Chapter 2 Painful Odyssey

What do have to say?

Bring it on, I miss my cell already!

You seem to be so stubborn Gerald said.

I am stubborn I replied!

Anyways, let's talk about Patricia he said.

Patricia, I asked?

Yes, Patricia, the symbol of strength he replied.

Honey over to you, he said sweetly as he held her hand to support her.

That act only reminded me of the love of my life Fred Ramsey. oh I can't believe he's gone.

Anyways, let's get this over with. I say, am ready.

Something tells me this woman's story is going to affect me, but I have to listen to her, even if it's against my wish.

Like I said before, my name is Patrick Ramsey and this incident happens before the birth of my daughters.

I was a young, beautiful, and humble lady who fell in love with a young, gallant, handsome, and energetic marine engineer named Mike Adams.

Wait how does that even concern me, I interrupted. did you just mention Mike Adams!

Yes, Patricia Ramsey answered. Tensed!

how did you know my father I asked sounding so nervous.

Please let her finish Gerald Ramsey cuts in.

My family was one of the poorest, even the pauper called us poor. Patricia Ramsey started with her tale.

I managed to rise against all odds and made a better life for myself in the medical industry. despite my love for Mike Adams, I still set a boundary and maintained it.

My boundary and my principles were my greatest priority.

I told him I will not engage in any form of sexual activity till marriage and he agreed to it or so I thought.

On my first visit to Mike's house, that was after three months of dating. Mike tried to force himself on me, I begged him, but he beat me up and overpowered me, I ran off and took a knife to scare him away, he subdued me, and stabbed me with the knife, and eventually Raped me.

That's a lie, my father is not a rapist, don't speak ill of the dead, I will not sit here and watch you say cruel things about my father.

Calm down and let her finish, then you can judge the story yourself Gerald said.

Wait I said to her, Did you just say that my Dad was a marine engineer.

Yes Patricia, nodded.

That's not true I say.

Then take a look at these pictures and this certificate she said. as she handed a picture of my father that I have never seen before to me, and a certificate that bears my father's name.

That's me with your Dad she said as she hands over another picture to me. Dad could be seen smiling lovingly at the young lady in her early twenties who looked just like me. Could she be my mum's sister? what a striking resemblance I say, I think I know where all this is headed mutter to myself.

Dad lied to you, he was never a marine engineer, he was a businessman, and a diamond trafficker I say.

If Dad can lie to the woman he claimed to love, I guess I have to brace myself for the worst.

Yes I know she said, below are the testimonies of three other women that he deceived and raped.

After he raped me, he told me I was the first woman who dares to threaten him with a knife, there's no way, I will leave there alive either he raped me to death or he stabs me but I will never leave there alive.

Mike the greatest love of my life, defiled me, I was just a young nurse who was working so hard to sustain my life and support my family.

He left the room, came back and tried to rape me the second time, when I fell he grabbed me, pinned me down and raped me, that was when I saw a baseball bat under the bed, I grabbed it, hit his head and he fell and died.

Stop I say, you mean you killed my father, even though he's a beast, he was still my father I cried as those words nearly choked me.

I stood up gasping for breath and sat down on the floor.

Am sorry, I didn't mean to, I just wanted to escape, he was going to kill me Patricia said.

It was in self-defense, my father is even worst than me, he's a demon like me, it's in my blood. I say tears running down my chin.

No, please stop Patricia begged me.

Vivian my baby, it's a good thing that you are gone, so that you won't inherit this bad blood. on my baby, I cried.

Continue with your tale I told her coldly, I want to understand everything that happened.

Okay she said, she sat down, took a deep breath to steady herself, and continued with her oddesy

I will tell you what happened before I found out that I was pregnant with his child. She said.

You were pregnant with his child I asked in astonishment, so does it mean that I have a sibling out there I asked.?