My Wīckèd Step Mother
Episode 14
Sandra had suddenly become the shadow of her own self. She barely talked in the house, she was as cold as stone even towards Teddy.
She was still in pain and mourning for her lost unborn baby. Dad’s plans about taking me to a boarding school was put to an halt. Teddy and l both went to school and everything was moving on well.
It was exam period and neither of us had plans of hurting one another. There was rigorous reading and utmost concentration. Dad had bought me a laptop in the process of my study.
I knew how to operate it well and so I just needed it to aid me in my studies. Sandra had resumed to working as a nurse again. I presume she took back the job just to get over the loss of her baby.
There was a two weeks intense examination, mine was more intensive ’cause I was to be promoted into the senior class. It wasn’t easy but I put in my best. We were done and we were now on holidays.
Dad also behaved like Sandra, they both started showing work more seriousness than they did before the incident of her losing her baby.
Grandma would always call me from time to time to check up on me. My conscience was eating me up and l had to tell her what I had done. I had to tell her that my step mom lost a baby because of me.
After cooking spaghetti with the aid of a YouTube cooking channel, I walked into my room and went straight into the bathroom with my phone with me.
My bathroom was my boyfriend, it gave me the soothing I wanted. The phone rang and I immediately turned off the water and picked up my call with a soapy hand, it was grandma.
She was really excited over the phone and we talked a lot and I decided to open up to her. “Grandma, I have a confession to make,” l said with a cold voice. She went silent for a went and then she went saying, “go on my child.”
I coughed, clearing my throat. “Sandra has just lost her baby, I’m responsible for the child’s dèath,” I said as my heart began beating so fast.
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She was silent for some minutes and then her voice came resounding over the phone, “how did it happen?” a tear fell my from my eye and l explained all that happened. She just consoled me and told me it wasn’t my fault, I didn’t plan for that to actually happened.
Her words had done some magic, I felt a heavy burden had been lifted off my shoulders. I suddenly heard something like glass crashing to the floor. I was startled to the bone.
I ended the call and I quickly made for the door. I stepped out of the bathroom and I suddenly gave out a loud scream. I had stepped on a broken glass, it was a cup of juice that had been broken.
Tears began dropping down my eyes as blóod was seriously gushing out of my feet.
Thankfully, everyone was home. I called out to dad but there was no response.
Like flash, Sandra dashed into my room. “What happened?” Sandra said so concerned as she observed my legs.
She went running out of the room and in no time, she came back with a first aid kit. “Sit on the bed,” she quickly said as she raised my legs and pressed the wounded areas searching for broken glass pieces under my feet.
She found some and she inserted a razor blade and brought them out. I thought life was about to leave my body. She cleaned off the blóod and then applied spirit to it, I screamed at the top of my voice and she was treating my wounds.
Dad and Teddy came in , they were shocked.
“What happened Joy?” dad said with sweats already gathered on his face. Sandra explained to him and he urged him to be calm, she had everything under control.
The afternoon was a tèrrible one for me as I sat on the couch in the living room with my legs on the chair. I was still in pains. Sandra had made fruit salad for me and had prepared cat fish pepper soup for me.
She said it would help ease the pain and bring back my lost appetite. I had some questions, who broke a glass cup infront of my bathroom door? I was still clueless.
l was more pained ’cause the next day was my birthday. I was to clock 14 the next day. Dad was surprised when I told him my birthday was the next day, he had forgotten his daughter’s birthday.
“Joy, I’m really sorry. A lot of things have been on my mind lately, it didn’t occur to me,” dad said as he pleaded with me. He promised to make arrangements for the celebration the following day and it was going to be in a grand style.
I couldn’t wait for morning to come and l couldn’t sleep either. I felt the pain all through the night.
Waking up, my room was so dark, I scrambled on the bed as l searched for my phone but I couldn’t find it. I got to my feet and l made attempts to walk towards the door and go put on the switch.
The light suddenly came on, it was a shocker. Dad, Sandra and Teddy were already in my room. They had a big cake on the desk and they all went singing for me.
I was so much excited at the sight of everything, it was a beautiful feeling. Sandra was a lot different and the more it pained me that I had taken the life of her baby.
We made preparations to go out as dad had told us he had a surprise package for us to go and spend the day.
Arriving at a grand resort, I got to got to know that dad had booked a private suite for us. He and paid for a two days vacation. The suite was really cool. It had areil view of nature at the end of the suite.
One thing that made my heart pound was the deep pool that was in the suite as well. I wasn’t a good swimmer and so I had zeroed my mind on getting into the pool.
We were set and ready to get things started, I had changed into some newly bought shorts that dad had purchased. We settled in the living room and excitement was written all over dad’s face.
“Dad, you know I can’t swim then why did you pick a suite with a swimming pool?” I asked dad as he was busy with his bag pack. “Oh honey! just try not to get close the pool okay. So sorry about this,” this dad said as he continued with what he was doing.
Sandra was all lighted up, she came bringing a white paper in hand. “Babe, you have to go get these stuffs on this list so as to get the party started,” she said as she placed the paper in front of dad.
He took it from her and he glanced through and a smile beamed on his face. He grabbed his car keys and turned to Teddy, “let’s quickly go get these stuffs,” he said as he went patting Teddy by the back.
They both smiled at each other and Teddy quickly went to wear his snickers and they both left the suite. I was amazed by the beauty of the environment.
I walked round the house and l inspected everything that l saw. “Seems like you are afraid of the water,” Sandra said as she went smiling at me.I smiled at her as well and she came grabbing my hands and we went to the pool.
“I can’t swim,” I said hurriedly as we stood by the edge of the pool. “I’m not asking you to swim,” Sandra said as she bursted out laughing.
We stood by the pool side and she went rubbing my back. She suddenly made me to face her and her smile suddenly disappeared. “Why did you have to kîll my child?” Sandra said and my whole body ran cold.
She dabbed the tears that were coming from her eyes and I made to get away from the pool side. She stepped on my feet and didn’t remove her leg.
I screamed as the injury under my feet began to hurt, I could not make an attempt to walk. “What are you talking about?” I managed to say as l tried getting her feet off my legs.
” You don’t have to pretend, I heard everything,” she said as she stood looking at me straight in the eyes.
It all made sense now, she was the one that had broken a glass in my room. She had overheard everything. ” It’s not what you think,” I said as my whole body began to tremble.
“I think this is the end of the road for you,” Sandra said as she held me by the shoulder. With the speed of light, she pushed me into the pool. I made to scream for help but I was gulping in water.
I couldn’t breathe anymore and Sandra stood there watching me drown. I was becoming tired already as l fought to get out. I think this is the end of the road for me, I couldn’t fight back anymore.
