'Oh,in case i left out their surname,am talking of no other person than the president of Muslim Student Society,Habeeb Aladejobi' Hannah said smiling.
Habeeb Aladejobi is the MSS president on campus,he's a famous guy,and decent one too,he's okay in terms of money.
It was funny how he overlooked all the Hijab sisters and professed his love for Rukayat who hardly attended their meetings except on Fridays.The matter had raised so much dust among the executive before it finally died down.
'Am trying not to believe you' Rukayat said fighting the pain behind those words.
'You don't have to believe,if you don't want to.' Hannah said.
'Who is pweetyolly by the way?'
'Don't you know those ugly girls,who live by strange names,her real name is Olamide,but being a ugly babe,she decided to add swagger to it now.' Shade explained,'Such names abound now,Pweety cherry,bisi berry,queenly this,Diva that and much more.'
The girls burst out laughing except Rukayat.
'Enough of the laughter jare,lets help a friend in pain' Cynthia said
'So,what do you girls suggest we do?' Hannah asked genuiely
'As of now,this place is blank' Shade said pointing to her head 'Lets sleep over it,tomorrow morning,we'll come up with ideas.'
'I agree with that,am already feeling sleepy self,tomorrow,we'll trash it out.' Cynthia moved to Rukayat who was crying. 'You don't have to cry over this,okay?'
'We're in this together,and we'll support you all the way,try and sleep.' Hannah joined in.
The girls lay quietly on their bed,each to her thought.Rukayat sobbed quietly letting the tears flow freely.
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Adetoun watched as the figure came into the kitchen,she almost froze,behind the cupboard.
Her eyes almost popped out of her head when she saw that it was Adeola,and not Biyisi.
Adeola carefully opened the pot and began eating the fish from the stew,so it was Adeola who was always eating the meat at night.
And the girl will watch her mother beat Adetoun every time meat or chicken dissappeared from the pot of soup.Her knees were paining her already as she squeezed herself in the little space.
As she crouched down,something fell from the cupboard,both girls froze.It was a spoon.
Adeola switched on the light,to see a crouching Adetoun behind the cupboard.'I caught you Toun' she said.
Adetoun laughed,'Look at the oil in your hands,you thief,i'll report you to mummy.' she stood up from her hideout.
'But....but,i wasn't....'Adeola stammered.
'You were not doing what? Little thief' Adetoun continued.
'Anyway she won't believe you,am sure you're coming from Priye's house' she eyed her sister.
'I have a proof.' Adetoun said
'Proof? What proof?'
'Well,lets wait till morning,when i give it to Biyisi.' She grinned like a baby who just found a new toy.
'And how are you going to explain what you were doing in the kitchen at this time' Adeola asked.
'I'll simply tell her i came for a glass of water.' Adeola looked defeated.
'How about,we strike a deal' Adetoun suggested.
'What deal?'
'Well,you'll have to abide by my rules.' Adetoun said smiling wicked.
This was time for revenge no going back.
'So,what are your terms?'
'1.You'll help me with the chores,each time i call you
2.You'll stop stealing meat from the soup.
3.You'll keep queit about all that happened tonight.
'Thats not fair now,all that?.' Adeola asked about to cry.
'You'd better be quiet,if anyone comes in,you're in soup' Adeola wiped her tears.
'Do we have a deal?'
'Yes'
'Now,to your room,nothing happened here o.'
They both tiptoed to their room,Adetoun pulled on her night gown and slumped on the bed.
She had no proof,she had only said that to make the silly girl afraid.
Was this how she was going to continue her life?
Sneaking? Running?hiding? For how long? For how long will i bear this flogging?
The work load was too much for her,she had no choice.
How about running away?
Thats not a good idea,she never liked that idea.where would she run to?she erased that completely from her mind.
As she turn on her sides,she felt the pain of this afternoon flogging,she removed her bible under the pillow and prayed to God,she wept till she slept off,tomorrow was another day,only God could dictate the happenings of her life.
