Michael knew there was nothing more to do but to keep on brainstorming options that he would use before actively going out to look for a job.He could not keep living like this. His stomach rumbled to remind him that he had not eaten anything that day. He looked about to find a half eaten sandwich on a table which was no longer fresh and it looked like a meal from yesterday.Straining to his feet, he picked up the sandwich which he tossed into the trash can.On his way back to the bedroom, he opened the fridge to get something to eat. There was not much left as he started to go through the options there which he would take up before going back to his self pity spot.***While at the office, Alice was gossiping with her friends about what had been going on in her life.After the hookup with the man last night, the man had transferred some money to her. It had been a lot and she was ready to spend it on herself.She deserved it for she believed she had suffered enough to be saving up f
Jennie walked around her room as her mother sorted clothes out for her from the closet. She was finding it hard to breathe as she could tell that if it went wrong, she would be back to square one and she did not want to be back at square one. This had to work for her. It was either this or nothing else.“How about this one?” her mother brought out a large gown for the sixth time which did little to help her situation.“Mum, pick whatever you want,” she sighed. “I don’t care if I wear trousers, skirts or gowns. Can we just go to the hospital as I'm dying out of anticipation already.”“You need to relax, Jennie,” the old woman said with a smile, taking out a gown to place on the bed. “You did what you had to do. You made sure he came in you?”“I did.”“Then you have nothing to worry about. You are stressing yourself already and it is not good for the baby.”“We’ve done the test at home and it came up negative. What if we go to the hospital and find out that it is still the same thing?”
“Are you ready?” the woman said to her daughter breaking her out of the trance she was in.“I am,” Jennie nodded as she followed the woman out of the house, heading for the stairs which led them to the ground floor.While they were waiting for a taxi, Jennie felt a sharp pain in her lower abdomen. She did not know what it was but she knew it was not normal.“What is it?!” her mother said in an alarming tone.“I don’t know,” she winced.“Is it your period?” she whispered with Jennie shaking her head.“I really don’t know mum. Let’s just get to the hospital.”With that, the old woman ran onto the road, stopping a taxi before ushering her daughter into the vehicle.“Where to?” asked the concerned driver.“The Catholic hospital!” the woman yelled out. “And make it quick. It is an emergency.”The man nodded, swerving out of the corner as he blazed through the street heading for the hospital.They had chosen a respectable hospital and not the one Jennie worked at. According to Jennie’s mot
She could tell what the answer would be.“Yes it is my first pregnancy,” the young woman smiled before wincing in pain.“Oh I see you’re having the pregnancy pains,” noted the doctor. “Oh don’t worry about that. I’ve got just the solution for you.”She picked out her pen from her breast pocket to write something on a piece of paper which she handed to the woman.“Take this and give it to the pharmacy. They’ll know what to do.”Jennie stood with her mother to thank the doctor who smiled before pressing a button on her table.A nurse came into the office as the doctor pointed to her.“Take that note from the ladies and help them with the necessary drugs.”The nurse nodded, taking the note from the women as she led them to the lobby to wait while she got them the necessary drugs.While they both waited at the lobby, they could not stop themselves from smiling at how beautifully their plan had gone.“I can’t believe that we had actually made this work,” the woman said with a sigh. She loo
Jennie walked to the park with her mother while she called Richardson but the call kept going to voicemail. She wanted to tell him over the phone but then changed her mind at the last second. It would be better to tell him during their outing.“Let’s sit here,” her mother suggested as they sat in a bench while she tried to call Richardson.She listened to it go to voicemail again and this got her angry. “What happened?” the old woman’s voice filled with concern.“I can’t get a hold of him and I’m panicking because what if he knows and he does not want the baby and…”“Hush,” the woman said in a quiet tone, gently patting her daughter on the back. “You are just putting stress on yourself. You need to relax. Don’t overwhelm yourself or it would not end up in a good way.”Jennie took in deep breaths, ready to follow her mother’s advice as she watched the children at the park play with their parents.She had always envisioned how her home was going to be. A happy home where she was marrie
“I don’t know why you’re laughing but I do know that you should really take your life more seriously, Richardson,” she called his name on her mouth and it sounded weird saying it like that.She was not used to calling out his name. She wondered if he felt the same about her. Maybe he didn’t.“Look, it was an accident but gladly no one got hurt. The driver was getting a blow job and he hit me. We worked out our differences and I fixed my car.”“And what about the other driver? Where is he now?”“Oh he’s in prison,” he answered with a cool smile which scared her. “Prison?” she asked. “I thought you said you both worked out your differences.”“Yes we did, but it turns out the car he bashed me with was not his own but a stolen vehicle. Also, he had been violent towards me in our first altercation so there is that. “If he had apologized, maybe I would not have looked into his case and found out about his history. “But he had been violent and that had hurt my ego so I had filed a case wi
There had to be an explanation for all of this. This was not how it was going to end. This was what he kept telling himself until he arrived at the restaurant, getting into it with a worried look on his face.They both settled into a chair as she called to the waiter who appeared before the both of them. While she ordered what she wanted, Richardson had his mind on the issues at hand. He did not want this case to escalate. “Sir?” the waiter called to him, getting him out of his head. He looked at the young man.“Yes?”“What can I get you?”“Water will be nice,” he replied. He could feel his throat being parched and he wanted to take something to cool down.The waiter nodded before moving to get what he wanted.“This is a nice restaurant,” Jennie smiled as she looked around to see more people getting into it with their fancy clothes. She was getting used to her rich life already. This was the kind of life she had envisioned having and she was already living it. Her past self would be
Everything would be destroyed because of this little spat.He could imagine what his grandfather would feel when he would tell him of what had happened. This was going to be a full blown disaster. He had been told to keep his identity on a low scale but here he was blowing it out of proportion by being involved with Jennie. Who knew it would get to this point where they would not be seeing eye to eye. Why was she behaving like this? He could not see her leverage here. He did not know what she was willing to get out of this. There was only one thing to do and he was willing to do it. He was going to pay her off to keep her quiet. That was the best he could do. He would listen to whatever terms she had to say to keep her quiet. But if she were to destroy his life by uttering a word to anyone about him, then he would have no choice but to take up drastic measures against her.“What do you want?” he sighed, staring at her with hatred.“Now we’re talking,” she said with a chirpy tone a