Chapter 4 Scene 4

"What do you mean by Mama? Or did I lied?" Mrs Lucy asked, as she stared to Carolina's frowning face, and Carolina replied, "Mama.. I will get pregnant, but not now, as I'm not God who gives children."

"But when?" Mrs Lucy yelled at her first daughter, but her husband immediately interrupted them, "Don't mind your mother Carolina, you're welcome home, and how was your travel journey down here to the village?. You're welcome home, my first daughter and my pride."

"Thank you papa, good evening" Carolina smiled to her father, as she walked up to kneel down beside him, And he replied to her, "Stand up my lovely princess. You're a married woman now, and so, you shouldn't be kneeling down to greet me again."

"No papa. I have to greet you according to our traditional custom way of greeting our fathers" Carolina replied with a smile, and her father said to her, "Is okay my daughter, stand up, as you're welcome home. So how are your husband and his people?."

"They're fine papa" Carolina replied as she stood up from the ground, and she dusted her knees and said, "Martin is good, as I only came back home because of Cora, as she spoked to me about moving to the city, to get a better job in the city."

"Cora??" Mr Mavin Brown asked, as his eyes shifted back to stared at Cora, where she stood with basket of yam in her arms, and he frowned, as he didn't liked the idea of Cora going to live with her elder sister, and the husband in the city, as he knew Cora to be troublesome and corrupt.

"Yes papa, Cora." Carolina replied, while Cora said "Papa, you're asking sister question like you don't know that I have graduated since.. And I cannot seem to find a good job here in this our dusty village ."

"Hmm.. But you can still apply as a teacher in the school village, As I heard that there's a vacancy there, for a village school teacher needed."

"No papa!.. Sister is already here, so I will be going with her to the city tomorrow" Cora replied with a deep frowned and Mr Mavin sighed, as he couldn't said a word next, as they all stood outside in front of his village house, while his wife finally spoked to them.

"That's fine, can we all go inside first to relax, as Carolina just arrived and we haven't even welcomed her yet. Or Carolina is it still today, that you both will be going back to the city?."

"No mom. Maybe tomorrow as you know my husband won't be happy with me staying too long here in the village."

"That's alright, let's all go inside first. Have you spoken to your driver that you're staying today, as he cannot keep standing outside like this?" Mrs Lucy asked, as they all walked to the frontage, and Carolina replied, "Not yet mama, but I will do that now. Mark!" Carolina stared back to Mark, and he replied, "Yes madam."

Mark stared ahead to them, while standing beside the Jeep parked, and Carolina said to him "We ain't going back today. So will you sleep in the car or will you come inside, as there are still some rooms at the backyard too?."

"Carolina.. how can you ask him to sleep in the car?. No young man, come with me, let me show you to a room at the backyard, as you can all go inside" Mr Mavin said to Mark, as he cut Carolina off, while he walked away to meet Mark, and Carolina smiled and replied,"Alright papa."

Carolina walked into the house with her mother, as they stepped into the parlour, and the interior paint was brown, while her father left to the backyard to showed Mark to a room at there.

"Wow, long time missed home" Carolina said, as she finally sat on one of the seven blue couches in their parlour, while her mother smiled and replied, "You're welcome home my angel. You're really looking so beautiful, Or Cora, am I lying?."

Mrs Lucy stared to Cora's face, to heard Cora response, but Cora forced a fake smile, as she replied, "Of course not mama, you're saying the truth, and sister is really looking so cute now."

Mrs Lucy smiled back to Carolina, and just then Mr Mavin finally walked into the parlour, and he said "I've already showed the young man to a room at the backyard."

"Okay papa. I'm tired now, let me go inside and rest small" Carolina replied as she stood up from the couch, and she was feeling a little dizzy while her mother said to her, "That's alright Carolina.. As Cora and I will soon prepare dinner. So you can go in to rest in your room. As once we're through we will wake you up."

"Okay mom" Carolina replied with a smile, and she finally walked away to the corridor that lead to her former room.

