Song for this chapter;
What I Want Is What I Got - Westlife.
Octavia
"I want to go and live with Uncle Seun in Abuja." Those where the words that broke the heavy silence, that hung around
like a graveyard across the dinning table, that sunday afternoon when we were having lunch.The only noise I heard was the clicking of fork and spoon against plates. Untill I spoke up. So far breakfast, lunch and dinner were becoming boring because there was hardly any speaking on the dinning table except;
"Pass me the salt."
"Pass me the Jug of water."
"Just give me small quantity of food, because I don't have appetite to eat much." This of cause was from Dad, he always ate very little and went out.
It was obvious both my parents weren't on good terms.Dad paused
Song for this Chapter; How Did We - Skylar Stecker,Hello - (Adele Cover) Praiz.EliakimI looked at her fragile face and body as she layed on the bed asleep and allowed her head to lay against the pillow for physical support. Swollen eyes, dry lips, pale skin and really skinny that her veins were visible on her hands. She looked so small in the hospital gown, but even as she slept, one would know she was troubled.I was never one to feel remorseful for someone, but seeing O.C like this was unbearable. I wanted her to be fine, to be fine for her brother who was currently in a critical condition at the hospital battling for his dam
Warning: Mature content.OctaviaThe day of Mom's funeral was a beautiful bright and sunny day, so sunny that I knew it'd end up in an angry rain, because when I was four years old, and mom would braid my hair into tight neat cornrows at the balcony, she'd say;"O.C look, the sun is really angry, your grand father would say the day would end up in an angry rain."And I'd look up at the sun for sometime and take my eyes off when my eyes twitched and saw various colored shapes and designs, from staring too much at the sun. And I saw them clearer when I closed my eyes assuming I would see them no more.She'd pull me close to her bosom and let me lean on them and soothed the crying little me, because her braids where always tight and painful that I'd have to stretch my neck like
I was listening to this song, suddenly Eliakim found his way into my mind. He said it's his song for O.C ? ?Bop Bop Baby - Westlife.Please listen to itwith your earphones ?.EliakimT: Are you with O.C now? 2 minutes ago.T: Or you're just trying to be there for her? Just now.T: I just hope you're not into her cause she has Epilepsy. Just now.It was Tana, bugging my phone with her constant text messages and calls. Messages I always read and ignored. She was pissing me off these days because of how clingy she was getting. Always asking if she could come over, she missed me, she loved me.She was a good
Songs for this chapter;Hungry Eyes - Greyson Chance,She's Like The Wind - Calcum Scott.EliakimI was done with practice, changed into fresh clothes, had turned to head home because I was in no mood to interact with the guys, when I saw her. Waiting for me. Looking so beautiful that it made me remember why I fell in the first place.Bianca.Rested against her Range Rover, arms folded, legs crossed.It was hard not to appreciate the clothes she had on. White chiffon blouse, black denim jeans and stilettos. Her artificial hair was constantly blew by the breeze and it made her more beautiful. Her dark brown skin glowed. S
Songs for this chapter;Call On Me - Starley,Right here - Brandy,A Cappella (Something's Missing) - Brandy.Octavia"O.C, are you okay?" Concern and anxiety clouded Edmond's face as he looked over at me. We were in the Doctor's office. He'd ran a pregnancy test on me thirty minutes earlier for proper confirmation, and right now, he just dropped the bombshell of me being seven weeks pregnant.I gulped and gave him a firm nod.At seventeen I lost my mom.My kid brother was currently in a critical condition, at the hospital.I was pregnant, carrying the child of a married man. Adetayo.My life was fucked up."Young lady you need a l
Songs for this chapter;Miss you - Westlife,My Blood - Westlife.Eliakim"We could travel over to Edo State to see Ehis and the guys.""I don't know." I shrugged, chewing on my burger thoughtfully."He said you don't come visiting ever since that shit happened.""And why the fuck would I go there when I don't school there anymore?" I glared at his shitty face, with my mouth full."Chill dude, was only making a suggestion."He raised his hands up in defense.I didn't even know why I came here in the first place, I didn't know where else to go since I wasn't talking to Bayo, he could've given me a place to stay and clear my head off. And I sure as hell wasn
