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2024-10-29 19:42:56Give it your best Gill,shine those wheels,let them glitter”Anita Wellington gloated at him.
Gill just wanted to make extra cash to suffice his income. He doubled up on several jobs just to meet up with the expectations of the Wellington’s family. The insults,ridicule and resentment was getting out of hand.He has been made to believe over the years that the poor doesn’t deserve any self respect. Here he is washing his sister inlaw’s car. Maybe is karma or he is destined to lick the Wellington family’s butt all his life. Gill,A high school chemistry teacher by day and a car wash supervisor by night had only one wish in life. To make the love of his life Nancy Wellington and her only daughter Nancy jr. happy and comfortable in this life. “Nancy never told us you also wash cars” Anita said with a smirk on her face. “Junior must be happy to have a dad like you”she said sarcastically. Gill knew she was making fun of him as usual but he still replied her.”Nancy doesn’t know I do this,it’s just a side hustle to make extra cash besides I don’t do it everyday” Anita laughed in mockery as she took a picture of Gill bending over to scrub her car wheels.”say cheeezzz”she cheered at Gill,her camera lens clicked as Gill looked up to see what she was doing. Anita got a vivid photo image of Gill,bending over her car wheels looking up to her as a servant would bow,looking up to a master. it wasn’t the the kind of image any man would want her in-laws to have of him,he was dressed in rags,all sweaty and drenched in water, looking stressed. Gill a tall Caucasian male,in his 30s was firmly built in masculine beauty with short hair and brown eyes,he was a kind gentleman with a tint of ruggedness but he always maintained his self control. City central San Jose community knew him as that kind easy going man,who loved his wife and daughter ,but wasn’t accepted by the in-laws because he was poor. “You this lazy and useless man,this car is not sparkling clean,I will make sure you re-wash it”Anita expressed in a hash tone,as she stormed off to the manager’s office to complain. “That’s it” Carol yelled.she wasn’t going to take it anymore. Gill’s mother in-law has had enough of him and his problems. Nancy called her on phone telling her how bad Junior’s health has become. They didn’t have much time anymore to save their daughter Nancy jr. Junior’s heart was fast failing and there was no money to proceed with the life saving heart surgery she needed. Right from the moment Carol parked her car at the lawn in front the house,the tranquility and serenity of the small brick coloured three bedroom apartment which Gill and Nancy lived in disappeared. It was like a cloud of negative energy rovered around Gill’s head. He knew the barrage of insults was on the way. lately his in-laws has been on his case especially the mother in-law Carol. “You this poverty stricken man,you are a drag to my daughter,I will make sure you leave my daughter alone”.Carol was furious that Gill couldn’t afford the hospital bill needed to save the life of her grand daughter. It was as if Gill brought the heart issue on their daughter Nancy jr,everyone seemed to blame him for the situation. “You are such a deficient man,you can’t even take care of your family,look at your daughter,you gave her a bad heart,you suck in basically everything,even biologically you are a failure,your genes are not good,you can’t be a Wellington in-law”Carol clamoured. Gill felt bad,was he responsible for her daughters illness? He loved his daughter Nancy jr. No father would want any thing bad for his own child. His daughter was the only human that loved him without reservations. In all his wishes he would want the best life for his daughter. “I warned Nancy to let you go,but she wouldn’t listen,now look at it …..you couldn’t even give her healthy genes for her babies.you are no man,she is as good as not having a man,she is alone.”Carol cried out. Gill was hurt to the marrows,but there was nothing he could say,even if he told her he had plans,it would only be a waste of time,and she would ridicule him more. Nancy reached for the piles of medical reports they got from the last hospital visit they did with their daughter. Going through the reports and the amount of money needed to treat their daughter. She felt helpless. Nancy junior is a total replica of her mother,beautiful,lovely little girl. Her third birthday is around the corner but no one is talking about that because the little is battling with her life. Little Nancy junior was recently diagnosed of an anomaly in the heart. After series of tests and scans,doctors found that Nancy jr had an irregular heart shape,her heart had a little hole by the arterial ventricle end. Hence the heart pains the little girl always had. They needed more than five hundred thousand dollars to save their daughters life. She was lost in thoughts. “Hello honey”Gill called out to his lovely wife Nancy. Even in her downcast mood she was still beautiful and charming,after all she was a very beautiful woman,average height,long curly hair with well rounded and curvy Hispanic stature which she got from her mum. Gill held her palms feeling her soft nurtured skin and suddenly realizing how lucky he was to have such a woman by his side even though he wasn’t rich. “You don’t have to worry Nan,I will get us the money we need to pay for junior’s treatment” He uttered. “Where can you get such amount of money?Gill” Nancy asked,looking at him. I know you don’t have half a million US dollars. “What do we do?”she asked. Nancy loved Gill or atleast was in love with Gill at some point in their lives,but love wasn’t all that was needed to keep their marriage,she deserved a more capable man she thought to herself,after all she was a very beautiful woman and every grown and capable man in San Jose would want her. “You don’t even have a decent job Gill”she said.i don’t mean to taunt you but this is why my family doesn’t want you around me. How can a woman my status be with a man that doesn’t make up to fifteen thousand dollars in a year. “Am calling it a quit Gill”. “Am sorry I can’t continue living like this”Nancy voiced. As she stood up from the couch leaving a downcasted Gill gazing at her. “Na Naaan”Gill opened his mouth but there were no words to express his feelings,his mouth was open but words were not coming out. Even him,was tired of his situation. “Nan,please don’t give up on us,we will get over these challenges. I will get the money for the surgery,I will Change our standard of living,I will do anything you want,I will,I will…too many words came out of his mouth at the same time.. Gill never stopped believing in himself. Despite how people around him saw him,he was strong and firm. He believed he can make it all good. He believed what he needed was just time. He has never felt this sad and alone in his life,his world was falling apart. He was loosing his Family. His daughter was dying, His wife was leaving him. What will he do? Nancy was out of her league if not for the government scholarship he couldn’t have met Nancy at the university as he couldn’t afford the fees.
