My bestie and I episode 9 – 10

MY BESTIE & I.

09.

😓😓😓😥

©️✍️Sha Ron ✍️✔️

Henry was being hospitalized!

The news was that he had a ghastly motor accident on his way back to PH.

He was in coma and the doctor said he has little chance of survival, if I tell you that I fainted, you will think I’m making it up, I really felt depressed.

I spent morning and night in the hospital “Yvonne, why are you doing this to yourself? Come on let’s go home, he will be fine!” My mother would always say but I didn’t heed.

I cleaned him up every morning and evenings, I prayed near him every single day and I cried when I feel God isn’t answering my prayers at all.

I forgot about myself, I barely remember to eat and taking my bath is only done after many complaints from his mother and mine.

One-day, I accepted to go home when his mother told me to, she promised me to take care of him in my absence while I go freshen up after two days of no bath.

I got to my house, my hand was already on the knob before I heard my father and his father arguing, I withdrew my hand and listened, guess what they were saying?

“Who gave you the audacity…. I mean, the impetus to tamper with my money?! I helped you and your family and this is how you pay me back?!” My father said furiously.

There was a long silent before he continued.

“No problems at all! Just pack up and get out of my estate, I don’t want to see you anywhere around my estate or office again!”

I wasn’t seeing their faces but I pictured that my father’s face is very sour and his father’s is not funny at all.

Well, yes, my family is that wealthy, so we owned the estate. But I only found out that day that we owned that very one though my father has many landed properties that I know nothing about.

“I… I have tried to explain to you that all this isn’t my fault, I swear! I didn’t know those men are swindlers, I…..”

His father was saying and his voice trailed off as he sighed tiredly, it’s then I knew that the conversation has gone on far before I came.

“That’s all balderdash! You are saying absolute nonsense!! You are trying to put the blame on them while this is exactly your plans with them, I was even stupid to think that I would help you!”

My father was really vexed with Henry’s father for whatever he must have done to him.

“You know what?! I give you three weeks to vacate from my property and I don’t want our families to have anything in common again! Do I make myself clear?!”

My father fused again and that made me shake, what exactly is going on? 🤷

For my dad to be this angry, it is really something serious and I pray it’s not leading to what am thinking, gosh!

“Chief, please, don’t chase me and my family to the streets, I beg of you… We have no place to go, please…” His father pleaded.

I felt pity for him considering the problems he and his household is facing right now, and to crown it all, Henry is still in the hospital and hope of his survival is still under probability.

“Whatever! I don’t care anymore!! The only thing I can do for you is to give you time to pack out and that’s all, now get out!”

I heard that loud and clear but I stood there until he opened the door to my face, I wasn’t looking at him, my eyes met my dad’s.

“So…rry” he managed and walked away, I went inside then, when I opened my mouth to talk, my father stopped me with a raise of his hand.

I nodded and walked into my room, he is not in the right state of mind and I wouldn’t want to get a back hand slap thereby adding to my problems.

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I ignored all the alerts ringing in my head like a reminder that the worst is about to happen considering the conversation I listened to five days ago.

The case worsened so much that it was taken to court and our parents were to sign a document which separates the two families from having anything in common.

I fainted. How can that be? For Pete’s sake I am crazily and stupidly inlove with Henry, the thought of leaving him alone is causing me enough heartbreak not to think of actually doing it.

I don’t know what my parents are talking about o!🤷😭

“Yvonne! This is for your own good, that family is not worthy of our help, disentangle yourself from that boy, he is no good!” My mother keeps getting on my nerves.

“Mom, I love him!” You could have seen the looks on my parents face when they heard that.

“I thought you were foolish, now I realize how stupid you are! It’s all my fault, I shouldn’t have allowed you make friends with him in the first place!!” My father said.

“What do you know about love, Yvonne?! You better wake up from that slumber!” My mother pointed a warning finger at me and went away.

“The next time I see you close to that hospital, not to talk of that boy… I will skew you alive!” My father released his own bomb and went away.

