The Marriage Deal

d at Chris' home, she got the front porch and entered the smal

nd knitting a sweater called in the fond manner

whom she fondly referred to as "Abuela" had made her promise to be of good behaviour as Mr Rowland was the only

and lied as she dropped her purse on the

ina asked, "you know, Mr Rowland

uela!" She cut in as she walked up to h

health now

f too much, by tomorrow, it'll clear up and I can resume tak

lightfully and proudl

e working such tedious jobs, it hurt her to think she couldn't do anything about it

' she asked looking arou

e of the unfortunate condition he was born with, I thought it was good to let him

shouldn't have let him, what if something goes

back soon, don't bother your young head too much, also,

besides, if he suffers a crisis anytime soon we might have to go into de

do you mean by that Raina? I have a job and it also pays well, so we won't be n

d with Mr Rowland paid well, it was never enough for them, especially

ob all because of her, there was no way Chris Rowland would ever allow the gra

y changed the topic, "Abuela, I'm fam

ad a striking resemblance with her mother,

ther, but also in character, she was as str

nted something, she always found a way

er older child, Lola, many years

r them everywhere but couldn't find them, i

matter how much her father and grandmother had tried to convince her that Isabelle was a good woman who lo

as," Mrs Phina said in reminiscence, "your hair, your eyes,

buela, shouldn't we be talking about dinner and not some w

ded, "don't speak ill of

nt his whole life, even on his death bed believing she would someday return, but look, none

she always hated to see her grandchild burn

her out of his home without giving her a chance to even defend or explain herself, she might have me

d, she didn't know what to do or feel, she was still new to the city and didn

n front of her grandmother, "I'm sorry I upset y

iping her eyes with t

na urged, hugging her grandma, "I promi

ina had a strong dislike for her mother, and it was because she couldn't help it, she believed he

d done the