The Master's Bedroom
Chapter Nine
By Obodozie Favour Chioma
"Sir, I was given her"Mike said and I turned to see a skinny lady.
"What this?, She is just to skinny, I don't want her".I complained and tried coming out of the car.
" Tell her to give me a better offer or I leave".I told Mike who just walked away with the girl who wouldn't stop grumbling.
"Kip, you have really survived, how could a person like you be out here looking for a woman, I wouldn't blame you, it all Amber's fault, she caused this, she left me".I said sobbing.
I looked up and was surprised to see Amber trying to get into a Car.
"Hey you, stop there!".I yelled staggering and trying to get to where she was.
I did and fell down, there was no one, I stood up knowing fully well that I had seen a mirage, I turned and saw her again.
"You, Amber, you caused all this, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done what I did but then why did you leave me?, Hope you know I'm getting married to Ana soon?, Why aren't you here?, Come back to me".I said still staggering and when I looked closely I was talking to no one.
"What this?, Where did you just go?".I asked surprisingly to no one in particular.
I continued grumbling and murmuring under my breath until I noticed a woman trying to enter her car, she was struggling with the car handle and I decided to help.
I didn't want everyone to have the same horrible day as mine, no one was expected to go through pains like me.
Amber caused mine and I didn't want anyone feeling the same way I feel right now.
I staggered there and held her hands
"You wouldn't cry again, I promise you that, no I mean I wouldn't let you be in a situation like this ever again because I'm going to help out, yes I will! ".I said with smiles on my face.
" Help out?? ".She repeated and I knew she was confused.
I couldn't see her face but then her voice sounded quite familiar, it was really late and dark and for a second there I wondered why she was out this late.
"I said I would help you".I responded and smiled.
She removed her hands from mine and I held the handle trying to open the car but then the handle was stuck.
"Please just leave it, I will call for a taxi".I heard and then I pulled her back preventing her from leaving.
"I'm here, I would help".I said slowly and she only nodded.
I dragged the handle trying as much as possible to open it up and thankfully I did.
"Yippie!, I just did it".I said jumping up for joy.
" I really thank you for helping out, In this country today we have little people who considers other people needs but then she just did, thank you".She told me and I was so sure she was really familiar.
I turned on my phone torch and pointed it at her, I was really surprised seeing Amber!.
Was this her?, I can't let her go just like that, she had got to be real.
I moved a bit close to her and drag her close, my hands on her waist, I made sure to kiss her even though she struggled.
I wasn't in any way ready to let her go again, not now, she managed to escape from my grip and I could swear I saw stars around my eyes that day.
She made sure to give me a hard slap and that was the day i knew I could see stars.
"Who do you think you are?, How dare you?" .She fired at me and I felt nausea.
I didn't know when I vomited, after doing that I felt dizzy and when I woke up I was in a room.
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What this? —i stared at the unconscious man lying on the floor, I switched on my torchlight and I was really surprised to see Kip lying unconsciously on the floor.
He appeared to be really drunk but then how did he find me?, I don't want anything to do with him but then I still find myself thinking of him.
I looked round, no one was here with him, by this time of the night he was left all alone, I couldn't help seeing him in such a poor state, I tried helping him up and I took him into my car and drove home hearing him murmuring and calling my name.
I took his phone and surprisingly his password was my name, I couldn't stop the tears that dropped from my eyes, I texted his driver that he should go home that he was somewhere, the driver seem to be the last person he called and he wouldn't stop calling him.
"Hey, ouch, where am I?".I heard Kip murmur.
"Hey, who are you?, Tell me why she kidnapped me? ".I heard again.
I rolled my eyes and walked in with a hot brown soup and a pain killer has well.
"Amber!" He called and was calm.
"Try getting up and have this".I said and he just nodded.
I turned to leave when I heard him struggling to get up, I tried helping him out and later on found myself feeding him.
He drank everything without saying a word or resisting, after taking the tablet he said and at me and I tried looking away.
I dropped the glass cup on the table next to the bed and was about leaving when he held my hands.
"Do you want anything?".I asked him and he just shook his head telling me " No".
There was a moment of silence and I tried everything possible not to stare at him.
I wanted nothing to do with him and I was in no room ready to change my mind, two weeks away from him have done me a whole lot of good but then it has recked his life.
