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DEMONIC FATHER

Chapter Thirteen

“Martin's you're a cowardice, I shouldn't have trusted you, so your intention was to deceive me so we would come here and you do your wish, I should have being more careful with you, Martin's you see from Today it's over between the both of us” Olivia declared.

“Olivia, calm down it hasn't gotten to that extent, it hasn't gotten over between the both of us” I was still talking when she got up took her pursue with her and started walking out from the sittingroom.

“Olivia, Olivia come back here!” I shouted but she didn't halt.

So i had to go after her, i got up from the sofa and followed her.

Olivia opened the entrance door and ran down the stairs, I didn't waste time i followed her up. I got hold of her by her left arm as she was about leaving the gate.

“Olivia, What's wrong with you?” I asked, her dragging her by her left arm.

“Martin’s,let go of me, I never knew you're like this, I never knew you're going to betray me,let go of me” She exclaimed on top of her voice.

“And i wouldn't, Olivia what is wrong with you, don't you want us to get married?” I was still talking, I didn't know when she shrugged my hands off her arms and gave me a resounding slap.

I was shocked, i couldn't believe i just got a slap. Since I started dating Olivia I haven't seen her this angry, what marvels me was no girl has ever raised her hands on me before, none of my ex have done that, Olivia happens to be the one that had the effontery to do so.

“Martin's, I've warned you and i won't warn you ever again it's over between us, it's over, don't you ever call my phone line again” She spoke and walked away from me.

I couldn't believe what just happened, Olivia just slapped me, told me she was done and was breaking up with me, warned me never to call her phone line, Everything just happened so fast.

I watched her walk away from me, for a moment I thought about the whole plan i had, my intention were not bad,, it was to reconcile Olivia with her family and formally ask for their daughter’s hand in marriage. We had just come and Olivia decided to do the opposite, I've always knew she wouldn't comply.

I was disappointed, i didn't know what I was going to do, Olivia had ruined the whole plan, I was discouraged from going back to the house to met Olivia’s father, i wondered how i was going to meet him and look at him straight in the eyes.

I saw no reason to keep on contemplating so i moved, I walked out from the compound down to the street where the bus driver had dropped us earlier. I took a tricycle from there to the park, where i joined other passengers travelling to uyo that afternoon.

After i bought my ticket, i gently walked into the bus and sat where i saw was vacant at the back seat, i didn't seat for long, The driver got the car engine to life, I checked around and noticed that the bus had filled up, driver ignited the engine and got the bus to the road.

The drive from Enugu to Uyo was fast, i didn't know when we reached our destination. All through the journey i was absent minded, I was thinking deeply but wasn't thinking straight.

When the bus halt inside the park, passengers began to alight, I alighted immediately, without wasting much time in the park though i was hungry. I left the park walked along the road where i got a tricycle that carried me home.

The tricyclist halt in front of my compound, i alighted from the tricycle and gave him my Tfare, he brought his engine to life and drove away into the street while i walked into the compound.

When i got inside of my apartment, i changed up, went into the bathroom and had my shower. By the time i was done, i clad on a simple T-shirt and short.

I was very famished, i also didn't have any Food in the refrigerator, i had to go outside and get what i was going to eat, i took my ATM card with me because i was running out of cash and left my apartment locking the entrance door.

I walked down to my street,where i do buy food sometimes whenever i came back late from work. I walked into the place and took a seat at a corner. I haven't sat for a minute when one of the waitress walked up to my table to take orders.

“Welcome sir, is this you?” She asked me smiling, exposing her gap tooth.

“Yes, thank you, do you guys have Okro soup?” I asked her.

“Yes, Okro is available” She spoke, sucking her lips playfully, i knew she was trying to get my attention.

“What about melon soup?” I asked her.

“We have it”

“Okay, you have to dish melon and Okra soup for me with extra fufu” I told her.

“Will you be eating it here sir?” She asked me.

“No take away, while coming with it, come with your POS machine, because I'm short of cash” I told her.

“Okay sir” She retorted and started leaving.

Three minutes later, she returned with a plastic bag containing my food which she kept on the table and took my ATM card from me to do the withdrawal for me with the POS machine, when she was done i entered my pin and the transaction went successful.