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An Exotic autobiography Range Rover SUV pulled up in front of Gill’s apartment and she got the call…“Hello babe,am outside just in front of the play ground”Oscar Rodriguez voiced on the phone.“Okay babe,I will be there”Nancy replied.as she ran out dressed in her red prom gown.Oscar, the first son of the Rodriguez family has always wanted Nancy,from their university days.He is a tall Caucasian male,black hair,thick neck,long nose,with a well built frame,he had that classy look every lady would admire.The Rodriguez Family controlled more than half of the total dividend shares of the biggest pharmaceutical in San Jose California.The Rodrig Pharmaceutical.Oscar Rodriguez Snr was the grand patron of the family’s conglomerate.At the center of all the wealth,was this leader,Oscar Snr,he controlled and called the shots,he was politically connected and well respected in the community.Oscar jr was his direct next of kin and heir to inherit all these wealth he has amersed all his life.G
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Gill slipped under the fluffy duvet.The air conditioner was on,his body was weak.It was a well deserved rest.He slept like a baby.Daddy,daddy,daddy……his daughter was calling out to him.She was walking past the graves of her ancestors,Gill could see the names written on the grave slabs as his daughter was fast disappearing into the mists and fogs in the cemetery.The crows were already gathered waiting for the corns to wither so they can feast.Gill tried to keep up with her daughter’s pace to stop her.Suddenly Nancy junior was too fast to keep up with.What is happening to him he asked himself.As he jumped from his bed.It was a trance,this particular trance is new,he hasn’t had this before.Surely his daughter was in danger!Gill looked at the alarm clock by the bed side.It was 4:00 am on the dot.He immediately reach for his phone in his bag,but his phone hasn’t been charge for the past 48hrs so it was down.Where was his charging cable,he needed to power up this phone,somet
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Gill was tipsy but he still maintained his sense of discipline and control.nancy wore that demure,calm nature,became loyal and submissive to see if he will give in to touching or sleeping with her.After watching the news and scrolling through his tablet,checking his calendar appointment and catching up with messages and chats he missed during the day,it was time to retire to his room to sleep.Nancy turned off the television and followed him upstairs.Getting to his room door Nancy,held his hands and whispered to his ears.“I miss you Gill”.Her palms were so soft and tender she rubbed gill’s back,hugging and squeezing her breast on gills chest,gill who was weak and a little tipsy felt her body warmth and tenderness was tempted to sleep with her for the night,after all she wanted it.He opened his room door and stepped in,Nancy stood for a moment and advanced to join him in his room but gill muscled all the discipline he had inside of him to say” i miss you too Nan,but let’s not do s
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Nancy took his bath,poured her perfumes and made up herself.What should I wear? She asked herself.i need him to start salivating from the door.ok I know exactly what to wear,something that would bring out my curves,I have always been a curvy woman she priased herself.They you are,she chose her sexy bum short and an all open back top singlet.she made weaved her hair and packed it all back ponytail style.she checked out herself on the mirror admiring herself and smiling.Let me see how gill will not look my way she thought to herself,even if he is an eunuch,a castarted one for that,he would look my way.mama raised a beautiful baby girl.Sitting at the main sitting room couch at the massive parlor downstairs watching celebrity news on E channel,she looked at the classic wall clock hanging at the top right corner and saw that it was already past eight yet gill wasn’t back from work.He sure works hard for his money, she thought,unless he left to some other place from work.She went on w
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Nancy’s phone rang and in the screen was mama calling.Nancy was so excited to let her mother Carol in on the successes she was able to accomplish.Mama,how have you been?hope you are good.sorry I haven’t called.i have been busy for the right reasons ma’am she said excitingly.Maa I got gill to allow me into the house,infact we are not just inside the house,we are occupying the rooms upstairs,just opposite his own room.Ma I think he still loves me.you were right ma.she kept on talking,not allowing her mum to even reply.the excitement was so much.you don’t even know mum,this house is heaven on earth.i don’t wanna leave this house ever.How are you ma? She seemed to remember that carol must have called her to talk too.Now can you see that what an elder sees sitting,can not be seen by a toddler even if the toddler is on tree top,I told you,he still loves you,I also told you to move in with him,you doubted me.carol was happy for her daughter Nancy Snr.Now make sure you are at your best
