For Better or For Worse

Chapter 1Title: Ugly past. "What! How could you do that? Richard, I won't accept this claptrap." Stella seethed in rage as she got out of bed, pacing up and down. "Babe calm down, we can sort this out without shouting at the top of our voice, remember the kids are in their room." Richard cautioned but Stella was not ready to hear that sermon, she was ready to let all hell break loose that morning. "Richard, I'm not going to take that. Never! You of all people knew what I passed through in the hands of this man. The pains, the suffering, and the emotional trauma. He's presently getting his retribution in double folds and you expect me of all people to come to his aid?" she asked in a tone of sarcasm."You must be joking! There is no place for a monster here. I reiterate no place!Let him rot there, he deserves whatever he's passing through now." she sneered letting out an annoying hiss. "Babe, this man is your dad. I know that man has hurt you beyond rehabilitation but it's

Chapter 3"Maria, how do I look?" Bella asked as she presented herself in front of her cousin, Maria."You look dazzling and fulgurant." She uttered in a flirty manner, blowing her a kiss."Uh! You could have just said, you look presentable. Not everyone understands your big and unnecessary grammar."Bella snorted."Get yourself a dictionary and start learning new words." She replied with a sarcastic gesture, moving her head dramatically."Anyway, good luck on your first day at Golden Ville.""Thank you, I hope you will have a great day too," Bella replied as they walked out of their apartment. **** Bella headed towards the park, where she would be boarding a cab to her workplace. "Oh God, it's my first day at work I don't want to be late. I can remember how I used to scold our staff whenever they came late to work. Gosh! I don't want that kind of embarrassment." She murmured inwardly as she paced up and down hoping to stop a cab. The ride from her place to Golden Ville was abou

Chapter 5"Thanks for the food ma'am. It's luscious, I enjoyed every bit of it." Bella commended as she picked up the wiper to tidy her mouth."I'm glad you did.""Let me help you with that." Bella offered as she watched Richard packing the already used plates."Oh! Don't bother." He said with a smile."Woah, you must be hardworking," Stella uttered as they moved to the living room."You think so?" Bella asked with a mischievous grin."Yeah.""Well, I guess your assumptions are wrong. Bella is a lazy Ass." Bella said chuckling."Ha, I doubt that. Are you trying to say this gesture you've been showing is just a facade?"Stella asked menacingly with a lopsided grin."may-be." Bella shrugged with an impish smile. After Richard was done washing, he walked out of the kitchen to join them in the living room. "Hey ladies, it seems I'm missing out on something. I can hear your laughter in the kitchen." He said as he slumped onto the closest armchair. "It's nothing, we're just trying to brin

"Are you going somewhere?" Maria inquired as she watched Bella get dressed that morning which was not typical of her, it's been ages since she attend any church Sunday service. "As you can see babe, I'm going to church," Bella replied as she applied concealer to the well-carved eyebrow she drew on her face. Maria's eyes almost popped out of its socket as she made the statement. "Are you serious?" "Why are you surprised because I said I'm going to church? I'm not the worst sinner on earth you know." She gushed as she took her lips in so that the lipstick can spread widely on her lips. "Come on, that's not what I mean. I'm just surprised that's all. This kind of change is impressive! I'm happy that you're considering this move. Just hurry up so that we can get there on time, remember going late to church is not appropriate." Maria prodded. "Spoiler alert, I'm not going to your Church." She uttered with an impish look on her face. "Oh!" "Yeah, Richard invited me to their ch

As she glanced at her reflection in the mirror, she was pleased with what she saw. "Indeed! I'm endowed with beauty." She said complimenting her looks, turning round to check her outfit. She was putting on a short, black, tight-fitted gown and the heavy makeup did enough work to embellish her face. She walked over to her shoe rack and picked a black high-heeled stiletto that matched her outfits. "Hey, Maria I'm off to work." She shouted as she walked out of the house hurriedly. "Hey." she waved trying to stop a cab. The man parked and wound down the windshield. "Golden Ville." "500 Naira " "Okay," she replied as she opened the passenger sit and hop in * * * * "Hey Good morning to y'all," she said lackadaisically as she walked inside the office. Only few people responded to her greetings because she hardly associate with them. Some of them tagged her as the "Proud peacock." The Accounting department office is a big and wide space that conveyed all their employee