The beat of music enveloped the hall that was already decorated and lightened with disco light. It is called a 'welcome party'. According to the rules of the party, each and everyone had to have an opposite partner even if it was just for the night, postulated by our dear Ayah and saleem.Mr. Tobe walked in with Miss Anna in there black dresses. Her teeth made her dress colorful as she opened it widely to everyone."Wow! You look so good together." I gave her a tight hug."Thank you Ai. It is just for the night." She rolled her eyes playfully to me."Don't tell me that. You are still single master," I whispered to his ear. "This is an opportunity. She is so beautiful.""Hmm hmm!" Mr. Tobe cleared an unreal throat. "Go find a partner.""Well, I have none." I giggled.Miss Anna laughed out, then they both left me standing at the entrance."Then you won't be at the party." He squeaked."Ayah has no where to –"I felt a captivating touch on my waist. His body kissed mine, and his cheek tou
Brad! What more does he want to hear? I am not interested. Like really! First it was Kelvin, now he is my problem."Come on girl. Go to him." Ayah persuaded."Dora, can you please do me one more favour?" She nodded her head. "Tell him whatever you think it is best 'cause I won't be showing up. If 'she is asleep' that comes to your mind, say it. Or 'she don't wanna come' it is fine by me, 'she doesn't want to see you' whichever way. I am not just coming.""Okay then.""Thank you as you do so," I plugged my earpiece, then laid back on bed. "Goodnight."****(No! Whimpering! Darkness! Fire! Tears!)Noo! Not again! I pressed my back against the wall, folded up a leg, then I dug my finger into my hair. This is beyond me mum, dad! I can't handle this all alone.What is the secret behind this nightmare?***The shadow was moving closer. It was following me all over again. This couldn't be Brad. That was not Brad. So who?***Mr Tobe hollered at me as I thought I had succeeded in sneaking in.
I squinted my eyes patiently as he unveiled himself slowly, then just slowly, his face was all shown to me as the cars headlights reflected on his face."You!?""Yes, me. Did you think I will let you off so easily?"It was Kelvin all along. He still had a wicked motives against me? For what exactly? What have I done to him so much to deserve all these from him. But, he won't ever find his way to deal with me.He tightened his gripped onto my neck. I groaned and tried my best to push his hand off me. The more I tried, the more it got tightened. My tongue rolled around my throat, finding its way to settled in my throat as my mouth was widely opened."Arrgh!" My face welled up with liquid now as it must had turned red. My both tiny hands struggling to remove his one huge hand.No, I mustn't got defeated just like this. My eyes that had almost came out weak and hopeless had ju
"Do you know what your weaknesses are?" He traced his hand down to my cleavage. "Your body, and friends."I ogled at him as he said that."Friends?""Yeah, friends," he stood up from the chair. "Let that be and let's focus on why you are here."I sniffed. "My question actually. Why am I here and how long have I been here? What have you done to me Kelvin?" I screamed in anger."Shush!" He placed the finger next to his thumb on his lips. "Calm down my love. I will answer all your questions," he bent towards me. "You are here for me. For my secret love for you," he whispered to my hearings. "That was why you have been here for three days.""What! Are you crazy or something? How can you lock me here for three good days. For what reason?""Hmm! You have this anger issue. I didn't intend to do that, but the sleeping drug worked for the three days you have been h
"What is it son?" Mum asked worriedly as I dropped down my phone.I ran my fingers into my thick and not too thick hair. "Ayah had became a suspect.""Who is – that?""Our head girl in school." I said, gazed down on the table."What does she has to do with the case?" Mum spread her arm widely."The detectives said her roommates back there needs to be interviewed. So I don't know how the interview goes on, but from what I think might be going on. It is only Ayah and I that knows her whereabouts in the camp." I puzzled, still not sure of what was going on."So, from what you said. They are searching for the one who could leaked out her whereabouts to the kidnapper?""I guess so mum. The person would surely be aware of the unknown person scheme.""Hmm! Everyone is a suspect son. The cops might just want to take her in for questioning. This is not abo
"Ayah please. Why are you doing this to us? It is been ten days Ai had gone missing and we still haven't found a clue or an evidence about this issue. We really need you girl." Akila pleaded.Everyone pleaded but Ayah was not willing to help."You all know how much I love Ai, but I can't help right now. You should understand guys. I really wish to help guys."We all stood at the compound trying to confuse her, but she won't heed."Ayah!! Where are you? Come on in." A middle aged voice sounded from inside."My mum is calling me now. She mustn't see you guys here or get an idea that this meeting is still about the case that led me to the station for the very first time in my life." She dropped her palm on Akila in attempt to led her out."Ayah, this is about a life of a precious person in our life. We don't know what Kelvin has been doing for her over there. She needs help,
The detective drove down the silent road from Ai's home. Her parents' were so devastated and they had no one that could stand by them, just this aunt of hers called by the name 'Loveth' visited. Not even a single person calmed each other. It was beyond what I expected.I wrapped my arm around my head in the passenger sit at the front. I took a glimpse of the detective as he gazed at me for a moment, then he looked back to the front."Aside from a classmates in school, or let me say close pals with Ai in school. Do you guys share any special relationship?" He asked as he horned to the car in front of us, which he later overtook."I wish that was it. I wish we are more than friends but it wasn't her wish." I smiled sadly."Hmm! That lady must be a difficult one to turn down handsome like you."I chuckled slightly. "I am the lucky one to have a beauty speck like her.""Indeed she is. Hmm!" He glared back at me, then I knew for a fact that he wanted s
"That is not," I muttered to myself. "No mum! No!" I yelled out, slipped down the flower vase on the centre table, then it got clattered. I scratched my hair as I tugged them in my fingers."Oh my God! Brayd!"I smirked, "they must be joking. That is Ai mum. She can't, she can't just die right?" I grasped my trembled hand in hers."Brayd!""It is not possible mum. No, it is not. It is not." I thought all over, and came to a conclusion to phone the detective.My hands trembled as the detective said to me, "I am on my way to their home now." He hung up.I picked the car key, then mum stopped me. "Where are you off to?"I sniffed in, dropped my hand on the waist and turned yo her. "I am – I will be back mum.""Tell me where. I need to know son. The atmosphere out there is not good for you." Mum sympathised."The atmosphere is not good for Ai and her parents' also," single tear dropped down my cheek. "I will be right back
"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