Chapter 25

I stopped for a while and froze, as I struggled to gain balance. I looked and glanced at Vicky, who almost had her legs on the table. We stared at each other, no one spoke to the other not even uttering any sound. "Nkt" I licked and tried quickly to walk towards my room. I knew Father was tired of supporting me with the many breaks I had in before arriving at my room.

"You haven't answered me yet? And if I may ask, why are you so drunk? Who gave you this?" He asked as he held me slowly and carefully helping me to settle on my bed. Tightly held my hands towards the bed, he then moved slowly and had my shoes off my legs. I stared at him, my eyes wide, bitting my teeth against each other tightly, I shivered from the cold I had had. "I can see you are so drunk and surely we cannot talk, we shall have a serious conversation tomorrow, make sure you don't leave before we see each other in the morning!" He said, laying me on the bed carefully.

Closing the door before him carefully, as he left the room he clicked and stood at the door for a while, shaking his head bitterly. "How could she?" He murmured and he walked away downstairs. "What did she tell you?" Vicky quickly met him as she asked, trying to be so keen that he could realize that she cared.

He did not answer her as he walked past her, moving straight to his room, leaving the door open and silently sitting on the side of his bed.

The following morning, I woke up with a spann and a headache, the lights from the window welcomed a quick smile that showed on my face, it was a new day and possibly new things could happen. I went downstairs and sat on the far end from my dad, and my wide eyes were on my new mother Vicky, and I was so keen on her.

I sucked the pain by myself, for I would wish to see Vicky out of our home, but that was not possible yet. The wounds from my mother's departure from the house were still fresh, but luckily I had some good news by myself. I kept smiling, but facing down my legs, I turned my ankle from time to time, glancing at them lazily.

Suddenly, he came in, he was well-dressed and was ready to go. He stopped for a while, freezing and holding his chair when he was just about to pull it. "You can't stop smiling today?" He temporarily put on a smile and asked, his eyes were on to me.

He was curious about something, although from what he saw from me the previous night, he wasn't happy at all.

"What makes you happy today?" He went on and asked, Vicky was also keen to listen to what I was about to say as her stepdaughter. I raised my eyes and bounced them to Vicky. I seized and stopped for a second, my eyebrows raised and I let my eyes to him. "Uhm.. I got a sponsor, who is willing to promote my art and my works...! I'll meet him today at the city mall!" I finally said, turning my eyes away, and keeping the smile burning.

Vicky wasn't ready for this, and she never wanted this to happen, She knew that if then I could get the sponsorship I would move out to a new home and wouldn't get married to the monster they all planned I should get married to. And surely their plan would have failed. She surely wanted to see me get married to the monster and see me suffer, she knew well that I could not survive in such a marriage, and little did I mean to men who have feelings for men.

It is her wish to see me getting divorced from the old man the very day I would be married, and this would bring conflict between me and my father. Vicky was working tirelessly behind the scenes to keep me away from my father, and also to ensure that I suffered it the most.

After the news broke into her ears, she couldn't withstand it, so she quickly stood from her place and moved towards her room. She said no word but moved quickly to her place. He noticed the movements and saw them as unusual, he had his eyes upon her, but she had Varnished.

That is great news daughter, at least your dream will come true! This Will surely see you move your life now very soon, and be an independent

woman, as you were some few months ago but don't forget that you also have to get married to make me happy and also your mother," he said, as he walked wherever she towards me.

Before he even got to her, I felt an unusual and I wanted to constipate, my body quickly had a rise in temperature. I quickly raised and walked towards the bathroom groaning and holding my mouth by my left palm.

He stood a step away, his mouth suddenly left open and wide, he froze for a second, not moving a step further, he behaved like he had received a punch on his head and was recovering from it. Suddenly, Vicky came out of her room, standing by the door and holding her waist. She watched my quick run toward the bathroom.

"She is pregnant!" She whispered as she turned and went back to her room. Father was still. he could not believe nor understand what he just saw, however, it was not a surprise to him, for he knew well that his plan was coming into effect, he watched me struggle with the morning sickness. "It is him!" He whispered to himself, holding his waist by his left hand and biting his lips tightly.

Since the night with the unknown, I have had many restless hours. I haven't had any time to talk to my father and ask about what happened that night. My chest has been burning, I have had an unrestless night, but I could not ask. I knew that Father has always done and planned many things to see me get married to the person of his choice, but this time? I thought that father did it Wrong.