We'd just gotten out of the cinema after watching the 'Little' movie. It was fun to me but a tad bit lame to them and I couldn't care less, it was my birthday, not theirs. My day, my choices.
Cas was speeding down the highway, we were on our way to Quilox in the sexy range brand while Zizi typed away furiously at his laptop from the back seat. The car's windows were tinted and it was about nine pm.
And then it occurred to me.
I'd picked up an orphanage flier I'd gotten from the mall, I was going to give a birthday donation to them.
I'd taken out fifty of the hundred thousand Naira loverboy had given me for the hotel stay.
What if I hadn't met Cas? Would I be homeless now?
"Cas could you stop at that POS vendor please?" I asked and he shook his head.
"Why?" I almost yelled.
My heart thumped against my ribcage as Cas drove through the gates of Belleview. He alighted from the car to sign in before taking his position in the car. He zoomed straight to the parking lot."What time is it?" I inquired."12:34." He replied."Lunch is over." I mumbled, thankful."Alrighty let's see Mrs Laura first." He informed me and we walked straight to her office.***"So ma, this is a restraining order stamped by the court as regards these students." Casper spoke professionally."Mr…""Just Casper is fine." He smiled." I'm quite confused sir,you're not the guardian from Attracta's past records in this reputable institution." She informed us." Yes, that's true but now these documents stipulate that I'm her legal guardian." He handed her the
It'd been over a week of living here and I definitely have no complaints or regrets except the fact that they both don't let me have peace.I'd been crashing in my room and in Cas's sometimes. There'd been no funny business before us.Zizi occasionally stayed over but was gone most of the time. The NECO exams were to commence tomorrow and Cas took the burden of putting a standby driver on ground for me.I didn't want to relate with anyone from school, he'd bring me home immediately I stepped out of the exam hall, took me whenever I wanted to go and brought me back home.I had two exams in one day they'd chilling in the car until it was time to go back in.Ruby didn't sit behind me as usual due to the restraining order and I was thankful for it. I was happy she didn't know I lived with Casper.***
"Good morning sunshine." Cas tapped me awake and my eyes fluttered open before I shut them back instinctively. I opened one eye and peeked around.No bright lights."Good morning." I mumbled."Such a princess when she awakens." Cas was being dramatic again." What do you want?" I said to him, running my eyes."Well someone's grouchy." He remarked."I'm giving you five seconds before I attack." I looked up at him." So...it's Saturday…" he trailed off smiling at me."And...""Driving lessons!" He exclaimed, even more ecstatic than the experience. I hopped out of bed on impulse."Don't shit me." I raised a warning brow. My eyes were as wide as basketballs and I looked at him keenly, waiting on him to say it was a prank."Well..." He trailed off, staring at me as though he was sending a messag
"So this was your big, super secret mission?" I mocked as we alighted from the car into the ice cream parlor."Vanilla and chocolate please?" Cas ordered."Mint and chocolate." I ordered my preferred ice cream flavour."Weirdo! Who likes mint ice cream?" Cas made a disgusted face."It's for elite people, not to worry your little head dear, you couldn't possibly understand." I slandered." 1-0" he licked his lips."What toppings?""Oreo and M&M's and I want the waffles with chocolate and sprinkles."" The chocolate bar and the oreo." Cas replied." I want my waffles crushed." I said to her." Same." Cas replied.Cas swiped his card and in two minutes, we were speeding down the highway, with ice cream and contented hearts.We got caught in traffic on the Lekki-Ikoyi bridge. A car
Cas' POVEver since I had a guest over Attracta's been ignoring me for no good reason. I'm the one who's in the rightful position to be mad about the whole thing. I was the guy with the little sister that lacked courtesy around guests.Speak of the devil.She walked past me and up the stairs without sparing me a glance or a word.I hurried behind her but she immediately waltzed into her room and locked the door, shut.Another failed attempt.I stopped at her door and I knocked."Attracta please open up." I said."So Zizi, the next one is the lizard, I can't seem to draw this perfectly."" Oh okay alright."" Talk to you later, bye Zizi."She was talking to him on the phone?He was her study buddy now?
