章節 19: Chapter 19
At the cottage, Mrs James arrives in the night on her walking sticks. She knocks on the door. From inside on the chair, Don wakes up and stands on his two feet. "Who would possibly visit this late night!" he wonders within his mind. His face begins to look worried. The handgun is usually not a distance away from him so, he picks it. Mothers knocks the second time but Don fails to move a single step towards the door. He's prepares for action just incase of any danger.
"Its your mother, I know you're in there," Mrs James accompans a third knock with a loud voice. It shokes him to hear the voice of a person he least expects to come around. So fast he gets the door. Slowly with head lowered, Don walks out of the cottage to meet her. So speechless and cold, Mrs James looks at him with sorry but angry eyes. "You wouldn't have come in this weird place alone at this time of the night mom!" he speaks with fear to look direct into her eyes.
"Better we talk from inside," she angrily says. Slowly walking inside, Don leads the way.
"So.. you stay in Beverly Hills," Dodo asks Owen. "Currently because of my job," he answers. "What do you do?" she asks. "Am the general secretary to the Chief Executive Director of Buffalo Empire," answers Owen. "You mean the biggest oil and energy supply!" wearing an amazed expression on her face, she wonders. " Am not surprised you know about the company since it is the leading worldwide distributor." Owen speaks, picking a glass of wine to take a sip. "Stop kidding me, who on earth has never heard about Mr Clinton, the CEO of the world leading oil mining and electricity distributing group of companies under Buffalo Empire," exclaims Dodo.
"It is so sad that Mr Clinton has spent two years in the hospital due to kidney failure," says Owen, "It is now her daughter taking on the business empire." This sounds unbelievable to Dodo. "But all along it has been said he has no child and no wife in his entire life," Dodo speaks what she heard on media from the analysts. "That's what everybody knows but it is not the truth," Owen explains, "Mr Clinton has two children a girl and a young boy. He didn't disclose it because he knew his ruthless father, due to his political influence was going to kill them if he knew about it so he kept it a secret." Further more he says, "It is said that he got information about a woman his son Clinton was dating in secret on which he sent machineries who went and killed the innocent young lady. The young lady in question is said to be the mother of the Mr Clinton's two children. It was by luck that his father didn't know about the children, he only had information about an ordinary club dancer his son was seeing in secret according to spies. It is said that the machineries killed the lady when she was coming from work late in the night on her way back home.
This information catches Dodo's attention, touching deep into her heart considering the looks on her face.
"It's really a very sad story," Owen says depending on how Dodo's mind is taken by the narration. "I actually wonder how those children managed to live from the day their mother didn't make it home," he adds. Dodo begins to add up a series of events within her mind from when she met Lala homeless on the cold streets late in the night.... the stories Lala told her about her past experience of life the day she went to meet her at the hotel.... her young brother she helped her to get from the orphanage... "Darn," Dodo speaks in silence on a very pityful face.
"Am sorry for telling such a sad and stressful story to you when we're supposed to be relaxing," after noticing Dodo's cold moods, Owen apologizes. It's alright, she responds, "in fact I like listening to such kind of stories, they make me discover a human inside me when I get emotional," She lies.
"There other night at the elevator... I want to apologise for turning you down," speaks Owen, putting a glass of wine down on the table. "My boss was so tired after conducting seven meetings back to back. On that day, " he says, " we had just flew in from Florida and had to come direct to the hotel for that meeting." "My boss didn't want to even hear a sound of a paper falling. All she needed was to rest her exhausted body down," apologetically own explains to Dodo.
"Lala is alive in America," Mr James busts it open to Don. "What?!" the only word he yells, breaks down and starts to cry. I know the pain my son" says Mrs James, "you're so stupid to hurt yourself like this for a girl who didn't value your commitment to her." Don continues to loudly shade tears. His foster mother walks a little bit closer to tap on his back as a sign of comforting.
"See how she has destroyed you.... you need to take her out of your life and live on," she tries to make him understand.
"Where did I go wrong mom?" Don asks in tears. You went wrong in so many ways" says mom, "but it's not necessary to regret. You have to correct your mistakes instead."
"After crying enough, Don composes himself and tells his mother, "I am so sorry for putting through all this pains and worries." "Please take me to see dad," he begs aggressively.
Officer Stone is already outside of the cottage waiting. Sighs. "Thanks for being around for my family," Don tells him immediately he sees him around when he moves outside of the cottage with his Mrs James. In this family officer Stone speaks less due to the respect he has for it. He sighs and smiles instead. Slowly three of them walk through upto where the cars is parked.
