CLEOPATRA – Episode 2
CLEOPATRA {MY SOULMATE}
EPISODE 2
A Story By Goldie Olamilekan Tijani
CLEO
I heard a voice as I lied on the mattress, oh God it’s reign, I stood up quickly
REIGN
Are you deaf? I said who….. the hell are you?
CLEO
Oh God his voice sounds s€×y, his haircut is spiky, I was carried away by his handsomeness
REIGN
And who are to look me in the eye?
CLEO
I regained myself, I stammered “I’m Cleo”
REIGN
“Who cares about your dumb skull name “
CLEO
He said as he puts on his polo, oh gosh he got six packs, I wonder why God created someone as handsome as this
REIGN
Anyway get trash, people like you disgust me
CLEO
Do you think I’m someone that would be scared of you? No way
REIGN
I don’t f-cking care, besides I hate people like you
CLEO
I moved closer to him, he was scared, he stepped backwards as I moved closer, he never expect it, “hey uncle reign, note, I’m not the type that’s gonna shiver for you, I’m gonna treat your damn f-ck up”, I took the cup of hot tea I splashed it on his white Polo and I left putting the tray in my armpit, I opened the I another handsome, I walked pass him in 😠 who cares
MASON
Oh God reign, your white Polo, what’s wrong with it?
REIGN
(Angrily ) W h……. Wh… What the hell?
CLEO
Who does he thinks he is? No one takes Cleo for granted, I got back to the kitchen, everyone was surprised I didn’t came back crying
THERESA
Cleo, way the hell have you done?
CLEO
Reign or whatever…. I thought him a lesson he needs to learn
THERESA
Oh Cleo you so finished, whatever you ever did to you got in soup my dear
CLEO
Mom reign is to full of himself
THERESA
Darling it’s none of your business is your boss, oh God I don’t know what to do? You gonna face the consequences
NANCY
Wow😍 Cleo, you are so brave
MASON
You telling me that maid did this to you Bro?
REIGN
Yes, she did this, I’m just wondering how she has the mind to do that, she’s really something
**
I woke up the following morning, i clearly dynasia, i checked the time, oh… it’s 8am, i got up quickly, i took my bath, i wore my uniform, “oh gosh mum and aunty shade will be mad at me, i got of the room in a haste, oh dear, everyone (maids) is assembled, grannie lair was giving moral instructions, i sneaked into the vertical queue
GRANNIE LAIR
And some of u thinks i’m to old to differ things, imagine someone wakin up at this time of the day, may ask u…miss cleo, what are you doing in bed late?!
CLEO
Oh God, she got me “um… i’m sorry ma, it won’t happen again”
GRANNIE LAIR
You better take to ur words
Grannie Lair continues as we dismissed to our various tasks, as i said earlier… i’m so clumsy, i was cleanin a golden painted portrait of reign, mason and jada, jada was the younger sister of reign and mason, she 13, reign is 15, mason 17 being the eldest
NANCY
Oh God, i was asked to take a fruit in a tray to reign, mason and jada in d sittin room,i’m so scared now.
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NANCY
The tray was kinda shaking in my hands, i wish cleo would give me her boldness, i got to d sittin room frm afar, i can tell look on reign and mason’s face, jada never cared, she’s sort of… i’d say nice
REIGN
(harshly)Is this a seasoned fruit salad, get away with this trash
MASON
She has contaminated it
JADA
Gosh guys, take it easy on her, she’s nt the one making the fruit, hey nancy, i’d love to eat ur fruit
Jada took a bite frm the fruit she saw it pleasant and she laid down on her ball like couch
REIGN
Till u get buried don’t you ever bring fruits for me again
NANCY
I ran out of their sight, cleo asked me what happened, i explained everythin to her, she held my hands as we head to the sittin room
“cleo, wh..what the hell are u doin?”
CLEO
“WATCH ME”
I dragged nancy with i got to the sittin room
And uncle reignie! who are you to humiliate my siblings
MASON
Is this nt…
CLEO
(cuts in) ..cleo! i moved closer to reign, like i said why have you done that?
