Chapter 3

     The devil continued making my life a living hell, my Jss 3 is something I will never forget because of him, sometimes he won't play any prank on me, even up to a week, when I think he has forgotten all about me he will come at me with a bigger prank. Today is our last paper, I know this will be my last chance to tell Oliver so am determined not to let it slip. 

After the paper, everybody was jubilating, except the devil who is just standing and watching, he doesn't have friends, he doesn't want to, cause I hear stories of how he turned down girls that want to date him, even from the senior class, some even beg me to help them. I wonder what they see in him, they should just look past his handsomeness and see the ugliness in him. I search the crowd to see my Oliver and friends throwing sachet water at each other, some of the girls are included. I took my time to look at him, that's the guy I want to be with, he is good, humble and good looking, I know girls say the devil is the most handsome, I think they are all blind. 

Oliver with his low cut, tall and dark, a smile that stops my heart every time, his red lips, I keep dreaming of kissing that lips, I want my first kiss to be with him. He is the light that I use to fight away that devil, though it is no longer working, I think the devil has dominated my thinking and every cell, I need to get closer to that light so that he will dispel the darkness. I started moving my feet towards Oliver, this is it, my last chance to tell him my mind, I fear he might reject me but I have hope he won't, even if he doesn't like me, he is such a gentleman that he won't turn me down cruelly, unlike a certain devil I know. 

I stopped when the devil appeared in front of me, with his signature smirk

"Hello cupcake" he said, then poured red oil on me,  I felt it from my head as it went down my face and body

"Why" I said as I felt my heart tightened, tears are already coming up. I noticed the crowd go silent, which means all eyes are on me

He leaned down to meet my eyes "cause your misery is my amusement"

"I hate you" I said, it's visible in my eyes how much I despise him, he is cancer to me, "what did I ever do to you" I said with tears rushing down, he didn't say anything just looking angry, how have I offended him. 

"The principal is coming" a student screamed, everybody took on their heels, I looked and saw Oliver leaving, my dream is once again shattered by the devil, I also left like everyone else with tears and so much hatred. 

When I got home am already exhausted, I manage to bath, then went to my room, I brought out Oliver's picture like I normally do when I feel the devil winning 

"How can someone be this wicked" I said, then I heard the door open it was the devil, I don't need to look up to know cause his presence is already giving me the chill, then I felt the bed deepened, he is on the bed, he rarely does that. 

"When everything seems right when your dream seems near that you just have to stretch your hand and grab it when you have forgotten all about me when your world is yours to spin" he placed his hands on my feet and I jerked it off, he disgusts me "then I will be back to change everything" he said then left. I didn't understand what he's saying but I know its bad, that something worse is coming, I cried myself to sleep. Instead of dreaming of Oliver am dreaming of the devil. 

  When I woke up its already 10 am, wow I must have slept all through,

 It's Saturday I wonder why nobody woke me

Not even the devil. 

I slowly came out of the room, 

mom will be busy in the kitchen by now

Dad will be gisting him, that's how lovely they are

I was surprised when I saw only mom in the kitchen

"Good morning mom"

"Finally awake" she mocked

"Sorry mom, was super tired" I said and sat at the kitchen stool

I normally clean the toilet and bathroom and my room, 

Then the devil clean the sitting room and our parent's room, 

I wash mom's cloth, he washes dad, so our duties are shared. 

"Let me go clean up the toilet" I said as I stood up to live. 

"It already been taking care of" she said, and it surprised me

"How?" I asked

"Mavis did all the cleaning last night" he said, that's impossible, 

The devil has never made my life easy, 

Now I remembered what he said yesterday, I got scared

And it amplified when I remember the dream

"Where is he" I asked as I felt my tighten tightened, 

"Honey he left" my mom said as she seasons the soup. 

Yea by this time he will be at the field, 

So I decided to confront him when he is back

"Where is dad" I asked as I didn't see him anywhere

She looked at me like I grew two head

"He is the one driving him there" she said, now am all confused

"Driving him where" I asked, the field he plays ball is not far from here

So where did he drove him

"Thought he said, he already told you everything" she said, giving me full attention 

"Told me what"

"He is going to be living with his aunt from now on" my mom said and my eye widened

"He left this morning?" I asked

"Yes" she said sadly

"I thought it would be next week" I said, playing along, 

That devil never told me anything. I looked down and took a deep breath

"Sorry honey, he left already" my mom pat my back

She thinks am sad, my happiness knows no bound

Finally, the devil is no more, I left to my room to really

Breath in my freedom and happiness 

Everything has been perfect since the devil left

Though work at home seems more, I still love it

The holiday will soon be over I pray Oliver would still be our student

The devil calls time to time, I always manage to escape talking to him

His voice will bring back memories which am fighting hard to forget

He is not coming back, even if he does I think things will be different 

"Come honey" I heard my mom called, so I rush to her

"Here" she passes the phone over to me, I looked at her with narrowed vision

"Say hello to your brother" she said and a chill ran over me

"Hello" I manage to utter, no reply, did the line go dead, that would be lovely

"Hello" I repeated just to be sure

"Hello cupcake" his deep voice came through, you know that type they write in novels

"Dev... Mavis" 

"You wanted to call me devil" he chuckles, I just rolled my eyes

"Don't you dare roll your eyes on me cupcake" he said sounding amuse

 how the hell did he know

"Have you seen any school you like" I said ignoring his comment

"Sure, will be starting next week" he said in a bored tone

"We resume next week too" 

"Don't miss me much" he said, like I will

"Be good, over there" I said and looked at my mom, she is gone "devil" I said and hung up

"Mom here is your phone" I said as I entered their room. 

"Good, sit down I want to tell you something" she said, hmmm I wanted some alone time

"What" I asked pretending to be interested. 

"We would be moving to our own house next month" she squealed and my eye widened

Since when do we have a house

"What do you mean"

"Your father has been building, a bungalow, even before he met me, it was sort of slow but steady, its finally done" she said

"Wow" that's all I can say, nobody ever tells me things in this family. 

"So next month we move, and upper month I open a supermarket, we already save enough money" she said dreamily. 

You see, as the devil left, good things happen, I pray he never comes back

Am not a bad sister, am just the victim, now am a victor