"Two days from today am resuming work," says Owen. Just call me when you're free I schedule an appointment for you." "I seriously would like to meet your boss," her moods slant when she speaks . "Is anything wrong?" Owen notices her sloping moods and asks. "Just felt a little dizzy but am fine," she smiles at him. "Can I ask you for a favour" says Owen, "if you don't really mind."
"I wonder what that could be," Curiously she responds. Own stands up and walks her way. "Please, hold my hand," he gives in his hand for Dodo to hold. Without misbehaving, she raises her face to look at him, then brings her hand into his hand. He lifts her to stand up from the seat.
Owen: "It's a beautiful song," slowly he begins to move his body to the beat guiding Dodo to follow his steps. She is uncomfortable at the being but as the matter continues, it gets to fun. Dodo enters the enjoyment mood filled with laughter and joy as she goes wild on music.
"No one has never made me do that" says Dodo as she makes free moves. "Didn't know you're such a great dancer," Owen compliments Dodo enjoying her wonderful skill in dancing. Such kind of words drive her into memories of long ago during her childhood.
"The first time I danced," she recalls, " my mother invited Janzi band to my birthday party. Dancing to the music of a big band was too much fun."
"Days after," Dodo narrates, "I started attending piano lessons from the selling centre which was a few miles away from home at the the neighborhood. My mom was a very close friend to the gentleman who was working in the piano selling centre, which came out later on that the gentleman was my biological father. I was only Seven years old." "Everytime I got back from school in the afternoon, it is where I ran to... he was the best music teacher," emotionally she describes the experience. "That's how I got in touch with the music," Dodo puts the last nail in the coffin. "So, for being such a great dad, I will soon say thank you to your father," Owen gives his remarks. Their date favourably hypes on the attractiveness of the back ground music in the night restaurant. They go on to dance gently face to face, smiling to each other and sipping on glasses filled with red wine.
"It didn't take so long for him to come back from unconsciousness," speaks the lady who remained at the hospital. "Thanks for coming a long Don," says the lady, "no need to worry anymore as his condition is normalising so fast." Saying these words with a smile after giving Don a warm hug, "I think we can get inside to meet him," Mrs James says, accompanying Don inside the patient's room.
"No need for you to cry my son," speaks Mr James laying on the bed with a bandage on his uper left arm when Don begins to shade tears immediately he sets his eyes on him. "Am truly sorry for having put you into this condition," his tears dropping, Don apologizes. Mr James lifts his right hand to touch him. "I've really missed you a lot for so long son," he emotionally speaks to his foster son.
Don touches on Mr James's hand, sorrowfully looking away.
It's alright my son "says the lady, she closes the distance and touches on Don's shoulder. She turns to all of them and say, "since my brother is fine now, I will come at the mansion to see you more." "My absence makes my husband so lonely, its the biggest reason why I have to be on my way. I truly hate to leave him a lone for long," She says.
In the bathroom, hair drops in phases piling up. After a while, in a wall mirror, Don's face shows up, looking so fresh with very shiny black hair well arranged on the head and very smooth cheeks to the chin modeled on a very handsome face . He has completely changed. He gives remarks to himself saying, "back to my cute roots," as he continuously make hamdsome looks in the mirror. In a casual outfit he walks out of the room gently walking down on the stairs, through places in the big house. Every servant who sees him holds on their duty to feed them eyes enough with Don's handsome looks. He is really a new kid on the block. It really has been a while this face last appeared in the mansion. He opens the door which let him outside of the mansion from the back yeard. At the swimming pool, Mr James relaxes in boxer pants with no shirt on, his sick arm supported by the cloth fastened around the neck not to make unnecessary reflex actions which my cause him pain. "Hey dad," calls Don who shows up from behind. The smile on Mr James's face can speak it all that he is so excited to see his foster son back home with such unexpected fresh looks. "This is what I've been missing all along," he calmly speaks," please come and sit down here with me." It being a table of two and is his darling father requesting, Don doesn't hesitate to take a sit. "Mom said Dodo now stays in America," he speaks, "I miss her lots." "To be upfront," Mr James says, "for all the time you got off our sight she has never relaxed." "Dodo, took all possible measures looking out for you. She couldn't even sustain her diet... All the times she was stressed. This environment had become a nightmare for her... so we had to propose she leaves for USA. She never wanted to... but after accepting fate of life, that's when she came back to us and agreed to go," Mr James narrates his daughter's way of life from the time Don disappeared. "Am so glad to have you back son," smiling to his face, Mr James says.
