How am I responsible?

It was already 8:00 pm when they got home so the dining table was filled with food as she walked inside the house. She could perceive the aroma coming out of the food and she smiled.

“At least one good thing is happening today,” she said to herself and went upstairs to tidy up.

She got to her room and slumped down on the bed first. “The day was indeed exhausting but not for Jude. What did he do that made it exhausting for him?” she said loudly and sighed.

“All he thinks or talks about it Maya, Maya, Maya.” she continued talking.

She got up from the bed and stripped off her clothes then walked into the washroom. All she needed was a hot shower to relieve her from the stress.

She washed her hair with her shampoo and scrubbed her body. In thirty minutes she was out with her body in a robe.

She applied her skin care products and wore her pajamas. It was so comfortable so that was all she needed.

She got out of the room and at the same time Jude was coming out of his room with a towel in his hand while wiping his hair. She saw how he wasn't even cleaning the water off properly so she walked to him.

“What do you want?” He asked when he saw her coming towards him.

“May I help you? You aren’t doing it the right way. You are just splashing water all around.” She asked and held the towel in his hand so that he could let it go and he did to her greatest surprise.

He bent down so she could reach his hair and she did her magic. “This is how you have to do it. You are not a child.” She laughed and Jude found himself smiling while looking at her.

“I must have been crazy.” He thought to himself and stopped smiling when he noticed what he was doing.

His phone rang and he pushed Liya off when he saw Maya’s name on the screen.

“Ouch!” Liya said as her butt hit the floor hardly. Jude didn’t intend to push her that hard so he held out a hand for her to stand up.

“Sorry.” He whispered.

“It’s already late. When do you plan on coming back?” He asked Maya and he could still hear her crying.

“I am not coming back today. I don’t want Liya to keep accusing me of what I did not do. I would rather sleep in a motel.” Maya replied on the other side of the call.

Liya just stood in front of Jude while aware that he was speaking to Maya on the phone.

“You don’t have to worry about that. You know how motels are. A bunch of men are always there. You could be in danger.” He said to Maya and Liya held herself from scoffing.

“If that’s what I have to go through, I will do that instead of coming to you and Liya’s house. I think I will come and pack my thing too. It’s high time I stop inconveniencing you both.” Maya said.

“Aren’t you doing too much now? What are you saying?” Jude asked and glared at Liya. This was all her fault and if anything happened to Maya then he wouldn’t just sit back and watch any longer.

“I don’t want to talk to you anymore Jude. Goodbye,” she said and cut the call.

Jude tried calling her back but her phone wasn’t going through then she sent a text telling him not to come or else she would run away. That made him stop from going to his room to get the car keys.

“Maya isn’t coming back home tonight.” He said to Liya in anger.

“Okay. Isn’t that a good thing then?” She replied with a smile on her face.

“This is what you always wanted right? She is in danger now and you have a stupid smile on your face!” He shouted and she frowned deeply.

“Don’t insult me because of your secretary. I won’t sit back and watch you do that anymore.” She warned him.

“Then what will you do? Will you try to poison me just like the way you tried to kill Maya?” He shouted and Liya laughed loudly.

“Kill you? If I wanted to poison you then I would have done that a long time ago. Don’t you think so?”

“Maybe you wanted something from me first. You know how your family is greedy for money at this point.” He replied with a smirk.

“I am glad that she isn’t coming tonight. She must be relaxing in a five-star hotel right now.”

“She doesn’t have anywhere to go right now!” He shouted.

“A secretary to a billionaire doesn’t have anywhere to go and you believe that? Are you normally this dumb or you are just dumb when it comes to Maya?” Liya asked him.

“I know what I am saying. If anything happens to her then you will be responsible for that.”

“How am I responsible for that? Did I chase her out of the house this night or did I tell her not to come back? It was all her decision.”

“I don’t want to spend this night talking about Maya so I am going downstairs to eat. If you want to still talk about it then eat in your room. I am already tired as it is.” Liya said rudely for the first time and walked downstairs.

“Look at that! She wouldn’t talk to me like that if Mum was here that’s to show how two-faced she is.” Jude said then walked downstairs.

Liya was already stuffing her face with the food when he got downstairs.

“Why does this taste sweeter than it normally does?” She said loudly.

“Maybe it’s because this house is finally calm with no high-pitched Barbie wannabe voice,” Liya said and Jude hit the table with his fist.

“Liya!”

“What is it, babe?” She replied and Jude's eyes widened as he sighted Maya by the door.