With a sad yet solemn look on Akeelah's face, she packs her things one by one in his house.
A little over a year ago, Akeelah had to work as a nurse in her brother's hospital so as to investigate her parents deaths, and there, she ran into Andrè.
He was a perfect man.
Had the looks, the care and the money. He cared for her and she did the same, though at first as Nurse to patient but gradually, she started to look forward to seeing him.
What fueled her agreeing to marry him happened on the day she was physically assaulted by an angry patient and Andrè stood up for her and beat the man up.
She liked him but couldn't afford to be distracted. Then, Andrè came with his offer to marry her on contract.
She decided to agree for both reasons, which favoured her at first but now see how it turned out after Anna's appearance a little over a month ago.
As she keeps packing, on the table was a file she has never seen before.
Curiously, she picks up the file and opens it.
In it is a divorce agreement that has been endorsed by a lawyer for over a month ago.
*Akeelah*
Stock still, I look at the heading of the file and the marked date beneath it.
29th of April, 2022.
He had wanted to get rid of me since Anna's first call?
"He is such a selfish man." I mutter to myself.
I fish out a pen from my bag and sign the document right beside his own name.
For some reason, I smile.
From the smile, it becomes a full blown laughter.
I laugh, and laugh and laugh till my throat becomes sore.
To think Mr Andrè deserved me.
Anna is right only about one thing. He doesn't deserve me because I'm out of his league.
He is only fit for cheap girls like Anna.
I have to show him he is way out of my league.
In my suitcase is a watch that my Brother bought for me for my 20th birthday. It is over One Million Dollars with studded jewels on all side and a mahogany painted but actually a diamond pointer.
I hold it for a second, wondering if it's worth it.
It is.
I drop it on the bed with the signed divorce agreement right beneath it.
My work here is done.
I pick up my phone and dial a number.
"My work here is done." I say into the phone after the person on the other end has picked up the call
"You've done it? You definitely took your time darling."
"Yes. I finally divorced him. He had it coming. All that's left now is to claim my belongings. I need to get those shares. Heard it's been for sale for some time now."
"Yes. Although I still have the ones Dad left for you. I'll add it all and become a major shareholder. The literal owner of the group."
"Should I come pick you?"
"No need. I still have my original car. It's still in good condition."
"Okay then. See you."
"See you" she says and ends the call, smiling.
*Andrè*
"I have to drop by home to get myself a few more clothes. I won't want it to be obvious that I sleep out at work." I tell Anna who's beside me.
"Okay. Drop me at home first. You can come by later then."
"Sure I will." I say and kiss her on the lips
I drop her at her home and drive back home.
I don't use a driver whenever I'm going on my redezvous.
I go into the house to meet a deathly silence. No whirring of the vacuum cleaner like always by this time of the day.
Kind of disappointing actually.
She's probably just playing with me. She's going to be in the room sleeping, I can just feel it in my guts.
There's no way the little miss do good nurse will leave her rich life behind just like that.
I enter into the room to see a package on the bed and beneath it, the document I had on the table.
I guess she saw it.
I open it and I see that she has signed it.
She really signed it?
I snicker.
She's toying with me.
I go out of the room and ring the bell on the dining table.
My butler appeared.
"Where is the madam?" I inquire of him
"She left since yesterday with her things."
"What do you mean by her things?"
"She had about three bags with her. One of it was full of clothes. It almost seemed like she was leaving for good."
"Okay. Dial her number." I say and go back to the room
I open the walk in closet and truly, all her things are gone.
Realization is starting to dawn,
Did she really leave?
Wow. That's mighty brave of her anyway. I wonder when she will come crawling back for me to take her in.
I walk back out to see the Butler stretching the phone out to me. I take it from him.
"Did you really leave?"
"Any reason why you want me there?"
"It's good for both of us that you did. I will transfer 50 million dollars to you for compensation for the past one year. Call out your account details..."