The story of my young life episode 12

Sequence 12
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ERIC POV
"ahaha, you want to kill me before my time, what have I not done for you?
Your mates are in the University, and you've written jamb 3 times now
without succeeding, now it resulted to drinking and getting beaten up,
haha, my enemies are at work ooh. My only son can never be useless. "
My mum kept scolding me, I deserved it anyway. Thankfully one of the people
who was at the bar knew me very well so he ran to call her. She paid up the
bill and asked some guys to help her assist me home.
My whole body hurt by the next day, she had to massage me with hot water
and aboniki.
"Your uncle has demanded that you join him in Ghana, so prepare, you are
leaving next week." she said.
"seriously, Uncle Sam asked me to come to Ghana " I asked again
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" yes, he also said you'll be schooling there too and he will also
introduce you to his business.
You must see this as a rare opportunity and you have to grab it with both
hands. It might be the last ohh. " she said drawing her ear with her hands.
" I've heard you mum, I will try to make this work "
"please my my son, you know you're all I have left since your father left
us, and went to be with that woman"
"don't worry mum, I promise you that things will change, I'll make sure I
make you proud"
Maybe this was actually what I needed, to go far away and start my life
anew I thought, I've made many mistakes I'm not proud of but life is giving
me a second chance and this time if I failed, I had myself to blame.
I resolved to be a changed person, I needed to work hard and be successful,
that way I would work my way back to her life. Yes!!, by the time I make
enough money and be very successful, she'll be willing to take me back.
A smile curved my lips and I was happy with myself for the first time in
months.
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LEAH POV
As the day drew nearer that I will finally leave for the states, my
excitement began to die down.
For seven whole years, I'll be away, in a totally strange land. The only
thing that made me somewhat happy was that Val will be coming with me, and
we'll be staying in the same flat, of course his mom made that possible.
Anita was also back, she told me about how she they were robbed on their
way going, they were even beaten up, and she had to spend a whole week at
the hospital. Poor nita
We spent the few days together, shopping for her as she was also to resume
shortly, she had decided to stay in the hostel since I wasn't going to be
around. We also went together to visit my grandma, Val include, he drove us
because my Dad claimed that he was too busy.
The old woman liked Val already and once we told her we were going to the
same University, she made Val promise to always look out for me.
She gave me her blessings and I could see tears in her eyes as she did so.
Finally we left but not without her usual delicious cakes always made for
me. I was really going to miss it I swear.
On the eve of my departure, Nita, stayed over at my place so as to escort
me to the airport as I had an early flight.
"hmmmmmmmm, this one that you and Val will be staying in the same flat "
she said
" wetin be your own sef, his mom that even got us the place is not even
complaining the way you are"
"well, abstinence is best and if you must ummmmmh, use protection ooh " she
said pulling her ears.
" you silly girl, its only bad things you know " I said throwing her a
pillow.
" Anyway, my bestie Is a very disciplined person" I fired back
"if I hear, have you ever seen where a man keeps his goal and yam in the
same storeroom and goes to bed without tieing the goat, the yam will be
gone by morning " she said
" Anyway, be rest assured that nothing of such will happen and if it comes
to that, then your advice will be handy thank you " I said pouting and
placing hands akimbo.
When we were done packing we lay on the bed exhausted.
" ooh Leah, I'm so going to miss you my friend " Anita said
" I'm going to miss you more Nita, we're Will I ever find such a crazy
friend like you, I wish we were going together " I said as I turned to face
her, moist already wetting my eyes.
" no, this night is not for crying, we'll have lots of that at the airport
tomorrow, its time for celebration girl, you're so lucky, despite
everything you still made it, I'm so happy for you " she said
" yeah, God is really wonderful, I had already lost hope, to even think I
even tried to take my own life " I said as I remembered the ugly incident.
" I hope that fool pays for all his crime someday " she said referring to
Eric.
" I hope so too, i should have listened to you guys earlier when you warned
me" I said regretfully
"I'm glad all that is in the past now, Val deserves your love 100%, the guy
is indeed a life saver " she said
" yeah, you can say that again, I can't imagine what would have happened
without him, i keep thanking God he never gave up on me despite how hard I
pushed him" I shrugged,
"So you guys are officially dating now right " she asked
" He hasn't said the word, but what does it matter, I'm in love with him
and I won't be surprised if we eventually end up together " I said smiling
" I saw this coming a long time ago, but you didn't believe, now you will
believe what I tell you from now on" she said
"prophet Anita, I see you"
"you are blessed my daughter " she said and we both burst out in laughter.
