BETRAYAL EPISODE 34

BETRAYAL EPISODE 34 

........David please can u leave us alone” i calmly

asked David who looked at me curiously,

“don’t worry you will hear from us this evening” i

assured him with a faint smile. He shrugged,

stood up n left without another

word.

I instantly faced Amara furiously with hands on

my waist after David had left.

“what was that outburst all about??,

what is even wrong with u, what has gotten over

you eeh??”

i asked angrily, but she just kept quiet and bit her

lips,

“please u should learn how to control ur anger,

you are a girl, i won’t involve myself in ur

problems again, you can go pour kerosine on him

n strike a match-stick mtcheew”

i barked before lying down on my bed.

I really was very bitter n angry over her annoying

comment, which made me pour out my whole

mind to her without reservation, even though i

later regretted it especially when i noticed the

apology in her eyes.

She truly was in a sorry state

but such misguided comments are what i really

can never tolerate.

“i’m sorry” i heard her apologize moments later.

An apology which i knew took out much effort

from her,

“cm’on stop vexing, u know i wasn’t myself when

i made that comment eeh” she pleaded and

tickled me.

“it’s okay lets forget about it” i muttered with a

smile, which made her hug me gratefully.

“what do you think i should do about David?” i

soon heard her ask,

“it all depends on u n how you still feel about him”

i replied,

“i still do love him even though i hate to admit it n

i don’t know the reason i’m still feeling this way,

you know how much i hate cultism n cultists” she

poured out with a coloured face,

“my dear love is a very strong feeling which can’t

be easily erased, moreover i just noticed he is a

nice guy, so maybe its ur destiny to change n led

him towards the right path, i can only advice u to

be careful n hold back a little portion of your

heart” i advised,

“don’t u..” she tried to argue, but i instantly placed

a finger on her lips, “ssshhh, i know u didn’t sleep

last night, so lie

down, sleep n think it over” i advised like a

nursery school teacher.

She shrugged n obeyed without another word. I

smiled, laid beside her, took a novel {once upon a

time "amina"} from my travelling bag,

began reading it n soon found myself in fantasy

land.

A land of bright hopes where good dreams come

true.

“i’m going back to him” My dear friend said to me,

when she finally woke up,

“that’s cool dear” i replied happily,

“but please you will follow me to his room” she

begged, i shrugged and accepted.

An hour later after freshening up, we walked to

David's room 2geda n knocked calmly on his

door.

He opened his door seconds later, breathed

deeply with hopeful eyes when he saw us, while

Amara winked at me before hugging him

passionately.

A very surprised David held her tightly and

thanked me with his eyes.

I instantly turned n left for my room with tears of

joy, satisfaction n relief in my eyes. My heart

jumped when i saw Darlington standing

beside my door.

His right hand was on my door which showed he

probably must have been knocking on it for long.

I frowned n walked up to him,

“what do you want?” i asked coldly, he scoffed

and fed his eyes on me for a while,

“hmmm what a question, offcourse i want you

dear” he replied with bright eyes which got me

more annoyed.

Just that moment Ben came out 4rm his room,

stood beside his door n beckoned on me to come.

HIS action provoked Darlington whose beaming

eyes

instantly burned furiously.

He grabbed my right hand roughly N stared at

me.

“u ain’t going anywhere, he should come here n

tell u whatever he wants to say” he muttered,

while i stared at him with confusion written all

over my face.

Ben saw his action as a challenge n walked up to

him bravely.

I felt like fainting that moment because i knew

what was about to happen wouldn’t in any way

be pleasant.

“guy abeg free my girl, i won’t beg u again” Ben

warned courageously,

“ur girl eeh? So u no longer have fear or respect

in u??”

Darlington asked with a dirty smile.

“Ben please let me handle this” i begged, but he

ignored me Darlington calmly freed my hand n

held Benjamin’s shirt

by the collar,

“what do you think u can do to me stinking jew?”

he asked b4 slapping him. I panicked n instantly

threw myself on Benjamin who was already in the

process of returning the slap, because he really

was no fighter 4 darlington who might end up

calling 4

backup.

Instead of calming down, when he saw me hold

Benjamin, he pulled a belt from his trouser n flung

wildly without caring whether it will land on me

or not. Perhaps he did it intentionally 4 me to

know i

wasn’t save with Ben or maybe as punishment 4

rejecting him.

The belt soon landed on my back with full force,

sending a horrifying message of pain all across

my body. Yet i still held Benjamin strongly and

screamed for

help........

STORY CONTINUES....