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Nancy Snr felt like the queen of the mansion.Gill,same gill she rejected now owns this mighty house.She took a tour of the house,checking out the furniture,finishings and art works in the house.the electronics,the digital gadgets,she even let herself into gill’s room,the master’s room.It was more like a palace.the king size bed,the air conditioning unit,the remote control window blinds.This could only be heaven on earth she told herself.How could she leave all these for another woman.Mama was right she said to herself,nodding her head in affirmation.opening the drawer by the bedside she saw a bundle of cash.to the other corner of the massive room she saw a walk in wardrobe,more like a little store house,she walked into gill’s world of fashion.Prada,Giorgio Armani,dolce & garbana,name them,they were all there.tuxedo suits,different colour shoes,sandals,Gill was living the American dream life she said.walking back to her room,she was careful to leave everything the way they were w
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Nancy Snr was kind of laid back on answering gill’s question.she didn’t know whether to lie or own up and face him.“Yeeees the bags are for your daughter some how.”She said looking at gill’s face.“I don’t understand”gill said.Calm down gill.i just want her to settle in first then I would know if I am staying or leaving her to stay alone.You don’t expect me to dump my baby here and leave not minding hi she is doing.Gill didn’t want to look too hard so he decided to keep quit and watch her play out whatever plans she had.Like a good girl Nancy became so humble and obedient,she didn’t utter a word,she just unpacked all the backs and stared at Gill to tell her where they would be staying.It’s a big house and one can easily get confused so she followed gill who was carry his daughter Nancy junior.They walked through the lounge into the large square size living room across the kitchen area to the visitors room.The duplex had two massive suit for visitors.all in design.But gill wa
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“He doesn’t want us to come over,I have tried every way I can to get him to allows us but he seems rather flat footed.I don’t know what it is but something seems to be holding him back.”Nancy complained to her mother Carol.“I don’t know what else to do,it looks like I am gonna let him be,I can’t force myself on him.nancy concluded.You are not giving up,are you?this is a fight for your life,the future of your daughter,there is no going back,we push until we achieve our goal.”Carol said.“Now listen,you have tried dialogue,now is time to take action.pack up your daughter’s bags,pack yours too,is time to go for a holiday,a long holiday.”Carol said.“Without his consent?Nancy asked sounding worried.“Yes without his consent “Carol confirmed.“Are you sure that’s right ma?”Nancy asked.“No, stay there,wait till things are right.until you lose your man,then you would know.”Nancy didn’t want to force herself on gill,atleast she still had her self esteem,he mother Carol had a point,after
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Torn between two ladies now gill decided to withdraw himself from any close contact for now.Nancy and her mother are out to get him down,Monica on the other hand wants him by all means.Gill maintained his daily routine,going to work,checking up on the ongoing at the research centre and the money was rolling in.Gill ventured into real estate,buying houses and developing new estates.the realtors and land agents prepared the necessary paperworks and regulatory requirements for gill’s real estate company but gill had to pull the plug in the process until he was able to discuss the initiative with his best friend and mentor.He went to see the good doctor as soon as he had he was back from his holiday trip.“Good day doc,welcome back sir “gill greeted his good friend Dr Suptra.“How was your trip sir?”gill asked.“My trip was good gill.how has work been?”I know it must be overwhelming,the research institute,the hospital,the news agencies and the paparazzis.The man you have become,is a
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It Has been two weeks since Oscar had a one on one talk with gill.he has been expectant,no feed back no result from gill.he does not know how it will look to get his cellphone number from Nancy or her mother to call him.he doesn’t even know if gill will pick up his call.so he was worried.“Hello Ma,is me Oscar.Ma I haven’t heard from Gill since then,the last time I saw him at the hospital he promised to do something about rodrig pharmaceuticals,but up until now nothing.i don’t know how exactly to approach him or get in touch.”Oscar told Carol Over the phone.“I will get across to Nancy,let me see a a way around it,but I will definitely get in touch to remind him”you don’t have to worry your self,I know you haven’t got all the time in the world but be a little patient”mama Carol advices Oscar.“Okay ma,thank you very much,you have always been a pillar of support to me and my family.May all your wishes and expectations in life come through.Oscar prayed and thanked Carol.Gill had to squ
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“You know she is trying to get back into your life”Monica said to gill.“She is trying to switch lanes,she didn’t know your life will turn out good,she ditched you,now the going is good for you she wants you back.please do not let her play on your intelligence,it would break my heart.She doesn’t love you,if she did,she won’t throw you out the way she did.”Monica concluded.“I know what you are saying,I am not stupid,anything you see me doing is because of my daughter,I know Nancy more than you.”gill told her.“So why were you looking everywhere for me”gill asked his personal assistant turned friend, Monica.“We have a patient,a special need patient.This elderly woman in her 70s won’t take treatment,she believes she was destined to fall ill,says her God wants it this way.the nurses and doctors all have tried pacifying her,she just won’t listen.Dr Suptra called for you to handle her in physiotherapy.maybe you can make her see life differently. Monica explained to gill.“Let me see