DEAR
JOCELYN
Episode 45
By: Faith Lucky.
Jocelyn’s Pov:
Rodney and I sat on the dining as we consumed our sumptuous meal of slurpy pasta.
We sat facing each other and I watched as Rodney took in the long stride of the pasta without cutting it.
“Hm. Look who’s becoming an expert” I said in a mutter and he chuckled.
“Well, yes” he replied with pride.
“I’m sure you’re pretty dissapointed that you’ve been unable to hit me”
We ate silently and he cut one of the strides into two. I laughed and hit him on his hand.
“Expert indeed” I said in a mockery tone.
“Do you remember when we were in aunt Tessy’s house and you had mistakenly cut your pasta into two?” He asked after a brief silence and I smiled.
“Why on earth did you bring it up, Rodney?” I asked and rolled my eyes.
“You were obviously in love with me back then, right? As Audrey?”
“Yeah whatever. And you were also crushing on Mr back then. You were just too proud to admit it.”
Just then, my phone started ringing and I discovered it was mum.
“She’s probably calling me to come home” I said to Rodney and he showed a little displea-se.
“Um…tell her you’re busy”.
“What?”
The call was ringing to an end when I finally picked up.
“Hello? Mum?
“Yes mum.
“I mean…no
“Um…”
I paused and looked at Rodney who was putting on a pitiful face.
“Actually, Rodney’s kind of sick. So…I’m taking care of him.
“Yes mum
“No. No. I’ll take care of it.
“Okay mum. Thanks. Good night”.
And the call ended.
“You just made me lie to my mum Rodney” I stated as I dropped the phone on the table and continued eating.
“Sorry love” Rodney replied and chuckled.
Soon, we were done eating and I took the plates to the kitchen. I felt kind of nervous – spending the night all alone with Rodney.
I was facing the kitchen table when I felt a hand hold me from behind.
I turned in a little shock and it was Rodney.
“Rodney” I called in a giggle and he k!$$£d my n£¢k.
“Did I scare you?” He asked and I smiled with a nod.
He lifted me up and made me sit on the kitchen table while he remained standing in front of me.
“Let’s watch some movies” I suggested but he didn’t reply.
“Sing for me Jocelyn” he said.
“Huh?”
“plea-se”
“I’m not in the mood Rodney”.
“Come on, Jocelyn. plea-se”.
I didn’t sing and Rodney didn’t f0rç£ me again.
He held my cheeks and k!$$£d me.
“Don’t you think it’s time?” He asked.
“Time for what?” I pretended with my eyes wi-de open.
He s£nt his hands to my Sk-irt un-der my h!ps and I g@sped and pushed them out.
“What?” He asked and scoffed.
“Is this what you plan to do on your wedding night?”
“Rodney!” I called and covered my face with my palms.
He smiled and re-moved my hands from my face and k!$$£d me.
We k!$$£d for a long time and he s£nt his f!ngersinto my Sk-irt again but I gently pushed them out.
He k!$$£d my n£¢k and gently whispered into my ears:
“Don’t worry; it’s going to be fine”.
He could probably see how scared I was.
He resumed k!ss!ngme and s£nt his hands to my back, into my shi-t and slowly, un-hooked my br@.
I g@sped and my eyes wi-de-ned.
Then, he carried me up in his arms and took me to the room.
My b©dy was shaking and my nervousness was more than obvious.
I gulped nervously as Rodney la-id me on the be-d and took off his shi-t.
Then he moved into me on the be-d and tried taking off my shi-t.
I held it first but later re-leased it and he took it off.
He leaned on me and k!$$£d me.
“Should I st©p?” He asked in soft whisper but I shut my eyes and hvgged him ti-ght.
I was trying to hide my b00bs.
He chuckled and unlocked from the hvg, ma-king me lie back on the be-d.
He pressed my b00bs lightly and s**ked from it. Then, slowly, he took off my shi-t and the rest of the night was fun.
#Next_morning .
