Chapter 2 You Need To Get Married
- Arianna's Pov:
- With my face buried in the pillow,,,, I sulked bitterly.
- How are we really going to cope??
- What if the landlady throws us out of the house!
- I sniffed hard.
- Suddenly, I heard a door crack noise and I quickly sprang up.
- It was already dark and very late.....
- "Who could that be? Mother and my little siblings have all gone to bed" I thought inwardly as I tiptoed outside.
- I quickly turned on the torch light.....
- I heaved a sigh of relief.
- It was my useless elder brother Miguel.
- He was back and as usual drunk....
- He has always been the family's black sheep.
- All he does is steal, gamble and drink around... Lazing around all day.
- "Just take a look at the time Miguel?" I confronted him.
- He belched loudly as the stench of alcohol filled the whole place.
- He staggered to the couch and fell on it heavily.
- I sighed and shook my head as I locked the door properly before going back to bed or should I say going back to crying.
- I really need a job urgently....
- Anything for my family to survive.
- I cried myself to sleep.
- Bryan's Pov:
- I rubbed my eyes tiredly as I yawned.
- I gradually opened my eyes.
- The alarm clock beeped and I turned it off....
- I saw the stupid slut still lying on my bed like a piece of wood.
- I pushed her roughly as she opened her eyes
- "Good morning" She said with a smile.
- I opened the drawer and threw the money at her..
- She furrowed her brows looking very confused.
- "I don't want to see you here again" I said sternly and walked away.
- Seems like she knows how the whole things go,,,,, she left immediately.
- I walked downstairs to the kitchen yawning hungrily.
- I quickly took a packet of crackers and munched it.
- My cell phone rang aloud.
- It was my friend Albert.....
- "Hello man...." I said
- "There's a big problem..... Actually you owe some people about about 5 million dollars last night and they are asking for it" He said as I gasped.
- "Owing some people?? When?" I asked almost at the same time.
- "Were you that drunk last night? You gamble and then you loose and...." He said as I recalled everything.
- I threw the glass of juice in my hand on the ground and it shattered.
- "Fvck...... What do I do now??" I said as I quickly hung up the call.
- That's such a huge amount of money.
- I scratched my head in confusion.
- How do I give the gamblers the huge sum of money....??
- Right now,,, am so broke.
- ..............................
- "What are we gonna do?" Albert broke the silence.
- "Did you just say we? Of course this is Bryan's cross to carry" Jim said as I eyed him angrily.
- "Gosh... You're so unbelievable Jim... Be serious for once" I said still lost in thought
- "What were you thinking when you agreed to play with such people?" Jim fired back
- "He was drunk Jim.... We were all drunk and you know it" Albert defended
- "But I warned him last night but he refused" Jim said as I gulped nervously.
- "I really need to think of something" I said
- "Why not ask your dad for some cash?" Jim suggested.
- I boiled in anger as I shot him a dangerous glare.
- He knows how much I hate talking about that stupid man they call my dad.
- "Shut up Jim! " I freaked out
- "Fine.... Sorry guys" He said as he shrugged
- "How about you talk to your grandma?" Albert said as I forced a smile.
- "She would want to know why I needed the money and I can't think of any possible lie to tell her" I said as suddenly my cell phone rang aloud.
- Talk of the devil......
- It was my grandma calling.
- "Hey... What's up granny?" I said trying to hide my mood.
- "Happy birthday once again son" She said as I smiled broadly.
- "Thank you grandma" I said as I giggled
- "Hope you've met the family lawyer right?" She asked me as I arched my eyebrows.
- "What for?" I asked anxiously
- "You are of age now Bryan..... So you can get the family inheritance of about 200 million dollars" Grandma said as my jaw dropped in shock.
- "Really grandma? Two hundred million dollars?" I asked almost screaming.
- My friends stared at me in astonishment.
- "Yes son! You can go to the attorney for the paper signing... That's by the way,,,,Nadia and I will be coming back soon" She said as I danced in happiness.
- I quickly hung up and screamed in delight.
- "What happened dude?" They asked anxiously
- "I just won a jackpot,,,,, do you know I own 200 million dollars?" I asked as they gasped.
- ,,,,,,,,,,,
- I walked straight to the attorney's office with my friends behind me.
- The gamblers didn't stop calling as well.
- Once I get the money,,, am gonna pay them then I can enjoy the rest of the money.
- Excitement filled my mind.
- We got into his office and he offered us seats.
- "I guess you are here for the inheritance" He said as we all nodded our heads.
- "Yes of course attorney" I managed to say since excitement couldn't let me speak.
- "Here!!" He said handing me some files.
- "What are these for?" I asked anxiously
- "Sign them Mr Adams" He said as I quickly picked up the pen and signed the papers.
- I can't wait to be given my cool cash.
- "Where is the money Mr attorney?" I asked impatiently.
- "First you will have to answer the following questions l" He said as we exchanged glances at each other.
- Damn... what questions?
- I thought inwardly.
- "First.... What would you do with the sum of money?" He asked as I scoffed.
- "Is he being serious??" I laughed
- "Of course I have lots of investment in my head that I need to do" I said not knowing what else to say.
- "OK... Can I have your marriage certificate?" He asked with his eyes fixed on the documents on his table.
- "Huh? What marriage certificate?" I asked as my friends looked confused.
- "Are you married and never told us?" Jim whispered as I pushed him off.
- "Yes Mr Bryan..... You need to be married before you can have the money" He said as my eyes widened in shock.
- "WHAT?" We chorused in shock.......
- TBC....