Chapter 3 Disappointed

• Bryan's Pov:
• "Dammit grandma! You never told me I was supposed to get married before I can get the family inheritance!" I cried loud into the phone's speaker.
• "Oh dear son.... Pardon my poor old brain,,,, it skipped my mind" She said politely.
• I tapped my feet thinking hard.
• How do I pay back the gamblers???
• "Then how do I get the family inheritance grandma?" I asked anxiously.
• "What is the only requirement by the attorney for you to get the inheritance?" Grandma asked
• "Getting married??" I said still confused.
• "Then do the needful Bryan!" She said as I rolled my eyes.
• "What?" I half yelled
• "What do you mean what? Aren't you old enough to get married and father a child? Besides you will get married some day too won't you?" Grandma snapped.
• I gulped hard.
• "Oh... No.... I mean ye... Yes of course granny" I said as she giggled.
• "Good... Then get married already" She laughed
• "To who grandma?" I almost screamed
• "What do you mean to who? What about your girlfriend Ruby? The one I saw when you and I were video chatting the other day?" grandma asked.
• "Who's Ruby?" I asked already forgetting that she exists.
• Grandma scoffed.
• "You don't know you girlfriend's name huh?" Grandma groaned.
• "Ooohh.... Ruby! She's good too" I managed to say
• "Then I can hear the wedding bells ringing...." Grandma chuckled
• "Yeah...." I said as I sighed
• "Don't worry son.... Because of your wedding,,,, am gonna come back earlier than expected" Grandma said as I gasped.
• "Oh no no no grandma you don't have to" I said sharply
• "Why not? Just leave your return as planned I mean until next month ending" I said
• "You don't miss your granny boy?" She asked with a sad voice
• "Not that grandma! You know I really miss you and Nadia so much" I said
• "We miss you too.... I've got to go son,,, speak with ya later" She said
• "Bye granny" I said as she hung up.
• I sat heavily on the couch as I breathed heavily.
• "Sh!t..... This is really bad" I said as I kicked the table roughly.
• "What did your grandma say? Another way out?" Jim and Albert asked rushing in.
• I shook my head in disagreement with a little touch of disappointment.
• "I'll have to get married before I can claim the cash...." I said weakly
• "Huh??" They asked with their eyes widened.
• Of course they know I detest the thought of getting married and getting stuck with one woman for the rest of my life.
• All in the name of marriage and love....
• Bullsh!t....... Total disaster!
• My phone rang aloud again.
• It was from the gamblers.
• Our hearts skipped....
• We are so in trouble.
• "I think you should go reconcile with Ruby?" Jim said
• "You know this is the only reasonable talk you've said since I've got to know you" I said
• "Whatever!" Jim said
• "Let's step on it guys else they might do something bad to us... They are very dangerous people" Albert said.
• Arianna's Pov:
• I walked into the house with two filled gallons of water.
• We really need a lot of water,,, cos mother has a lot of clothes to wash for the rich lady's.
• Actually you can call my mom a dry cleaner.
• "Mother am done with filling the drums of water" I screamed to mother who was busy frying some steak at the kitchen for breakfast.
• "OK child" Mother said
• "Where's Miguel?" Mother asked anxiously as I walked into the kitchen after dropping the gallons of water I was carrying.
• I scratched my head as I made for a glass of water
• "I don't know mother! He has gone off as usual" I sighed as Mother shook her head in disappointment.
• Just then,,, we heard voices and Laila rushed into the kitchen panting.
• Mother and I became frightened.
• "What happened Laila?" Mother asked anxiously
• "It's the landlady.... She's here" Laila muttered as mother gasped.
• "We'll go talk to her" I summoned courage.
• Mother and I walked out of the kitchen.
• "Where are those wretched things? You'll be sorry by the time am done with you guys" The landlady ranted angrily.
• "Good day ma'am" We chorused
• "What's so good about the day huh? Am here to take my money" She yelled
• "Please ma'am just give us a little...." I said but she quickly cut in.
• "Just keep quiet! I've been doing that for the past two months" She shouted at me and I flinched.
• "Please we'll pay you before the end of the month" Mother pleaded.
• "You better do because the next time I'll come here,,, I will have you useless fools thrown out of my house" She threatened.
• Before we could say a word,,, she already stormed out of the house.
• Mother and I exchanged glances as Bibi burst into tears running into mother's arms.
• I bowed my head as I patted Laila's hair softly.
• Laila with her gloomy look blinked hard to stop herself from crying.
• How do we even raise the money??
• Bryan's Pov:
• We opened the car's boot as the man filled the boot with lots of flowers.
• We closed they boot and I gave him some money.
• As we got into the car and I drove off.
• "Are you sure this is going to work?" I furrowed my eyebrows.
• ""It will definitely.... All we have to do is to go to all your ex's houses to check whose gonna take you in" Jim said
• "Yes Bryan... You better pray that this works out" Albert said as I breathed heavily.
• *********************
• I stood in front of Ruby's apartment door with my heart racing so fast.
• I just pray she accepts me so that we can get married and once I get the money,,,, I'll annull the stupid marriage.
• I know it's bad to use people but I just have to....
• I really need the money believe me!
• I look downstairs...
• My friends were there encouraging me to go ahead.
• I exhaled deeply as I knocked on the door with shaky hands.
• I was holding a bunch of colourful flower.
• The door swing open....
• it was Ruby,,, She was holding a cup of coffee and sipping it.
• She stared at me in disgust.
• "What are you doing here?" She asked
• That was when I started singing my love song.
• "Ruby darling... I've been such a fool to let a beautiful damsel like you slip off my hands,,,, please accept me back Ruby then we can get married this weekend" I said holding out the flowers to her.
• She smiled broadly as she took the flower
• "Thank you so much" She said happily
• My hope grew....
• She fell for it,,,,
• I was still lost in thought when a dirty slap was landed on my cheeks by Ruby.
• She quickly threw the flowers into the trashcan in front of us.
• "Go to hell....." She bath me with hot coffee all over my before slamming the door loudly in my face......
• TBC......