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2022-04-17 20:40:06My name is Mirabelle, but my friends call me Mira for short, i'm barely seventeen and about to enter a new phase of my life, I just got admitted into the university of my dreams to study accounting which was not actually what I intended to study at first, but because that was where my mark in post utme landed me or I was not just so lucky....but I accepted to study it anyways because I was determined to leave the house, which I and my siblings called "cage house" funny right?
I'm the third child in the family of seven, five adorable children plus my parents making us seven. I loved my family so much but I don't like displaying emotions and all those stuffs.I came from a very loving family, my dad was very strict and restricted us from doing many stuffs which was for our own good but I was fed up and determined to explore the world and live my life to the fullest, I wanted FREEDOM but it was obvious I never really knew the true meaning of that word."Hope you aren't forgetting anything my baby? mum asked as I was about putting my luggage in the booth of my dad's car. "Of course not mum" I answered between my teeths because she has been acting funny as if I was the first person leaving home for the first time, my two sisters were already in school for crying out loud."Please Mirabelle be fast , you know i have to meet up early for the appointment I have today after dropping you off".I kissed my mum goodbye as well as my siblings and headed to the car.I knew I would really miss my only brother, he was stubborn but I loved him like that. As I entered the car and my dad drove off he started telling me stuffs about how I would be going to a different world and all that and how I needed to be careful and avoid the children of the world, and I was really prepared for the advice, which my dad was good at, he could advise scold and caution you from morning to night without getting tired.Be a good girl and don't forget to call home, pray always and read your Bible, I love you, was the last word he said as he dropped me at the bus stop and drove away. I felt alone and helpless for the first time in my life, this was the last time I would be traveling alone to another state alone, the last time I went to Lagos for my post utme examination I had gone with my sister who was in her finals at Lagos State University.I got to my school main gate around past six in the evening, very stressed out, I really needed a good bath and sleep to cool off...as I got to my room in the hostel, I met two girls already in the room, they were obviously my roommate, it sulks, I loved being alone on my own but dad had insisted me staying in school hostel because he considered it safer for me. when I had insisted I wanted to stay off campus he once said "staying in school hoste would make you more serious I assure you"."Good evening" I said between my teeths, I was too tired to care if I was rude."Good evening too and welcome" the fair one between the two answered, it was then that I noticed the other one was so engrossed in the novel she was reading and didn't notice I had even entered..... wow this is so me, I thought, I was always oblivious of what was going on in reality when I'm reading an interesting novel, especiallly romantic ones."What's ur name?"I'm Mirabel, mira for short" I answered observing the room."Nice I'm ashey, and that moron over there is bolu, don't mind her manners" she said laughing and tapping the other girl lightly."Good evening o, when did u come" bolu asked. Her expression was like she was not pleased to see me."Not long ago" my bunky has not resumed school?? I asked after noticing my corner was empty except for the mattress on the bunks."She hasn't as you can see, your corner is empty" bolu said going back to the novel she was reading.It must be really interesting, maybe I'd ask her the title later or if possible borrow it, I was really 'novel crazy', if you could put it that way, as you could say someone a lady who liked guys much was boy crazy.Bunky was what we called our bunk mate who we shared the same corner of the room with, the bed here was made up of two bunks which has a step to be climbed to get to the top...and I was the one on top because I was in 100 level.I dropped my loads and luggages containing my clothes, provision and other important things I came with and slumped on the bed. I didnt wake up till 9pm, and I opened my eyes I saw my roommates dressing up, and by the looks of it, it was as if they were going to a party. i pretended to be sleeping and kept watching them closely. I noticed the clothes they wore were very revealing."Won't you apply a little make up Ashley, especially eye liner, since you pulled your lashes your face looks bare to me" bolu said impatiently."Please I don't have strength for that I'm okay, shey you know we won't be coming back, Daniel said we'd lodge after the party" Ashley replied adamantly."Of course I know, besides the hostel gates will be already shut by the time the party must have ended"Ashley was fair and tall and also very pretty even without make up, on the other hand bolu was an average thick girl and far from pretty, but she had all the shape a girl would ever wish for.
