The story of my young life batch 14

The story of my young life

Sequence 17

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VALENTINE POV

I grew more restless by each second that passed and Leah was still out with

that monster.

“Dad I don’t think this is a good idea, we shouldn’t have let her go with

that man, she might be in danger right now” I said

“Common son, don’t tell me you feel jealous already, its just a harmless

outing, no one is stealing your fiancé away from you” he said sarcastically.

“You don’t understand dad, that guy is very dangerous, he’s a monster”

blurted out.

“What do you mean by that? I mean, he’s the same guy who saved Leah’s life,

why would he want to harm her now” he asked confused

I had no other option, he had to know the truth, at least for the sake of

her safety.

“Dad, I’m sorry to say this to you now, but that guy was the one that

r……..”

I was caught short by the buzzing of his phone.

“Please I have to take this call” he said waving at me to hold on.

“Yes, …….., OK, I’ll be on my way now” he said standing up.

“I’m so sorry but we shall have this conversation some other time, I’ve

just been informed that the foreign investors has just arrived and I need

to be on my way now.

Make sure she gets home safe and give me a call OK” he said patting my back

before leaving.

I sank into the chair in frustration trying to keep my mind off what would

be going on between them.

ERIC POV

I brought her to pleasure park and I could tell she was trilled,

We walked by the sea shore, absorbing the goodness of nature, the breeze

gently car-ssing our skin.

With the way her fair flew carelessly to the rythym of air, one could swear

she was some river goddess.

D–n! She was a beauty to behold, beautiful in every area

“I let you go once baby but I’ll never allow it ever again, I’ll do

anything to make you mine again” I muttered to myself

“This place is so beautiful” she said

“Not as beautiful as you damsel” I replied taking her hands

“Oh, come of it, you can’t possibly compare me with beauty of mother

nature, thanks anyway for bringing me here” she said smiling

“It’s my pleasure dearie, we can do this more often, that’s if you wish

though” I replied.

“If you’ll bring me here, then I might just consider that”

“Of course, if it pleases you here, why not, you’re an angel and you

deserve only the best” I replied teasing her further.

“You never cease to flatter me , you must be the rom-ntic type, you sure

have words to make a lady feel special”

“I’ll take that as a compliment, especially since it’s coming from and

angel “. I said, loving the impact I was making on her.

“Thank you once again for saving me” she added

“If you ask me , I think it’s destiny, so how are you fairing, are you able

to remember anything yet”. I asked already knowing the answer

“Not yet, and it really frustrstes me you know”

“I can understand how it feels not to know who you are , but don’t be too

hærd on yourself, you need to be going for outings more often , staying

indoors isn’t a good idea, ”

“You have a point there, I feel so at peace here”

“And that fiancé if yours is not helping matters, I mean no insult, but I

think he’s more of obsessed than in love with you” I ch¡pped in, watching

her reaction

“No, he’s really a nice person. Just that his job is a bit too demanding.

Or so it seems,” she replied

“Nonsense! Any reasonable guy will always make out all the time in world

for you” I emphasized

She shrugged and didn’t reply

Then s voice interrupted us from behind and er turned around to find

Valentine approach us.

“Outing time over, its time to go home now hunie, thank you for your kind

gesture” he said taking Leah’s hand now”

She just smiled and spoke to me

“Thank you Eric, I look forward to next time”

“Don’t, bother yourself. There wouldn’t be a next time

He said as he literally dragged her all the way through

This was just the beginning, by the time I’ll be through, sh will

definitely b mine

The only problem I’ll have would be, if she recovers her memory, and I will

have to do something about that too, something to buy me a liitle time.

VALENTINE POV

After waiting for two hours without seeing her, I decided to call my spy to

find out where they were.

He informed me that they were at pleasure park, I immediately hurried there

and personally took her away before he tried anything funny.

I drove her straight to the house and she got down angrily and went into

the house.

“My love you really have to stop seeing this guy, he’s dangerous” I said

“Seriously?, this guy saved me for crying out loud, and the least you can

do is to how some gratitude” she replied raising her voice at me.

“Trust me darling, if only you had your memory, you wouldn’t go an inch

close to him”

“You know, I think Eric was right afterall, you’re just an obssed and

ungrateful person, you cannot even make out time for me and when someone

else does you pick an offense”

I couldn’t believe my ears, was she really comparing me to that fool.

I lost it totally and I let it out

“You dare compare Me to that fool, who drugged you, raped you and got you,

pregnant!!”

“What did I just hear you say?………”

A voice asked from from behind.

Is Val’s mom about to know the truth???