Only if she knew what was in store for her,she would have prayed to God to take her life this night.
May we never experience sorrow beyond our understanding....Amen
SaTurDay
The incessant hitting of hammer on nail,sounded from away,the hitting caused so much noise that she had to open her eyes,there was no carpenter in the room.
The hammering continued,she could feel it in her head,she realised it was an headache.
She climbed out of bed,into the bathroom to ease herself,she got some paracetamol tablets and downed it with a glass of water.
She was about to sit down when her phone vibrated,she picked it.
'Good morning darling' Jacob drawled over the phone.
'Hi Jay' She said to him.
'How was your night?' he asked.
'Cool as ever' she smiled over the phone.
'I want to remind of our date today' Funny! How could one forget that,she mused.
'You don't have to,i know' she laughed.
'Thats good,let me know when you're ready,i want my driver to pick you'
'Thats not a problem'
'Don't keep me waiting dear' Jacob said at his end.
Jane dropped her phone,when she heard the buzzing of the intercom.
Who could be at the gate,it was just 7:30 by the wall clock.
She still had her night robe on,she tied a towel over her body and went to the gate,she saw the strange looking fat man who came the other time through the peep hole.
She opened the gate, 'Good morning' the man said with a smile on his face.
'Good morning' Jane said asking the man in.
'This came in for you Miss Jane' he sais bringing out a box and a book.'You're to sign here'
Jane signed and collected the box from the man, 'Thank you' she said closing the gate.
She floated to her room in 5seconds,she removed the well decorated wrapping paper and ribbon to reveal a red and brown box.
On it was written 'ChoCoPoLoGie' she almost screamed,her dream chocolate,she had mentioned it to Jacob once,she had never seen it before,she had only seen it in a movie and in books.
Chocopologie is an expensive kind of chocolate,made by Knidschildt,its made of 70% valrhano cacao,creamy greanache,and handrolled with truffle oil and dusted with cocoa powder.
She removed the cover,it had two rolls,6pieces in each,she ate two pieces at a time,it tasted Yummy,it had a very rich taste.
She finished it before remembering that she had not brushed her teeth.It didn't matter anyway,she rushed to the bathroom to brush her teeth.
Jacob was the only one that could send her such,Jacob was a darling indeed.
She had to freshen up,it was past eight.
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Jacob's House
Jacob had woken up early,he'd also woken the entire staff himself,they were wondering why the boss himself took charge of things.
He wanted to make it up to Janet for the other time,his mother dismissed her.He'd let Jackie in on his plans and they both worked together to ensure everything was spick and span before she arrived.
Jacob wanted her to feel welcome this time,he wanted her to relax and be comfortable in his home.He would never disobey his mother at the same time,he couldn't sacrifice his comfort for her cry about class and money.
What was class and money compared to Love? That four letter word that could turn your world upside,if anyone had made a bet with him that he'd raise his voice over his mother in 10 yrs time,his opponent would have won his money by now.
Jacob had personally chosen the dishes to be prepared,ordering everyone around,he had never been known to fail at anything,including business and deals,he was not prepared to start with Janet the daughter of the Odenugas.
He had notified the staff at the kitchen to inform him about everything,and nothing carried on behind him.He sank on the cream sofa,he looked pleased with himself,he was downing a cup of coffee when Jackie joined him.
'I think we're making headway' Jackie said looking tired.
'Yes sis,thanks for helping me out' Jacob hugged her.
'You can thank me,when the day is over' Jackie smiled warmly at her brother.
'I sure will,i only pray she doesn't change her mind' Jacob said calmly.
'Hey brother,relax,am sure she'll come' Jackie held his hands confidently.
'I'll be so happy.'
A maid came in to ask about something,he answered her promptly and discharged her away.
'You must be crazy in love to have gone this far for Jane,i hope she's worth it' Jackie said in a serious countenance.
nice series, cnt wait for d next episode . I op its nt going to take long dis time around. thanks for d luvly story line... waiting for episode 9.....
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