Chapter 36 Miriam left

“I know am not supposed to be

asking you this, but do you know

 anything about that girl?

“I don’t think I’ve seen her before,

maybe she is new in town, you

 want me to find out for you?”

“No..no..no..no.. don’t worry I will

handle it.”

“Ok, if you said so, just forget her,

we go to the club tonight, there’s

going to be lots of new babes in

 town, you get any one you like.”

“Ok, I will think about it.”

No… no..no.. there is no time to

think we just go right?

Right, ken said, so bro could leave

his room.

 ****Tina and Miriam****

Tina finally rescue but without ken,

she never wants to go home

 without her son, where could he

 been? “we need to look further

she begged the army and her

 husband,

Is ok let’s go home first then we

can arrange for another search

Mr. Jackson told his wife.

Seen that she was unwilling to

leave the forest without her son

the army offer to stay behind and

continue looking for him so that

 Mr. Jackson can take his family

 back home.

Tina accepted the offer and went

back home.

Why did you go back to that

 forest?, ben ask Miriam

concerned.

Why! Did you miss me.

Yea,.. I mean No.. I was just

concerned.

That is because you miss me,

just say it.

Fine, I miss you a little.

Buy why? Have you started

 liking me, or maybe love me?

Just stop it, will you? I was just

wondering why you have to go

back there, you were so scared

 to death the last time we were

 there.

Well, I just like the Jackson family

that’s all, that am will to die for

you guys hahahahah. Miriam laugh.

Fine, laugh all you can but I

seriously mis…. He pause and

 have a rethink of what he was

 about to say, maybe is too early,

yes not now, she is not that type

 that love you for who you are,

she may take this opportunity to

 demand for another million.

Well I think I will just go, see you

later. Ben rush to leave Miriam

alone.

But wait.. before the word could

come out of her mouth, ben is gone.

What?.. what was he trying to

said, did he really miss me? Or he

was joking around. Well whatever.

At least I have enough money in

 my account, is time to think of

 what to do with it.

But I don’t know any business to

 start, I might need ben’s ideas after

 all, but why is he behaving weird

  this days?.

 OMG!... Ben don’t be stupid,

Miriam would not love you, she

will just take advantage of you

and keep asking for more money,

don’ do this. He keep fighting

 against himself, he didn’t want

 to shoot himself on the leg. He

was struggling with the right

way to approach Miriam, so she

 wouldn’t keep asking for more

money.

God, what is this? My heart is

racing so fast any time I see her,

please help me, he held his heart

 and plea with it to stop beating

 so fast.

Am I in love with her? No… I don’t

think so, ohh,… am in love with her

damnit. Ben please love someone

else not Miriam, he begged, but his

heart would not listen to him, it

 keep beating fast.

Knocking.. knock.. Ben open the

 door, is me Miriam.

Oh.. mine… what did she want

 now, please go away.. yes am

coming. He rush to open the door.

Heyyy. Miriam, please come in.

What’s wrong with him.. Miriam

 make a face, hmmm I have never

seen him this excited to see me,

she said to herself and walk

 inside the room.

A lot has change around here

since I last enter this room she

 said looking around.

Well am glad you look it. Ben said

 not really knowing what to say.

I didn’t say I like it,

Oh.. sorry, I thought you like it

Hmm, is not bad, but I believe

that my own room will be more

 classy than this when I finally

 move out of this mansion.

What? You’re moving out, like

 you’re quitting your jobs.

What job?, am done with been a

 maid, and where you expecting

me to remain a maid forever?

God forbid.”

“That not what is said, I was just

 surprise that’s all.”

“Are you sure? Because I don’t

understand you this days, like

 you been nice to me like that.?”

Or are you trying to get back

 your money.

“Miriam,.. Miriam… please stop

 all this money thing, I mean., I

love you…” the word came out

unexpectedly.

“What?” Miriam jump out of her

sit, Ben just stop it already, infect,

am going out. I came here to ask

 you if you can help me with

 something but I see you have

plans, she get up to go.

Please can you just listen to

me for once.

“Yea not today, maybe next time,

or maybe never, She walks out

of the room thinking of how to

 leave the mansion immediately

before Ben collects all the

money in her account.

 “Wow, how can I get to her when

all she thinks about is money,

money, money. That’s is why I

don’t like been poor, all they ever

 think about is money, even why

someone has started liking her, no

 I mean loving her, she won’t know.

God!, what magic should I use?

Miriam enters her room and start

parking her bags.

 “I have to leave before something

happen to that money, this people

are too greedy, Ben thought I

don’t have sense because am a

maid, he wants to use I love you

to take back his money. Never

it wouldn’t work.

 She went to her madam, to ask

for permission to leave the mansion

for a mouth.

Where are you going for a full one

 mouth, Miriam you know I need

 you here, please stay here, don’t

go Tina was heard begging Miriam.

 Do you know that girl Miriam is

 something else? So how madam

 is begging her not to go, one of

 the maid said.

Hmmm, wonders will never end,

who would have thought that this

day will come, when Miriam will

be this important to Madam?

The second maid responded.

My dear, let’s just keep on

working, who knows what she

did to them?

 If it hurts you guys so much, then

 go and do what she did to get their

 attention gossipers, a maid who

was coincided to be Miriam’s

friend speak out from the corner.

They all looked at her up and

down and walk back to their post.

  Madam Tina..

No.. just call me Tina is ok, you

are now my friend, after all we

went through together, no.. just

call me Tina.

Ok Tina, I am not going to die out

 there, I will still come back to

 you, like you said we are now

friends right?

Right, Tina said.

So I will come to see you after

am gone for like a mouth or so.

I don’t get you, you say you are

 going away for a mouth which

 one is like a mouth or so?

Well I was just saying incase it

happen that I find another job.

What? Are you quitting, sis if  I did

 any thing wrong to you please

 you can forgive me right now.

“Ohh…. my God this is not working

 Miriam murmured.

Ok, is like this, I am not quitting, am

 going to go, see my patent, then

come back but if it so happen that

 I find another job that pays more

 that yours, I will coincided it.

She pause to see her reaction.

Ok, am fine with that, but I know

 you will come back because am

 the best boss anyone can have.

She said with pride.

   "Whatever" Miriam said rolling her

 eyes at her,

And make sure you don’t die there,

Tina added.

they both laugh and Miriam left

 the mansion.

But Ben could not take it, she didn’t

have to go, how will I see her

again? Will I be able to sleep

 well again? damnit, I need her

by my side, how do I make her to

understand that I truly am in love

 with her?

I like her, she is not that type of

person that shy away from what

 she wants, she‘s my type of

person. I must do something to

 make her understand my feelings

 for her.

Miriam went out of town and

 started a hair business, she is

going to walk up the social ladder

 from there, I will show ben that

am not someone he can toy with,

he dares call me poor, fine I will

show them, all of them who have

 used me and dump me persons

 like Ken.

And talking about Ken where the

fuck is he? Why can’t we find him?

Or maybe he’s really dead, I pity

Tina, the only child she had is no

more hmmm. Life can throw you

of balance when you think you

have it all.