What could be more saddening than that! I was happy that that girl left him, then, he had an accident and is now in coma. On the other hand, our families are tearing each other apart.

I didn’t listen to my parents Sha, I ran off to the hospital one night around twelve when my parents were already asleep.

When I got there, I poured out my heart to him, I didn’t know if he heard it or not, but I told him how I feel about him from the start and to were it’s ending.

But I could still remember he moved that night, when I stood up from the chair to leave, he held my hand and my heart warmed up to see that he is alive.

I called the doctor to his care and went back home to see my parents already waiting for me at the living room.

My father threw an international passport at me and shouted “Get ready to leave for Paris next week!”

I was dumbfounded. I stared at it and asked lowly “how about my studies?” I felt it might touch his heart to fly me back when school resumes.

“There are better schools outside the country, make your choice because you won’t set foot in Nigeria for years to come until I decide against it” he finalized and walked inside.

“Child, this is for your own good. You know your father and I won’t lead you to the wrong path, we want the best for you” my mom started.

“Why now? Mom, even if dad has problems with Henry’s father, why condemn him too? And…now this…” I know I must have looked sympathetic because my mom came to hold me.

I didn’t allow her to come close to me as I ran into my room and locked myself inside.

What is wrong with love? I have every good thing that life can offer, but why did love have to play tricks on me and making me hurt.

When I was younger, I always wanted to follow my parents outside the country during each of their trips, but they had one reason or another to drop me behind.

And I didn’t blame them much because if it’s that way, then I would have to change from school to school in different countries which won’t have seated well on me.

It might have been fun but when I met Henry, I didn’t see any other reason to go were he isn’t.

It was a wonderful feeling and I wish it would at least last longer before all this troubles surfaced, I don’t even blame him for feeling that way about another babe.

No one is above nature. Fate has a way of dealing with people and love happens in mysterious ways which I, nor anyone can explain.

I expected myself to break down and weep but I grew stronger overnight.

Before the night ended, I thought carefully and came up with something…

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MY BESTIE & I.

10.

😬😬😬

©️✍️Sha Ron ✍️✔️

I have up to a week to wait for my flight and that’s enough time to do what I have decided.

I have over six million naira resting in my UBA account and many more in my other accounts, I have to do something responsible with it.

Two days later, it was hard to ask my parents to go out so I decided to use my nanny. I went to her in the garden and told her to help me go out.

“Aunty grace, good afternoon” I greeted her in the kindest manner ever, maybe my manner of approach will melt her heart.

“Ah! Yvonne, how are you doing?” She replied cheerfully. I shined my teeth at her as I forced a smile to my face.

“Am fine, you?”

“Am okay”

“Aunty eeeh, I want to go out and I don’t want my parents to know because they won’t allow me and if they know am out, they’ll be angry with me” I said with a holy face.

“That’s absurd and I don’t know if I will help you, your parents are not going to take it lightly with me if I let you leave”

“It’s not like I want to put you in trouble oh, I just…you know, I just…” My voice trailed off, I didn’t know a better way to explain it to her.

“Okay, I’ll help you out with a better idea so they wouldn’t know you even left at all” she said.

“Okay, tell me”

“Come let’s go to your room” I followed her and she suggested I use one of my trouser’s to pack up some clothes.

When I finished, she used it to design a human form and she told me to throw the sheets over it so it would look as if am the one that’s sleeping.

When I was done, she told me to close the door properly and I did that. Then, I noticed that if they look inside, they’ll think am actually the one inside and am sleeping of course!

“Perfect! Thank you Auntie! I don’t know what I would have done without you!” I exclaimed happily appreciating her looking out for me as always.

“Don’t mention, just come back early and call me before you do so I would make sure they are not around to avoid exposing us” she laughed.

I thanked her and went out. I went to my friend’s house and asked her for a favour. Her name is Rebecca, she’s an ibo girl and a very good friend.

