Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 18
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OBIANUJU
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âUju na! stop cryingâ. Funmi begged , patting my shoulder as she tried to console me but I was too panic stricken to listen , the tears kept on rolling down
Demi is out there about to take an oath and it is all because of me!
Oh God! why is all this happening? why canât that âbastard let him be? Is it by force to be a âŠ.argh! I couldnât even spell out the name as it sounded so deadlyâŠ.
I decided to ask Funmi about it âŠ
âThe oath ,what is it all about?â my voice came out hoarsely
âI donât really knowâ. her voice was a bit strained , âall I know is that it is some kind of initiation to join a gangâ
âGangâ. I repeated, urging her to continue
âYes! A gang is a cult group and Daveâs gang is the most feared and respected in this school.They go around humiliating students and lecturers alike
âFor real!âI retorted with wide -open eyes of shock , â and the school did nothing about it?â
she hissed silently. âwhat will the school do! they are all from rich and well-connected familiesâŠ..
âoga oooo!⊠hmmm! so you knew all this and yet you dated the beast..
âerm that is because I erm wanted to feel amongâ. She stuttered
Oh right! and see what it resulted to , a messed up face!
Suddenly , the door was flung open and Demi stormed in withâŠ..Tobi
Like seriously! when did Tobi get here?
âStand up, letâs goâ. Demi gestured with his hands, his voice was coldly monotonous but soft âŠ
I swallowed hard , trying to stand up but fell back to the bed âŠ.
I was so weak!
âYou are alright?â Demi and Tobi asked in unison
âYes, but my friend isnâtâ. I replied, pointing to Funmi who sat there staring at Tobi
âOh!âDemi shifted his gaze to her âwho is she?â
âDaveâs girlfriend, the one he used in luring Juliet outâ. Tobi replied, looking at Funmi with disdain
âAh!â Funmi gasped audibly in shock as she mumbled some inaudible words.
âDonât mind him , she is my friendâ.i quickly butted in
âFriend indeedâ. Demi scoffed and then faced Tobi
âWill you drive her home?â
âNo!â Tobi replied bluntly
âThen why are you here?âDemi snapped at him
Tobi sighed. â I just wanted to be sure Juliet is alrightâ
I stared puzzled at the two âpretty boysâ
What is wrong with them?
âD**n! Demi cursed silently, then how the hell will she get home?â
âShe can come with usâŠI mean we stay in the same hostelâ
âSame hostelâ. Demi muttered, staring hard at Funmi
Obviously! he didnât recognise her!
âShe is Funmiâ. I added and his eyes grew wide in surprise
âFunmi! you are Funmi?âŠ.. argh! he folded his fist tightly, âDave is a beast, how could he beat a woman up like this?â
âBe careful with you wordsâ. Tobi warned and Demi huffed , ignoring him
âCan you walk?â he asked Funmi
âYes!âFunmi answered shyly
âGood!âhe moved closer to the bed, picked me up bridal style and then Faced Funmi
âLet us goâ
âShuu!it is late na , why canât you just spend the night here?âTobi suggested
Spend the night kwa! In this hell hole! No way!
âNo Thanks!â Demi simply said and walked past him , out of the room into the sitting room where the âvile creaturesâ were partying hard âŠ
I buried my face in Demiâs chest to avoid seeing their faces , especially that of Dave as I was so scared of him âŠ..
âGood night Demi!â An icy voice bade
âGood night!â Demi grunted his response, walking out of the house into the cold night ; then he put me down on the floor and opened the doors to his car with the key âŠ..
âGet in!â he instructed Funmi and I and when we did , he climbed into the driver seat , started the ignition and drove off âŠ.
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The drive to my hostel was a silent one as we were all lost in thoughtâŠwell! not me as I wasnât even in the right state of mind to think
I just sat there, my phone in my hand , staring at Demi who kept his eyes on the road as he mumbled to himself , hitting the steering wheel at intervals
he was angry and I knew it!
but why! Is it because of the Dave! the initiation!âŠâŠ..or wait , is it because of me?
