The Wedding Night

“Life isn’t rosy as it seems.”

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Melody POV

Waking up to another beautiful which is Saturday. It means no job, no stress from my boss. I stretched my whole body and came down for the bed. I was enjoying the morning sun that shone brightly into the room when a cloth met with my forehead.

“Stop lazing around and get up,” Lorena said to me.

I removed the clothes from my forehead and yawned. “I’m not lazing around. I just woke up and I have some incredible news.” I announced happily.

“What do you have to say?”

I looked around and didn’t see a certain someone.

“Where is Hope?”

“Oh, she downstairs with the receptionist’s daughter,” Lorena replied.

“Alright then. What I have to say is concerning our accommodation?”

“Are you afraid madam samosa will come to Mecianda? Are we leaving this country? Melody we can’t do that.”

“Let me…”

“No you listen to me,” she interrupted and began to speak angrily in Italian.

“Are you done?” I asked her when she stopped talking.

“What do you mean by that? I am not done!” She shouted and when she tried to talk again, I shut her up.

“Enough!” I yelled. “Listen to me before you jump to conclusions,” I told her and she nodded in defeat. “We are not leaving mecianda. Although I thought of it we are staying here.”

“So what do you mean when you said we are moving?” Lorena asked.

I sighed and placed her hands into mine. “I found an apartment for us,” I announced and she nodded.

That wasn’t what I expected her to do. I wanted to scream and be happy that we were finally leaving this hell hole.

Ignoring her reaction, I proceeded with what I wanted to say. “I figured staying in this motel won’t be good for us especially Hope. She needs a good environment.” I said and Lorena nodded again. “Why won’t you say anything and just nodding like a chicken?” I asked angrily.

Lorena didn’t reply at first but when she saw the angry look on my face, she stood up and walked to the window side. “It not as if I’m not happy that we are moving but…” She paused.

“But what?” I also stood up and walked to where she was standing. I stood beside her and touched her shoulder.

Lorena looked at me with tears in her eyes and quickly wiped it away with her hand.

“Why are you crying?” I quickly asked. “Are you mad because I yelled at you? If that why then I’m sorry.” I apologized.

“That’s is not why. I’m not mad at you for yelling at me. I’m just mad at myself.”

“Why?”

“Because I’m not doing anything! You are the one working and looking around for accommodation while I sit down and do nothing.”

“I’m not complaining Lorena. You are always with Hope and that is okay for me.”

“You don’t get it, do you? I want to work and be able to put food on this family table.” Lorena argued.

“I get your point Lorena and you are trying to make sure that all the responsibilities won’t be on my neck.” I sighed briefly and then pulled her for a hug. “It going to be okay. Everything is going to work out sooner or later,” I assured her.

“I hope so,” she replied.

Hope’s little body came in between us and I didn’t hear or saw her coming into the room.

“I want to join,” she shouted in her tiny voice.

Lorena smiled at her and then carried her.

“Yay!” Hope exclaimed and hugged both of us.

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Giovanni POV

Sleeping on a Saturday morning isn’t my thing but because I couldn’t get a wink of sleep last night due to nightmares, I fell asleep around 6:00 am because I was busy reading and meditating on a book that could drive the scary nightmares away.

The continuous ringing of my phone on the desk where I laid my head and the terrible headache made me open my eyes. I was in my study room and the book that made me fell asleep was laying on the ground.

I might have dropped it when I fell asleep.

“Who the heck is disturbing me this early morning?” I groaned out in frustration as I looked through my phones. I had twenty missed calls already and it wasn’t morning anymore, it was already afternoon.

How did I sleep to this time?

My phone rang again and I cursed silently when I saw the caller.

It was my mother.

“Giovanni franklin Aderemi,” my mother shouted my full name the instance I picked up her calls. “I have been calling for a while now.”

“Why?” I simply asked.

“Son, is that how you speak to your mother like that?”

“What do you want?”

My mother sighed briefly before speaking up. “Listen, tomorrow is your uncle’s birthday and you need to be available for it.”

“Why should I care?”

“Giovanni!” She shouted. “Don’t you dare say that again?” She warned.

I chuckled but didn’t say anything because I was too tired to argue on a Saturday afternoon.

“I’m sending you an invitation through my driver. He should be in your house soon.” She informed.

“What makes you think I’m going to attend a stupid family gathering?” I asked her and didn’t wait for her to answer as I continued. “I’m too busy for that mother. We all know that uncle Ben and father don’t get along so why should I waste my time on a stupid birthday?”

“This is the time to settle the grudge between the two of them.”

“You think? You are busy planning a stupid birthday party when you should apologize to those whom you have wronged. ”

“What are you saying Gio?” She asked.

“Don’t pretend mother!” I shouted. “Every time you pretend you make me regret having a mother,” I told her.

“Son,” she sobbed but I didn’t care because she had done worse to me. “I am your mother Giovanni and I do not deserve such words from you.”

“Oh!” I exclaimed.

“I know I have failed as a mother but I am still your mother. I gave birth to you.”

