CHAPTER SEVEN. "Who was that man that dropped you and your friends?" Nathan questioned. "Oh, that..." Pink smiled. "Yes, that.""He is Ann's boyfriend's driver." Pink innocently said."Oh."Pink looked directly in his eyes. "Someone can be jealous?""When it comes to you.."Pink interrupted. "Says the guy that flirted with almost every female that came to buy from his stand tonight. You think I didn't notice?""I was only being nice and friendly. It is called courtesy and customer service." Nathan explained. Pink made funny, but cute faces. "Over here we call it cheating.""Says the girl that was driven in a Venza to the governor's birthday party!" "By an unknown driver of my friend's boyfriend." Pink completed. "How did you get past that gate? For the little I know, it is an exclusive birthday party." "Ann's boyfriend is big." Nathan frowned. "Whatever." He said in a really cool accent, "How much do you need for your WAEC and JAMB fees again?"Pink blushed. "Oh my God! Is s
CHAPTER EIGHT. Kim had no plans of leaving Nigeria anytime soon. She sat on her balcony, admiring the big city, smoking and painting. Her close friends would testify she was a talented painter. She had tons of her artworks in the national museum, California, and Nigeria. She made quite a fortune from painting. A lot of people did not know her to be an artist. She preferred to remain anonymous in her artistry. She wasn't expecting to see Bryan walking to her balcony, she looked around in surprise when Bryan walked forward, towards her. Was she hallucinating? She exhaled hard when she saw Jennifer walk to the balcony as well, wearing a broad smile. Now she was certain she wasn't hallucinating, Jenifer must have let him into her house. Very quickly she covered her painting, looking at both in confusion. "Is someone hiding something from us?" Bryan teased, smiling. "No, ofcourse not." Kim scoffed. "I'm only trying to keep my client and his work anonymous." "I didn't know you wer
CHAPTER NINE.Nathan jogged from the studio, headed to his house. He tied his sweater round his waist. As he jogged, he buried his mind in thoughts.His mom was moving crazily and it hurt him. He slowed his pace when he noticed Kim's car parked in front of him.Kim whined down, "Come on, get in!" She said. "I'll give you a ride."Nathan opened the front door of Kim's car and settled into the seat. He shot her a grateful glance. "Hi, good afternoon ma." He drew a deep breath before beginning to talk. "You're God sent, thank you." "The energy you used while jogging, like an athlete." Kim said. "Why are jogging under this hot sun, it's ridiculous."Nathan looked away, ashamed. "Nothing." Kim studied his expressions. "Something is wrong, you look sad." "I am." Nathan replied. "Why? I won't give up easily." Kim persuaded. "Talk to me, I would help if I could." "Just a terrible unlucky day." Nathan said dismissively. "How have you been?" "Not bad. I'm alive." Kim replied casually. "
CHAPTER TEN.Kim was by the pool side in Bryan's mansion. She wasn't swimming even though she was in her bikini. She sat staring at nothing in particular, she ransacked her head, explored ideas on the best way to get her son back. She didn't seem to find the best idea yet.Bryan tip-toes to the pool using his hands to cover Kim's eyes, not in the mood, she sholves his hands. "Baby you have been giving me attitude since I came back from my music video shoot, why?""Music video shoot huh? I watched the thriller on your laptop, that is not a music video shoot, it is a porn shoot. More than ten girls were flashing their boobs and ass in your face and you call it music video shoot?" That was in no way the reason for her mood, but, Kim saw an oopportunity and used it. "Baby calm down, you are overreacting. I have had nastier music videos." Bryan stroked her hair gently. "Okay." The word came out before she realized she had said it. "Okay fine. I will re shoot the music video, anything
CHAPTER ELEVEN. "You're two weeks pregnant!" Jennifer announced, pulling a chair to sit beside Kim, at her balcony. She wanted to get her mind off a lot of things.Somewhere in her heart, she felt concerned about Payson, each time she remembered how angry and devastated he was when she left his office.Her painting brush fell off her hands. "Pregnant?" She asked."Yes." Jennifer nodded excitedly. "Congratulations! Our celebrity baby is on the way." "I didn't plan to have a child now but..I love babies so.. harari!" Kim smiled. "Perfect way to hold him down." Jennifer said."I don't need to get pregnant to hold him down." Kim rolled her eyes."Talk to me, what is happening? And when will you tell Bryan you are pregnant?""After the release of his Album.""He also needs to know you are Blade."Kim shook her head disapprovingly. "Do you know how much he hates Blade? I don't want to lose Bryan.""Yea, you shouldn't lose him. He is a celebrity. How big is the wedding going to be?" Kim
CHAPTER TWELVE.Payson looked at Alex in shock when he stepped into the living room. How did he find her? How did he know she was at Rose's apartment? Her friend, Rose, shot her an apologetic glance."I'm sorry," Rose said. "But I couldn't ignore him. I'll be outside." Rose scurried out of the living room. Alex sat on the couch, opposite Payson. He studied her face quietly. "Kim is lying, if you don't believe me then let's run a DNA on yourself and Nathan." Payson stated. "Yes we will, today, shall we?" Alex simply said. Payson looked at him differently, what had Kim done to her husband? Never had he ever had doubts about her. "You don't believe me, you believe Kim over me?" "You have decided to take my docile nature for granted, but not anymore.." He paused then continued. "Just say the truth Payson and save us the time. I love you and there is no way I will side with Kim, but I need to know the truth so I can know how to prepare." Payson stared at him for long then exhaled s
