Loving You

“Gabriella “ her mom calls out, you will be travelling to Lagos first thing tomorrow morning. Gabriella looks at her mom in shock! “Mom”, to do what Gabriella asked? I got a call from a friend of mine, a housekeeper is needed. What! Gabriella screams angrily. Gabriella is a very well-behaved girl who happens to be the first child of her family, and very intelligent and smart. Gabriella’s main aim was to school abroad and make her family proud. Mrs.Mary who happens to be Gabriella’s mom is a very hardworking woman, she got married to a man who had no value for her, always beating and disgracing her at any slight mistake, and she had no choice but to walk away with her four children which she had invested so much in her children and she had never wanted her children to miss it in life. She was already packing Gabriella’s bag in tears, wondering how she could allow her first daughter to go and be a housekeeper but she had no choice cause things were getting tougher by the day for her. Taking care of her sisters was so difficult for her so she had to let go of Gabriella. Sister “Gabby” her younger sister calls out. Mom sent for you, with tears in her eyes. Christine has always loved her senior sister and never wanted her to leave her side, but getting to hear the news that she was leaving that morning, she was groggy in her words. “Gabriella “ her mom calls out, please make sure you don’t misbehave over there, and be of good behavior at all times. Gabriella nodded with tears in her eyes. Christine has rushed to hug her big sis, she was wrapped in her arms so tightly that she struggles to let go of her. “Sister gabby” Christine calls her senior Gabriella I’ll miss you, with tears in her eyes. “Christine” I’ll miss you too,” she replies” Just take good care of yourself. While the youngest Bright was standing at the door with a sad look on her face, I walked up to her and pulled her in a tight hug. Bright is the last child of Mrs. Mary who happens to be Gabriella’s favorite, bright is a light-skinned beautiful girl, who loves dancing all the time and always wants to be a social media influencer. “Mom” Bright calls out. Why did you allow sister gabby to go there? She asked. Don’t worry she’ll be fine,” her mom replied “ Mrs.Mary stood in tears as the car drove out of their compound. Wow, that is the only word that comes to my mind as I see the fine buildings, hotels, and schools around Lagos City. Meanwhile, the bus I entered had dropped us at a filling station earlier on to have something to eat, but I couldn’t join the rest, that’s because I had little money on me which was not even enough for me to get food. “Hi” Why didn’t you join us in the cafeteria, Robert asked. Robert has smooth dark skin, a tall muscular posture, full black hair with waves, and a chiseled face with facial hair around his chin, he happens to be the son of one of the richest men in Lagos who went on a business trip in Abuja. Robert was also in disguise looking for a good wife who suited his personality. I don’t have enough money to get the food,” Gabriella replied”. You can have this, he gave her some money to fix herself. “Thank you so much” am so grateful, she said. “It’s my pleasure”, Robert replied. I’m Robert Clifford, stretching his hands to shake Gabriella’s hand. I’m Gabriella David, she replied stretching out her hands too to shake Robert's hands. It was already 9 p.m. when Gabriella woke up in shock! The lousy and crowdy environment had woken her up in fear when she heard the driver screaming Madam! madam! madam wake up? Where you dey go sef? The driver asked with so much anger E be like say you no nowhere you dey go. Driver Abeg where I dey? Gabriella asked in fear, been her first time coming to Lagos. Everyone had left the bus including the guy she just met Robert. Gabriella came down only for some guy to rush her load. Madam! make I carry am for you, one of the load carriers asked. With the busy road of Lagos, she was so afraid, she had to carry her bags on her head. Hello! a man called out which happened to be her cousin, Emmanuel Hi, Emmanuel, I’ve been standing here for over an hour waiting for you, Gabriella answered. Emmanuel is a light-skinned guy who happens to be her cousin from her paternal home, and he is the first son of Mrs. Patience who happens to be Gabriella's aunty. “Oh” am so sorry about that, how was your journey, he asked with so much excitement. It was smooth and fun though! Gabby replied. What made it fun Gabby, he asked Nothing really, just that I stumbled across a young-looking guy who happens to be my crush Wow, I hope he feels the same way you do he said. Yea, she said with so much confusion,So by the way what of your sisters and your parents, she asked. They are all waiting to receive you warmly, he answered. But I got the news that you are here for a housekeeping job, he asked with so much fear in his mind. Yes, I’ll do it, as far as they train me in school, she answered with her face down and with teary eyes. On getting to my aunt's house, everyone was so happy to see me, and I was also happy to see them. Joy my younger cousin wasn’t excited to see me, not because she wasn’t happy but because I wasn’t going to stay with them so she felt there was no need to welcome me.