Tears of a bleeding heart - Episode 8

Chris was not fast enough… Alice took in the scene and immediately knew what he had been trying to do with Mansa. “So you are at it again Chris! Alice asked. Mansa woke up at the sound of her raised voice. She didn’t notice that her button was opened. “What’s going on?” Mansa asked. “Go to your room Mansa. Sorry for disturbing you… We’ll talk later.” Chris said. Mansa didn’t hesitate, she got up and went into her room. “Who is she? Alice asked looking very furious. “That’s my sister Alice, calm down.” Chris said. “And why didn’t you tell me you were coming here?” he asked. “Must I tell you before coming to your house? Anyway, I’m here to discuss something serious” Alice said.
“What is it? Chris asked. “Well, I have missed my period.” She said.

“Meaning? Chris asked. “Chris, I am 2 months pregnant” Alice revealed, looking exasperated
“Look, why do you always get yourself pregnant and get me involved all the time. Deal with it girl!” Chris responded angrily. “I suppose the Holy Spirit descended on me and got me pregnant, right? Listen to me carefully, I am not ready for another abortion. You better get ready to be a father or else the whole world will know about this” Alice cautioned him. Chris found it funny. He said “Listen, you are going to get rid of that baby, whether you like it or not” “Oh really, watch me!” Alice said and walked out on him. “Alice, Alice, Hey Alice! Come back here” Chris called but she completely ignored him and went away.

Chris stood there lost in thought… He wondered what Alice was up to. She had never refused an abortion before. Rev. Bernard died a wealthy man and he left a lot of property behind. But somehow, the family’s finances was fast dwindling. Apparently, Mrs. Bernard had been spending a lot. She had already sold two mansions from the property her husband left behind. As to what she was spending her money on? That was a question without an answer. Within just a few months, she
had sold 3 cars and yet the return on those sales didn’t seem to be showing. Derek became suspicious and wondered what his mother was doing with all the money. As if that was not enough, monies were being taken out of the church’s coffers without any form of accountability.

It was obvious that Mrs. Bernard was behind this. The spending was becoming too much and Derek decided to confront his mum. He asked her what was really going on. The only answer she could come up with was that she was making an investment which required a huge deposit. That was an obvious lie. One day, Derek found a N500,000 withdrawal on his mother’s cheque book. He knew then that his mother was up to something. He became very determined to find out what was going on. Meanwhile Mansa had a strange dream one night… She saw Rev. Bernard standing on his grave, dressed in black suit with a white collar. He was in tears. In the dream, he was trying to communicate with Mansa… But she couldn’t hear him well. All she could hear was “It wasn’t my time, it wasn’t my time” Out of fear, Mansa woke up with goose bumps all over her body. It was midnight and the house was asleep.

Everywhere was quiet. However, Mansa felt she was being watched. She was overshadowed by fear and began shivering. Coincidentally, she felt nauseous… Much as she tried to ignore it, she couldn’t wave off the feeling. Soon, she was running to the washroom to throw up. At that instant, Mansa suspected she was pregnant.

To be continued…..