I woke up on the be-d and caught Rodney just sitting and staring at me. I was stark na*ed but was covered with a blanket.
He kept staring at me and I felt a little shy and stared away. I remembered what happened between both of us the previous night. It was really not fun since It was my first time and I still felt a lot of pains down there.
“Hi” Rodney finally broke the silence and I f0rç£d myself to look at him.
“Um…good morning” I greeter and quic-kly took my eyes away again.
“How’re you feeling?” He asked and I twitched.
“I’m um…I’m okay” I replied.
I looked at the be-d and noticed the blood stain and I quic-kly used a pillow to cover it. Rodney chuckled and I cringed a little.
“Come on; you nee-d a bath” he said and carried me from the be-d into the bathroom, placing me in the bath tub and leaving afterwards.
The water was warm and foamy and I didn’t feel like coming out of it. I sank my b©dy into it and allowed the heat to warm up my va**ina. It was still hurting a lot.
Well, I was glad it was Rodney and not someone else. He was probably the right one for me.
I stayed in the water for long, feeling a bit scared to go out. I suddenly become bashful seeing Rodney.
Remembering what he did to me- all the k!ssing, f!ngering and even the pene-tration that had made me scream. I had even wept at that moment. And remembering made me feel shy towards him.
After some time, I gathered up courage and left the tub, tying a towel I had seen on the shower.
I opened the door and entered into the be-droom and to my surprise, everything on the be-d had been changed. The be-dsheets, blankets, pillow cases – everything.
And a tray of h0t tea and bre-ad was placed on a small table close to the be-d .
Did Rodney do all these himself?
And where was he?
I moved to the door and could over hear him talking to someone. He seemed to be on a call.
Yes, yes. Something like that.
Look, I don’t care how much it’s gonna cost okay? I just want the best.
Okay good. I’ll s£nd the money to you shortly.
I placed my ear on the door and listened carefully.
What is he paying for?
His voice was so ro-mantic – as if that was the first time I was hearing him speak.
then, I heard him drop the call and I quic-kly ran away from the door, not knowing what to do.
Was I to sit or remain standing? What was I going to wear? I couldn’t remain in that towel.
The door opened and he c@m£ in and my eyes beamed.
“Oh! You’re done” he said as he walked over to the wardrobe and returned with some clothes.
“Here, you can use this for now” he stated and gave the clothes to me.
So, he alre-ady ordered for clothes?
“Thanks” I replied and he nodded and sat on the be-d.
Then, I thought of putting it on. I couldn’t do it in front of him. So, I decided to change in the bathroom.
I smiled to myself as I untied the towel, putting on the clothes he gave to me. I was a yellow short and a blue t©p and my h!ps were very expo-sed. I didn’t entirely like short dresses like that, but since it was Rodney…
I left the bathroom and returned to the room, taking slow weak steps, hoping Rodney wouldn’t notice.
Why does it have to hurt this much?
I traced my steps to the be-d and sat on it and Rodney drew closer.
“Do you have any clas-ses today?” He asked as he poured out some tea for me.
“Yes. Just one” I replied, taking a slice of bre-ad.
“When is it?”
“5 minutes from now”.
“Oh! In that case,, I guess it’s not important” he said and I laughed.
We ate in a little silence, not talking much. And when we were done, Rodney cleared the plates even after I had insisted on doing so.
“Why don’t we go downstairs?” He asked by the time he returned from the kitchen.
I was alre-ady lying on the be-d.
“Um…maybe later. I feel like resting for now” I replied and he nodded and snuggled himself next to me on the be-d.
He wra-pped his hand around my shoulder while I placed my head on his che-st.
“Does it still hurt?” He asked and I blu-shed in a shy smile.
“Hm?” He asked again.
“No”.I replied.
“Are you sure?”
“No”.
“So, it still hurts?”
“Mmmh”.
I smiled and covered my face on his che-st and he laughed.
We remained silent for a short time.
“So, you’ve never had any b©yfri£nd?” He asked.
“Not really. I don’t know why. It just never worked out” I replied.