CHAPTER THIRTEEN."You are pregnant?" Sarah forced out the words, nearly having a heart attack. "You're what?" Dalvin opened his eyes in shock. No, he didn't expect that. Pregnant? "I thought you were a virgin." Pink moved backwards, then quickly turned and ran down the staircase.Sarah jumped to her feets and chased after her. Dalvin sank into the couch, perplexed, looking at the pregnancy strip test. ***Alex barged into his living room. He saved himself to stress to greet a bunch of pretenders. "Payson!" Alex yelled, looking around until he finally caught glimpse of her. "Oh there you are! Why haven't you signed the divorce papers?"Payson scoffed. "I will not sign any divorce papers.""Why won't you? Is marriage a death sentence?" Alex asked."It is for better, for worse." Payson responded."Alex my son, please calm down let's talk things out." Onome tried to pacify Alex."Dad please. Why are you even divorcing mom? Please talk
CHAPTER FOURTEEN.Kim raised a glass to make a toast. "To long life!" "To long life!" Sarah chorused, laughing. Dalvin stood on his toe, stretching his neck to spy on the two women.He couldn't be more confused. Suddenly they were drinking and gisting like old time high school friends, trying to catch up. ***Al Badger Desert, United Arab Emirates. Kim is sitted in a quad bike drinking water. Bryan tickles her from behind, she turns looking at him startled. "Bryan... You scared me." Kim said, smiling awkwardly."So it's Bryan now?" He rolled his eyes."Baby boy.." Kim said."Yo! That's more like it. I am a baby boy." Bryan stated, pinching her nipples."Excuse you? Young man, it is disrespectful for you to walk up to a beautiful woman with your green dyed hair, scarf tied around your neck and slip your hands under her blouse caressing her breasts." Kim wrapped her hands around his neck, kissing his lips softly.Bryan pau
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVEAfter performing at the club and taking Kim to his hotel room, that was the last he saw her. He woke up the next morning to her absence, she left him a handwritten note that read: "Dear Bryan, It felt good being with you last night and I enjoyed every second. You're a sweet soul but I have to go. Please don't look for me. Kim." Bryan sighed heavily, tossing the note aside. "Fuck you Kim..I will find you." He walked to the table and poured himself a glass of champagne. He focused on the trails of bubbles arising from his champagne. The days went by and Bryan didn't hear the end of it. His mother scolded him every day for his performance at the club. His freestyle at the club went viral worldwide and everyone was talking about it. Everyone wondered why he hadn't gotten married to Kim yet. Eva had made a press release addressing the public that Bryan and Kim did not have a relationship again and the club freestyle was a little show for fans. Bryan was unaware,
CHAPTER TWENTY FOURBryan drove into his mansion and walked to his bedroom. He was having a terrible migraine. He paused by the entrance of his bedroom, glaring at Beverly. She was standing by the mirror, naked. With a light groan, he closed the bedroom door and walked inside. "Superstar.." Her voice was sensuous, she turned to fully face him, smiling. "I've been waiting for you all night." "We need to talk." Moving closer to him, she said. "We're talking." Bryan moved back. "I'm calling off the engagement." He took off his jacket. "There are a lot of things I can't remember, a lot of things that aren't adding up. Look, I'm tired okay?" Beverly had expected rejection tonight but calling off the engagement? She didn't see it coming. She shook her head, trying to wrap her fingers around his neck. "Baby.." "I mean everything I've said tonight and still saying." Bryan pulled away, he walked to his wardrobe then pulled out a blanket, covering Beverly in it. "I am putting an end to a
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE"Who's there?" Kianna asked, tip toeing to the window. She stared outside the window trying to see who it was that was ringing the bell. Past 9pm and she was home alone, almost asleep. "I said who's there?" Her voice was louder. "Kianna, it's Pink," Pink responded in a low voice. "Please let me in." Kianna sighed, relieved it wasn't some serial killer or thief. She opened the door and Pink stepped into the living room. "Pink..." She said, locking the living room door. "How did you find... come in."Pink hugged Kianna tightly, crying softly. "I'm sorry for barging in on you this way, this night..I had nowhere else to go.." Kianna rubbed a hand over Pink's back, patting her gently. "Pink, let it all out if you have to..I am here for you." Pink pulled out from the embrace and lowered herself to sit on the couch, sniffing back tears. "I ran away from home.." "Why?" Kianna sat beside her. "What happened?" ***Bryan winced, and h
