Chapter 2: 2

Morgan saw the look on my face, he walks up to me, "They are all my business partners" he said. I felt honored to have his business partner in our home after he made me understand.

I heard disturbing arguments from the balcony. I would have ignored but it didn't seem to be ending soon. I was going to help settle whatever difference it was.

The door was slightly open and Morgan was amidst three ladies who had a piece of paper in their hands. I tried to lean my ears against the door.

Part of me wanted to run, yet I knew that I hadn’t come this far to flee just yet. They had their pregnancy test reports. I couldn’t scream. I could only open my mouth to find that even words had deserted me. I left and went back to my room.

One month later I had found out Morgan was very unfaithful and he is impregnating ladies everywhere because he is wealthy. You know women like money. He is a Liar, you can never know his truth. His business was something I couldn't pinpoint from the onset because I was always feeling it's shady.

He accommodates irrelevant people a lot in the house.

he's always suspicious of me despite that I don't keep friends, maybe he's just insecure. And thinks I'm flirting around like him.

I love Morgan so I endured his excessive. I didn't know where else to go if I leave, my parents would disown me. Moreover, I had a child for him already and I know the struggle single mothers go through to raise a child. But I have two kids now. I forgave him and we lived on.

So, the straw that broke the camel's back was when he said He had a dream that I was having an affair with his brother.

It was funny and annoying but before it happened I had already made up my mind to leave because I could no longer handle his arrogance. Every bad person has a good side. So Morgan equally. He is good too but we are better apart.

He stopped begging me last year to come back when I told him that if he continues he won't see his kids again. I knew

He wouldn't want that because he's aware of the stress he had gone through and he loves his son, Melvin.

That year he took my matter to the Oregon police station and Human rights that I was denying him access to his kids. But anytime I got there, he'll change the topic that he wants me back.

So the people involved will just tell him to do the right thing.

Right now we moved on he's already married and I'll get married too, maybe. I don't know when that would happen because I have given up on love.

My mind is empty right now because I'm not even carrying his annoyance at the moment. He comes to my parent's house most times to see his kids and I talk to him, we laugh, he takes his children out and he leaves. My Mom wouldn't stop nagging at me to go back to him. She doesn't want to lose me I know, like my late eldest Sis Madeira.

*I had forfeited the third thing I had cherished in my whole life. I didn't see it coming.* I lay on my bed most times all through the night doing nothing other than weeping till my eyes are dry. I thought I wasn't going to recover from it so I took a job at the bar after I left the city. I just wanted to stay away from any time that would make me remember him. It didn't seem better.

The doctor had lately diagnosed me with heart disease. He said I have 2 years to live. I knew I won't survive it but at least I was being distracted by the attendance of customers. I was drinking a lot now but It kept my mind far from those hurting thoughts and past experiences.

I was done with love. I was certain I would never love. I would spend my remaining years and energy nursing my two kids, Melvin and Chloe. I don't know when death will come but I will wait for it.

But then I thought I was done. I thought I was done with love. I believed it but my heart didn't, something wasn't going to allow me to end my life…

"Young lady, can I help? You seem to look familiar to me?" The man behind the bar table asked me.

I was going to ignore his attention. He didn't seem to want to take his eyes off me, "Did you have a connection with Morgan Freeman?" The charming man asked again.

I kept mute. I didn't want to even say anything more when I heard him mention that name. He meant everything evil to me now." I mean do you have a family tie with him?" He continued with his annoying questions.

I looked at his sight once more and I remembered him. "Oliver?" I called out his name. "What happened? What are you doing here?"

He asked raising his eyebrow. I felt he was surprised to see me.

"I should be asking you what you are doing here either. I work here now."

"You work here now? In a new city? At the bar? how did you get here? I have been asking my friend and business partner Morgan your whereabout he told me you had gone back to school, he had to make his stepsister a graduate. He said. So how is school?"

Did I just hear Oliver says Morgan called me his stepsister and that he sent me back to school? He had surely been lying to everyone about my absence, "Ooh yeah, school is fine." I said putting on a fake smile. I didn't want to cry either, "I just had to take up a part-time job. Can I talk to you later before my boss could come in and see me busy with a man while I should be attending to customers?"

"Alright, that is fine. Here, have my card. You can call me anytime I had just come into the city for a business trip I will be here for a while only God knows how long provided the deals keeps coming in and my back account gets some more funds. Just don't hesitate to call me, I will like to have a chat with you after now. Okay."

"Alright, have a good day Oliver." I waved him bye.

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