Episode 24
Kyle
“Please Theo, please, just help me, I like this girl.” I pleaded.
He hits the wall saying, “Damn it, why are you asking me for such a favour, ask for something else please?”
“This is what I want sincerely, I wish to confess my love to her soon, but before then I love to grant her what will put a smile on her face. Oh Theo can’t believe you are hardened than me, consider the fact have been pleading and am getting hungry.” I said holding my stomach.
“Why will I do that for you? Don’t state the excuse of us been friends please, a reasonable answer might change my mind.” He said.
“You silly.” I nearly threw a punch at him but sat on the chair thinking of what to say.
“Theo you wanted a sister so badly for long, I know you are not happy that the wish never came to pass, how you will be taking your sister to places and photoshoot after doing makeup at your mom’s makeup home. I want you to look at Bella as a sister, you won’t regret it”
I don’t know how the words dropped from my mouth but I feel I just got him.
“You jerk, what do you think you are? A fairy god of wishes or what?” He said.
“I’m just Kyle, your best friend so?” I got curious about the answers I will be getting.
” Oh damn it, I hate this, fine I will do it but on one condition” he insisted.
“Oh sweet lord, please let the condition be easy please,” I said silently.
“Let’s all have dinner so I can get to know my adopted sister”, he said smiling.
I never expected such a request but am doing it, I hugged him and also thanked him.
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My phone rang at the office, checking the call, it was from a strange number,” Who could this be?”
I ignored the call and continued what I was doing but the person continued calling.
I finally picked that was when I heard a familiar voice, “Brenda” My heart skips a beat for I know this call might be about Bella.
“What is happening?” I asked on the phone.
“Your mom just came back and very angry at Bella for breaking the plates. She will do the maid custom to her for we all signed it,” She said with fear in her voice.
“Damn it, I thought mom has forgotten about that old-style punishment, she is going to flog her 15 strokes and report to her family” I ended the call.
“What must I do to save Bella from pains? I should call Theo.”
Bella
Lisa and I just finished a spicy meal and we just laid on the ground looking above the sky.
“Joanna is so cheap, I can’t believe she came to your place, throwing herself at a guy, who does that?” She said.
“Her coming alone already showed me the danger sign of red before I got home” I added.
“Well I’m happy your boss’s friend yelled at her, wonder how her look might be in fear but your mom hitting you for her is totally out of the whole thing” she added.
“One day, I will find out the reason why I’m like trash to them, why they don’t value me just as they value Joanna”
“Oh dear, I feel your pain, let’s change the topic and talk about your handsome boss who is falling crazily for you” she added.
“Hey don’t say that” I decided to take the sitting position and she did the same coming close to me.
“Keep on lying to yourself, you just said it with your mouth, he indirectly confessed his love to you, he asked you to hug him, oh Bella can’t you read the handwritten on the air, he loves you and you love him. Why are you two even pretending about it?”
“I don’t love him, I’m just respecting my boss’s will by going out to wherever he likes, I’m just a lucky maid, who knows he might give me a bonus along with my salary”, I lied to her to cover up.
“Oh, Sir Kyle, good to have you here,” she said.
My heart race immediately and I started shaking but I ended up finding out she just prank me.
“You little fish, how dare you do that to me”, I said dragging her by the ear.
” Seems it’s long we fought, ouch it hurt”, she hits me and we both struggled ended up laughing.
“Oh I miss this mostly the time we were kids,” I said to her.
“I remember how you cried during Christmas when you don’t receive a present, or eat your favourite pizza” she added.
“Just get lost, why will you remember such a thing?” She started laughing.
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Getting home, I noticed dad was back, I welcomed him and he answered.
He came with lots of goodies and presented some to mom and my sister, I was patiently waiting for mine but got nothing.
“Daddy you didn’t get anything for me”, I said with a broken heart.
“Oh, my credit card stopped working when it was time for yours but I easily brought for you expired canned food.”
I felt a sharp blade cutting my heart and my sister said, “See, I’m more special in this house, I can’t wait to show my friends, don’t forget to wash my clothes before you go to work tomorrow, trash.” She spoke rudely to me.
I entered my room and buried my face in tears, I have always wished to have a happy family, a mother I can cry to and get comfort.
A father that will protect me always and nag me about getting a boyfriend, it’s so unfair.
“What did I do to them for treating me this way? All I ever did was to love my family and forgave them no matter what.”
I sobbed bitterly till I fell asleep seeing the imagination of Kyle saying, “Stop crying and get some sleep, I want to see a pretty face tomorrow and not a pale face.” I nodded wiping off my tears and falling asleep.
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I got to work so excited expecting to see Kyle but unlickily for me, he had gone to work.
Brenda noticed my happiness despite how I tried hiding it.
We heard the sound of a car and the alarm bell, “Oh Mrs Wilson is back.” Brenda said.
“That’s good news.”, I said.
“Oh can’t believe you are this dumb, some of the maids are jealous of you and Kyle, it was obvious, they will tell her about the special plate you broke and want to mock during her custom of punishment for you.”
“What?”.
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“You stupid girl, do you know the worth of the plate you broke, your entire family can never afford it.” She yelled and I shivered.
“Now, am carrying out my custom.” I know my life has ended today, I will face pain here and face another one at home.
Then a voice said ,”No, she is innocent, I broke it.”
“You silly, can’t you remember we broke it together out of carelessness.”
To be continued.
Wow, who just stood for her?