Songs for this chapter;Don't Let Me Down - The Chainsmokers feat Daya,Something Just Like This - The Chainsmokers feat Coldplay,You And I - One Direction,What I Want Is What I Got - Westlife.OctaviaWhen Edmond had asked if I wanted to go out for a stroll, I had accepted, assuming it'd be just us. Unaware Ryan, his twin brother was tagging along. He was in school all this while and just returned today. And I wonder what he'd think about me and his brother, and why I was living in his family house."You look good." He'd complimented me, standing outside the door of the jeep, waiting for us as we descended the stairs."Thank you." I had replied, u
Warning: Mature content.Songs for this chapter;To Build A Home - The Cinematic Orchestra,Never Gonna Leave Your side - Daniel Bedingfield,If You're Not The One - Daniel Bedingfield.EliakimI picked up the cups and liquor bottle, discarded them into the trashcan outside before heading back into the house. The guys came visiting and after watching football match and playing video games, they left thirty minutes ago.It was almost midnight by the time I got back into the room.I tugged off my clothes, stockings and headed straight to the bathroom to scrub myself c
Eight years later. Today, I and Renny are married with a kid, and expecting the second. It was really amusing how things went on between us, from when I was sixteen. From being my neighbor, to saving me from getting manhandled and raped in the middle of the night. It's something I would never forget. That night, mom was at night duty, and the youngest of my siblings was not feeling too well, so I had to take her to go meet mom, so she would be tended to. Though it was late, but I had managed to take her there with the help of a cab. And on my way coming back, the can that dropped me off, refused to go further into our street, since it was 1a.m in the morning. I had begged him to go drop me in front of our gate, but he refused, on seeing three tough looking men, who stared at him like they wanted to bash his skull. I nearly cried, when the cab driver told me to hop out of his car. And I did, with fear causing goose
I saw Renny the following day, when I was going out for my morning run. He was putting on a sweat shirt, joggers, and black converse. He looked really good without his hoodie, and I could see that he had a skin cut. But despite this, he was still very much handsome. I stopped for a split second and blinked out of confusion, wondering where the hell he came out from, or if I was just seeing things. He gave me a wink, and then ran passed me. Something which left me dumbstruck. Plus it seem as though, he wasn't as bad as I had labeled him. After he helped me out the previous days. It looked like he had been stalking me, because I was beginning to see him everywhere. But then, I discovered that he just packed into the neighborhood with his dad and younger sister. Which added a stamp to the fact that I was going to be seeing more of him. Something which made me to feel very uncomfortable. Mom made everyth
The next time I saw Renny, was when I took my siblings to the park. It was a Saturday, and mom had taken baby Jessica to the hospital with her. And I was instructed to take Damon and Tracey to the park, so they could have fun. After giving them their bath, and wearing them nice clothes, I ordered for an Uber which arrived very fast. And then we headed straight to the park. Renny was the least of the person's I was expecting to see. He was there with his friends, laughing, talking and having a good time. There were girls with them, and I was wondering which one was his girlfriend. One black petite girl had her arm wrapped around his the whole time, that I could feel jealousy crawling on my skin. Something I couldn't understand, because Renny was a guy I was supposed to hate, after what he did at Emily's house. He had insulted me. So why was I feeling jealous that he was with a girl? And immediately he saw me,
I was at the mall, doing grocery shopping when I saw a guy dressed in black hoodie, staring directly at me. Probably his eyes had been fixed on me for along time. And when he saw that I had caught him looking, he refused to look away. Instead, he carried on staring. And this made me really uncomfortable and stirred up anger inside of me. Some people lacked manners, because it really was inappropriate to carry on staring at someone you don't even know. And I hated to see that this guy was still staring at me like that. This had me wondering if he was some criminal, or kidnapper. We were in Lagos, and strange things always happened. Maybe he was looking at me, because he wanted to use me for rituals. I hurriedly snap out of those negative thoughts. Assuming maybe the person was just innocent. Or he was looking at me that way because he had interest in me. My boobs always sold me out, where ever I went. And it caused a lot of perverts to
