Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 17
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Belong
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OBIANUJU
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It was nearly midnight, and the pale crescent moon shone through the windows , bringing a warm light into the dark roomâŠ
I sat there on the bed , my lamp in front of me, reading when the light suddenly came onâŠâŠ
âUp nepa!â I screamed so loudly that Faith who was snoring beside me jolted awake âŠ
she looked around the room dazedly and when her gaze met mine , she touched her chest and sighed in relief âŠ
âit is even youâ
âbefore nko, who were you expecting it to be?â I asked sardonically
âNot that Jare, I thought the scream was from outsideâ
âOh!â I exclaimed softly ; then reached for my phone , connecting it to its charger
I smiled inwardly, now I can bade my boyfriend goodnight!
âUju! Abeg help me charge my phone â. Faith begged, laying back on the bed
âwhere is it?â
âbeside the extensionâ. She replied.
I looked towards the extension box and saw the âwoundedâphone,then I reached for it careful not to touch the broken screen and connected it to its chargerâŠ.
âIt is charging oooâ. I told her
âOkay!â she simply said ,turning her body sideways to resume her sleep..
Really! so she canât even say thank youâŠokay now!she will see who will help her next time!
Resting my back against the wall, I turned on my phone and instantly, a message from Demi popped in..
I smiled lightly as I clicked on it
âGood night my priceless oneâ
Awwww! my baby is so romantic
quickly, I dialled his number and he picked up on the second ring
âHey babe!â his vibrant voice rang through
âAdemilade!â I called excitedly, â I am so so sorry for not responding to your message, I just saw it nowâ
He chuckled lightly. âLight issue right?â
âYes ,the light came on not quite longâ
âOoops! then I guess the mosquitoes will be muchâ. he teased making me squeeze my face in a little frown
âGo way jorâ
âNo baby I wonâtâ. he sighed, âhow I wish you were by my side then I would have wrap you up in my arms tightly and âŠ.â. he paused , trailing off
âYou would have what?â I asked, curiously
âNever mindâ. he brushed it aside and I rolled my eyes
I bet he wanted to say f**k me!
He continued. âbut why are you still awake by this time?â
âReadingâ. I replied
âReading! by 11:30!no babe , you should be sleepingâ
âSure!â. I agreed, âand you , why are you still awake?â I threw the question back at him
âNothing, I was about sleeping when your call came inâ
âOh dear! I am sorry for disturbing youâ
âNo baby! Donât be , I love it when you disturb meâ. he said with a note of laughter in his voice
I blushed lightly. âOkay Ade miâ
âAde mi( My crown)!â. he repeated
âYes, that is what I use in saving your numberâI explained and even without seeing him, I knew he was smiling .
âSo what do you use in saving mine?â I asked ,eagerly
âAnd why are you asking that?â
âNothing! I just want to knowâ. I insisted
âAlright !I made use of your nameâ. he stated and my heart sank
Like seriously!out of all romantic names , he made use of my name!
âBaby!â he called as I scoffed
âLeave me aloneâ
he laughed. âI was just kidding, I saved your number with a special nameâ
Ehen! now he is talking!
âAnd what is the special name?â
âhmmmmh⊠what is the special name?⊠I donât think I rememberâ
âAdemilade!âI called, frowning as he Joked around
âYes babe, I need to go to bed nowâ. he yawned
I huffed , is he for real?
âGood night my Priceless Treasureâ. he bade and without waiting to hear my response , he ended the callâŠ.
I stared at the phone , trying to put two and two together
Priceless Treasure! Is that what he use in saving my number? If yes , I must be so important to him ..
Grinning, I put away my books and was about standing to switch off the light bulb when a message came into my phone âŠ
I unlocked the phone , expecting to see the name Ade mi on the screen but was disappointedâŠâŠwell not really disappointed as it was Funmi
I clicked on it and read it
âUju! Please come outside now , I need your helpâ
Help kwa! by this time of the night!
sharply , I dialled her number and it rang until her voice mail picked up
Han! Han! Is this not the same person who messaged me now?
I dialled it again but it was still the same and was about dialling it for the third time when a message popped in
It was from her and i quickly clicked on it
âBestie! Please come out!â
I became alarmed, what could be wrong? is she alright?
Panicking, I leaned forward and tapped Faith
âFaith! Faith!â I called with a shaky voice
She stirred a little, mumbling some inaudible words
âFaith please wake upâ. I pleaded , tapping her again and she hissed loudly, flinging my hand away
âWo! Leave me aloneâ
I huffed , eying her coldly
Ha! na wa oooooo! which kind of person is this one sef!
