Juliet found it difficult to sleep that night. Her daughter is in the hospital, and his son is trying to set the house on fire.
" What did I do wrong?" She asked herself and rest her head on the pillow.Donatus who's sleeping, suddenly woke up and tilted his head when he noticed that Juliet was awake." Sweetheart, what's wrong? Why are you sitting like this?" He asked and wiped his face, but she didn't reply." Sweetheart!" He called softly." Yes Honey!" Juliet replied with a sigh." What's going on through your mind? Tell me everything, I'm a shoulder for you to lean on. Tell me what's bothering you." He said and sat up on the bed, then shifted closer to her.He pushed her head gently to his shoulder and begin to rub her back." Why are you so lonely? Is there anything you want me to do for you?" He asked." Not really!" Juliet said and kept her head well on his shoulder. " It's just that I'm worried." She added." Worried about what?" Donatus asked." Worried about my children's attitude!" She said and raised her head from his shoulder and stared at the door." What about them?" He asked after a little while of silence." You know what I'm talking about Donatus. Most especially my son. I'm sick and tired of this whole thing and i don't know what to do.I've tried my best to please them, but they're still finding fault." Juliet said." Your son doesn't like me. It clearly shows with the manner of words he uses to talk to me. But I'm not surprise. Not surprise at all cause I know that, there might be someone out there who's trying to put fire in this house. And if we're not careful, if we're not wise enough, they'll definitely succeed." Donatus said." I rebuke it! It shall never happen. Not my home." Juliet said." I don't think I did anything wrong in marrying you. I married you because I love you. I married you because I care about you! I married you because you mean the world to me, you're my everything! But a child, I mean.......A little boy will just come out and begin to say what he doesn't know?" He furrowed his brows." Sometimes I wonder where he gets the audacity from? A boy of 17 years old will be speaking as an adult. Like......." Juliet opened her palms. " I don't know! And anytime I think about this, I feel like loosing my mind. What has he turned into?" She asked." It is how you trained him." Donatus said." I never trained him that way, my husband was never like that. He's a respectful man." Juliet said." Where you with him when he's a teenager?" Donatus asked, but she didn't reply." I guess you weren't, and it's only his grandparents that can tell. I wish they're alive, I would've tell you to ask them. May their souls rest in peace." Donatus said." Amen!" Juliet said sadly." The child is spoilt already, there's nothing you can do about it. I have only one advise to give, but I don't know if you'll accept it." Donatus said." And what is that?" Juliet asked and suddenly stared at his face." I think we should just get a new apartment and moved them in. If they continue to live with us, we will experience lot of trouble and it's not good. What do you think?" He asked." I don't think it's a good idea Honey. I mean........." She opened her palms and tried to demonstrate, but dropped in frustration." I can't even think about it. How do I even do that? Throw my children out of their father's house? That's impossible! Say something else." She said and rest her head on his shoulder." I don't have any other idea, that's all I can think of. It's not as If you're going to abandon them. You can always pay them a visit anytime any day. All that matters is to stop the pending trouble that is luring to come." Donatus said." How would I even tell them about this?" Juliet asked." It's easy sweetheart." Donatus said and touched her with both hands. " You know they don't like me right? You won't tell them that I'm part of this plan, or else they'll disagree.All you need to do is to give them key point that will make them to understand that this is necessary. Especially your son Nelson." Donatus said." Our son Nelson!" Juliet corrected him. " You're my husband, and you're automatically their father." She added." Very well then, sorry about that. Our son Nelson." He corrected himself and continued. "They're all students right? Why not get a house close to their house? Use that point." He added." And what if they say that they have a car, that they're okay with how it is?" Juliet asked." Then you can make a point of telling them that they'll live as free as they want. It won't barrier them from bringing in their boyfriends or girlfriends." Donatus said." I don't promote my children on such act. I only asked them to focus on their studies. I married their father when I was working, and prepared. I was done with school then.And aside that, Nelson that I know will never agree to such thing, cause he'll say that this is his father's house and he can do whatever he wants if he wanted to.And Selina, she's a