Chapter five

Life is cruel ,unfair and unjust .No matter how hard I try to find happiness ,it escapes me each time . I asked myself where I went wrong in my life to deal with this ordeal again .

"Son ! "

"You know what ? Just leave dad ,leave ! Because I don't want you over here !"Clinton angrily pushed his dad away .

"If you could just stop drinking , Clinton ,it would do us some good .We need to sit and talk like men not strangers !"Marcial said .

"Dad ! From childhood ,I have always fought to be loved . I kept visiting mum now and then but to no avail. She never woke up !

When I first saw Liza in college ,she was an exception !

Compared to all the girls in college ,she was the one who moved me and got my attention.

I kept admiring her to the extent that ,I used to take pictures of her each day !

As time went by ,the admire gradually turned into love .

I loved Liza but I could never tell her because I knew the consequences !

I only approached her after school and there after ,circumstances kept bringing us together !

One evening ,I mastered courage and told her the truth about my webbed life !

I was expecting her to judge me but surprisingly ,she didn't ,instead she offered me her friendship.

We drew closer and when she found out about her origination ,she told me the truth too .

Gradually ,I confessed my love for her and she did same for me .

She went against everyone just for me !

She knew the consequences of her actions but she accepted this cursed life with me !

Dad ,she filled my deserted life with loads of love and happiness!

She made me feel worth of being loved !

But thanks to you ,she has left and I don't know where she has gone to !

Dad ,you have ruined my life !

I hope you're happy now ! You pushed the only woman I loved in my life away so you should be happy ,dad!

You should !"Clinton threw the bottle of whiskey to the floor angrily causing it to shred into a myriads .

"Son ! You know you could have never started a family with her !"

"Of course dad , we could have started a family !

If reproducing would have ended her life ,then we could have adopted a baby and started a family !

There are so many kids out there whose only desire is to be loved and nothing else ,we could have adopted one or two or three !

We could have had a family full of happiness and joy that nothing could separate us !

Dad ! Liza is my life and if you have managed to send her away , then you should know that your son has no life ; instead he has been filled with bitterness ,pain and anger !"Clinton staggered to his sofa .

"Son! "

"No dad ! I have heard enough already so please leave and let me be alone ! I need some time for myself !"Clinton said with a shrug .

"Okay then ,I will grant your wish !"Marcial left his son alone .

[Clinton throws the bottle of whisky against the wall and creates a mess in his room as he stares at Liza 's picture and cries bitterly ].

"Argh!!!!!!"He shouted and continually hit his fist against the wall till they bled .

Klara entered the room to console him and assured him that she will do anything she could to bring back Liza back to him .

She then coaxed Clinton to sleep after a while .

[Elisa after losing track of her daughter went home and continued to stare at her daughter's pictures and blames herself for pushing her away from her side .

She cries in deep regret and wished she understood her daughter earlier ].

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"Zambalas !"I said buying the ticket and made my way to sit comfortably in the bus .

I was traumatised and felt sick .Life was not easy ,I thought shedding tears .

"Miss ,we have already reached Zambalas !"The driver said .

I was fast asleep that I didn't notice that the bus had reached Zambalas . I got down and admired the beauty of the city but I knew no where and no one in the city too .

I just came there to ease off my pain. I wanted to go far away from everyone and in the quest of my wish ,I ended up in Zambalas .

Zambalas was a cool city with a population of three hundred .

It was one of the smallest cities in Zarish .

It was located on an island and surrounded by water bodies .Most of its citizens were fishermen and fish mongers and as a result , fishing industries were more in the city !

I made my way towards a restaurant since my tummy was already churning . I ordered some cheese burgers and fried fishes .

After eating ,I made my way to a hotel directed to me by the chef in the restaurant .

It wasn't really furnished but I liked it because it was less expensive .

I was running out of money so I couldn't afford an expensive hotel .

The room was small but I managed to check in there through out the night . I switched off my phone since I didn't want to be disturbed .

I woke up in the morning and bought a dress from the market .

Apart from the dress I was wearing ,I carried nothing along except my phone and my handbag with a little sum of money .

I changed into my dress ,and left the hotel since I could only afford to pay for a night .

The money I had could afford a bottle of water so i needed a job to earn a living for myself .

"Careful !"I said , as an old woman ran into me with her fishes .

Instead of getting angry ,I helped pack her fishes and escorted her home . She was not staying anywhere near the market so we walked for a mile before reaching her home .

I wondered how an old woman like her could embark on such a long journey without any assistance .

She stayed in a hut along the sea shore with a few number of people .

I placed the basket containing the fishes in her hut and sought permission to leave .

"You may stay if you want to , because I know you have no where to go !

By the way ,refreshen up because those fishes stink on your body !"I had no choice .

As they said , opportunity does come but once !

Her washroom wasn't as expected but I had no choice .

" These dresses are yours !"She handed them to me .

"Thank you ma'am ! "I said and changed quickly into them .

"Jean Grey ,just call me that!"She said with a smile .

"I prefer to call you Grandmaa instead ! By the way I'm Liza Blaire !"I said with a smile .

"Umm! But where did you get dresses of my size from ?"I asked curiously since they fit me perfectly .

"These dresses are mine . I'm equal to your height and body size . Our only difference is that you are young and I'm old !

Don't worry ,no harm will befall you here because the people who live here are all sociable and hospitable !

Liza ,you will stay here till you decide to leave .

You are a good girl and I appreciate your good gesture towards me at the market !

If it were to be someone else ,I know he would have given me a piece of his mind!"She said taking a seat .

"How did you know I had no where to go ?"I asked yet again .

"You were throwing your eyes about in the market which meant you were new to the society and therefore ,had not settled yet !" She said handing me a bowl of food . It was bread and fried fishes .

"I know you don't trust me but there is no need to be afraid . I won't hurt you !"She said with an assuring smile .

"Enjoy your meal and be used to these fishes because it 's the only thing I can afford !"She said while preserving her fresh fishes in an ice chest filled with ice .

I guessed it was because she had no refrigerator .

"Don't you have anyone to help you ?"I asked .

"No I don't !"She said and focused on what she was doing .

" So why do you stay a mile from the market ?

You could have boarded a vehicle at least !"I said looking towards her direction .

"Market was bad today ! I sold nothing so I walked home !

When I earn enough ,I board a vehicle home but when I don't ,I walk home !

This is how I live my life !"She simply said and continued to preserve her fishes .

I asked no further questions ,looked like she didn't really like talking .