Brad sat on his sofa in his room thinking of what he could use to help his life well. a CEO of the largest airplane, railway and also oil company without a son as his successor not even a daughter, tears flow down his cheeks as he kept on thinking of what to do. or should I adopt a child he said, certainly not he quickly countered himself. he was still thinking when the devil he called his wife entered, she quickly changed her face to donate pitiful person. hey what's the problem she said ,as she cleaned his eyes, enough of the pretense,Brad said,having known the wife he had married and had been living with for four years now.
You see, this is exactly what I am saying, instead of you to join and calculate you are here pretending, for who he asked? it's okay can you leave. Hey Brad I am leaving, she interrupted the still talking Brad. Brad Murmured as she was living "I didn't know how I ever come across this stupid woman And the worst is that she doesn't even care". if I had known 16 years ago, I wouldn't have told Melissa not to abort the child, I am dummed for life, I need help. Brad kept on talking to himself and chattering like a madman in the waste bin when his friend Jack came in.
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No bro, Jack said halfway into Brad's well furnished room, I told you I don't want to see you like this, you don't look good, what's the problem ?
Why should I look good, No,Jack tell me, when my life, my dreams, are all shattered? I have no successor, not even a female child,and you want me to be happy Jack? of course that's impossible. Jack feeling saddened at the moment finally spoke"wait Brad, I have discovered a cat hiding in a bag, but together we can let that cat out of the bag". So what did you mean Brad asked? It's a secret Jack whispered into Brad's ear. your wife isn't telling us something.
Brad laughed as though he has totally forgotten his predicaments, you say my wife, please take Lucy out of this, I am the problem, we have been going to various professional doctors described by her, but after all I mean how to no avail, I am always the problem, so what are you saying Jack. Here comes my point Jack interrupted. she has been describing places for you both to go check yourself. Why haven't you described to? So you see you ought to be suspicious here. After all,let me tell you why l came.
There is a professional hospital in England, where couples with your problems are being counselled and are tested, and if they can't have children,the man donates his sperm while the woman donates her egg or ovum, and it would later be transfused into a robot which latter give birth to the couples child, that was what I came to tell you. Thank you very much Jack, Brad thanked him full of gratitude, I will talk to Lucy about it, I hope she would agree I hope she would agree.
Why wouldn't she? You see Jack, I don't know if I am leaving with a human being or a witch in this house because Lucy isn't feeling our childlessness is a problem. that was exactly my point Jack said smiling, to me, I suspect she's the problem and not you, talk to her let's know the icd probability to be two out of 10. it's too much now, just say 5 out of 10. They both laughed.What else could a man of 32 years need when he already has money if not for child, I must help my friend, Jack said in his mind .
Brad, promise me you will go ,Jack insisted , I would have followed you but the company's issues won't permit both of us, else the workers in miss handle it. Jack you are God sent, I bleed the day I knew you in our secondary school days, thank you very much, I need to go speak with Lucy.
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Lucy Lucy where are you, why are you calling my name like someone in which Lucy has been chasing in his dreams. of course! Brad said in a harsh tone, if you haven't been chasing me in my dreams will I be childless. hey you impotent man, you are the cause of our childlessness, so what do you expect me to do, cry morning and night like the way an actress does in Nigerian movies, of course not, I won't, so please cry over your problem because it's not mine. Brad's smiled stamping his foot on the floor, did you recognize who you are talking to indecently like this, of course I am the richest CEO in this country so I will not have it to disrespect me. Brad, Lucy called smiling, have you also forgotten I am your wife so I have the power to. hear yourself speaking Brad said, you clearly stated that you have the power to disrespect fight and quarrel, Bradley without telling her what you wanted to tell her before.
He went to his room thinking, the only thing I can do now is to adopt the most humble son from The orphanage. No,a bad idea,he countered himself, My wife Lucy will certainly kill him for me. or should I adopt a mistress, no it won't help matters, so what am I supposed to do? he asked himself again.
He kept on muttering to himself, till he slept off with his coffee on his center table.
END OF PART 1.