" remember our deal oh, Nick is going to graduate before me so I think the
wedding might happen right after I come out of school " she said
" and how are you so sure it's going to be Nick " I asked her
" trust me darling, its going to happen " she replied, excited.
" So you mean he hasn't eaten the fruit yet" I asked
"no darling, we are waiting for the wedding night "
I felt my heart skip as I remembered how I lost mine, I've always dreamt of
giving mine to someone I truly loved on the bed of our honeymoon,.
I shrugged, most times life doesn't give us what we wished for. What's the
saying that goes, if life throws lemon at you, you make lemonade.
And I was willing to make that out of my own life and with the right person
by my side, nothing seemed impossible.
The next morning, we departed for the airport, Val and his mom came to pick
Us up, she was also to travel along with us and ensure we were settled.
It was a bitter-sweet moment as I and Anita, cried in each other's arm.
That was going to be the first time in seven years we will be apart for so
long.
"make sure you in touch Leah" she said amidst tears.
"I'll keep in touch, I promise you" I replied her.
"Leah, I trust you darling, always remember who you are"
My dad said hugging me and patting me at my back. Then he turned to Val.
"Son, I leave her in your hands now, you've always proved to be worthy,
make sure you keep that up" He said
"I'll do my best Dad" He replied.
Then Dad brought both our hands together
"remember, what you two are going there for, there will be plenty of time
for you two but what's important is that you both secure a bright future.
We'll keep praying for you and know that we support your relationship but
always do the right thing, I hope I've made my points clear"
"yes Dad, we both answered.
"Allright people, its time to leave or we'll miss our flight "
Val's mom said and we said our final goodbyes and headed for the plane.
We arrived some hours later and we checked into a hotel first.
The next day we went to the school to submit necessary documents and we got
settled in the house afterwards.
" your Dad has said it all children, I hope you don't dissapoint us " she
said as she was about leaving the next day.
" we won't mom" we both said as we escorted her outside were a taxi was
waiting to take her to the airport. We hugged and she entered into the the
taxi and it zoomed of then Val turned to me
"I guess I've been automatically made your Guardian here so you must Accord
me as such from now, I'm I understood" He said making a serious face.
"yes Sir" I replied, as we both laughed as we went into the house.
It was a new world for both of us and it's up to us to make the best out of
it. Like our parents said, we were here to build our future empire and by
God, we sure will..
SEVEN YEARS LATER
VALENTINE POV
Looking over at were she sat amidst her fellow graduands, I winked at her
and she replied with a smile.
Over the years she's transformed into a very beautiful and sophisticated
woman.
Looking back at the years we spent together here in London, I would say it
was a wonderful experience.
We played, we fought, and we made up. Sticking to each other to reach our
desired goal. Fighting to attain a successful career, Securing our future
together.
I had no iota of doubt in me that she was the one I'm willing to spend the
rest of my life with., the one whom which I was going to build my whole
world around. The one that I'll wake up every morning to see her beautiful
face. The one to mother my unborn kids.
I was very sure of that, deep inside me, I believed she would definitely
carry my seed in her.
A smile curved my face as I remembered all the drama that went on.
At first we led our colleagues and friends to believe that we were
siblings, but trouble set when the boys started to flock around her,
seeking desperately for her attention.
Initially, we laughed over it, but with time I couldn't deal with it any
longer.
I became very jealous and increasingly paranoid. And she would remind me
that it was my idea that we pose as siblings in the first place.
Each time they came by the house, I would always scold her, even shout at
her some times.
She'll just cry and run into her room, avoiding me for days afterwards.
Eventually, I will feel remorse about my actions and apologize to her.
But one thing I loved most about her was that no matter how much we fought,
she never deprived me of food, neither did she fail to load my clothes in
the washing machine.
She was so tidy and well organized, one would actually think we had a nanny.
My mom was always impressed each time she visited and she would often ask
what was keeping me from putting a ring on her finger.
Saying that she was not to be blamed if someone else was smarter than me to
do so.
She even went as far as getting the diamond ring herself. My mom is really
something else. However, I kept the ring safe, waiting for the right time,
I already had everything all planned out.
The there was another case when one girl in my department, a blonde from
South Africa. Arianna, became very close, the girl was dammn hot,
if I wasn't so much in love with Leah already, I wouldn't mind having her.
Plus the girl was a genius, she really liked me a lot and I understood
every pass she made at me but it was a pity that my heart was already taken.
At some point, I tried to use her to get back at Leah, but I passed the
wrong message across in the process and she actually started seeing herself
as my girlfriend.
Surprisingly, Leah did not even bulge, and when I confronted her, she
clearly told me that she had no reason to panic because she knew where my
heart belonged, and she trusted me.
