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Episode Fifty Nine
“Hey!!!!” Stella said, ra-phael turned back and wowed when he saw how beautifully she was dressed.
“Wow, babe you are always dashing” He said standing up to hu-g her, they both hu-gged p@$$ionately, they dis-engaged and sat down.
“I hope I didn’t keep you waiting??” Stella asked.
“Ofcourse not” He answered smiling, She nodded “So bae, why didn’t you tell me you own a car??” He asked as he called to give orders.
“Oh, it’s not my car, it Sister Ruth’s car, Your Ceo, one of her cars, she said I should use it for now”
“Ohhh, that’s good” He said as they began to eat “You don’t know how happy I am, ap@rt from the expensive T shi-t, denim jacket and a beautiful wrist watch you gave me, the best gifts were because you can talk and said yes to me and your attitudes and behaviors to both my family and my friends were my the gifts I could ever wish for, thanks babe” ra-phael said in a shaky voice he was becoming emotional.
“Seriously darling, it’s fine, am happy I made you happy and I will continue to make you happy, you loved me even when I can’t talk, you always wanted to show me around not minding what people will say, see I am more than happy I met you, you will be my first and….”
“I am your first boyfriend, lover???” He asked.
“And my last, I just hope you won’t leave me, yes you are, c’mon, am just nineteen years old going to twenty soon, I haven’t dated or courted before”
“Are you serious???”
“Yes, I am, I grew up with a woman who took care of us, I was always withdrawn and unhappy” Stella said sadly.
“Babe, it’s fine, if you don’t wanna tell me, we can do this another day” ra-phael said after seeing the pain and anguish written over Stella’s face.
“No, am fine, this woman is very kind hearted and a good person, we were all living happy because she had other people she is taking care of, I won’t say she is rich but we were living fine, then one of her friend c@m£ to visit her, that night the female friend c@m£ to my room and started doing alot of disgusting things to me….. tou-ching me, I was so scared and very uncomfortable and she carried on with this for a while, it bec@m£ unbearable for me then I decided to tell someone, it was when I wanted to tell someone, she shouted at me and threaten me, I was scared but still wanted to tell someone, she noticed I didn’t give up, then she set me up with a young girl, she made people believe I was doing something disgusting, they began shouting at me together, she also threaten me that if I open my mouth to talk, I will die, I kept quiet for a long time and I lost interest in talking then I bec@m£ mute” She narrated looking at ra-phael fearfully. He stood up, motioned for her also to stand up which she did then he hu-gged her.
“Promise me you will always talk” He said.
“I promise you” She answered crying.
“They are not here and they will never come close to you anymore, people around you are those that love and cherish you, even if someone tells you something bad, dont believe them because you are better and awesome and amazing ok??”
“OK thanks” She said happily “I feel relived now, so why didn’t you tell me about your parents??”
“Am sorry, I was much younger when they died, Daddy died of cancer while Mom died of much thinking and missing Dad, she was depressed because I guess she loved him so much”
“Sorry about that, you sister and Aunty told me about it when I went visiting”
“It’s fine” He said smiling and they started to eat, talking and laughing, when they were throu-gh they drove off with ra-phael driving the car, they visited beautiful places and had fun.
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Nicholas
has been staying with his Mom, who has been trying to be a better mother to him, in which she was trying a great deal, she is alre-ady handling her father’s business and other things her father has owned were re-leased to her after Jimi trained her for it. She had also apologize to him, he had received her with open hands. She still a member of the agency but she is now a CEO of different big campines and owner of many estates, she owns houses and cars. Nicholas was in the sitting, he is laying down on the floor, with a big book, he was writing with dictionary close to him, he had noticed his Mom was really bothered about something and often times her mind is far but she tries as much as she can to push the issue aside when he is with her, he had studied her for days now. Gabe c@m£ to sit down in the sitting room with a cu-p of jui-ce, she also brou-ght a cu-p of jui-ce for him too, she gave it to him.
“Mom???” He called out after staring at her for a while now, her eyes were on the TV but her mind is far, he called again, this time louder as he sat down cross legged facing her directly, she didn’t hear him, so he tapped her leg.
“Oh, am sorry, have you been calling me??” She asked.
“Hmm.. Yeah”
“Am sorry, I was carried away”
“Are you in love with someone??” He asked and immediately Gabe choked on the drink she was drinking and began to cough. When she was OK, Nicholas stared at her intensively.
“Huh?!!”
Was all that could come out from her mouth.
“Mom?!! C’mon spill it, haven’t you noticed how you have been lately, c’mon you can talk to me, everything will be fine” Nicholas said with concern, her eyes began to well up because he just spoke as her father, mother or brother would have done.
“I am” She said as tear escaped her eyes, she wiped it off immediately “But I messed up big time and he hate me now”
“Oh!I’m sorry about that” He said looking at her.
“Martins, I wanna tell you something, why I wasn’t really a good mom to you, I know it’s a flimsy excuse but I wanna tell you but first am sorry” She said and sighed.
“Mom, its fine l knew why you were like that”
“You do??” She asked shocked looking at her son.
