secrets of marriage

Beeep!!!Beeeep, the phone kept ringing at the other side but there was no response. She kept calling leaving six (6) missed calls and there was still silence. Angie became frustrated and threw the phone to a corner. She remembered having a one night stand with a strange handsome guy in a hotel a month ago. Now she is pregnant with his baby and she has no idea what to do. As she stood by the sink, she washed her face several times so she could get rid of this nightmare but the evidence is right before her. The pregnancy test strip read two red lines and she could not get rid of it. Since that night, the man gave her his contact, this is her first time calling him and he is not picking up. At the age of 22years and a final year in college, how is she going to combine studies with pregnancy? She has no one to rely on. She lost her mum at a tender age and has been living with her aunt since then but she treats her like a housemaid. She was able to go to college due to a scholarship she had from a non-governmental organization. Since she is pregnant, she will lose all these scholarships and knowing how strict her aunt was, she will be thrown out of the house. As she stood looking at her reflection in the mirror, she realized that she was putting on weight, tears started trickling down her face. How she wished all this was a nightmare so she could wake up from it. This is all her friend, Suzzy's fault she thought. She has been able to keep her virginity till college so she could give it to only her husband but the unfortunate happened. Memory Lane A month ago, Angie was preparing to visit the library one evening when Suzzy came to her. she convinced her to escort her to a friend's birthday party in town. They sneaked out of the hostel, climbed over the college fence in mufti, boarded a taxi to Rooftop, one of the top-class hotels in town. On arrival, Angie saw well dressed gentlemen, four(4) of them, who looked her father's age sitting round an oval glass table with alcoholic drinks before them chatting and laughing heartily. Two(2) of the men had ladies sitting on their laps with their hands all over them squeezing their boobs and bums. Those ladies were wearing heavy make-ups just like Suzzy looking flushed as if C. Ronaldo just came out from a pool showing his abs. Angie was disgusted by their act and decided to return but realized that she couldn't go back since it was Suzzy who paid to get them there and she had no idea where they were. Suzzy ignored the change in her mood and went to sit by the birthday man. After sitting, she kissed the man on the lip and the man returned her kiss. Even though his lips was on hers, his eyes never left Angie's. Angie was forced to go and sit by the lone man. She was tensed and felt out of place. The lone man whose name she came to know later as Max was gentle and spoke calmly to her releasing some tension in her and before she realized she was chatting happily with him. Angie checked her watch and it was past 12:30am, she motioned to Suzzy so they could go back to the hostel, but Suzzy was drunk and could barely keep her eyes opened. The birthday man whose name she got to know as Carl, wiped the corners of his mouth and gave a quick smirk telling his friends he was taking the lead with Suzzy and that he had already booked four(4) rooms at the same hotel. Angie was shocked to hear that. Before Angie came to her senses and was about to stop them, she realized that they were already out of sight. One after the other, they all left leaving Angie and Max at the hotel's bar where the party took place. Max cleared his throat to draw Angie's attention and as the gentleman he was he gave the hotel room key to Angie and told her she could have it all to herself as he had an important appointment that dawn and could not drop her off to her hostel. He sent Angie to the hotel room and after making sure she had locked the door behind him, he left for his meeting never to return. About an hour after Max had left, Angie in her dream was lying alone in this same hotel room and she heard the door to the hotel room opening. She turned and said Max how come you are back so soon from an appointment you said will take the whole day. she decided to hold Max's hand, they started kissing and she started blushing, her underpants got wet and before she knew it, they were making love in the dream. Since this was her first time, after the initial pain, she started enjoying the s*x, groaning and moaning his name as she inhaled in his cologne. After the act, she decided to hug him to sleep, when she was awoken from the dream by a touch. She was frightened to death when she saw a strange man lying by her side naked. It was not Max and she had no idea who this stranger was and how come he was lying beside her. Because the last time she recalled, she had locked the door, after Max left the room. She started yelling but was reminded to keep quiet if she didn't want to create a scene for the hungry media by the stranger. She calmed herself down and tried to remember what happened but all that were left were figments of her imagination. The truth was right in front of her but she kept shaking her head saying impossible. She turned to the stranger for explanation but he stood up and went to the washroom not sparing her a glance. He came back from the washroom, called his personal bodyguard to bring him new shorts