Carolina hadn't been feeling too fine since the previous month, but she had already promised Cora that she would travelled down to their village and to brought Cora to the city. So she pretended with her husband that she was fine and in good health, as she didn't wanted to disappoint Cora, and Martin would also allow her to travelled home.

She stepped into her previous old room, that still looked neat, and she walked up to her old bed, that was neatly covered in white bedspread, and she carefully sat on it, and laid gently on it to cool off her aching head, and soon she gradually fell asleep on the bed.

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Cora hadn't been herself after seeing how pretty her only elder sister looked, And she thought to snatched Martin away from Carolina, once she get to the city, and she stood by the corridor and lost in her own thought.

"Cora! What are you thinking about, as I said that you should go and prepare the dinner and you're still standing there and staring lost into space?" Mrs Lucy questioned out, as she stepped out to the corridor, and she saw Cora seemed lost and standing in the corridor.

"Nothing mother, I'm fine" Cora replied, and she immediately walked away into the kitchen, while her mother shook her head, and chimed "What's she even thinking about? Hmm."

Mrs Lucy finally retired back to her room to join her husband as the night gradually fell, while she waited for Cora to be through cooking.

Later in the night, the whole family sat in their parlour couches to had their dinner, as they didn't had any dinning room. And Carolina sat with them too, as she was now awake and feeling a little better.

"How are you feeling now Carolina, hope you're fine now?" Mrs Lucy asked Carolina, as she stared at Carolina eagerly, and Cora quickly said, "Mama, let sister be. As I'm here with you and still, all your focuses are only on sister.."

Cora pouted her lips and Mrs Lucy laughed and replied, "You're fine Cora and I know that. But your sister here just arrive, and so I need to know if all is well with her in her husband house."

"Hm.." Cora rather stared away from her mother in jealousy, that their mother was now showing too much care and love to Carolina alone, while she was there too, and eating her meal and her mother spoked, "Don't mind her Carolina. As Cora is a very jealous lady, and she has me here everyday with her since, And only today that I have to spend with you, she's pouting.."

"Is okay mama, I can understand Cora" Carolina replied with a smiled, and not wanting for their mother to continued dissing Cora.

"Is not okay Carolina... And Cora, I hope that you ain't going to Carolina house to jealous her and her sweet husband?. As if that's the case, then you better stay here with us in this village, and look for a job here!" Mrs Brown warned, and Cora immediately frowned and replied "No mama, I'm only going there to work, and why will you accuse me of such?."

"Because I know you too well Cora. You're my daughter and I know what you're capable off doing" Mrs Lucy replied, and Carolina rather laughed out and spoked, "Mama it okay. Cora is just going there to work, and that's all."

"I know Carolina. But Cora shouldn't go there and be eyeing your husband and you. I pray that she finds a good job quickly and also find her own husband too, so she won't have to stay long in your house, and leave on time."

"Is alright mama. You and Papa worry too much. As Cora is only going to work and not like she's jealous of my husband or me" Carolina spoked.

"Tell mama... Everytime mama is accusing me wrongly" Cora faked her tears, and Mrs Lucy eyed her second daughter, before she replied "Is okay. Have only advice you Carolina. Just keep your eyes on Cora. And you too Cora, you keep your distance away from Carolina's husband."

"Mama!" Carolina exclaimed as she laughed out, while Mr Mavin finally chipped in "Carolina, your mother is right. As I myself isn't in support with Cora going there with you to the city. You know Cora isn't a little girl and even though she's a little girl. She's still a woman. And I don't want her to go there and bring problem between you and your husband."

"Hmph, no papa, My husband isn't a flirt and he doesn't flirt with women" Carolina replied, as she was sure of Martin love for her. As ever since she knew Martin and records of him. Martin hasn't cheated on her, and his previous relationship ended because he stated that he didn't liked his Ex. Simple because she flirted a lot and loves travelling a lot too. Something he didn't liked, and to avoid long distance relationship..

"Hm.. Okay. You just take the warning from your mother and I, And we hope that you live peacefully with your younger sister and your husband too" Mr Mavin spoked, and Carolina replied "You have nothing to worry about Papa and Mama, We will be fine."