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Chapter Twenty
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2024-10-29 19:42:56Timi
It was Christmas eve and we were getting ready to go to the Samgena’s residence for the barbecue party. I was hoping that mom and dad won’t want to attend, but dad was looking forward to catching up and remembering the good old times with his old friend. Aaliyah initially refused to go but changed her mind at the end. Dad and I finished preparing and were waiting for mom and Aaliyah. Mom was a designer and she always insisted on looking like one. In fact, she always tried dressing up all of us, but I always managed to escape. Dad on the other hand had no choice because he always did everything his wife wanted. Aaliyah didn’t loathe the idea because mom always gave her fashionable dresses for free.
The traffic on the way was too much. The road was filled with parents who were going back home from the market after doing last minute preparations, youths who wer
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NahlelaI was surprised to see Timi in the kitchen. Even though I had told mom and dad that I had invited hi, I hadn’t. I was even more surprised when he said dad did because dad had not mentioned anything. Coincidentally, his sister was Kadmia’s course mate in the university; we really live in a small world. She tried pretending like she didn’t know me but I didn’t let her. I called her out on it and she finally accepted. I liked her already.For the whole night, I was socialising with guests and making sure they were okay but I kept on avoiding Timi. Even when I spoke to him, I was being formal. I even referred to him as “sir”. I knew it was driving him crazy but I didn’t care. At one point, a white lady whom I had never seen cornered me and complemented my dress. I thanked her and somehow, we started chatting. She told me that she was a designer and she said her daughter was even
Braced Chapter Twenty-Two
TimiI didn’t expect Nahlela to say yes when I asked her to spend the day with me. I didn’t even expect her to reply my text initially. I called Jackson the gym manager and told him that I wanted the indoor pool for the day. I thought of decorating the place with rose petals and candles and all the shit girls loved but I decided not to. It was probably going to send Nahlela running towards the other direction and I never wanted that. By twelve, I was already at her place. I went up and knocked at her door. When she opened, the sight that welcomed me was a beautiful one. She was putting on camouflage bum shorts, with a white crop top and sneakers. On her hair, she had cornrows with her natural hair; no extensions. She looked prettier than before. Mo touch of makeup on her face but every part of it was well defined. This was not the first time I was seeing her in reveal
Braced Chapter Twenty-Three
TimiI woke up when Nahlela and I were entangled in between the sheets but I managed to adjust without waking her up. She looked so beautiful and peaceful in her sleep, like a baby. She was completely naked and her body was enticing and inviting. I wanted to touch and suck her whole body starting from the crown of her head right down to the sole of her feet and of course I wanted to concentrate on some areas. The idea was tempting but I didn’t want to wear her out. When we made love for the first time, I noticed that she was extremely tight. I wanted to stop but she insisted that I go on. I asked her if it was her first time and she tried avoiding the question but I insisted till she finally told me that yes, it was. I wanted to stop but she still insisted. I didn’t mind waiting but when Nahlela sets her mind to something, she doesn’t rest till she accomplishes it. I wanted to talk about this when she woke up; she wasn&
Braced Chapter Twenty-Four
NahlelaI had always been the girl who planned on losing her virginity on her wedding night but I met Timi and those plans went out through the window. When we were making out, he tried to slow things down but I didn’t let him. He asked me if I was sure and I said I was. He still tried taking things slow but I woke up and pulled him to the room. Maybe I had wanted this all along, because he was even on his way back when I opened my door and invited him in. I didn’t tell him that I was a virgin because I didn’t want him to stop. I knew that if I told him, he wouldn’t even touch me, but being the keen observer he was, he started figuring it out and I had no other option than to tell him. His hands were magical. He made me feel things in places I never ever imagined will be sensitive to touch.Having sex with him without defining our relationship was not a wise thing to do but at that point,
Braced Chapter Twenty-Five
NahlelaEverything between Timi and I had been going on smoothly. He finally told me everything I needed to know about himself and I was almost done with the article. We spent most of our free time together and we enjoyed every moment we had together. His family had one more week here but he instead spent most of his nights at my place. We were cuddling one morning in bed when I received a call from a private number. I picked it up and it was his mom. she apologised for not calling me since and she asked if I was free to meet up with her later. I didn’t want to meet his mom without telling him so I covered the speaker and asked if he was okay with it before accepting to meet her. I agreed to meet her at her house at twelve noon. She wanted to send a driver to come and pick me up but I told her not to worry that I knew the house.When I reached the Nkwain’s residence, Mary welcomed me and
