Poisoned love episode 17 – 18

Poisoned love

(The Break-up)

Episode 17

Writer: Faith Lucky

‘Steven was really a spoilt brat’, she thought to

herself.

“So, what’re we talking about?” Steven asked as

he sat on the bed, leaving enough space for

Sophia to sit beside him.

Sophia settled down next to him and brought out

her books. He set off immediately to explaining

things to her and at a point, Sophia began to

feel at ease.

After a long while of explaining and elucidating,

Sophia and Steven finally decided to come to a

pause as they had both become exhausted.

“you look tired. Hold on”, Steven said and left the

room.

Sophia leaned her back against the wall of the

bed and sighed. Steven was really a nice fellow.

She felt lucky being with someone like him.

Shortly, he returned to the room with a tray

containing two glasses of juice and two little

plates of sliced cake.

He dropped them on the bed and gave one plate

to Sophia while he took one for himself.

“thanks”, Sophia said as she collected the plate

from him.

She took a little bite from it and discovered it

tasted good. After that, she sipped from one of

the glasses of juice.

“So, how’re you coping with the lessons? Hope

I’m being of help?” Steven asked, also biting at

his cake.

“well,, maybe. By the way, this tastes really

good”, Sophia replied.

“Oh, dear. Thank. I made it myself.

“hm. You can tell that to the gods.”

“I’m damn serious. I baked it myself”.

“not even in your wildest dreams”.

And they both laughed for a while.

They ate silently, but not for long.

“you’re beautiful, Sophia”, Steven said after a

short while, starring directly into her face.

They were sitting very close to each other.

“I know. It’s nothing new to me. So, don’t think

you can flatter me now.”

“Oh,, seriously?” Steven asked and laughed.

“come on, let me feed you”, he said as he

collected the plate of cake from her.

“I’m not a baby, Steven. I can do it”.

“just shut up for once. And who told you you’re

not a baby? Don’t you know you’re Steven’s

baby?”

“hm. Indeed”.

Steven cut a little slice of the cake and fed it to

Sophia. She ate happily.

And while she was eating, some particles stained

on her l-ips.

“you claim not to be a baby, yet, you still eat like

a baby ” Steven said as he used his hands to

clean it off her l-ips.

“come on, Steven. That’s because you’re feeding

me”, Sophia replied and paused.

She noticed Steven’s fingers were stucked to her

l-ips and his eyes kept starring at them.

“is… Is there something wrong?” she asked,

starring into his eyes which were starring at her

l-ips.

“no”, Steven replied and finally k-ssed her.

It was a snogging k-ss.

Sophia could comprehend what was going on at

the moment. It took her quite sometime to

realize Steven was k-ssing her and they were

both on the bed.

Steven held her face tenderly and continued

k-ssing her. She was k-ssing him back.

She thought of putting a stop to it, but she felt

helpless. She kind of enjoyed it.

Then suddenly, some words flashed into her

head like someone recovering from amnesia.

First, Lily’s words:

‘ # Steven’s a playboy and that’s what he’ll always

be. He acts like he cares, but he doesn’t. He

makes use of even the slightest opportunity and

once he’s gotten into that special angle of yours,

you’ll mean nothing to him”.

Then secondly, Treasure’s words:

‘ # the truth is, I’m very scared for you. He’s

always been a playboy and that’s why I can’t

can’t tell if he’s changed or not’.

And finally, Oliver’s words:

‘ # Don’t think you’re sleeping on a bed of roses,

Sophia. He may act like he cares, but no matter

how hærd he tries, he’ll always be a cheat’.

At that point, Steven was already on top of

Sophia and her T-shirt had already been

unbuttoned. Her chest had become exposed.

She pushed him away and jumped out of the

bed, turning her back against him.

“Sophia, what’s wrong?” Steven asked as he also

left the bed and walked up to her.

“Steven, stop.” she said with less enthusiasm.

Her words were just too weak. She was p-nting.

She starred at Steven who was now standing in

front of her with his T-shirt apart. He was looking

so cute – so s€×y.

As she thought of the discouraging words, she

also remembered his words to her sometime

ago:

‘ # I know I’ve lived a bad life, but please, trust

me when I say I love you. I really do, Sophia’.

Steven held her by the wa-ist and went for her

l-ips again. And this time around, she couldn’t

resist him.

*

It was 6 p.m.

Steven opened his eyes and found Sophia still

sleeping beside him, covered under his

bedsheets.

Awww! It had been a wonderful time.

He looked at her and smiled. She was really a

darling.

He looked at the wall clock and on discovering

the time was 6 p.m, he sprang out of bed.

“Sophia! Sophia! He jerked her out of sleep..

Sophia awakened with a yawn and was surprised

at Steven who was now putting on his trousers.

“please, dress up. You need to go home”, Steven

said in a hurry.

Sophia was stunned.

“b… but why?”

“please, Sophia. There’s no time. Just do as I

say”.

Sophia was confused. That felt strange. Why was

Steven in a hurry to get her home? Why did he

want her to leave all of a sudden?

She wore on her clothes and Steven led her into

his car. He was so much in a hurry.

Immediately he settled on the driver’s seat, he

scorched off on a high speed.

He parked in front of Sophia’s gate and awaited

her to get off the car. Sophia was worried. Why

was Steven suddenly acting strange?

“Sophia,, I’m so sorry I had to hasten things up.

Don’t worry, I’ll call you later”, he said and gave

her a peck.

Sophia starred at him in silence for a while. She

was out of words.

“bye”, she finally mumbled and left the car.

*

Steven drove back into his compound and found

his dad’s car parked outside.

That was a lucky escape, he thought.