“Hm. So all my prayers and birthday wishes were never in vain” he said and I smiled.
“What about you, Rodney?” I asked.
“Have you ever been in a relationsh!p?”
“No”
Rodney’s Pov:
“So…am I the first woman you’ve taken to be-d?” She asked and my heart skipped as I reflected at the past.
Oh, no! Megan!
DEAR
JOCELYN
Episode 46
By: Faith Lucky.
Rodney’s Pov:
“Rodney?” Jocelyn called, bringing me out of my thoughts.
“Of…of course, Jocelyn. You’re the first woman” I finally replied.
I couldn’t afford telling her the truth. I knew for sure it’d upset her.
“Why did it take you long to reply me?” She asked and I coughed.
“Nothing. I…I was just thinking of something” I replied.
Jocelyn’s Pov:
I smiled and adjusted myself closer to him. I felt so lucky he was mine.
“By the way, Rodney” I said in a raring tone.
“There’s something you nee-d to know.
“I um…I want to resign from the contest”.
“What?” He skrie-ked.
“Listen to me, Rodney; I just want to give others the opportunity of winning…”
“What are you talking about, Jocelyn?”
“The competition is in my name, right? So it’s not really necessary for me to contest”.
“Jocelyn, that’s gibberish. You’re going nowhere”.
“Rodney plea-se. I’ve made up my mind. The rest of the contestants have alre-ady lost hope because they’re certain I’m going to be the winner. They know your feelings for me wouldn’t let you chose someone else”.
“No, Jocelyn. I…I promise to be fair and just. I’ll be imp@rtial. If you do something wrong, I’ll sanction you. If you don’t meet up with the standard, I’ll chose someone else as the winner”.
“Indeed. I know you, Rodney.”
“But Jocelyn…”
“Rodney” I paused and adjusted my head to look at his face.
“Just let me do it okay?” I added.
“But you’ve always wanted to be p@rt of it. You said it was your dream.” He said, disgr-untled.
“Well, I’m sure I don’t nee-d the contest to achieve my dreams because what I’m looking for is right next to me. Besides, you don’t nee-d to worry. I promise to sing for you always. If you want, I can even sing for you right now. Should I?”
He remained quiet.
“Okay. It seems you don’t want me to sing after all. So, I’ll keep it to myself.
“You can sing if your voice will let you to” he said a little angrily and I smiled and began singing:
I’ll always be yours
And you’ll be mine.
We there for each other
We stick to each other.
And nothing will break us ap@rt
Cause it’s all about me and you.
The future is bright
With you by my side
We hope together
We dream big together
And nothing will break us ap@rt
Cause it’s all about me and you
For life.
“I’ll sing you more if you want me to” I said when I was done, but Rodney still remained a straight face.
“Come on Rodney. Just agree with me for once”.
I pouted.
“is that the only song you have?” He asked and I smiled.
*
*
I sle-pt off again and had woken up later in the day and when I did, Rodney was no longer on the be-d with me.
I left the bes and checked for him in the sitting room and there I found him in the dining, setting the table.
“You’re awake” he said as I walked up to him and k!$$£d him.
“Where did these come from?” I asked, referring to the delectable food I saw on the table.
“I ordered for them” he replied.
He dished out some food into a plate and gave it to me and also took one for himself.
We ate to our fill and after that, decided to watch a movie in the sitting room.
Rodney sat on the long couch, leaning on the edge, while I sat in front of him, relaxing my b©dy on his. Then, we turned on a movie I had chos£n.
“Do you nee-d a drink?” He asked after a while and I nodded.
Then, he left and returned with a tray containing two glas-s cu-ps filled with jui-ce and he handed one of the cu-ps to me.
“Thanks” I said and took a sip from it.
Smartly enough, I noticed something at the bo-ttomof the cu-p. It was a ring!!!
I was taken abacked but tried as much as possible not to show any excitement on my face.
“Could you help me with that book over there?” I asked, trying to distract him and he turned away to get the book.
