Gift

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 48

I smelt funny, even me notice say I dey

smell, gosh! where I wan take baf now

sef? where I wan take sleep? I asked

so many questions without having answers

for it. I decided first to look for solution

from the se-x smell emanating from me,

I pulled out my pa-nt and wiped my sugar-pot

with it and disposed it across the park fence not

knowing what is behind it and I prayed

it should be stream or some kind of no go area place,

when I heard someone shouting that the

person who threw this pa-nt at him should

wait for him in where she is, nobody advice

me to japa. I came out of the park to express

road, street lights by sides. I decided to

look for police check-point as nobody wan

talk to you, typical city life nobody dey

reason the next person wey dey waka

the same road with am ’cause everybody

na potential criminal. My kneels were

hurting ’cause I have spent hours in bus

and now am still trekking looking for a

way to get to my destination, my life is

frustrating. I walked dejectedly feeling

tired until I stumbled on Police Check-point

were cars were stopped to pay, I no know

wetin the money is for whether na security

or marching ground, the police officers

knew better. I met them and complained to

them that I don’t know where I am, they

seemed disinterested and even threatened

to arrest me if I continue pestering their

ministry of give and pass. I had no choice

to mention my father’s name who was

a D.P.O luckily for me, I was in my dad

division. See the way the angry policeman became

lovely and caring, they called my father

and told him that they have rescued his

lost daughter from street hoodlums, person

wey say my disappear. I was taken to the

police station and the officer who took

me there bought delicious meal for

me, I no know say I be price tag until my

papa came and gave him some huge amount

of money which I didn’t know. He told

me I shouldn’t tell my dad that he lied oh,

Claiming he hadn’t pay his children school

fees, na every opportunity Nigerians dey

take make money. My dad was hurting

but he never spoke of it, he booked me

in a hotel and ordered them to get me

another clothe before he left, I had my

bad and my new clothe arrived with p-ant

and bra-, I didn’t know if the policeman

at the road block told him I was raped

also. I changed and slept soundly, regretting

being a big fool and decided to be smarter in life.

I was brought home by my dad driver,

My step mother was surprised and displease

to see me return, she was carrying a child

which I guess won’t belong to my father.

She came to my room that night to talk

rubbish.

Step-mom: so you don come back to kukuma finish the work?

Me: wetin be that?

Step-mom: to kill my husband na.

Me: I laugh na my father be that.

Step-mom: useless ashewo, I doubt whether you be em pikin?

Me: aunty hold am there, you fit call me ashewo but no insult my mother, I take Gawd beg you.

Step-mom: wetin you go do ehhnn? like mother like daughter.

Me: dey deceive yourself, one day fowl yansh go open. My papa wan better your life but you think say na Gate-man p—k go help you for life.

She

was shocked and angry, she never knew

I know all along what was going on behind

the scene. I just ignored her and slept

on my bed, naso this woman hate me?

I went to school the next day, I have missed school

for Months and they were about to start

third term examination. Them don give

prefectship finish and no one even reach

me because I was absent. Immediately

I reach school naso amebo association

gathered me asking me what happened?

That Clara told them I have married a

billion son and we both eloped, that they

are jealous of me. From that day I knew

Clara is a small witch that would have lured

me to my destruction. Clara was made

the Senior Prefect and she looked down

at me like thrash, she even wanted to use

her office to do rubbish with me. I just

ignored the nonsense and walked away.

One Friday night like that I felt restless

and I decided to watch movie till sleep

comes, I went out of my room quietly and

walked pass my Step-mom’s room. She

was on call, I heard her voice.

Step mom voice: you be idiot, the girl don return…..

Step mom: why you allow am escape? ……

Step-mom: you better fine way come carry am back, or you go pay me all my money.

I

was shocked wondering who was on the

phone with her, the next morning I felt

uncomfortable around my sugar-pot region.

I had to be admitted in the hospital for

STDS, how I for do am if na HIV? the doctor

just dey look me with one kind eye. Even

this kind small girl don dey fu-ck too, after

the treatment I returned home to see Clara

in my house, who let her in? I don’t know.

I asked her to leave but she refused begging

me to forgive her, I did in other to teach

her a big lesson. One day Israel the First

approached me, I mean the rich version

of Israel not the poor and wretched Israel

the Second. He told me that he was only

testing me if I loved him for the money,

that he loved me so much that he wanted

me back, that he is sorry for introducing me

to such life that he is very rich and he will

take me to overseas if I agree to elope

with him again. I told Clara about this

and she asked me to go ahead with Israel,

that his family is very rich that she saw

him in one news online. Is high time I

start teaching these idiots that am not that

daft, starting from Clara.