GOOD AS DEAD DAD
"Gush I can't believe the test is two days time." she thought.
"it's so hard studying." she cried.
"Alright let me start with literature." she concluded.
HOURS LATER...
Wakes up..."holy moly I can't believe I slept off." she was shocked she slept off while she was supposed to study..
"Have got to pass my test so I can be able to convince my mum into going to a fashion academy." she said.
Yawns... "I feel so tired and hungry, Mum must be done with dinner already."
GOES DOWN THE STAIRS...
"Mum are you done making dinner?" she asked coming down the stairs.
But she met someone unexpected...
"Hi Anita." The voice said.
it was her fathers..
She was really shocked to see her dad after so many years.
ELEVEN YEARS AGO...
Anita's parents in an argument...
"I saw how you were flirting with that woman, tell me who she is." Mrs Stella cried.
"Aarg, woman you have right to interfere with anything I do." Mr Ben jammed out.
Little Anita was nine years, always watched and listened to how her parents had countless arguments just going on and on.
"I love that woman so much you see, I was force into a marriage I didn't want." he blasted out.
Mrs Stella got really weak at what he said.
"You telling me you've known her for a long time?" she startled.
"Yes, I have known her Even before I met you." He said.
"So you never loved me? now even once?" she asked.
"You should have figured that out sooner, am so ashamed to have had a child with you." He said looking grumpy.
Mrs Stella sat on the ground feeling paralyzed as he walked out of the house..
All Anita could do was watch her mother grief.
DAYS LATER...
"You crazy man, am living your house for good, I am my daughter is living for good." Mrs Stella said angrily as she park hers and Anita's bags into a taxi..
"Do not come back her." He said pointing is finger towards her.
PRESENT DAY...
Moves slowly to the back..
"Mum, what is this bad man doing here?" she asked as tears rushed to her eyes, feeling so angry...
"He says he came to apologize." Mrs Stella said.
"I am sorry for all I did back then, I was a very bad father and mean husband." he pleaded.
"It's been eleven years and then you come back to say you sorry." She said bitterly.
" You treated my mum, like trash you Know. she wept almost every day thinking of how you treat her and as a little girl I watched that sadly. She said heavily.
"I made miserable mistakes back then and I must get punished for it." He said with a sad face.
"Ani, he's still your father you Know." Mrs Stella tried convincing her.
"No mum, my father was never there for me, not there to drop me off at school, not there at my birthdays or when I graduated junior school, where was my father? he was clearly with another woman wasn't he? my father is as good as dead to me." she said as she went out of the house slamming the door hard."
Her mum sat down feeling so worried for her family. "Stella am really sorry I got her to think of me that way. I wasn't a dad she expected me to be, I have wronged her In so many ways I hope she gets to forgive me." she said with a sad look. He took her hands.."And am sorry to you most importantly I never treated you right for once and made you so unhappy.
After you left and I got married to that woman it was as though I was her puppet, she used me for many things and never gave me a day of happiness." He said.
"So why come now, its been eleven years."she said.
"She got me into some business mess and I got arrested for it and when I got out of prison I heard she was into drugs and had passed away. she bore me a child his name is Jerry he's just nine years currently at my place in Vegas." He said.
"Tears rolled off Mrs Stella's face."
"I really hope you can forgive me." he said with joint hands.
Anita was seated on a passerby street chair close to her place, there she weeped as much as she wanted. It took a while before she went back in. Now he was gone...
"Mum." she called
"My babygirl." Mrs Stella said as she moved closer to her tearing daughter and gave her a tight hug.
"it's fine my angel." her mum parted her back.
She sat her down and sat close to her.
"He gone home and he told me you have a little brother Jerry." Anita was surprised to here that. if you could remember when you were little you've always wanted a brother or a sister." Her mum gave her a comforting smile.
"Ani I know your dad has done alot in the past that had hurt you so much, but its time we forgive him he's a changed man now..still promising to be a good dad to you. I know it's hard but let's give him a try alright." she explains to her.
"sniffs.. Alright mum just give me some time to think about it." She said calmly.
"Alright I will." Mrs Stella said.
"Am starving already." she whinned.
"Oh let me set the table." her mum said...
ANITA'S ROOM...
"I can't believe my dad came to apologize after so many years and he even has a son. i have a little brother I don't know about." she dried in bed.
This is driving me nuts, I should just sleep, hopefully I'll get better by morning." she said.
MORNING..AT SCHOOL..
"WHAAT, your dad came over to your place." Betty cried.
"Calm your voice down, someone might hear you." Anita calmed her down.
"Yes he came and apologized for not being a good father." she said sadly.
"Aaw I understand how dreadful it is for you, but he's you dad okay, you can be mad at him forever." Betty consoles her...
"I even have a little brother." she said
"I bet he's going to be cute like you." be announced.
"you think so?" Anita asked with a little smile on her face." "yes sure." Betty answers.