Just then , a message popped up again.
without reading it , I stood up , put on a dunlop slippers, grabbed a wrapper and tied it around the short blue nighty I was wearing; then i made for the door ,unbolted it; switching on my phone torch light , i walked out of the room,through the long passage and to my surprise, the door to the entrance was wide openedâŠ
Oga ooo! Donât they close door in this house!
I walked out of it , looking left and right as I climbed down the short step but there was no trace of Funmi, all I saw was a red Benz parked out in front of my hallâŠ.
I hissed loudly, what is all this na? Is she using me to play?
Scrolling through my phone,I clicked on her number and was about dialling it when the car headlights flashed on, as if motioning me to come over
My skin tingled in fear and goose bumps sprang all over my body .
Who is this one again? âŠâŠ..or wait! could it be Funmi? Is she in some kind of trouble?
Slowly , I walked to the car and knocked on the rolled up window
âFunmi!â I called softly and instantly, the window rolled down to reveal âŠâŠ.a lanky boy,the same one who puffed out smoke into my faceâŠ
âHi Obianuju!â he greeted, his tone was so icy making my whole body trembled with fear
âwho..are⊠you?â I stuttered, taking a step backward as he opened the car door
he smiled. âI am Daveâ
I grew pale all of a sudden
Dave! so he is the Dave , Funmiâs dark knight! oh no! It canât be
âFunmi! Where is she?âMy voice came out Shaky
âMy houseâ. he answered
I swallowed hard , turning around and was about to run when he said
âIf you dare to try , i will kill your friendâ
I stopped dead in my track, turning to face him
âWhat do you mean by that?â
he laughed. âNot only her , I will also destroy your boyfriendâ
Terror washed over me raising the hairs on the back of my neck
âAdemiladeâ. I repeated and he nodded while still laughing
âNo! Please !no! Please !donât hurt himâ. I begged desperately and he stopped , staring at me like I was some fancy doll
âYou love him that much , donât you?â he asked with a dull and emotionless smile
âPlease donât hurt himâ. I pleaded, ignoring his question as i let out a muffled cry
âThen get into the carâ. his voice was flat .
I nodded obediently as I walked around the car;then I opened the door and climbed into the other side , fidgeting as I sat down beside him
âYou are cold?â he asked, his eyes raking up and down my almost exposed body âŠ..
Oh God!I wasnât even wearing undies , just a silk nighty and a wrapper.
âNo!â I replied , biting my lips as it quavered
âAre you sure?â
why does he care if I am cold or not?
âYes!â I snuffled and he took a deep breathe, blew it out through his mouth ; and on starting the ignition, he drove speeding off to only God knows where âŠ.
I leaned back in the seat , eating my fingernails as I listened to the heavy pounding in my chest
I was so f**king scared , scared for myself, scared for Funmi and scared for AdemiladeâŠ..
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In what seems like forever to me , the lanky boy drove into a big compound reverberating with loud music and parked in out in front of an apartment with three cars .
âGet down!â he instructed in a calm voice
And with a curt nod , I alighted from the car and he also did the same at his own end
âCome with me!â he simply said
Adjusting the wrapper , I tied it around me tightly and followed behind as we approached the front porch; then he pushed the door opened and we walked in to meet three boys in the sitting room, smoking and drinking. Among them was the media president, BolaâŠ
I gasped audibly in shock as I took a step backward trying to avoid the smoke but it was of no use , the whole room was covered with smoke ..
Instantly, my breathe caught in my throat and I began to coughâŠ
âDave!get her out of here na or shey you don forget she be asthmatic patientâ. A fair boy slurred and to my upmost surprise, Dave picked me up in a bridal style
âLet me go! Let me go!â I screamed ,kicking my legs as I tried to wriggle out of his hold but he held me firmly , laughing as he walked through an opened door to a room , his room because Funmi was seated right on the big bedâŠ..
Seeing us, she stood up in a huff and charged at Dave blindly
âYou bastard! Is this the reason why you dated me? Is this the reason why you took away my phone? to get to my friendâ. She yelled, jumping as she punched his left shoulder âŠ
The bastard, Dave scoffed as he placed me gently on the bed and then faced her , pulling her on her hair until he could see her face , he shook her once , suddenly furious and began punching her
âNo oooooâ. I screamed loudly, âplease stop, stop pleaseâ. I pleaded as I broke down in tears and he stopped, breathing hard as he faced me
âYou want me to stop right?
I nodded , staring at the veins standing out on his neck
He was madly in anger and I knew it!
âFine!â he agreed, shoving her roughly to the bed and she came falling down like a piece of wood
âFunmi!â I called , moving closer to her and when she looked at me , I screamed in pain
her eyes were bloodshot! her face swollen and covered in bruises , her lips bursted!
It was clearly obvious that she had been beaten before now!
âUju!â She muffled in between tears as I pulled her closer to me , hugging her
âIt is alrightâ. I assured , patting her lightly on her back and the âbastardâ laughed
âAlright! did you just say alright? no pretty, it is far from alrightâ
And with that, he took a phone out of his pocket, typed into it and then handed it to me
âI want you to call that numberâ
I looked down at the phone to see the name Demi on the screen , I swallowed hard, looking back at him
âDemi! why should I call him!â My voice came out in whispers
âSimple! tell him to come over here orâŠâŠâŠâŠ:
âNo I wonât do thatâ. I cut in , screaming and the next thing that followed was a thunderous slap across Funmi face
âYay! mummy oooooo!â Funmi screamed loudly, holding her cheek as the âbastardâlaughed, squatting in front of me
âI am sorry pretty, but the more you prove stubborn , the more I keep on hurting your friendâ
I gulped hard nervously as I stared at my shaky hands
âPlease donât hurt her , hurt me insteadâ
âNo Uju! you are too beautiful to be beatenâ. he stated , caressing my face , âso do your friend a favour and dial Demiâs numberâ
âbut why? do you want to hurt him?â I asked softly, searching through his gaze
âNoâ. he replied bluntly
I averted my gaze , turning sideways to face Funmi who was curled up on the bed, whimpering..
I sighed in frustration
since allowing Dave to hurt her wasnât an option, I had no other choice but to call DemiâŠ
âunlock the phoneâ. I told him and when he did, I dialled Demiâs number and he picked up on the last ring
âHey! who am I speaking with?â he asked with a sleepy voice
âIt is Obianujuâ. I muffled
âUju!uju! Uju! ⊠oh babe! you still awake, I thought I told you to go to bedâ
âI did but a call got me out of the houseâ. I said, glancing at Dave who had a sly smile across his face âŠ..
There was a pause and then Demi scoffed
âWhere the hell are you?â his voice was cold
I removed the phone From my ear
âwhere is this place?âI asked Dave
âMy placeâ. he replied with a loud voice and I put the phone back to my ear
âI am at âŠâŠ.â.Demi banged the phone down , obviously he overheard snatches of Dave and I conversation
âhe hanged up on meâ. I told Dave as I handed him back the phone and he smiled, straightening up
âI can see he recognised my voiceâ
âbut why exactly doâŠ. I tried to ask but he cut me off
âHave some rest Princess , the game will soon beginâ. he said as he walked out of the room
Game! what is he talking about?
âWhat game?â I called after him and made to leave the bed but Funmi caught me by my arm , pulling me back
âDonât!â She warned
âWhy?âI huffed , facing her
âhe is dangerousâ. she replied , wincing in pain âand also the smoke in the room isnât good for your healthâ. she added and yes , she was right
I sighed in defeat, closing my eyes as the tears flowed freely down my eyes
âOh Uju!â Funmi pulled me close and made me rest my head on her chest
âI am sorry Uju, it is all my fault, I should have been more careful, please forgive meâ. she apologised and I nodded absentmindedly as my mind was on Demilade âŠ.
âAde mi , be save!Ade mi, be save!âI kept on mumblingâŠ..
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Ademilade
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As soon as I dropped the call, I got off the bed, pulled off my pyjamas and hurriedly changed into a blue jean and polo; then I put on a slippers, picked up the key to my Venza and dashed out of the room to the sitting room where I met Susanna , crying
seeing me, she got off the sofa and blocked my path
âYes!you are finally out, now I want you to repeat the nonsense you spilled out about loving that âŠ.asthmatic thingâ. she yelled,holding her waist as she vibrated
âMove!â I said as calm as I could
âNo Demi! I am not moving anywhere until you tell meâ. She insisted and that was it , the anger in me exploded and I shoved her aside roughlyâŠ
âAvoid me from this momentâ. I yelled at her and it return, she let out a wail
âAh! Eeewo! Demi has killed me ooo ooooâ.
I bit at my lower lips, looking away from her as I made for the entrance door; opening it , I walked out of the house and slammed the door..
I never planned on pushing her but she pushed me to itâŠ..
âD**n!â I cursed silently as I climbed down the short stairs to my car ; then I fumbled with the keys in the dark as I tried to open the car door
Bead Of sweat drip down my forehead.All I wanted to do was medicate
My hands were shaking, my head spinning
I heard the bastard voice , he was with her , he was with my girlfriend..