VALENTINE POV

“What did I just here you say son?” Leah’s dad repeated again from behind.

“I’m so sorry dad, but I wasn’t the one that got Leah pregnant, she was

drugged and then raped by that bastard Eric” I let it out.

“What are you two talking about, who was raped? Leah asked confused

“Yes darling, he drugged you on your seventeenth birthday and had his way

with you” I replied regretfully.

“What’s the meaning of all these nonsense Valentine, how many more secrets

are you keeping from me” Leah dad yelled

“You have to believe me dad, I really wanted us to report to you then, to

make that fool pay for his crime, but she refused, insisting that she

couldn’t survive the shame with the stigma experienced by rape victim.

She made me swear never to tell anyone, I accepted responsibility of the

pregnancy because of my mum, knowing fully that she would never accept my

marriage to Leah if she knew the truth”

I said regretfully.

“I don’t believe this, so just because I don’t remember anything, you say

malicious lies against the young man? She said to my astonishment.

“No my love, its the truth”

“Don’t believe a word he tells you Dad, he’s just making up stories to keep

me away from Eric, how come my own father never knew I was raped and got

pregnant, and by the way were is the child I gave birth to” she asked

rolling her eyes.

“Because you begged me not to, moreover, you took poison in an attempt to

end your life , instead you ended up killing the baby and damaging your

womb in the process.” I said regretfully

She burst into a wicked laughter before she spoke. All the while her dad

just bowed his head. Supporting it with his two palms.

“Wow! So you can go this far just for me to stay away from him? OK, let me

ask you, which guy, knowing fully well that I was raped and even got

pregnant by someonelse, and her womb got damaged still insists on getting

married to the same woman. Even go as far as claiming responsibility of the

pregnancy just so that his mum can accept her, I mean who does that”

My mouth stood open in shock , that a fly could easily find its way into my

stomach.

“That’s because I love you so much Leah, I truly do, and I can’t imagine

living my life with another”

“If you ask me, I’ll say that is foolishness” she bursted out.

Her words travelled deep into my soul, piercing all the way through my

heart.

I wanted so much to grow angry and walk away but then how can I blame her?

Was her memory not blank as as a fresh leave of a book just opened? Or was

it truly what she thought of me?

I quickly shoved that thought aside, she really didn’t know what she was

doing

That son of a b—h must have brainwashed her, the bastard I cursed in my

mind

“What did he do to you my love” I asked getting closer to her.

She scoffed before replying

“Care! Attention! Something my so called fiancé never made out time to do!

“Shut up the both of you and sit down now!” Her Dad yelled

“Son, was there anyone else who knew about this?” He asked

“Yes, Anita is aware” I replied.

He brought out his phone and put a call to her, asking her if she could

make it to the house in fifteen minutes

Then he hung up and faced us.

“She’ll be with us very soon” he declared

In no time Anita arrived and she took a sit besides Leah.

“Anita, I called you here because you and Leah have been childhood friends

and I trust you will never do anything to hurt her”

She noded

“Do you by any chance know a man by the name Eric”

She heaved a sigh before answering in positive

“Can you please tell me the relationsh¡p he had with Leah” he asked again

She looked at Leah before continuing.

“They were into a relationsh¡p, like they were dating, that was in

secondary school.

But they broke up because she caught him cheating several times”

“Can you recall what happened on her seventeenth birthday?

She narrated all that happened , stating how, Leah informed her the

following day how she woke up the next morning lying unclad next to Eric,

and the stain on the bedsheet.

“And what happened next” he asked.

“That month she missed her period and she did a home test to confirm she

was pregnant.

Around that period I travelled, against my will and we were robbed. I lost

my phone in the process.

When I returned, she confided in me that she took rat poison to kill

herself, but thankfully val came in at the right time and rushed her to the

hospital”

Leah couldn’t take it anymore so she ran upstairs and Anita followed her,

leaving us behind.

Then I faced her Dad and spoke

“Dad, let’s talk about this man to man, I don’t want my mum to ever hear of

this. I can’t imagine loosing Leah.

“In all my life, I’ve never come across a love as strong such as this, even

the love I once had for faith is nothing compared to this” her Dad said.

ERIC POV

Valentine is the only problem I have now and I must act fast.

If I must have my way with Leah, then I have to get rid of him.

I will set him up and keep him behind bars for a very long time. Even his

millionaire mother wouldn’t save him.

“Skipper, get me inspector Ben immediately”.

 

STORY OF MY LIFE

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Sequence 18

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LEAH POV

I couldn’t just believe all the things he was saying, and to even hear

worse things from Anita was heartbreaking.