I was amazed at her confidence in me, and it actually propelled me never to
try anything funny.
Finally, we cleared the air about being siblings, insisting it was their
assumption, so we played along. We told them that we were betrothed to each
other by our parents, A culture in our tradition hence was why we lived
together.
That seemed to do the magic for us as we were now being referred to as "the
lovely black couple from Nigeria"
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"once again, congratulations to you all"
The last speaker gave the final speech, as we all stood up to applaud and
also allow the graduating students leave the hall.
"congrats hunie, I'm so proud of you " I said as I rushed to give her a hug
immediately she came out of the hall.
" baby I can't believe I made it, gosh I'm so excited" she said, hugging me
tightly.
I saw our parents coming towards us, and Leah ran fort to hug her dad.
His eyes were moist and they pull in a tight hug. Right were I stood, I
could feel the emotion going on between father and daughter.
My mom had to reach for me too.
Eventually, they came to where we stood
"Congratulations dear, we are extremely proud of you "
I heard my mom say, as she hugged Leah too.
The whole scenario, reminded me of my own graduation two years before, both
our parents were present too, and I and Leah couldn't get enough of each
other as we kissed at every opportunity we could. It was even a miracle we
didn't get intimate that day.
We had so much to drink and we kept kissing and cuddling each other, till
we fell asleep. We woke up the next morning to find ourselves on the bed,
half naked still holding each other.
We were to return back to Nigeria the next month and I had already put
forward my resignation letter at a firm I was working at.
I had also gotten various job offers too in Nigeria , that's the benefit of
being the best at what you do, you'll be surely sorted out for.
That evening, after the little get together our family put in place to
celebrate our success, i took her for a walk at London Bridge.
She looked like a sea goddess as the breeze blowed her hair, making it fly
at her back.
I put my arms around her waist as I drew her very close to me, while she
placed her arms around my neck.
We stayed like that for some time, staring into each other's eyes,
absorbing the moment.
"You're so beautiful hunie" I said as I planted a kiss on her fore head"
"what did I ever do to deserve you baby" she said as she rested her head on
my chest.
"I'm the one who's lucky to have you hunie, so damn lucky, and I swear to
you, I'll never let you go " I said as I brushed my face against hers
" awwwwwn baby, I love you so much, so very much" she replied and our lips
locked, stealing our breaths away, hungry flames running through our
bloodstream, series of long kisses, deep and elemental,
Her mouth roamed my face, my throat, hard and wild, hunger rising fast and
furiously, spreading like a wild fire out of control, so that I could only
think of her, her scent, her taste, her touch her...........
LEAH POV
Finally, I'll be leaving London in a few days. I really missed home and all
its goodness.
No doubt life here in the western world was more comfortable but like the
saying goes, No place is better than home.
These past few years has made me better, molding me into this woman I was.
So confident, strong and fearless, yet humble and subtle.
My dreams would never had come through without a special someone.
My love for him grew stronger by each second and I've never stopped
thanking God that our paths crossed.
I couldn't wait to see Anita, God knows how much I've missed her these
years.
Although we always communicated, but I really needed to feel her, hug her,
fight with her.
She had also been through her own hard days and those times I really wished
I could just reach out to her and hold her, saying those comforting words
to her.
Nick her boyfriend from way back actually proposed to her after his
graduation from law school.
Immediately she graduated from medical school, they both started to prepare
for the wedding.
But everything went sour when they went for medical check up and discovered
they both had AS genotype.
It really broke them and Nita cried for days, shutting herself up, even to
me.
I felt her pain even though we were several miles apart .
After much deliberation and counseling, they finally accepted to let go for
the sake of the innocent children who were bound to suffer the consequence
if they insisted to go ahead with the marriage.
Nick eventually got married six months later due to much pressure from his
mother. Insisting he was and only child and she desperately needed to carry
her grandchildren before she become too old.
Anita shocked me when she informed me that she'll be attending the wedding,
and she did.
She said it was the only way she could finally convince herself it was
actually over, watching him say "I do" to another.
She told me she had moved on and has even started another relationship with
someone else. But I don't believe her.
The Anita I know really loved Nick, and it will take the grace of God
himself that she'll finally fall in love with another.
Thankfully, I was AA , so I wouldn't have to go through that ordeal at all
because Val was also AA.
I wondered if I was ever going to cope if I were in her shoes.
Although he hadn't proposed yet, I thought he would have done it on that
evening at the bridge.
I expect it to happen very soon, and if he doesn't, I guess I would just
have to break the record and do that first.
It wasn't really a bad idea though.