Chapter 161: Mr Matthew

So, when I gave them a little space, I saw mom giving him a face of disgust, it was actually obvious that she hated the man.

"Ok, Mr. Matthew, how may I help you?"

Mom asked him making this face that says she got no time. You know, I have seen mom blow many men off, but definitely not the way she was doing with this man, this was a fatal different style for mom, and whenever she wants to blow men off, she usually used me as her blow off mechanism, hahaha. But for a fact, this was why I was not too comfortable with her asking me to give her some space, I felt like something was fishy, so I had to have close eyes on them in case the man tried anything funny. 

"Juliet, it has been a long while now, why not we have a sit out and discuss."

The man said. 

"Sit you say? And discuss about what? And I believe you noticed that I was with someone."

Mom responded rather with a question.

"Oh, him, and who is he?"

The man asked again.

"Mr. Matthew, I want to believe that you did not just find me here intentionally just to ask me silly questions."

Mom responded, she was a little too hostile to that man, which was unlike her, she was not the kind of person that hurts people's feelings, but this man, mom seem to have less concern about his feelings.

"No Juliet, I have been looking for you everywhere, I do not even know that you are in Abuja, I have gone to Lagos at your former place, but no one seem to know where you are, and only a few people still remembered you there, they said that you were pregnant when you left. Please dear, I never even know that I was going to find you here, I will say that it is a miracle. I know you are mad at me, I know you hate me, yes, your hatred for me is justifiable, but please lend me an ear, I have really suffered in this my quest of seeking you. Thank God U have found you."

The man said looking so sober. But his words and way of talking only surprisingly struck mom. She looked at him in wonder, she bled out a disrespectful smile with this look that dehumanized the man.

"You are searching for me, for what? Why will you be searching for me? Did I have anything that belonged to you? Why will you be looking for me?"

Mom asked him still wearing the look.

"Julie, let us get somewhere and ain't and talk please." 

So the man said. All the while, I just stood there looking at them and poking my ears into their somehow long discussion. I just prayed that mom do not forget that she got me standing alone and waiting. At least she knows how much I detest standing on my own on the street.

"Go somewhere? What could we possibly be discussing? Listen, Mr. Matthew, as you can see, I and my son, we were going to the cinema before you rudely interrupted. And please go and discuss with your wife. I have zero interest in your useless discussion."

So mom said trying to leave him but he held her back saying:

"Hold on dear, Is that him?"

The man asked.

"Is that who? If you mean my son, yes, that is him".

Mom responded. Now, mom's responses caused a spark of light in the man's face, he smiled looking at me saying.

"Oh, Ikemefuna, I started calling him Ikemefuna since the day I learned that you were pregnant with him. Oh, what a handsome man he has grown to be, but why did you allow him to fix contact lenses and tint his hair gold, look, even the little beards on his face are gold. Why now? I have known you as a no-nonsense person, why then did you allow this?"

The man asked looking rather disappointed after exhibiting his show of joy. But mom, after hearing him say this, only fell into solemn laughter.

"What did you say? Oh my God, you are very funny, didn't tell me that you are thinking that Damian is your son, how could that possibly be? And thank God that you can see his eye and hair color, he got that from his father and not you, hahaha, you are very funny. You have your own children and you are here helping another man to name his child. You are very funny".

Mom said to the man, she made a gesture that looked like she was mocking the man.

"My dear, you said you are going to the cinema? Why not we go together, we have a lot to catch on, please, give me a chance to talk."

So the man said.

"Go and meet your wife and children, they will need your discussion more, you see this lady? She needs no discussion of yours"

Mom responded to him.