Dream girl episode 24

DREAM GIRL
CRAZY LOVE STORY
By : Tunrayo Ayerin
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR
🦋DEAR DIARY🦋
💚Erica 💚
I feel like a bubble, a weightless bubble, floating in the sky as I walked home from school, I had no idea that my cheeks were flushed and rosy, the image of the k-ss was printed firmly in my mind but all it took was to open the front door, my mom gave me a hot slap and poof! My bubble burst!!
” when did you become so shameless to the extent that a guy was almost having s*x with you in the junction! Ah!! Erica!! Junction!!! Where people are going and coming!!!!!”
My mom said before landing me another slap
I open my mouth in shock
I had vastly underestimated my street people and the way they spread information like wildfire
But for crying out loud, how can somebody have s*x in the junction!!!
” but mama.. …
” shut up your mouth, listen to me, if you get pregnant to any bastard child, thank God you know how to hawk very well already, you and your child, you will hawk ehn!!! ”
My cheeks throbs painfully and I feel this burning rage but I know if I say anymore word then I should prepare myself for a serious beating.
God! Why can’t I have a different mother!
A mother that I can talk to and she’ll understand me, not this kind of mother that chose to believe other people over me
🖤KEITH 🖤
” Your mom has a disease called Alzheimer’s, it is a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to waste away (degenerate) and die”
Our family doctor said, I don’t know what I could have done without my mom’s younger sister, Aunt Candy who came for an impromptu visit yesterday and she had been so stricken as I was when she saw my mom’s condition, she squeezes my arm and I know that the same look of anguish in her face was mirrored in hers,
We all sat on the leather couch in the living room, I, and Aunt Candy, my little brother was oblivious to everything that’s going on and he was busy eating his breakfast, making loud burping noises, mom was still sleeping in her room, I and Aunt Candy faced the doctor like a prisoner awaiting his execution
” doctor, is.. there.. is.. there no …cure ff.. fffor it ”
I asked while trying to be brave
” I’m sorry Keith but there isn’t, Alzheimer’s has many stages and your mom has gotten to the worst stages, a time will come when she will forget to take her own meals, a time will come that she will even forget every single thing, you have to be strong Keith ”
I’m surprised at how a doctor can be so nonchalant, talking about my mom’s health like it means nothing
Tears were dripping down Aunt Candy’s face
” God! Why does this.. have to… Happen to my sister…….
Why does this have to happen to my mom?
Aunt’s Candy’s eyes settles on me and her eyes w¡dened in surprise
” Oya Keith go and bathe, I’ll bathe for Daniel, the two of you should start good to school ”
She said
” school! How can I go to school when my mom is dying!!!”
” she will not die in Jesus name! I rebuke it by fire, Keith I know it’s hærd but you don’t want Daniel to find out that anything is wrong, clean your face
I had no idea that my face was w-t until Aunt Candy cleaned my face
” I’ll stay with her and make sure nothing happens to her ”
She said as she cleaned her face
” she must not be allowed to go out, don’t let her go near any electrical appliances, she mustn’t go near the kitchen, although Alzheimer’s has no cure, there are therapies that can help, there are also drugs like Cholinesterase inhibitors. These drugs work by boosting levels of cell-to-cell communication or
Memantine (Namenda). This drug works in another brain cell communication network and slows the progression of symptoms with moderate to severe Alzheimer’s disease.”
I understand cases like this too well, it’s an hopeless case, it has happened to people very well, when thier loved ones are at the verge of death, but they will keep on believing, they’ll even sell all thier properties just to make sure they get well, I had even condemned such people
‘can’t you see that this man can’t make it again, stop selling your properties ‘
That’s the kind of thoughts I used to have
But now even if we have to sell the last clothes on our bodies, we’ll sell it just to make sure that mom stays alive
But I can’t help wondering how I’m going to concentrate in school when my mom is dying…
💚Erica 💚
The minute I got to the school gate , I saw Viktor’s handsome face, he smiles at me from afar and he and his friend Quinton started singing, winking at me
He finished the song with a wide grin plastered on his face
😊 my oppa has such a nice voice, awnnn can you sing again
😊oppa please sing
The girls squealed in delight, they try to wrap thier arms around him but he brushes them off and walked towards me, he wrapped his arms around me.
” I would only sing for you sweetheart, how was your night, hope you slept well, it’s obvious from your face that you did”
I wish there was a kind of mirror that I could check my face in it, I’m sure my cheeks will be so flushed
Oh my God! Why does Viktor have to stop my brain from functioning
😣 stay away from our oppa!!
