🍕💆 PIZZA GIRL 🍕😋
(She was trouble until she met him ❤️😊)
Written by Authoress Ti Fe 💞📚
CHAPTER 3
🎩 ISAAC 🎩
I walked to the outSk-irts of streets dragging my feet tiredly. I have been working un-der the scorching sun your many hours now in search of a job.
But they keep chasing me away because of the way I look. To be honest, I looked unkept and smelt awful.
I nee-d to take my bath. I haven’t taken my bath for almost four days now. My hair is getting black alre-ady.
I nee-d to look for a river around here. I looked around and I ran down to a path. And like I guessed there was a river right there.
“Yes!” I said happily running closer to it. I re-moved my shirt, and then my trou-ser before jumping into the river.
I swam a little before I began to scru-b my b©dy with my palm. The dirt that c@m£ out of my b©dy was nothing to write home about.
I di-pped my head into the water and began to scru-b my hair with my fin-gers. I scru-bbe-d it really ha-rd that I began to feel pains on my scalp.
I rose up my head smiling. It’s been long i felt the coldness of water on my b©dy. I scru-bbe-d the remaining p@rt of my b©dy before coming out of the river.
I reached for my trou-sers and then picked up my second shirt which was at the back pocket of my trou-sers.
I wore the shirt and smiled. It smelt nice, the day I washed it, I saw some left over detergent in the garbage so I used it to wash off the dirts.
I looked at my trou-sers and they were also dirty but I had no alternative, and if I wash it now I won’t be able to wear it.
I wore it like that, and then picked up the shirt I re-moved, moved it to the river to wash it.
I began to scru-b it when I heard a familiar noise approach the river. I looked up and I saw a scooter coming closer.
“Diana?” I thought and then she c@m£ to view. She had her helmet on. She stopped the engine and got off it removing her helmet.
She placed it on the scooter and looked at the river in sadness. I guess she didn’t see me.
I stood up and then she saw me. She flin-ched in fear, I know she wasn’t expecting to see anyone.
“Isaac.” She called.
“Hi.” I said dropping the shirt I washed.
” What are you doing here?” She asked approaching me.
“I should be the one asking you that. I can be found anywhere. But you? Your house and shop is far from here.” I said and she smiled faintly.
“c@m£ to deliver pizza at a restaurant close to this place. So I said I should stay here for a while. Now what are you doing here?” She asked.
” I c@m£ to have my bath and wash my shirt. I was stinking badly.” I said and she sighed staring at me.
” You don’t look happy. Wish to share?” I asked and she sat on the rock close to me.
“I don’t want to talk about it.” She said and I nodded.
“I will just stay there and get my shirt washed off. Hope you don’t mind?” I asked and she shook her head smiling.
“Sure go ahead. I will be here.” She said and I smiled.
I walked back to the river and took up the shirt. I bent down and kept scru-bbing it with the ordinary water.
“Will it wash it clean? There is no soap.” She said and I smiled.
” I don’t really have a choice here. I didn’t see any soap.” I said.
” I think I have some.” She said running to her scooter.
” Why would you have soap in your scooter?” I asked.
” Sometimes I do use it to wash my scooter on my way home. I see a wash place and all I nee-d is water and I will do the rest myself.” She said and I nodded.
“That’s thoughtful of you.” I said as she c@m£ to me with the soap in her hand.
“Here. Have some.” She said smiling.
“Thanks.” I said take little and using it on the shirt. She returned to the scooter and put the remaining in an opening there.
After few minutes, I was done with washing. I squee-zed out the water and spre-ad it on another rock for it to dry.
I looked at Diana and I saw her with a carton of pizza.
“You forgot to deliver that?” I asked as I walked back to where she sat.
“No. I miscounted, and took more than ordered.” She said and I smiled.
“Thank God you noticed on time.” I said and she nodded.
“Have some.” She said giving me the carton.
” What? No no. You should get this back to the shop.” I said shaking my head.
” There is no big deal okay? My mom owns the shop, and she isn’t as wicked as you think. Consuming one of her cartons won’t kill. Whereas it’s the medium size.” She said placing it on my thi-ghs .
I looked at it with great hunger in my eyes. I have never eaten one in my life before.