“Yeah, I do and I completely un-derstand, that’s was why I never hated you and I never hated you because I love you Mom… I know someone killed, grandma, grandpa and uncle Matins junior and I knew you were shot and ra-ped by a criminal, I hate the fact that a criminal was my father but since I have you, am fine, And it must have been ha-rd raising a child at a very tender she of thirteen” He said, Gabe stared at him with surprise and shock. She went to hu-g him crying.
“You knew all of this, it must have been ha-rd for you, even from a distance you were concern about me and loved me, I don’t know what I have deserve to have a son like you but I am happy I have you.. Thanks alot” She said hu-gging him, he patted her back, they dis-engaged “But how did you know??”
“Throu-gh Google, the Internet, our family was popular then you know, so things were recorded”
“Oh” Gabe said “I am sorry once again”
“You said the person hated you, well I think you should keep begging him to forgive, I don’t know if you guys might necessary come together but it’s fine to try and also to have a clean record with him which means him forgiving you”
“Hmmm… Thanks, am trying my best to but I won’t stop till I am forgiven and maybe taken back”
“You do love him that much, wow!!!” Nicholas exclaimed and win-ked at his Mom who laughed.
“Yeah, I do”
“I will keep praying for you, who knows a miracle may happen”
“Amen,
thanks Nick” Gabe said, Nicholas stiffened, she saw his reaction and chuckled “I got to know later that you were the one I was talking to that day”
“The mark on your forehead give you away, actually you had fell down ha-rd when I was trying to back you, when you were younger”
“Oh” He said laughing, he went back to what he was doing while Gabe went to bring her laptop to start working. Unknown to Gabe that Nicholas actually know she was talking about George, he also knows that he is Alexandria’s father and they are Darlingtons, he had seen George’s pictures on his mother phone in which some were from the Internet so he found more about the pictures and there he knew but he kept quiet. Gabe on the other hand knows that George is Alexandria’s father but didn’t want to tell Nicholas now because she wanted to obtain their forgiveness first.
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“Sir, I forgot to give you this letter, it c@m£ for you and it’s safe no fast pla-y” A man dressed in black c@m£ in with a letter, George has just entered Michael’s office. The people in the company alre-ady know about them, so they all behave themselves.
“Thanks alot” George said, talking the letter, the man left the office, George sat down while Michael was operating his laptop “From Nicholas to Mr George Darlington” He re-ads out, Michael raised his head.
From my desk.
Dear sir,
Good day sir?? How are you and the family I hope you all are fine.
I am sorry if you are offended about what you are to re-ad or that I wrote a letter to you but I had to because of my Mom, Gabe, She loves you alot, she has not been herself because she want you to forgive her, although I don’t know what she did but I can tell she is very sorry, plea-se do forgive her plea-se. I hope you do and I will be happy if you do. Extend my greetings to everyone especially Alexa, plea-se tell her we have an outing in three days time at the restaurant near the school.
Thank you Sir
Nicholas.
“Oh my!!! That’s so sweet of the little boy” Michael said after George was throu-gh.
“Whatever” George said unchalantly.
“Don’t put up that charade in front of me, I know you still love her and you want her”
“I don’t”
“Really?!!” Michael said raising an eye brow “I can see that, but you are putting on her br@celet, any explanation to that??”
“Fine! I do” George said and sighed.
“And all what you said about her that day were balant lies, you just wanna get back at her right??” He said, George nodded “Then c’mon dude, she has begged enough, she s-end you apology letters, apology texts and chats and even calls you sometimes but you have ignored all, c’mon she has tried her best forgive her” Michael said.
“After all what she did to me and even you, I don’t want her near me any more, she is evil”
“I know that I might not be able to heal from Becca’s death but I won’t let that ruin your relationship with her, she has also begged me and buddy I pitied her and forgave her, you should too and give her one more chance plea-se” Michael said with concern.
“It’s gonna be ha-rd”
“I know but you have too, with time it will p@$$”
“Sometimes I wonder if you are really a human being, why are you like this??” George asked.
“I am, is just that when you bottle up bitterness, anger and hatred, you will become a slave to it and it will become de-ep and start to control you so much that you did lose control and does what ever it leads you to do which all the time ends up in a lot of damage such as Gabe… She…..” Michael said narrating Gabe’s terrible story to George who was shocked and sad “Anger, bitterness and haterd won’t take anyone anywhere, it just bring more sorrow and sadness to one’s life, although it’s not easy to forgive like that but it brings peace and calmness to someone” Michael explained. George stood up to hu-g him ti-ghtly.
“Thanks”
“You are welcomed and you are chocking me!” Michael said, they dis-engaged.
“You know I love you right”
“Ofcourse, I have saved your damphead many times, so you got no option than to love me” Michael joked, George laughed heartily.
“We are in this together” George said seeing the br@celet on Michael’s wrist, it has Becca’s name on them.
“Yeah” He said sadly.
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Veronica entered into her office, but it was dark, she wondered and put on the light, her bag dropped when she saw her table decorated with balloons and a cake, she went to it and on it was written ‘plea-se be my wife’ She looked back to see Jimi kneeling down on one kneel with him holding up a ring, alot of people were standing behind him.
