Undying Love episode 12 – 13
UNDYING LOVE 💔💔💔💔💔💔🖤
CHAPTER TWELVE
Donald’s pov
A bad word they say is like a seed , once sowed, it sprouts, takes root, and grows into a mighty big tree.
But you can’t fully understand me unless we take this ride.
Thirteen years ago
Greengate kiddies academy 🙇
It was presentation day
I was six
Everyone’s parents were there except mine
I could still remember when I told them about it
Even at my tender age I can sense their feelings of hatred for me.
” mom, there’s a presentation coming up at school, I am the lead singer and I would like it if you could come ”
She gave me a wry smile and looked into my eyes
” and why would you think that I would care about anything that has to do with you Donnie bear”
My voice broke
” bu… t… you’re my mum”
She gave me a blinding slap
” how many times do I have to remind you not to call me mum!!
Tears streamed down my chubby cheeks
” Aliyah please take this stupid imbecile to bed, make sure you don’t give him any dinner ”
” yes ma”
I lay curled up in bed
Aliyah wiped away my tears with her hands
” it’s gonna be okay prince, here take this ”
She gave me the potatoes she smuggled from the kitchen
” why do they hate me ”
” they don’t hate you my dear, who would hate a precious little boy like you ”
But they do!
It’s know they do!
” no one loves me Aliyah ”
” I love you prince, stop crying, everything is going to be ok ”
I squeezed Aaliyah’s hand
” thank you for loving me Aaliyah”
” love is a choice, my little prince, you don’t have to thank anyone for loving you ”
I scanned the faces of the crowds again
As if by some miracle, my parents would appear
” why didn’t you invite your parents Donald Stevenson ”
The class teacher, Mrs Sharon asked me
” I forgot MA ”
” don’t be so forgetful next time, come on, go up stage, it’s time for your presentation ”
I walk up the stage and sit down while everyone stood
I sat down because I would be playing the keyboard
I adjust the mike
One! Two!! Three!!! Go!!!!
🎙🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎙🎙
I love you. 🎶🎶🎶🎶
You love me. 🎶🎶🎶🎶
We are happy family. 🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶
With a big fat hug. 🎶🎶🎶
And a k-ss from me to you. 🎶🎶🎶
Won’t you say you love me too 🎶🎶🎶🎶
🎙🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎹🎙
👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
And as all the parents stood up and clapped
They carried their child up in the air
With hugs and k-sses
Murmuring loving words
I felt left out
Alone
I didn’t know when a tear slid down from my cheek
I felt someone touch me and lift me up in the air and my face instantly broke into a smile
Aliyah!
” I heard about your presentation and when madam told me to go and get something at the market, I decided to stop by, you’re a genius my prince and I love you, maybe when you’re home you can sing it for mom and dad, I’m sure they’ll just love you! ”
I pulled my little body into her’s
Hugging her tightly
” I love you Aliyah”
If you’re wondering who Aaliyah is!
To me she is an angel
To my mom she is nothing but a maid
Aliyah is the best thing that ever happened to me
She is a young girl about fifteen years of age
Very beautiful and I love her smile
And as I watch Aaliyah hurry out of the school
I knew if it was only by one person
I was loved!
I sit with my parents at the dinner table
And I watch their happy faces as they spoon fed each other
They love each other, why don’t they love me!
” sir, ma, do you love me? ”
I watch their faces morph into annoyance and disgust
My mom stared into my eyes for minutes before patting me on the head
” do you want me to be honest with you Donnie bear? ”
I nod my head fervently
” I don’t love you and neither does my husband, no one in this earth loves you , perhaps someone in heaven could love you ”
I felt hurt
” you should be lucky you’re our child, you’re asking too much questions, now go to bed, you annoying brat”
My dad said
I went to bed with tears with tears soaking my pillow
But Aaliyah was there
Murmuring gentle words of comfort
In every dark clouds, there’s always a silver lining
My silver lining was Aaliyah!
Until one day I came home from school!
I didn’t see any sign of Aaliyah
” Aaliyah! Aaliyah!! Aaliyah!! ”
I didn’t get any reply
I went into her room and met Aaliyah, my Aaliyah! Covered in blood, she was bleeding a lot and she smiled weakly when she saw me.
” Aaliyah what’s wrong with you!, why is there so much blood in your body!!! ” I scre-med
” I’m…. sorry my prince , I…. got pregnant….. I went to the pharmacist…. For abortion drugs….. I didn’t know he was a fake….. ”
” noooooo… You…. Have to call MA… So she can come home and take you to the hospital ”
” I… Can’t…. Let her see me like this….. She…. Is going to make my life…. Miserable, you have to help me….. You have to kill me….. ”
” no! I can’t kill you Aaliyah ”
Tears flowed freely from my face
I look at Aaliyah’s weak body, she couldn’t even move a finger, she was weak , she was in pains.