She left with the machine, while i got up from the chair, took the plastic bag with my left hand, and started leaving the place, trekking back to my compound.

I got to my apartment safely, kept the plastic bag on the table,went to the kitchen to wash my hands on the sink, after washing my hands i took a sachet water from the refrigerator and went to the sittingroom to to eat my food.

I was very famished, honestly i didn't know when i was done eating the food, I still felt hungry, I packed the plastics I used to eat and went and threw them into the waste bin while i went to my bedroom to find some snacks i left on my laptop bag.

I saw them,i took them with me and went back to the sittingroom sat comfortably on the couch and started eating them.

That was when it hit my mind, I remincsed on what happened earlier that day, I was disappointed, I felt like calling Olivia on the phone to know where she was but immediately i remembered she slapped me and told me it was over between the both of us. Calling her meant i was only a fool.I thought.

No woman aside my mom has ever laid hands on me, I didn't care where she was, moreover she was the one that said it was over between us to me.

I was deciding of what to do, when a call came into my phone.

T. B. Continued.

DEMONIC FATHER

Chapter Twelve

Olivia seemed to be to be shocked, i watched as she stared at the young man from his head to toe.

“Who are you people looking for?” The small boy asked, he looked confused and didn't know why we were staring at him in that manner.

I and Olivia turned to look at ourselves, we are confused, and didn't know what to ask him.

I kept cracking my brain thinking about what to ask him, when a female voice called the young man from inside,the person calling him seems to be approaching towards the door.

“Yes mom, the visitors haven't said who they are looking for” The young man standing by the door said to her mom.

“Then, who are they?” Her voice came from where she was coming out from.

I was shocked to see the young man mother,she walked towards the door,she had a close but not obvious resemblance with Olivia. Olivia doesn't seem to recognize her, seeing a little resemblance between Olivia and the lady gave me assurance that we were at the right abode.

My instincts were correct, Immediately the lady looked at Olivia, she recognized her.

She exclaimed, called Olivia by her name and hugged her tight, Olivia didn't need anyone to tell her that it was one of her siblings.

When the lady let go of her.

“Olivia, is this you? Longest time, how have you being?” She asked Olivia Excitedly.

“Please don't be offended, but please i can't remember you again,mind to remind me?”

“Olivia, don't tell me you've forgotten so soon?” She exclaimed.

‘“It's not so soon like it was yesterday, it's being a decade, plus” Olivia tried correcting her.

“Olivia, since you've forgotten who I'm, I'm Ify”

“Ify!!” Olivia exclaimed excitedly and hugged her.

“Ify,is this really you?, you have grown to a mature woman now” She spoke, disengaging from the tight warm embrace.

“It's God, what about you? And how is you and your family? I thought we would never get to see you again”

I was standing looking at the both women, Olivia seemed to have forgotten that I was here with her.

“This is my finace Ify,and Martin's met Ify she is our last born” Olivia introduced the both of us.

“Okay, Ify it's my pleasure seeing you” I said to her winking at her.

“You came with your man?” Ify asked Olivia.

“Yes, i came with him”

“Is it to see our dad?” Ify asked her.

Olivia didn't know what to say, she kept quite, seems like she was still contemplating her response,this was my opportunity.

“Yes, that's why we are here” I replied Ify.

Olivia turned and looked at me,she seemed to be disappointed at me, I could see how she stared at me with contempt,but i didn't care.

“You're welcome, you both can come inside”

“Oh, is he around?” I asked her.

“Yes, my father is inside his bedroom” Ify retorted.

I was first to walk inside, Olivia was becoming reluctant, i didn't care about her i was happy in my heart that we have come together into her abode and her sibling has seen us, she can't turn back this time.

Ify ushered us into the sittingroom, asked me to feel at home while she went inside to inform her father that there was guest waiting for him.

I sat on the blue sofa in the sitting room, the sitting was that of an average family, looking at the wall there was a picture of a middle aged man i saw hanging on a framel, the man in the picture had a strike resemblance of Olivia and Ify, on my mind i guessed that was there Dad.

While i sat on the sofa, Olivia was sitting at the opposite side of me,she doesn't seem to be comfortable with where we are.