“Will you be my wife, we been throu-gh alot together, I never knew I will smile again, you brou-ght that joy and happiness to my life again, I love you Veronica Phili-ps Olayemi, will you become Veronica Olujimi Oyinlola???” Jimi said smiling.
“Yes, I will!!!” She said crying, he slide the ring into her fin-ger, he stood up and hu-gged her.
“I love you”
“I love you too” Veronica replied.
“Grandma!!!!” Ashley, Alexa, Adrian and Jemima screamed happily and went to hu-g her.
“Congratulations!!!” Adrian and Ashley said as they dis-engaged, she knelt down.
“Thanks champions” She said.
“He so sweet and ro-mantic” Alexa said hand faning herself.
“I totally agree” Jemima said smiling.
“Thanks alot step grandfather” Ashley said and they laughed.
“Just call him grand….”
“No don’t, it makes me feel old” Jimi said immediately.
“I knew you did say that, call him whatever you want but be respectful okay??”
“Ok!!” They said, Jimi and Veronica cut the cake and feed each other, someone was ordered to cut the cake and share it round which she did, Michael and George c@m£ to congratulate his Mom, Michael was so grieved that he left the building Veronica sighed , he stood out, the kids and George c@m£, entered the car and drove off.
A MONTH LATER……….
Michael stretched tiredly, he opened his eyes slowly, he smiled sadly seeing Becca’s smiling pictures, he looked at the nightstand to see his n£¢klace and br@celets, the brightness of the day has entered into his room, he checked the time on his phone which had Becca’s pictures on his home screen and lock screen, it was past eleven, he had sle-pt late the previous day, because of work and the kids who insisted he must watch a movie with them. He went to the bathroom, after few minutes, he was in a casual dress, he put on his n£¢klace and br@celets, took his phone and went out of his room and started to walk downstairs, he wondered why the house was silent.
“Maybe they are still slee-ping” He thought.
“HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!” Alot of voices screamed joyfully, he looked around to see alot of decorations, cakes, gifts and alot of people.
“Wait!!?? it’s my birthday!!!” He said surprised, he had forgotten his birthday.
“Yeah, you haven’t celebr@ted it in a very long time boyfriend” Belle said, he wi-de-ned his eyes.
“Belle!!!!” He shouted “Daniel, Piper!!!!, Oh my gosh!!! Guys!!!” He said happily, someone gr@bb£d him from behind, he turned and looked at the unfamiliar face but then his eyes travelled to the wrist of the person which had a familar tattoo “Nick??!!” He said with disbelief.
“Hey!! What’s up Wheels” Nick said, and they both hu-gged along sside the others.
“Oh my goodness!!! I can’t believe this”
“Believe it because it’s super real” Daniel said as they all dis-engaged.
“This your real face right???” Michael asked Nick who had his hands in Piper’s hands.
“Yep, figured out, I got to change from my ways and live a decent life after being re-lease from that hell hole called prison” Nick said gro-an ing.
“He is a doctor now, Mr Williams helped him” Piper said with her tiny voice.
“Awwww, OK” Michael said as he micmiced Piper tiny voice, they laughed again.
“We heard all about it, bro, we are here always when you nee-d us” Daniel said patting Michael who nodded.
“Speaking of which, you guys didn’t bring boss along and how did you all get here??” He asked.
“We didn’t bring Boss along, he had something to do but said he will give you a call” Daniel said.
“And that dump head George of yours told us about this, he planned all this” Belle said while Michael chuckled as he looked at George who was neatly dressed and attending to people “This time I won’t punch him in his face again, guess he is changed now”
“Yes, he is” Michael answered, as he was about talking another deafening scream was heard, the kids ran to hu-g him.
“Happy birthday godfather” They chorused including Jemima.
“Thanks guys” He said squ-atting to their level. Ashley turned and saw Michael’s friends. The kids hu-gged them to except Jemima who stood looking, they didn’t hu-g Nick.
“Who is this???” Adrian asked looking at Nick who smiled
“Did you break up with Nick??” Alexa asked sadly.
“Poor Nick, he will be so down” Ashley said sadly too.
“Guys, it’s me” Nick said, the recognized his voice, he showed them his tattoo.
“Nick!!!!” They screamed and hu-gged him.
“Nice face surgery” Alexa said smiling.
“Just some face amendments” Michael chipped in.
“You look more cute and adorable” Alexa said.
“Hey handsome” Ashley said wi-nking.
“Cute” Adrian complemented. The adults laughed at the reaction of the kids. The kids and Jemima later left to stay with their friends who they invited that Roland and Nicholas including Aliyah, they all got to know Alexa truth identity, they were shocked except Nicholas but they didn’t notice.
“Thanks buddy” Michael said after he had walked up to where George was,he hu-gged George.
“I have alot more, change this thing you are putting on, the clothes are on my be-d, plea-se come out looking dashing” George said, they both laughed.
“How do I look now???” Michael asked, George looked at him and shook his head.
“You look breaking” George said, they both laughed again, Michael walked away to change his clothes.
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