Flora walked out of the hospital sadly, she stopped a cab and as the cab drove her to a nearby hospial that her younger brother was, tears streamed down her cheek.
She had just carried on an act of surrogacy for a man she had no idea about. She gazed at the bag containing money in her hand and her heart ached terribly.
Life had really been unfair to her. She used to live a happy life with her mum, dad and younger brother until her mother died.
Her father brought in another woman to the house three days after Flora's mum death. Apparently, he had been engaging in the act of infidelity and had been keeping this woman outside of marriage for a long time.
Juniata who happened to be the new woman that her father married treated Flora and her brother cruelly that they had to flee from home.
Flora had been living alone with her younger brother since then. She goes to school but still works for the rest of the day, saturdays and sundays included. She just wanted her younger brother to live the most comfortable life.
But things got even worst when her younger brother, Tony was diagnosed to have a hole in the heart last week. She felt like her world was crumbling. She had no one that could help.
Her father was wealthy but the hatred that subsists between her and her father would never make her go to him to ask for help.
It was during her strugge to find the money to pay for the surgical operation of her younger brother that she got an offer from a female teacher at her school who knew about her predicament.
The offer was for her to carry on the act of surrogacy for a wealthy man but she will never get to know his identity.
"Hey, aren't you dropping here?" The cab man jerked her off her thought.
"Oh! I'm sorry." Flora looked out through the window of the car and saw that she was at the place where she was to drop.
She paid the cab man and highlighted, she walked in quickly with the bag of money in her hands.
When she found the doctor that was in charge of her brother, she said," I've been able to get the money."
"Great," the doctor directed her to where she was to pay.
After she had paid, the surgical operation was carried on the second day in the afternoon.
While the operation was going on in the operation room, she was roaming around the corridor and was hoping that the operation would go well.
Her brother was her only companion, she loved him dearly and prayed earnestly that his surgery would be successful.
Her heart wasn't at ease at all, today was a tuesday and she was supposed to be in school but she can't afford to leave her brother in the hospital alone on a sensitive day like this.
About an hour later, a doctor walked out of the theater room with a glove in both hands. Once Flora sighted him, he walked swiftly to him," sir, how is my brother?"
The doctor had a dull look on but Flora didn't want to be too quick to judge the state of her brother by the expression on the doctor's face.
"He's still alive but I'm sorry, the operation wasn't fully successful. The hole in his heart had widened up and we could only close up a few inches. Though the heart tissues will start growing around the mesh but it would not permanently seal the hole." The doctor said.
"So what did you advise, doctor?" Flora questioned.
"Another surgery, dear. I know it's expensive but if you want a permanent healing for your brother, I'll advise another surgery," the doctor said and after a few seconds, he walked away.
Flora stood still, dejetcted and hopeless. She watched as her brother got wheeled out of the operating room back to his ward.
She followed slowly, she had to painfully loose her virginity to surrogacy yesterday just to get the money for this surgery only for the surgery not to be fully successful.
After the nurses who wheeled Tony to his ward had left, Flora came in. Tony looked weak in the face but when he saw Flora , he spoke," big sister, you look so sad, is it because of me?"
Flora bite her lower lips painfully and couldn't say a word for another thirty seconds, she was worried that if she speak, tears would stream down her face.
She didn't want to cry before her brother, that would only hurt him even more.
Tony held her by her hand and looked to her face, "Flora, I'll be fine."
"I also believe that you will be fine," Flora finally spoke. At this moment, all that was in her head was how to get another money for her brother's surgery.
"Where did you get the money for my surgery?" Tony questioned. He knew that the money needed for the first surgery was very exorbitant and even if her sister works day and night for a year, it would be impossible for her to get such money.
How does she tell her that she lost her virginity to surrogacy just to get the money for his surgery.
"A kind man gave me," she lied.
Tony wondered whom this kind man was, he didn't want to bother his sister anymore so he kept quiet. He had just been operated on so he knew he needed rest, he soon fell asleep.
Flora caressed her forehead and kissed it, she dragged the stool she was sitting on to the wall and kept imagining in her head on how else to get the money for her brother's surgery.
She wanted her brother to be healed completely.
With her eyes shut and her head resting on the wall, she heard the sound of the door and her eyes fluttered opened immediately.
She was surprised and angry to see the person she hated to see most. She clenched her fist and gritted her teeth in anger, she spoke harshly," what did you want?"
