All Chapters of Behind The Gate of Lakeview : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

                              ~Jade~                  Zee✨: Hey Baby               Zee✨: How're you?                Zee✨: I've really missed you.  I stared at the messages. Was I supposed to feel relieved, happy, glad that my runaway sister has reached out to me? Because all I felt was anger. She started typing something else and I turned my phone off. She was supposed to be here. I was supposed to be in her room right now gisting her about today. About the fact that I held the hands of the guy I like, about the fact that I hugged him and all but I couldn't. Why? Because my favorite person in the world left home for weeks without checking back on me and now, she has

                            ~Uthman~I took a deep breath and tried to focus on the game I was playing but I was failing miserably. Jade was standing in front of me and it was taking all of my willpower not to look at her. I'd love to dare a glance at her but I couldn't, if I don't want to make a fool of myself because I for sure knew I wouldn't be able to stop staring once I looked at her. She said something to Hana which I did not hear.Fuck this game and the stupid money bet. I thought to myself as I looked up but she was already gone.'Hey, you lost the game. My money'I turned to Akin who had a wide grin on his face.'I knew for sure you lost concentration the moment Jade got it. You got it bad man.'Trust Dan and his words.'What are you boys doing there? Don't you know it's

                                 ~Jade~     I stared at Zee. She stared back. I stared at her. Zee stared back. Then her face dissolved into a huge smile as she started to walk towards me.  'Hey baby. I've missed you'  And she hugged me. I allowed her to but I did not hug her back, my hands laying limply at my sides. She moved back, still smiling.  'Look at you. Did you miss me that much?'  I stared at her, still not talking. I did not trust myself to talk. I did not what to say, what to think. I could only stare at her. I cleared my throat.  'What are you doing here?'  S

 #unedited.                                                           ~Jade~ 'I think it has always been long buried emotions and feelings because the memories of when I did not feel like this are blurred. I can't remember.' I smiled sheepishly at the message. It was sent around 6am. Talk about waking up to a love message. I thought this only happens to American teenagers or older Nigerians but definitely not to a sixteen year old me.  'Won ti n tan, abi?' (They are already fooling you, right?'  I looked up at my brother's voice. He was standing at the foot of the stairs and he was looking at me. I mentally rolled my eyes as I descended the stairs.  'Why does it have to be tha

 ~Uthman~ When Hana finally told me that we could visit Jade, I released a breath I did not know I had been holding since the last time I saw her. She was unconscious and her brother had carried her.  I was nervous climbing the stairs to where her room was. I could literally hear my heart beat faster and faster. 'You guys should wait here. Let me check if she is awake' Hana said and entered her room. I heard voices in the room but couldn't make out what they were saying. Then, the door opened again and Hana gestured for us to enter. My heart picked up race again. Calm down buddy. Just calm down. The guys entered and I followed them. She was sitting up on her bed, her knees drawn to her chest. She looked up briefly when we entered and smiled tightly at us. At