She gestured to the knife on the bed
” my prince….you have to pick up that knife and kill me …… I already wrote a suicide note so you won’t be held responsible…… Please don’t let madam find me like this….. Please ”
” but you’re going to die and leave me alone, you’re going to leave me alone Aaliyah ”
” I….wont…. Leave you…. I’ll be… An angel…. I’ll… Keep on loving you and…. I’ll wait…. For you… In heaven… , if you…. Don’t.. Kill me…. I’ll hate you… For… Ever. ”
I look at her pleading face
Perhaps my ma is right
Perhaps no one could actually love me on earth
I picked up the knife and struck Aaliyah deep in the belly and I watch the life slip out of her
That was when I began to cry
Deep raw heart wrenching sobs
And that was where I lay curled up until I passed out
It is only now that I am older
That I finally know who impregnated Aaliyah
There’s only one person in the world that could do that
My dad!
Aaliyah’s death triggered a madness in me
A thirst to kill
To send innocent angels to heaven
That madness made me kill Omotolani and Aishat
And that madness will make me kill Ngozi
Her death is sooner than you think
Ngozi’s pov
I watch Francis and Amanda with a scowl
I don’t know why I’m angry
Was it jealousy?
It couldn’t be!
” thanks so much for giving me the inspiration for this fabulous idea ”
I feel like slapping him and I don’t know why
But then I came back to my senses!
Francis has been so good to me
I haven’t even thanked him yet
I know he’s just trying to take all the attention away from me.
So I flash him a smile
” you’re welcome Francis ”
I watch him walk out of the class as the English teacher walked in.
After our noisy way of greeting
Mr Timothy walks up to the board and wrote in block letters
DEBATE TOPIC FOR NEXT WEEK :
HOMEWORK SHOULD BE BANNED IN SCHOOL
( it’s either you oppose or defend the motion, ps: the rules are different, the debate will be written as essays, they would be submitted at the school’s blog, only twenty essays will be picked and the writers will commence to the next competition- Mr /Miss culture after defending their essays on Wednesday )
Everyone can participate
YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS OUT ON THIS AMAZING OPPORTUNITY!
” sir! What’s so amazing about this opportunity ”
I ask
” OK let me burst your brains!
The Princeton king and queen will be chosen to participate in the interschools scholarsh¡p awards at Cosmo and the winner of the competition will receive an award of twenty million naira, the Princeton king and queen will also be the front page of the school’s magazine for this year as well as the school’s ambassador ”
lobatan!
Are you thinking what I’m thinking!
Who school magazine epp!
But twenty million naira!
Hmmmm twenty million naira!
I kept thinking about twenty million naira until the school closed!
Then I remember I have to meet Donald in the library
Undying love 💗💖💓😘
Chapter thirteen
Ngozi’s pov
Attraction they say is like a magnetic force, compelling and alluring
For the second time in my life, I was experiencing what it feels to be attracted to someone
I study Donald’s figure from a distance
I keep thinking about how he looks like in home clothes
I like him best in home clothes
That way, his biceps are more visible
He lifted his head from the book he was reading and caught me staring at him
I smile and walk over to him
“sit”
He gestured to the chair next to him
He smiled in a way that was so contagious and I found myself smiling back
” I’m sorry I’m not really good at this kind of stuffs, if I tell you I haven’t been able to sleep well since I met you, it would be a lie but the truth is I haven’t been able to stop thinking about you either, everytime I think about you I have a funny feeling, I like you Ngozi and I would like it if you could be my girlfriend ”
I look at his handsome face, so imploring, he has a quiet personality and I could tell that it took a lot of effort to actually bare out his feelings
” I would be honored to be your girlfriend Donald ”
” thank you for making me the happiest guy alive ”
I feel like I’m on cloud nine
I wave at him through the glass tinted windows when the driver came to pick him up
” wow! Someone is looking so happy! ”
Kate says
No one is good at guessing my mood like Kate
Well! No one is as good as Francis
” guess what Kate ”
” you know I’m not good at guessing! ”
” just guess”
” OK, um chioma didn’t eat her food and she kept it for you ”
” think again ”
” Ummm your mom got you a new phone? ”
“no! ”
” then what is it! ”
” I and Donald are official!!! ”
” no way!?
” yes way!!! ”
I and Kate started our usual shrieking
” where’s Bukky ”
” she boarded a bike with Tope ”
” OK, I have to go and get chioma ”
” bye! ”
I went to chioma’s class and met her writing something on the board
” chiooomaa! Stop wasting the marker, come on let’s go home ”
” sister Ngozi I’ve been waiting for you since ”
I and chioma boarded the bus and stopped at the bus stop
I couldn’t help thinking about the twenty million naira
I think about dad and how he is struggling with his job
I know things are going to be hærd once I finish secondary school and gain admission to the University
I have to make things easier for mom and dad
I have to be Princeton queen
“If it’s debate Ngozi you will write it !
If it’s culture Ngozi you will show them!