He looked like he was in bad and horrible state, I found him drunk in a lonely place, where's Ana and why isn't she keeping tracks of him.
She should at least care about the man I caught her in bed with, My Man, correction Kip.
I caught her with Kip not My Man—Just Kip.
"Why did you leave me?".Kip asked bringing me back this as
" You and I are aware of the reason".Was my response.
"I'm sorry".He said and I stood up to leave, I wasn't in any way ready to start up a fight or recall what happened.
"Sleep, it late and if you need anything, don't hesitate to call me".I told him and walked away.
I got to my room and wiped the tears that managed to roll down my cheeks.
I love Kip a lot and that what makes me foolish and vulnerable to him and his lies as well, I fall for him and his lies.
I can't let myself to get deceived again by him, I just can't.
My fingers caressed my lips slowly and I recalled the kiss he had given me, I missed it, his lips on mine.
My mind played back what I had witnessed that night, just then I thought if hiding the fact that after the night we both had a passionate encounter, I got pregnant.
Kip mustn't know I'm pregnant for his child, that something I must hide away from him, he can't have this child.
****
I woke up receiving a painful headache, I tried getting up but then it was just too much, surprisingly I saw an angel walking towards me with a tray filled with food and painkillers.
"God this is is beautiful".I said to myself with so much joy.
The angel walked close to me feeding me the food and helping me gulp the glass of water and taking the drugs, just then she leaned over to lay a soft kiss on my lips.
"I love you".She first recited from her lips then she faced me while my body shivered just for her to come close.
And she did—Ohh my, I don't want this gone, I also leaned to give her a passionate kiss when I heard "Kip!, Kip! Wake up and have this".I ignored those words until I heard
"Why are you kissing that pillow?".I woke up immediately and realized it was only a dream, but then Amber was the angel in my dream so what happened to her nice and gentle attitude.
I pushed the pillow away and groaned out in pains, the headache wasn't just a dream, it was also real.
"Amber".I called and she raised her hands signalling I keep shut.
She poured water in a glass cup and handed it over to me with a tablet.
"Have this, you need it".Were her only words and I did as I was told.
"Come downstairs and have breakfast then I will escort you home".Was what I heard and I knew immediately that she wanted nothing to do with me.
I came downstairs to see her dishing my food and has as well.
"Here, have this". She said and I stared at her for a while without saying anything.
"I'm really sorry Amber".I begged and she held her hands signalling me to keep shut.
"It best if you eat".Was the next thing I heard her say and I frowned.
" How about you forget all my sins and have mercy on me".I said staring at her.
" Mercy?, You really have no idea what mercy is,Do you?".Amber threw back at me.
" I do and I'm sorry".I told her.
"Your stay here is already frustrating and if you don't mind, I would like for you to leave my house".She said leading me out of the house.
" Amber please don't this, I didn't mean to do what I did, but then it just sex nothing more".I fired at her hoping she would just let it go.
" Sex?, Did I hear say it just sex?, Oh my gosh, you really don't understand anything, do you?, So to you love making is nothing, of course why I'm I so surprised?".She said, scoffed angrily playing with her hair.
"Get out!".She said and i refused to leave.
"Didn't you hear me?, Get out before I do something we would both regret, I hate you so much".She screamed and pushed me out.
"Amber please I'm sorry, have mercy please".I begged.
" Oh cut me that crap and shut up, well since you want mercy come over to Men club, 9pm sharp and come see what mercy is all about".She said and banged the door on my face.
I searched for my phone and called Mike to come pick me up, I got home only for Ana to start irritating me.
"Where were you all night?".She questioned.
" Where I was is none of your business".I fired at her.
" Argh, Kip you are really getting on my nerves, don't let me remind you, I'm carrying your child here".She came at me.
" That child isn't mine!".I fired back at her.
"How so?, In case you have forgotten we made love, refresh your memory on that" .She came back at me.
" Look, I never meant to do that with you, neither did I mean to get you pregnant but then you have got to get rid of that thing in you because I don't want it nor do I want you".I fired at her in no room ready to talk to her.
" Kip, is this you saying this?".She asked shocked at my response.
" Your ears weren't closed when I said it, do me a favor and pack your belongings and leave".I told her heading upstairs.
****
" What just happened?". Kip's Aunt asked me while I responded.