Kaugnay na kabanata
Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER TWO
It was not until the next morning that my roommates returned to the room and I was busy arranging my corner. I had intended to arrange it and put everything in order the previous day but tiredness had gotten the better of me. I had even slept of and forgotten to eat and had woken up not until 9pm the next day. I looked up from the stuff I was doing as soon as they entered the room, Ashley was a real mess, her hairs were tangled and her eyes red."Good morning o" I greeted them."If u see how Ashley embarrassed me yesterday, she was claiming she could talk a lot of alcohol without getting high, so they dared her in the party yesterday, and guess what, she started talking rubbish and throwing up" bolu said laughing loudly and sarcastically.What was I supposed to say, how was I supposed to react to this, these girls were something else, I would never go to a night party and sleep over my dad would kill me if he found out, i said to myself."Ohh really, not ev
Huling Na-update : 2022-04-17Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER THREE
It was Monday morning and I had class by eight thirty, I immediately picked up my tooth brush, brushed my teeth and dressed up hurriedly. I didn't want to be late for my first class that I even forgot to eat. I was late already because it was already few minutes to nine. My roommates were still on bed when I left the room. I was walking very fast towards my faculty I accidentally bumped into a girl. 'watch it' she yelled furiously before I could even apologize.As I got into the Hall we were to have the lecture, it was so jam-packed and hot, and most of the fans were not working. Some of the chairs were even broken and the lecturer was not yet in class. "The lecturer must surely use a public address system unless we won't hear a thing" I muttered to the girl sitting close to me and she only nodded. I looked around and noticed that the hall was too small for the number of people in it and other students were still trooping in. People that came after some minutes ha
Huling Na-update : 2022-04-17Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER FOUR
I around the room for the first time and I noticed it was very spacious it reminded me of the room I shared with my siblings back at home. I wondered why he lived in a two or possibly three bedroom flat alone. He had picture frames of himself placed on the walls of the room. I took one of them which included an older woman which looked like him, it would probably be his mom I thought. The frame mistakenly slipped from my hand , fell and has a little crack. Before I could pick it up Daniel was already in d room, he picked it up and placed it where it was."I'm sorry" I said shyly."It's okay dear, good morning, hope you had a wonderful night rest" he replied taking my hand."Of course" I said. The memory of last night flooded my thoughts and I blushed. " I...emm, I prepared something you would eat before going back this morning, hope you don't mind? He asked."I'm not hungry, but I wouldn't want to waste your effort either" I said smiling at him."Awwn, I'm very greatful milady
Huling Na-update : 2022-05-21Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER FIVE
Saturday's were my best days in a week. Back at home I usually do the laundry and clean up every Saturday with my siblings, but here in school it was kind of different because I actually do it almost every day. Even though it was usually a hectic day for me I usually loved it 'cos there was still time to rest in the evening after all the work and I usually watched my favourite tv programme after doing all the chores. I loved Saturdays because it was the day I always had time to spend with my family apart from Sundays, Sundays were different because before we go to service and return and start receiving visitors time would have already elapsed and my parents would be too busy for us. I always wanted my parents time and attention especially my mom but as I clocked sixteen I cared little of how much time they spent with us.Today was like every other Saturdays and I couldn't help but be glad that I had no lecture to attend because it was always a lecture free day. I woke up, did the
Huling Na-update : 2022-05-21Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SIX
My eyes were so heavy and I just wanted nothing but to sprawl on a bed and sleep heavily. Daniel was taking as he held me on my waist but I could barely hear what he was saying, I didn't understand a word he said but he was obviously scolding me. I felt like I was floating on the hair as he carried me. The last thing I could remember was him laying me on the bed then I drifted to sleep.She looked so adorable when she slept, Daniel thought aloud petting her on the cheek. He stood up removed her heels and kept it. He stood up to go and his himself when he heard his name."Daaniel? He liked the way she said his name, the way she dragged it sweetly,"Yes dear, I thought you were asleep" he said going back to the bed and sitting by her side. She held out her hand and brought it to his lips. "Don't go away kiss me, muah" she said lifting her head, and he did. Her lips was so soft, she tasted of alcohol. She pulled on his shirt and fumbling with it and he knew she wanted it out so he did
Huling Na-update : 2022-05-21Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SEVEN
I woke up feeling so happy and blessed like someone who just won a lottery. The weather was very cold. I stretched my hand to put off the fan that was blowing 'cos It looked like i was going to catch cold.Looking around the room I noticed that bolu and Ashley were gone, their beds were empty and neatly arranged.I stepped out of the my bed. I hadn't seen my bunky since I came back. I noticed she had put a wrapper round her corner like a curtain, so you couldn't see who was inside. I didn't know if I'd be invading her privacy by raising the curtain to check if she was around. but on a second thought we've been very close these few months so it wouldn't is really matter. I went on in raising the curtain or would I say wrapper, but I was shocked on what I saw. She was not alone on the bed, some other girl was there with and the abruptly stopped what they were doing when they saw. We stared back at each other in shock without saying a word and when I could finally get my voice back I m
