Nimi collapsed to the floor immediately he walked into his apartment, for the first time in years he felt totally weak.He thought this part of his life had been safely tucked away and unable to taunt him until today, he slowly brought out the bracelet from his bag and stared at it, how the hell did it get into Franco’s possession.The bracelet was actually two in one, but he found only one in Franco’s drawer, it was a bracelet he got for himself and his sister.They promised never to take it off until that fateful event forcefully took it away from him.*Flashback*Sixteen year old Nimi wandered in the dark, deserted alley, he was trying to find somewhere to get food to eat, since his uncle left him alone at home all day without anything to eat.It was his eighth day in canada, he was quite amused that he had to walk such a long distance before he could get food, that was very unlike Nigeria, everywhere you turn there’s surely something you could actually feed on.As he walked on, h
Back to present …..Nimi slowly fished out his phone from his pocket and dialed Tolu’s number.“Do you realize there’s something like time difference and I’m at work?!” Tolu’s voice came immediately she picked up the call, Nimi slowly raised the camera to his face.“Oh my God, what’s wrong?!” She asked, she pushed her chair backward, stood up immediately from her small cubicle and walked outside the workspace.“Were you crying Nimi? What’s wrong?! A girl broke your heart?!” She asked, he slowly raised his hands and showed the bracelet to her.“I found it Tolu, I found it”“I can feel you closer to me now,” he whispered his voice barely audible, Tolu heaved a sigh of relief as soon as he said that.Her mind had already gone through the roof seeing him like that, she could count on her fingers how many times she had seen him like that.Although she couldn’t quite pinpoint why on earth Nimi would tear up because of the lost bracelet.“Are you crying because of the bracelet Nimi? I alread
Jeremy stared at her retreating figure, he could almost swear that they got each other where they wanted to be, but her walking out? What was that supposed to mean.It was almost as if the fragile balance he tried to achieve over the past few days suddenly shattered as soon as it was built.He sighed as he slowly took off the apron he was wearing.“Why are you surprised, she hates you dude!” His subconscious knocked rudely, he slowly turned around and hung the apron on the rack.“But not for too long!” He muttered.His phone began to ring in his pocket, he carefully took it out and stared at its screen. Madison.He swiped the receiver button, “Look Maddie, now is not the time!” He said before she could even utter any statement and ended the call.He released a deep sigh and then walked out of the kitchen, leaving also behind the mess they created.Jenna walked into the room and slammed the door shut, she slowly leaned heavily on the door and sinked to seat on the floor, she couldn’t
Next day …Friday Morning ….Nimi leaned slightly against the car as he awaited Jenna’s arrival.His eyes was locked on the small bracelet in his hands, for some reasons he lied about it to Franco earlier, he wasn’t ready to release it to him.He knew that he needed it to find the girl that saved him years ago.*”Did you see my daughter’s bracelet in the wardrobe?!”* Franco’s question echoed in his head, he slowly tucked the bracelet in his pocket and looked up,*“It’s not my fault that my father is an hardened criminal, but what I do with it is my fault”*It suddenly clicked in his head, it must be Jenna, his heart raced with excitement at the thought that Jenna saved him those many years ago, he was also happy that she survived the illness she had those years.He glanced at the entrance door, waiting impatiently for her to just step out.As he stared at the entrance, he suddenly felt a light tap on his legs, he slowly looked down it was a small girl about five years old.“I can’t f
“I hope your boyfriend won’t take it the wrong way if he sees us here?!” Nimi finally voiced, his grip on the railings tightened as they stared at the waters down below.The night air was cool and dry as Jenna and Nimi stood side by side on the old, weathered bridge that overlooked the serene river below. The moon hung high in the sky, casting a shimmering silver sheen on the water's surface.Jenna’s blonde hair blew in the direction of the wind as she leaned against the railings, her eyes locked on the gentle ripples of the river. Her posture was relaxed, her fingers occasionally trailing the worn wood of the bridge, she seemed like she was in great contemplation, lost in her own thoughts.Jeremy stood just a few steps away from Jenna, he slowly released his grip on the railings and casually tucked them into his pockets.Jenna raised her heads up at his question,“What wrong way could he possibly take going out with my bodyguard?!” She replied, he nodded slowly with a small chuckle.
Next Morning …Saturday Morning … “Good Morning ma, how was your …”“Look Claire I’m in no mood for useless pleasantries right now, what happened with Mr Jerry’s property yesterday” Jenna cut her of impatiently.“Mr jerry thought the whole property had been completed and the keys would have been sent to his old apartment on Wednesday as agreed,” “But on getting home Friday evening, nothing had been sent, plus the agreement documents had not being drawn up completely!” “He sent various messages to your dad directly about him being scam and not keeping to his own end of the bargain on time, he threatened to sell the story and everything that transpired to bloggers and expose him to the public for scam and theft!”“Why so angry!” Jenna muttered under her breath.“So tell me why you didn’t complete the document while I was away?! What were you doing in the office, lazing around?!” She growled transferring her aggression of the argument she had the previous night with her dad, to Claire
“You forgot about us Jenna,” Margaret said as they disengaged from the hug and began to take slow strides towards the swing where Jenna was initially seated.Nimi slowly stood up and gave them their privacy, after an exchange of a small nod of both greeting and acknowledgment between himself and Margaret, he walked away.“You never come here with someone, who is he?!” Margaret asked turning to Jenna as they both took their seat on the swing.“A lot of things have happened since the last time I came Maggie,” Jenna answered, the corners of Margaret eyes wrinkled up in a smile as her lips thinned.“No, no it’s definitely not what you’re thinking,” Jenna said raising her hands up, probably an attempt to stop Margaret’s thought flow, Margaret raised an eyebrow while lowering her head with a teasing smile.“He’s not my boyfriend Maggie, stop teasing me!” Jenna whined and Margaret bursted out laughing.“Well I didn’t say anything!” She added still laughing at Jenna’s already flushed face.
Later in the evening … Hope Orphanage “I think we should head back home now, we’ve spent pretty much all our day here,”“What says the time?!” Jenna asked as she walked towards Nimi where he stood.He immediately tucked his hand into his pocket to bring out his phone, just as he pulled his phone out the bracelet in his pocket fell out with it and landed on the floor.Jenna’s eyes went wide immediately she saw it, she slowly squatted on the floor and picked it up, her hands caressed the beads as she stared at it, Nimi just stared at her with dropped Jaws as she caressed the bracelet and stared at it, he could see intense feelings he couldn’t quite process in her eyes.“Where did you find this?!” She asked softly as she stood up to her feet and looked up at him.“Jenna I …”“It’s really beautiful and unique, I’ll like to get something like it, can we get it on our way back?!”“What store did you get it from?!” She added immediately, interrupting his sentence as she stretched out the b