????ENTANGLED
WITH YOU????
(Nigerian/American/drama)????
By Authoress Rhema(Rhema’s library) & chidima M.(Ariel’s library) ????
CHAPTER 26**
★★★★★
Tonight was supposed to be movie night but the movie night was completely ruined. Only Brittany and Chi were at the living room watching TV..
Chi looked at Brittany who was concentrated on the movie. They were actually watching Titanic.
When Brittany looked his way, he quickly looked front pretending he watching TV too.
Tessa barged in the house and slammed the door shut before rushing upstairs. Brittany and Chi looked at each other and shrugged…
“So you really don’t know how to speak English?” Brittany started a conversation.
“I no sabi speak fluent English. The thing dey bore me sha” Chi said.
“How about this, i give you two days to learn English and if you suceed then we’ll go on a date” Brittany said.
Chi immediately nodded without thinking. A date with Brittany is something he is never gonna refuse…
“English…na me and you. I must learn English” He thought…
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Tessa barged in the room and fell on the bed then buried her face in the pillow, crying her eyes out.
Yes, she felt really bad about what she told Robert but it was true. It was kinda of his fault that Linc sees her as a monster instead of a girl….
Emma walked out of the bathroom with a sullen look on her face. She gasped when she saw Tessa crying like a baby…
“Omg…Tessa! What’s wrong?!” Emma touched her shoulder, worried as hell…
Tessa didn’t replied her instead she kept crying.
“Tessa come on! Talk to me!” Emma said already freaking out.
“What is there to talk about?! What is exactly there to talk about when Linc choose you over me. Aren’t I pretty?” Tessa snapped in tears.
Emma looked at her. So she saw everything…
“I just want to be alone” Tessa said lowly.
“Tessa I’m sorry I…”
“I said I wanted to be alone!!!!” Tessa yelled…
Emma stood up obviously hurt. She walked out of the room and closed the door behind her…
“F*ck this life! Why can’t I for once be happy!!!” Tessa yelled…
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Linc rolled on the bed for the uptenth time. He’s trying really ha-rd to sleep but unfortunately sleep won’t come his way.
“I don’t love you” Emma words kept ringing in his head…
His phone suddenly began ringing. He picked it up to see it was Robert.
“Robert?” Linc said tiredly.
“Are you Mr Linc?” An unfamiliar voice said..
Linc spranged up from bed…
“Yes. Why are you having Robert’s phone? Where’s Robert?” Linc asked.
“You friend got into an accident. We had to rush him to a hospital” The voice spoke.
“F*ck! Which hospital?” Linc asked.
“Rita care” The man spoke.
Linc hung up immediately and wore his shoes before rushing out of the room. He rushed downstairs picking the car keys.
“Where you dey go??” Chi asked.
“At Rita care. They just called, Robert got into an accident” Linc said.
“What?!” Brittany and Chi chorused.
“I’m coming with you!!” Chi said.
“What’s happening?” Emma said getting downstairs.
“Robert got into an accident” Linc said worriedly…
“I’m coming with you, give me a sec” Emma said and rushed upstairs to wear her shoes.
Tessa already stopped crying and she’s sitting on the bed pressing her phone.
“Where are you heading to?” Tessa asked.
“Robert got into an accident” Emma said and rushed out.
Tessa’s guilt tripled. What if she’s the reason why he got into an accident. She stood up from bed then followed Emma behind.
Emma, Tessa, Linc and Chi boarded the car and drove off to the hospital.
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“D@mn it!!” Presh punched the wall in anger.
Olive just finished telling her the story about Laycon and her and right now he just wish he didn’t let that Laycon guy go without some bruises…
“Are you mad at me? Do you hate me?!” Olive asked worriedly.
Presh smiled and cupped her cheeks.
“Not at all, now I understand you more better. Thanks for sharing a part of your past life with me. Don’t worry, I won’t let him come close to you again not to talk of him talking to you” Presh hug-ged her and then ki-ssed her hair…
Olive hug-ged him back too, feeling relieved and comforted.
“Thanks babe” She smiled.
“Love the way you call me ‘babe'” Presh smiled, patting her hair.
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RITA CARE**
Linc and the others rushed in the hospital. They all ran to a nurse…
“Excuse me nurse I’m here for my friends. His name is Robert have you see him?” Linc rushed his words.
The nurse smiled and nodded…
“Yeah, I’m just from his ward room.” The nurse said.
“How is he?” Tessa asked.
“He’s stable, he just fell really bad while riding a bike. That resulted to a fracture in his left leg and also some bruises. Apart from that he’s alright” The nurse a-ssured them.
They all breathed in relief…
“Can we see him?” Linc asked.
“Yeah, he’s awake as we speak” The nurse said and showed them his ward room.
