Chapter 23 : Frozen tulips

"I hate, I despise your feast days, and I do not savor your sacred assemblies".

- Amos 5 : 21

A taxi parked in front of an apartment building. Chioma bounded out and exhaled. The car drove by and she walked in. Finding an elevator after answering series of questions by the receptionist. She dialled Wysa's number as soon as she got to her doorstep.

"Hey, can you open your door?", she says.

"Open my door? What's with you?", Wysa's replies on her other end of the phone.

"Just come to the front door" Chioma becomes impatient.

"Fine, fine. Jeez", Wysa's opened the door and found Chioma standing before her, "Jesus".

"Nope. Chioma", She enters taking off her shoes.

Wysa's close the door, "What happened? Lemme guess , you had a fight with Aaron?".

Chioma laid silently on a red couch.

"Your mother in law?", she asked but Chichi was silent, "Wait...both? damn, girl".

"Its always my fault", Chioma's voice almost broke.