Chai!Uju, see what your stupidity have caused, no, no, I canât let him stay angry at me..
I took a deep breathe. âbaby!â I called softly
âhum ..hum!â he answered without looking at me
âCan I spend the night at your place?â
âWhy?â he asked
Seriously! did he just ask me why? I became nervous all of a sudden
âerm that is because I am scaredâ
he sighed. â yes you âŠ..he paused , âerm I mean Noâ
My heart churned in pain , is he trying to push me away?
âyou can sleep over tomorrowâ. he quickly added
âOkay!â I muttered , leaning back on the seat and looked at Funmi in the rear mirror to see her crying silentlyâŠ.
I looked away knowing she was in pain!!!
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It was way past midnight when Demi parked out in front of my hostel âŠ.
âwe will see later todayâ. he simply said
âAlright!â I agreed , opening the car and slid my legs out one by one as I alighted ; then I waited for Funmi to climb down and when she did , we began walking towards the house..
I kept my ears open, expecting to hear a goodnight from Demi but was disappointed, all I heard was the sound of his car starting as he drove offâŠ..
âAh!he is angry at meâ I said aloud bitterly , shaking my head in dismay
âNo Uju! he is only confusedâ. Funmi corrected , âgive him a little time to clear his headâ
with that , she took my hand into hers and gently pulled me as we climbed up the short step, walked through the long passage to the room next to mine , her room ..
I was in no mood to face that annoying Faith!
Entering , I collapsed on the bed .
I unlocked my phone and dialled Demiâs number but it rang until his voice mail picked up .
Eeehe! what is happening??why is he not picking up ? I was so overly worriedâŠ
âbabe!It is past 2am , letâs sleepâ. Funmi called, yawning
Sleep ke! when my boyfriend is still mad at me!
âYou can sleepâ. I told her , dialling his number again but it was the same âŠ.
Yay! I said it , I said it now , Demi wants to start avoiding me ooooo.
Ha!What will I do? ehen , I need to take his hurt away , I need to find a solution to this mess âŠ
Just then my brain clicked and the words of his step mum played inside my head
âCall me whenever you feel something is amissâ
Yes! Yes! she is the solution, I need to call her right now!
with shaky hands, I Scrolled through my phone for her number and when i saw it ,I clicked on it, dialling
She picked it on the second ring
âHello! who is this ?â her sleepy voice rang through
âit is me Julietâ. I replied , nervously
âJuliet! Juliet! which of the Juliet?â
âerm your step.. erm I mean your sonâs girlfriendâ. I stuttered
âOh! Julietâ. she sounded so excited , âhow are you? I have been expecting your call . Is anything wrong, why did you call by this time of the night?â
I broke down in tears . âIt is Daveâ
âDave! the cult guy!!what happened to him?â She asked in a rush
âhe ..forced âŠDemi ..into .. joining ..his gang .. and .. it .. is .. all .. because of meâ. I muffled in between tears
There was a pause and then she said
âThis is too bad, do you have his number?â
why is she asking me that?
âNo!â I replied
âHan! Han! you want me to help you and you didnât have his numberâ. her voice sounded so harsh, âhmmmmmm! nawa oooâ
âMa!â I called ,pleadingly
She sighed. âFine!do you have the number of anyone close to him?â
âNo I donât âŠ.I paused trailing off when I remembered I have Tobiâs numberâ
âYes!Yes! I have his friend number , but I really donât know how close they areâ
âIt doesnât matter , send it to me so I can start working on itââŠ..
âAh! Thank you ma, thank you very maâ. I appreciated, sighing in relief
she chuckled lightly. âIt is nothing , and one more thing , Let this conversation be a secret between us
âSecret!âI repeated , confusedly
âYes ! Donât tell Ade about it , you know how arrogant he can be at timesâshe stated and yes , she was right
My boyfriend can be annoying sometimes !
âAlright ma, I wonât tell himâ
âGood girl!â She remarked, âand donât forget to send the number
âYes ma!â I agreed and ended the callâŠ.
Phew! A big relief!
