Chapter 5

Chapter 5

“What happened David? Tell me” her alarmed voice asked

“Em? It is dad” he replied with stammering voice. David’s cry only meant one thing, her father was in a critical condition.

“What happened to him?” She choked out her disturbed self longed forgotten.

“He was just having his meal a minute ago and now he is in the hospital in a dire need of surgery” how can that be possible? When she left him, he was coping quite well and was even going out for jogs sometimes when he got bored sitting at home.

“What are the doctors saying now?” She just hopes it isn't bad news

“They really haven’t said anything specific yet, he just needs surgery done at the earliest” what will she do now? She doesn’t have a job nor does she have any money. Her only option is to be shameless and ask for an advance payment from her employer. How ridiculous would she sound when she goes to him. Already, she had started seeing how much disrespect she would lose from him. Not that she has any in the first place. As soon as she got off the call with her brother, she hesitantly dialed Alex’s number and he answered on the fourth ring.

“What is it?” His cold voice thundered, sending shivers down her spine. She gulped and responded,

“Am sorry for calling you this late at night, but I would like a favor from you please” how ridiculous and so embarrassing

“You called me this late at night to ask for a damn favor? Are you alright?” He sounded angry. Of course he would be upset, who calls a person past 10 in the night?

“Am sorry to disturb you Mr lightwood, but I would like to have an advanced payment of my service for you please” she concluded feeling so degraded. What a lovely way to sell off her self respect. He kept quiet for a short while before replying

“You want me to give you an advance and that too, this late at night? Have you no manners?” He reasoned. Yeah he could say anything she wished to her but that wouldn’t change her mind in collecting an advance. What can she do? Her father is dying in the hospital.

“Am sorry sir,” her was starting to break. “But I need the advance that is why '' at this, the tears were already flowing down her cheeks like a slacked tap. He would never understand her suffering.

“Okay send me your account details and I will wire it to you” he said and ended the call without waiting for her reply. She sighed and wiped away her tears before sending him her accounts information and once done, she burst into devastating tears. How can life be so cruel to her? Later that night she received the money he sent and was grateful. Not wasting a minute more, she wired half the amount he sent her to her brother’s account and felt a little better but that didn’t stop her from resuming her cry.

The next morning, she went to meet with Rose and told her what transpired between her and Alex, and Rose was surprisingly disappointed that the man she fancies so much turned out to be a swank. How disappointing?! They chatted for a while then Emma decided to go back home and prepare her things because she was now relocating to a new house and maybe a better life, but she wasn’t expecting anything. Infact, she was expecting the worst. Now with nothing more to do, she went to the terrace and saw the last person she expected to see walking through the gate.

“What is she doing here?”