouths. "Jake," Amanda called him, bringing him out of his thoughts. She saw the look on his face and understood it perfectly. She knew that he was sceptical about their relationship. He was sceptical about what her parents wanted and he had every reason to be but she also had every reason to be upset that he was not so appreciative of the gift her parents gave to them."Yes." He answered absentmindedly."You have been stand
"Jake?!" Amanda asked out of surprise."Yes," he replied absentmindedly."What is going on here? Why is this man here to pick you up? And don't lie to me that you booked a ride because you and I both know that Uber drivers don't come to pick up their clients in such a fashionable car. And if you did, why would you? Dad got us a beautiful car, you could have just used that!" She exclaimed."Okay, first of all. Your dad got that car for you, so let's stop acting coy about it all. I know what that car stands for. And secondly, no I didn't order an Uber. The client that I want to help with her shopping needs sent the car to pick me up." "Jake, do you really not see anything wrong with your client who, if I may add, is a woman, sending you a car to pick you up? Does she think that you are handicapped or something? Why couldn't she let you go meet her by yourself?" "Because unlike you most people care about the well-being of their workers. It is not a crime for her to send a car out of wa
Jake arrived just in time to meet Madam Enola watering her lawn. The driver drove through the first gate which only opened with a key card and after a few minutes, they drove into the main compound. The drive-through was in a garden form and the entire place looked deserted but also well taken care of. Immediately they got into the main compound, Jake first noticed the woman dressed in gardener clothes and watering her flowers but the air around her didn't say,m, 'hi, I'm the gardener here'. "That's Madam Enola. She prefers everyone to call her Enola." The driver said and turned into the drive-through and packed the car. He then unlocked it and Jake came down. The air in the compound was chilly, more chilly than it was outside. He didn't have the nerve to ask the driver who seemed to know so much about the house and everyone in it. "Enola," the driver called out when they reached the woman who was dressed like a gardener. The woman finally lifted her face and it was a beautiful sigh
Jake spent the whole day sorting out clothes for Enola. Trashing the ones that didn't match her elegance and skin tone anymore and keeping the ones that she could wear to a party to impress her husband who was never around. During the time they spent together arranging the clothes, Enola didn't want to say a word about the man. She kept everything a secret from him. Jake had no right to know, anyway, He was a stranger that Enola hired for a job, she couldn't start disclosing personal facts about herself."So what do you think of this pile?" Enola asked. She hovered over the pile of clothes that Jake had marked to not be for her anymore. There were a lot, some of which she wouldn't have gotten rid of by herself."Excuse me ma," From Jake's voice, he could tell that she was confused. "I mean, what do you propose I do with the clothes?" "Oh, that's easy ma. You can just give them to charity ma. I think it's the best option to choose at this point.""How about you suggest some charity e
Due to the intensity of the sun, the weather was too warm and Jake was not looking forward to the argument that will begin if he went home immediately. He groaned as he hated the idea of having to fight with Amanda again. He knew that he wasn't going to sweet talk his way as he did before. Of late, he has been rude to the young lady and both parties have noticed it but Amanda couldn't do anything about it because Jake had made her believe that she deserved everything she was getting. But in truth, she didn't deserve such bad and heartbreaking statements. Still, he wasn't mentally ready for the drama. Even though his day was stressful, the sores that he felt around his ankle proved that he was quite tired. He picked up his phone and put a call through to Sebastian. Seeing Enola's house has motivated him to work harder to be able to afford the kind of lifestyle he wanted. He had the opportunity to do that and he wasn't going to waste it."Jake, I wasn't expecting to hear from you," Seb
Chris walked out with his head hanging low. He was at risk of losing his job and Jake had made it perfectly clear that he didn't like him at all. Neither did he want him to be working for his company. It was his fault and no one else's. He was the one who behaved like a shitty person in the midst of everything. Jake knew the guilt that was eating him up and he loved it earnestly. He was finally getting his revenge on people. "That wasn't nice, you know that right?" Sebastian said when Chris left."What he did to me wasn't nice either but you don't see me complaining, do you?" "You don't really have to complain you know. If you took up your position in this company as I told you to, all these wouldn't have happened." "Well, I think I just might," Jake said and settled himself onto a chair. His sentence caught Sebastian by surprise and he scanned his face, hoping to see signs that will indicate that he was joking. He, unfortunately, found none. "You are actually serious? You want to
"Amanda!" He screamed as he walked inside. He got no response. Jake took off his shoes at the entrance of the house and sighed. He knew that Amanda was just trying to play hard to get with him but what she didn't know was that he wasn't in the mood for her melodrama. He was tired and had to rest before he had to go meet the guys at the bar. Jake smiled as the thought came to him. He was meeting with his guys for a drink. It had been a long time since he said such words. He had to take a minute to let it sink in. After a minute of thinking, he scoffed and went back to looking for his wife. She had to be in the house somewhere and if by any chance, she wasn't in the house. If she left again without telling him, he will not accept her again when she came back. He had made up his mind on that. "Amanda!" He screamed again and this time he decided to check his environment. He checked his kitchen and then the room he graciously allocated to her. Amanda was nowhere to be found. He went into
It was a good night filled with lots of fun. Jake hadn't realized how much he missed being out with friends till he went out again. His life has suddenly turned into a rollercoaster of emotions that he totally forgot about what used to make him happy. He lost all contact with himself and became a mirage of what he used to be. Thankfully, he was slowly getting his confidence back and he had two amazing friends to help him through the process. Halfway through their drinks, a serious conversation emerged."So what exactly are you going to do about this Amanda girl?" Sebastian asked. "How do you mean?" He asked. "You just allowed her back into your life like that? After everything she put you through, why would you do that?" Sebastian had seen firsthand the torture that Amanda put him through. He was there to witness him lose his best friend because of this woman. He almost went to prison because of her. For this, Jake could understand why he had a difficult time wrapping his head aroun