“It funny how some people jump into their role when they feel guilty of what they’ve done .”

“I am sorry for everything that I have done to you.” She apologized.

“It’s a little too late for that.”

“Why can’t you see that I’m trying here.” She said.

“You should have done everything you are doing now a long time ago. I don’t need your petty sorry mother.” I told her.

“Listen to me Giovanni,” she begged but I cut her off.

“I’ll come for the party. Don’t think I’m doing this for you.” I told her and ended the call not waiting for what she had to say.

I stood up from the chair I sat on and walked out of the study room. I didn’t know where to go and the closest place I could find was the stairs. I sat on the bare floor and stare at the screen on my phone.

“Stupid family gathering,” I muttered.

I wonder why they wanted to reunite with the family that almost destroys our family. If I have to go to such a stupid gathering, I had to go with someone who could stand by me throughout the gathering.

I dialed the number of the person who I had in mind.

She didn’t pick at first and when. I called her again, she spoke angrily as soon as she picked the call.

“Giovanni speaking.” my voice sounded so powerful on phone and I felt like the most powerful man on earth.

When she heard my voice, she quickly changed her tone and began to speak respectfully.

Good

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Melody POV

The house I saw online was looking bad and different than what I saw when I arrived at the house.

“It’s an old picture,” the seller explained to me when I told her I didn’t like the house.

The motel was much better than the place.

“Then post the right picture and let people know they are coming to rent a dump house,” Lorena commented.

” it a good house. It just needs renovation.” The seller told us.

“We don’t want this. Give us something else,” Lorena requested.

The seller looks from Lorena to me. It is the look people give when they are about to look down on you.

“Are you sure you can afford it?” She asked.

“How do you mean?” I asked her before Lorena could reply to her.

“What I meant to say what that I have a better house than this but it is a little bit expensive for someone like you.”

“Someone like us,” Lorena shouted at her. “How about I show you the kind of person that we are.” She threatened.

“That won’t be necessary,” I pulled Lorena and took her to a corner. “We do not need to create a scene here.”

“Then what are we going to do. That bitch is getting on my nerves. ”

“Just calm down and let me do all the talking,” I begged.

“Alright but if she says anything else, I’ll kill her.” Lorena threatened and walked towards where the woman stood.

“We will take the second house you have for us,” I told her.

“Are sure? It’s a little expensive you know.”

“We know.” Lorena clicked her tongue.

“Where is it located?” I asked her.

“The big city where the rich life. I’ll let you ride in my car to the house since you insist on buying.” She said.

Lorena looked at me and shook her head. I smiled at her and muttered a word to her.

She is a bitch.

Soon, we were on our way to the new house the seller wanted to show us. I didn’t know why I took the offer to take the house because as far as I was concerned we didn’t have too much money and still I took the risk to get the house so we could be happy.

The second apartment was as the buyer described it. It was in the big city and I was quick to get to work once we started living there. The house was on the 20th floor in a 30th-floor skyscraper. Surrounding it were two skyscrapers that were much taller than the building. The seller punched in her password and open the apartment door.

“Welcome,” she said.

“Wow!” Lorena and I exclaim as soon as we entered the apartment.

The apartment was something I never imagine I’ll live in again after the incident that happens to franklin. It was beautifully furnished and painted in my favorite white color. In the living room were two brown couches and a flat TV was placed at the center of the room opposite the couches.

“You can see it has everything.” The seller told us and we nodded in agreement.

The dining room and the kitchen were in the same place just behind the living room.

“Let’s me show you to the rooms.”

“How many rooms?” Lorena asked.

“Three.” She replied.

“Three?” Lorena shouted in amazement. “Wow! That’s cool. Everyone gets to pick their rooms. Woah!” She jumped.

Lorena looked happy and although the seller hasn’t talked about the price yet, I was going to do everything to get the house even If I had to borrow from Franklin.

As if he can give me.

The seller showed us the rooms that come with its bathroom and guess what, the bathroom has a jacuzzi.

“This is amazing Mel!” Lorena said to me. “We are so getting this house.”ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

“So how much for the apartment?” I asked and bit my lips while waiting for the price. My heart beat faster and at this rate, I could get heartache when I heard the price.

“Because it all furnished, it….” As she was about to call the price, my phone rang in my pocket and she pointed to my pocket.

“Go on,” whosoever was calling had to wait until I am done with this. The phone rang again and groaned in frustration at the caller.

“I think you should pick your call.” She said to me.

“Fine,” I replied angrily and pick up the call. “Hello,” I shouted. I was planning to insult the caller but the voice I heard made me cool down and talk with my normal voice. “Hello sir,” I greeted my boss.

“I’m sending an invitation to your email right now. Print it out.”

“Is that all sir?”

“You are accompanying me to the party.”

“When is the party, sir?” I asked.

“Tomorrow,” he replied.

When I tried to protest, he hanged up on me.

“Is something wrong?” Lorena asked me.

I just shook my head and said nothing because I couldn’t find a word to say.

If he is inviting to a party. What kind of invitation was he sending me?