Sharply, I scrolled down for Tobiâs number and when I found it , I copied it and sent it to her ; then I laid on the bed beside Funmi, fiddling with my phone absentmindedly when a message from Demi popped up .
Immediately, i clicked on it
âGood night babyâ
My heart exploded with happiness, Demi texted me , he isnât angry with me , he still loves me âŠ..
with a smile on my face , I drifted off to sleepâŠ.
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Next morning
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The voices in my head became more and more insistent and i groaned out of sleep . I slowly opened my bleary eyes and saw Funmi curled up in a corner of the bed, beating her chest as she cried
I hissed silently, is this still about Dave?
Lazily, I sat up in the bed and moved closer to console her
âFunmi! stop crying na, what has happened, has happenedâ
âNo Uju! you wouldnât understand how pained I amâ she said softly, meeting my gaze
her face was all red and swollen!
I sighed softly âI understand it is painful but you have to move on , the âbastard isnât even worth your tearsâ
she shook her head negatively. âYou got it all wrong there. I am not crying because of Dave , i am crying because of Tobiâ
âTobi! why will you cry because of him?â I asked, clearly confused
âThat is because I still love himâ
Love kwa! what the hell is she saying?
She continued. âDo you remember the handsome guy i told you about , the one who used and dump meâ
âHun! Hun! â I nodded my head with keen interest
âIt is Tobiâ. she said in an unclear voice
âTobi!â I repeated to be sure I heard right and
she nodded slowly
âSo Tobi was the one who de flowered you?â I asked, still finding it hard to believe
âyes!â
âHaba now! this is no right⊠Ahhh! and still he treated you like trashâ. I retorted,shaking my head slowly in pityâŠ.:
She snuffled . âyou saw it right , you saw the way he looked at me ⊠argh! Tobi hates me , he really hates me âŠ..
Taking a deep breathe, I was about saying something when a knock sounded on the door âŠ.
âWho is that? Funmi asked , wiping her tears from his eyes
âIt is me, Ademiladeâ
My skin tingled with excitement.
Ademilade!my boyfriend!Omoo! he came this early just to see me!
quickly, I got off the bed and rushed to the door and opened it to see my boyfriend standing in front , he was dressed in black and looked handsome as always..
âAdemilade!â I called , jumping on him ,I was just so excited to see him
He chuckled softly , holding me firmly as he walked into the room;then he put me down on the carpeted floor , facing Funmi
âhi Funmi!â he greeted, âI am sorry for coming unannounced, I just wanted to see my girlfriend .
âIt is alrightâ. Funmi assured , smiling lightly and as for me , I was grinning from ear to ear
Awwww! my baby is so romantic!
âbut how did you know I was in here?â
âI kinda figured it outâ. he shrugged , glancing at his wristwatch as he frowned lightly at me , âit is 7;50am,why arenât you dressed for school?â
I scratched my hair , I completely forgot about my morning lectures!
âErm i donât think i will go todayâ
âWhy?âhe furrowed his eyebrow in a deep frown .
âI need to take Funmi to the health centreâ. I replied and Funmi gasp audibly in surprise
âUju!âshe called softly
âNo!I object to thatâ. Demi stated , shaking his head âit is way too early for you to start skipping classesâ
âbut Funmi needs someone toâŠâŠ.I tried to say but he cut me off
âDonât worry , I will take her there myselfâ
âReally?â I asked , staring at him in surprise
âYes babe! go and bathâ
âThanks!âI mumbled, leaning forward to give him a quick kiss ; then i walked out of the room to my room âŠ
âAnd be fast about itâ.he called after me
âAlright Ade miâ . I replied , excitedlyâŠ..
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The door to my room was wide opened and I walked in just in time to see Faith rush out of the bathroom..
âcold ooo! coldâ. she muttered , shaking like a leaf.
I hissed loudly as I ambled to the bed side , pulling off my clothes
âHan !Han!Uju , this one your face is like this , are we fighting?âshe asked , pausing for a moment to stare at me âŠ
âNo ooooo!â I simply answered , walking into the bathroom as I had no time to batter words with a snitch!
