CHAPTER 199

" What then are we waiting for Ruth? Why don't we leave this place this minute?" Faith told Ruth.

" You shouldn't be in a hurry Faith. Mama and  Purist haven't packed their luggages. I also have an engagement to break. There is no way I can leave this place without doing that. I don want to leave with anything connected to Ryan " Said Ruth filled with lots of anger.

" What about me?" Asked Nelly in a pellucid voice as she entered Faith's room. 

Ruth went towards Faith smiling stroke her hair just like the way a mother would do. 

" Nelly! You are like a younger sister to me. I had a younger sister too but she got killed by someone who hated me. When I saw you the first time? I knew that my younger sister was back to me. I will leave for now Nelly but I want you to remember that I don't easily forget my siblings. I will be back someday when I will be needed to , the day when Ryan will have to pay for killing my grandma" said Ruth who left Faith's room.

Ruth decided to go to the living room where Naomi and Evelyn were seated. Ryan had already left since she was still afraid of Evelyn. Vivian on the other hand decided to prepare coffee for everyone in the kitchen. This decision of her astonished Ruth. Vivian had never prepared anything for her and her family before.

As soon as Vivian finished preparing tea, she took a cup of tea to Evelyn and gave her to drink. Evelyn took the cup of tea and immediately threw it on the ground.

" Why did you make this tea?" Evelyn asked Vivian filled with lots of anger which astonished everyone.

" I ...I thought..." Said Vivian but Evelyn suddenly interrupted her. 

" You wanted to kill all of us because seeing Ruth and her family leaving. You want to revenge for what we did to Ryan. Isn't that right Vivian?" Shouted Evelyn at Vivian.

" You are wrong Evelyn" said Vivian. 

" I have the power to see what you think that I cannot see. I know that your plan to make the tea is just to kill all of us. Get out of here before I burn your body with the red fire of anger" shouted Evelyn at Vivian. 

" What if I don't leave? This is my husband's house and I don't think that you have any right to order me around" said Vivian.

" So let me spit the red fire on you now. That way, you will be able to understand what I mean" said Evelyn who suddenly opened her mouth and a reflection of red light could be seen from the ceiling of the house.

This made Vivian to leave the Mariana mansion since she suddenly became afraid. Nelly who had seen what had happened wanted to leave too but Evelyn stopped her by holding her arm. 

" You don't need to go Nelly. You don't need to be afraid of me. I promise you that I really have nothing against you. But Vivian...why would she want to poison us? Does she really hate us that much?" Asked Evelyn feeling a little bit sad.

" Vivian has always been like that. She does not care about others or anybody else other than herself. When my brother married her? My brother used to be the case manager but later on, Vivian challenged him by telling him only a woman was supposed to be the case manager according to Mariana constitution but not a man. This made my brother Lawrence to step down as the case manager and leave it for her" said Nelly.

" Nelly! Please forgive me if I'll....." said Evelyn but Nelly suddenly interrupted her.

" Do anything you want to do with my brother. He killed grandma Magdalene so he will have to pay for it but don't surrender him to the case because I will not be able to give a verdict over my own brother and see him being tortured in Mambo prisons. I beg all of you" said Nelly as she folded her arms.

" You really do not have to beg for anything Nelly. You request is granted and I know if my grandma was here in my position, he would accepted this too" said Ruth. 

Faith immediately entered the living room  Purist's, Naomi's and her luggage in her hand. She was really tired of staying there and wanted to leave. 

" We are all ready. I have parked everyone's clothes in their specific suitcases" said Faith smiling.

" You have parked everyone's clothes in their specific suitcases except for mine. Now I will have to go and pack mine too" said Ruth smiling.

" Alright! Just hurry up. I am tired of staying in this so called house and so called town. All I really want is to go back home to my homeland" said Faith as she sat on the couch a little bit impatience.

Ruth decided to go to her room and park her clothes in her suitcase. As soon as she entered her room, the first thing she saw was Purist's umbilical cord that was on top of the bed. Ruth widened her eyes in disbelief due to the shock since she had placed Ruth's umbilical cord in a locked locker which was in her closet. This made Ruth to look around the room see if there was presence of someone but Ruth was not able to spot anyone. 

She decided to go and look outside the room but there was no one there either. Ruth therefore went pack to the room and locked it from the inside.

" Have you been locking for me? I am here now my love" said Ryan who was sitting on top of Ruth's bed.

Ruth turned behind him and was astonished to see that it was Ryan and he was holding Purist's umbilical cord in his arm. 

" How dare you touch my daughter's umbilical cord? Give that to me Ryan" Ruth shouted filled with lots of anger.

" Does carrying this in my arm not signify anything to you? How can I just let you leave like that? For years you have raised and became proud of somebody else's daughter. Don't you think that it is a high time you should have a daughter of your own?" Asked Ryan.

" Purist not just another person's daughter. She is my daughter and I love her so much. I might not have given birth to her but I know that, you do not have to give birth to a child in order to become a mother. Some women just have that motherly love that makes other people's children to feel at home" said Ruth smiling.

" Enough with all the pleasantries you have of trying to be proud of yourself. Now let me get straight to the point. I want to see you hold a baby in your arms. The baby who will have the mark of Ryan's forehead and Nelly's eyes. The baby will also have Lawrence's feet which are as tall as a giraffe's neck. Isn't that a nice thought of mine? Don't you like it? Asked Ryan laughing annoyingly.

" If you care about yourself you better get out of my room Ryan. I really do not want anything to do with you. Please give me my daughter's umblical cord" said Ruth in a pleading voice.

" Why don't you unbutton my shirt for me first? It's too hot in here" said Ryan.

" You better keep your madness to yourself Ryan and let me pack my clothes in peace. Nothing bad should happen to us here. I can't even stand carrying a person who looks like you in my womb for nine months. Who knows? Maybe the baby will eventually turn out to be like me" said Ryan.

" You better wake up from your dream Ryan. I would die than carry your child in my womb" said Ruth who removed her suitcase from the closet and began parking her clothes.

As soon as she finished, she put her suitcase aside and went towards Ryan. She wanted Ryan to handover Purist's umblical cord to her. That umblical cord was the only thing that made her proud to say that she was a mother. 

" Please give me the umbilical cord Ryan. I will not be able to live without it. Each time I see that umblical cord, it reminds that in have the responsibility of taking care of someone. If you don't give that back to me,  then you would have destroyed the pride of motherhood" said Ruth. 

" Are you going to unbutton my shirt?" Asked Ryan.

" If that is the only way for me to get my daughter's umbilical cord then I am going to unbutton your shirt" said Ruth as she began to unbutton Ryan's shirt till she finally finished.

" I believe that you are a man of your words. So! Give me my daughter's umblical cord " Said Ruth as Ryan gave the umblical cord to her.

MARRIED AT SIXTEEN.