Sonia and Mosa too were busy sniffing hard drugs and immediately they saw us, they became furious. I guess they hate to be interrupted whenever they were busy with their dirty act.

The sitting room was littered with empty gin bottles, Hanna could hardly see, she was messed up and on only underwear.

"What do you want?" Sonia asked with red eyes.

"Baby, I came to see you oo" Fiks started but I couldn't stand the sight, I wanted to hit Jerry but because she was a lady, I couldn't commit such offence.

"Move, idiot!" I yelled. I pushed Fiks out crying like a child whose mother has refused to hold.

When we got out, he pushed me off then went to stand next to the car.

"Can't you pretend you saw nothing?" Fiks kicked the left-front tyre of my car angrily.

"I saw everything, my woman has been messing up with those girls? Hanna is actually a lesbian? She takes drugs?"

The veins on the outer part of my held contracted as I continue to cry. I didn't expect that she was as worse as this. She should have told me herself, I hate to find out about something like this on my own.

"Don't you know she's a lesbian?" Fiks was cool with his words already, I guess he now pitied me.

"I don't know, I thought I was more than enough for her" I saod dropping on my kneels.

"Hei, hey be strong" He struggled to pull me up, I was already creating a scene and he had to get me out of there immediately.

He got me into the car and drove off. As the car moved down the road, I kept weeping, Fiks had to stop the car so he could talk to me.

"Hanna, why?"

"Be strong, I understand what you feel but be strong okay? That's why I don't subscribe to love" He gave me his handkerchief to wipe my tears off.

He got the car again then I stop crying. I remembered everything I have done for her, I gave her everything including attention. I was always available whenever she wanted me. what would make her settle for lesbianism? She's not s*x starved becauseI leave her weak most times, I was the one with the high libido and I explore her every time we met especially if she annoys me like she use to every other day. Sometimes bleeping her till she begs for freedom was my own way of punishing her for her wrongs. She has money, her father's wealth and my little financial assistance. I buy her gifts often, I take her out at least every weekend and spoil her. I love her so much but she wasn't seeing it, she's really taking me for granted.

Immediately I got home, I went to bed straight and Fiks left for his house. I slept for about thirty minutes only to be woken by my Mom's call.

"Ambrose" She called crying.

"Mom are you okay?" I jumped out of bed, my eyes still heavy.

"Your father has been ill for a while now"

"So, so is he dead?" I quickly asked. The way she wept made me suspect something terrible might have happened.

"No, he wants to see you" She said relieving me of the fear that Dad might have passed away.

"Right away, I will take the next bus"

I ended the call and prepare for Ibadan. I still couldn't take Hanna out of my head, she was the only thing I could think of till I got to Ibadan late in the evening.

"You are now a big man" Our family doctor confirmed as he shook me Vehemently.

I smile at him and quickly went to meet Mom who sat on a couch behind the doctor.

"My son" She welcomed me into her arms, she has a red swollen eyes, she must have cried out herself.

"How's he?" I held her hands and look in her eyes.

"Come let me show you" It was Dad's lawyer who responded.

At some point, I wonder why the lawyer was here. He's not a doctor is he? I was led to where he was.

"Dad" I rushed at him, he was lying weakly and paralyzed on the bed.

"Please leave us alone" He managed to tell the lawyer. The lawyer immediately left the room.

"Dad, how are you?" I brought his left hand forward and I began to straighten the fingers.

"You left us to ourselves" He was staring at me, he had a pale face and very dry skin.

"Work Dad, I am sorry" I said cleaning the beads of sweat on his forehead.

"Where's your wife?" He asked. He didn't forget to maintain eye contact with me.

"Dad! Not now please"

I don't want to remember Hanna and the pains she has caused me.

"Uhmmm, Ambrose. I hope I would see your children before I go to my final home, but if not, try and select the best mother for them. Don't pick a woman because she's rich or beautiful, it would fade. Choose the one you can share secrets with, the one you can boast of, marry a woman you can confidently leave home while you are away for months. Choose only a woman that will give your children morals and touch your life positively."

"Dad, you will see her soon, she's the best of the best, my kids are on the way too stop talking like this" I pleaded as cloud of tears formed in my eyes.

"Your mom is a very good wife, unfortunately we had only you. Ambrose, your mom has a but, she can't keep secrets. Oh! how I wish she can, there's a lot of things she might find out after my death"

"You aren't dying any time soon, stop it dad, stop scaring me"

"You have made me proud, all my life I worked for you. I am glad you honoured my call, Please be a good boy" He forced out a glommy smile.

"Daddy stop"

I could no longer hold back the tears.

"My lawyer would show you a lot. Ambrose dear, I left money for you! you are entitled to over one billion naira cash aside from properties and other valuables"

I jumped out of bed, one billion naira is a lot of money and I don't expect my dad to have that much.

"Daddy, how?" I returned to his side and he smiled.

"That's why I worked hard for you, so that you won't spend your entire life asking how? just spend it wisely and I trust you anyways"

"How come we don't know you are this rich?"

"The only person I could have told was your mom but she has a leaking mouth, she would broadcast how rich I was. Ambrose, I didn't acquire most of this money legally and I want you to plead to your Mom on my behalf, if she gets to know what I did to secure your future, she mightn't forgive me"

When he said that, my eyes bulged.

"You killed? Rob? Or what?"

He giggled and responded "Game of politics"

"Ohhh, but why are you telling me now? all this, why now? do you want us to return the money to the government?"

"Ambrose, you should try and get yourself a woman close to perfect, that money, invest it. Spend it wisely. Tell your Mom I am sorry and I love her, son I love you too and lived all my life working for you"

"I love you too daddy" Hot fresh tears gushed down my cheeks, we held each other hands for a very long time, both of us weeping.

"Go boy and be strong, call me the lawyer and the doctor"

I nodded and headed for the door.

"Ambrose." He called.

I turn around to glare at him.

"Sir?"

"Stand on your decisions and face anything life throws at you like a man, get the best partner for support and make sure none of your kids suffers, I have taught you a lot, I have worked to keep you standing and going, be brave, I have committed all the sins on your behalf, make me proud"

This time, I could no longer cry, the tears began to flow on it own. Running down like a waterfall and soaking my round neck shirt. I rush out of the room, told the doctor and the lawyer to see him.

The lawyer and the doctor spent some minutes with him before they eventually returned to the sitting room.

"Ambrose, come over" The doctor beckoned on me. I quickly went to him. Together with the lawyer, we walk towards the dinning room.

"He's gone" The doctor announced trying to lower his voice so my Mom won't hear.

I sat on the floor, lowered my head and let out a loud scream. As soon as Mom heard that painful scream, she already knew her husband has pass away. She almost went crazy.

That night was one of the darkest Fridays in my life.

TBC

Chapter 7 The death of a father

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