I horned harder to alert the white Camry car that was parked in front of mine abruptly in the company's park. I stretched out my neck to check if the driver of the car was in it or not. Different kind of cars, I could sight a black Honda car and the sort occupied the park already which makes it impossible for me to go through another lane.
A dark skinned weighed hand wagged out of the car's window which signaled 'sorry'. He took off immediately he kicked the car, then he drove out of the silver gate as the security man who was clad in a royal blue trouser, and a powdered blue t.shirt opened up the gate, flagging down.
I did the same. I thought of the call I received this morning from Loveth. It seems she wanted to say something, but she kept herself from speaking out. What could be wrong with her? As much as I know Loveth, she is a strong girl and she could fight all her worries herself without the help of anyone.
The white Camry
"Really? Oh my! I will be really glad to welcome you back." I said to Loveth on the phone."I–I need to tell you something Monica.""What do you need to tell me? I know there is surely something bothering you. I would like to hear it, go on." I leaned back on my chair twirling the pen on the desk in my hand."I– I–"A knocked came through the door as she was about to talk further. "Hold on Loveth! Come in!" I removed the phone from the ear and esponded to the person at the door.A young skinny lady in her twenties walked in to my office. She has this tiny cat eyes with a very dark eyeball. A long chin which made her pretty of a lady. "Hello ma!" She had a normal lady's voice. "The CEO called for an impromptu meeting and you need to be there ma'am.""Now!?""Yes, now! It is about the contract we are dealing with, LA company." She dropped her folded palms on her lap as she make the announcement."Moni! Are you the
"Arggh!" I rose up from bed reluctantly to an heavy headache. I clutched my head tightly and slipped my hand into my hair. I screwed up my eyes to the bright sunlight that reflected through the drapery."You drank so much yesterday."I turned to the direction the voice came through. My eyes widened up just immediately. I gazed at him in awe as he sat on the cushion with a glass of water in his hand. I looked away for a few seconds and looked back to check if I was only dreaming. A smile fell down from my lips at the confirmation of my visibility."Ar–""Don't even call out my name Monica," he cut me off shortly. "Why did you need to drink so much at the party?""Noo, I –""No? No! I told you I will be back just yesterday from my traveling, which you insisted I needed to finish up whatever task I had in Singapore before coming back home. I agreed, then I arrived at the house after a long good week spent at the hotel alone. I was expecti
"Arggh!" I rose up from bed reluctantly to an heavy headache. I clutched my head tightly and slipped my hand into my hair. I screwed up my eyes to the bright sunlight that reflected through the drapery."You drank so much yesterday."I turned to the direction the voice came through. My eyes widened up just immediately. I gazed at him in awe as he sat on the cushion with a glass of water in his hand. I looked away for a few seconds and looked back to check if I was only dreaming. A smile fell down from my lips at the confirmation of my visibility."Ar–""Don't even call out my name Monica," he cut me off shortly. "Why did you need to drink so much at the party?""Noo, I –""No? No! I told you I will be back just yesterday from my traveling, which you insisted I needed to finish up whatever task I had in Singapore before coming back home. I agreed, then I arrived at the house after a long good week spent at the hotel alone. I was expecti
Tears, was what my eyes could made justice to as Arnold revealed the despicable thing that went on his mind. Years ago when the truth hasn't been known, we never once fought this way, nor question each other's character. He never even yelled at me. Now that we are bounded to be together–ahh! Why is this happening to us?"Now you said it is my problem? Whereas you caused this on us. That was why you asked me to finish up my task because of your nasty games. That was just the reason you haven't been able to speak to Loveth. My sister couldn't talk to me about her problem, she insisted on talking to you alone because she trust you. What did you do in return?" He gestured as his voice kept raising up. "You broke her trust.""No! Don't involve Loveth in this, I am going to speak to her as promised and please Arnold, don't be like this. You know I wouldn't do that. Why are you hurting me? You said all you have wanted is my happiness, how did you want to achieve that? By this, by this thin
Tears, was what my eyes could made justice to as Arnold revealed the despicable thing that went on, on his mind. Years ago when the truth hasn't been known, we never once fought this way, nor question each other's character. He never even yelled at me. Now that we are bounded to be together–ahh! Why is this happening to us?"Now you said it is my problem? Whereas you caused this on us. That was why you asked me to finish up my task because of your nasty games. That was just the reason you haven't been able to speak to Loveth. My sister couldn't talk to me about her problem, she insisted on talking to you alone because she trust you. What did you do in return?" He gestured as his voice kept raising up. "You broke her trust.""No! Don't involve Loveth in this, I am going to speak to her as promised and please Arnold, don't be like this. You know I wouldn't do that. Why are you hurting me? You said all you have wanted is my happiness, how did you want to a