Days later Darlinton saw me as i was returning

from school, caught up with me at the staircase n

held my right hand softly.

I stopped n stared at him coldly while he returned

my look with a calm smile.

'' i’m very sorry” he apologized. I tried to snatch

my hand from his grasp but he strongly held me.

I stared at him speechlessly, tried again to snatch

my hand but he still held it strongly.

“just let me be Darlinton” i replied with a raised

tone. He stared around, b4 facing me once again,

“cyndii what i feel 4 u is no ordinary love, i swear

i can pull down any building just to make you

mine” he added quietly.

I unhappily shook my head as i tried to calm

myself down.

A new plan instantly rushed in2 my mind,

“okay let’s go to my room” i muttered coldly.

He quietly sat on my bed, I sat beside him in a

well composed manner n faced him with a fake

smile,

“i really do appreciate the gift, but i cannot accept

it” I calmly said to him, while he silently stared at

me,

“i know u truly do love me Dar” i added n held his

right hand which totally surprised him.

“A great love, even if it be unfortunate, should

ennoble a man, not make him desperate n

heartless, pls let’s just be friends, i do believe

with time i may learn to love u” i murmured gently.

“but can’t u offer something much more than

ordinary friendship?”

he asked instantly. His anguish very real, not

feigned in any way.

“Darlnton frnship is all i can offer 4 now”, “here u

are offering me love, n my hand does not tremble,

my heart equally does not; ur words give me no

pleasure, only pain;

How else can i explain that i feel no love 4 u.” i

poured out to him.

“but with time, could u learn to lov me?” he

eagerly asked,

“

yes i’m very sure i will, please don’t think i speak

out of pride or to pain u” i lied sweetly.

All i wanted that moment was my freedom which i

prayed our little discussion would grant me.

I saw a sudden shadow of despair come into his

eyes. I swallowed hard n muttered quick silent

prayers to my creator.

“u have unmanned me, but i think u are right, i

can’t force out love 4rm u, lets be friends like you

said” he muttered while his cheeks flushed with

embarrassment.

I heaved a sigh of relief, my eyes instantly lit up

with joy. I felt like hugging him in appreciation, but

i held myself,

“thanks alot 4” i murmured with delight.

He stood for some moments in silence; a dim

perception of his own unworthiness came over

him, with a smile, he tapped my left shoulder and

left my room quietly.

“is this the end?” i asked myself happily,

Only time will tell....

Darlinton never did disturb me again which i very

much loved, even though it really was very

surprising to Benj who couldn’t believe that “Dar

easily swallowed his pride n gave me up_

ONE_YEAR_LATER

Time flies. I was soon in the second semester of

my 3rd year while Ben in his final semester as a

student.

Our relationship blossomed n matured into

something so solid n sweet.

It just looked as if i was created 4 him. His family

accepted n treated me as if i was their daughter.

They really couldn’t wait for us to finish school n

get married.

I transformed Ben 4rm a quiet, cool headed

introvert into an artistic, charming, noble young

man whose greatest hobby was to love me.

He so totally spoilt me, that i hardly ever touched

the monthly allowance my parents do give me. My

ego and pride were so high. I was envied by

many.

“oh what else could i have asked my creator 4?”

LOVE_SURELY_WORKS_WONDERS

But sometimes no matter how hard we struggle to

shape our future, challenges do come to test our

courage and zeal, always appearing when least

expected n only a little misdeed that moment

could rewrite everything.

Some folks do say that ‘whatever will be, will

surely be no matter how hard we plan’, n some

holy books do say ‘our destiny already has been

written by our creator before birth’.

Whatever the case, life is so full of mysteries.

The future i so much struggled to build with Ben

was completely jeopardized weeks into my

300level second semester.

I never knew my fate could take such a dramatic

twist nor my past showing up to haunt me. Not

only did it return to haunt me, it equally came to

steal my soul, pride, heart n all i laboured 4,

without even a mask to hide its face.

My past came pertinaciously 4 me when i least

expected, and i truly can’t explain how lost or

petrified i was when it came knocking on my

door.

The shock, pain n anger i felt when i answered my

door n saw Mike {my ex-boyfriend} smiling

nervously with hands clasped behind him, was so

immense that i couldn’t breathe 4 a while.

The look of relief in his eyes when they rested on

me really was undeniable.

4 some seconds i stared at him speechlessly,

lost in thought n clueless on what to do.

He truly wasn’t looking bad, though a bit darker

than when i last saw him.

His features perfectly constructed and

matured…..

How fast i noticed…

STORY CONTINUES TOMORROW @3:30PM