Braced Chapter Twenty-six
TimiI opted to drive but dad insisted that Mr John drive instead. We rented a Sienna mini-van because just Aaliyah had four suitcases and as for mom, there was no need trying to count. She kept on saying the bags were hers and dads but we all knew dads’ tiny suitcase. We finished packing the bags and got into the car, dad sat at the front seat, mom and Aaliyah took the middle seat and I took the backseat. I took my phone out to tell Nahlela we were on the way already but she had sent me a text already.Nahlela: Good morning handsomeTimi: Good morning babeNahlela: Slept well?Timi: Yes, babe. I trust you did tooNahlela: YesNahlela: On your way already?Timi: Yes
Braced Chapter Twenty-Seven
TimiI went out of the club and looked for a quiet spot to call Nahlela. She picked up the call but she sounded sleepy, I asked if I woke her up but she said I didn’t. We chatted for a while and then I told her I that I wanted to go back and meet the others. we said our goodnights and then I dropped. I had spoken with her for just a few minutes but it was the highlight of my day. I decided that I may as well let go and enjoy myself instead of being a mood killer. Karen had a little too much to drink and she said she was feeling as to puke. Her friends wanted to take her out but I opted to take her out because I was tired already and I was looking for an excuse to leave. Immediately we reached her hotel room, she ran to the bathroom and started puking. I felt sorry for her because she really seemed weak and helpless. I took a bottle of water from the fridge and gave her to rinse her mouth
Braced Chapter Twenty-Eight
NahlelaI woke up before my alarm rang. I tried sleeping back but my eyes were clear so I took my phone and started going through social media. I checked Facebook and twitter but they had nothing new. Just the same old jokes that resurfaced at least four times a year. I checked Instagram and there was nothing interesting there so I decided to check snapchat. I was going through people’s stories when I stumbled on a video of Timi. He was sleeping on a chair and a girl in a tiny lace nightie was taking the video. Then she had captioned it with something about him being so cute when he is asleep. I screen recorded it and took screenshots of the two pics of him she posted. At that moment, I really didn’t care if snap chat snitched on me because I was really pissed off.It was a Saturday and work for me was optional. I had planned on going but now I was in no mood. The name of the account I ha
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TimiI watched Nahlela as she moved towards the fountain, the expression on her face was priceless, it was like she was mesmerised by everything. As she turned and stretched to touch the water, I quietly knelt down and softly called her name. when she turned and saw me on my knee with a box in a tiny velvet box ion my hand, she looked shocked. She wanted to speak but I cleared my throat and she kept quiet.“Nahlela Bih Samgena, from the first day we met, you got under my skin, there was something about you which I couldn’t place my hands on, then we got to know each other and it became evident why you always unnerved me, I loved you from the first day we met. Io love your smile, the way you talk, the way you walk, your personality, in fact I love everything about you. Since you came into my life, you have shown me that there is more to life, you have been my inspiration and muse, you hav
Braced Chapter Thirty-Nine
NahlelaEveryone was behaving strangely, like they were all hiding something from me. Timi had been very distant lately. Timi left home very early in the mornings and came back late at night and after eating and taking his bath, he slept immediately. Sometimes he fell asleep in the middle of conversations or in front of the television which was very unusual for him. I asked him if anything was wrong and he passively told me everything was fine. I felt like something was off so I insisted but he insisted everything was fine and I shouldn’t bother. I tried asking his sister Aaliyah but she said everything was fine and I shouldn’t bother.After the whole kidnapping saga, I had moved in with Timi and terminated my contract with my former landlord. I wanted to take a few days off because I felt like I was suffocating Timi; he didn’t exactly say it, but I felt like he needed a
Braced Chapter Thirty-Eight
NahlelaMom, dad and Timi rushed into the room at the same time. Before they could start asking me questions, I told them Nadine was behind the kidnapping. Timi said she had called earlier and when he told her I was unconscious, she said she was on her way. Dad immediately called the police and informed them of the new developments, Mom climbed on the bed and kept on hugging me. Timi just stood at one corner and kept on looking at me and smiling. I was so happy and grateful to have them. I told them the full story about how I was kidnapped and how I managed to escape and mom cried all through. I was trying not to cry but she was making it so difficult for me. Timi asked mom and dad to go home and promised to stay with me through the night. Mom tried refusing but we all told her to go home and rest and she said she will be back first thing in the morning. She and
