C5 Wifey

Maria:

I noticed everyone was suddenly surprised. This hot handsome man was Daniel Thompson. Daniel wasn't one to take pictures which were why no one knew how he actually looked.

“Wah…wha… what! It can't be. You're Daniel Thompson. How? I thought—-”

“Let me guess, you thought I was an ugly fat pig. I've heard that it's not new. Well, it's about time y’all stop recording innit?” He said looking at everyone.

And just like that, they all put their phones away but they were still all over us. “Won't you offer us a seat?” Daniel asked with a straight face not minding the tension in the room.

Without any hesitation, The Lady showed us to a nice chair where we sat. It seemed like they were all afraid of him. Mainly because of all the rumors they had heard about him.

No one wanted to be part of his bad side or even his good side.

“How did you find me?” I asked. I meant to ask him all along.

“You were trending on Twitter.” He said. I knew it was a blatant lie Because he appeared just immediately after the matter escalated. He saw the curiosity and doubt in my face. “And I was around the area, so I figured I should come clean up your mess.” He continued coldly.

“Okay,” I replied slowly. I would have thought he followed me here but who was I kidding, there was no way he could. Why would he? My overthinking mind wouldn't let me see reality.

As I was looking around the store, my eyes caught some very beautiful shining red bottom heels, definitely a limited edition.

“Do you want it?” Daniel asked, snapping me out of my imagination.

“What? Want what?” I didn't realize he had been watching me closely to also notice my attention was on those heels.

“The heels, you seem to be invested in it.” He replied.

I tugged my hair strand “Well yes, but I could never have it. I can't afford it. I will have to work for a year to be able to get it. I just fantasize about having it.”

“Uhmm”

The woman from earlier finally came to where we were seated and handed over Daniel’s card back to him and wanted to walk away but Daniel called her back. “Hey hey hey lady, I didn't say you can leave. You're not done attending to us.”

Shooshh what does this guy want from this woman, can we just go already? I thought.

“Those heels over there,” He said, pointing in the direction where the heels were beautifully placed. “How much for them?”

“Those heels are the finest and as you can see they are limited editions. They are worth a whopping sum of ten thousand dollars.” The Lady announced.

I was shocked when he asked about those heels. Was this guy crazy? A shoe that is literally worth a fortune. “Daniel, you know we can't afford this. Why ask?” I queried quietly.

He turned to face me, gently brushing the hair from my face. “Wifey, you don't have to worry about the money. I see you love it. Just take it as a wedding gift from me to you.”

“We will take it. Here is my card.” He said, handing over his card again to the Lady and she walked away.

“Daniel, you don't have to waste money this way. I don't even have where to go to wear those heels. It will just absorb dust at home.”

“Wifey let me worry about that.”

Realizing he had called me wifey for the second time made my face hot so hard. “Okay… ok Thank You.”

“What's your shoe size, Mrs Thompson?” The Lady asked.

“Oh I wear—-”

“She wears size six.” Daniel immediately chipped in.

“How do you know that?!” I was amazed and filled with curiosity.

He chuckled. “Let's just say I'm very observant.”

They brought the heels and looking at it up close was breathtaking. It was very beautiful. As I wanted to take the heels from the lady and put it on myself Daniel stopped me.

“Uh uh no no, Let her put it on you instead.”

The Lady hesitated for a second. “Hmmm, do I have to tell your boss that you denied a customer who came to buy ten thousand dollars worth of heels service?” Daniel threatened.

Without a second thought, the Lady quickly wore the heels for me, but with disgust in her eyes. “Thank you,” I said.

Daniel and I left the store for home. In the car, I received a message from the hospital that my mother had been admitted. My mood changed immediately, the message stated that the payment for her medication was yet to be paid and was overdue.

Dad has not paid for the hospital bills after I had done what they asked. I needed to go see them. They need to explain why the bills haven't been paid yet. “Daniel please if you wouldn't mind, I'd like to stop here. I have some things to do. I'll be home in a few hours.” I said to Daniel in an unusual tone.

He had a questioning look. And I knew he wouldn't ask because he had earlier said we should banter in our separate affairs. “Okay then.” He said and dropped me off and zoomed off.

I got to my dad's house only to find Diana with a thirty-thousand-dollar limited-edition handbag from Hermes.

“Diana, where's Dad?” I questioned totally ignoring the bag.

She gave a cold stare and continued taking videos of her new bag. “Can't you hear me, Diana?” I pressed.

“Oh, Jesus Maria, he is your father too. Shouldn't you know where your father is huh?! By the way, why are you here?” She asked.

I blink my eyes twice unbelievably. “Why am I here? Are you seriously asking me why I am here? You all told me to marry Daniel Thompson in order to pay my mother’s medical bills, only for me to find out now that it hasn't been paid.”

“So? No one threatened you with a gun on your head. You had your choice.” She replied.

“Can you imagine yourself, Diana? You didn't give me a choice. It was either I married Daniel for you or I didn't get my mother's medical bills. You were there, don't act like you are not aware. You literally brought up the idea.” I yelled at the top of my voice. I wasn't having this.

“And who is shouting in my house that wants to bring down my building?” Lucia walked into the room where I and Diana were.

I faced Lucia hoping to get a better reply from her. “All of you promised me, you gave me your word when I do what you asked, you will pay the medical bills. Lucia, don't do this to me.” I pleaded I could feel tears already filling my eyes.

They both looked at themselves and laughed mockingly. “Maria, I know I assured you I would pay the medical bills, but I didn't say when that would happen. It can be in a year or two. You know business isn't doing well as it always does.” Lucia explained.

I was speechless, trying to find a word to say. “A year or two? My mother would have died. She wouldn't make it. She—”

“Well if she dies it's not a bad thing really, it will save us money. She'll be doing the family a good thing.” Diana chipped in.

My blood was already boiling, my heart was pounding in a thousand beats a second. “You can't tell me that. Diana just got thirty thousand dollars worth of a single handbag. And you're saying there isn't money.”

“I have never come to you to ask for money. Ever since my mom and dad separated, she has never for one day asked for child support, I struggled all my life to even graduate from college. My life has been hell Lucia. You destroyed my home! The last thing you can do for me is to pay the medical bills.” I retorted only to hear a resounding slap on my cheeks

“How dare you.”…..