I had a bit of an emotional bump as I wrote this chapter. What do you guys think happened to Precious, for her to move to New York? What do you think Ethan should do? Or did both of them mess up their chances? Wait, was any of these even Ethan's fault? Question of the Chapter: What is your favorite snack?
Anger washes away the good; It breaks us away from the ones we love. Yes, respect is earned but; I say, love also needs to be learned. ~Oluwatoyosi Ethan's POV I messed up! I messed up, really bad. It's been two days since the dinner and let’s just say, I've been a mess. I've been extra moody and taking it out on my employees. I knew it was my fault, things escalated to that point but I just thought, I was justifying myself. I shook my head as I remembered how my parents reacted after our argument. Flashback "I'm just disappointed in you, Ethan. I trained you better than this, so please tell me, how could you say those things to her and call her all those names?" my mom's voice wavered a bit and her eyes shouted disappointment and I didn’t blame her. She didn't deserve, what I said. "Ethan, you need to make this right. She as far as I can tell is a good thing in your life" my father's words rang in my head as I kept it slightly bowed in embarrassment and disappointment. I ne
A smile is what lightens up the face,But the one who brings that smile,Is the one that lightens up the heart. ~Oluwatoyosi Precious POV Waking up to a blaring alarm was not nice at all, the sleeping tablets I took seemed to work after a few hours and it was beginning to tell on me. To make things worse, all I could think about was what Ethan said yesterday. I groaned as I adjusted myself on the bed. How will he make it up to me? I won't lie and say I wasn't curious and not looking forward to it. I arched my body till I was laying on my side and looked around only to catch my reflection in the standing mirror. I had bags under my eyes, that much was prominent. Lectures had taken a very serious turn and I had spent countless nights studying for tests and projects. Omo, masters no be beans o. Standing up from my bed, I made my way to the bathroom, to brush my teeth and have my bath. I had a class today but I didn't feel like dressing up. So, since it was Wednesday, I decided to j
In times of trouble,I'll come running,When you feel downI'll be more than caring... ~Oluwatoyosi Precious POV The sound of the doorbell woke me from my beautiful dream. I was dreaming of finishing my master’s and building my factory. The doorbell ceased but was replaced by fervent knocks on the door. Who could that be? The constant knocking made my head hurt. At least I didn’t have class today. Standing up, I swayed a little, still feeling dizzy. I walked to the door and opened it, to see him, standing there looking at me with those blue eyes that always drew me in. I noticed his gaze never wavered from my face and that was when it hit me and I blushed profusely. Pushing my body behind the door, I allowed my head to stick out so I could talk comfortably. I forgot I was still wearing my nighty, not that it was revealing or anything. It was a simple singlet and shorts. An un-lady-like yawn escaped from my lips as I continued to stand there, waiting for him to break the silenc
We made small talk on the way and when we reached the park, Ethan turned his gaze to me, his brows creased as he stared at me questioningly. "Are you hungry?" just then my stomach grumbled, answering the question for me. "Yes, I am" I looked around and saw MacDonald's at the end of the Street. "C’mon let's get some food" he dragged me towards MacDonald's. We entered and sat by the window until a waitress came to us. "What can I get you?" she asked Ethan ignoring my presence, I just smiled in amusement. Was this what I would endure if I accepted Ethan’s feelings? I had thought about it a lot these past few weeks, and as much as I hated the attention, my pull to Ethan went beyond physical attraction. I loved the way he acted like a child with me, free, goofy, and caring. His presence alone made my heart jump. He made me want to be better. I came to New York to escape my feelings but now, I’m being held by something bigger. I relayed all my doubts to God during one of my devotional
Love and joy,Comes with having good relationshipsThe most important of them allIs the love of family Oluwatoyosi Precious POV I woke up the next day feeling good, and with a smile on my face. After my morning prayer, I went into the bathroom and did my business. Stepping out of the bathroom, I see Funke on my bed already dressed for class. "C’mon dress up quickly, I have to get to class on time" she hurried, pushing me to my closet. "Why? We still have 40minutes right?" I didn't see the point in hurrying up, nevertheless, I picked up my clothes, which consisted of a simple black top and black slim jeans. "Yes, but I want to seat in front today, we have food processing entrepreneurship and I'm still bad at business," she said and stared at her phone. I picked up my black Snickers and put it on. Taking my bag, we left my room.On our way out, my phone started ringing, I picked it up without looking at the ID. "Hello, please who is this?" I noticed it was an unknown number. Funk
Getting to MacDonald's, I ordered a cheeseburger, fries, and a milkshake. Funke ordered a chicken sandwich and orange juice while Liya ordered Fries and coffee. "I hate shopping, it's stressful," I said, massaging my thighs while the two ladies laughed at my predicament. "Come on, what do you think Ethan will do for you? Like a restaurant with candlelight and stuff?" Liya teased while I just huffed. "I don't like restaurants that much; I prefer to sit at my house with a movie and lots of junk food" I smiled as I thought of that perfect date. "Yeah, Ife loves junk food, that's another reason she chose New York to study," Funke told Liya while our food came and we dug in immediately. My Yoruba name is Ifeoluwa meaning the love of God and mostly Funke called me that. "I love your name. But that's not a date, where will the flowers be and the butler?" Liya frowned as she spoke making Funke and I laughed. Butler? "She doesn't like people spending too much money on her" I stuck my ton
In life, there is time and seasonIn love, there is you and me,We are together for a reason,A whole new world for us to see.~OluwatoyosiPrecious POVI stirred awake to the sound of the TV, we must have fallen asleep to it. I let out an un-lady-like yawn but paused when I felt a weight on my shoulder and stomach, I sat up straight to see Liya and Funke's heads in the said places. Checking the time, it's already past 10 am.Shaking Funke, she wakes up only to fall back asleep. I turned to shake Liya and praised the Lord as she stirred awake. "Good morning" she mumbled sleepily."Good morning, we must have fallen asleep watching the movie and Funke won't wake up" she yawned as I kept shaking Funke telling her to get up and finally she woke up."I'm up, aah I'm so tired. I'm not leaving this house" I laughed at her, she was always grumpy when woken."Igba tonwo television kakiri nko o" my Yoruba intonation coming to play. I rolled my eyes and turned to Liya, who simply smiled widely
"Don't you have a date to prepare for?" she asked me with her arms folded.Oh my gosh, she was right.*************************************"How was your making-out session?" I changed the subject and teased her."Why didn't you tell me, he was here?" she pouted, and I chuckled."He begged me to come to see you." She smiled and I took it as it was good."I forgave him but told him sorry is not enough for what he did and then he kissed me, but I slapped him and told him not to play with my feelings" I laughed. It sure sounded like what she'd do.I stood up and was about to head to my room."If you'll excuse me, I have a date to prepare for" she rolled her eyes and followed me into the room.I took another shower while Funke brought out my dress. I decided to go cultural, picking out a knee-length, flower-patterned Ankara gown, that was tight from my chest to my waist and then flared. I put my hair down since it's straightened and applied a little brown powder on my face and put on my r