Braced Chapter Thirty-Seven
NahlelaLater that evening, Nadine left the building and I was left with the boy who instead of watching me had been concentrating on his phone all through. I told him I was pregnant and needed to pee, so he took me to the bathroom. When I was done, I told him I was tired of sitting on one place and my back was aching. He seemed to take pity on me, so he brought out a tiny mattress from the wardrobe and gave me to sleep on it with a little blanket to cover my body. Early in the morning when I woke up, I noticed that he had fallen asleep and was snoring so I tiptoed to the door and tried the key and the door opened. The stupid boy had left the key on the door and fallen asleep. I wondered where Nadine had taken him from. He looked like a good kid trying to make fast money. I took out the key and when I closed the door from outside, I locked it with the key. The house was
Braced Chapter Thirty-Six
TimiI hadn’t heard from Nahlela since she told me she was leaving the office. I called her and she didn’t pick up. I was worried. Two hours had passed already and it was so unlike her. I called her parents to ask if they had heard from her and they said they hadn’t. They promised to tell her I had been asking after her but I insisted that they go to her house and check up on her. They told me I was worrying over nothing, but agreed to go to her house and promised to take her to their place.Two hours later, Nahlela’s dad called me. He told me he had just received a call from Nahlela’s phone. She had been kidnapped and the kidnappers were demanding a ransom of twenty million francs. I wanted to leave Dschang and start going back to Bamenda but he told me he had it all under control. He told me he had installed a tracker on her phone once. I was really grateful for that. H
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Nahlela I woke up when Timi was still asleep. I quietly got out of bed and went to the kitchen. He was leaving with the team for Dschang in a few hours’ time for the university games. I would have loved to go with him to watch the games but I had a doctor’s appointment; so he agreed to give me daily updates about the game so I would add to the article. I made him breakfast and packed some treats for the team to eat on the way. Then even though he insisted on the fact that he wasn’t a kid going to boarding school, I made some snacks for him. Timi insisted on hiring a driver for the few days he was away but I wasn’t having it. He said he wasn’t comfortable with me staying alone so I told him I was going to go and stay at my parent’s place till he came back. I was only pregnant and he was pampering me as if I was a baby. He even
Braced Chapter Thirty-Four
TimiI woke up to seven missed calls from Aaliyah, mom and dad. I was already panicking, thinking there was an emergency but then I remembered it was my birthday so I calmed down. Instead of calling them back, I went to WhatsApp and checked the messages I had there. My friends and former team mates had sent me birthday wishes and the birthday wishes kept coming in. I scrolled down looking for Nahlela’s message but I didn’t see anyone from her. I didn’t really care about my birthday but I wanted her to care about it. I called Aaliyah on video call and then added mom and dad. They were together so dad picked up on his phone and they both used it. We spoke for some time and then dropped the call. I was about to take my bath when I heard the doorbell ring. Mary had probably forgotten her key again. I went to open the door and It was Nahlela at the door. She was hold
Braced Chapter Thirty-Three
NahlelaIt was Saturday and I had decided to stay home, clean my house and then cook and relax a bit. Timi had training with the guys and other errands he had to run. I put on the television and the first thing I saw was an advert for sanitary pad. I picked up my phone and checked my calendar. Lo and behold, my period was a couple of days late. No, strike that; It was two weeks late. I started trying to remember all the times I had sex and see where they fell on my calendar, but I had no such luck. I could not remember all the dates. When I finished cleaning the house, I went to the market to buy foodstuff and also some personal items. I went to a medicine store and took five different pregnancy test strips made by five different companies. When I got home, instead of taking the tests immediately, I tried stalling. I put it off for as many hours I could afford but once I was done
Braced Chapter Thirty-Two
Nahlela“I woke up before Timi and I didn't want to disturb him so I quietly tiptoed into the bathroom and took my bath. I was already late for work so I didn't waste time in the bathroom. When I came back to the bedroom, I was surprised to see that Timi was no longer in bed. The dress I had taken didn't need ironing again so I dressed up and tied my braids in a bun. I didn't even bother with make-up, Just wore my shoes and was going to the living room to look for my laptop and notepad to put in my bag and runout when Timi stopped me&Good morning babe&&Good morning & I answered&Trying to sneak past me huh?&& I'm not sneaking. planned on calling you once I got to work&