I had to run to my room and lock myself up when I couldn’t bear it anymore.

“Leah please open up. Please don’t do this to yourself” I heard Anita call,

banging the door very hærd.

“Go away! All of you should just leave me alone!” I yelled from in,side, my

tears flowing freely.

“Leah, I know how you feel, my heart breaks watching you go through all

these, you don’t deserve this, trust me Darling. But we are here, I’m here,

your father, the love of your life, Valentine, all of us.

We believe in you sweetheart , you’re the strongest person I’ve ever known

and just like others, this one will surely come and go.

You have to listen to us, someone is out there trying everything possible

to destroy your happiness and we are never going to let that happen.

Valentine loves you, he has loved you for as Long as I can remember, God!

That guy could even take a bullet for you.

I know deep down your heart you feel it too, open up dearie, I have

something to show you, I swear after seeing this, you’ll have a thousand

reasons to smile again”

There was something about this friend of mine, although I don’t remember

anything of how we we’re, but somehow I’m sure she had some kind of

influence on me.

Slowly I got up from where I sat and made to open the door. The first thing

she did was to pull me into a very warm embrace, and we cried on each other.

“It’s okay now girlfriend, we’ll pull this through this together OK” she

said cupping my face with her palms.

I nodded, then she led me to sit on the bed.

“I have great news for you darling.

You’ll be receiving an award at the National Medical Association

Dinner/award night.

now here is the gist, some days before the accident, you carried out the

first successful operation on a child diagnosed of hydrocephalus which was

tagged impossible By superior doctors prior to your arrival,

so you are going to be awarded as the Doctor of the Year, in less than six

months of your induction into the NMA! Something that has never happened in

it’s history.

Although, they are aware at the current state of things, but they’re hell

bent on giving you that award, so on Friday, I’m going to dress you to

kill, and we are storming that event together”

“Wow!, but how can I go when I won’t even have the slightest idea what will

be going on there” I asked sadly

“Off course you will, don’t worry when the time comes, we’ll cross that

bridge.

Now about what I promised to show you, you see when Val was planning your

engagement, he contacted me for ideas,

so I recommended my cousin Latisha, who is an event planner and I asked her

a favour to plant a hidden camera to record all that was going to take

place.

I intended to surprise you with it on your bridal shower but I guess it

will be more useful at this point.

Here darling is a video of The most rom-ntic engagement I’ve ever seen”

She handed me her iPad and I tapped the play icon.

I could see myself being blindfolded and led into a garden by Valentine, I

was putting on that same red dress I always admired each time I opened my

wardrobe.

Then he knelt and instructed me to loosen the blindfold, and he began to

say the sweetest words I’ve ever heard, I couldn’t help but cry, just as I

was doing on the video,

then he slipped the beautiful diamond in my finger, which was still right

there .

I k-ssed the ring, just as I did in the video.

We embraced but the statement I made caught my heart.

*** “what did I ever do to deserve you baby……. I love you, so very much

and i will be so honoured to be your wife”*****

Another tear escaped and Anita held me so close and wiped them away.

“I told you girl, you two are a match made in heaven and no force is strong

enough to pull you apart.

I began to regret everything I said, it must have really hurt him, and the

tears poured the More.

“I’m such a jerk Nita, I said very awful words to him before your arrival,

very painful words, that I’m sure he’ll never forgive me” I said

regretfully.

“Nah, the val I know has already forgiven you, all you just have to do is

to show him how sorry you are, that’s enough to heal whatever pains you

caused him” she said patting my back.

“Is he still in the sitting room” I asked with a flash of hope.

“I left him there, but there is only one way to find out though”

“Do you think it’s a good idea” I asked

“Trust me darling, it’s the best thing to do, now go wash that tears

stricken face and we’ll go down to apologize” she said, pulling me up.

VALENTINE POV

“Words can’t describe what I feel for Leah Dad, I love her so much” i said

again, this time a stray tear leaving my eye.

He patted me in my back “I understand son, because I’ve been in this even

before you were born, but don’t worry, I’m involved now and we shall work

together to see that everything will be taken care of.

But I don’t want the idiot to know you’ve told me the truth, I just want

you to play along, because he might be more dangerous than we think, and if

I’m to guess right, he was the one who staged the accident just to have an

access to her and I must say things turned to his favour especially as she

lost her memory”

“I’ve had similar thought about that too and I think you’re right , and we

must thread carefully”

“Leave that to me son, no one messes with my daughter and goes away with it”

We were caught short by the arrival of Leah and Anita, surprisingly she

walked towards me and knelt before me.