âF–k!â why isnât this door opening ?â I hissed in anger
âThat is because it is a keyless openâ, my subconsciousness reminded
Jeez!i completely forgot!
quickly,I pressed the button on the key and the door opened
Finally!
climbing into the car ,I started the ignition and drove speeding off to Daveâs hallâŠ..
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Oluwatobiloba
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I couldnât bear seeing the hurt on the girlâs face so when the door knob twisted, I got off the sofa and ran into the kitchen
Dave has returned!
Peeking through the curtains, I watched Dave carry the girl in his arms as he began to walk towards his room..
My eyes grew wide in surprise, What is with the sudden care?
I waited until they were out of sight and then I returned to the sitting room, worriedly
what will happen now?
âBobo!this one you run like that , I hope all is wellâ. Prince slurred as I sat down on the sofa
âYes ooo! Tobi, you sure sey you alright ?âBola joined in the conversation
âYes!â I grunted my response and prince laughed
âGuy!you have totally lost itâ
I stared at him blankly as he continued
âwe all no sey the girl fine but no think am , na Demi babe be thatâ
I scoffed. â what the hell are you saying?â
âSimple! kill any feelings you have for her because it will do you no goodâ. he stated
Shuu! Is my feeling for her that obvious?
Opening my mouth , I was about to say something when a shrill , ear piercing scream echoed out of the roomâŠ
I became alarmed
âJuliet!â I muttered and began standing up , attempting to rush into the room when Bola , pulled me down, pinning me to the sofa with his heavy weightâŠ.
âAnd where do you think you are going?â
âGet off meâ. I screamed , making him scoff
âReally! and what do you intend doing? fighting, no Tobi, that will only aggravate the matterâ. he half yelled and yes, he was right
I sighed deeply. âSo what do you suggest l do?â
âWe?âhe whispered so the others will not hear him
From the sober look on his face , I could tell he was also worried!
âFine! So what do you suggest we do?â I corrected myself and he exhaled deeply, letting go of me
âThere is nothing to do but to wait for Demiâ.he replied and just then , the door to the room creaked opened and Dave came out , smiling
âDave! Dave!âThe two other boys , Prince and Tony hailed in unison
âChai!This one that you are smiling ehen, it seems everything is going as plannedâ. Bola butted in But I was quick to detect the sarcasm in his voice
Dave smirked evilly as he sat down on the couch
âYes! Demilade is on his wayâ
âwhat will happen when he comes? I asked and he slowly shifted his gaze to me
âI didnât see you when I came in with the girlâ
âErm that was erm because I was in the kitchenâ. I stuttered
âOh!â
âSo what will happen when Demilade comes?â I was so curious to know
he smiled lightly. â if he agrees to join us , there will be no problemâ
âAnd what if he donât , will you gang raped the girl?â
âGang raped! no! she is too beautiful for thatâ. he replied and I sighed in relief
âI will raped her alone and if possible, make her mineâ. he added making my heart skip a bit
Make her his!what does he mean by that? Is he trying to date her or what??⊠F**k! he is going crazy!!
The sound of a car driving into the compound interrupted my thoughts and I bit at my upper lips knowing it was Ademilade âŠ..
âYup!Ademilade is hereâ. Dave announced as he got off from the sofa , âPrince!Bola! come with meâ
âBut why?â Bola queried
Dave chuckled. â That is because I want to scare him a littleâ
Reclining in the sofa, I folded my fist in anger and helplessly stared on as they walk towards the roomâŠ.
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Ademilade
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At last ! After a rough drive, I got to Dave hall.
I drove through the open gate into the compound and parked out in front of his apartment, beside a white Benzâ Tobiâs car
That bastard! so he is here?
Alighting from the car , I walked to the front porch, pushed the door opened and rushed in like a Maniac
âWhere is my girlfriend?â I yelled at no one in particular
âShe is in the roomâ.A familiar voice replied .
I looked in the direction of the voice and saw âthe green snakeââŠ.. Tobi
âBastard!â I cursed , charging blindly towards him , my head boiling in rage as I pinned him down to the sofa
âSo you are with them .. Hun!.. I thought we are friendsâ
âSure!âhe agreed âyou really need to calm down manâ
âCalm down! did you Just say calm down?â I half yelled , searching through his gaze through my angry eyes
âYes! You have to be calm and do everything Dave says , that is the only way Juliet will be fineâ
âAhhhh!â I screamed as I let go of him and as if in a trance , I began walking to the roomâŠ..