😑stop snitching on our oppa
The girls said as they eyed me disdainfully, they huffed before walking into the school, they remind me of a turkey 🦃
Jeez! These spoilt brats keep getting on my nerves
” Vikky can you please stop going around singing in public ”
He made a sad cute face
” you don’t like it? ”
” it’s just that Huh I haven’t really made up my mind on who to choose and by showing me off in public, you’re giving people the impression that we’re dating already ”
” but can’t you see that we belong together so let’s relate oh 👌 ”
” you’re mad Vikky! ”
I said with a huge grin
I stepped into the class, I’m so happy that Keith is in school today and seeing him makes me realized just how much I missed seeing him
I didn’t have time to talk to him because class started immediately and I still have a lot to catch up on, I haven’t finished writing the notes I missed when I was suspended, Tori and Shanaya helped out but there’s still a few left
” Erica this is the second day ”
Tori says giving me a bunny eye
” second day! Ehn what happen? ”
” I mean this is the second day that Sasha has been absent from school ”
What’s my business with that?
I can never forget how she betrayed me
Even as I said the words, I can’t stop remembering Sasha’s teary eyes and the words she said
Jeez when did I start feeling this strong emotions
I figured out this what this week is all about, emotions
I hate this emotions
The bell rings for the closing and my eyes scans the classroom, time to hook up with Keith.
I saw him packing his bags in a rush, ready to leave the classroom and I stop him
” hey! Keith! Um you didn’t come to school yesterday, I hope all his well ”
He gritted his teeth
” yeah all is well”
I blink in surprise at his curt tone and he made no attempt to hide the fact that he is impatient to leave the class
” um Keith, I thought about an idea, seriously I haven’t made up my mind on who to choose between you and Viktor and I thought of going on dates with the two of you to get to know you better, what do you think, can we hang out today ”
Did I imagine it or did I just see a sad look on his face
” uh! Okay five minutes! ”
Keith disagreed with the wh0le idea of going to a restaurant, he decided to esc-rt me to the bus station instead so we can talk on the way
” so tell me about your family, your likes and dislikes and every other thing you think I should know about you ”
I said as we began walking
” uh, my mom is a nurse and my father, I um I don’t want to talk about him, I love uh sports, everything about sports ”
He said
There was this sad shadow over his face
Why is he looking so gloomy
Doesn’t he want to hang out with me
He keeps on checking his phone every time, he made no attempt to talk to me and I was the one forcing all the conversations
And when he got to the bus stop, he made no effort to hide the relief he felt as he entered into the bus that would take him home and I really felt bad
” Erica you know I really like you but there’s something…
That was the last thing he said before his phone rings and he enters into the bus.
🖤Keith 🖤
You screwed things up big time Keith!
I hit my head with my hand several times as I stopped at Daniel’s school to pick him up.
I really like Erica
But how could I have been in the right frame of mind when my mom was at home dying..
I had kept on checking my phone, trying to see if there’s any message from Aunt Candy about an emergency
And when she asked about my family, I hadn’t wanted to talk about the monstrous man that gave birth to me
When she asked if everything is okay, I was so tempted to tell her everything
But if I do, she’ll end up feeling pity for me and she could even confuse this pity to mean love
I ended up ruining things and I know I’m probably going to lose her to Viktor
And as I picked my brother from school while walking home from school with this sad crushing feeling, I had no idea that there were sadder days ahead.
💚Erica💚
I drop my school bag with a sigh, I went into the store and opened a box, I pulled open the pink glittery diary, It had been a gift from Nancy but I didn’t really treasure it, I dusted the covers and went into my room, lying down on the bed with a pen in my hand, determined to write and find my answers
🖊Dear diary 🖊
Uh the truth is that I don’t even know what to write in you
I’ve never been the kind of person to keep you
But it’s like my wh0le life has changed ever since Viktor became my hero
And now I have this annoying things called feelings
Slyvia said going on dates with the two guys I like and writing down in you can help me make up my mind
And I took her advice
I went on my first unofficial date with Viktor and it was so much fun, most importantly he had made me feel special and it really mattered to him if I enjoyed it or not.
And I can’t forget the mind blowing k-ss he gave me.
Keith came to school today and I decided to suggest the date to him.
But what hurts the most is that he didn’t look happy about it, am I really so bad to hang out with, he keeps on checking his phone every time, was he wondering if it has already been posted on the school’s gc that we’re hanging out together
Keith made no attempt to tell me about his father unlike Viktor who told me about his entire family.
It got to a point that it felt like I was the one pushing myself over him, it’s making me question that look of possessiveness in his face when he and Viktor were fighting over me and lastly, when he was about to leave, he made no attempt to hide his immense relief, he was so glad to get away from me
Dear diary
Why does it feel like even though this week comes into an end, I already have my answer staring at me
I drop my pen and sighed
As a single tear slid down my cheeks
The tears I know, is for the first guy that have ever made me feel things
💢💢💢💢💢💢💢
Communication really matters a lot
If Keith had told Erica what he is going through
Perhaps this scene wouldn’t have happened .