❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Silas walks out with shame. When he gets outside, the sun is already out and everywhere is bright. Silas is about to get on his bus when he hears someone’s voice from behind. “Hold on, man! I need to tell you something!” Silas turns backwards and sees a man dressed in a blue shirt and a pair of black trousers. The man is putting on a pair of eyeglasses. Silas is waiting patiently for the man. He wonders what the averagely tall man wants to say. Soon, the man stands right in front of Silas. “Hello, sir!” the man said with a smile. The man is introducing himself when Silas cut in. “As you can see, I was about to get on my bus when you called me. What do you want to say?” Silas said, frowning his face. “You are a man for crying out loud and you shouldn’t allow any woman to disgrace you in public. Is she your wife?” “I can see you don’t have anything reasonable to say. I would like to take my leave now,” Silas said, and entered his
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Margaret leaves the sitting room. Soon, she returns to the sitting room in the company of Emilia. Emilia was happy to see Mrs. Cora. She moves closer to Mrs. Cora and sits on Mrs. Cora’s laps. Mrs. Cora is happy to carry her granddaughter. She cracks some jokes and Emilia laughs out so loud. Emilia was so engrossed in Mrs. Cora’s jokes that she doesn’t want her to stop. Though Mrs. Cora is not humorous, she tries her possible best to crack some jokes whenever her grandchildren are around. She knows how little children value jokes so much. Mrs. Cora tends to watch comedies on the television so that she can get funny content to share with her grandchildren. Emilia likes Mrs. Cora loved to visit her often. The only barrier has always been Margaret, who often says Mrs. Cora’s house is too far or she’s too tired to drive her car. Emilia and Owen love to spend their holidays with their grandparents. They often have access to do things they ca
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Silas and Rachael enter the sitting room. Silas is clutching Rachael’s bag with his right hand while Rachael is following Silas in the back. Silas asks Rachael to sit down on the couch. He watches Rachael sit down before he leaves the sitting room. Soon, Silas walks into the sitting room, clutching a bottle and two mugs. He drops the mugs and the bottles on the table. Turning to Rachael who is squeezing her face as if she sees something irritating, Silas says “Do you need some chilled water?” Rachael shakes her head the negative way without uttering any words. Silas doesn’t utter any words either. He grabs the bottle from the table and pours a little water into the mug. He sips the water gently. In the twinkle of an eye, he had emptied the mug. He dropped the mug on the table. It wants to fall off, but he quickly supports it with his hand. Silas moves closer to Rachael and sits beside her. Rachael's countenance hadn’t changed.
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ It was 7:03 in the morning, Margaret walked into the sitting room. She is dressed in a beautiful brown gown, a hat and a pair of brown shoes. She looks so beautiful in her attire. She is clutching a bag that makes her look like a person who wants to go and participate in a beauty pageant. Sitting on the couch are Liam, Owen and Emilia. Liam is sitting in the middle. He is dressed in a yellow shirt and a pair of black trousers. Emilia is dressed in a blue gown while Owen is dressed in a green polo shirt and a pair of blue jean trousers. Margaret drops her bag on the table and moves closer to Liam and the juveniles. They had been discussing it before Margaret walked in. Margaret didn’t want to interrupt the discussion. She sits down on an empty couch and begins to listen to the discussion. Liam is talking so loudly. If someone was told that Liam had just returned from the hospital, that person would doubt it because Liam’s voice
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Rachael walks into the sitting room. She is clutching her bag with her right hand. Her face looks so dull and her shoes are stained with dust. Her clothes, on the other hand, look clean just as she wore them before going to work in the morning. The sitting room looks so dull and quiet. It is as if there is nobody at home. If there are no items inside the sitting room, a stranger will think that nobody lives in this home. Tiredly and grudgingly, Rachael moves closer to a couch. She drops her bag gently on the couch. She adjusts the handles of the bag before she sits down. Rachael is resting on the couch when she raises her head up and sees Silas. Silas is dressed in an oil-stained shirt that looks so old and a pair of white shorts. The white color of the shorts is already changing color. It is changing to a milky color because it is getting dirty. Silas is so happy to see Rachael. He exchanges pleasantries with Rachael before h
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ After spending forty minutes inside the kitchen, Silas walks into the sitting room, clutching a tray with his two hands and wearing a white apron. The apron looks neat though some of its parts are stained with oil. The oiled parts can be clearly seen when this apron is viewed. Silas dropped the tray on the table. He looks in the direction of Rachael and sees Rachael dozing off on the couch. Silas gazes at the wall clock. The time is 7:03 PM. Silas moves closer to Rachael and taps Rachael on the back. Rachael opens her eyes gently and she can see Silas. She yawns and says, “Is the food ready?” “Yes, it is,” Silas said, nodding his head. Silas is about to sit beside Rachael on the couch when he says, “Did I tell you that Mr. Liam is fine now?” “No, you never told me. Did you go to the hospital to visit him?” “Yes, I went to the hospital. The doctor told me that Mr. Liam is fine and he has been discharged.” “Glory be to God. Tha
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ The sitting room is so silent. It looks tidied. On the table is a mug. Inside this mug is tea. This tea occupies the space inside the mug. Rachael walks into the sitting room. She is dressed in a black suit and a pair of black shoes. She is clutching her bag with her right hand. She drops the black bag on the couch and leaves the sitting room. Rachael returns to the sitting room, clutching her smartphone with her right hand. She had forgotten her phone inside the bedroom and had gone to the bedroom to pick it up. Rachael could see Silas sitting on the couch. He is clutching a mug and on the table is a tray. “Here is your food,” Silas said, looking in the direction of Rachael. Rachael thanked Silas wholeheartedly. She sits down close to the table in the opposite direction to where Silas is sitting. There are four couches inside the sitting room. Silas is sitting on one of the couches, Rachael's bag is on a couch, there
❌ Do not copy or share on any platform ❌ Silas becomes frustrated because he has dialed Rachael’s number three times, but the number does not come through. At first, Silas thought it was the network, but he now discovers that Rachael’s phone is actually switched off. Silas wonders why Rachael's phone is turned off at this period of the day.“I believe the number is not going through,” the man said, gazing at Silas’ face. Silas squeezes his face and nods his head in affirmation. He tells the man to put the red buttons on the red shirt. The man nods his head gently. He stands up from the couch and moves in the direction of the sewing machine. Silas is watching the man as the man is working on the sewing machine. He keeps quiet as he observes the man. A few minutes later, the man finishes fixing the buttons. He clutches the shirt and stands up. When he gets to where Silas is seated, he gives the shirt to Silas. As soon as Silas collects the shirt from the man, he begins to check the