Now, they were already in the car and the children showed him their report sheets. He went through them carefully before he handed them over to Susan for her perusal. Then he turned and looked at the children, who were in the back seat, and remarked, “Your results are impressive.” “Thank you, daddy. Did we make you proud?” Now, Tony, who had turned on his ignition and ready to move, was touched, and Susan was not left out. The children had missed the opportunity of making their father proud. Now, they had one, they put in their best to make him proud. Then, Tony spoke, “Yes. You made me proud, but you can do better,” he pointed out. Likewise, the children were challenged, and they promised, “We will do better.”“Is that a promise or a wish?”“It is a promise.”“That's good. If you top the class, I will take you to Algeria for the Christmas holiday.”Now, Susan smiled at the impossibility of Tony's expectations, and the children did not respond to his demand. When he noticed that they

“Mother, here is the water,” he informed. Thereafter, he sat beside her, and waited for her response. When she was not forthcoming, he tapped her leg, and sat up. Then, he attempted to raise her head and give her the water. To his consternation, she was lifeless.“Mother,” he called out anxiously. Then, he lifted one of her hands, and it dropped like a pack of cards. Now, he gave her a push, and asked cried out in agony, “What is going on?” When he could not get an answer, he ran out of the house to get help. His world almost collapsed when he realized that his mother, and only parent, had drawn her last breath.Previously, her mother was tagged a disgrace to the family for falling pregnant without a husband, and the family treated her, and her son as outcasts. She was an unschooled girl of sixteen years, who worked as a contract staff with the Blue Sea Oil and Gas Group. Before she got the job, she floundered between one menial job and another. In most cases, she plaited hair for th

When Cindy dropped her bag, and pulled her shoes unconsciously, her sister picked them up, and held them. She was scared that her sister may be expelled from the school, and begged, “Cindy, kindly stop. Mom and dad will be angry with us.”Nevertheless, the orderly, who was a believer of street smartness, pulled Camilla to himself, and consoled, “Mom and dad will be happy with you if you defend yourselves. Nobody is entitled to taunt you. Did you get me?”“Yes, Sir,” Camilla looked at his face, and accepted. Now, Cindy was satisfied that she had kicked and punched the girl enough. Then, she got up, and barked, “If you are certain that your mother did not conceive you through adultery, get up and fight me.”At Mary's Girls High School, that was the highest insult to give to a student, and it can only be said by the strongest, who was confident of her energy. It was expected that the insulted would defend, and prove that her mother was not an adulteress; otherwise, the student would be st

At once, Evans dialed Mrs. Charlie's number, and she picked. After the call, Evans and Tony waited for her arrival, and after a few minutes, she walked in, and greeted, “Good morning, bosses. You sent for me.”“Good morning, Faye” they responded simultaneously.“Kindly take your seat,” Evans signaled cheerfully. Furthermore, she sat in the visitors' seat, and appreciated, “Thank you, boss.”“You are welcome. The General Manager wished to get married, and he is seeking your opinion,” Evans made known, and focused on Tony, whose expression was unreadable. Now, Faye wrinkled her forehead, and looked at Tony.“Congratulations, boss,” she complimented, and waited for him to speak.“Thank you, Faye. I actually wished to know more about the company policy on couples working in the organization.”She smiled softly when she got the gist of his talk. She simply summarized by saying, “It is simply stated that husband and wife are not permitted to work in the organization.” Tony was very much aw

“We will look into that,” the doctor took it upon himself.“It is okay. I prefer that she rests here for now instead of disturbing her sleep,” Tony pleaded.“It is all right.”“Who is the doctor on duty?”“He in his office. You don't need to worry. I won't leave until you pick her,” Dr. Dixon volunteered. Tony was touched by such a show of love, and he stretched his hands apart for a hug.“I will always remember this,” he promised, and released him. Thereafter, he left with Cletus.At the General Manager's HouseAfter Cletus gave his subordinate a call and instructed him to go to the General Manager's house, he left at once to the house with his motorbike. He was surprised when he saw the guard and the janitor working on the destroyed gate, and he suspected that there could be a shady deal.“Stop,” he yelled, and the unsuspecting domestic workers, stopped suddenly, and looked at the officer. Just like Cletus instructed, the officer instructed, too, “Don't move an inch.”The petrified