He didn’t want to imagine what would have

happened if his dad had returned and had found

him on bed with Sophia. That would have been a

bombshell; a disaster!

He knew his dad was good at keeping his

threats. And he couldn’t explain it to Sophia

because it would have sounded childish.

He walked into the house and found his parents

in the sitting room. But, there was something

uncanny.

He also found the plates of cake and the glasses

of juice he had used with Sophia and they were

placed right in front of his dad.

Damn! He had forgotten to clear them up before

leaving.

“mom, dad, good…”

“hold your greetings, Steven”, Mr Damola

snapped in.

“where’re you coming from?” he asked.

“I… I went to check on something down the

street”.

“and what were these doing in your room?” he

asked, pointing to the plates and drinks.

Steven was silent.

“I’m asking a question!”

“I had a visitor”.

“and what visitor is that? Don’t even tell me it

was a male because I can’t imagine you having

cakes and drinks with your fellow guy in your

bedroom with your bed being so rumbled!”

Steven couldn’t say anything. He knew he had

been bursted.
“So, after all my warnings and instructions, you

still had to disrespect me, right? You shameless

son! You’ve decided to bring shame and disgrace

upon this family, right? Steven!

Just thank your God. Just thank your God I

didn’t come in time to meet both of you. Else, I

would have dealt with that stupid wh-re of

yours!”

“she’s not an wh-re, dad. So, mind the way you

refer to her.” Steven said in anger and his father

slapped him.

“ah! Oko mi! What’s the meaning of this?” Mrs

Damola shrieked.

“if you really don’t need me as a son, then why

don’t you just send me away?” Steven said

raucously and walked into his room.

His mother followed him behind.

“Steven!” she called as he threw himself on the

bed in anger.

“Steven, please don’t mind your dad. You know

how he is at times.” she tried consoling him as

she sat on the bed with him.

Steven threw his face away and was fuming with

anger.

“but, why did you go ahead to bring a lady into

the house after he warned you not to?”

“please, mom. I’ll want to be alone”.

“hm”, Mrs Damola sighed and k-ssed him on the

cheeks.

“have some rest. I’ll check up on you later” she

said and left.

Steven felt humiliated. Being slapped by his

father was really embarrassing.

Why was his dad even going against his

relationsh¡p with Sophia? What business did he

have with his love life?

He didn’t want to think about it because it

increased his anger.

He laid on the bed and slept off.

**

Sophia sat on her bed and found it difficult

falling asleep.

She thought of Steven.

Why was he acting strange? He was yet to call

her as he had promised.

Was everything okay?

Perhaps, he was busy and they would probably

meet in school the next day. She didn’t want to

Harbour any negative thoughts or feelings.

But, as she finally laid to sleep, she recalled

Lilly’s words again:

‘ # once he’s gotten into that special angle of

yours, right between your legs, you’ll mean

nothing to him’.

Episode 18

Writer: Faith Lucky

Buoyant students were moving in and out of the

school building, some chatting and laughing.

Sophia arrived in school and she wasn’t among

those chatting or laughing. She was putting on a

brood look; thinking about Steven. She couldn’t

tell why, but she suddenly felt unsafe.

Was it really because he had failed to call as

promised the previous night?

Well, yes. It was enough to make her worry. He

had strangely hurried her home and hadn’t called

till that very morning.

She really hoped her hunch was wrong. He was

probably just busy and would explain everything

later to her.

Still walking along the school building, she

sighted Steven from a distance. But, he wasn’t

alone. He was standing with Michelle and he

held a bunch of flowers in his hands.

They stood together for a short while and finally

walked into a corner.

Sophia was paranoid

What was the meaning of that?

Why was Steven and Michelle walking together?

What was going on?

She found a place close by to sit, not knowing

exactly what to think or do.

So many thoughts were flashing through her

mind. Why was everything suddenly becoming

strange?

After a while, she saw Michelle walking out of

the corner, an announced happiness on her face.

Steven wasn’t with her, but she was with the

flowers Steven had been holding.

Could it possibly mean Steven had gotten some

flowers for her?

But why and how?

“hello, girlfriend”, Treasure broke into her

thoughts as she approached where she was

sitting.

Sophia remained silent, looking depressed.

“hey! Are you alright? Have you even seen me?”

Treasure asked, sitting beside her.

“I’m fine,” Sophia said, almost in a whisper.

“what’s wrong, Sophia? Is there a problem?”

“I… I need to be alone”, Sophia replied and

walked away.

*

She spent most of her time in the library, but she

wasn’t reading; she was cogitating.

Everything just didn’t seem right.

Then shortly, a call came into her phone and it

was Steven.

Her heart gladdened for a while.

“hello? Sophia, could you meet me behind the

GST department?” Steven said and ended the

call, not waiting for a reply.

What? Sophia was astonished.

Why was he sounding that way?

She hurriedly left the library and headed for the

GST department.

on getting there, she found him at the exact

location he had said he’d be.

Although she was standing behind him, she could

sense something different about him. He wasn’t

looking the way she knew him to be.

“Steven?” she called from behind and he turned

around to look at her.

His eyes were glistening.
“hi,” she couldn’t believe she was out of words.

She had so many things to say; so many

questions to ask. But starring at the broody look

on his face, she became speechless.

“Sophia,” he called. “there’s something I need to

say”.

“Sophia’s heart pounded. What was it?

“I’m… I’m sorry, but I have to put an end to our

relationsh¡p”.

There was a twitch.

“Wh… What’re you talking about?”

“it’s over between us”.

“are you breaking up with me?” she scoffed and

asked.

Steven starred at her for a while.

“I’m sorry, Sophia. But I don’t love you anymore”,

he concluded and walked away.

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