woman and if she wanted such, she'll go to the man house, not the other way round. So you see! it's pointless!" She explained and Donatus heaved a sigh." It's pointless!" She repeated, this time around in a muffling way." Then if it can't be done in a gentle way, we can do it in a forceful way." Donatus said." What do you mean?" Juliet asked in bewilderment." What i mean is that, if we can't succeed in that way, we will succeed by doing it forcefully.Don't let children control you Juliet. You're their mother and should have authority over them. Not them over you!" Donatus said." I find it difficult to understand where you're driving at." Said Juliet, still confused." We are going to get and apartment for them and they'll live there by all means!" Donatus said." But that's too harsh! I mean......Forcing them to accept what they don't want?" Juliet said." This is one thing about you Juliet! This is....... I did ask you about this remember? And you clearly told me that you're children aren't troublesome. Then what is this?It is barely two days after our marriage and I can't even breath anymore. Receiving death threat here and there. Am tired of all this shit already. And I feel like I'm gonna lose my mind. After all you told me? Why is all these happening?" Donatus said and Juliet heaved a sigh and shook her head." It's not as If they're going to die. Selina is 22 years old, she's capable of taking care of them. Nelson will be there too, with the kind of power he possesses, he will be able to protect them. Aside that, we can also get some bodyguards for them, and you can visit them anytime you want. What is missing there huh? Tell me!" He said, but Juliet couldn't say a word." Just think about it. That's the only solution I can think of. Goodnight once again." He concluded and kissed her; then went back to sleep." This is.... Like....." Juliet whispered to herself. " I don't know what to do actually, this is tough for me. I'm confused." She said within, with a frown on her face and scratched her hair.The following morning, Donatus woke up and went straight to the bathroom. He took his bath, and dressed up for work.While he's dressing up, Juliet woke up with a yawn and covered her mouth, while trying to sit up on the bed.She rubbed her eyes gently and blinked rapidly, before turning to Donatus; who's walking towards her." Good morning sweetie!" He said and kissed her cheek, then proceeded to her lips." No....no.... no.... no.... I need to brush." Juliet said trying to stop him." No I prefer this than that." Donatus said." No way!" Juliet said and fell on the bed, and Donatus climbed on her. " Stop this okay? Let me brush first." She said with a smile." I don't mind at all, allow me to do what I want." He said and tried to kiss her lips again."No!" Juliet screamed. " It's not good. I won't allow that." She added." Seriously?" Donatus asked and stared directly at her face." Yes!" She replied and nodded, holding his hand." Alright then." Donatus said and pretended as if he'
The following day, Juliet left to the hospital with her second daughter Janet. She's happy when she found Selina, sitting comfortably on the sick bed." Selina!" She called and rushed into the room." Mother!" Selina said and opened her arms, to receive her mother's warm embrace.They hugged happily and it was clearly showed on their face." Come here you little doll!" Selina said to Janet, who's smiling while staring at her.She disengaged from the hug with her mother and hugged her little sister." Hope nobody trouble you at home." Said Selina." No one did." Janet replied." Am glad to hear that." Selina replied. " What of Nelson?" She asked." I don't know where he is, he left the house this morning." Janet replied." To where exactly?" Selina asked." I don't know big sis." Janet replied with a frown." Let's leave your brother and talk about something else. He'll always find his way home when it's time to do so. I want to ask you Selina, what really happened between you and your
When Donatus got home that evening, he met the whole family already seated in the dining room, ready to take their dinner; and it appears that he's the only one missing." Hi Honey!" He said and opened his arms widely, to receive his wife's hug." Sweetheart, you're back already." She said and hugged him tightly to himself. " I thought you won't make it, I've tried your line severely." She added." So sorry, my phone was silence. Let me see......." Donatus said and brought out his cellphone, and just as Juliet said, he'd 10 miss calls from her, and 15 miss calls from other sources." Oh dear! I've got a lot of miss calls here." He muttered and Juliet drew closer and looked into his phone." Don't always put your phone in silence, in case something happens and someone tries your like line." Juliet said." Am sorry, I won't do that again." Donatus said and placed his hand on her shoulder." Promise?" She asked and looked at his face." Of course!" Donatus replied amidst laughter." Will
