Chapter: Four

"Hello, Stella..." Eveyln spoke the moment Stella picked up her call.

Eveyln!" Stella screamed.

Stella, you need to leave that house; Carlos and Stanley are monsters..." Evelyn said.

"Why, Evelyn? Eveyln, where have you been?"

Stella, please listen to me; we need to see. I can't come back to that house," Evelyn told her.

"Where are you then?" asked Stella, who was already frightened.

"Come over to that hotel we go to regularly," Evelyn said and ended the call. She was patiently waiting for Stella.

Stella arrived within thirty minutes; Evelyn came downstairs and picked her.

"Eveyln!" Stella called, staring at her.

"Stella, please follow me; I don't want to be seen," Evelyn responded, dragging her upstairs.

Evelyn locked the door immediately they entered inside the room.

"Can you talk to me now?" shouted the terrified Stella.

"Carlos and Stanley are homosexuals, Stella. I'm damn serious about this; I even have evidence," Evelyn spoke.

"Why do you hate Carlos so much? Was that why you called off the wedding?"

"I can't marry a homosexual..."

"But you're a murderer, and you want to get..."

"Just shut up, Stella; this isn't why I called you here. This should be a very tight secret between you and I."

"Evelyn, you must marry Stanley whether you like it or not, or else I'll expose you..." Stella said.

"Stella, I can't marry Stanley... why are you threatening me, huh?"

"Because you made that guy cry; you made him wallow in pain. You must marry him," Stella said.

"So, are you getting married to Carlos?" Evelyn asked.

"I'm getting married to your man!" Stella said and left the devastated Evelyn.

"I messed up..." Ella cried, tearing her singlet apart.

She picked up her phone and dialed Claire's number, but it was switched off. She called her mom.

"Evelyn, where have you been?" her mom screamed.

"Around, Mom..."

"Around where? You just decided to paint this family black, right? Where did you escape to? You can't be trusted anymore," her mom shouted over the phone.

"Mom, Stanley is a monster; I can't marry him," Evelyn replied.

"You dated him for years and didn't find out the monster in him; you just found out three days before the wedding, right?"

"Let me tell you, you're traditionally married to Stanley. He owns you because he has paid your dowry," her mom said.

"Mom, enough of all these. I'm trying to let you know that Stan..."

"Stanley, kill you there; go back to that house," her mom said and ended the call.

Evelyn smashed her phone; she removed her SIM card and flushed it inside the toilet.

"I'm leaving this country," she said to herself.

Suddenly she remembered that she wasn't with her passport and other stuff. She had left them at Stanley's place.

"What's all this, nah?" she cried.

"Carlos, you're gay..." Stella told Carlos after dinner.

"Said by who? When did you start listening to Evelyn?" Chike asked.

"What are you talking about, Stella?" Stanley chimed in from behind.

"It's fine," she replied and went upstairs."It's all your fault!" Carlos shouted.

"My fault? How, Carlos? I've loved you, I've been giving you whatever you ask for, even built a house for your parent, eh, Carlos...."

"Who's talking about the house you built; you just want to tarnish my image. I'm leaving this house first thing tomorrow morning. I'm done with you."

"Carlos, Evelyn left, and you want to leave, Jesus Christ. Please don't leave me," Stanley pleaded.

Carlos took pity on him; he warned him never to try any sort of rubbish whenever he sees Stella around.

The next morning, Stanley was preparing for work when Evelyn entered with her luggage. Stanley was applying cream on his body when she entered.

"Evelyn!" screamed Stanley.

Evelyn didn't respond; she dropped her bag and lay flat on the bed crying.

"Evelyn, please talk to me," Stanley said.

"I have nothing to tell you, Stanley. Get me a phone when coming back from work," she replied and dozed off.

Evelyn had already made plans to open a porn site for Stanley and Carlos's videos. At least she would be making huge money from there. She made up her mind to deal with Stella, not knowing that Stella was already pregnant for Stanley.

"You decided to come back," Stella mocked her.

Evelyn turned and saw; she hissed audibly and slept off again.

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