“Thank you so much.” I said and she smiled nodding.
I opened up the carton and picked one to eat. I chewed it and shut my eyes due to the sweetness.
“Wow. This is so lovely.” I said smiling.
” I bet it is.” She replied and I nodded taking another bite.
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🍕 DIANA 🍕
I watched him devour the pizza and I was so pushed to ask him somethings.
“Can I ask you something?” I asked ma-king him look at me.
” Sure. Go ahead.” He replied staring at me.
” How do you try to survive? I mean it is so ha-rd.” I said and he smiled looking over the river.
“I have always survived and I will keep surviving till I found a good job and change how my life is.” He said facing the pizza again.
” While you were very young, who took care of you till you were conscious of what you were doing?” I asked again.
” Some children on the streets. After my parents died, I was dumped on the streets by my family. They said I was bad luck. So some children found me and began to take care of me. They were also abandoned children. So they took me as their own.” He narrated and I saw his contenance change.
“I can stop if you want me to.” I said and he sighed shaking his head.
“Continue. I have been looking for someone to share my story to for a very long time. Someone who would be really interested and won’t look down on me no matter the looks.” He said and I nodded.
” So how did they feed you?” I asked again staring at him.
“Trash, leftovers from the garbage. That’s how I survive till date.” He replied and tears rolled down my eyes.
“I am so sorry.” I said and he nodded sadly.
” They all died by one thing or the other, some accidents, some malnutrition, some the bad guys, some ra-ped to death.” He added.
” You had ladies among you?” I asked in shock and he nodded.
” Ladies and guys were both ra-ped and this killed some of them. That’s the street for you Diana. I may not last till tomorrow. I seeing a new day is one of the greatest gift I have ever received.” He said and tears kept dropping none stop.
“That wasn’t easy at all.” I said and he nodded.
” I got my clothes from the ones that have been disposed and I washed them ma-king them look pres-entable.” He said and more tears dropped down my eyes.
“How do you sleep?” I asked in tears.
“I sleep anywhere. un-der the trees, at the road side, on benches around the corner, close to garbage. Anywhere the night meets me.” He said and I saw tears drop down his eyes.
“I am so sorry.” I said with constant water dropping.
” I tried securing a job. But no one, I mean no one wants a street child in his working place. No one trusts us. And that’s why I keep wondering when I would stop eating garbage. Because I have been to several shops, companies,factory to just give me the work of a cleaner. But just my appearance. They chase me off, saying Street children can never be trusted.” He narrated and I reached for his face cleaning the tears.
“It will be fine.” I said and he smiled.
” I have that hope. I am Alive, and no one knows tomorrow.” He said and I smiled.
” How old are you? If you don’t mind.” I asked.
” Will be twenty in few days time.” He said and my mouth curved into a *wow*.
“That’s beautiful. You look 27.” I said and he laughed.
” People say that. Suffering makes you older than expected.” He said and I sighed.
” When is your birthday?” I asked nervously.
” Thursday.” He replied.
“Where would you be?” I asked.
“At the temple very early in the morning. And after that, i will be back on the streets begging for what for to eat.” He said and I sighed.
” I am so sorry about all these. I made all the memories fresh.” I said and he shook his head.
” It’s fine. Now can I ask you mine?” He asked and I looked at my wrist watch.
“Time is fast spent and I am sure mother has other orders for me to deliver. I am sorry and I promise the next time we see I will answer all your questions.” I said standing up.
” Sure. Thanks for the pizza and soap. I really appreciate the fact you say with me for more than an hour. No one has ever done that.” He said and I smiled looking at him.
” It’s fun being with you. People just don’t know what they are missing if you aren’t close to them. You made me forget all my saddening thoughts in less than two minutes.” I said and he smiled.
” Because of my pathetic story?” He asked.
” Of course not. You are the only one I can also talk to. I am the extra troublesome type, so people don’t relate to me that much. I gat no friends.” I said and he smiled.
” I can un-derstand that quite well. You should get going, you can’t keep your mom waiting.” He said and i nodded putting on my helmet and sitting on the scooter.
“I hope to seeing you soon.” I said igniting the engine.
” