Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 10
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Confused
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OBIANUJU
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I have endured pain and hurt . I have felt broken.i have known fear. And I have felt lost and alone .
But here I stand trying to move forward.one day at a time. I will remember the lessons in my life because they are making me who I am , strongerâŠ
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A light tap on my shoulder disrupted my sleep and I stirred a little , turning my full body sideways as I continued my sleepâŠ
âJuliet ooo! wake up!â a familiar voice rang in my ear and I hissed loudly, mumbling
âcanât I sleep in peace again!
Rolling, I opened my eyes to see Shakirat staring down at meâŠ
Oh! she is even the one sef!
âGood morning!âi mouthed as she rolled her eyes
âMorning!by this time!
I took a quick glance at the huge clock on the wall and then smirked
â10:00am!it is still morning na!
âI know , but have you forgotten about the article, you submitting it today remember?âShe reminded and instantly , I sat up in the bed , looking towards a low stool for my âbookâ but it wasnât thereâŠ.
â where is my book?â I said aloud
âIt is here on the table â. She answered as she sauntered up to her reading table;then she picked up the âbrown covered bookâflipping through its pages as she faced me
âI read through it early this morning and I must admit you are a talented writerâ. She praised
âawww! thanks bestie.but do you think the media president will like it?â
âof course!like is an understatement, he is going to love itâ.she assured,placing the book back on the table as she walked into the bathroom
I heaved a sigh , I just hope and pray the article gets accepted . It was my first assignment as a writer for the school media team and I donât want to disappoint âŠ
Reaching for my phone , I unlocked it and was about scrolling through when Shakirat returned to the room , holding two buckets
âOya oo! Letâs go and fetch waterâ she said , tapping her feet on the carpeted floor ; immediately, i squeezed my face , clinging to my stomach
âI canât oooo, my stomach is hurtingâ. I lied and she scoffed
âTell that to birds!Abeg make we go fetch water Jareâ. she repeated , walking towards the door , or else we will be late to school
âSchool!but today is Thursday, we got no lectures ⊠or wait! are you going to follow me submit my article?âi asked to be sure
She nodded
âLike a bodyguardâ. I teased
âNo, like your âsmall mumâ.she stated with a mischievous smile, making me roll my eyes
what a crazy friend!
Just so you know, I have been at Shakiratâs place since two days . After all the happenings on Tuesday, I called to explain everything to her and she beseech with me to come over to her place since her sister wasnât around . I was reluctant at first but after giving it a little thought, I agreed and believe me when I say I have no regrets ⊠well! except for this fetching water of a thing âŠ..
following behind her , we walked out of the room, through a long passage to a very long wooden staircase
âNawa oo! as big as the hostel is , no running waterâ I complained, frowning as we climbed down the old looking stairs. â see now, someone can even fall down and die while climbing up this old stairs with a basin of water âAh Juliet!You are just too lazy!â Shakirat remarked , laughing
âbut donât worry , I wonât fill up your bucketâ.She quickly added as I bit at my lower lipsâŠ
half filled bucket!what difference will it make?
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Getting to the compound, we met a girl by the well side singing as she washed a huge pile of clothes
âGood morning oooo!â Shakira greeted as the girl looked in our direction
âHa! Aunty !Good morning ,shey make I come ?âthe girl asked , fixing her tired eyes on Shakirat
âNot today!but donât worry , I will see you laterâ .Shakirat promised and the girl nodded slowly as she continued washing
âWho is she?â I asked Shakirat in whispers
âSusannaâs errand girlâshe replied as she rinsed out both buckets ; when done with it , she placed one of it under the running tap and then continued
âThe girl assist her with almost everything and in return , Susanna pays the girl for her service
Interesting!
âIs the girl a student?âI asked curiously but she didnât say a word but kept her gaze behind me , as if staring at someone
I quickly turned back just in time to see Ademilade alight from his car âŠ..
my heart skipped at bit as I stared at him
What is he doing here?âŠ. oh right!his girlfriend stays hereâŠ.
He bang the car door shut, looking around and when his gaze met mine , he widened his eyes
Obviously, he wasnât expecting to see me here!
âObianuju!â he called , moving closer
âJust ignore himâ. Shakirat whispered and I smiled lightly, shaking my head âŠ
âNo I wonât , ignoring him will make me look patheticâ. I said in whispers, facing Ademilade who was already in front of me
âHi Demi! how are you?I greeted with a large smile
âI am fineâhe replied , searching through my gaze and I quickly looked away , I couldnât let him see the pains in my eyes
âWhat about you?â
âWell! as you can see ,I and doing very wellâ
âOh Good! so you are here to see a friend rightâ.he observed, glancing at Shakirat and I nodded
âAnd you are here to see your girlfriend rightâ. I drawled , staring intently at him and swears, I saw the confusion in his eyes which he quickly replaced with a smile
âErm sure I am here to see a friendâ.he agreedâŠ. but wait a minute! did he say friend? tsk-tsk- tsk.. what a pathetic liar!
âOkay , have funâ. I simply said and then faced Shakirat who was already done fetching the water âŠ.
âLetâs us goâ
Picking up a bucket each , we both walked towards the building, leaving Demilade standing there with a surprised look on his face âŠâŠ
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As soon as we got to the room , Shakirat dropped the bucket of water on the floor, squealing loudly
âGirlfriend!you did it! you put that flirt in his place but tell me! tell me! tell me! how did you do it ?⊠I mean where did you get the courage from?â
âI donât knowâ. I answered dryly as I was in no mood for chitchats , I just wanted to be alone âŠ
âOkay ooo! I will take my bath firstâ.I heard her say and I nodded ,smiling lightly as I leaned against the wallâŠ..
I was trying so hard to be strong , trying to act all tough but to tell the truth , I was still the same girl with a fragile heartâŠ..
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Ademilade
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The pounding in my chest was the only thing I could hear as I climbed up the old looking staircase to Susanna,s roomâŠ
To say I was confused would be an understatement , I was more than confused,
seeing her only increased the guilt in meâŠ
I wanted to hold her , apologise to her but no,I was scared , scared that she would push me away just like she did now âŠ..
heaving a deep sigh, I ran my hands through my curly hair âŠ..
âbut can she ever forgive me?âl listened closely to my heart for answers but got none âŠ..
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The door to Susannaâs room was slightly ajar so I pushed it wide open and on entering, I found her standing in front of the mirror ..
âGood morning babe!â she greeted first, staring at me through the mirror as I smiled lightly , my eyes seizing her up and downâŠ.
She was dressed in a tight black gown which brought all of her curves and believe me when I say she looked so sexy âŠ
but not as sexy as Obianuju. My subconsciousness reminded and I nodded slowly in agreement
âDo you like it?â the girl in front of me asked âSure! It looks nice on youâ I answered truthfully and she blushed
âThanksâ. She muttered as she grabbed her handbag ,facing me.
âLetâs us go!â. she wrapped her arm against mine as we walked out of the room , climbed down the stairs to the big compound and lo and behold , I found three girls leaning against my car as they clicked their phone camera âŠ..
I scoffed silently, Is this a new way of showing off?
Seeing me , they nudged at each other as they scampered away
Better!
âJust a minute please!â Sussana pleaded , letting go of me as she walked up to a chubby girl who was washing clothes âŠâŠ.
Leaning against the car, I watched her scold and yell at the girl and when done , she walked back to me , panting
âWhat is wrong?â I asked calmly and that was it , she flared up again
âDonât mind that stupid girl .. that snail .. that dumbass who wants to use a whole day to wash my clothesâŠâŠ argggh⊠hmmm⊠I will make sure i deal with her when I am backâ
âOh! was the only thing I could say as I was surprised by her sudden outburst of anger , i never knew she was this hot tempered
Opening the car door ,she climbed into it still raking in rage and following suite , I started the ignition and drove slowly out of the bumpy compound.
I stepped on the brake and was about making a u-turn when Susanna called my attention
âNawa ooooo! See how all this ones are running after a moving busâ. She clapped her hands as she laughed
Thank goodness she is done eating herself up!
I quickly looked in the direction to see two girls trying to get into a bus, one was dark , slim and tall white the other was light skinned , curvy and âŠ:âŠ.ObianujuâŠ..
I stared at her, surprised
What the f**k is she wearing? I mean I was âused to seeingâher on big ugly shapeless black gowns but todayâs outfit was completely different. Though decent , the red gown clung so tightly to her body bringing out all of her curvy shapeâŠ
For real! I never knew she was this beautiful!
âDemi! Move ooo, I am already late for classâ. Sussana said , scoffing and that was when I realised, I pulled out of the road just to stare at fine girlâŠ..
Unbelievable!
heaving a sigh, i started the ignition, making a u-turn as i drove off to school, speedingâŠ..
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Getting to school, I drove through the huge school gate, down the tarred road till I got to the Faculty of Law; then I parked out in front âŠ
âThanks! Susanna simply said as she alighted from the car , I could tell she was still angry âŠâŠ.well! that is her headacheâŠ.
On starting the ignition, I drove heading to the school Leisure centre, since I had no morning lectures , I will hang around there till my lecture timeâŠ
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The leisure centre wasnât very crowded as it used to be as I parked out in front
alighting from the car , I climbed up a short step to the main building; standing at the entrance , I looked toward âourâ usual spot and as expected, Kewe was already there , seated âŠ..
I smiled lightly, taking few steps toward him when I heard a familiar voice call my name
I quickly turned in the direction and a feeling of nervousness overwhelmed me âŠ..
Right seated at a front table were the same set people I have been avoiding for the past two days, Dave , Tobi , prince and a fourth guy , Bola âŠ.
Chai! out of all places , why must I meet them here?
âDemi my man! â Dave hailed as he puffed out a cloud of smoke from his cigar
âHi!â I simply responded as I walked past them to the table where Kewe was seated; then I let out the breathe I never knew I was holding âŠ.
âGuy! this one you dey breathe like this , you sure sey you alright?â Kewe asked, staring into my face as I sat down
âDave!â I said in whispers and he cursed silently
âIs the bastard still threatening you?â
I nodded
he was quiet for a while and then he sighed deeply
âBro! there is nothing else to do but to do as he saysâ
âWhat!â Are you for real?â I asked in disbelief, I couldnât believe he just said that
âYes Demi! that is the only way you can stay in this school in peaceâ
âbut that is âŠ. I tried to say but he cut me off
âLook at Tobi, have you forgotten what âDave gangâ did to him when he was proving stubborn? he retorted and I folded my fist tightly in anger
how would I ever forget that?
âhe continued âThey tortured him by gang raping his âprecious girlfriendâ and I guess you know what happened nextâ
âYes ! Yes! Yes! she committed Sucideâ. I stated dryly as I wasnât at all convinced âŠ.
âfor all I care,they can rape all of the girls I have had sex with, I wonât give a d–n â. I blurted out making him smirk
âAre you really sure about that ?âhe spoke slowly
âYes I am hundred percent sureâŠâŠ.I paused, trailing off when the image of a fair girl in a red gown flashed through my head and instantly, my heart began to race faster âŠâŠ
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OBIANUJU
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âOga Driver , give us our change nowâ. Shakira shouted as we followed behind the tall man
âI say no changeâ. the driver repeated
âHan! Han! then go and find Change na or are you expecting us to let go of #50? In this Buhari regime? no oooooo , we canât ooooâ she shook her head , frowning as she vibrated
I sighed softly , I was already getting tired of the whole drama
âShakirat! letâs goâ. I said softly
âNoooo! after all the stress this driver made us pass through, he still wants to eat our moneyâ
Chai! Which kind of girl is this one sef?
âPleeeeese now, I still have an article to submitâI pleaded and that did the trick , she eyed the driver coldly , taking my hand into hers as we both walked out of the motion ground âŠ.
âCrazy child!âthe driver called after her as she hissed loudly
âhe should thanks his stars that we have an article to submit or else I will show him what crazy isâ
âhmmmmmmh⊠Action ladyâ. I hailed
âThat is me oooooâ she agreed , smiling as I laughed loudlyâŠ
What a crazy friend!
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We met only a few students in the school Media house so I decided to ask one of the students, a girl to be precise about the whereabout of the âMedia presidentâ, I was told he was in the Leisure centre
âLecture centre! I donât think I have heard of that beforeâ. I said to the girl and she laughed
âYou still a fresher right?â She asked and I nodded
âI thought as much âŠ. anyways the Leisure centre is right behind the Faculty of Law, do you know the way?
âOf course we do, we are law studentsâ.
âLaw students! but you arenât on white and blackâ.she observed , seizing us up and down
âThat is because we donât have lectures todayâ I explained and she nodded , exclaiming softly
âThanks so much â. I greeted and Shakirat and I walked out of the media house,passing through a muddy road to the Leisure centre âŠ
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By the time we arrived , our shoes were already covered up with mud
âAh! me I donât like this kind of thingâ I complained , stamping my feet on the floor to get rid of the mud
Shakirat laughed lightly â see all this is just a waste of time ,we will still pass through the same route when going home , remember?
I hissed silently, ignoring her as I continued with what I was doing and when done , I gestured her and we both climbed up the short stairs to a brown buildingâŠ.
Entering, my gaze wandered round the hall , looking for the âMedia presidentâ and I sighted him at a front table , seated with some guys who were smoking , among them wasâŠ.. Tobi
âOh my gawd!â I gasped audibly in surprise and Shakirat shot me an alarmed look
âWhat is it?â
âIt Is Tobi, he smokesâ. my voice came out in whispers
She rolled her eyesâ So? have you seen the âpresident?â
âYes! he is sitting right beside Tobiâ
âThen letâs go and meet him, what are youâŠ.Oh dear!Is it because of the smoke?â She asked and that the exact moment the â Media presidentâ looked in our directionâŠ.
âJuliet!â he called loudly, gesturing me to come closer and heaving a deep sigh, i ambled up to him
Obianuju!You will be fine! I assured myself
âYou came here to relax?â the president asked
âNo sir! I came âŠ.because âŠof âŠyouâ. I picked my words as the smoke was already having an effect on me âŠ..
âbecause of me?â he repeated arching an eyebrow
I chuckled nervously â I came over to submit the articleâ. I quickly corrected
âOh! Let me see it â. he stretched forth his hands and I nodded , facing Shakirat who was with my bag âŠ.
quickly, she brought out the book from the bag and then placed it on the president outstretched arm.
he flipped the pages open, nodding as he read through it
âThis is great!â he remarked, making me smile proudly
âWeldone Julietâ. Tobi greeted and I nodded without looking at him .
I was trying so hard to avoid the smoke !
The president continued â See girl! this is really great and I must commend you for effort, this article will be pasted on the notice board for all to seeâ
âReally!â I exclaimed in disbelief as he smiled
âSure! It is worth itâ
I jumped excitedly, facing Shakirat
âDid you hear that?â
âYes!â She answered, nudging me to look forward and when I did , I met the gaze of Ademilade
he was seated three tables away from us, right beside Kewe and they were both drinking and smoking heavilyâŠ.
I stared at him , watching him inhale more of the smoke and then looked awayâŠ
To tell the truth, I wasnât surprised⊠I mean What more is expected from a dangerous player like him?
âSo your next article will be about prejudiceâ. the president stated and I shifted my attention back to him
âOkay sir!â
âIt is Bolaâ
âOh! Okay Bolaâ. I corrected myself and he smiled lightly as he handed the book back to Shakirat
âBut Bola! what is wrong with you? wonât you introduce this pretty ladies to me ?â a lanky guy on black butted in , fixing his gaze on me
âErm Dave! she is⊠the president,Bola tried to say but Tobi cut him off
âShe is no oneâ. his voice was so cold
âReally? he lanky guy laughed and took a quick puff on his cigar , blowing the smoke directly into my face ; instantly , my chest felt tight and I coughed so hard
âYou alright?â different voices asked and I nodded
âI .. need .. to .. be .. on my .. way â I managed to say as I reached for Shakirat hand âŠ.
Taking a few step out of the building, I heard a familiar voice call my name
âDonât.. look .. back, it is Ademiladeâ. I told Shakirat.
âObianuju!â he called again , this time around with a louder voice and I held Shakiratâs hands tightly, ignoring him as we increased our walking pace
he laughed loudly , âI can see you are ignoring me ⊠Fine! Fine! Letâs do it this wayâŠ.Attention! Attention! Attention! I want to say something important and I want every f**king person to listen to meâ. he shouted and the whole hall became quiet
I stopped in my track , turning to face him
What is he up to? I wondered
he continued âthe girl in a red gown belongs to me therefore, no one in this school has the right to stare at herâ
âWhat!â I exclaimed in shock
âI think he is high on somethingâ. Shakirat said in whispers
âhigh! something!â I repeated,confused
âYes!he is clearly not thinking straight,like his head is upside downâ. She explained and I nodded slowly , staring at the boy in front of me âŠ..
he took a few steps toward me and then stopped, leaning on a table as he continued spilling out more nonsense
âDonât Let her beauty deceive you ,donât let her shape get into you, she is still a little naive girl with no exposureâŠ.
a feeling of shame flooded through me as all eyes were on me âŠ.
What did I do to deserve this?
And with tears rolling down my eyes, I ran out of the Leisure centre
âJuliet! Juliet ! Juliet!â Shakirat called as she followed behind me but I ignored her
I was pained! I was hurt ! I just wanted to get out of the school premises as fast as possible
My chest was still hurting , my breathing coming out in whistle but nevertheless, I kept on running until I got to a cross road; then i steadied my hands on my knee for a moment as i tried to calm my nervesâŠ..
Looking left and right , I was about to cross the road when a red car pulled up in front of me
Who is this one? I wondered , taking a step backward
âJuliet!âa voice called , winding down the window and on seeing the driver, I froze on the spot
It was the same lanky guy who puff out smoke into my face and to make it all worst , he was still smokingâŠâŠ
Who is he?what does he want?
âhow are you?âhe asked, smiling as I scoffed
âWho are you?â I snapped at him
he stared at me for a while and then he smirked
âyou are just as naive like he saidâ. he stated ,breathing out a puff of clouded smoke as he drove off
The smell of the smoke filled my senses ticking my nose as I coughed , I tried to yawn to get more air in, but my chest literally stopped the yawn from happening because it was so tight and inflamed.my legs were to weak to hold me and I fell to the ground,clutching my chest as I cough and wheeze Loudly âŠ..
âhelpâŠme, somebody⊠help meâ.i pleaded weaklyâŠ..
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Ademilade
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My head was spinning around ,my vision pinching inward , it was like I was floating
What just happened? why did she run? Did I say something bad? I thought within as I ran my hands through my hair
I was so confused!
Just then , I felt a rough tap on my shoulder and I quickly turned sideways to meet Tobiâs angry gaze âŠ
âYou bastard! he cursed as I stared blankly at him
âDo you realise what you have done? ehen tell me , do you know its implications?âhe half yelled
âImplications! What implications!â I repeated , I was clearly confused
he scoffed âreally! Are you asking me that! are you going to just sit here and pretend?âŠ.for crying out loud Demi , you just exposed that girl to DangerâŠ
I stared at him , puzzled for a while and then my brain clicked as I recalled the conversation I had with Kewe earlier âŠ.
Oh God!what did I just do? what if Dave plan on using her to get to me?no way!
Speaking of which, I looked toward his direction but ..the bastard wasnât on seat , he was no where in the hallâŠ..
I became alarmed, instantly the drink left my eyes making it clear
âDave! Where is he?â I thought aloud
âI donât know! he left a couple of minutes agoâ. Tobi answered
and without wasting time , I left the â Leisure centreâand ran as fast as I could to the Motion ground not minding the curious stares people threw at me âŠ.
I kept on running till I got to a crossroad, a cross road crowded with people , their screams could be heard from miles away âŠ.
âGive her the inhaler na or do you want her to die â
âher! Inhaler!âI muttered and in a flash , I rushed to the crowd, pushing and squeezing my way in to see an appalling sight âŠ.
Right in front of me , Obianuju laid slumped on the ground gasping for breathe, her slim friend beside her ..
âJuliet please use your inhalerâ. I heard the slim girl beg and I stepped forward, squatting down to stare into the âpretty girlâ face âŠ
her fingers and lips were blue due to lack of oxygen
âD**n!âI cursed silently as i faced her friend
âWhere is her inhaler?â I asked coldly
âThis is itâ. the girl answered, whimpering as he handed it to me ,â I have been begging her to use it but she just laid there gasping for breatheââŠ.
âThat is because she is weakâ. I said my voice coming out hoarsely
I was scared, it was as if âhistory was repeating itselfâ .my mum died the same way as her stupid inhaler couldnât save her âŠ. but this girl, she canât just die like this âŠ.
Pulling her close to me, I held her weak body in my arms
âObianuju! You need to use your inhaler â. I pleaded , forcing the inhaler into her hands and she nodded slowly, mumbling some inaudible words
She tried lifting up her hands , but could not ,
âhelp me!â She begged weakly and when I did, she inhaled deeply, gasping and wheezing and in a split-second , her breathing returned to normal and she became calmâŠ.
A murmur of relief ran through the crowd and they began to disperse one by one âŠ
âYou alright?â I asked , staring intently at her and she nodded slowly , clinging unto my clothesâŠ
She was so pale!
âShe needs to restâher friend told me
âI knowâ.i simply said as I pondered on how to get her home . My car was parked in front of the Leisure centre and going back wasnât an option!
Looking towards the road , I was about flagging a taxi when a voice from behind me said
âhere is my key , you can make use of mineâ
I looked in the direction of the voice to see Tobi staring down at me âŠ.
Swears!! I never knew he followed me down here
âMy car is parked in the Motion groundâ. he quickly added as he handed me the key
âThanks bro!âI muttered, meeting his gaze and that was when I saw it , the pain in his eyes âŠâŠ
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