“Martin's, please come outside let's have a talk” She spoke getting up and walking out from the sittingroom.

I got up from the sofa and followed her.

We got to the corridor of the apartment that leads to the stairscase,she turned and looked at me.

“Martin's for one last time, why have we come here?, Hope we have come here for my sake?” She asked me, looking into my eyes.

“You don't have to worry Olivia, allow me to handle everything” I assured her.

“No,I'm not here for that one,I'm not allowing you to handle everything at your own phase,are we still here because of me or is it because you're a desperate to get married to me?”

“We are here because of you, literally we are here because of you” I tried to assure her of that.

“Better, because i don't understand you, why did you tell my sister that you have come here to see my dad is that why we are here?” Olivia asked me.

“Olivia, I've told you leave this things for me, leave them for me, I'm the one to handle everything” I said to her,left her there and started going back to get sittingroom.

I got into the sittingroom and sat on where i had just got up from, I loved that position, it made me have to full view of the sittingroom and able to see who was coming in.

It wasn't long Olivia came back to the sittingroom and sat beside me on the sofa.

The both of us are anxiously waiting to see her dad.

Someone opened the door, we looked towards the door to see who was entering the sittingroom, it was Ify, she came and informed us that their dad was coming to be with us very soon.

For what felt like five minutes, i and Olivia sat down in silence contemplating, on my mind, i was thinking of how i was going to met Olivia's father,it dawned on me that i never prepared before coming. i was still in my ocean of thoughts,when the door opened again.

This time, it was a middle aged man walking slowly with a walking stick, he looked exactly like the man i saw on the frame on the wall.

He walked with his walking stick till he came and sat on the sofa, all this while he had being walking in, i've being observing him, Olivia doesn't seem to pay attention, she was looking down on the tiles on the floor.

The man took his sit, cleared his throat and i greeted him.

“Good afternoon,Sir” I greeted.

“Good afternoon, young man, how are you?” He retorted, removing his eyeglasses, like someone who wants to see me properly.

“I'm fine sir” I replied, i was wondering why Olivia doesn't want to greet her dad.

“Young man,are you the one that is said that came with my daughter?” He asked me.

“Yes sir, I’m the one that came with your daughter” I responded.

He looked at Olivia, whom is looking at the floor.

“Olivia, my daughter, don't you acknowledge my presence?” He asked her.

Olivia didn't say anything, I was getting uncomfortable, i wondered why Olivia couldn't just greet her dad,that behavior was childish.

“Olivia, wouldn't you greet you father?” I asked her.

She didn't say anyword, she kept quiet.

“Olivia , are you not the one I'm talking to?” I asked her vexed.

“Why should i greet him, no tell me, why should i greet him?” Olivia asked,looking at me.

“Olivia are you asking him,why you should greet you father?, The man you haven't seen for the past fifteen year’s” That was her father asking her.

“I don't care if the last time i saw you was the last fifty year's” Olivia spoke to her.

“My daughter, I don't know you will be bitter,after all this past years, I thought you came here Today to reconcile with your family and show us your man, i never knew you're still carrying grudges in your heart” Her father spoke.

“So dad, what you've to say is that I'm carrying grudges in my heart, it's fine, thank God it's coming from your mouth” Olivia spoke.

“Olivia, this isn't the time to argue, fight or carry grudges of what happened years ago on our mind, we are here to settle all scores, reconcile with our loved one's and make peace reign again” I spoke to her.

Olivia turned and looked at me, like I said a taboo, I could see how shock she was through her eyes.

“Martin's you're a cowardice, I shouldn't have trusted you, so your intention was to deceive me so we would come here and you do your wish, I should have being more careful, Martin's you see from Today it's over between the both of us” Olivia told me.
T. B. Continued.

DEMONIC FATHER

Chapter Eleven

“Leave me bae, that reminds me, how are we going tomorrow?, hope we are still going to Enugu?” I asked her.

“Yes of course Babe, we are going to Enugu for sure”

“Okay, it's gonna be a long journey but i pray that God guides us and may it be a journey mercy”

“Amen” She affirmed.

“Please, when you're done eating, prepare for me noodles to eat, i'm very famished right now”

“I will bae” She retorted.

We spent the rest of the evening discussing and making arrangements for the journey we would embark on the following day.

