" Who's that?" Charlene asked firmly.
" That's my mum's voice," Keller answered softly.
" What! Oh no, this isn't the right time, but it's fine, let's go meet her." Charlene said, wiping her tears.
" No, no, no, you can't see her, please not today, it will worsen the situation on the ground. Please stay back here while I go see her." He said holding her hands.
" Take your filthy hands off me! So you don't want me to meet your mum, because someone else is carrying your child?" She asked as tears rolled down her cheeks.
" No, it's not what you think. There's no way I can explain it to you in this state and you won't take it likely. Charlene, please calm down." Keller said calmly in tears.
" Don't tell me… … … … … … … … …"
" What's going on here? Who's she?" Laura( Keller'mum) asked as she walked into the room, looking confused.
" Mom, she's my… …my… … girlfriend, the lady I told you about." Keller stuttered.
" She's what? So this is the peasant you wanted to bring home?" Laura asked, looking at Charlene with contempt.
" Mum!" Keller called angrily.
" Don't call me, so you wanted to bring a low life home?" Laura asked angrily.
" Mum, she's human and she's the one I love," Keller said.
" Love? Did I just hear you say love? Love isn't enough, son; thank Goodness, your father and I already made the right decision for you when you were young. Is this how you would have brought shame to us? Do you want to settle down with a peasant? Young lady, who are your parents?" Laura said, facing Charlene.
" Mum, stop it!" Keller yelled.
" Don't tell me to stop, if you were to bring her home, won't your father and I ask questions?" Laura yelled back.
" Mum, please let's not do this right now. She has already gone through a lot today, please don't add to her stress." Keller said angrily.
" It's fine, I will answer her. My parents are late." Charlene said tearfully to Laura.
" Oh! Sorry about that. So, tell me what company or properties did they leave behind you?" Laura asked, looking at her with contempt.
" Mum!" Keller called.
" Shut up!" Laura yelled at him.
" None ma, I was left with nothing," Charlene said in tears.
" You see! Is this the kind of woman you want for yourself? A woman of no value? A woman who will forever be a liability to you? A woman who… … … … …"
" Enough! I knew all of that yet I chose her. She's the one I want mum, but I don't know why you and dad keep forcing me to do what Is against my wish." Keller interrupted Laura.
" Does she even know that you're betrothed to someone?" Laura asked firmly.
" What! Keller, you're betrothed?" Charlene asked with her eyes wide open.
" Wow! So, you never told her? Well, I'm sure you've been deceiving all this while because you know there was no way you would end up with another woman apart from Cherry." Laura said.
" Cherry? So, you're betrothed to Cherry and you never told me?" Charlene asked tearfully.
" Charlene, I'm sorry that I hid everything from you. I thought I could dodge my parents' plans for me, but I never knew there was no way out of it other than going with the plans. I'm deeply sorry, Charlene." He apologized.
" You're sorry? Is sorry going to change anything? First, you impregnated my cousin and now I'm just finding out you're betrothed to Cherry. Cherry, of all people, I thought we were friends; why didn't she tell me?" Charlene asked, looking surprised.
She fell on her knees and began to cry profusely, she was so devastated.
" Wait a minute, what did I just hear? Did you impregnate some lady? When, how did it happen?" Laura asked angrily, dropping her handbag on the bed.
" Charlene, please I'm sorry. I'm sorry for hurting you this bad, I'm sorry. Please forgive me." Keller pleaded, ignoring Laura.
" I'm talking to you, Keller!" Laura yelled.
" Mum, leave me alone! You and Dad caused all of these; if you both hadn't pushed me to depression, I wouldn't have been so drunk to the extent of having sex with my secretary; it wouldn't have happened!" Keller yelled.
" What! Did you impregnate Scarlett? How could you, how could you be so shameless? You had sex with an employee, have you forgotten the rules of the company? You broke the rules, Keller, it was unprofessional." Laura said furiously.
" Mum, that isn't the problem right now, Scarlett is pregnant, I have a girlfriend that I love so much, and there's Cherry that I'm betrothed to. What's going to happen now?" Keller asked, looking frustrated.
" Don't involve me in your mess, you dragged yourself into this, so clean the mess. Your father and I never asked you to have sex with your secretary, and we didn't know you've been deceiving a lady all this while when you know vividly that you can never marry her because you're betrothed to someone else." Laura said firmly.
" Mum, I never wished to be betrothed; you and Dad did that when I was young. I love Charlene so much mum, I'm not deceiving her. She's the one my heart wants, and not Scarlett or Cherry." Keller said.
" You love me, yet you had sex with my cousin; you love me, yet you hid important information from me. Never did you for once tell me that you're betrothed to Cherry, and I never knew or suspected anything. I was working as your assistant in the same company as you and Cherry; Cherry is also my friend, yet I was in the dark. Lord, why am I so unlucky? First, it was my baby's father, now it's you. I hate you, Keller!" Charlene yelled.
" What! You're a single mother? Oh Lord, what has this boy gotten himself into? You wanted a date with a low life, but you still went ahead and chose a single mom? What has come over you, Keller?" Laura asked angrily.
" Mum, she's the one I want. Yes, she's a single mom and I'm ok with it. It's none of your business, mum." Keller said, looking away.
" How dare you?" Laura said and slapped him.
" Mum!" Keller called aggressively, holding his cheeks.
" And I'll slap you all over again; it's my business because you're my son, my only child. You don't expect me to sit and fold my hands and watch you go astray. Never, it's not happening!" Laura yelled.
" Mum, it's my life. You can't decide for me. I know what I want and I'll go for it." Keller said firmly.
" Really? Ok then, tell me, what you're going to do in this situation.?You have a pregnant mistress, a lady who you claim to be in love with, and a reputable and classy lady you're betrothed to. Who are you going to choose?" Laura asked, looking into his eyes.
Keller couldn't say anything, he was confused. He sat on the bed and kept looking in a direction absentmindedly.
" I thought as much, you confused me!" Laura said, rolling her eyes.
" Wow! So, you're not going to say anything? You know what? I'm done here. Enjoy your life!" Charlene yelled.
She stood up from the ground, picked up her phone and began to walk towards the door;
" Oh! You thought he was going to choose you? You're dumber than I thought." Laura said, looking away.
" I didn't expect him to choose me in the first place, because it's obvious he never genuinely loved me like he always claimed and… … … … … …"
Suddenly, the door pushed open.