Huling Na-update : 2022-05-21Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER EIGHT
"An old woman is always uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb, Mirabels father said banging the table. "I never said you are wayward, I only said that's what wayward girls do in school. If your conscience is pricking you, then my dear something must be wrong with you" he said eyeing prisca, she was his first daughter.He was always fond of using proverbs whenever he wanted to prove a point. They never seemed to get along in anything. It was not as if prisca was stubborn or disrespectful, she was rather strong willed, and since she turned eighteen she had seemed to become bolder which only infuriated her dad who likes keeping everyone under control, including his wife, she was not exceptional, everyone always ran along at his command.It was only prisca his first daughter and his only son that answered him back but on rare occasion and didn't always end well. He never failed to tell them how woe betides anyone who curse his or her parents.It was a hot afternoon on a Sat
Huling Na-update : 2022-05-23Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER NINE
"Get that dirty pot out of this room, will you? Chioma yelled at boolu. I looked up from the book I was reading as boolu stood up reluctantly from the bed. Boolu was not a very neat person. She left the pot she cooked with, with some leftover food inside unwashed for almost a week until it started to stink of rottenness and she was fond of doing that. Perhaps she loved the smell of dirt thought in amusement, like my sis at home who loved the smell of diesel, or she was just lazy.Chioma and I had not been very friendly after the minor incident, or would I say she has been avoiding me. We had been close before when she found out I was from eastern part of the country just like her until then."Sorry guys, I actually thought I washed it yesterday, Ashley don't look at me like that please" boolu said rolling her eyes." That's a lie, you always do that, you are fond of doing it, it's not the first time, and it's not that you forgot" said Ashley. 'Hope you studied home economics in prim
Huling Na-update : 2022-05-23
Pinakabagong kabanata
Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SEVENTY EIGHT
"Good evening" I greeted casually taking a seat."Good evening too" He replied clearing his throat."Please go straight to the point, I don't have time" I said crossing my legs."How impatient you have become" He muttered rubbing his forehead like he always does when he was nervous.What he told me really shocked me. He talked about how his phone had been stolen the day he got home and how he had lost my contact. He talked about how he had received it after some weeks and expected my calls or text but never saw them.Then when school had resumed then he had gone back to school. And after some weeks he had expected me to visit him at least even though I never called but he never saw any sign of me.He said that after some months Martha had come to his place unexpectedly and told him that I had an accident and died in the process back at home. I couldn't believe my ears. I didn't believe him at first but then he asked me to call Martha myself and confirm it in his front. He said she had
Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SEVENTY SEVEN
It has been almost five years now since I had my baby and she was all grown up now. Everything had been moving very fine until she started asking me about her dad. That had happened when I came to pick her from schools. She had asked me why dad never picked her from school, stating that her friends dad always did so. I had assured her that one day, her dad would come back from were he had traveled to and wouldn't go leave her again, and that seemed to work as she stopped disturbing me about it.She was four years and five months old now but talked and reasoned like an adult sometimes, it really marveled me and people always says that she looked bigger than her age.I could say I was a successful woman now as I owned five big and well known eateries in five different states which I named after me and had some less privileged children studying on scholarship in different schools in my name. Money wasn't a problem to me anymore and I used my money to do good to people, especially the poor
Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SEVENTY SIX
There were two stages to be passed before being eligible for the final competition. And it was one week interval from the first to the second. After the first we were to go and find out new or different ways of preparing home made and foreign dishes to improve our cooking skills and be prepared for the next one.We were fifteen in numbers who had been picked up for the first stage. After the first stage only five people were to be picked. And it was the five people that passed the first stage that would participate in the second.Mr Ferdinand was the one who helped me participate in the event. After he had given me his card and I called the next day, he had helped me get the ticket through the help of his friend.The day for the first stage of the competition had approached and I managed to be among the first five people to be picked.Even though I have been hoping to be among the winners, I was still shocked when my name was announced. Some of the people who had participated had bra
Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SEVENTY FIVE