and shirt which he did. After dressing up he tossed his contact card on the bed and left, leaving Angie behind. She picked up the card, tore it into two and threw it away in the dustbin. Upon second thought, she picked both pieces from the dustbin and kept it in her hand bag for future revenge. Suzzy's demise In the other hotel room where Suzzy was with Carlos. Both were drowned in alcohol, and under the influence of the alcohol, Carlos was in a higher mood for s*x. This was going to be the fifth(5th) round. Suzzy was already exhausted from the previous round and can barely wake up. She begged Carlos to let her go but he was adamant. He pounced on her like a hungry lion after its prey and began the next round, but after relieving himself, he realized Suzzy was lying still, with no signs of life. He panicked and at that moment, the influence of the alcohol had vanished into thin air. He took his clothes and bolted away. Early in the morning which was Saturday, as the time hit 5:50am, Angie got up from bed and washed down her mess. she picked her hand bag and went to find Suzzy so she could share her pain. She knew which room to locate her as she was told by Max earlier on. She stood by the door and knocked several times but there was no response. She turned the door knob and realized the door was not locked. She peeped her head into the room only to see Suzzy still lying in bed. Angie became angry and walked to the bed so she could give her a slap for sleeping at a time like this. When she got to the bed, she saw Suzzy lying motionless on the bed with several hickeys on her body especially her neck. She froze on the spot, started shivering and before she knew it she was shedding tears and crying uncontrollably. Her cries were heard by the morning staffs who had come to do their routine cleaning. They went to the room to check what was happening only to be met by such a scene. They took Angie to the reception area and the hotel manager was informed. He took the matter up and called the police. The police came together with the hospital ambulance. The journalists came to the scene and no one had any idea how the media got the hint. The police went to where the body was lying and marked the area as restricted so as to collect evidences. The body was conveyed to the morgue after a final confirmation of death by the doctors. All these while, the journalists were crowded around Angie for stories as everybody wanted to be the first to publish the news. Angie was stranded, tears kept pouring and she was shielded from the media by the police as they took her away in their car to the station so she could give her statement. Poor girl, who has no mum or dad, trying to go to school so she can get a better future, look where she is now, at the police station with no one to look up to for help. The only family she had left is her aunt who wishes she rot in jail. When she thought about all these, she recalled the wise saying of her mum when she was little to be mindful of the company she keeps for they can make her or unmake her. Tears kept trickling down to the extent that there were no more tears left. She knew it was late but never too late. she could still change her life to be better just that the road ahead would be much tougher. As she was awaiting bail, her aunt came to the station. Angie was excited within since she never expected to see her aunt at the station. The aunt requested audience with her niece and she said to her that as she is already aware, she the aunt has no money and the money she had recently from selling Angie's mother's land is for her own daughter as she had been pestering her for a new dress for her date. Angie was not surprised but all the same she was deeply hurt because that was her mother's land, the only property left behind for her as a token after marriage. The aunt came to rob salt in fresh wounds. Two(2) hours after the departure of her aunt, a Mercedes-Benz drove to the entrance of the police station. A tall, dark, handsome man about five and half (5 1/2th) feet tall, well built got down from the back seat in shirt and shorts with his hands in his pocket. He had a commanding presence. At a glance, Angie knew she had seen him before but could not pinpoint the exact. As he came closer, with this cologne, Angie knew it was the mysterious stranger who took her virginity away. She could forget all things but not this manly scent which seems to draw all sorrows away besides he was her first. The man whom to date she has not looked up his name was right in front of her, ready to bail her out. After the bail, the mysterious man drove off. The policeman in charge of her case came to her and asked how she got to know this mysterious stranger. it was then she picked the torn contact and found the name written in golden letters "Majeed Smith". She could not believe what she was seeing. If her memory serves her right, this is the heir to the Smith Empire, the well known business mogul who women are laying at his feet so he could even notice them. Angie knew in her heart that she was a nobody who was not worthy to be his maid. She decided to forget about even meeting him. She boarded a taxi to school after she was given a fare by one policeman. Due to the publicity of the news, everyone back at college was aware of her situation. As some empathized with her, others mocked her for her stupidity. She was called into