By Nightengale Ben-Onyeukwu
Chioma was awake, and Louisa fed her delicious Akamu lavished with milk and Milo. She was looking well and fit to be discharged any moment. But Felix wanted her to stay for a few more days at the hospital, for a good rest. Chioma wasn’t comfortable with the special treatment she received from the doctors and nurses that always came in to check on her. Because of her special connection with Felix, they were willing to kneel down and lick her shoes. She knew that they did so only because of Felix’s family fame, and the power that his family name wielded. If not for Felix’s presence no one would even look at her. They would trample on her instead. But money rules the world, so for that reason, Chioma was given respect through Felix’s command.
She had been able to know Felix’s surname matches with Michael’s but she didn’t know if they are related to each other. She was determined to find out before Michael returned from Lagos. She didn’t want to ask Audrey about it, she wanted to do it on her own without raising any suspicion. She had seen movies where two brothers fought over a girl; she wouldn’t want to be a part of such scene neither does she want to be a part of such soap-opera. She didn’t want Audrey to see her as a liar or a user.
She glanced over at Audrey as she happily played chess with Daniel. Audrey sat down across from Daniel. They had played three rounds already and Daniel won in all.
Audrey smiled. ‘I didn’t know you can play chess.’
‘Yea, sometimes I play alone,’Daniel laughed. ‘My sister only knows how to play online games and smartphone games…’
‘Chisom might have seen game of chess as a boring game,’Audrey laughed, as she found Daniel quite adorable.
‘I’m sure Celine doesn’t like traditional games.’Daniel raised his head from the chessboard. ‘Felix is always busy and wouldn’t have time for games…’
‘Felix is chess expert just like you. But he rarely plays games because of his busy schedule lately.’Audrey pouted. ‘Daniel, you can’t let your girlfriend lose, right? Let’s play some more. I want to win.’ She pouted prettily.
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