PAINS OF A LONELY HEART.

Episode 2:
From her view, it appeared that they were
kissing.
Mrs Johnson was very furious… She turned
and went to wait for her in the living room.
Juliet and Mike parted ways after
they exchanged hugs in a friendly
gesture. Juliet then quickly headed to the
living room only to see her foster Mum
sitting on the sofa with an angry look.
Juliet: ” Good evening Mum”
Mrs. Johnson: “So it has gotten to this! You
have the guts to let him drive you to my
house!!!!
Juliet: ” Mum, he only came to drop me off
since it was getting late.”
Mrs. Johnson: “Oh I see, since when did Mike
start driving you home? Wasn’t that the
responsibility of James?
Juliet: ” Mum, yes it is. I tried reaching him
all evening but his phone was off.
Just as she was trying to explain
herself, James arrived from nowhere.
James: “Whose phone was off? Liar!! Mum, I
have been waiting for her at the church
premises for over an hour only to later realise
she had gone out with her so-called friend”
Juliet: “James, I did call you several times
but…..”
Mrs. Johnson: “Will you shut up!!!! Now, this
should be your last warning. I don’t want to
see you anywhere around that guy or you will
see the other side of me. Let me remind you
of your place in this family, don’t forget
where you came from.”
Juliet: “Mum, I’m sorry” she said and began
to sob.
Mrs. Johnson: “Hey, what did I just tell you?
And stop all these “mum, mum” thing you are
doing. James and Ben are my sons and as
far as am concerned, I never carried you in
my womb for 9 months. Get out of my sight
before I lose my temper!” Juliet ran into her
room with tears in her eyes.
“Can you imagine?! I need to discipline this
girl before she brings shame to this family”
Mrs. Johnson said to her son James.
Juliet laid on her bed and cried all through
the night. The only thing she could think of to
do was pray to God. Somehow, she felt that
she had done nothing wrong to make her
foster mother so angry. The most hurtful
thing was when she reminded her that
she’s an orphan. Ever since she was born, she
had never set her eyes on her biological
parents. Whether they were alive or not, she
had no idea. The only people she knew
was Mike and the rest of the orphans back
at the orphanage home. Ever since the
Johnson family adopted her, she had taken
them as her own family and had fitted in
perfectly until Rev. Johnson passed away.
When the sudden incident occurred, it seemed
Mrs. Johnson was ready for it. It was if she
had been expecting her husband to die. As
much as she looked sad, she didn’t shed a
tear over her husband’s death. The thought
among church members was that God had
spiritually comforted her.
Juliet heard a knock at her door just as she
began to pray. It was Ben.
“Hey Ben, come in” said Juliet as she opened
the door.
“I heard Mum from my room yelling at you.
What was the problem?” Ben asked as he sat
near his foster sister on her bed “Ben, I
really don’t know. Mike my friend came to
drop me home but Mum didn’t like the idea.
She even said I should keep my distance from
him. But how can I? Mike is like a brother to
me. We grew up together and know each other
well.” Juliet said.
“You know how difficult Mum can be but I will
talk to her. Just give her some time, I’m sure
she will come around” Ben advised.
“Thank you so much brother, you have been so
helpful” Juliet said, truly grateful that she at
least had someone in the family on her side.
“By the way, you should be checking up on
Mike to find out if he has gotten home rather
than thanking me” Ben suggested.
“You’re right, let me call him” Juliet said, reaching
for her phone. She tried calling several times but
no one was answering. She got a bit concerned
and was going to stop calling at the fourth attempt,
then the phone was answered. To her surprise, it
was a lady’s
voice on the phone.
“Hello, can I please speak to Mike” Juliet asked.
“Madam, the owner of this phone was just in a
terrible accident and he is in a critical condition at
the moment” The lady said.
“Oh my God!!! Madam, please where is he right
now? How is he?” Juliet panicked and asked.
“We are at the General Hospital but as to how
he is faring, I really don’t know. He is being
attended to at the moment in ER,” said the
lady.
“I am coming over right away” Juliet said
and hung up.
Watch out for Episode 3