“I want to rent a new house and help them out” I told her after explaining all the events that had been taking place between my family and Henry’s.

“Wow! It’s really been an excruciating one for you, girlfriend, if I where in your shoes, I might not have survived!” Rebecca said.

But I didn’t need her sympathy, I needed her help and I hoped she wouldn’t dissappoint me as I have confided in her.

“I want to rent a new house and pay off Henry’s hospital bills without any of our families knowing about it, please help me, babe” I said again.

“That would be good, but how do you plan to do it?” She asked the question I have been expecting.

“That’s why am here, please help me, I want you to stand in as the one paying it, Henry’s parents knows you as our friend, they might not ask too many questions” I said.

“How in God’s name would that be possible?! I’m not that close to them and they know I don’t have money to eat talk more of footing people’s bills” she looked at me intently.

“See, Bobby is your crush, he has money and I know you don’t like him but, we…you could use him, I’m the one paying the bills so it won’t look as if it’s his money” I said.

“You are something else! How news flies, I don’t remember telling you about him” she said surprised that I know about him.

“Please, babe, you are the only one I can trust with this, come on” I pushed on ignoring her look.

“Fine, let’s try and if the guy refuses, am afraid you will check someone else”

“Are you even praying that he would refuse? Nawa for you bae!”

“Okay, let’s go to his house, he will be over the moon if he sees me and I pray he doesn’t start crushing on you as well” she joked.

“Abeg! Let’s go jhoor. Some men aren’t always like that”

I was speaking from my experience with Henry whom loves just one person at a time but I was wrong about the guy sef.

He drools over me and that was a good start, in two days, he got a beautiful house which I paid for and he took Henry’s bill to the hospital.

He said it’s part of his charity works to the hospital and there wasn’t much about it, my neighbors were happy as he went on and told them that he has a house that he wants to give out.

He told me everything in details and I felt happy and achieved. When I was sure I don’t need him anymore, I blocked him and that’s all!

The following week, I was flown out of the country where I got enrolled into a new and expensive university.

It’s fine to be rich, but not wise to spend extravagantly on things that doesn’t make sense.

My education might have made a lot sense to me and my family, but I still felt bad because it’s really discouraging to leave one’s country to another in pursuit of something that’s in your own country.

My parents wouldn’t see from my point of view, they thought I was making up excuses just to come back to Nigeria and be with Henry.

Honestly, that was a slight part of it, but mostly that comes from the experience I got as a Nigerian in a foreign land and some of the difficulties I had adjusting to other people’s lifestyle.

I would’ve loved to tell you everything in details, but I have got to focus on telling you about me and my bestie than me and Paris. 😁

After eight years…

My father’s burial brought me back to my homeland, I was sad to loose my father at twenty eight years.

He was an icon. A great philanthropist and though I was sad of the misunderstanding between him and Henry’s father eight years ago, I noticed that such is life.

I missed my old self so much because I have changed purposely to get Henry off my mind.

I really missed him and everyday I prayed for him, I didn’t know I would ever come back to Nigeria because I was afraid he must’ve gotten married.

But there’s no way I would miss my own father’s burial, he has been the best daddy ever and I’m gonna miss him too.

My mother was in a bad shape because of it, so I had to be strong to keep her moving on and living for me.😥😓

Anyways, don’t worry about the past eight years though it has been hell without Henry in it but I, as I told you before, I grew stronger overnight.

At my father’s burial ceremony, he came. At first, I didn’t recognize him, but he called my name and all my strongly built walls collapsed again.

I was sad that I came back to Nigeria because of bad news but I can’t tell you how glad I am to meet him again, who would have thought it possible.

It has been hard to smile the past few years but when he teased me about how dirty my clothes are, I found myself laughing in his arms again.

“What the heck is going on here, Yvonne?!” My mother’s voice broke into our conversation…….

I have even forgotten that we aren’t supposed to be friends anymore! And to think that I was found laughing during my father’s burial 😳 trouble!

Why does my heart still beat for him after many years?

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