I quickly pulled her up, “you don’t have to……”

“I should never have doubted you Val, I’m so sorry for everything I said,

i……”

“Shhh…….” I hushed her.

“I knew you never meant all of that hunie, and i was also wrong, truthfuly

i havent really made out time for us, but i promise things will be better

from now on. I got you, and very soon all this will be over”

“You promise?

“I promise” I replied, k-ssing her forehead.

“I love you baby”

What!, did she just say that? I swear I’ve been longing to hear those words

in over a month! Hearing it again just set my heart on fire.

“I love you too hunie, so very much!

And our l-ips meet in an explosion, hungry for each other, that for that

moment, everything stopped, just me and her, loving each other…. .

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ERIC POV

“it’s time to reciprocate my favour inspector” I said to the man sitting

before me, blowing the fumes straight to his face.

“What do you want Don” he asked, his eyes on the s€×y b—h I was fondling

her b-obs.

“Take your eyes off her Ben, she’s mine, but if you carry out this plan

successful, I wouldn’t mind sharing” I said, sliding my fingers into her

h0πeyp0t and which made her mo-n, then I brought the finger to my mouth,

tasting it.

“She’s so d–n sweet Ben” I said eyeing him.

He shifted uncomfortably and I could tell he was already hærd as rock.

“What’s the plan” he asked, shifting his gaze to me now.

“There is this bastard getting in my way, and I want him out.

I’ll have my men plant cocaine in his car, then you will take your men on a

patrol in route from his office, you’ll search his car, find the substance

and get him arrested, while in the cell, you’ll get an inmate to beat him

up to death. Quite simple isn’t it”

“Anything to get hold of that ass Don, but my account should also smile”

“You’ll receive 10 million for this Ben, but no mistakes and no traces”

“I’ll play my part and I expect you to stick to your words”

“You have nothing to worry, how soon do you want it?

“Tomorrow will be perfect” .

VALENTINE POV

After work, I decided to stop at sweet confectionery to get the cup cake

Leah requested for earlier.

I got it, with a wine and headed for her house when I saw some policemen

stationed on the road.

It was surprising because I always toured that route and I never came

across any check point.

I slowed down as I approached them, bringing down My glass

“Good day officers” I greeted

“Yes good day, may we know what is in your booth?” A mean looking police

asked harshly.

“I have nothing in my booth officers”

“May we have a look”

I was already disgusted, this men spent time embarrassing innocent people

while the real perpetrators go past under their nose.

“I said I have nothing in my booth” I replied still seated by the wheel.

“Come down please and open your booth” he replied.

I was really pissed of, with the level of my mum, I should be moving around

in an esc-rt, but just because I decided to live a simple life.

I put of the engine and I came down to open the booth, it was empty, then

they proceeded to searching in,side my vehicle, that was when my attention

was drawn to a brown envelope lying at the back of the drivers’ seat, I

didn’t know how it got there, so I just kept calm and watch them open it.

ERIC POV

“Hello Ben, is the fool in your custody now” I asked, placing the phone to

my ear.

“How dare you pull a stunt like this on me, I searched every nook and crany

of his car yet I couldn’t find anything, you made me look like a fool in

front of my juniors and him as well.

At a point it became obvious that I was searching for something in what was

supposed to be a simple routine stop and search, so I had to let him go”

“You did what?” I scre-med

“I had to, since I couldn’t find anything on him”

“You’re such a fool Ben, D–n you! you could have lay any charges on him,

just anything, that’s what you guys are good at”

“Watch your words young man, besides you were the one that failed in your

own part of the deal.

And may I remind you that he’s the son of the powerful Ms Johnson, you

don’t expect thst she’ll take it lightly if she found out that I arrested

her son for no offense only to have him beaten to death in the The cell.

She’ll sure have my head placed on a platter, besides I’m not ready to

loose my Job for some cheap ass and a f—–g 10 million naira” He ranted.

“F–k you Ben, I should have known you’re just a wasted fool” I ranged.

“If you’re soon keen on getting rid of him, why not put a bullet into his

d–n skull, after all you’re the Don and you can surely get away with

anything” he said and hung up.

“Idiot” I cursed loudly, stamping my feet hærd on the floor.

VALENTINE POV

I hadn’t recovered from the encounter I had with the police men, when my

phone rang.

“Hello son were are you” Leah’s dad said over the phone.

I’m on my way to the house, Leah asked me to get something for her” I

replied.

“Did you by any chance have an encounter with the police today”

I was shocked, how was he aware of it.

“Yes, some police men practically turned my car up side down in the name of

a routine stop and search”

“I knew the idiot was up to something the moment he had cocaine planted in

Your car” he replied, shocking me to the marrow.

