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Myriads 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
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"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
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Immediately after the call I went to the bathroom to take my bath, dressed quickly after I got into the room, before then I had already booked Uber. There was no traffic on the road and I got there fast. As I stepped into the compound and walked towards my boyfriend's flat, I saw two girls staring at me and whispering. The compound was very large and comprised of three different buildings and numerous flats. I ignored them, as I got to the door I knocked. There was no response so I knocked twice again.Someone opened the door, fair and tall, and it was not Daniel. It was a lady, she stared at me in a manner I didn't like. It took every strength in me not shove her away and get into the house. "Is Daniel around? I finally asked."Yes..." Before she could utter another word Daniel was already behind her, maybe coming towards the door, maybe because she wasted more time in checking who was at the door. His expression was like he was very surprised to see me, of course I didn't tell hi
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"I' would teach you how to prepare melon soup one of these days" I said laughing heartily. We were in the kitchen Making dodo and sauce for dinner. Daniel was talking about how melon soup was his favorite but he wasn't good at making it. He was talking about how he had made it one day and it came out a disaster and he had to dump it all into the waste bin and ate bread rather and then went to bed moody, I couldn't help but laugh."I'd be glad, the one I buy at restaurants, they don't cook it to my taste, I prefer home made food"."Melon soup is also one of my favorite food and I cook it so well, maybe I'll teach you how to make it tomorrow then" I said."That'll be great" he said grabbing my waist from behind."Watch that plantains before it get burnt and dumped in the bin like the soup" I said teasingly.I caught him eyeing me as he left me alone to check the dodo on fire. I bursted about four eggs in to a bowl, cut some fresh tomatoes and mixed, then I added two cubes of seasoning
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We were still in that position for for some minutes when we heard a sharp knock on the door. I asked him if he was expecting anybody and he said no. He stood up from the bed and went towards the door to check who was knocking.After about ten minutes he didn't show up I was about to go out and check what was going on before I heard loud voices from the sitting room.I climbed out from the bed, realizing how cold the floor was I slipped my legs into a slipper beside the bed, it was Daniels and looking very big on my leg but I put it on like that anyway. I jgot to the passage that led to the sitting room and I could barely see anything or find my way easily to the sitting room because it was already dark and there was absence of window there.As I walked back slowly to the room to get the rechargeable lamp that was plugged in the other room, wondering why Daniel had not put on the generator since they refused to supply power. I mistakenly tripped and fell. A sharp scream escaped my m
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We walked to the house without saying any word to each other. My mind was still racing and I couldn't still believe what just happened. It was not like it was a new thing, it was just that it was the first time I experienced something horrible like that, a gun pointed at me and all that.I have never experienced that in my life. I felt so bad because it was all my fault, if I had not gotten hurt we would not have had any cost to go out that night and Daniel wouldn't have been hit. The thought of the guy hitting him made me furious and sad and a tear dropped from my 76. As we got home I slumped on the couch, Daniel went to the bathroom to ease himself.What a day! I thought sighing. After some minutes he came into the sitting room and sat beside me taking my hand."I'm so sorry for what happened, for the terror you passed through" he said."You don't have to apologise it's all my fault and you are the one who got hit, look at your face all swollen, poor thing" I cried."It's fine i'm o
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"Good morning sweety, I have to rush to somewhere now" Daniel said kissing me lightly on my forehead. He was all dressed up, wearing a slightly ripped jeans and t-shirt. I sat up yawning and stretching."Good morning, where are you going? I asked between yawns. He was looking very cute this morning. I remembered last night and blushed."I got a call from a friend for something, I want to go an sort things out with him" he said brushing his hair in front of the standing mirror."What's that? I enquired stretching myself as I climbed off the bed and stood beside him in front of the mirror." I don't know yet, he said picking up a white powder, he a little amount into his palm, rubbed it together and applied it on his face. I wrapped my arms round his waist and hugged him from behind."Look into the mirror" he said. I did so, making an ugly face, and it made him laugh."See how we look good together" He said smiling, at me through the mirror. " Our kids will be very cute" he added.
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As I got closer to the hostel the rain had subsided already. it was very noisy and crowded with people trooping in and out and chattering like birds. The faces of some people looking excited as they talked excitedly about only God knows what. And noise of sirene from ambulance also filled the air. As I entered the hostel gate people were standing and talking unusually and walked passed group of girls who were also talking and overheard them talking about two girls who slumped after being dropped by a flashy car. I hurriedly went into the room.Ashley got up from the bed, she was actually sitting beside boolu who was lying on the bed and got up to meet me as soon as she sighted me."Thank God you are back, how are you" she asked, she looked actually worried as it was written all over he face. You could tell she really cared about boolu even though they did fight most times"I am fine, what did you say is wrong with her? I asked looking at boolu lying helplessly on the bed, she did
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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