This man standing before her was her father, Rudolph. He had abandoned her and her brother many years back and let them live like they had no father.Flora didn't like this man at all, he brought in another woman just three days after the death of her mother. That's a dishonour to her mum."What did you want?" Flora asked, her voice was louder this time and she stood."I came here to talk to you," the man remained standing still."I don't want to listen to whatever you have to say, just leave," Flora said."Isn't your brother sick? And i was informed that he needed money for his second surgery, I came with the money," the man raised the bag he was carrying in his right hand.Flora's face fell, it seemed as if God sent help her way but this person sent wasn't the right person, she hated this man with passion."You can pay it and leave," Flora's voice softened but disgusts was stil
Flora was very nervous, she pressed her eyes on this handsome man who was dressed in a tailored suit that fits him perfectly.Flora got to see his face clearly as he walked closer to them. Since she had seen him in the magazine severally , she knew that this man was Orville. Gosh! There was never a way that this cold looking handsome man will ever like her, her nervousness increased."Orville, nice to see you in person again after many years," Rudolph said.Orville glanced at him disgustingly and set his gaze on Flora, as their faces met, Flora lowered her head shyly but summoned courage to raise it up again. This was the man she would be in marriage with so why should she be shy before him?Eventhough his aura was very domineering."Walk close to him," Rudolph shouted at Flora when he saw that she was only standing still. He thought that that was what Orville was waiting for."How da
"Thank you, I really want to continue schooling and I'm glad you gave me the chance," Flora said."You are welcome, sweetheart." Orville said and stood," give me a minute, please." He walked away.Flora had to glance at herself again to be sure it was really her that was being respected this way.He came back and placed a document on the table and a pen on it, he dragged the table before her and said," princess, you should sign this document as a seal that we are married."Flora was thinking that they would have to go to the civil bureau to get the marriage certificate but he had already got it. Well, he was a billionaire anyways, anything is possible for him.Flora sighed and then, thought about the surrogacy she underwent a few days ago. What if it lead to pregnancy? How will it feel like being pregnant for another man while being married to Orville?She could have told him to give her some
Flora appeared before Hannah and she gestured for her to come to sit beside her, Flora went to sit gently beside the woman."What's your name, beauiful?" Hannah questioned."My name is Flora, ma," Flora answered."You can call me hannah," Hanna said with a broad smile. The look on her face was so affectionate. Like a grandmother looking at her granddaughter."Alright, ma," Flora said."I know you feel nervous that you got married to him, but Orville is a very good man," Hannah said."He's a good man!" Flora exclaimed."Yes, I have lived with his family for fifteen years so I can tell you that he's such a good man," Hannah said."I guess I'm lucky then, although there are articles about him that says he's a good and kind man but I find it too good to be true, many billionaires are always aloof and arrogant," Flora said."There are few that are really nice
Flora was inside her room on a Sunday evening, she had been given new school wears and she was arranging it all in the wardrobe.She heard some sounds coming from the living room, the sounds were not of two people otherwise she would have thought Orville was having a conversation with Hannah.It was as though three people were speaking. Since she was already done with what she was doing, she decided to feed her eyes on whom the third party was.She walked out of the room and saw Orville standing beside another lady who should be around twenty four years old. The lady had many expensive golds on and a heavy make up on her face. She looked fair and beauiful moderately.Hannah was at this time walking to the kitchen leaving Orville and the lady at the living room.Flora wondered whom this lady could be to him, perharps his sister, she thought and walked closer to them.Once Orville saw Flora, the smile on his
Flora fluttered her brow as she saw the look of a deep obsession on his face. She had only met Orville two days ago and he was this obsessed about her already.Flora swallowed the lump in her throat and didn't know what else to say."You can keep reading, sweetheart," Orville said and stood from the bed.He went to sit by a couch that was by a side of the room, he opened his laptop and began to review some of the activities of his company.Flora couldn't read for a while, instead, she kept stealing glances at him. He was backing her but he looked adorable.Flora wondered if this man had fallen in love with her so soon? Either he loves her or not, they would have to part ways after two months anyways. She wasn't ready for marriage.Flora read few more writings on her phone before falling asleep. When she woke the following day, she didn't see Orville in the room.She had no idea if he even slep
All through the hours at school, Flora wasn't really happy. She had an heavy heart. She was wondering what the following day would look like in school.Bennie was really her thorn in the flesh. Since she had no friend, she walked outside the school alone and sighted a familiar figure by her left sight.She walked towards him and realized that it was the driver who drove her to work. He must have been waiting around so he could drive her home."Are you done, madam? So I can drive you home?" He questioned."Yes...but, I want to check on my brother at the hospital, I haven't heard from him since I moved to Orville's house," Flora said."Mr. Orville said I must do whatever you want so I will drive you to the hospital, if that pleases you," the driver said."Thank you," Flora walked inside the car and told the man the particular hospial that her brother was. Soon, the man began to drive."Have you
Flora cried for few seconds before walking towards the exit of the car. It's a terrible feeling seeing the only person you have left in the world caring for a different somebody and abandoning you. The one who was supposed to be there for her is clearly against her.She cleaned her tears with her handkercheif and walked to where the driver's car was, she pleaded with the man to drive her to where her family hospital was and the man agreed.Once they arrived there, Flora waddled around the hospital and soon found her brother laying on the bed.Once Tony saw her, he called weakly and hopelessly," little sister, I'm in pain."Flora let tears flowed down her cheek, she doesn't like to cry before her brother but she could not hold back the tears today. She was very heartbroken. It hurts badly to see her brother in pain. She walked closer to him and placed her hand on his forehead," I made a mistake by trusting that beast w