"I guess I've got to forgive him, I mean my mum has so I have no reason to still be mad." she witted.
"We'll be having our test tomorrow."Betty said.
"uhm, I've been studying." she lied.
"Really? cool i have been studying to." Betty said.
"I hope I try my best at it." Anita said with a worrisome look.
"Ani, guess what."
"what?"
"I met someone."
"Who?"
"A guy, he and I have been talking for a while now." Betty said.
"Really, where?" Anita was stunned.
"He comes to get coffee at my work place, he goes to college thou.." she answers sweetly.
"he's name is Freddy." she called his name lovingly.
"I see you in love." Anita said.
"Talking of love, where is Austin?" Betty asked.
"He's at the library studying." she said.
"really?cool?"Betty said
"I should go check on him." she thought as she placed her head on her desk.
AT THE LIBRARY...
"He looks so calm and cute when he studies." she thought.
"Hey Austin." she called and waved at him
"hi Anita." he smiles back at her.
she sat on a chair beside him.
"I see you been studying hard for the test babe."
"Yes and I guess you are too love..aren't you?" He asked and got her heart to tumble.
"Hmm hahahaha yes if course I am"... she said as she stretches out.
She later came with a sad impression.
"What's wrong?" he asked.
He gazed at her until she was able to talk. "it's my dad, he came by yesterday." she said. "really? oh I see." he said with broad eyes. "Were you all able to settle things out?" he asked.
" I got really mad cause I mean it's been eleven years already and he just shows up out of the blues.."she was pissed.
"He apologized for his wrongs." she spat out. "it's fine I feel he means good now, don't you think?" he says.
twitching her nails.. he took her hand... and both stared at eachother looking straight into their eyes.. "you should just forgive him and move forward Alright love." he said.
"hmm ok I will let things go then, and I also have a younger brother." she included.
"hmm, well now he has a big sister."he said with a cool smile.. that made her blush.
THE DAY OF THE TEST...
"Good morning students we'll be starting the test for the first session today and you'll be having an hour to complete your test." Mr Berry their class teacher said.
Nervous! nervous!nervous!...
Anita was so nervous at how she was going to answer the questions in her answer sheet.
"Austin looks so serious; am sure he's going to Aces the test real well." she said as stared at him from where she was seated.
"I can only imagine what he told me." places her hand under her jaw.
A WHILE AGO...AT THE HALLWAY...
"Hey Betty am sure you ready for today's test." she giggled.
"Sure Ani, I ready all night..and thinking its going to be one though test." Betty said.
Anita gulped down an heavy spit..
"I read my best too." she promoted as she gave a strange smile.
"Hey anita," Austin called.. "Am sure you can do this babe, you will Ace the test." fine smile.
She gave a dizzy smile...
"heyyy." she gave a funny hurray.
TEST STARTS..
Mr Berry shared the questions to the whole class..
"Holy cow." Her heart turned upside down
this questions are so not from this world." she stumped.
"wow I can see Betty and Austin putting somethings down in there sheet." she craved for answers.
"Let me just skip to other questions." she said. "Hey this looks like an easy question, let me put some answers down." she analyzed.
"Let me try the rest too."she said.
AN HOUR LATER...
"Am sure you all tried your best." Mr Berry said.
He collected their answer sheets..
Anita looks so sour in her desk..
"I really hope I tried my best."
"Hey Ani, how was your test?" Betty gave a super smile.
" They were really easyyy." she cracked.
THE HALLWAY
"Hey babe I hope you had fun with the test?" He also throw a sweet smile..
"Yes Austin, they were amazing questions." she broke a sweat.
"Am sure you did just great babe." he said as he puts his hand on her shoulders as they walked down the hallway to the cafeteria.
AT ANITA'S PLACE...
"WHEW, I really want this to turn up nice." she said in bed.
she looks at her laundry basket...
"I've got to take my clothes to the laundry." she said as she got up and puts on a casual wear. "This looks cool on me." she said.
"I've got to start posting more online; so as for when I get into the academy I can get into any fashion business be it the modelling industry or movie Industry." she said. And I got a cool body figure." she added.
AT THE LAUNDRY SHOP...
"Gush I can't stop thinking about the test."
she cried.
"uhn Anita." A voice called.
she turns and it was Austin...Both surprised..
"Austin you here?" Gave a strange look.
"Uhm, came to do my laundry." gave a hot blush.
"oh, ok same." she said.
"Did you just mention the test babe? are you so worried about it?" he asked.
"Uhm, did i?" trying to deny it.
"hmm, you are right babe?" he said as he relaxed on an unplugged washing machine.
"yes."she answered with her head low.
"You don't have to worry babe, I have full faith in you." he clogged her to himself.
"At least hugging him gives me a relief." she thought.
"Am done with laundry now babe; I will see you later then." He says as he got his clothes. "oh alright babe, will text you alright." she said.
"Alright, byee."
"I guess I don't have to think so much about the test." encouraged herself.