“Thank you”
The all walked to the ward and entered well except Tessa. She was unusually feeling guilty, it was her fault anyways…
“Robert…” Linc said and looked at his left leg which was bandaged. He was sitting on the bed while some gra-pe fruits.
“Linc” Robert smiled though he could see some sadness and hurt in his eyes.
“What happened to him?” Linc wondered and said down beside him.
“Goodness..what were you thinking! Riding a bike at full speed in the middle of the night. You got everybody worried” Linc scolded.
“I’m sorry” He muttered
Emma and Chi looked at Robert in pure surprise, did the accident probably made him loose some of his memory? He was just too nice than usual.
Robert looked and saw Chi and Emma standing looking at him from afar.
“Emma, I wanted to tell you that I’m sorry” Robert said.
“You say?” Emma exclaimed…
“I said I’m sorry. Sorry about almost r*ping you, I wasn’t in my right sense. I will never do such a thing if I was in my right sense. I was mean and cruel to you but r@pe and murder, those are the two things I will never do that intentionally” Robert said and looked down. Tessa’s words still touched him till now.
“It’s okay, I’m over it” Emma smiled.
“Thank you” Robert smiled.
Linc touched his forehead checking out his temperature.
“I’m sure those doctors gave some things to you. Robert saying sorry and thank you on the same day, that’s frèaking me out” Linc said.
Robert, Emma and Chi laughed…
“What? People do change” Robert said.
They began discussing about random things though Emma didn’t spare a glance at Linc throu-ghout the discussion.
“We need to go and inform Sir Johnson and Miss Melissa about your accident” Linc said and stood up. Robert simply nodded.
“See you tomorrow” Chi said.
“Did he just speak fluent English? Geez, today is a great day” Emma said and walked out with the others.
They met Tessa sitting on a chair outside.
“Tessa? Don’t you wanna see Robert?” Emma asked.
“I don’t think so” Tessa said.
“C’mon, just this once set your differences aside.” Emma said pleadingly.
Tessa sighed and nodded.
“Cool, you’ll stay with him while we go call for our supervisor” Emma said an made to leave but Tessa caught her hand.
“I’m sorry for yelling at you. Was just so emotional” Tessa said.
Emma smiled and hug-ged her…
“It’s okay, I understand. Like I said I don’t love Linc” Emma said and broke the hug.
“Sister forever??” Emma said.
“Sisters forever” Tessa smiled.
Emma winked and followed Chi and Linc behind, they left…
Tessa took de-ep breath and opened the door then peeped in. She saw Robert pressing his phone while sitting on the bed with his left leg bandaged.
“Robert?” Tessa called when she entered in fully. Robert looked up and his heart skipped a beat.
“Tessa” He said and looked down.
Tessa walked to him and sat down on a stool beside his bed.
“How are you feeling?” Tessa asked checking out some bruises on his face. He stared at her pretty face her before looking away.
“I’m still alive, that’s the essential” He replied.
“I know I’m kinda the reason why you got yourself in an accident. I’m….sorry, I was just not in my mood” Tessa said and looked down.
“It’s okay, you were right by the way. I’m just a r@pist and murderer. I’m also the reason why Linc doesn’t love you. I should be the one to say sorry.” Robert said lowly…
“Not at all… You’re not a murderer and a r@pist, sorry about those hurtful words I said” Tessa said.
Robert smiled and pulled her hair closer to his then disheveled it. Tessa frowned and his his leg making him wince…
“Glad to have my favorite enemy back” Robert said…
“Don’t cry again. Tears makes you look weak and ugly” Robert said seriously.
Tessa just stared at him, wondering what has gotten into him…
He pulled her head and placed it on his laps.
“Let’s stay like this, just for a little while” Robert said.
Tessa frowned and then sighed..
“Just for this once” Tessa said and placed her hands on his laps, placing her head on her hand which was placed on his laps..
“So tell me more about your sister” Tessa asked.
Robert smiled fondly remembering the memories he spent with Anne.
“Her name is Anne, she was 15 but had the physique of an 18 years old girl…” He narrated while stro-king her hair unknowingly.
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MORNING, 06:03AM**
“I just hope Tessa didn’t beat up Robert” Olive said entering the ward with Presh. The whole squad came this time around.
Presh paused looking front with a confused look on his face.
“I need lenses, my eyes are seeing badly” Olive rubbed her eyes.
Right in front of her were Tessa and Robert. Tessa fell asleep with her head resting on Robert’s lap while Robert also fell asleep on that sitting position. His head was tilted by the side and his hands was still in Tessa hair.
“I need to take pics. I’m sure our friends of Bright High won’t believe it” Emma said taking several pics.
TBC