All Chapters of The Pink Clouds: Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Richard went back to his room and lied on his bed. He couldn’t stop thinking about what happened. It was obviously clear to him that Rebecca really loved him. But then, she was more like a desire he can’t have. He never really understood what love is till he met her. Despite how he valued his education, he scarified his continuous assessment just because he was dying to see her face. And what worries him most is the fact that he doesn’t have anybody to share his story to not even Paul.It was an emotion deep inside him inside that he wished he could tell someone. He lied there on his bed not feeling hungry despite is noon. Suddenly, Paul walked into his room and found him lying on the bed.“Why didn’t you write the test?” Paul asked as he walked to him. “Because I didn’t want to,” Richard replied. “I thought I used to be the crazy one, but you have now proven yourself,” Paul said. “You can say anything you want,”

Richard went to his dormitory and discovered that it had run out of power. Even though he had not eaten since in the afternoon, he wasn't on his right mind to feel hungry. He walked into his room and lied on the bed alone in the dark. He kept thinking about what happened and how he set everything back into order. He lied in the room for than three hours until he finally got himself together to have something to eat. Due to the fact that he was so hungry, he decided to one of the restaurants close to the dormitory and eat even though he didn't like their foods. He changed into a white long robe and walked out of his room. He walked for some minutes before arriving at the restaurant. As soon as he sat down, he received a call from Paul. He requested for where he was and Richard told him. About 15 minutes later, Paul arrived at the restaurant. "Janet has told me everything," Paul said. "What did she tell you?" Richard asked. "It doesn't matter what she told, I th

Throughout their journey in the night, Richard couldn't sleep. He kept thinking about Janet and regretted everything he had done. Around 5 am, he finally fell asleep. Around 7 am, the bus finally arrived Port Harcourt. "Wake up, we have arrived," the passenger sitting next to him touched him on the shoulder. Richard opened his eyes and stretched his arms a bit. "It seems like you've had a nice sleep," the man said. "Not really," Richard answered."Are you sick?" The man asked. "No I'm okay," Richard replied reluctantly. The man stopped talking when he noticed that the expression on Richard's face.About 20 minutes later, they arrived at the bus station where the bus will stop. "Who is dropping here before we will proceed to the bus station?" The assistant driver announced. Most of the passenger started coming down from the bus. When Richard noticed that, he thought of doing the sa

About a week later, Richard was finally getting discharge from the hospital. He woke up the next morning think about how he could persuade the women on staying. They told him the night before that they would take him back to his family. He woke up early in the morning and sat on his sick. There wasn't any Sign of sleep in his eyes. He looked at the beside him and saw little boy lying on it. His mother had been sitting beside him for the whole without any sleep. It remained him of the last he had a fever when he was 13 years. His two sister spent the night in the clinic with taken care of him. At that time, a thought came that women are more caring than men. He looked around the hospital and noticed that most of the relatives of the sick people that spent the night there were woman. "So you are up," the mother of the little boy said. "Oh yes I couldn't sleep any longer," Richard replied. "How are you feeling now?" She asked. "I'm doing mu

It had been five years since Richard left home. Things were working out for him so well in the poultry farm. The owner of the poultry farm trusted Richard so much that she put him to be in charge of supplying food. Somehow, she new Richard was different all the workers she had employed before. She had tested his honesty several time times, but he proved to her that he worth it. But what confused her most about Richard was the fact that he doesn't get involved in any social activity. He spend all of his life in the poultry farm and only go out when need to order food for the animals arises. And she had never seen him spending any of the money she had been paying him. He had only 3 pairs of oversized clothes that he didn't care much to iron. He had been advised several times to take of his hair, but he never took that into account. For all these years, Richard had never thought of going home until one morning. He had a terrible nightmare t