Few weeks later, I was released and I went back to my normal life. Although mom made sure she always checked up on me, in the middle of the night, to see if I was going to sneak out of the house to attend night parties. I wouldn't blame her, though. It was something a typical mother would do, in safety of her child. Alcohol and sneaking out late at night was illegal for my age, and mom being a doctor ensured that I was always at home. She kept watchful eyes over me, whenever she wasn't on her night shifts. She did this because she didn't want me sneaking out of the house at night. Not like I would even do it. Because what I went through, taught me a great lesson. Although I used to sneak out of the house, to drink alcohol. Because it made me to sometimes forget about my past failed relationships. Which reminded me of the ill stbistin luck I had, ahen it came to my love life. The one with Pete, and then Christian. I didn't e
Present. After mom caught me trying to sneak info my room, she grounded me for a whole month. And also refused Emily from coming to the house to pay me visits. I was to babysit my younger siblings, get tutored in Maths, and just read till I drift to sleep. Mom also seized my phone and deprived me of watching TV. She was really disappointed that I could sneak out of the house at night, to go to Emily's house for night parties. And used every slightest opportunity to tell me how disappointed she was in me. She told Dad about it, and he laughed over it. Saying I was just a teen who was trying to break the rules. He even claimed that it was very normal. And this had made mom to groan out of frustration. Because she was expecting him to agree with her. Which he clearly didn't. Things were quite hard for me. I didn't have the freedom to do things I wanted. And this made me miss London so much. That I began regrettin
Christian had told me when we were just friends, that he could never stick to just one person. Christian was only inlove with me, but didn't leave the numerous women and girls in his life. He still carried on with his relationship with them. Something which had made me to feel really insecure, back in London. And on the contrary, I thought it was good things ended between us. Because I could no longer contain that feeling of not being the only one. I was quite relieved on that part. Whenever I saw him with a girl, I would have this thought of him having and affair with the girl. And it made me really uneasy. I loved him so much, but I didn't have peace of mind. Since I kept myself for him alone, but he couldn't do the same. Although I had accepted that he couldn't be with only me, that there were other girls he treated just like me, but that couldn't stop me from loving him. Even though it hurt me greatly, that I would never be the only on
I knew I did the right thing, by choosing to walk out of Christian's life. Not that I had a choice anyway. And inspite of my heart being sick, guilt still stung me deeply. Because Christian loved me so much. And it hurt that I left him. I could still remember how I had met him, and how things had transpired between us. The way he had carried me on his back as we walked on the subway. How he had sang songs, and made me fall more in love with him. And how he had pleasured me to the extent that I began wondering what on Earth I had been doing with my life, before I met him. But I had left. Because I had a life in Nigeria. My parents and siblings were awaiting for my return. And I had to be tutored in Maths. I knew Christian was already hurting because of me. Then thought about how easily Christian would forget me, because he already had multiple sexual partners. I could still recall how Christian
Flashback nine years.Writer's POVBeth recalled all that just happened. It was music class, and it was her turn to sing. She had even worn her best dress to school on that day, and had tried to aww the class, because her uncle and grandpa had pointed out that she had a very nice voice for singing. They had really complimented her dress that morning, telling her how beautiful she was. And she had believed them. Only to arrive at school, at get laughed at by her classmates. Worse, her voice was being mocked, and she was being thrown food, by these classmates. Something her teacher couldn't put to stop. Rather she let it all happened to her. Despite it was really wrong. And she wasn't supposed to be treated like that.The world was cruel. She thought.Because she had wanted to fit in, wanted to be liked by all. But she had made a big fool of herself, by assuming she was going to get praised for singing p