The evening was uneventful, Olivia subsequently prepared the noodles for me,when she was done, we ate it together in the sittingroom and after eaten, we made love together right on the couch, before retiring to the bathroom where we took our bath together and went to bed.

Olivia was first to wake up in the morning, she woke me up and we hit the bathroom to have a rub down together.

when we were done we got into the bedroom and dressed up, after we were done preparing. I walked towards the entrance door while Olivia followed me from behind.

She locked the entrance door and gave me the keys,we walked into the street, along the street we got a tricycle that conveyed us to the motor park, where we joined other passengers that were traveling to Enugu that morning.

The journey from Uyo to Enugu took about five hours before we got to the park at Enugu. On our arrival we alighted from the bus and took another bus that would convery us to Olivia's neighborhood in Enugu.

When we got to the bus stop, we both alighted from the Bus, i paid the driver while he drove away with other passengers on the bus.

“Olivia, is this the neighbourhood?” I asked her looking around.

“Yes, it's just that everything has changed this wasn't how here was the last i left here” She Exclaimed.

“That's development, literally it's Good” I spoke,admiring the beautiful upstairs built in the neighborhood.

“So let's get going?” Olivia spoke.

“With the change that has happened, will you still recongnize the place you lived?” I asked her, i was apprehensive she might have forgotten the place.

“Bae,it isn't far, it's just at the end of the street”

“Okay, that means you still remember the place?”

“Of course, why do you think i will forget the place, it's not possible” She giggled.

“Seriously? You know that's for you, because if it was me I'm sure, I would have forget, especially as everywhere in the neighborhood has change” I spoke.

“Maybe that's for you” She giggled.

We walked in silence, Olivia seemed to be contemplating. I on the other hand felt bad i wish she knew my plan wasn't to put her dad to bars but to bring the both of them together, i knew if she knew my intention, she wouldn't have agreed to take me to Enugu.

I felt for her, I wondered how she was going to feel when she realized that i've betrayed her, like for the very first time,i wonder if she was ever going to forgive me because i’ve known her to be the type that finds it hard to forgive those that wronged her.

I was just praying in my heart that everything walks out well, I prayed Olivia finds a place in her heart to forgive her father, with each and every step i took my steps began heavy my heart almost skipped with each an every step i took.

I couldn't wait to see Olivia's reaction when she finally finds out that what we talked about wasn't my plan

We were now at the end of the street. Olivia showed me that their house. There was this two storey building at the end of the street which she pointed at.

Observing the two storey building, it appears to be the only old house in that neighborhood.

“Which floor is it?” I asked her while looking keenly at the building.

“I think at the first floor or was it, yes the first floor” She spoke.

“Then if you're sure let's get there immediately” I spoke.

“Martin's calm down; calm down. Why are you in a hurry to see my dad? Hope you don't have any other agenda for bringing me here, hope we are here for me and not for the sake of us?” She asked me looking into my eyes, I could she she was beginning to fear that I had other plans.

I had to reassure her that we came because of her even though she was right that i've done other plans, but i was not to reveal my motive yet until we met her father.

“Babe don't you trust me enough again? Like why would you think that i've some other plans? We are only here because of you” I tried to assure her.

Olivia looked at me in a way that says, i don't fully trust your words but let's go upstairs.

“Okay,let's be going” She spoke and started walking while i followed her from behind.

When we got to the gate, it wasn't locked, Olivia opened the gate the both of us entered the compound and figured where the staircase was. Slowly we climbed the stairs till we reached the firsts floor of the building.

We were now st the first floor, Olivia and i were staring at the door,she said was their flat, looking at the door alone made my heart almost skipped.

In the next few minutes Olivia was going to find out that i haven't brought her here for her sake but to reconcile her with her family and formally get married to her.

I thought about how heart broken she was going to be when she eventually finds out.

“Martin's, what are you thinking about?” She called back by attention.

“Oh, you said,we are here” I spoke and mistakey knocked on the door.

As soon as i knocked on the door, i came back to my senses, i realised that i had just knocked on the door unawares. My heart almost skipped but i stayed still.

Olivia was shocked.

“Martin’s what were you thinking about? And how did you come about knocking on the door? Did I ask you to knock?” Olivia exclaimed.

“Like, i don't know when my hands reached the door, honestly” I was trying to explain to her that it wasn't intentional but it was already late by then.

“Who is knocking?” That was a child's voice coming from the inside.

I and Olivia froze, Olivia wanted to drag me by the hand so we would run down the stairs but i was not in for any of those drama, i dragged her back and spoke which made her abstruct her attempt to run away.

“It's your guests” I responded.

“Mummy, he said he is our guest” That was the child voice, he seemed to be communicating to his mother.

When Olivia heard the boy voice, she looked at me snd said.

“Martin's i'm beginning to doubt if my father stays here, I doubt it”

“Don't be too quick to doubt, let the young man open the door first, let's find out” I told her.

We waited for a few minutes,before we heard the sounds of the door being unlocked. When the door was opened.

I and Olivia met a young man of about fourteen years old, whom opened the door.

Looking at the young man, he had a strike resemblance of Olivia, I had to look at him and look at Olivia the resemblance was very obvious. That I didn't need anyone to tell me where i was.

“Olivia, you didn't tell me,you have a child”. I Exclaimed.

Olivia seemed to be to be shocked, i watched as she stared at the young man from head to toe.
T. B. Continued

DEMONIC FATHER

Chapter ten

“Martin's, it's now that you're talking” She spoke beating me playfully on my shoulder.

“Okay, you support my idea?” I asked her.

“Yes, sure including my uncle you have to get them down”

“That shouldn't bother you,once we get your father behind the bars, your uncle is then a little thing for me, i promise”

“I know what you're capable of darling” She spoke beating me playfully again on my left shoulder.

“So where do you family stay?” I asked her, my ears were itching to get the full details, I seems to be getting her attention and I had to get things done, before she realized I wasn't serious.

“My family stay at Enugu”

“Do you hail from Enugu as well?” I asked her.

“Yes, i haik from Enugu, that's where i grew up, i thought i told you this before?”

“Oh i see, but what brought you to Uyo?, how did you come over living here?” I asked her with keen interest in my eye's.

“Have you forgotten, I got admission to study here, I got admission to study at University of uyo,that's what brought me to this place” She reminded me.

“Oh, I've only Just remembered that you studied at uniuyo”

“So ever since, you got to university of uyo and began studying, you haven't you gone to Enugu since then?” I asked her.

“No, i've being here all these years, i have come to like this city of Uyo preferably than Enugu, you know life is cheaper and easier here and you can move at your own pace”

“You're correct, that are those of the reasons why i said i was going to relocate to Uyo”

“But back to what we were discussing, do you think your father is still in Enugu?” I asked her.

“Do you think he still lives there with your siblings?” I added.

“I don't know, after he disowned me i never returned, and after my uncle threw me out with the police, I left and started leaving with Desmond,till I lived with Amara before i came to Uyo for studies i never know anything about my family again”

“You've being a strong girl literally, you've survived hard moments and still going, it takes someone who is courageous, and you have the courage. Moreover what was your Dad doing for a living?” I asked her.

“He is a trader, he deals specifically on electronics and home gadgets, he is also into importing different kinds of products”

I nodded my head, I contemplated about how i was going to convince Olivia to take me to her place.

“So Olivia, can you remember that place?”

“Hmmm, yes i can,i think i can remember that place,yes I can” She agreed.

“Well, you're an eye witness and also a victim there isn't anyway we are going to prosecute your dad without knowing where he is now, to interrogate him and getting other vital information from him, we have to know where he is first and locate him” I spoke.

“So,what are you insinuating?” Olivia asked me,with her eyes wide open.

“I’m literally saying that we are to visit your dad in Enugu first before we proceed, we don't know if he is still alive or dead,we don't know”

“Yes, i understand, so which day are we going there?” She asked me.

“Next week Saturday, will be convenient”

“What if we go there Tomorrow?”

“I would have Said tomorrow, but tomorrow wouldn't work out that's why, i and my few of my colleagues are going out tomorrow Sunday, I even want you to accompany me there”

“Where is it that you guys are going to?”

“We are meeting at Ekala's hotel by 2pm dot, and i can't wait to pepper my guys with the beautiful face of my achalaugo” I spoke eyeing her lustfully.

“Bad boy, you see your life” She spoke smiling and eyeing me seductively.

“So we be going next week Saturday, let's go and locate where he is staying, what if your dad had moved to the village?”

“I don't think it's possible, I don't think”

“Why do you say so, why do you say you don't think it's possible. Your dad might just retire and return to the village, when was the last time you saw your dad?” I asked her.

“It's being eighteen year's,since i last saw him, when he disowned me”

“Oh you see, eighteen year's” I Exclaimed.

“I know,why I said I'm not sure someone like him would relocate to the village because my dad is not that kind of man”

“Unless you say so, but we will find out by this time next week”

“Yes we will find out” Olivia agreed.

I was happy, everything i planned was going exactly as i planned and I pray we gets to Enugu successfully the coming Saturday.

The rest of my day was uneventful. The next morning I was still on the bed when i was waken by my phone ringing tone.

I looked at the time,it was 9am, it was my colleague Alex calling, I picked the call almost immediately and put the phone on my ear.

“Hello, Collins” I spoke.

“How far my bro?” His voice was coming from the other end.

“Bro,I dey, I'm just waking up from bed,your call was what brought me up”

“Lazy man, since morning, so you've being sleeping, guy, I called to remind you that we are outside by 2pm, but bro this one you still waking by now don't tell me it's what i'm thinking” He spoke laughing, I knew what he meant.

“Bro, what are you thinking kwa?” I asked him laughing.

“Bro, well while coming, come with that your babe, hope she is the main Chick?” He asked me laughing.

“Yes,my bro,she is the main Chick and i will come with her”

“No problem, see you then” He spoke and ended the call.

The rest of the day was uneventful, i and Olivia did attended the hangout and it was fun.

My colleagues that came were happy to met with my girlfriend. we had lot's to eat and drink till sunsets when he all went home to prepare for tomorrow.

The new week was uneventful,like time flied very fast, before i knew it, it was already on Friday.

On the Friday evening, i have come back from work,the day was hectic as usual, I just finished taking my bath, put on my clothes and was sitting on the couch in the sittingroom eating a noodles i bought while coming back home, i was half away with the noodles when a knock came on the entrance door, I left the noddles i was eating on the centre table and went to open the entrance door.

As i was getting closer to the door I asked.
“Who is there?”

“It's me bae, open the door for me” That was Olivia voice.

I unlocked the door and opened it for her, she walked inside and gave me a hug. I locked the door and together we walked to the sittingroom holding hands together.

“Oh bae, you bought noodles” She spoke immediately she walked into the sittingroom and met the noodles i left on the centre table.

She let go of my hand and took the plastic containing the noodles, sat down and started eating.

“Babe, is this the way you're, did you know if i have eaten since morning?” I asked her disappointed, she carried my food.

“Babe don't worry, I will prepare noodles for you, spare this one for me, hope you've noddles at home?”

“I have noodles in the kitchen” I spoke, sighed disappointed and sat on the couch.

“Babe, you don't have to worry, I will prepare noodles for you and give you extra, you know what I mean” She spoke laughing and tickled me.

“Leave me bae, that reminds me, how are we going tomorrow?, hope we are still going to Enugu?” I asked her.

T. B. Continued.

DEMONIC FATHER

Chapter Nine

“Babe what is that, hope it's alright” Olivia asked me,in a voice that seemed to panic.

“Babe, you don't have to worry at all, it's fine but this is actually going to be a serious discussion”

“Okay, I'm all ears, what is that?” She asked me, adjusting on the position she was sitting on.

“Babe, like i spoke earlier, you have nothing to panic about here, but i want you to understand something this discussion we are having is important,you might not like it but it will determine our future together” I spoke.

“Martin's, what is that all about, talk to me and stop beating about the bush, you're getting me scared” She spoke, I could see she was uncomfortable.

“Okay,babe…. You know I've always loved you and our relationship has gotten so serious that we see alignment in each other's life, are my right?” I asked her.

“Yes you're right” She responded.

“You're correct, i'm thinking of getting married to you and make you the mother of my children, like i don't know if you see yourself spending the rest of your life with me and do you think I'm worthy to have you as my womam?” I asked her.