the rector's office and given a sack letter but upon receving a call, she was rather deboardinized. she packed her stuffs and having no where to return to, she went back to her aunt's place. At the entrance to the three(3) bedroom house that her aunt lived, she noticed a black veep packed in a corner. Before she could go into the house, she was stopped by a man who alighted from the veep and was in glasses. she panicked thinking she was going to be kidn*pped. But as the man got nearer, she recognized the man as Max. Angie pretended not knowing him and made another attempt to enter the house but Max held her hand and started apologizing for not being there for her when she needed him most. He had travelled to Canada for his appointment and just returned but was met with such news, so he came to check up on her. She calmed down and accepted his apology. Max offered that they should go to a nearby restaurant for a chat over drinks so she could tell him what happened but she declined and asked him to never contact her again. She has had enough to deal with these past few days and her plate is already full for more drama. Today Majeed, the mysterious stranger was sitting in his office, looking through some files on a new project he was working on but he could not focus. His mind kept drifting back to the scene when he was woken up by a scream. He knew this was not the lady he asked at the club to meet him. So who was this lady?. and how did she get into his bed. Even though he knew he was a playboy and was drunk yesterday but this lady looks younger, innocent and not classy which did not fit his taste in women. He sent his men to investigate and report back to him immediately. Back at the hotel, the men were able to retrieve the CCTV footages of that night after tipping the security. They sent the information back to their boss. After receiving the information, he sent them out and decided to check on it. from the screen, he watched a man escorting a lady who he recognized as Angie in the footage to room 109 of the rooftop hotel. They seem to be acquaintances since the lady looked happy chatting with him. He noticed the man came out of the room some few minutes and never returned. Some few hours later he saw himself wobbling forward and opening the door to room 109 but if he remembered correctly, he booked a room to room 106. Was it an accident or a conspiracy?He knew this might be a conspiracy because he had been setup on several occasions with his life hanging on the thread but all investigations led to a dead end meaning his attackers were very good at their job. But who dares attack a Smith unless the person is also a Smith. After the hectic days, everything has been moving on smoothly for Angie until today when she felt nauseous and started vomiting. initially she thought it might be the stress of the previous week but the symptoms persisted. She went to the pharmacy that morning to buy some medications but was asked to bring a prescription. when she made an attempt to leave, the pharmacist who was an experienced person recommended pregnancy test strip for her after knowing her symptoms. it was then Angie recalled the incident a month ago and being naive as she was, the idea of emergency contraceptive was never considered. She bought the pregnancy test strip, hid it in her purse and went back home. When she got home, her aunt's daughters who were her cousins were in the living room watching keeping up with the Kardashians meanwhile there were untidied utensils in the kitchen. Her oldest cousin Hana, was 26years old and the youngest Margarita being 17 years old. Hana and Margarita were the only children of her aunt and they were spoilt rotten. Angie did all the house chores including doing her aunt's laundry as well as the laundry of these spoilt brats. Angie walked into the kitchen to clean up the utensils but felt nauseous throughout the whole process. After the last utensil, she could no longer suppress the vomiting. She rushed to the sink in her own bathroom and threw up. she then tested for the pregnancy and it was positive. She picked the long forgotten contact and kept calling but there was dead silence at the other end. Majeed was in the washroom when he heard his phone ringing. He ignored it and decided to call back later. He came out and got dressed for a meeting. He checked his phone but this contact was unfamiliar, he returned the call but the other line was switched off. He stopped on a second attempt after he received the same feedback. He took his suit and went for the meeting. This meeting was about an important project, the Smiths were embarking on to build a technology lab for One college. He didn't want any glitches in that project so he was in charge of the whole project right from the start to the finish. The project was set to be commissioned the same day the final years were graduating so his schedule within that month was very tight. At the meeting? he met the board and discussed with them, on the program list was the theme to be set for the event. One of the board members brought a suggestion of using a student from the college and this board member who brought up the suggestion was no other person than Max. He walked to the projector and displayed a sample for all to see. Majeed was busy sipping his coffee when the sample was displayed. He raised his head and what he saw on the screen left him dumbfounded.