Her Heart

"Don't tell me you have feelings for that girl Richard... Look at the way you stare at her every day while she passes us... Are you insane or what... I'm not saying you shouldn't fall for that girl but look at her...Rich...Arrogant and people said she is hard to get... My dear, go for a simple girl and enjoy your money in peace" My mum closes the window and makes sure I don't see that girl again.

Mrs. Richard was an aged woman of sixty-seven years, she's hard-working despite her age and has always told me to bring her a son into this house but look at me... can't even approach a lady.

Her husband died at the age of forty-five and since then, I have been looking after my mother and the company... Yes... I'm rich and have everything except a family on my own which is what my mother wanted.

After the death of her husband, things have been hard for her due to the loneliness and this is more of the reason why I continued to stay in this house.

She has been nice to me and Continues to cook my delicious delicacies each time I'm about to go to work... but today, I'm not sure I'm going to work because my friends will be coming to my place today.

"Mum, I like this girl but don't know how to approach her... I won't lie to you... since I've been seeing this girl, I have become interested in her..." I moved straight to the couch feeling frustrated as I placed my head on my mum's shoulder.

"You like that girl... I'm your mother and I've made a research on her for your sake and my sake...She is very rich just like you and people said she's not into men... I believe you can change her but why don't you go for simpler girls who are not rich like her...It will be easier for you but this girl, I can't predict but honestly, it'll be difficult from what I have heard" My mum confronted me while withholding her hands on my face.

"Mum... You know how these love things go... I can't say for now but let me still focus on this girl and I promised to tell you anything" I reacted while craving out from the sitting room.

Richard is a tall, talented man who made all his staff love him. He's nice, caring, and treats everyone with fairness.

After the death of his father, he hasn't been able to look life in the eyes, because of the stress in the company... a lot of things keep worrying him and because of his kindness, friends who are rich as he is supporting him.

His father never trusted him for once and when he was still alive, he made it clear to Richard that he wouldn't inherit his company.

Because of the harsh words his father said, he began to live a thug life during his youthful age. He started smoking, taking drugs, and even drawing a bunch of tattoos on his left hand.

Despite his thug life, his mum believed in him, and because of her, he changed and was able to take over his father's company with respect.

People murmured within themself when they heard Richard is now the CEO of Summit industrialist company but didn't voice it out.

After Richard finally became the CEO, everyone was shocked to see great improvement in the company and because of this, Richard became a role model to everyone around them.

"Mum! What is my friend going to eat... please prepare something nice for them..." I shrieked out loud as I entered the bathroom...

"Don't worry son, I'll prepare something nice for you guys" She shouted and I can hear the sound of the stainless steel already, it looks like she's already preparing for them.

I quickly entered the bathroom where I continued to stare at the snake who was about to bite a kid on my left hand.

It's damn beautiful and I miss the old life... Anyway, I'm grateful for the life I'm living now... look at my friends in the street, many of them are dead and I'm alive... Yes, Thank God for my life but now I wish I could see those who are alive...It will be nice, it was not easy to survive being thugs...Men... I did a lot of nasty things over then and now, I just look like a born again who everyone wants to get close to me and be like me...

I know what to do... As soon as I get a wife for myself...I'll throw a party in a way that everybody in this community will attend my wedding...Yes... even the dead will get up and dance with me.

'Dead? How will the dead get up? ' my inner voice questioned me while I continued to stare at the mirror in the bathroom.

"I don't know if the dead can wake up but for my sake, everybody must wake up" I replied to my inner voice and laughed out loud...

As I continued to stare at the mirror...A bang came on my door.

"Hey...Don't break my door... I'm coming" I wore the bathrobe and quickly rushed to the door.

"Hey man... What's wrong with you? Do you guys want to break my door" I used my hands and shook them each while hugging them too?

"Welcome to my house...Sorry for what I'm putting on... I was about to take my bath before you guys came in" I explained as they were just staring at me.

"No problem... You can continue... we'll just watch something in the sitting room" One of the guys commented as we all walked toward the sitting room while the other was just staring at my house as if it was his first time coming here.

"Why are you looking that way? Is this your first time coming here? I tapped him with my shoulder as he quickly turned to me.

"Men...Stop it... Besides, where is your mum... I haven't heard her voice since we came here" the other guy replied as we all walks to the sitting room

"She's in the kitchen...she must have blocked her ears with the earbud... You know... she loves music a lot... Only God knows what kind of music she's listening to right now" I was just explaining while I just saw my mum staring at us.

"You can continue laughing at me... Because I'm old, I shouldn't listen to music anymore" She quickly attacked me as we all stared at her in shock.

"Mum...What are you doing here...I speculated you were in the kitchen" I murmured and ran to the bathroom...

"Hi...you are all welcome to our home again...don't worry just feel at home, I'm preparing something nice for you guys" She commented while smiling and heading back to the kitchen.

She left leaving my two friends in the sitting room and not quite long, I came out from the bathroom with water on my body.

"Hey... How come do you two even meet together..."I asked still with my wet body as I walked straight to them.

"What the fuck men... Why didn't you clean your body before coming out...Are you normal today...You just acting weird" He jumped out from the couch and stared at me.

" it my house, so everybody has their right to say whatever they want to but right now...It's none of your fucking business" He yelled while bringing out his middle finger on them.

"I love to see both of you yell at each other but I'll love it more when both of you fight also" The other man responded while laughing out loud without control.

"It's never going to happen...Com..on.. man..." I tried hugging him but he didn't want to.

"com. on.. men.. let go of me...and go and clean that your body" He pushed me hard but I laughed since it was all a play.

"Bro... I need to tell you guys something..." I stride closer to them and whisper to them.

"Hey boys... your food is at the dining..." My mum banged her hand as we all turned to stare at her.

We all rushed to the dining table as if we were kids... I haven't even cleaned my body and I'm still with the towel tied on his waist.

"Mum...You are the best... I know I haven't started eating but the aroma alone tells the food is delicious" One of Richard's friends yelled out as my mum came out with a smile on her face.

"Thank you, mum..." I can't wait to start eating as fast as possible.

"Hmm... mum... I must compliment...You are the best...I can't lie..." The other man exclaimed while staring at my mum...

"Guy... I found one girl interesting...I think you guys need to know about this...I love her..." I rushed up the statement with food in my mouth.

"Richard? What is wrong with you...I thought we have talked about this...Now eat your food" she Shouted and for a moment, I forgot she was standing next to me.

"Oops...Oh...my...God..." I stuttered while staring at her with my mouth open.