CHAPTER 239

" The only person who is allowed to enter into my house and see Nelly is Lawrence. The rest of you will have to wait outside" said Ruth who seemed that she was serious with her words and was not going to change her mind anytime soon. 

" Fine! Go in Lawrence and make sure that she doesn't captivate your mind. You have to come out with your sister Nelly. She will be well taken care of at the closer gates since we have all the equipments" said Martin as he pushed Lawrence to enter. 

As soon as Lawrence entered, Ruth locked the door from the inside. She therefore escorted Lawrence to where Nelly the room which Nelly was resting. Luckily, Nelly had already woken up and saw Lawrence coming into her room which made her to suddenly become scared. 

This made Ruth to run towards her to make sure that nothing bad had happened to Nelly and that she hadn't started convulsing again or being in a state of shock which according to the doctor would lead to heart attack. 

" Please relax Nelly. I am not going to allow Lawrence to go anywhere with you. I think your brother is just concerned about you and that is the main reason why he has come to see you" said Ruth as Nelly slowly calmed down. 

" I am here to take my sister and not to negotiate with you whether I should take her or not. You have done this to her and I will make sure that you pay for it and it all starts from now " said Lawrence who went towards Ruth and started pulling her hair using which made Ruth to scream. 

Purist who was left in the living room and Naomi and Faith who were in Naomi's room having a private conversation heard Ruth's scream and decided to rush to Nelly's room. They were astonished to see Lawrence pulling Ruth's hair who wanted to push Ruth towards the wall but Faith immediately held Ruth preventing her from going towards the wall and knocking her head there. 

" What do you think you are doing Lawrence? It you don't respect Ruth, then I think you should respect this house. This house is my aunt's house. I think Aunt Naomi deserves her little respect in this house" said Faith angrily. 

" Why should I respect her yet she posess the same characteristics as her daughter? We have both been made to feel unwanted and wasted. How cones you are not at the closer gates to support your sick grandma?" Asked Lawrence filled with lots of anger. 

" Listen Lawrence. I have not idea the kind of lies they have told you there but my grandma is not what you think she is. She is the one who stabbed Nelly and that is why Ruth harmed her like that. She did it just for your sister and the ungreatful person like you just thinks that Ruth is the wrong person here. I just can't believe that you are like that. You have shortcomings like them and that is the main reason why you cannot see the wrong in them. You are so alike" shouted Faith at Lawrence who knew that she had already upset Lawrence with her words.

" Shut up! You young family betrayer. I am here to take my sister and that is what I am going to do" said Lawrence who went and wanted to carry Nelly and take her away but Nelly started shaking and moving around the bed. 

" I don't want to go with you and I am not going with you. I want to stay here. Ruth is good and Evelyn is bad" shouted Nelly which made Lawrence to stop trying to force Nelly to leave with him. 

The doctor who was outside the room entered the room and tried to calm Nelly down who couldn't want to calm down. Ruth understood that she was supposed to give her an assurance that nothing bad was going to happen to her. 

" Nelly! You will still live here. Nobody is going to take you away from me and that includes the place which you are going to sleep in. After you get better, I will make sure that you still stay here too" said Ruth as Nelly suddenly calmed down. This made the doctor to return his money that was boosting Ruth and her transport. 

Lawrence immediately left the room feeling dissapointed. He was dissapointed of the fact that he failed to understand Nelly and Nelly chose to stay with Ruth instead of going with him. Lawrence decided to leave right away. He be went to the living room and opened the door. He was

 astonished to see both Akeshia and Martin standing outside the compound. 

" What are you both doing outside here?" Asked Lawrence. 

"What kind of a question is that? Have you suddenly forgotten that you are the one we have been waiting for? Where is Nelly? Why is she not with you?" Asked Akeshia feeling a little bit scared of the fact that Lawrence might had changed his mind for the sake of Nelly. 

" My sister's well being is the most important thing for me right now. She is passing through alot in her life right now. If I become selfish and choose the dark side then take her away, my sister is going to die. So she will stay. How about you send one of the maidens from the closer gates to keep watch on these people? Once Nelly feels better , your maiden will inform us then I will come and take Nelly away. I will make sure that I bring her to the closer gates to heal grandma Evelyn" said Lawrence. 

" I knew of the fact that you always loved Ruth but I never thought of the fact that that little girl was ever going to control your mind. How can you choose her over us like this? Have you suddenly forgotten that Nelly is ours ? You have the right to take her away? " Said Martin. 

" Listen! I cannot deal with selfish people like you. As a matter of fact, you people are the ones who are selfish. You want me to risk my sister's life in order to make you both happy but that is something that I am not going to do. My sister is going to get healed right in grandma Magdalene's house. Untill then, nobody will really have the right to tell me anything" said Lawrence who entered his car and started off the engine waiting for Akeshia and Martin to enter the car who entered right away. 

They all maintained silence throughout the journey. What Akeshia had feared the most about Lawrence listening to Ruth had already happened. Lawrence drove silently till they arrived at the closer gates. He then got out of his car and immediately went to the guest room . He therefore camd out of the guestroom carrying his bag. He was indeed leaving the house and was tired of listening to Akeshia and Martin who he felt cared about no one but themselves. 

As soon Akeshia saw him carrying the luggages, je immediately went towards Lawrence and stopped him from leaving.

" You are not going anywhere. My mama has a little time to heal and your sister is the one who is going to heal my mama. You will be the one whom we will use as a bait. Untill then, you ate not leaving the closer gates. You are going to be taken to the cell of hell immediately where you will enjoy yourself in that stupid red light cage of witches" shouted Akeshia at Lawrence. 

" I would say that I have lost to you without a fight. So come on, please do not attempt to make me feel any less. I am just like you and I have alot of pride. So being up all the blockages you have in me. Your closer gates warriors are not even capable of stoping me from leaving. I am Lawrence Mariana and i am the current Ruler of Mambo town. It seems that I will have to fight for my right at any cost. It seems that I have no choice at all " said Lawrence smiling. 

Akeshia immediately went to the meeting square and summoned all the closer gate guards. She therefore ordered them to take Lawrence to the cell of hell. 

The closer gates guards immediately left the meeting square to the house where they found Lawrence was seated on the couch. He immediately stood and signalled them to come towards him while he hit them one by one till they all fell on the floor. On seeing this, Martin decided that he was going to be the one to stop him from leaving. 

" You might have killed all those guards but you haven't killed me still. Come on Lawrence, the space is yours to claim. Do you want to kill me right away? Go ahead and do so" said Martin as he opened his arms for Lawrence to run into them. 

Lawrence immediately ran towards him as if he wanted to hug him but passed him down on his left arm which astonished Martin very much as he turned towards Lawrence. 

MARRIED AT SIXTEEN.