"Good morning sir!" Lara greeted her
father in-law as she
wheeled Tony towards the waiting
car.
"Hope you slept well?" Ifiora said as
he helped Tony into the
car.
"Fine sir." Lara smiled.
"Errm...I'l be going to see my
mother, she asked me to
come over." Lara told Tony.
"Okay, then, see ya later." he waved
at her.
She waved and watch them drive
away. She suddenly
wished Tony won't ever get on his
feet, atleast, so that he
would continue to be nice.
:::::::*****:::::
"Mum you asked to see me." Lara said
with a frown, she
was getting irritated by her mother's
silence.
"Yes Lara, my daughter. Hmm."
funke said with a sigh.
"So?" Lara's frown grew deeper.
"hmm, Lara omo mi, you know I love
you, you are my only
child..." Funke began meditatively.
Lara laughed quitely, this woman
didn't call her over to tell
her that.
"Meanwhile, how's Tony's health?"
Funke didn't look happy.
"They just left for the hospital this
morning, he'll be better
soon, he'l be flown to Cairo next
three months." Lara
explained.
"Shey you know, his spinal cord was
affected during the
accident?"
Funke said in a faint voice.
"yes I know, that's why he's on a
wheel chair, and he'll be
better soon.." Lara said impatience
creeping into her voice.
"Let me talk Lara and stop trying to
defend Tony's illness!"
her mother shot at her.
Lara fell silent, was she defending
Tony..
"Lara you have to end this marriage."
Funke said carelessly.
"Which marriage?" Lara's eyebrow
creased
"Tony is not worth you! You shold file
a divorce, you can't
hook yourself with a disabled for
life..." Funke explained.
Lara rolled her eyes.
"Mummy what did you drink this
morning?" she laughed.
"Are trying to insult me?" Funke's
voice rose.
"Noo...just that, Tony used to be your
favourite." Lara
explained still laughing.
"What I'm saying is that you must
divorce Tony, you can't
saddle yourself with such a burden,
this was a man who
was maltreating you..."
"ehen! Mum you are so incredible!"
Lara interrupted her.
"Where were you when he maltreated
me? What did you do when he turned
me into a punching bag? Aren't the
same person who rocked the boat of
the marriage cos of money?
You made me go through hell!" Lara
said anger creeping
into her voice.
"Hold on! And let me talk!" Lara rose
up when her mother
tried to speak up.
"Do I look like some commodity you
can use to trade? Now
that Tony is ill, you feel he can no
longer fulfill your selfish
needs, you want me to divorce him
right? Perhaps you want to marry me
off to someone else again abi?"
"No Lara! I'm only concerned about
you and myself! You
must divorce Tony. I need a
grandchild!" funke shot at her.
"What has a grandchild got to do with
Tony's illness?" Lara
fired back.
"Tony isn't only crippled, he's
impotent! The accident
rendered him impotent!" Funke
screamed.
Lara stoped momentarily, what's her
mother trying to say.
"I beg your pardon...what did you
just say?" her voice was
low.
"oh yes! The affected spinal cord did
not only affect his legs,
it affected his manhood! Your
husband can't perform
anymore!" Funke shrilled.
"Perform as in how?" Lara couldn't
help asking.
"He can't make love to you! Can you
go on like this? No se-x, no child
bearing...no.....no.... Lara, try to
understand me!"
Funke explained.
"Mum...you mean..you mean..." her
voice trailed off.
She felt sweat trickling down her
face.
"You see, my daughter, you can't go
on like that. Even if he
gets on his feet again, there's no
possibility that he would
be able to perform anymore." Funke
said triumphantly.
Lara thought for a while, she began
pacing up and down the room
sweating profusely. She stoped
abruptly facing her mother.
"Well, Tony had never made love to
me, so even this isn't a
new development.." she began to say.
"Haaa! Lara please don't do this o! I
need a grandchild! You
want your father's name to be wiped
off the earth?" Funke
held her daughter.
Lara smiled mischievously, she had
wanted an opportunity
to get back at her mother, this was a
chance.
"Well, mum, I don't think you need a
grandchild, if you did,
you wouldn't have made me suffer all
I suffered. This is
what you want, you must live with it.
Continue to enjoy
more money!" Lara sneered.
"I need to leave now!" Lara picked
her bag.
"Lara please.." funke tried to hold
her.
"Take you hands off me!" Lara
pushed her away.
"I hate you!" Lara told her, tears
streaming down her
cheeks.
"You hear me? I said I hate you! I
would never forgive you!
You ruined my life..." Lara sniffed,
before storming out of
the