As Yvonne was coming up with a solution as to how to obtain a sanitary pad, a knock sounded on the door interrupting her thoughts.
She walked to the door and opened it only to see a bag on the floor. She frowned slightly as she looked to her left and right before looking back to the bag that sat at the foot of the door.
She picked up the bag and opened it, what met her eyes overwhelmed her. Different brands of sanitary pads with different colours and sizes laid in the bag.
She blushed as she slightly smiled. Right then, she knew who had left the bag there. Her heart warmed as a very handsome face popped up in her head.
After checking everything inside the bag, she went back to the room, took off her shoes, dress and any accessory on her. Afterwards, she entered the bathroom with the bag containing the sanitary pads.
Minutes after driving, the car pulled up in front of a very vast building in a bag remote area.
"Waow !"
Lina immediately after coming out of the car exclaimed. She turned her head to all sides enjoying the view.
It was magnificent !
"Do you own this place?" she stared at Daniel like a child who had seen her favorite thing and wanted permission to use it.
Daniel smiled when he saw her look, " This is nothing compared to where am taking you"
' This is nothing ?!, who can understand the ways of the rich !' She sneered within her while she pouted her lips
"Let's go" Daniel held her hand and made to walk when someone called him from behind
" Master ?"
Daniel turned to the direction of the voice, a man who looked slightly above forty was jogging to where they stood.
" Uncle, how are you? Until when do you plan on calling me that ?"
" Until I feel like ! Do you have any problem with that?" the man said in a teasing manner.
" Am doing alright. But ... Why the sudden visit? You should have informed me so I could have prepare in advance to welcome you" he spoke again after he remembered Daniel's question .
" I didn't want you to stress yourself over something small as this. I just came to show my friend around" Daniel placed his hand around Lina's shoulder. He seemed to be hinting at something to the man, which the man quickly understood.
The man smiled at Lina " how are you ma'am ?" he asked.
"Ma'am?" Lina repeated his last word curiously. She thought she may have heard wrong. But seeing as the man didn't confirm or deny marvelled her.
'She was no ma'am alright !'
" Am Lina" she extended her hand to the man while she smiled
" Okay, Miss Lina " he smiled back and shook her extended hand.
She was glad that the man understood her indirect message. Calling her ma'am didn't suit her !
"Uncle, Please get me the key to the bamboo forest ? We will be waiting for you at the gate."
Daniel removed his hand that laid on Lina's shoulder, then held her hand in his and walked off.
" Why did you address him as uncle ? Is he ..." Lina paused, she had been curious to know why he called the man from earlier "uncle".
" He's the elder brother of nanny Phillis, and he has been like a real uncle to us right from childhood." Daniel patiently and happily explained.
He was happy because Lina for the first time took the initiative to ask him something personal. And that was quiet encouraging. At least this way, he was assured that she cared about him.
" Oh !okay" She nodes and bit on her lips.
" Are you ready for an amazing adventure?" he playfully ruffled her hair
" Adventure this late at night?" She peered at him while fixing her hair
"mmm" he nodded
Yvonne saw her phone screen blinking when she emerged from the bathroom. She had a bathrobe wrapped around her firmly.
She walked to her phone and picked it up, it was a call from Emil. She swiped on the screen and the call got connected
" Are you done ? Do you feel okay ? Can you still go out? "
Yvonne had her mouth slightly opened as she didn't know what to say and which question she should answer first as Emil had bombarded her with three questions in one breath.
"Hello? Are you there?"
Emil's voice brought Yvonne out of her trance, she cleared her throat before speaking
" Sorry for that. Yeah, am okay and ....and I don't think I can go out tonight"
" I don't want you think that am unhappy going out with you, its just that, I don't feel quiet well" she hurried to explain. She didn't want him to have any negative ideas.
" Should I call a doctor to come check on you?" Emil sounded quiet worried. He didn't know or understand much about periods. All what he knew was what he was taught in school.
Also, he never had any female friend or sister that would make him at least understand certain things about it.
So at this moment, he was honestly panicking since he didn't know what to do.
" No don't. I will be fine after I take some meds. Can you ask the manager if there's such available?"
" Okay, I will be there in a couple of minutes" Emil hung up right after saying those words.
Yvonne stared at her phone's screen which had gone silent in a trance.
Yvonne placed a pillow to her belly and laid on it. She bit hard on her lips to prevent herself from screaming in pain. The pain in her abdomen was torturous. She held tightly to the mattress as if her life depended on it.
That was exactly what Emil saw when he entered the room.
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