No wonder that mean police guy kept searching everywhere, as if his life

depended on it. Other vehicle’s passed but he never stopped any of them. It

was obvious, he was part of the plan too.

“How did you know about this Dad” I asked surprised

“I told you son, no one messes up with my daughter and gets away with it.

I’ll make sure he pays dearly, I’ll choke him with his own vomit.

You can keep the money in the envelope, consider it as my little

contribution to your wedding.

But you have to be more careful son, watch your back always alright”

“Ok dad i’m so greatful” I replied then he hung up.

This guy was really getting over the board, if it hadn’t been the scandal

that will come with it, I would have just informed my mum about this.

I have to find a way to convince Leah to continue with our wedding as

planed, before our cover is blown.

ERIC POV.

I was very h—y and I desired a V-rgin for the night, so I asked my men to

go kidnap one for me from a near by church, some minutes later, they came

back with a young girl of about Sixteen.

She kept pleading to be left alone but her innocence just turned me on the

more.

Gosh! I was as hærd as f–k and I really needed a wild s€×.

I requested that some tramadol be put in a drink and it was forced down her

throat.

That was enough to calm her down as she just sat on the floor, and I

ordered my men to strip her.

What a succulent body she got, with her br-ast pointing like two inviting

oranges waiting to be devoured.

“Skipper, I want you to take the men on the deal at Kandra. Make sure that

bastard pay every single dim he owes before you supply another.

And if he tries to play smart, you know what to do. I’m in for a very long

and interesting night” I said licking my l-ips.

“Yes Don” he said

“I trust you to deliver skipper”

“I’ve never failed My Don before” he replied grunnin

Then I patted his back and spoke.

“You’ve really been faithful to me all these years and I must say I really

appreciate. I assure you that once the deal at Dubai is settled, I’m going

to reward You handsomely OK?”

“I’ll be so honoured to be rewarded by the Don”

He bowed and left while I carried the car in my arms, making my way to the

bedroom.

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Two hours later I was so exhausted, I had gone three rounds with her and

the drug did the magic as she moved to the rythym of my hærd and deep

thr-sts.

She was so d–n thight!! Just they way I wanted it.

By the time I rolled out of the bed to go grab some whisky from the bar

downstairs, she lay weakly on the bed, I was going to go two more rounds

with her then I’ll give her hemalphrain, to wipe out every memory of what

happened tonight, then I’ll have her dumped by the road side, we’re her

parents or wards can easily find her.

I poured myself another glass of whisky and I drained the wh0le content

enjoying the burning s-nsation I felt in my throat.

I placed back the bottle in the bar and I headed upstairs for another round.

I went to her and started touching her but she wasn’t responding, I tapped

her, shook her Violently yet she didn’t stir.

I put my ear on her chest but her heart wasn’t beating and I felt my heart

race.

She was dead! Laying here on my bed lifeless. What was I to do now, I

checked my time and it was past 1am.

I tried to call skipper but I remembered I sent him to sign the deal.

There was only way out, and that was disposing off her body.

I quickly put on my clothes and carried her lifeless body into my car trunk

heading straight to the nearby bridge and throw her body into the river.

Justabout approaching the bridge I sighted some policemen stationed on the

road.

“Holy shit! What were these bastards doing on the road at such time? D–n

it, why today of all days” I muttered

I drew out wards of #1,000 notes from my pejin h0le, surely that was the

only language they understood.

“Officers how the work now, you guys are really doing a great job” I said

as I came face to face to them.

“Thanks for the compliment but we’ll like to see what’s in the booth” one

said.

“Ahaha officers, there is nothing thereI’m just from the club and I’m very

tired, just use this one to hold body” I said as I handed him the bundle.

“I appreciate your little token, but I insist you open your booth” he said

I was really angry and I yelled at him.

“Do you know who i am? Just a mere sergent. Not even your DPO can even

stand before me. I’m giving you this money to better your life and you’re

wasting my time, please collect this thing joor and clear the road”

“I can see you have big mouth, you must call that DPO for me or else you

are not leaving this place, my friend come down and open this booth.

What are my saying self, boys bring this man down and open the booth”

I smelt trouble was near, if they should open the booth and find a dead

body, I’m definitely doomed.

I quickly began to survey the environment, looking for any available escape

route.

Immediately, one of them just forced my door open, I quickly pushed him

with full force, making my way into the near by bush, not even minding the

swamp I was dipping my legs into or where the Bush lead to.

I heard them fire gunshots at me, but thankfully none touched me.

After running for about thirty minutes, I stopped and rested my back

against a tree, p-nting heavily