Episode 05
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"Good morning sir "
" Abigail how are you ? "
" Fine sir, you seem to be in a good mood "
" Yes it is a good day "
" Here is your coffee "
" Thank you . My birthday is in a week and I am throwing a party, you are invited "
"Thank you Sir for inviting me, but I can't come "
" why ?"
" Well Sir, my sister fell ill, I need to stay at home and take care of her "
"I see, have you taken her to the hospital ? "
" Yes Sir, they prescribed some drugs and they are really expensive "
" It's alright Abigail, I will pay for it, just make sure your sister takes the drugs "
" Thank you so much Sir "
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" Welcome back Ma'am "
" Yes Chantelle, what about the children ? "
" The driver went to pick them up ma'am "
" Alright , this is Danielle , she will be assisting you . Danielle ,Chantelle will show you to your room and before I forget my husband's birthday is coming up and I need it to be a spectacular, so I need you guys to be prepared " " Yes ma'am "
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"Hi Jasmine, how was the exams "
" It was great not that tough "
" What's up guys ? "
" David ! How was it ? "
" Good, you know what I am in a good mood today, why don't we go out and get ourselves ice cream " "David, can we leave it for another time, maybe when we are through with our exams "
" Yes I think Raymond is right, we need to study "
"Don't worry ,when we are done with all our papers, we can have all the ice creams we want "
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"Andres, you are back "
" yes I didn't have much to do in the office anyway and the kids ? "
" they are sleeping, they were tired when they came back home "
"How about the preparations ? "
" don't worry, everything is going as planned so don't worry yourself, what I need you to do now is to go change and take a shower and come down stairs for dinner"
" alright Boss Lady "
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" Chantelle ! Is everything ready ? "
"Ma'am we are almost finished "
" and the guests ? "
" some of them have already arrived "
"Okay , go entertain them and make sure you are ready before the others guests arrive "
" Yes ma'am "
" And tell Danielle to make sure the children are ready too "
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" Mr Fernandez, thank you so much for making it . I will like you to meet my wife "
" Oh wow ! You have such a beautiful wife "
" Thank you , nice meeting you "
" It's a pleasure "
" enjoy ! "
" Stella ! "
" oh my gosh Grace, long time no see "
" yes you look more beautiful "
" come on Stella stop, Roberts how are you ? "
" I am very good , we have been abroad , and we just arrived yesterday, so we thought why don't we surprise you guys and here we are "
" That's nice . Chantelle please ask Andres to come over here "
" Roberts , hey man, when did you arrive ? "
" just yesterday "
" wow I really missed you , Stella you look very stunning, how are you ? "
" Better than ever "
" love the attitude "
"well we will leave you boys to catch up, we want to have some girl's talk "
" can we come too ? "
" no, only girls are allowed "
" So man, what's has been happening with your married life ? "
" Well ups and downs here and there, but it is normal , you know there is no such thing as a perfect marriage "
"yeah well said man "
"what about you ? How was your trip ? "
"You know, we took the trip to forget our problems, well not to forget it but to leave it behind and just have a nice time, and believe me when I say that , if I have a chance to go again I will "
" You really had a nice and memorable time with Stella "
" yes, I did "
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" come on , did I miss anything, what happened ever since I was gone "
" Stella ! Take it slowly, we had little problems, but we solved them, I really liked now that I am no longer a house wife "
" really ? "
" yes , we will talk about it tomorrow but for now let's enjoy the party okay "
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" Antonio "
"yes mother, I brought some stuffs that you might need "
" Raymond ! Take those things your father brought to the kitchen. Thank you Antonio "
" no need to thank me, you and Raymond are my responsibility "
"speaking of Raymond, where is he, he went to keep the things, and he didn't come back, Raymond ! So how is work ? "
"It is fairly good "
" Yes Lola, you called me "
"You didn't return after keeping them "
" I have exams to write tomorrow "
"yes how have been the exams since you commenced "
" Raymond, you father is asking you a question, answer it "
" Raymond remember, I paid your school fees "
" My mother paid my school fees from kindergarten till when I was supposed to be enrolled to the university, her unfortunate death caught up with her and since then Lola and I have been trying to clear my school fees, sometimes we will sleep without eating and just because you paid for my final semester in school, you think you have done something big, where were you when we needed your help !!!! Cheating on your wife with another woman right ? "
" you want to slap me, go ahead and slap me because you paid for my final semester don't worry once I graduated and get a job, I will pay you back what's worth a final semester school fees, excuse me I need to prepare for my exams, come back here "
" Antonio let him be, you have done enough damage to him now that he has remembered his mother, why did you have to bring that up, I hope it wouldn't affect his performance in his exams . You want some water, I will get you some "
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" Please can we get some silence , the birthday boy has something to say "
" Good evening, I will like to thank each and everyone of you for making it to my party, I hope you are enjoying yourselves, today is a very special day for me because it is my 34th36th birthday and my wife Grace made it more special by organizing this party, this wouldn't be possible without her in fact I wouldn't be here standing and talking to you all if not because of her , she was with me in the good times and the bad, through thick and thin, the apple of my eyes , come up here ! Ladies and gentlemen, my wife Grace "
"Well Andres that wasn't necessary but it was romantic, love you and behalf of me, our kids and everyone here, we want to wish you a happy 36th birthday, I particularly wish you more years ,more success, more happiness , and every good thing, love you sweetheart . Please guys let's sing happy birthday for the birthday boy "
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" Andres !!!!! "
"Oh my God Mabel ! Long time no see "
" yes ,a really long time, the last time I saw you was 2 months after our graduation, I tried calling you, but your number was not reachable "
" yes , i lost all my contacts at that time and I also left for London "
"wow I really missed you a lot "
"me too, what happened this past few years we have not been in touch "
" well I got married to Grace and we were blessed with two kids , a boy and a girl "
" two kids, that's nice "
" Grace, I saw Andres talking to Mabel "
" what ! Where are they ? "
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