Chapter 2 I received a dirty slap

Lydia pov

"I am so sorry ma, I don't know that you are coming, I gave her the food so as to quench her hunger, I sobbed, while kneeling down.

Jane was staring at me with a wicked strong face, she was standing with a strong and long cane .

When I look at her countenance, I know that I am doomed already, because Veronica has implicated me by eating the family food prepared by Jane.

Veronica was standing beside me, she was so remorseful because she knew that Jane had caught her red handed eating on the family dining table, because she knew that Jane doesn't tolerate nonsense and she is heartless and unmerciful.

Jane clutched the cane on the floor that was well painted with brown color and black stripes.

"How dare you bring your nuisance friend to my house, you don't even have fear at all, you have the audacity to give her my food", she moved away from my side and she went straight to the dining table and to look at the plate,the plate was filled with the remnants of Spanish rice and chicken,the table was filled with the food crumbs.

"Lydia ,I am going to kill you for committing this bad crime, and she faced Veronica squarely, she squeezed her face and smirk negatively

"You nasty and rubbish person, you killed your father with your dirty hands and you intentionally came and ate In my house, you brought your rubbish legs to my house,I don't know why you are so stupid for coming to my reputable house". Those sharp words come out from her mouth.

Veronica was crying and she was stretching her hands to Jane for pleading and she started stuttering.

"I am so sorry ma,I don't mean to come and eat in your house, and anyway I have eaten before coming here but Lydia decided to give me this food because it has been long I came to this house ", she was panting heavily and she spoke as if Jane wants to finish her on that spot.

She slapped Veronica and spat on her.

"Don't dare give me that filthy talk, you daughter of a nobody, now I have caught you so this is how you used to come visit my house,by eating all my food before I come back from the store", she asked angrily.

Veronica let out a sharp cry and she fell to the ground, she stood up,took her red bag, she rushed to the door and she left home.

" Veronica,I am so sorry for all I caused you, please don't be angry with me,we will see each other in the office tomorrow", I spoke and I was looking at the floor thinking about the punishment Jane will mete on me.

She came closer to me and spanked the cane on my head and she kicked my leg.

"I am so sorry .... ma.... such things won't happen again in this house,I promise you ma", I stuttered and I felt the pains from the cane she used on me.

"Ok you can stand up and take your seat", she told me.

My yellow blouse was drenched with all my tears,I managed to stand up and have my seat and I was staring at the floor.

Jane broke the silence and he asked me if maybe kelvin had come back from high school.

"Lydia has Kelvin come back from school, because I am expecting him,I don't know why he is so late from school, which type of rubbish school is that ", she complained.

I stop staring at the floor and I look at his eyes.I was surprised with those words coming out from her mouth.I know she doesn't know the type of son Kelvin is.

I coughed and I replied to those words that came from her mouth.

"Since afternoon, I haven't seen Kelvin,I know he has gone to school since morning,I don't know his whereabouts,I believe he will come home,just put your mind at rest ", I was trying to convince so that she will have a rest of mind and be positive. Jane's eyes were pale already,she hadn't eaten because she was expecting her son.

"Ma won't you go and eat, please try to be optimistic,I know that Kelvin will enter this house ", putting her mind at rest.

" Lydia! please keep that your dirty mouth shut, don't you know how it is for me not to have seen my son , this is 6:00 pm already,he hasn't come and you are telling me to go and eat" she yelled at me.

I noticed that she was worried and she was very confused and disheartening. Jane hasn't put on this attitude before.I don't know why she is behaving like this.I understand that she is very worried because of her son's whereabouts.

Jane stood up and started panting around the sitting room, just like a defeated lion.

"Ma why can't you just calm down, everything will be fine,I believe Kelvin will be ok,I want you to put your mind at rest,all will be well,I believe in God" I spoke positively .

Jane thrust one of her left fingers to the direction where I was, "don't ever tell me such things again, where did you keep my son, do you kidnap him or what, did you finish him", those bad rhetorical questions came out from her mouth.

I was so lost in thought, when I heard those words that came out from her mouth,my conscience started talking.

I know that I didn't do any bad things to Kelvin,I believe he is in safe hands, where he was right now .

After a few minutes we heard the screeching noise from the door and someone came in,a tall, handsome and cute guy with a faded white shirt and a green top that was stained and tattered,he was stranded and tired,he looked worn out,he collapsed on the floor.

Jane rushed down to his side to pull him up,she was so devastated seeing in such terrible circumstances.

"Kelvin where are you coming from? What happened to you?Why are your clothes so stained? Oh my God!! What happened to you? She questioned him repeatedly.

"Mum! I am so sorry,I follow my friend to a bar to take alcoholic drinks and we encounter some bad guys who want to bully us, when we are trying to defend ourselves by beating them,they overtook us and we ran away,I am sorry for coming at this late time,I decided to flex with my friends", kelvin was devastated and grief .

I was so surprised seeing in such a situation.I believe that all will be well with him.I know he is going to be safe, but Jane was panicking.

"Mum I am ok and fine,it's just that my clothes have stained and I have some cuts on my left knee", he said.

" See what you have put yourself into, Kelvin!!I sent you to school to study, not to go and make friends with bad gang members. I don't know when you start visiting bars and the ugliest part is that you are now drinking alcohol. Oh my God! When did you turn into this?? Jane was panicking.

I cut in, "step mom,let appreciate God that he is alive, hadn't all those boys killed him, what are we going to be saying today? I replied.

"Lydia! this boy is a rubbish person,he wants to kill me when I am alive,I am trying my efforts in bringing you up to the right way In this society,so that you will become a great person in life, but you want to turn yourself into a rogue and a useless boy to us in this house", Jane lamented.

My phone rings and a strange number called my number and I picked it.

" Hello, is that Lydia?

" Your father just died in a ghastly motor accident,we have taken him to the nearest hospital and they have taken to the mortuary,I got this number from his phone and I decided to call him,I saw your contact on it and I decided to dial it,he was coming from work,when he overtake a trailer and the trailer crushed his car" she spoke.

I was panting heavily when I heard those words.

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"Ok which place is the hospital situated? I am coming right now". I replied to the caller.

" The hospital is situated in Lakewood city, the name of the hospital is St Andrews specialist hospital,it is by the roadside,it is easy to get ma" she spoke

Ok ma,I dropped my phone and I started sobbing.

Kelvin was crying where he was, because my Dad paid his school fees today,he was surprised he won't see his father again.

Jane was shivering,she was surprised when she heard the conversation between me and the caller,she came closer to me and she hold my shirt aggressively and pulled me up and threw me away,she is very agile and strong

"Eh eh what did you say happened to my sweetheart,ahhh Caleb is dead,why are all these evil things happening to me? Kelvin almost fell into the hands of a bad gang and my husband is dead.

After a few minutes Jane collapsed suddenly on the floor.

We don't know if she is dead or if she fainted, because she is no longer breathing.