Stepping into the bathtub , I brushed my teeth and had a quick bath ; then I reached for my towel, wrapping it around my body as I returned to anâŠâŠâŠempty room.
Amazing!So she did not even wait for me ..hun!okay ooooo, she can go to hell for all I care
Opening the wardrobe, I searched through it for a black gown and soon found one .
A short designer gown I bought in Abuja!
This will be perfect!
Humming a âCelidionâ song , I towelled off , put on an undies and hurriedly changed into gown; then I brushed down the long hair and put on a black sneakers.
I grabbed a white bag , shoved my books into it and rushed out of the room , locking the door âŠ
âYou looking beautiful!âa voice remarked from beside me
âŠâŠâŠ..Ademilade
I smiled lightly as I turned sideways to him
He was leaning against Funmiâs door, his hands in his pocket , as he stared at me with a spark in his eyes
âWhy are you out here?â I placed the key under the door mat and moved close to him
âWaiting, your friend is bathingâ
âHaba! then you should have come into my roomâ
âNo! I prefer it hereâ. he said with a light smile
I faked a frown. âYou saying you donât like my room?â
âI didnât say soâ. his voice was a bit strained , like I was boring him
âOh!â I chuckled nervously and quickly changed the topic
You know , I donât want to spoil the mood!
âSo will I wait until Funmi is done ?â
âYep!â he replied , popping the p âexcept you know how to driveâ. he mumbled the latter part but I heard him clearly
I scoffed silently, is he kidding me?
âI know how to driveâ. I huffed and he shot me a surprise look
âReally!â
âYes! My dad taught me how to drive . I learnt so fast that he promised to buy me a carâ. I stated proudly
âSo did he buy you the car?âhe asked calmly, brushing the hair off my face
I sighed sadly, âNo, he bought cars only for my three elder brothers..
âOh dear! I bet you were so heart brokenâ . he said with a note of laughter in his voice ,
And from the smug look on his face , I could tell he was Joking around âŠ
âGo away Joâ. I retorted, giving him a playful punchâŠ
âFine! Fine!Fineâ. he took his car key out of his pocket and handed it to me
I looked down at the key and then back at him
âWhat should I do with it?â
He smirked. âIsnât it obvious
Like seriously! he wants me to drive to school
âThen what about you?â
âI will make use of a taxiâ. he replied glancing at his wristwatch, âby what time will you by done with lectures?â
â11:oo am!â I replied
âGood!âI will come to your Faculty after my class then we will go to my apartment together , you will be spending the night with me
I smiled inwardly
âThat is if you want toâ. he quickly added
Chai!the boy can kill someone mood!
âI want it ooooâ. I rolled my eyes and he laughed
âAlright!run along , and donât get into any mischief
âOkay sirâ. I drawled, slinging my handbag over my shoulder as I walked through the long passage, out of the houseâŠ
Climbing down the short stairs, I jumped a gutter to the white Venza ; then I got into it and honk the horn loudly , telling the girls taking pictures in front to vamoose âŠ
Abi now! Or shey they did not see me ni!
I press the break pedal and on starting the ignition, I pulled out of the road and drove the car down the bumpy road as I headed to school âŠ.:
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Getting to school , I drove through the huge gate , down the tarred road until I got to my FacultyâThe faculty of Law and then I parked out in front .
I alighted from car and began walking towards building when a dark girl blocked my path , so I cannot pass âŠ
âWho are you?â She snapped at me
I stared at her puzzled , do I know her? not at all!
She continued. âWhy are you riding Demiladeâs car?â
Chai! is this the reason why she stopped me?âŠ.nawa ooo⊠well! since she wants to know , I will have to tell her âŠ
âI am his girlfriend so I have the right to ride his carâ. I replied , holding the keys for her to see
âAre you satisfied now?âI asked mockingly and without waiting for her response , I shoved her aside and walked into the building, climbing up the long stairs to the Lecture room
What nonsense!!!!
