Breaking the News.
Beauty heard this and a heavy lump or thud of anguish suddenly seemed to drop down in her heart and shatter it, like an avalanche.
She started crying, but managed to control it so as not to be heard.
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"No, no. I won't have this. Don't say that again!" He ordered once again and was so firm in it.
He started crying uncontrollably at the thought of living life without his wife beside him. They had been through thick and thin together. Now, his life partner would be gone forever in just a twinkle of an eye.
He got up from the mat and paced around hitting walls and stomping the ground.
"Don't be that way, you'll wake the kids and also, you have to be strong for the kids and me too. I'm not gone yet"
"She tried to console him even though she herself was in dire need of consolation.
...…..
Beauty paved the way for and permitted thoughts to roam around her mind while she streamed what was happening. She suddenly had an outburst.
She started crying loudly and the glass of water fell out of her hand. She ran off to her room.
Her parents heard her and dad ran out to see her still running while the broken glass was on the floor.
He yelled "Beauty? Come back"
She just kept crying and running. Mrs. Patience came out and said
"Hunny? What was that?" She was worried and hoped it wasn't someone who broke in.
"It's Beauty, don't worry I'll go after her. It seems she heard what we said. Just sit back I'll be back with her" He said worried while he didn't look at her but kept his eyes on the passage
"Oh no! My queen. She'll get all worked up" Mrs. Patience looked down, worried
"Just calm down, I'll be back" He uger her as he help her shoulders and assured her
He handed her the results, and started running down to her too. He stepped on a broken glass piece and it cut him.
"Ouch!" He exclaims
"What is it hunny?" She asked, stretching to see from where she was standing
"Don't worry, go in I'm fine" He urged her again as he pulled the bottle piece out
"Let me take a look" Mrs. Patience insisted as she started walking towards him
"Nevermind " he still shunned her, motion img for her to stop
As he ran, trails of blood from his foot escorted him. He also saw some blood droplets on the floor initial to his. He didn't bother, he just went to her.
He got to their room, opened the curtain, peeked through and saw Victor still fast asleep on his mat but he didn't see a trace of Beauty.
He assumed she'd be in the bathroom, because aside from the front door, that was the only door in the house. Since the house was much more smaller now, they all shared a bathroom and toilet.
He walked towards the bathroom. As he approached the bathroom he heard gentle sobs like those of his wife. He knocked on the door.
"Hey, Beauty? Baby? Are you there? It's dad, please come out" He asked as he knocked mildly
There was utter silence.
He called out again
"Baby, please come out. We need to talk, please. It's not what you think and I know what you heard might have been overwhelming for you, but please come out so we can iron things out properly" Mr. Eze pleaded and urged her.
"Dad, I want to be alone. Please leave me" She said in such a miserable tone, almost like they of her mother.
"No sweetheart, we are a family and should never be alone" He told her and still waited directly in front for a reply
...….
Mrs. Patience had been cleaning the glass up so as not to get injured or let anyone get injured. She felt the lump grow and the thought of this made her shiver and all the nerves and limbs in her body seemed to go numb.
She tried to take control over her emotions.
She said to herself
"No! No! Beauty needs you. Victor needs you. Your husband needs you. This isn't the time to break down. You are a strong woman and should be able to stand strong when the tides set in for the whole family" She was so assuring to herself, but
She still argued with herself though.
"Who am I kidding? Can I do it?"
She was downhearted and when she finished packing it up, she couldn't move around much, she had a splitting headache due to the excessive crying and the surrounding, exciting occurrences that had takem place in just one day.
She just sat on the mat crying and waiting for them but soon enough, the thought struck her,
"What if my husband brings Beauty here and she meets me this way? No, no. It won't go well. Be strong Patience! Strong! At least for your kids"
She managed to hold them back, but it seemed like a blocked or clogged up pipe or hose that still had its supply of water but the opening was blocked up.
The force was getting stronger, but she managed to stand strong. It seemed like she has become an effective motivational speaker for herself.
She gave off a wry smile as She reflected on her life.
...…
"Life is so unfair to me. I won't survive it if it takes mum away from me too. I can't have everything but can't I at least have my loves ones?" Beauty yelled out her mind and felt forsaken
"Shoosh! Beauty. Don't dare talk that way again. Do you think it's easy for your mother? I'm sorry to yell at you. Look, don't speak like this, I'm not going to lie to you, your mother is sick, but all she needs is love and support, I promise you she'll get better.