Sad thing episode 8

SAD THING ?
By Christabel Nwoko
Episode 8

Camila couldn't continue with the journey to Vivian's place, she sadly went back home because her body was not just dirty but bruised. Although she was grateful to God that the accident was not fatal.
When Camila got home, she had just pushed open the door when her phone rang, it was a call from Vivian, or so she thought as she digged her hands to her hand bag and received the call at once.

"Aunty!, hello!" Was the words she heard from the other side of the phone. The caller was no other but her son Nnamdi, A sweet smile filled
Camila's face, when she heard her son's sweet voice from the other side of the phone.
"Nnamdi, how are you?" Camila said immediately.
"Aunty you didn't come to our house today and I decided to call you to know how you are" The little boy said innocently.
"Really?" Camila entered in disbelief. Nnamdi was only a little boy.
" how can a child of four years be this smart and wise?". She thought.

"Where is Vivian, pass the phone to her" Camila said at once
"You mean my mom?" Nnamdi asked.
And Camila said "yes"
She always felt defeated whenever Nnamdi refers to Vivian as his mother but the last thing she wanted was to confuse his son, after all Vivian has been the only mother he knows.
"My mom is fast asleep... I couldn't sleep without hearing your voice tonight" Nnamdi responded and Camila was shocked.

"Why didn't you come to our house today? I miss you" Nnamdi added.
"I miss you too baby" Camila said as hot tears rolled out from her eyes.
"I had a very busy day today, i was also drenched by the rain, Infact alot happened today, but I promise you, I will see you tomorrow" Camila added and they spoke for a while and then she hanged up.

After the phone call, a sweet smile lightened Camila's face as she hurriedly changed out of her wet clothes and went into the bathroom to wash her hands. She then went to the kitchen to fix dinner for her self, she cooked quickly and soon there was a simple dish on the table. Camila walked into the room with the meal she prepared for herself.

Camila sat down on the bed and ate her dinner bit by bit.
After the meal, Camila took some pain killers that she had purchased from the pharmacy on her way home and then she washed the dishes at coolval stories the kitchen and returned to her room to take a shower and washed the wet clothes she changed into.
She was about to take out her dirty handkerchief from her hand bag when her hand went to the golden card, she hold it up, Seeing the card again, Camila thought of the proud man in the G wagon and it's rude driver.

Nnamdi's phone call had almost made her to forget about that ugly incident.
"Oh I almost forgot that I was hit by a car today." Camila said faintly staring at the golden card. All she wanted to see was the name on the card.
"Oh his first name is Stephen, even though he bears the same name as my late father, I don't think he is a nice man.. Stephen Bode.... now I see why you were so arrogant, He's the big boss of Shela petroleum Group, I don't care if he is wealthy but to me he is a terrible person, I hate people like him" Camila added still staring at the Golden card and the next minute she threw the golden card on the floor and hissed.

The Shela Petroleum Group is a global leader in the petroleum market and its CEO Stephen Bode is not only super-rich, but he is also the top "Most Successful Man in the World".
He's rich, powerful, and handsome. He was more like a play boy as he had countless girlfriends, it was not entirely his fault as girls usually threw themselves at him but he never spends more than seven days with any of them.

Camila's late father had once won a contract with the Shela petroleum group to handle their tech issue, no wonder Camila knew about the Shela Petroleum group.
Camila didn't even think of what she could had gain with the golden card before she threw the card on the floor, it was obvious that She didn't have a good impression of the CEO at all.
Camila had no idea of the great respect people would Accord her because she have Stephen's golden card, because only the people who Stephen considered his friends had the golden card in their possession. Camila had no idea that almost all the women all over the world dreamed of becoming Stephen's girlfriend.
She didn't even think about doing anything with the golden card as she threw the card on the floor near the waste bin.

The next day, as early as 7:30am, Camila had to stop by at Vivian's place, so she could see her son as she promised.
Nnamdi was so excited as he saw Camila.
"Aunty, you are here?" Nnamdi entered he was having his breakfast. He politely greeted her
"I'm having fried egg and bread, aunty do you want some?" Nnamdi announced and Camila smiled, she still couldn't believe that a child of 4 years would be so thoughtful and wise.

"Thank you son" Camila said in smiles as she stared at her son for a while, the little smart boy had began to look like his late father-Chris.
"Where is Vivian?" Camila asked as she looked around for her.
"She had left for the gym like always, I am waiting for my school bus" Nnamdi revealed.
And Camila listened in disbelief.
"How could Camila leave a young child of four years by himself, why can't she wait for the school bus to arrive first before leaving for the gym? And here I was thinking that she really cared about my son, now I see why my son is so smart for his age, he was forced to be independent at a very young age" Camila thought within

"Aunty, aunty!" Nnamdi called out to Camila,
Bringing her out from her thought.
"Aunty I want to ask you a question" Nnamdi added
"Tell me dear" Camila responded
"Aunty are you my mother?" Nnamdi cut in leaving Camila shocked and speechless.
"Tell me please, are you my mother?" Nnamdi repeated and Camila nodded "yes" with tears rolling down her cheek.
"I knew it, one uncle told me in my dream...the uncle told me that I'm your son and that I'm a prince...."Nnamdi said and Camila was shocked.
"uncle?" Camila repeated, she needed no sooth sayer to tell her that it was Chris's spirit or better still the spirit of God was at work.

Nnamdi was so excited to know that his dream was true.
"I love it now that you are my mommy" Nnamdi said in smiles.
Camila waited for the school bus to arrive and when Nnamdi left for school, she left for her work at the hotel

Many days had passed and Stephen wondered why Camila had not called.
"No girl has ever neglected my gold card except this strange girl... I'm beginning to think that she is not human, oh maybe she was a ghost or something" Stephen thought
He decided to forget about her like they never meet.
But one-day something magical happened!

End Of of Episode 8
To be Continued