MY
Days
AT Crown
SCHOOL
✏#EPISODE_23✏
✏VICTOR’S POV ✔✔
At the back of the car, Yomi and I sat, laughing at what we both did to Temi. “Thanks for coming up with that idea. I really don’t know why she hates me that much.” Yomi brou-ght out his shoes to check it well. While I brou-ght out my phone to check a message that just c@m£ in, but what I saw was a smiling face of my n@ûghty, pretty Suzy, flashing her teeth at me.
“Hmm..” Yomi cleared his throat beside me. “Cousin, you’re smiling too much. Hope all is well?” He leaned forward and saw what I was looking at. He started laughing, and I was left wondering to know what was funny about what I was looking at.
“Yomi what’s funny?”
He laughed loudly this time, that I saw Mr. Ben took a quic-k look at what was going on. “That girl has finally finished you. You only smile like that whenever I buy you your favourite chocolate. Guess someone else has taken my place in your heart.”
✒Mad boy!
I launched at him, and gave him one b!ow where he would continue to feel the pain. He was laughing.”Victor shey someone can not pl@ywith you again?”
“You’re crazy! Be thinking I love you that much.”
Yomi chuckled, and pushed the package Suzy gave me to his side.
“What do you think you’re doing?” I gr@bb£d it from him. “This is mine and not yours.”
“Mr. Man, let’s have a look.” He collected it again and brou-ght out everything inside. “Hey, I found a letter.” He said, and gave it to me. I knew it was Suzy that dropped it, and if I should try and re-ad it right there, Yomi won’t give me peace of mind. I found my pocket and dropped it inside. That would be later. Looking beside me, l saw him with the band Suzy made for me. I haven’t even checked it yet.
“I know I will be the one to kill you.” I f0rç£fully collected it from him. “Have not even re-ad what she wrote.”
“Now, you should accept you’re stupid.” Yomi was suddenly serious again, that I had to look at him for confirmation. I didn’t say anything, and just went ahead to re-ad what she wrote.
✒”Lol.. I know this is not what you’re expecting. But I
will miss you. Miss your craziness. Miss your
shinning teeth. Miss your pretty laughter. Your no1
fan.”
Suzy.
✏”I will miss you,” was boldly written on the outer p@rt of the band. This time I knew I was smiling. It was very obvious because I kept on re-ading and re-ading again. I agreed with Yomi. I was stupid not to have realized she really likes me as much as I love her.
“Uncle Yomi, we’ve gotten to your estate.” Mr. Ben said, calling our attention. I didn’t know when we got to Osborne estate. I was busy re-ading, and thinking of one p@rticular person, and I couldn’t wait to check what she has written in her letter. Beside me, Yomi called his Mom and told her, he has reached their gate. The gate was opened at once, and the two maids they have c@m£ packing his things. I didn’t want to get down because his Mom would del@yme.
She was so caring and nice, and would make sure I eat something before taking my leave. But I couldn’t wait to get to my place at Ajah and have the whole day for myself.
“I know you won’t get down, but I will s£nd your greetings to her. And, next time, don’t be so stupid not see the signal.” He win-ked at me.
“Your father! Just go. She cares, and that’s enough for me. Is better I warn you now. Don’t call me for today, because the guy would be very busy.”
“You can never change. Thank God she didn’t get to see all the messages from Patsy, Michelle, Priscilla, Blessing, BabyTee-”
“Talkative!” I cut him off. “You think I’m a fool like you.” He wants to open the door but I quic-kly locked it. “Mr. Ben, start the car!”
“Keep it up!” He shouted and I laughed at myself. I knew if he had entered the car, he would have beaten the hell out of me. I’ve got the craziest cousin ever. And I love him like that. No one can take his place. n@ûghty boy!
Immediately I was calm, I brou-ght out the letter to re-ad.
✔”He’s the star of Crown School and doesn’t talk to
just anyone. But he talked to me. I’ve been
wondering what’s so special about me? But I
realized the boy is shy of pretty girls.
You’ve given me so many reasons never to forget
you. You will always stay in my heart. That boy with
a beautiful smile. I hope you forever remember Suzy
James. As you always say. ‘n@ûghty girl’. That
n@ûghty will miss you like crazy, because she’s mad
over you. I hope we see again. Bye.”✅✅
No one could see the blus-h on my face, except from me. I could feel it. This girl got every two hundred and six bones in my b©dy active. Every p@rt of my b©dy knew the guy is crazy about someone. Her words can s£nd one to paradise. I couldn’t help smiling. All of a sudden, I started laughing.
What has Suzy James done to me? The girl with the glas-ses that got me intrigued the first day I saw her pas-sport. The scholarsh!pgirl that looked innocent as ever. But the girl I met instead was fun, jovial, crazy, beautiful, S-xy, more brilliant, and down to earth.
What I heard next was the car horn. I looked around, but the view I got was not what I expected. “Mr. Ben, I said Ajah. No one is around. Mom and Dad had travelled. So why brou-ght me home?”
“They are around uncle Victor. And they told me to bring you home.”
Gosh! I really don’t want to come to Banana Island.
I’ve planned how I will spend my day at Ajah. I wondered why they both c@m£ back all of a sudden. They’ve not even spend up to a month.
Mr. Ben drove inside the compound and parked the car. Three of our maids c@m£ out and greeted me, packing my things inside. Mr. Fash, who work for my Dad, c@m£ out also. I would say he is Dad’s PA, but he was more than that, because they’ve become so close.
“Your Dad is waiting for you,” he said to me, and I followed behind.
As I entered, It was Mom I first saw, sitting on a single settee, looking at me in an unplea-sant manner. She looked more fatter than before. God knows what she was eating. The look she was giving me, it was a sign that, something was
wrong.
“Good afternoon Mom.” I just muttered, since the look she was giving me was not cool at all.
“Welcome,” she just said. Mom may not be that caring, but she’s always happy to see me back from school. I moved towards Dad. He stood with his back behind me, taller than me. I sometimes wonder how Mom had gotten that fat. She was as slim as Victoria when they both wedded, but now, I find it ha-rd to believe she was the one in their wedding pictures.
But Dad is as tall, as then. Just had gain a little weight that fitted his stature. He looked handsome as always, always speaking in a command tone most of the time. He looked younger than his age, and sometimes I wish I could be like him. Sometimes I wish not to. His status, must have been the reason why he acts so distance and never around most of the time. Moving closer to him, I greeted. “Good afternoon Dad.”
Turning round with a angry look on his face. “You will have to explain to me what is good about this afternoon!” His voice was cold, and full of anger.
“But Dad-”
“Will you shut up my friend!” He shouted. “Now let me have your phone. Your credit card. Now!”
I looked back at Mom to know what was going on.
“I believe I’m talking to someone,” Dad’s cold voice pierced into my ears.
“But Dad you can’t just collect my phone, and credit ca-”
What I felt on my right cheek shut me up instantly. It was a h0t and very painful sl@p. I looked to my right to see Mom staring daggers at me.
“I’m going to sl@p you and sl@p you over and over again if you don’t do as your father says.”
“Mom!”
Followed by another h0t sl@p!!
Instantly, I knew my eyes bec@m£ red. I brou-ght out my phone, credit card and handed it over to Mom. She unlocked it and saw Suzy’s picture on my wallpaper. She eyed me, and hissed. “This is the reason why you’re no longer concentrating in school. If this is how foolishly your father has acted, you think you will enjoy the luxury you’re enjoying today.”
Luxury my foot!
They are both too cold!
“Now, go in there and get your things. Your flight to New York is waiting. Your form to study in Cornell University had been bought. You should go prepare for your coming exam.” Dad Instructed. He collected my phone from Mom, and cut the sim into two. “No more calls from old friends. Make new ones,” he said, while I just stood there dumbfounded.
“You better do as he says before I corner you with another sl@p. How to take over your Dad’s business, and be more successful than him should be your priority. Not following some wretched girl around. If care is not taken, her scholarsh!pwill be terminated.”
“What!” My face grew dark. Mom had really provoked me.
“Dad I know you can’t do that.”
“Only if you do as I say,” he said, trying to manipulate me. “Again, I repeat. Get your things now. You and I are going to New York. Pick whatever you think you will nee-d, because I don’t see you coming back to Nigeria in the next five years.”
What!
I was about to run mad.
Five years!
“Dad that’s not possible!” I stood my ground.
Just with his two f!ngers, Mr. Fash c@m£ running to Daddy with his phone. “Call the principal now!”
I heard, ‘call the principal now!’
I knew what he was trying to do. He was going to terminate Suzy’s scholarsh!p.
“Fine!” I shouted into their ears. “I’m going,” I said, and went straight to my room. I put on my band, pack the chocolates Suzy gave me and pocket back the letter she gave me. I packed few clothes and shoes. And immediately I got back to living room, one of the maids collected it and took it to the car.
Few minutes later, Dad c@m£ down, alre-ady dressed up in his suit as always. Matched together with one of his expensive shoes.
“Mr. Fash is the car re-ady?”
“Yes sir.”
“Time to go,” Dad said to me.
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✒STORY_Continues✔