“Martin's don't say that again, what do you mean by are you the kind of man that i want to marry, if you're not why then are my dating you for?, I love you” She spoke, tears cascaded from her left eye.

“So bae, I want to get married to you and make you the mother of my kids legally, but there is a problem, I paused took a sigh and continued. You told me yesterday that your father disowned you and your uncle threw you out from the house with the police, so who in your family do you have contact with or a close relationship with?”

“None of them”. She retorted.

“Even your siblings?, you're not serious”

“I don't know any of my siblings” She spoke.

I was shocked by her response, why on earth was she saying she doesn't have contact of her siblings, that means she doesn't know any of them.i couldn't believe what i heard.

“Olivia,you don't know any of your siblings, like since you left your father's abode,why haven't you tried to reconnect with any of your siblings” I asked her.

She didn't say anyword, she kept quite.

“Olivia, hope you understand that i can't elope with you,i can't cohabit with you, i have to legally and traditionally make you my wife” I spoke.

“And that leads to we going to met your Dad, what do you think about it?” I added.

“I can't go there, over my dead body, i can't go there” She forbid, like i spoke a taboo.

“You will never go there over your dead body, so how are you expecting us to get married?” I asked her surprised.

“Can't you find some other ways,we could get married and never have any reason to have to visit my family?” She asked in a desperate tone.

“No, we have no other alternative than to visit your family, especially you father, he owes our marriage his blessing”

“God forbid, you're a lawyer, arrange, fix a date so we do a court marriage, and close that chapter and we ask God for the fruit of the womb”

“I don't want that type of Marriage, i have colleagues, friend's, alot of person's and i want them to witness my marriage”

“Since you want it that way, just mind you that i'm never supporting your idea,I'm not going anywhere with you,my Dad has being long dead to me”

“And that means, you don't want us to get married, right?” I asked her.

“Not really, it doesn't mean we can't get married but I've told you, for us to get married we can do it without going to see my father, that man is not relevant in my Life”

“But i told you, i don't want that, i want to get married to you legally”

For the next few minutes, Olivia didn't say a word, she looked like someone contemplating whether she should agree with me or not.

“If i may ask you Olivia, since the past year's you have lost relationships with your family, aren't you thinking of reconcilation, even if you hate you father so much, you can reconcile for the sake of your siblings,you have to reconnect with them and moreover you're the first daughter and shouldn't be this angry”

“Martin's I'm not,I'm not. She spoke with a serious face and continued. “, I'm not, I promised my Dad that my next home coming was to put him behind bars and I'm keeping to my words”

“Aren't you thinking of breaking your promise? Reconcile with your siblings and heal from your wounds”

“Martin's;i don't know how many times you will want to keep convincing me about them,but I've told you, and my decision is final,I'm not going to my father's abode over my dead body. For him to see me again,means I'm coming back for him”

“Olivia;I hope you understand the decision you made, I hope you know this will affect the both of us from getting married legally?” I asked her.

“Martin's, I've told you that I'm Okay with court marriage, i didn't complain of that, instead i supported it”

“And i don't want to get married in court, I want to marry formally and traditionally, especially in my hometown we respect that so much, if you're saying we wouldn't be going to see your husband, maybe you have some other suitors around”

She didn't say a word for the next few minutes.

I was confused, I've always knew she would never agree to go see her Father, I didn't know of whatelse to do, I Really have to know her family especially the siblings, i can't wake up one day and get married to whom i know nothing about her family,if not for anything but incase of tomorrow.

Getting married to Olivia unawares to her family members,was like taking someone's property unawares.

I paused for a while, sighed,took in my breath three times and breath out.

It came on my mind that thinking about the quandary won't solve it, I had to think of the solution and the solution was to be a strategy that i could use to make Olivia agree to take me to her father and when we get where, I will try to reconcile her with her family.i thought about it deeply and thought of strategy to bring up.

My mind kept on thinking of one strategy.

“Olivia” I called her, adjusting on the couch to look at her, she turned and looked at me.

“Olivia what if i help you bring your dad to book, then reconcile you with your siblings?, how do you see the idea?” I asked her.

She smiled and turned to look at me.

“Martin's, it's now that you're talking”
T. B. Continued.