When he's done with his bath, Donatus put on a simple dress and went downstairs. He met Juliet sitting alone in the dining. He walked up to her, pushed a chair and sat down opposite her." What's on the table?" He asked with a smile and opened the plate of food. " Wow!" he glanced at his wife, but frowned when he noticed her mode. " Are you okay?"" Yeah! A bit!" Replied Juliet" A bit?" Mr Donatus repeated and picked a fork. " Yeah! I told them about our discussion last night, and they flared up." She said." Hope you didn't mention my name." He looked up at her." No I didn't. But I won't let them control me. I don't want to have a broken home. I want everyone to be peaceful with one another. But since they don't want that, I have no other option than to do it by force as you said." Juliet said and Mr Donatus nod his head." I got a house. Remember I told you that I'm not just going to work, but for that as well."" Yeah! I recall." Said Juliet." The house is safe and securable. It
After packing all the necessary things she'll use, Selina proceeded to her kid sister's room. She also picked few of their things, dressed then up and ready to leave." Where are we going big sis?" Janet asked curiously." To our new home."" Our new home? What about this one?"" Mom and dad will be here. Ready?" She heaved a sigh and stood up from the bed, " let's go.""Juliana coming too?"" Yes sweetheart. Now can you stop asking questions, let's go already?" Selina carried her little sister into her arms and held Janet's hand." How about big bro? Won't he come along too?"" He will." Selina pushed the door open and they walked out." Big sis, can we also visit mother anytime we want?"Selina heaved a sigh again and stared at her worried face. She squat down and touched her cheek, then rolled her eyes when heard Donatus laughter." According to Mom, we can always visit anytime we want. You understand?" Janet nodded her head." If have any other question, just keep it to yourself
" Did you need help miss?" Davison asked when he noticed that she's still with her loads on her head." Oh yes, please."The man quickly rushed to her and helped her bring down the bag." Thank you."" My pleasure, anything else?" He put his hands behind his back, and Selina brush off the hair that crossed her face and bites her lips." Nope, I don't think so." She began to walk towards an inner door in the room." Very well then, I guess I should take my leave." He said and walked towards the exit door." No wait!" Selina turned to him immediately and he stopped and turned to her with furrowed brows." Just wait," she raised her fingers. " I just wanna have a look at the rooms in here. And when I'm done, we will go out together. Agreed?"" Agreed." The man replied with a slight nod." Let me see this." She turned to the door again and pushed it open. It was a bathroom. " Wow!" She walked to another and discovered a dressing room, a library, and a corridor that leads outside." Done!
When she got outside, she met Nelson alighting from the car. A smile spread on her face as she hurried up to him. Nelson who didn't notice her sister, tugged his hands in his trousers and stared at the gateman." You!" He point his finger at him. " Have we met before?"" No Sir, I don't think so. Do I look someone?" Asked Davison." Yeah, a bit. But never mind. My name is Nelson. And you?" He extended his hand. " I'm Davidson. But you can call me Dave, I like to go with that." He replied." Very well then, Dave. Nice to meet me. I'm actually here to......" He trailed off when he saw his sister." Hey!" Selina opened her arms and they hugged each other. " Welcome. Let's go in already." She turned around and lead him to the house.Nelson was deep in thought as he followed her sister to the house. He couldn't stop thinking about who Davison is, and where he'd met him. After a long thought, he decided to forget about it, since it's difficult to recall." Welcome to our new home!" Selina
Selina took out her phone and started to dial her mother's number again, but it went straight to voicemail. She felt a knot in her stomach and her heart started to race. "I'm scared." She said, and put her lips in her mouth. Nelson reached over and put his hand on hers. "Don't be. I'm sure everything is fine. We're going to get to the bottom of this." He said, giving her a reassuring smile. Selina nodded, trying to believe him. They drove for a while, the silence filled with worry and unease. After what seemed like an eternity, they reached the neighborhood where her mother lived. They pulled up to the house and Selina got out of the car, her heart pounding in her chest.She walked up to the front door, and begin to knock repeatedly. The gateman, Mr ..........., A man she in his early fifties stepped, but frowned when he saw her." Good day Miss." He put his left hand in his pocket and lean on the wall." Good day, ....... I'm here to see my mother, can I come in?" " I'm sorry Miss,