since I opened the mini eatery, the vegetables soup one food that was well patronized and sometimes it there was always shortages. That was until I started cooking more of it than other dishes. There was a special way cooked the vegetables soup. I learnt it from Daniel and I realized that people really loved it. I usually add fresh paper and a little strong fresh tomatoes which gave it a wonderful colour."You're welcome, I really enjoyed it" He replied smiling."You're making me blush now, I'm really glad everyone loves the soup, including you" I said smiling. He nodded and was about leaving when he turned back."Emm...if you don't mind, there's an upcoming food competition I heard a friend talking about. It's being sponsored big companies. The winners of the competition are being awarded big cash prizes and other rewards. I can get a ticket for you if you don't mind" He said studying my face."Emm...i'm interested sir, I'd like to know more about it" I replied nervously. "I rem
Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR
"Someone asked for a plate of vegetables soup and eba" Muna's sister said, moving from the counter to where I sat dishing out some food. She had started working with me some weeks ago."Alright Lizzy, I heard" I said handing the plate of food over to her.Although she was hardworking and very fast, since she started working some people complained that she had no manners and didn't know how to politely to people . I told her about it and she seemed to have improved.As a result of the character of some people that came around to buy food sometimes, I didn't like having blossom around at the shop and also no drink containing alcohol were sold at the shop.As I was about dishing another food out, my phone began to ring. The caller had no name as the number was not saved in my phone and I picked it up anyway, placing it on my ears and with the assistant of my shoulders as I continued with what I was doing."Hello? I said handing out the food to Lizzy who stood impatiently waiting. She took
Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE
Finally after four months and some weeks I entered into labour. It was on a weekend and fortunately Anabelle was around. I was immediately rushed to the hospital where I delivered a baby girl.Going into labour and delivering was really the one thing I dreaded most. I had told a nurse about that and how I feared that I might not survive it and she had assured me that I could bear it and after all the pains I would go through the joy of seeing the child would take them all away.That was really what had happened. At a time I thought I might even die as I couldn't bear the pain anymore but when I saw the face of the child, my child, the pain vanished and I became unconscious. Apart from the pains I pass through while pushing, there was no complications.I didn't know I had passed out until I woke up. I had been cleaned up now and I felt better. The baby was laid on my arms and it was a girl. She was so beautiful and looked so much like Daniel.Anabelle had come to see me that morn
Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO
It was a beautiful weekend. Anabelle had decided to accompany me to the boutique to buy some clothes and other things I needed. After bathing and dressing up we left for the boutique."This boutique sells good clothes at affordable price, not like those ones that put too much profit on their dresses" Anabelle said as we entered the boutique.It was filled with different people who had also come to buy clothes or hand bags. After getting some clothes a nightie and some other stuffs I needed we paid for it and left for the house. Anabelle also got herself some clothes, ripped jeans and some gowns.There was traffic on the road and we stayed in the bus longer than we were supposed to. I almost vomited there as the smell of the bus made me feel like throwing up but I held myself. Finally we were home. Anabelle wanted to make fried rice so I assisted her in cutting the carrots and cabbages as she washed and boiled the chicken we were going to cook it with."Do you like it boiled or fried"
Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE
I got to the park the next day at around nine o'clock Am in the morning as soon as I alighted from the bus, I called Anabelle immediately to inform her that I had gotten there and she told me she'd come and pick me right away and I say at a seat in the park waiting.It was beautiful here and the road was very busy with passersby going there various business.My eyes caught a pregnant woman along the road with a young man beside her holding her, which was obviously her husband. I watched as He held her protectively on her shoulders as they crossed the road.I didn't know when a tear dropped from my eyes to my cheek. I cleaned it angrily. I didn't know why I was becoming too emotional these days and could cry at any slighted thing. I looked down at my stomach, rubbing it gently and forcing myself not to break down and cry. There was no one to hold me like that, no shoulder to cry on right now. I looked at the road again and the couple's were already gone.After waiting for almost half a
Myriads Shades Of Mirabel CHAPTER SEVENTY
Mom had already been sent to India for the kidney transplant and we only waited and prayed fervently for everything to go well.Finally, a a day had already been set for my introduction to Mr Emeka as his Soon to be bride. Mom's illness hadn't even stopped him from doing what was in his mind.Some elders and family friends were very surprised or rather shocked at the sudden rush to marriage.Aunty Gina almost fainted when she heard I was to get married to this Mr Emeka and was very furious with Dad untill she heard that full reasons, but that didn't stop ever from arguing with Dad about it.She had told Dad that was was strongly not in support of the ridiculous marriage and even if I had made mistake, that doesn't mean he should marry me off like to an old man, but all that fell on deaf ears as dad went on with the plan.I had already told Martha everything about it and how I won't be coming back to school because of the pregnancy and she felt very sorry for me and even offered to ass
