CHAPTER 2

The words of her father kept on ringing in her ears . She couldn’t stop thinking about them,they were like a dagger that kept hammering in her head for answers of what type of family tolerated wrongs .Day by day she was hit by anxiety and anger but luckly she never cast it on her husband and the twins. But her husband seemed to notice it.

” Baby,you have something bothering you,” he asked gently while sitting at the edge of the bed.

Shamiso was packing and arranging the wardrobe. Whenever she was stressed she would arrange the wardrobe even if it was still clean and smart. She didn’t want to have a meltdown​.She breathed harshly but didn’t seem to notice Mike was watching her closely.

” Maybe I need to take you to clinic,” he suggested and touched her shoulder softly.

” I will be fine,” she convinced him to believe her.

” You promise?” he looked at her in the eyes to be sure she was fine.

” Yes ,I will be fine,” he kissed her forehead . She gave him a smile hiding something and bolted to work.

The heat in the room claimed that the sun was scorching hot. It was in the mid of summer​ and she rushed to shower when she saw through the window that Mike had drove off . The twins started to cry after they realized they were alone .

Nomatter arrived at the door. She hesitated to knock the door. She recalled Shamiso’s face the day at the bar. She wondered if Shamiso would love to see her again . A noise drawn her attention, two beautiful sisters in another yard where embracing one another. She believed she couldn’t give up on her even though Shamiso would never trusted her again. She believed Shamiso was angry that she wanted her and Bright to be a family which seemed impossible she only wanted her to have family close to her.

She heard​ a cry sound coming from the house and knocked the door but no response. She banged the door and suddenly the crying stops. She had missed the burning flesh that fills the air in Shamiso’s house,it still lingered in there.

” Shamiso I know you are in there …Open the door we need to talk,” she shouted.

Shamiso calmed down the twins . They had stopped crying after she appeared on the door but they were still hyperventilating. She heard the banging and before she opened​ the door . She heard Nomatter’s voice. She walked back to the bedroom and fed the twins. She didn’t want to see her because she didn’t want the talk of forgiveness..

Her anger rose up,a part of her wanted to hear what Nomatter had to say and a part of her wanted to ask if she had experienced what she went through. Did she even know how she was feeling? She thought and ignored her.

Nomatter walked to the gate but kept looking back ,hoping Shamiso would open the door . She felt guilty and hurt but she had to give her space. She walked​ into the road ,her mind nowhere to be found but in her heart she had been hoping to see her beautiful kids again. The sky was greyish and pink in the cast ,that what she only saw in her eyes.

” Sister in law,” a voice shouted in front of her. The voice made her heart beat fast until she realized it sounded like a voice she knew.

When Nomatter turned she saw Mike who slammed the door of his car and walked toward her.

” How are you?” he asked sincerely.

” I’m.. okay! ” her voice sounded sad. He cared about Shamiso ‘s family though Shamiso seemed offish about them.

” Something happened ?” he asked concerned.

Nomatter opened her mouth but no words came out. Her lip shivered with fear. How could he explain it and he didn’t want to bad mouth Shamiso and talk about her sad past experiences.

” Is she home?” he asked again and he quickly rushed to his house. The door was locked and he used his keys to open it. Nomatter then walked back and stood at the door.

” Baby….,” he rushed to the bedroom.

” What happened? Why was Nomatter ‘s face like that? I worry about you,” Nomatter could hear him.

” Is she here?” she whispered. 

She was feeling feisty and wanted to throw unnecessary tantrums but she didn’t want to reveal to Mike ,her husband about the feuds between her and Nomatter.

” Yes ,why?” He asked confusedly.

,” I don’t want her here,” she took a deep breath and sqeaked her mini speech before pushing him out of the room to chase him away.

One of the twin cried and she shooshed the baby in a quiet way. Mike walked back to lounge and Nomatter was sitting.

” I aren’t going anyway . I don’t know why Shamiso hate me. I only want her to get along with Bright. We have a family’s union soon,” she spoke and sighed .

Shamiso was eavedropping and appeared at the door and walked slowly while carrying one of twins . Mike rushed to check if the other was in the room and found her sleeping. He took the twin from Shamiso’s hands. Shamiso had a exhausted face first with mysterious sadness.

” Who said I am going to your stupid family’s reunion,” she gestured with her fingers with her fierce face.

” Please Shami…. You know this is what Dad wanted,” Nomatter pleaded.

They both stare at each other while Mike give them space ,he didn’t want to interfere. They both knew that it was going to be okay like seeing a rainbow at the end of a storm.