If it’s algebra Ngozi you will solve it
If it’s health Ngozi you will teach them
If it’s humanity Ngozi you will show them! ”
My mom said as soon as I blurted out everything
She started singing and dancing as if I have already won the competition!
It further reinforced my will to win
So that I can keep that happy look on mom’s face forever.
Tife’s pov
I practically do everything for Amanda
Amanda was watching a show on the television and I was helping her to iron her school uniform
I was really enjoying the show when I smell something strange
I recoiled with horror
I have burnt Amanda’s uniform
🙆🙆🙆🙆🙆🙆
” I Don die! ”
Amanda must have heard my exclamation because she was at my back immediately and a stinging slap landed on my cheek
” you moron, which cloth do you expect me to wear on Wednesday to defend my essay ”
Tears filled my eyes
I hate Amanda
I hate her with every passing day
” but Mandy, it’s next week Wednesday and not this one ”
Another slap followed
” so you’re saying I’m stupid abi”
And In that moment I knew what I had to do
Amanda’s slaps didn’t even hurt me anymore
Because I know I now have a way out
A way out of this torture and cruelty
A way I would finally have a feeling of self worth
I have to be Princeton queen!
It’s time to put my intelligence to use!
” I’m sorry Amanda ”
I say as meekly as possible
She stared at me awkwardly
” I know you’re smart Tife, you’ll be writing my debate for me and if I don’t get selected, you will have yourself to blame, in fact don’t even bother to come into this house ”
I nod my head sadly
Now I have two debates to write
Can I possibly do it!
Then I remember my mom and siblings
And the poverty stricken life I grew up in
You can do this Tife!
You can be free!
Bukky’s pov
I come from a family of geniuses
My younger sister Timi is already a model at age twelve
And my elder brother Tayo is an upcoming musician
My mom and dad are bankers
And I Olubukola oyedeji am just an average student
” mom, dad, don’t you think this is an amazing opportunity ”
I relate the event at school with as much enthusiasm as I could manage
” that opportunity is only for intelligent students and I’m afraid you’re not one Bukky ”
My mom said non commitally
😨😨😨😨😨
” yeah sis, If I were asked to vote, I wouldn’t waste a vote on you ” Timi said
” I’ll slap you Timi ”
” you know you can actually slap her if you get an A in your report card this term”
My dad said coldly
I felt hurt
Hurt by the fact that my younger sister can insult me and I’m not allowed to lay a finger on her because she is such a wonderful model and I’m nothing!
” sometimes I wonder why you’re so different, so…
I didn’t even wait to hear the rest of the conversation
I went into my room and cried
Why do they keep reminding me of the fact that I’m different
Lesser
Inferior
There’s only one way I could actually prove to them that I’m worthy
I have to win that competition!
Kate’s pov
I guess you’ve been hearing about me
Ngozi’s friend
But I lead a different life
A more different life
I wipe away sweat from my brows as I trekk home from school
I am the last daughter of a family of five
I got to the front of my street then I remember that I’m owing mama kelechi money for the note books I collected last week
I turn back and passed the other street to my house
I meet my sisters all dressed up
They were either going to a party judging from their heavy make up
It sickens me that my sisters are pr-stitutes
Not just pr-stitutes
Cheap pr-stitutes
And It sickens me that I have to depend on them to gather money and pay my school fees
They feed me at times
But most of the time I have to fend for myself
My friends don’t know how hærd things are at home!
Because most things in life are covered with a smile
I wish I could say my life wasn’t always this way
But it was
I grew up not knowing my parents
My sisters ( I have three), told me they died in a car accident when I was one
They weren’t rich people as my sisters told me
” good afternoon sister Faith , good afternoon sister Titi, good afternoon sister Lara”
I greet them in order of their ages
” good afternoon Kate, how many terms do you have left in that school ”
My heart started beating fast
I hate being reminded that I’ll have to drop out of school very soon
” it’s one term sister Faith ”
” good, you see Kate, you’re my sister, I want the best for you,i don’t want you to join us in pr-stitution which is why I want you to marry Chukwudi, he loves you, he will take good care of you ”
” I’ll think about it sister ”
” if you like don’t think about it, once you finish this term and you don’t marry him I will personally kick you out of this house ”
Sister Lara said
I don’t like sister Lara
She is very wicked
I don’t like Chukwudi too
He is the food merchant my sisters are advising me to marry
But I don’t have a choice
” we’re going, make sure you wash all the clothes before we’re back ”
” ok”
I stare at the mountainous heap of clothes in the corner and mentally calculate the amount of water I would fetch
Minutes later
As I sit down and started washing the clothes
I was filled with a new kind of energy
I had a new sense of purpose
I know what I have to do
What will change my life for good
I have to be Princeton queen!
( pls everyone should vote, who do you want to be Princeton queen)
#Team Amanda= say Mandy
#Team Ngozi = say zee
#Team Kate. = say Katie
#Team Bukola. =. Say bukky
#Team Boluwatife = say Tife
( vote with your comments)