"You won't Kip asked me to get rid of his child after you helped me get in bed with him".I told her and she stared at me in shock.
" I can't believe he said that".She said and I stared at her still in shock.
"Rest, you're carrying my future nephew".She said showing me a seat.
She walked away and came back.
"Here drink this, it helps safeguard the child".Was what she said and I drank it, she urged me to finish the drink and I did as I was told.
"Thank you, I really don't know what going on with Kip, he was never like this, to think he denied ownership of the child".I told her and she laughed surprising me.
"Oh cut the crap of a story, you aren't fooling anyone with that story". Kip's Aunt fired at me.
" What do you mean?".I asked her confused.
"You seem to have forgotten I know everything around here".Was her response.
"Everything?, Still confused".I said and I felt a sharp pain on my stomach.
"You little girl, you think you're wiser than me".She started again still confusing me.
" Ow, my stomach hurts, what do you mean?". I asked her feeling alarmed immediately.
"You little witch, I brought you in this house so you could help me get Kip's properties but then you foolish child, immediately I knew you were pregnant I was alarmed knowing fully well you would want to get the properties from Kip using your child, but then after numerous trial to poison you, I wondered how you could be pregnant when Kip was drugged all through and we only made the situation seem like he slept with you".She stopped watching me groan out in pains.
"I followed you and saw you with that bodyguard in prison and immediately knew you slept with him that day and got pregnant, foolish child so you used to that opportunity to get to kip, I could have exposed you but then I still need you and so this should be set out as a warning to you never to double cross me, ever again, say goodbye to your child"She said and I screamed immediately on seeing blood stains on my dress.
" No, no, you can't do this, no o o o" I screamed out still crying, I felt really dizzy and the next thing I knew i was unconscious.
The doctor walked in moment later to give out the results.
"What wrong doctor?".I asked the doctor.
"I'm so sorry ma'am but you lost the child".The doctor said and Ana ran mad immediately.
" My.. i.. lost.. my child? ".She screamed.
"You will have to calm down ma'am".The doctor said but she refused.
"She.. she.. killed my child".She yelled pointing to no one in particular.
" Aunt, do you know what wrong with her?".I asked my Aunt who just shook her head.
" I don't, my child, relax it no one fault you lost the child". My Aunt said but then she refused and kept on screaming and yelling.
"She's a witch, she killed my child".
At that point I knew something was wrong with her.
"You both have to leave now, nurse we need to have her brain scanned".The doctor said and I knew immediately something was wrong.
****
"Foolish girl, I hope you never become sane again, thanks to the drugs I added into your drinks, there's no chance you would survive".I said smiling.
" Soon all my nephew money would be mine, when I get it, I will make sure to bury kip with my two hands".I said smiling happily.
" Where's my child? ".We heard and I turned to see Ana's mum.
"You, Kip!".She said holding unto his clothes.
"Look at what you did to my daughter, I didn't force you to marry her, I never did, look at how you have hurt my daughter".She said already in tears.
" My poor child is suffering all because of you, I promise you, if anything happens to my daughter,I assure you that the prison would be your new home".Was what she said and i felt annoyed though entertained.
" Stop ranting old woman, let the doctor be the judge on what happens to your daughter".I came at her.
" Oh I see, you are also in cohort with your nephew now, you both planned on Killing my Grandson and child, I promise you, it won't work".She said again.
" No one wants your child dead besides your grandson is also my nephew's child and there's no one here planning to hurt them both plus we wouldn't be here if we didn't care".I told her and the nurse walked in with the doctor and we kept shut.
" She needs help".The doctor started.
"Help?, What help does my daughter need doctor? ".Ana mum asked already shedding buckets.
" She seem to have consumed a drug and it having an effect on her so she needs urgent help from a psychiatrist".The doctor ended and Ana's mum walked close to him.
"I want to see my daughter, I want too".She yelled as she was taken inside.
Few minutes later, Four bodyguards walked in and Ana was taken out, she wasn't in a good state, she looked more like she had lost her senses, that would teach her a lesson never to double cross me.
Ana mum came out, stared at Kip and said these words " God will judge you, for what you did to my daughter".
Her words lingered in my mind for a while and I noticed Kip only just walked out after checking his wristwatch.
"Where are you off to?".I asked him out of curiosity.
"Aunt, don't stay up late, I will back".Were the words he muttered before leaving.