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO. Nathan was hungry, damn it. He stood far too close to Pink in the courtroom, but still she stood, sighing with annoyance and regret. The judge didn't adjourn the case, it seemed Kim was not even interested in being in possession of Pink. She willingly agreed for Pink to go back to her parents or whatever the court decided. Kim only focused on debunking the false narrative about her kidnapping Pink. Kim wasn't surprised when she saw Sarah with Payson in the courtroom, everything dawned on her then that this was all Payson's little scheme, again. Kim was shaking hands with the judge by now, satisfied with his decision - Pink was to move in back with her parents. Nathan avoided Kim and her glances. He didn't understand her - she was his biological mother, yeah? So why wasn't she fighting to have custody of his child? Beyond that, she didn't even seem interested in being part of his life or anything associated with him. He could only hate her the more. First sh
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE.Eva looking at Beverly, accessed her from hair to toe. She'd never met Beverly in person before now but Bryan in the past had told her quite a lot about her. "I didn't think you were from around here, are you Nigerian?" Eva asked. "African?" Beverly shook her head, her brown eyes sparkling with laughter. "No ma'am. I am black Canadian. Beverly Washington." "Eva Hills," Eva turned and poured a large cup of coffee with a touch of regular milk, then slid the cup across the counter. "Why did you and Bryan break up?" Beverly took a minute to inhale the fresh aroma before taking a sip. "Mmm. This is good." "Thank you. So tell me how you met Bryan, how the relationship went and all the circumstances that surrounded the relationship." "We go way back," Beverly said, keeping her cover story in mind. "We met at a Nicki Minaj concert years back when he was still an underground artist, we became friends and eventually started dating three years ago," "Why did you break
CHAPTER TWENTY.Kim sat inside her car, her head on the steering, face covered in tears. She could hear Pink packing their bags in the car boot. Raising her head up, she looked at the rear view then took a wipe on her face. She looked a mess. Pink leaned on Kim's car, facing the sky. She was trying so hard to stop the tears that rained on her face. She was aware that Kim was also crying - she heard Kim and Jennifer talk about Bryan's current health condition. Jennifer walked to the parking lot while on a phone call, her hands were filled with handbags and Kim's MacBook. After glaring at Pink for a moment, she opened the front door of the car and relaxed into the seat, exhaling. She dropped the call and focused her gaze on Kim whom by now had stopped crying and was trying to apply make - up. "That woman is so mean and heartless!" Jennifer nearly screamed, her voice telling her furious she was. "I can't stand her! Ugh!" "Where is Pink?" Kim asked. "Outside," Jennifer's voice sof
CHAPTER NINETEEN. Kim walked into Bryan's hospital room and looked around. Bryan's mother, Eva was there, sitting beside him. Jennifer was standing beside Kim so she assisted her to sit on the couch. "Close the door." Eva said sternly. "Apologies," Jennifer quietly closed the door. "Good afternoon ma."Bryan was asleep. He looked healthy and fine to Kim, so she exhaled and relaxed. "Hi, good afternoon ma'am," She greeted Eva with a smile. "When did you come?" Kim gave Jennifer a questioning look, trying to figure out why Jennifer was acting suspicious the whole time. Bryan looked fine, sleeping soundly. Although this wasn't her first time communicating with Eva, she felt nervous sitting in the same room with her. This was her first encounter with Eva after nineteen years. "It's good to have you in Nigeria," Kim said, stretching her neck to look at Bryan. "How is Bryan?" Her tone was soft and gentle. "Can I speak with you in private, Kim?" Eva's eyes narrowed with an intuitive
CHAPTER EIGHTEEN.Nathan stood by the hospital gate glaring at the hospital building. He was confused, sad and angry..he didn't know if to go inside or stay outside. Did Kim really deserve his sympathy? Angrily, he shook his head and turned to leave but bumped heads with Pink. Sighing, Nathan exhaled. "Pink.." Pink eyed him. "Nathan..did you come to see Miss Kim?" Nathan coughed a reply and shook his head for a second before answering. "No.." "So what brought you here?" Pink asked."Me?" Nathan replied, glancing down at her wide - leg trousers and loose top. "I came to see someone.. charity..I came to do charity.." He paused then tilted his head. "But how is Miss Kim doing?" "How did you know she is here?" Nathan looked at her. "You just said it yourself.." "Okay..I should be going now," Pink said walking out. "Not like you care anyway.." Nathan breathed out a sigh of relief as she walked away. He had come to see Kim but now he felt disgusted being here. "Pink!" He yelled
CHAPTER SEVENTEEN."Kim was involved in a car accident?!" Her breath caught in her throat. "Which hospital?.. I work there, okay - I'm on my way." She ended the call.Jennifer froze, afraid of even getting up on her feet. "Your friend had an accident?" Bana asked, sipping on his wine.Jennifer simply nodded, still trying to absorb the shock. "Is it critical?" He demanded. "I don't know.." She answered. "I guess you have to leave, now?" He un buckled his belt, trying to adjust his stomach to accommodate more wine. "Yes, I'll give you a call later." Jennifer reached for her purse on the table, rushing to pass through the door. Bana shrugged, signaling the waiter to bring his bill. He invited Jennifer to come have a drink at his bar, during her break period. Regardless he owned the bar, he always paid for his drinks. ***"This year in History class, we are going to be studying the countries of the world, their culture, their food and thei