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As expected, the lecturer was already in class so I passed through the back door to avoid attention, but still all eyes were on me including the lecturerâs
âAnd why are you just coming to class by this time young lady?â the woman in front of me thundered âŠ.
I swallowed hard nervously, glancing at Shakirat who was staring at me with her mouth wide open .
âErm my friend was sick and I erm had to erm take her to the hospitalâ. I stuttered
That is a big fat lieâ. My subconsciousness screamed at me and I felt guilty all of a sudden
But did I lie? no Funmi was sick right !
The woman scoffed. â Do you think that Is an excuse? by the way , what is your name ?â
âIt is Juliet âŠâŠ.â
âObianuju â. she completed and I nodded slowly
how did she know?
âWow! I have being earnestly searching for the writer of the article on the notice board and here she is ,the beautiful and brilliant writerâŠ.
I blushed . âThanks maâ
âDonât mention dear, Just keep on with your good worksâ. She said, averting her gaze as she faced the class
âWe will continue from where we stop in our next lessonsâ
Having said that , she picked up her books and left the class
I widened my eyes in surprise, Just like that!oh yeah! I must be very late !
âJuliet oooooo!â Shakirat called , motioning for me to come closer which I did , sitting down beside her ..
âAh! babe! See the way you are shining ! see your gown , your bag, your shoes⊠argh! even you hairâŠ.
âIt is called bone straightâ. I cut in, smiling proudly
âMogbe ooo! so this is what they call bone straightâŠah! I donât knowâ. She screamed, brushing the hair with her well-polished nails
I stared at the nails with admiring eyes, making a mental note to fix mine also
Shakirat continued. â so how much did you make the hair?â
â400, oooâ. I answered truthfully and she knitted her eyebrow in a frown
âSo you mean you spent that huge amount of money for hair.. haba! Juliet, it is not rightâ
I shrugged lightly. It is not my fault na and moreover , my boyfriend didnât complain â
âEven though, you stillâŠ.she paused, trailing off , her gaze fixed ahead of her
âtrouble is comingâ. She muttered and quickly, I followed the direction of her eyes and saw Susanna marching towards me , the âdark girlâ following behind her
Oh!now I understand why she questioned me, she is Susannaâs friend!
âYou this asthmatic patient , leave my boyfriend aloneâ. Sussanna screamed out her lungs as soon as she got to me
I hissed silently, which kind of embarrassment is this na
She continued, âWhy is it so hard for you to listen? Is it because of the money he is spending on you ? Oh! or because you now ride his car ⊠hmmmh! ah! Demi cannot use you to do anything, he is just using youâ
âThen let him spell it out to her himselfâ.Shakirat snapped at her and She scoffed, eying Shakirat coldly
âdid I talk to you?â
Shakirat smirked. â it is obvious you are shameless if not , you wouldnât be here fighting for a boy that have left you tay tayâ
âYes! I nodded my head in support
Susanna clapped her hands lightly as she laughed
âand who told you that? Incase you donât know, I was in Demiâs place last nightâ
âYou liar! he was with me all through the nightâ. I blurted out, clutching my fist in anger
How dare she lie to my face!
She stared at me puzzled for a moment and then she smirked
âoh! so you were the one he went to see last nightâŠHan! Han! Interesting!.. I guess he got tired of you and that is why he returned to me in our houseâ
âTell her oooooâ.her friend butted in and they both laughedâŠ
âWhat! was the only thing I could say as I was so confused
How did she know Demi left his house at night? was she really at his place last him? Is Demi still dating her?If yes , is that the reason he refused me following him home last night âŠ
Placing my head on the table, I stopped my ears as I closed it to the harsh mocking sounds rolling up and down the hallâŠ
I felt so ashamed, like I was dating someone else boyfriendâŠâŠDemi must answer to this !!
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Ademilade
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Behind my smile is a breaking heart,behind my laugh, I am falling apart , behind my eyes are tears.Look closely at me and you will see the boy I am ..isnât me.
I am just trying to be fine, no, I want to be fineâŠ.
