TITLE: Fighting Back EPISODE: 2 AUTHOR: Queenxta For goodness sakes! You know too well that this is the twentieth century, the jet age. That doesnt exist anymore!Hester bobbed her head from side to side. Douglas regard her calmly. You know Princess, I know what is good for you. Truthfully Dad, I know what is best for me more than anyone else. You need one to contribute to your moving on. She glared at him. Thats pathetic! Its simply pathetic for a female to consider a male important to her moving on. It solely depends on the person and the Big man above. She stood and her arms went akimbo. Dad when I told you about not needing somethings the other day, an intimate male friend is one of such. Right now, am done arguing with you. She grabbed a shawl from her bed and turned to leave. Dont …dont darling, that is disrespect and you know better. Douglas stated not offended. Hester turn on a heel to face him. How else do I explain the way I feel? She opened both palms before her sad. He exhaled. Princess are you not interested in knowing who the guy is? Daddy, I dont care. She returned almost in a whisper. Come on darling, how about his name? I - dont -care. She repeated slowly and emphatically. Aww darl! You have to learn how to start caring. She rolled her eyes and shifted her weight from one feet to the other. How more ridiculous can this get! She gave a short laugh. I care about you, I care about mum, I care about Agatha, I care about … Get interested Hester! Okay …okay. She nodded slowly. Fine. She exhaled. Who is this guy? Oladimeji Adeniyi Gbolahan. He said carefully and singularly. Wow! She beamed and began demonstrating. Those names sound like that of a machine gun … She used her fingers to pose as guns. Keke kekekeeke! They sound like the swerving of a mighty sword -waawaww waawaawaaa! They sound like … He went wide eyed. Darling! He chided softly. She frowned. How come youre stopping me? It dawned on him that she might not know. He is the presidents son. Oh! Oh … She went to sit on the bed before laughing merrily. I get it. Wow Sir, the CBN Governor, Daddy, thank you so much for the effort … She met his gaze. It makes no difference. With that, she dived on her bed, pulled up the duvet and closed her eyes, all done in a swift motion. ++++++ Hester pressed the enter key and waited for feedback, her anticipation was met after few seconds. She studied the information and when she got to the diagram at the end, she allowed it fill the screen of her laptop. A knock on the door. Come in. She said, eyes not leaving the screen. The door opened and close afterwards. Eventually, she looked in the direction of the door. Make yourself comfortable Mum. More often than not, she couldnt resist saying that . That she could attribute to her mothers sophistication and the grace of her steps as she head to a sofa. Even in her late forties, she was stunning but her beauty was now pampered with expensive cosmetics. She admire her mum but had no aspiration to be like her, maybe it was because they didnt agree most of the time. She was more of Dad than Mum, she used to tell herself. I know am a crasher honey, I only need few minutes. Empress Tobechukwu smiled at her daughter ability to concentrate. Hester sipped from the bottled water on the table before going to sit opposite her. Mum, your dress is lovely. I love the embroidery. Her gaze lingered on the dress. Im glad you do honey. This is courtesy of my latest Nigerian designer. Empress beamed. My never changing momma! She laughed. As a child, I had the ability to guess real good. Empress nodded. I can guess why youre here. Tell me. Empress said gleefully and sat back. Youre here to take turn on listening to what went down at the outing. That was a date not an outing. Empress tried not to frown. Hester pointed to the screen. When am done with that, I will use a dictionary. She sat back. The outing was platonic and thats just that. Honey, do you hate him already? Her expression remained as she studied her daughter. Hester buried her face in her palms and suppressed a groan. I cant create, just make, who am I to hate the Almighty creature? Well said Darling. Empress was delighted. You have to free your mind, open your heart, make sure you … Oh no! She wasnt going to go through this again. She stood and turned her back. Her mother was taken aback. Youve not changed your mind to your fathers request? She shook her head. Empress exhaled relieved. She wanted to talk to her daughter some more but she knew better. She touch her shoulder. Theres a fashion show tonight, will you like to come with Agatha and I? Thanks Mum but Ill be busy. Hester gave her a quick smile before heading to her earlier seat. Empress was disappointed as she head out but stopped at an after thought. Honey what will you like for lunch so I could tell the cooks on my way out. She gave her a sincere smile. Youre indeed caring Mum, Ill come downstairs to fix something for myself. Thank you. By the time the door closed, she was drawing from the screen. Empress head for the garden. After pacing for about five minutes, she sat troubled and remembered a dialogue she had heard with Hester when she was in her early teens. Watchout for episode 3
Posted on: Wed, 24 Sep 2014 15:52:16 +0000
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