Kip had changed after that his sex slave left him, anyways why do I care?, This doesn't affect me in anyway and my eyes is on the prize that is his wealth.
****
I had gotten a text from Amber sending me the address to the hotel and where her hotel room was, I wondered if she was ready to forgive me or this was a way to punish me.
Not certain, I had my car brought to me and I drove straight to where she had instructed me to go to.
I walked in and I was directed immediately inside a room, I knocked and the only response I heard made me open the door.
"It good you are here".Amber said immediately staring at a man in his mid's 30.
" Why am I here? ".I asked her and she stared at me for a while without saying anything.
"Take a seat and watch us".She said placing her hands on the man's own.
I removed it immediately and placed it on mine. "What going on here?".I demanded not liking what was going on.
" Don't be in a hurry and just sit down and watch us".She said again placing her hands on the man's own, he let out a satisfying smile and was about placing hid hands around her when I lost control.
I pushed him hard on the bed and dragged Amber to face me—"Tell me the meaning of this?".I questioned her but then she kept mute for a while.
" Didn't you hear me? ".I asked almost yelling.
"Let go of me".She said and pushed me away.
"I know what am doing and it would be best for you if you just take your seat".Was her next response.
The foolish man stood up and this around placed his hands on Amber, Almost caressing her skin, I held him by the hand and warned him to get out.
"I'm going no where, I was paid to deliver and that what I would do".He said and I stared at Amber in shock.
" Deliver what Amber? ".I asked her still doubting his words.
"I paid him to satisfy me all night while you watch".Was her response and I got angry immediately.
" What?, Is that really how low you can stoop?".I fired at her already in pain.
" Low?, You talk about low, I caught you in bed with your childhood friend and all you could say to justify it was that it was only mere sex, today you'll just have to watch the magic unfold".She said and I knew immediately she was upset but then she shouldn't punish herself all because of what I presumed I did.
"I'm sorry".I said going down on my knees.
"I didn't mean to hurt you in the way that I did, I shouldn't have, I love you so much Amber, please don't punish me this way, do something else but not this way".I continued pleading and begging her.
"Punish?, You think I'm happy punishing you in the way that I'm doing, you don't deserve any punishment, you deserve way worse than this, I loved you despite all the pains you have afflicted on me, for the past one month, you have never gave me anything to be happy about, I hate you so much and seeing your face makes me sick, you're only but a disgusting man who can never change his ways, you're right, you don't deserve this punishment, watching me sleep with another man".She said and came close.
" It just too good of a punishment for you, this time around, I would make sure you regret all what you did, one by one I will take everything away from you, your company, me, your child, yes I'm pregnant but I assure you that you will never ever see your child, neither will your child ever know you, that a greater punishment, to lose both me and my child".With her painful words, She opened the door and walked away with that so called paid man she hired.
"Amber please, you can't possibly do this to me".I begged but she refused.
I watched her drive away, while the paid idiot just stood there also watching her leave.
"Tough luck dude".He said patting me on the shoulders.
"Get your hands off me".I said almost already upset.
The look on my face could send a group of lions running. "Chill out, it not anyone's fault but yours, you hurt her so bad, I really wanted to have her but then she wouldn't let me come close to her so you should really be great ful she loves you so much because you don't deserve it".He said and I hit him hard on the face.
I punched him hard and he started bleeding. "Next time if you come close to her, I will make sure to break your hands".I said and entered into my car.
"Scoundrel, I wasn't ready, come fight me like a man".He yelled but I drove away.
" Amber is my main concern and I only care about her and my child that she is currently carrying, I have really done nothing but hurt her, I'm really sorry Amber please let me try to make it up to you".I said trying hard to get to her.
I successfully caught up with her but by then she was holding a pistol.
"Amber what are you doing?".I asked her and she stared at me in tears
"You, you never valued me, for the past one month, I have been nothing but your sex slave and you have never valued me, you used me as you pleased infact every man that sees me also want to use me, they all want to have my body, I hate you for all what you did".She yelled at me.
" I'm sorry Amber please don't do this to me".I begged already in tears.
" I shouldn't, tell me, of what use I'm I to you?, You used me as you pleased and nothing more, you wanted to have me as you pleased, tell me the truth Kip, did you ever love me? ".She came at me.
