CHAPTER 113
Ryan decided to carry Ruth as they went back to the house. Everywhere they passed people were astonished as they saw them pass. They had never seen Ryan so good to a stranger which astonished them very much. Ryan arrived at the house and wanted to take Ruth to her room but Vivian stopped them by holding Ruth's hair.
" Wait! You and I have scores to settle" said Vivian angrily.
" No! My Ruth is very tired since she has just started her work as the new case manager. She will not have to listen to you today" said Ryan.
" Please let me have a talk with her. It's true that we have scores to settle. Put me down Ryan" said Ruth.
Ryan immediately put her down and stood on the furthest place. He felt guilty for what he had done for Vivian which made him feel that he needed to explain to her.
" You! You were talking to me about someone taking my position away from me and yet you are the one? You are a black cat in a white dress Ruth. You are a pretender. I hate the woman that made you" said Vivian angrily.
Ruth went towards her and hit her on her left rib. This made them to start hitting each other but Ryan managed to stop them.
" You don't dare try to stop me Ryan. How can this woman insult my own mama? You can hate me which makes me not to care because I must move on with my own life. It doesn't matter how much you hate me" shouted Ruth at Vivian.
The commotion made Faith, Magdalene and Naomi who were in their rooms to go to the living room since they were filled with lots of curiosity.
" Yes! Your mother is a low life who has to depend on you since she did not make it in life. Am I wrong to say the truth? Do you think that you will find someone who will tell you the truth as I do? " Asked Vivian.
" I think I will find that person who will always tell me nothing but the truth and that would not necessarily be you. Why don't you ask Ryan? He is the one who gave me that position" said Ruth who left the house as tears welled down her eyes.
Magdalene and Naomi wanted to follow her but Nelly stopped them by holding their arms.
" I will go after her. I beg of the both of you to stay behind and rest. I will handle this" said Nelly who left the house too.
Nelly followed Ruth who kept running till she finally got tired and stopped. She sat by the roadside as Nelly went and sat beside her.
" I don't understand. I have always tried everything to please the people close to me and yet they have always done nothing but hated me. Why is she like that? She and her husband wanted to harm Martin's mother and Lady Nana. How could I have let that happen? I have always loved them with all of my heart" said Ruth as tears welled down her eyes.
" Do you know what? Ever since I came here I have always known you as a strong lady who doesn't back out of anything easily. I realized that when I came in and mistakenly took you as a maid of which you were not, yet you possesed like one and made me believe that you were one of them. Ruth! You are my role model and I know that my brother entirely loves you. I was thinking if we could maybe teach Vivian some lesson so that she would learn from it. Don't you think so?" Asked Nelly smiling
" You advices are good but yet I do not understand the kind of lessons that you are talking about. I am the kind of person who does not pay bad for bad. I always do everything that I do for the sake of everyone. But then I do think that you are right, Vivian needs to be taught some lessons" Said Ruth.
" I will think about it then come up with an idea. That woman needs to understand she could have not been in that position if not for the fact that she got married to Lawrence. She should learn how to treat others with care and understanding" said Nelly feeling a little bit sad.
" Alright! You have managed to convince me not to feel bad. Can we go home now?" Asked Ruth smiling.
" Yes! We can go back home now. You are such a wiser" said Nelly who got up and assisted Ruth to get up.
Ryan on the other hand decided to take Vivian to mambo cell. He wanted her two spend two days there without the knowldege of Lawrence. This made Vivian to be filled with lots of anger who swore that she would kill as soon as she got out of there. Ryan did not take her threats into consideration since he felt that Vivian might had just said out of anger. Ryan therefore decided to go back home and was astonished when he found Lawrence standing at the gate. Lawrene had deprived both Nelly and Ruth from entering the house.
" What is going on here?" Asked Martin angrily.
" Where is my wife? If my wife is not brought to me in the next ten minutes, then I will burn this house with Magdalene and Naomi inside it. I have tolerated your guest Ruth for so long Ryan. I cannot believe that you would choose to side with a stranger rather than your own brother and brothers wife. Who the hell do you think you are?" Asked Lawrence filled with lots of anger.
" I am Ryan Rollers and I am the head of Mambo community. Alright! I have taken your wife to the mambo cell. You can go there and release her if you have the power. Get out of my way" said Ryan who pushed Lawrence away and signalled to both Nelly and Ruth to enter.
Ruth entered but yet she was filled with lots of worries and guilts. She felt that everything was happening because of her. She felt that maybe things could not have happened that way if she chose to go with Akeshia and Lady Nana.
As soon as they enrerd the living room. Ruth was astonished to find Naomi and Magdalene both tied on their hands and legs. There was also a cotton placed on their mouths which made them not to be able to speak. Ruth went towards them and untied them as Nelly removed the cottons on their mouth.
" I am sorry Ryan. I know that I told you I will stay but I can looking at the state in which we have found my mama and grandma. My family is more important to me" said Ruth as tears welling down her eyes.
" What about Purist? Is she not a member of your family?" Asked Ryan trying to criticize Ruth.
" Purist has nothing to do with my decision to leave this town. After all, some so-called rituals was done on her which are not irreversible. Why then do you think that she is worth fighting for? Can't you see that my own parents are too old for this childish games going on around your home?" Asked Ruth.
" You think that all this going on around my home are childish games! What kind of a person are you Ruth? I sometimes fail to understand you" said Ryan who left angrily.
Ruth wanted to follow him but Nelly immediately stopped her.
" Ryan always needs sometimes by himself when he is angry. You have to let him go without any disturbance. Just take your grandmother and mother their rooms. I will use this chance to prepare luncheon" said Nelly in a pellucid voice.
" No! I don't think that going to their rooms is what they need right now. All they need is to go to the kitchen and prepare some luncheon for us" said Ruth smiling.
" Alright! The kitchen is theirs. I will just be here at the living room waiting for the food" said Nelly who went and sat on the couch and began to rest.
Ruth escorted Naomi and Magdalene to the kitchen and kept assisting them by showing them everything at the kitchen. She wanted to do that in order to distract Naomi and Magdalene from thinking about everything that had just happened.
" Ruth ......about today....I....think....." Said Naomi but Ruth suddenly interrupted.
" Do not think about that. Nothing is going to happen to the both of you ever again. We are leaving this town first thing tomorrow morning" said Ruth.
" Is that you last decision my granddaughter? I understand that you care so much about purist. You love her too much and that is the main reason why you came here. Isn't it?" Asked Magdalene in a pellucid voice.
" The future will tell itself grandma. We can never predict what it holds" said Ruth smiling.
Magdalene looked at Ruth in deep state of confusion. This was simply because Magdalene felt that it was wrong for Ruth to carry their burdens in her heart which made her to reach to a point of choosing between them and Purist yet they were all family.
MARRIED AT SIXTEEN.
FOLLOW ME @quinter the author FOR MORE UPDATES.