I was so confused!
Entering the room , I met an appalling sight
My girlfriend was seated on the big bed , her knees curled up towards her chest and beside her was a girl with a messed up faceâŠ.
âDemi!â she mouthed as my eyes roamed all over her
She wore a kind of silky nighty with a blue printed wrapper and from the way her nipples pointed out, I could tell she was bra less
I folded my fist in anger and shifted my attention to Dave who was leaning against the wall with a sly smile on his face âŠ.
âWhat do you want?â I asked coldly
âYou!â he replied
I scoffed silently, he is so impossible!
âThen let the girl goâ
Sure I will, but first, you will retake the oathâ. he stated
Like seriously! Oath! Is that why he brought her here?
And what if I donât?â I retorted, levelly
he smirked , snapping his fingers as a signal to the boys in the roomâPrince and Bola
âStrip her naked nowâ
âWhat!â I exclaimed in shock ,staring at prince as he ambled towards her
âNo! No!â Obianuju screamed making my heart churn in pain and without thinking, I flew at prince , threatening to tear his eyes out ..
The next thing that followed was the cocking sound of a gun
âBehave yourself or I will shootâ
Oh I completely forgot the bastard goes around with a gun!
I laughed bitterly , turning sideways to face him
âYou gonna shoot me?â I asked to be sure
âhun⊠hunâŠâ. he nodded
âAnd do you think you will go Scot free?â
he merely shrugged . âwell! Judging from the fact that your father is well-connected and rich,I wouldnât but at least, I will derive pleasure F**king your beautiful girlfriend âŠ,
âYou beast!â I spat at him and he laughed
âYes I am a beast , a beast who is gonna pin you down and make you witness how I rape your girlfriendâ
âNo! Please donât!â Obianuju pleaded , crying and Dave smirked
âI will countdown to three and if there is no positive response from you , i will take that as a yes âŠ..
My whole body vibrated in fear and I racked up my brain for a solution but got none âŠ
Take an oath! Join a cult gang!âŠ.. argh! It was like living in a prison but what can I do? I canât let Dave rape the only girl I have come to love âŠ..
Dave began counting. â 1âŠâŠ.2âŠâŠ..
âI will do itâ. I cut in and a wide smile escape from his lips
âI will do anything you want but please donât hurt herâ. I begged with a tears filled throat
âGood decision Demi!â he remarked, clapping his hands as he moved closer to pat my shoulder
âI assure you that you will never regret thisâ. he whispered softly and then faced prince
âBring his over to the sitting room for his initiationâ
And with that , he walked out of the room with Bola following behind him âŠ
âAde mi!â. Uju called ,opening her hands as she motioned me to come closer and I smiled lightly,taking a step towards her when Prince stopped me with his voice âŠ
âLetâs go , we have no timeâ
Without saying a word , I retreated my step and walked out of the room into the sitting room and met all of the boys standingâŠ.
âWelcome Demi!âthey chorused , almost in unison and I gave a curt nod
Dave cleared his throat .â Welcome Demi to the âBlack Mamba confraternity . Despite being few , we are feared by everyone in the campus including the Lecturers because we all are from wealthy homes âŠ.
Oh right! I scoffed silently as he continued
âThe gang consist of only eight members . I Dave am the leader of the gang , Tony the assistant leader, Prince the capon ; then Bola the Media president , Kunlexy the SUG president, Tobi the Nass president , then the assistant Nass presidentâŠ..Kewe
âKewe! I repeated in disbelief , âwhich of the kewe?â
âYour best friendâ.Tobi replied
âShut up !âI eyed him coldly âdo you think he is like you? I barked at him and that was the exact moment the door to the entrance flew opened and âŠâŠâŠ.
âKewe!â I called in disbelief
âGuy! Awfarâ. he greeted like there was no big deal
âAhhhhhh!â I screamed ,ruffling my hair in confusion, âFk you and your greeting, fk you a million timesâ
âCalm down man and get done with your initiationâ. he simply said and only then did I notice the sharp blade In Dave hands âŠ.
âWhy are you with this?â I asked Dave , referring to the blade
âTo draw out your bloodâ. he replied
âMy blood! this is bullshitâ. I retorted in a huff
âAnd I guess raping your girlfriend is a bigger bullshitâ. he drawled
What! Did he just threaten me!
âStretch out your handsâ.he instructed and when i did , he sliced my palm and squeezed the blood out âŠ.
Mesmerised, i stared at the blood dripping down my palm and the only emotion I felt was anger âŠâŠ..
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