226 Yvonne’s Ire

Yvonne eyes instantly turned misty due to her mum’s hurting words. She felt her heart shatter as her mum spoke in Ella’s favor for the first time.

“This can’t be happening!” She slowly climbs down from her mum’s bed, while carefully avoiding her mother’s touch.

“I must be dreaming!” Tears flowed down her eyes as she walked towards the door, intending to leave.

“Yvonne!” Marissa called softly. ” Please, don’t go! I’m sorry if I raised my voice at you. I just want all the fighting and quarreling to end. Please!”

Marissa made an attempt to climb down her bed, to go console Yvonne but Maxwell stopped her and told Leon to go comfort his sister.

Leon heaved a sigh of frustration before standing up and walking up to Yvonne. He took her into his arms amidst mild protest and led her out of the room.

“Yvonne, I’m sorry for raising my voice at you but I need you to stop pushing me,” Leon said calmly as he further led his sister to the sitting room.

“Don’t you see what all these unnecessary argument and conflict is doing to us? Do you love the way we keep fighting amongst ourselves? Please, mum has been hurting for a while now and I don’t want our continuous bickering to add to her pain.”

Yvonne remained mute as her mind was greatly enraged and bitter. She just nodded her head to Leon’s words to get him off her back. All she wanted to do was to go back to her room and bury her head in her pillow.

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“Yvonne, please, say something!” Leon shook her gently.

“I’m fine!” Yvonne finally spoke up in a quivering voice. She slowly wiped the tears that rolled down her cheeks and looked away from Leon.

“No, you are not fine, you are angry at everyone. I can see the hurt in your eyes.” Leon said in an even softer tone.

Yvonne forcefully freed herself from Leon’s arms and glared at him with so much hate and anger emitting from her entire being.

“What if I am not fine? Why should you care? Am I not allowed to choose when to be happy or when to be sad? Do you want me to pretend that all is well? I don’t know what you and Uncle Max said or did to mum that is making her act weirdly. But I promise you this, my mind is not easily convinced. Mum can be cajoled but I won’t be. I don’t like your wife and I’m not going to pretend to be friends with her just to please you!”

“Fine!” Leon bit down his lower lips to stifle his anger. “I’m not trying to make you love or accept my wife. All I’m saying is that we should stop this...” He gestured at the little growing tension between them. “...this is not taking us anywhere. It’s just giving mum more heartache. Mum wants all three of us; you, Ivory, and I to act as one family during the funeral ceremony this evening. Can you at least do this for her, or do it for dad and Nana.”

Yvonne felt like screaming out her displeasure but Leon’s words were like burning hot coal on her chest. She sighed and shook her head from side to side before responding to Leon.

“I love my mum, dad, and Nana, and I will do anything for them. If that means I have to swallow a lot of insults, then, so be it.” Yvonne hissed and walked away from Leon.

Leon stared at his sister’s disappearing figure and shook his head in disappointment. He decided that there was no use trying to reason with her. All he had to do was tell Ella to keep away from her.

After thoughtful consideration, Leon returned to his bedroom to share the good news of Marissa’s decision with Ella.

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However, Instead of meeting Ella sleeping cozily on the bed, he found her in the bathroom, throwing up.

“Babe, are you alright!”

Leon rushed over to Ella and knelt beside her and she continue to empty her bowel into the toilet. He gently stroked her hair with one hand while he quickly dialed doctor Julie’s number with the other.

Luckily for him, doc. Julie picked up her call on the first ring.

“Good morning, Mr. Leon, I hope...”

“Doc. My wife is throwing again like before,” Leon said impatiently in an anxious tone. “Does it have anything to do with her food allergy? Or is this related to her pregnancy?”

“It’s related to her pregnancy, Sir. We call this the morning sickness. It is usually accompanied by, an increase in basal body temperature, food aversion, fatigue, heartburn, mood swings, and some other symptoms which I wouldn’t want to bore you with.”

“Great!” Leon sighed in frustration.

“What should I do in the meantime to manage the situation?” Leon asked between gritted teeth.

Although Ella had stopped vomiting and was resting in his arm, he could feel the slight increase in her body temperature and the weakness in her body.

Inwardly, he wished there was a pill he could give her that would dissolve and remove the growing seed in her womb.

“Just give her enough time to rest and ensure she takes the drugs I gave her initially. With quality love and attention, your wife will be fine.”

“Okay, doc,” Leon said dismissively.

“One more thing, Mr. Leon!”

“What!”

“In the meantime, can you not bug your wife with any sexual activity?”

“What the hell are you talking about?” Leon’s eyes flared up “How does my being intimate with my wife have anything to do with all of this.”

“I don’t know how to explain the challenges that come with the first trimester of pregnancy to you over the phone. How I wish you were in the hospital right now, it will be easier to discuss at length. This is your wife’s first pregnancy and it will come with...”

“Enough!” Leon thundered over the phone causing Ella to flinch in his arms. “Two more days and you had better get rid of this.”

Leon boomed and ended the call angrily.

“What do you want to get rid of in two days?” Ella asked weakly but the irritation on her face was very conspicuous.