.
CLEO
You knw, everyone is always unguilty of what u do to them always, TRY TO CHANGE
Cleo left in anger without reign sayin a word
JADA
(surprisingly)And dat maid is superbrave, for talkin to the mighty reign
CLEO
I told nancy everythin is ok now, my mother dragged me with my ear to a quiet place, where her an aunt shade scolded me
THERESA
For Christ’s sake, cleo, would you stop doin this to me, do you want us to get sacked?
CLEO
Mom, the are to f…
THERESA
(cuts in silently) shut up!
JADA
Oh reign, you just got ur butt kicked off by a mere maid
REIGN
I knw what to do, no one cross my path
MASON
I went downstairs, i saw cleo, i moved closer to her, i stopped what she’s doin
CLEO
Oh i really think my mom is here to see u’ve started again
Mason moves closer to cleo
MASON
hey, i’m nt scared of you, by the way i like can we be friends
CLEO
(thoughts), oh this is really asking me out is he?? no way
***
CLEO
Oh I get it, you mean we should be friends?
MASON
Yeah really tight friends…
CLEO
Look… i knw what u mean, but i’m nothin compared to you, just look at me
MASON
It doesn’t change anythin, just think of it
Mason took a sip of tropical juice and left
CLEO
I was thinking of what mason said to me as i cleaned the bar shelf, i was wondering whether he’d end making fun of me,”i think i can’t be friend with him”, i said angrily, i mistankenly shifted a piece, everything fell off and broke, oh God, i’m so clumsy, it caught everyone’s attention
Reign
REIGN
Well, well, well, cleopatra, u done ur worse by ruining my property, huh?, anyway, you have no idea how much it costs, each glass of cup costs $30,000, in your entire lifetime, can you get that amount?
CLEO
I’m so speechless, the reason why i’ve nt hated reign is because of his handsomeness, i have a crush on him anyway than i have on ma son
REIGN
You cant talk?
CLEO
I felt like givin him a hærd puch that would make him comatose
REIGN
Seriously… well then you’re gonna pay for it
Reign left with a wicked smile on his face
Mason came in, he saw what happened but was never moved
MASON
Where’s reign? and why are u lookin so melancholic cleo?
CLEO
Um… it’s nothing
MASON
Just take care, and tomorrow let’s hang out
CLEO
What? hang out? me?, everyone was very surprise, my mom gave me a WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOIN look
Reign rushed downstairs
REIGN
Brother are you hangin out with this kind of person?
MASON
It’s nt a concern to u
Reign left like either he was dissappointed or i’d say JEALOUS!
REIGN
I wrapped a white towel around my neck as i get out of the bathroom, i saw jada laying on my mattress, “hey sis u shud be asleep by now” i said harshly
JADA
Oh reignie, u knw ur harshness doesn’t works on me, and by the way change, or else mason is gonna snatch that maid frm u! and i knw u are wounded of what kylie did last year, but change
CLEO
Mason and i hanged out at a park, where he told me different things abt his life, i had a feeling whether he likes me
MASON
Look cleo, reign is nt who you think he is
CLEO
I covered my ice-cream and i pay more attention to what mason is abt to say, “i don’t get it”
MASON
(chuckles) he is nt who think he is, he is injured?
CLEO
Injured? how?
MASON
I mean he is heartbroken, which made him who he is today, he fell in luv with kylie, kylie had to break his heart by making the wrong decision, anyway let’s nt talk much, let’s go home
CLEO
We got home, i decided to get raw coffee
REIGN
And where hav u been?
CLEO
It’s reign, i ignored him
REIGN
Stop feigning ignorance like i’m nt talkin to u
CLEO
It’s never a way that suits ur business!
He took the coffee frm me, i poured it into the hot water and he continued
REIGN
You see, i think u need to knw this
CLEO
No what?
REIGN
No that i’m the slayer of all bitches
CLEO
(thouhfully) what did he mean by dat?
–TBC
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