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Alighting from the taxi, I paid the driver and held the door open for Funmi and when she climbed down , we walked through the gate to the ever-crowded health centreâŠ
âJeez! how do sick people breathe in the kind of environmentâ. I thought but said aloud and Funmi laughed
âDonât tell me you have never been here beforeâ
I Shrugged. âWell! Just a couple of times , and that is for research works
âOh! you are a medical student , I completely forgotâ
âI nodded absentmindedly. â so how did you meet Dave?â I blurted out , and then caught my breathe
I never intended to ask the question but I guess my curious self got the best out of me âŠ..
âYou donât need to answer if you donât want toâ. I quickly added
She gulped down hard . âI know you are still angry, i know you feel it is my fault , I know you only pretending to like me because of your girlfriendâ
Bingo! how did she know!!
âBut believe me when I say I am deeply sorry for everythingâŠ.
Sorry! and what will sorry do? will it takeaway the pain in me? no, but what can I do?nothing âŠ.
I sighed softly. âIt is alrightâ. I assured and her eyes lit up
âReally!â
âYeah! so I will be leaving now , i have a morning Practical to catch up withâ
âAlright Demi, Thanks for everythingâ
âOkay!â I simply said and began walking to the gate when she asked
âCan I get Tobiâs number?â
I stopped in my track , turning to face her.
âTobi! do you have any business with him?â
She shook her head negatively
âWhy then are you asking for his number?â
âErm that is erm because I need to eem talk to him. she stuttered
I scoffed silently, talk to who? that betrayer!
âA word of advice miss , treat up your swollen face before Jumping into another messâ
âBut I really need to talk to himâ. She insisted and I huffed , ignoring her as I walked through the gate, out of the health centre ..
If she wants his number then she should ask him!
Standing in front of the huge gate , i was about flagging down a taxi when a black Camry pulled up in front of meâŠ.Kewe
Like seriously! What does he want? he has been disturbing me with calls , all of which I ignoredâŠ.
âDemi!â he called , rolling down the window
âWhat do you want?â I asked coldly
âI need to talk to you broâ
âI am not interestedâ. I barked, expecting him to drive off but instead,he alighted from the car and walked over to me
âPlease we need to talkâ
âJust get the f–k out of my wayâ. I yelled
âNo I wonâtâ. he retorted, standing right in front of me âi know you are angry , but you really need to listen to me âŠ.
âSo you can betray me againâ. I jeered
âI didnât betray you and never will Iâ.he half yelled and that was it , I exploded
âYou bastard! I took you as a friend, I confided in you and told you everything f**king thing about me , how dare you snitch on me âŠHun! Is that why you advised me to give in to Dave?â I yelled not minding the scene we were creating
âNo Demi! I also joined the gang a few days backâ
âYou just joined?â
âYes! do you remember the day you called to tell me about your late mother being poisonedâ
I nodded
âGood! I was in Daveâs house that day , the bastard threatened to Kill my elder sister if I donât take the goddamned oathâ
I froze on the spot.
âwhy didnât you tell me?âmy voice turned to whispers and I looked at him , conflicted
âDave told me not to tell youâ. he exhaled deeply, â I was so scared, I couldnât sit back and watch my sister dieâ
âD**n!â I bit my lips and tried to hide my pain by burying my face in my palm âŠ
This was becoming way too much, what is the âbastard âgaining from all of this?
Kewe continued. âWe need to fight back Demi, we need to break free from Dave gripâ
â We! who are the we? me and youâ
âNot only us, there is Tobi , Bola and even the SUG president is not left outâ
âAnd how do you know all of this?â I questioned him
he shrugged . â well! Let me say , I made a research
Oh yeah!he is a smart one but not on this , Dave is a beast and wonât hesitate to wipe us out if we dare go against him..:
âCanât you see DemiâŠâŠâŠâŠ
âYeah! Yeah! Yeah!â. I cut in , âCan we please get going now or we will be late for classesâ
he smirked. âYou are just too stubborn!
âYou can say that againâ. I smiled lightly , breathing a sense of relief, a relief knowing that my best friend is my best friend
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