Mother’s Choice

Episode 21

Mum: sister there’s this girl working in my boutique, she look like she’s from a rich home but why she choose to work in that boutique is what i don’t understand
My aunty stared at my mum and blink twice

AuntyMaggie: i’m sure you don’t have enemies

Mum: why will i have.

AuntyMaggie: then maybe she is having a problem in her family

Mum looked at her sister closely

Mum: i guess you’re right and Jerry is in love with her

Jerry: mummy???

Jerry yelled giving mum a funny stare

Mum: relax Jerry boy remember Treasure is in this game

Treasure: me???

Mum nod AuntyMaggie adjust in her chair,

Mum: yeah this is it

Mum explain everything to her sister and niece who we plan to use, she was excited to be in the game, Jerry sat quietly watching us till the we retire to the sitting room to continue

MRS Johnson POV
Jerry came to my office looking depress, i need no soothsayer to tell me that Mary has totally occupied his heart
i tried and made him cheer up my using my hotel which I was building along with his firm, he mode lit up he was so happy until Esther and Mary came in i had no choice than to keep playing the game i had

She left not long Jerry left i new he was going in search of her, he found her with Abigail one of my cleaner i saw on the flat screen TV in my office through the CCTV camera, i called Abigail to my office when i noticed that Jerry want to go get a chair

They later left there with Jerry holding her hand, she was being pulled by Jerry heading to the elevator that was Friday
Sunday came so fast me and my children went to church there we met my mother and her niece Veronica, we exchanged pleasantries before we left for home
Later that afternoon my sister and her daughter came in i was so happy that I’ll use that medium to discuss the plan with Treasure and where she is needed, i can’t afford using someone else then end up being a problem to my son
When i narrated everything to my sister she just shrugged and touched her daughter which mean she is in support i was so happy at least our plans were moving smoothly
Jerry, Treasure and Esther left me and my sister Margaret in the sitting room and walked out in the name of they want to chilled out immediately they left my sister asked me

Maggie: do you think that will work

Me: i guess it will work

Maggie: yak ofon o (let it work o)

Me: mbong akam mmbo yak ofon eyen eka mi (i pray it should work oh my sister)
We discussed in Efik till my sister left to her house, i had to go up to my room

Jerry POV
Seating in that sitting room with those old ladies didn’t make sense so we decide to go somewhere in town to chill out
We hopped into my car and drove off to the Tinapa resort

Esther: but bro are you gonna give up on Mary?

Me: nopes!

Treasure: to be mean with my fellow girl especially when she is not a bad person sometimes get me emotional

Esther: me too

i stare at the two ladies pouring out their heart it prompt me to smile
Treasure: but try my best in acting well
We had fun but someone who looks like Mary in a tight plane jeans trouser and flay top walk to us, i wasn’t sure until she got to our table then i was sure the person was Mary and not a resemblance like that of Crunchies