" I love you so much, infact with everything I have, I love you so much even more than you know, I would never do anything to hurt you, forgive me for all the bad things I have done for you, I hurt you badly, I did, I'm sorry".I begged her on my knees.
" I told you that you would never see me or my child, I wasn't kidding about that, you don't deserve me, you are just a master who wanted me in his bedroom, you only want me, I'm ashamed of you not you but the fact that I loved you so much, didn't you sleep with Ana?, I caught you in bed with her and all you could say is it was merely sex nothing more".She fired at me.
" I'm so sorry,I hate all what I did, I shouldn't have done all what I did, I hurt you so much, I did all these and I really want to repent for all my sins, have mercy on me, please give me a chance to love you again please".I begged.
" You lost that chance, you will never have me back again".She told me and I heard a gun shot immediately.
"Amber, no ooo".I screamed out.
"Sir!, sir!, sir!, we are here".I heard and turned, my phone beeped immediately and then I saw Amber's text "Come in, I'm waiting".
I realised I have been sleeping all through since I left the hospital, I walked out of the car and knocked on Amber's house, I wondered why she wanted to see me.
The door went open and a woman welcomed me in, "She is waiting for you upstairs".She said leading me up.
I walked in and knocked on the door, the door went open immediately and I walked in.
The room was dark and I couldn't make out what I was seeing, it looked more like a woman but then I wasn't sure.
Just then i felt a hand caress me slowly. "Who's that?".I asked and the light was switched on.
"Amber!" I called out immediately surprised to see her with no clothes.
" Isn't this what you wanted?".She started with tears in her eyes.
I locked the door immediately and ran to cover her. "I'm Sorry for all what I have put you through".I said and she pushed me away.
" Sorry?, You got Anna pregnant, I'm sure you're surprised on how I knew? ".I told him and he frowned.
" I got to know later on that I never had anything to do with her, I went through the security cameras and discovered she had an affair with Stanley's thugs".I told her and she frowned.
" Is that a way you want to defend yourself? ".She fired at me.
" Of course not, I stand before you begging you mercy me, I have caught you pains so much, more than I could count but please help me make amends please Amber".I begged her and she held my hands.
" Kip, I can't keep on forgiving you and accepting your lies, I need you to be sincere with me".She said and I came close.
" I promise you this Amber, I will make amends, be the man you have always wanted, I will start over and finally be the man you're proud of, I will give you my all and only do whatever will make me worthy of you".I told her and kissed her hands.
" I hold unto that and I hope you follow what you promise and obey what you are assuring me of, I love you so much and it breaks my heart each time you shatter my heart into pieces".She started and I couldn't let her finish,I held her neck and placed a kiss on her lips.
"I promise you this covenant today that I would always stand by you even when trouble comes in, I will always be there for you till my last breath, I promise to give my life to you if possible, all this I promise".I told her and she placed her hands on my lips.
" Shhhshhh let not talk about death please".She begged me.
" You kill me each time you drift away from me".I informed her and she moved close.
" I have got the antidote you need, I don't want anything or anyone to be the reason for us to seperate again, promise me that you and I will always be together forever".She said letting out her pinky finger, I key mine out as well and placed it on hers.
"I promise".I told her and she smiled.
"There's something I have to tell you".She said and I smiled holding unto her hand.
"Please let it wait, I want to spend this moment with you and you alone".I told her and she smiled.
" I know but then you have to hear this too".She said and my phone rang.
" I will be back".I told her and walked away.
"What?, You caught my Aunt running off with some documents".I said surprised at what my hired investigator had found.
After what Stanley displayed, I trusted no one well except from Amber of course, I hired a private investigator who helped me find out Anna had a night stand with Stanley's thug, the night he displayed what he did, I made him stay in my house in pretence to be a new bodyguard.
"What did you just say?" I said shocked at the new discovery.
"Kip, what wrong?".Amber asked worried.
I ended the call and she came close, the bedsheet wrapped around her. "Tell me what wrong?".She said and I held her hands.
" Why does my close one's betray me? ".I asked her and she stared at me in confusion.
" Whet happened kip, tell me?".She said and I struggled with words.
" Au.. Aun.. Aunt... Was the one who killed Anna's baby today also are ran off with my house documents".I told her and she kept mute for a while.
"I can't believe she did all this".She told me.