The conductor requested for his money and I just stared at him, unable to form words."You no go pay?" He eyed me, the ever present 'conductor fury' was starting to show.He asked the driver to stop the bus so I could be thrown out due to failure at providing the fare after continuously pleading with him that I had no money.The bus slowed down and the conductor dragged me immediately."Stop! Don't rough handle her,I'd pay the fare abeg." The man beside vindicated me." You go pay?" The conductor confirmed."I go pay." He nodded."You no know say you go talk since? Con dey waste my time." He sassed before hinting on the driver to keep moving."Thank you sir. Thank you very much, God bless you sir." I thanked the man and he smiled in return.We passed my various bus stops and I sm
The bike stopped and we alighted right in front of the house."Well here we are." JB smiled.It had a gate and I couldn't seem to make out any other thing due to the darkness. It didn't look too terrible though, it was a duplex and was quite obvious it was the 'face me, I slap you' kind of residence. Much like the one we lived in before I moved in with the Peters.The sixty watt bulbs shone brightly in front of the house, illuminating the verandah. We walked through the gate and it freaked loudly, obviously needing to be checked or thrown away."Wait!" JB said and I held onto my hand."Jump that place." He said and I focused my sight on the floor, it was a really deep hole in the floor. My leg could've gotten hooked in there, it would've been a really terrible night.I jumped over and we walked through the door and into the corridor, going by many doors to various rooms till we arri
"Cut it out." I mumbled to whoever was tugging at it."Stop!" I said again from my beautiful sleep as the tugging continued."Quit it!" I yelled out, shooting my eyes open.I looked at my wrist, my mind instantly driven to the family I'd left behind. It was the bracelet Zizi had gifted me and I held it dearly.My eyes darted round the room and closed in on Scorpion's creepy set. He tried to look cool but I could bet a buttcheek that he was responsible for the tugging and right now he looked uncertain about whether he'd been caught or not."Good morning." I acknowledged, my hand running over the bracelet. I picked up the hair band from the couch, I slipped off while I slept.I reattached it to my hair.By my side was a folded a piece of paper, I opened it up and it was a note with a five hundred Naira bill. It was from JB. It contained what to do for today till he go
Epilogue "Mantis..." Scorpion said as the recipient picked up the call. "My boss." Mantis, whose legal name was Akachukwu, replied. "One of your guys is passing his boundary and if he's not careful, one spanner lost." Lawrence threatened. "Who? How?" "He's threatening my sister and saying all sort of things." "Who is giving him the liver?" Aka asked. "I don't care. I traced him and I needed you to ask him who he's working for before I tell you any further." "Yes, boss. His na
The D-day was here, it’s Valentine's Day, the day I'd been anxiously waiting and yearning for. I woke up feeling nervous. Nothing must go wrong. By break time, our plan was set to go into motion. I can't wait to ruin them both. I just hoped this plan wasn't too sinister. I walked down to the math lab, that was were the ss2 were having our gift exchange. In a normal setting, we were supposed to receive them as surprise gifts but teachers claimed we would be distracted the whole day. Wasn't the suspense more distracting? I met with Nuel in the math lab, I sat beside him as he pecked my cheek. We were getting more comfortable with each other ever since the day we kissed at his house. For a few days, I'd been suppressing the urge to visit, I remember saying I wanted to take things slow, I couldn't go back on my word. "Baby, I don't think we can go on with plan A to
The D-day was here, it’s Valentine's Day, the day I'd been anxiously waiting and yearning for. I woke up feeling nervous. Nothing must go wrong. By break time, our plan was set to go into motion. I can't wait to ruin them both. I just hoped this plan wasn't too sinister. I walked down to the math lab, that was were the ss2 were having our gift exchange. In a normal setting, we were supposed to receive them as surprise gifts but teachers claimed we would be distracted the whole day. Wasn't the suspense more distracting? I met with Nuel in the math lab, I sat beside him as he pecked my cheek. We were getting more comfortable with each other ever since the day we kissed at his house. For a few days, I'd been suppressing the urge to visit, I remember saying I wanted to take things slow, I couldn't go back on my word. "Baby, I don't think we can go on with plan A to
"Attracta that was-" "Needed." She interrupted. "Yes!" Yetty agreed. "Really?" "Yes, I saw the whole thing. He deserved it." "I'm glad you agree with me." "Why not?" Yetty grinned. "Where are we headed?" "Lunch. My treat this time around." "Aye, Aye captain!" Attracta chuckled. "She'
It was the third year, finally. Time was flying by fast and it was quite scary no matter how relieving the thought of it was. The holidays were too much fun for them, every minute of it was enjoyed. Dennis and Yetty's relationship was waxing stronger by the day. She'd been speaking to his mum for a short while and it was obvious they both loved each other. Attracta was still the lone wolf, single as ever and she seemed fine with the lifestyle. "You're trying to tell me you're not the tad bit interested in a relationship." Yetty asked as they laid up in the living room, chatting. She was laid on the couch while Attracta was sprawled over her favorite bean bag. "Nope!" She sucked on her lollipop. "Not th
"That was epic!" She threw her head back in laughter, super proud of Casper. "Yeah?" He blushed. "Yeah!" She embraced her, bouncing on her heels out of excitement. "You were walking out and he was like Mr Casper, we can settle this." She mocked, in a voice that imitated the Dean. "He looked so petrified." She released another bout of laughter. "You should've seen his eyes when I mentioned the ransom." Cas laughed. "He probably didn't expect me to collect hush money." She laughed. "He didn't see it coming." He threw his head b
Attracta has been skipping GST 201 classes and Yetty had been filling in for her but she couldn't avoid it today, she had to fill in for them both, Yetty was feeling a bit under the weather. She cringed at the thought of going. The lecturer had called her attention twice, professing feelings for her. She sighed as she walked into the lecture hall. A ton of boring words later, the class was over and she tried to leave as stealthily as she could. She'd almost excelled at it till Dipo almost accidentally tripped her. He caught her just in time but it was enough ruckus to draw the attention of Mr Rufus who was almost out of the door. "Peters." He referred to her by her last name. "Good afternoon sir.
Second year of uni started briskly and all the gist was about last semester's results. "Attracta, honestly can't wait to see the results. I'm super anxious." Yetty said as she sat next to her. Attracta who's had enough snapped immediately. "Shut up Yetty!" Yetty was taken aback by her outburst but being the mature, understanding and sensitive soul she was,she didn't dwell on the volume, instead the source was what caught her attention. "Look, I'm -" "Are you okay?" She asked tenderly. "Yeah, what do you mean?" She mumbled. "Something's up with you." She pointed out.  
Downstairs, the party was in full swing while Dennis and Yetty made out in his room. He threw her dress over her head, she was clad in only a thong. His pupils darkened as he stared at her breasts, taking a nipple into his mouth as he caressed the other with his hands, kneading gently. A soft moan escaped Yetty’s lips as the sensation made her skin dance. “Yetty. Should. We. Stop?” He asked in between kisses. “Hell no.” She huffed. Yetty was a virgin and he was aware but tonight she was breaking all restraints. “All the way?” He paused to ask her. “Yeah.” She said in a dazed state. “Are