"Arnold! Arnold! All he said are lies. He just want to ruin our relationship. Arnold! Will you please just listen to me, talk to me please. Please Arnold!" I defended again when we got to the living as he tried to leave for the room, leaving me all alone."What have you both done in the past?" He turned to face me, wrapped his arm around him and said further, "he mentioned you guys had something in the past, and you are here telling me everything are lies? I was there Monica. I have been there for so long while you guys are chatting. I heard everything he said to you, everything! Why did you came back to me when you don't actually love me anymore? You should have just let me leave for abroad instead of you coming back to me. You should have just be with him. I would have let you go if you told me back then that you are happy with him, with just his touch on your skin, but you told me you guys had no relationship or whatsoever. Why are you doing this?" He gestured now, with his
"Arnold! Arnold! All he said are lies. He just want to ruin our relationship. Arnold! Will you please just listen to me, talk to me please. Please Arnold!" I defended again when we got to the living as he tried to leave for the room, leaving me all alone."What have you both done in the past?" He turned to face me, wrapped his arm around him and said further, "he mentioned you guys had something in the past, and you are here telling me everything are lies? I was there Monica. I have been there for so long while you guys are chatting. I heard everything he said to you, everything! Why did you came back to me when you don't actually love me anymore? You should have just let me leave for abroad instead of you coming back to me. You should have just be with him. I would have let you go if you told me back then that you are happy with him, with just his touch on your skin, but you told me you guys had no relationship or whatsoever. Why are you doing this?" He gestured now, with his
My hands were on the grey colour cabinet in the kitchen as I sensed someone at the entrance. I looked briefly at the door bumping my eyes into the microwave that was placed at the end side of the placement. Loveth rested slantly against the wall with her two arms folded around each other.Loveth arrived with Arnold the day he scurried out of the room due to the emergency call he received from her.It happens that Loveth had to escaped from the USA because of her fiancé insults on her. He never allowed her to leave the house, not even to work. She came back to Nigeria with bruises all over her faces, and she had been trying to explain them all to me to save her from him, but I never had the time to listen to her."Hey! Sister-in-law!" She walked closed to me and pressed her lower back against the cabinet, where the toasting machine is placed. A cupboard was hung up there, straight to where she was. "Were you disappointed to see me instead of your husband
"Woahhhhhhh! Babyyyyy!" Akila screamed as I walked inside the club house dazzling with different kind of disco colours to make sure her voice was heard through the music playing loudly."Yeahhhh!" I scurried down to her in my black heels, clad in a nude gown that exposed half of my lap. I threw my hands up as we both dance playfully to the music."I miss you so much baby."We both cackled then I tug my hair dangling on my cheeks to my ear."I miss you too."A welcome party was organized for the SS3 students' one month after the completion of our mock exam, looking forward to writing WAEC.Everyone dancing away their sorrows in their different kind of sexy dress. I was never used to dressing girlish, but I have to this night, to look different at least and mum actually complimented that."Look who we have here. Thought you are never coming." Daniel showed u
"Ai!""Yes, yes mum!""You realized your phone is ringing right?"I looked up at dad to meet his gaze on me."Go pick up in your room if you are uncomfortable picking up in our present." Dad uttered."No dad! I am just – I am –" I stuttered.That wasn't a good thing!"Go on and come back." It sounded like a command and I just have to obey that."Ok!" I got to my room to switched off my phone. I threw it on the bed in anger and paced around my room.He should have just stop calling, why does he had to call continuously. Just be positive Ai. Dad will trust you. What if he didn't?I got back to the living room and acted like nothing was wrong. I could feel his gaze on me, but I fixed my eyes on the T .V show even though I wasn't fully concentrating."You
"What is Victor doing here Ai? Arnold? I mean, how did you came across him?""By chance mum. Please move forward." I demonstrated with my hand like he knew not what that meant.Brad moved forward with his dad reluctantly."After everything he did to our family. I almost lost Arnold because of his wicked act. I almost lost my own life. You wouldn't have been here if not for God Ai because both of us would have been dead by now all because of him. So what is he doing here? Why are you here?" Mum raised her voice higher at him."I am aware everything I did in the past could cost your life and I still kept doing it out of my own selfish motives even after I had a son already." He said lowly.I never knew the cold hearted man I met yesterday could be pitiful."What! You had a son during those times?""Yes, I impregnated a lady during my NYSC. I told her to go abort th