Immediately, I took out the ring and hid it.
“Thanks” I replied as I collected the book from him and kept it next to myself.
Then, I emptied all the jui-ce into my mouth and Rodney was a bit stunned that the cu-p was empty.
He looked me in the face and was probably wondering if I might have swallowed it down.
“Did you see anything?” He asked as he lifted the cu-ps up from the tray and checked the floor.
“Anything?” I asked
“Anything like what?”
He lifted the cu-ps again,, turning it upside down.
“Where is it?” He muttered to himself.
Then, I brou-ght out the ring and held it to his face.
“Ta-da!” I shouted in excitement and he chuckled.
I quic-kly sli-pped it throu-gh my engagement f!nger and k!$$£d him.
“I love you Rodney; I love you! Why did it take you so long to propose to me?” I asked breezily, overwhelmed with joy.
“Um…Jocelyn, the f!nger…”
“Of course, of course; yes! Why on earth will I say no, Rodney?” I cut him off.
“Jocelyn…”
“Hold on; go on your knees. You nee-d to do a proper proposal.
I took off the ring and gave it to him and made him kneel on one knee.
He held the ring and sli-pped it throu-gh my middle f!nger and I flin-ched.
“You’re putting it on the wrong f!nger Rodney” I said immediately and tried taking off the ring, but he st©pped me.
“it’s not the wrong f!nger Jocelyn. I’ve been trying to explain it to you. I’m asking you to be my girlfriend”.
My excitement died off as my face turned red.
“Girl…Girlfriend?” I asked quizzically.
“Yes. Um…what were you thinking?” He asked.
“No, nothing. I…I just…nothing at all” I replied dazily and adjusted back on my seat.
Rodney’s Pov:
I also returned to sitting behind her and tried holding her as I die before, but she pushed my hand away.
I laughed silently, hoping she doesn’t catch me. And suddenly, just as if the whole thing had repla-yed in her head, she flared up.
“Wait; hold on, girlfriend?” She asked as she turned to face me.
“Seriously? How can you give me a ring to be your girlfriend?”
“B…But I’ve seen people doing it” I replied, forcing myself not to laugh.
“Well, who cares? You know what? You can have your ring back. I don’t nee-d it” she said as she pu-ll-ed off the ring and threw it at me, getting on her feet afterwards.
“Jocelyn..”
“Shut the hell up and don’t talk to me. Go and learn some manners” she snapped and walked away.
*
*
I knelt in front of the closed door, pleading for Jocelyn to open up.
“plea-se Jocelyn; I’m on my knees” I pleaded.
“I’ve told you to leave Rodney. I don’t want to see you ever again!” She said from the other side of the door, inside the room.
“Come on, Jolly. I…I had no idea it’d upset you. I promise never to do it again. I promise never to ask you to be my girlfriend again. Um…we’ll just remain good friends”.
“Get out Rodney!” She yelled and hit the door and I sniggered.
“Um…okay, okay. Sorry. We won’t be good friends. We’ll just remain brothers and sisters in Christ.” I replied and she kicked the door.
“I swear, I’ll kill you Rodney. Get out” she yelled again.
“Fine. What else do you want me to say then? You don’t want to be my girlfriend, you don’t want to be my good friend, you don’t want to be my sister. What do you want?” I asked.
“I just want you to get lost”.
I didn’t say anything for a while and she opened the door and found me sitting on the floor. My eyes gleamed.
“Why did you st©p talking?” She asked, standing at the doorway.
“Oh, sorry” I replied and went on my knees again.
I cleared my throat before speaking.
“Okay. I’m…here once again and I’m pleading on my knees. Forgive me for what I’ve done. It’s a punishable offence asking you to be my girlfriend. I’m sorry I was too spoilt to know that.
She closed the door again and I sighed.
“Jocelyn…” I called and she opened up again.
Then, she helped me from the floor and embr@ced me and I smiled.
“I’m sorry…”
“Ssh” she cut me off.
“Don’t talk about it”.
TBC.