"Your this is the first time your mom sleeps off very well," he says, " she told me that when we're having breakfast."
"Where is she right now," asks Don. "She said you can find her in the gym," answers Mr James, "she is attending to her fitness classes with the tutor." Don stands up to leave, "can I please borrow your car?" He requests his father. Anything son," with an open heart and mind, Mr James doesn't hesitate to fulfill his request. "Thank you..," Don appreciates and walks on.
"You mean...! you mean... you still look this handsome?!" mother speaks and busts into tears of joy when her foster son comes in to meet her. "Have you eaten your breakfast?" she asks him. "Dad told me you slept off well," he says, "I was so glad to hear that."
"Yes, my son.... I truly had the finest bridge last night," she answers looking so passionate into her son's face. "Am truly happy you're gaining your health mom," he says smiling to her her face. "Thanks for tutoring my mom in physical health," he says to the tutor, "she looks positively different."
Can we go mom, I actually need to eat that breakfast before I go," he say. Lifting his mom to stand up, " please forward one of the walking sticks," he asks the tutor and supports her on the left as she walks with on stick on the right hand side.
"Don't worry, I've got you mom," he walks with her throughout the home gym. I instructed the chef to prepare your favorite," Mom says on the dinning with son. " This is delicious mom," says Don after taking the first taste. "I personally was in the kitchen to pick the recipes," she brags," please continue enjoying your meal." All the signs in place confirm that Don is actually fine to be back and the loving parents as well. With too much appetite, he eats leaving the plate with no trace of food afterwards. The looks on her face tell she is the happiest mother on earth as she spends a priceless moment on a dinning watching her son enjoys a meal this much.
In a white 2023 RangeRover sport Don cruises the main streets in town over his hotel. Everyone around gets a sweep off by an elegant young guy putting on dark shades when he steps out of a luxurious beautiful and unique ride. "He is so cute," voices rumor from diffrent corners. "He throws the car keys to the parking attendant as he gently walks toward the hotel entrance. Soon after he walks past the hotel entrance door, "Boss... Boss, wow.. its the boss!" diffrent random voices coming from workers whisper and circulate the whole area. Workers around gother, lining up side by side as it has always been done whenever he arrives, to welcome him. He walks in the middle of the two lines giving them a different response this time round. He greets them one by one, touching on them to make everyone feel appreciated and comfortable. This treatment surprises everyone. For all the time they have known him to be a very tough guy.
"It is unbelievably true he came back... with a diffrent personality!" workers start talking, " I can't believe he touched me....! his hand was on my shoulder too... He actually knows my name..... Oh my goodness .... but not mad like rumors stated it.... they said he was in the psychiatric hospital... Maybe he regained after the treatment... No... they said it was alcohol abuse... He doesn't look like he has ever been sick or even alcoholic!... I heard a woman broke his heart... That's not true, no woman can make that foolish mistake of breaking the heart of such a handsome wealthy young man.... I wish he was mine...
All these words come out after he leaves into the elevator.
"Hey," Shouts the manager after getting them red-handed speaking behind their boss's back, "darn, how could all of you.... Go back to your duties." Very angry and stubborn manager orders the rumormongers to keep their mouths shut. "Darn," he goes on cursing angrily.
Inside his hotel suite, Don walks section to section looking around at his belongings. He touches some, lifts some of the items in his hand as he puts them back down in their positions. He looks like he has really missed home for a very long period of time. He goes a head to look at the paintings on the wall, expensive crafts, walking slowly around the whole suite. On the bedroom side glass he left his mobile phone. He picks it up and switches it back on.
"Hello," he calls. "Don is this you," at the construction site in the United States Dodo cannot believe the voice coming out of her mobile phone is Don's. She hands over everything in her hands and distances herself just to have a peaceful conversation with her die hard brother, friend and former fiancée she has missed for a very long time, Don.
"Why on earth didn't you abandon us Don," she shades tears of joy.
"Forgive me for being such a careless boyfriend who never new the values of having a family," he pleads. "Just because we love you so much," says Dodo, "you took advantage of making us suffer." Don begins to cry too due to emotional fillings. The affective aspect of consciousness has eaten Dodo up as well. "Am so happy to hear from you," she says, "hope you're healthy!" "Same I was about to ask you," he replies, "here mother has already given a health diet to me."
"I can't wait to fly back home just to meet you," Dodo says. "You don't have to please," he tells her, "I will instead organise and come to you?"
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