Hire a Maid by Zainab Ajike (top 100 novels of all time txt) 📕

Angelina’s point of view:

My eyes were closed, I wanted to open them but they were so heavy to open. I battled it until I fell unconscious.

Presently, I opened my eyes slowly to see what is going on but  my view is blurry, I relaxed myself for a little while and closing it again, after some moments, I opened my and my view is now clear. I scanned my environment and all I see is white, Seriously, Am I already in heaven? Did I die when I had the attack? I sat up straight to try to remember what led to the attack but unfortunately I found it hard to remember.

Maybe probably I am dead. But am I going to paradise or hell? I don’t want to go to hell. What of mom and dad? Who is going to take care of them? I know abbey is there but he is somehow clumsy and he is a male for goodness sake, those thoughts ran over my mind and brain millions times until I felt something attached to my hand. I turned to look at the thing and I saw the IV connected to my index finger, thank goodness I am alive, I am at the hospital, I should have known this before but those thoughts won’t let me. I still have a long way to go in my life than those thoughts.

I removed the IV from my finger and climbed down the hospital bed, I didn’t bother to scan the room, all I did was to find my clothes and slippers. Moments later after changing from hospital dress to my dress, I went out of the ward to the reception area after so much guessing. I saw abbey pacing from one place to another looking worried. Immediately he saw me, he ran and gave me a bone breaking hug. I had to push him away to breathe, he is too rough.

“Will you stop you Stop your childish act right now” I said

He almost hugged me again but giving him my bad look, he stopped and smiled bitterly

“Really you won’t let me hug you, do you know how worried I am? I almost died knowing you were not okay but anyway you are okay now thank God.” He blabbed, oh goodness save me this night.

“You know what, let’s us pay the bills and go home” I suggested not wanting to hear his wraths

“The bills have being paid” he said

“Do you have money on you, I remembered when that you said you have no money on you” I explained which was true.

“Someone else did, I don’t know his name but they were two that rescued you. They helped me in bringing you here, if not for them. I don’t know what would have happened but they left before I could appreciate their efforts” he said, hmm that what nice of them. Anyway I wish I could still meet them in the future to appreciate them.

“You sit here, I will go meet the doctor for your discharge” he said. I sat and waited for him to come back.

Not long after he came back with my drugs and we left for home.

“We are back” abbey shouted to notify our parents on our arrival.

“You are two hours late” my mom said, wow she is in the sitting room already. We met her angry face immediately we turned to her.

“Do you know you father has gone out in searching for you too and you know his condition” my mom spoke angrily; it is so rare to see my mom like this.

 But I felt bad worrying the two of them.

“We are sorry mom, abbey had to stud….”  I was cut off by abbey, when he started explaining what truly happened.

“it was all my fault ma, firstly I begged Angelina to follow to meet a girl at club, the girl is my girlfriend and I love her so much, so Angelina and I agreed that after I am back from the club, we will tell you, so we lied about going to the library, while being at the club, Angelina was harassed and she had panic attack, so I  had to rush to the hospital, I should have called you to tell you about the current situation but there was no phone available. I am sorry ma, I promise I will……….” Before he could finish his speech, mom slapped him hard across his face, the slap took me by surprise because she had never raised her hands on us before, abbey was also in state of shock for a while before realizing what happened, he held his face with his hand. Tears rolled down his face, abbey has always being my mom’s favourite, she has always protected him from any harm but this is unexpected.

I almost made my way to abbey but stopped me with her glare and her hand

“Don’t you dare go to him, Angelina. He caused all this; he shouldn’t have gone to the club without my permission. DO YOU THINK IF YOU HAD TOLD ME, I WOULDN’T HAVE ALLOWED IT, ALL I WANT IS YOU GUYS’ HAPPINESS, YOU SOULD HAVE TOLD ME INSTEAD OF CREATING THIS MESS” she yelled, I can see that she is hurt and angry through her action and look.

“it is okay mom, he was afraid that you won’t let him go, and he even had the intention of telling you when he is back, and the attack was meant to happen ma, all we should do now is to look for dad” I said.

 “I am back” dad alerted us.

“You shouldn’t have slapped him honey and you have told your mom the truth about where you were going, buddy, the two of you are at fault, settle it among yourselves and Angelina how are you feeling now?”  Dad asked, thank god he settled the matter instead of adding salt to the wound.

“I am feeling much better now, dad” I replied

“Make sure you use your bed before you go to bed. Sleep tight, and abbey you are grounded for a month, you and your mom should settle your differences before next tomorrow, goodnight from here” no one replied him; I guess the atmosphere I still tense not even after dad’s joke of sorting their differences. Abbey went to his room angrily and mom went to hers too. I guess dad is in trouble for not supporting her. I closed the doors and switch off the lights before going to my room.