A I's P O V."Do you wanna talk to me about your father?" I looked back to his eyes which suddenly filled with sour. "If you wanna forget your whole past then you have to let it out.""You are right Ai, but I don't even know what to talk to you about than to let you know the wicked of a father I have.""His action could be of the past. Why don't you just make a good relationship with him and forget it ever happened."The journey was a silent one with little breeze hovering the little dirt around."I wish I could but he is not even ready to accept his past mistakes. He never sees it as one. My mum still have yo beg my father for love. I just want him gone forever.""Why would you say such?""I am already used to living without him before he came around to add more salt to the wound. I wouldn't have allowed him back in our li
I lifted up my head to let the liquid stayed in my eyelids. I turned back to him as he stared at me curiously. I looked down to the floor than back to him."Brad,""Yes. I am listening.""I – I was never –""Children, Brayd! Ai!" Brad's mum distracted with her call on us. "Come down and eat. I prepared something.""We should go to your mum now." I said as I stretched my thumb to the door."No! I want you to talk to me first. Is it about what happened to you or there is more to it?" He held up my chin, made sure his eyes was directly into mine."Will you still love a liar like me?" The tears flipped down my eyes unknowingly."Ai, you are scaring me right now. Liar? How?" He quickly pulled me into a hug, and rubbed down my hair."I was never raped Brad. It all lies. He never dig the strange thing in, but he never stops – stops scratc
I staggered down to the living room in aimed to go into my room as I was saved by my dad from falling. I looked into his eyes and tears escaped from my eyes."Are you okay love? What happened?"I cried out then I quickly embraced him. "I am sorry dad, and I miss you," I whimpered. "I am sorry. I have made a mistake. I committed an unforgiving crime dad.""You haven't committed a crime my dear and you deserve to be angry at me. I am sorry love. Just have it in mind that I love you and your mother a whole lot." He stuck my head on his shoulder."Dad, I – I was never raped. I am still a virgin. It was confirmed by a doctor dad. I –""Are you serious?" He disengaged from me to stare into my guilty eyes. He smiled and embraced me back just again. "You should be happy love. You don't deserve that punishment.""But dad, Lina and Kelvin?""They are in
Dad moved out of his room as I was about walking out of the house to school. Our eyes on each other. His sympathy gaze caught my attention, calling for forgiveness. I still can't help to think of it, that my dad was actually responsible for my mum misfortune."Hi love!"I nodded my head and stared at him with strong gaze. "I wouldn't want to be late for school dad. See you later.""I know my Ai didn't care if she got late to school or not. She just wanna avoid her irresponsible father."The word struck my hearts. My father was never irresponsible in his duties as a father. Why didn't I got the fact that all was in the past now, and my mum was finally happy."What if she is just acting like she is happy," I raised my glare at him. "Dad, I know mum said she is happy, but deep inside, what if – what if she is never happy. Dad, did you think I will forever be happy for what has b
I and my family having dinner at the dining table as my mind trailed off to the conversation I had with Brad.How can he expect me to fix his broken hearts while I have mine too?It was so much to ask for."Is this about Lina or your neurologist?" Mum brought me back to life."Huhn!""You have been toying with your food since. Why aren't you eating?" Mum said in a mouthful food.I looked down at the rice and plantain that was dished in front of me."What happened dear? Are you okay?" Dad gained my attention to him."Do you have your past too dad? And," I shook the meal with my spoon. "Does it still haunt you?""Why are you asking such questions?" Dad reached for the glass of chilled water in front of him."I just wanna know. Why must everyone has a past? Can't we just live a happy life without no
"My child, go meet Brad in his room." She said in a more requested tone, with a slight must do voice."But –""There is something between he and his father that haven't been sorted out up until now. I don't want him to have such feelings of sadness about his father anymore." She had my hand on hers with her eyes fixed on it."Okay, I will go ma'am." I smiled in a tight lips then she did the same with a small of her teeth exposed out.I watched my steps carefully as I moved up the stairs like they told me not to put my foot on ground. There was only one room with a black door at the right hand of the corridor. I opened up the door slightly and peeped into the room after a little dramatic action – my fingers on my head then my left and right chest.So boring! Guys don't fantasize their interior decor like we girls. I love it colorful but it wasn't that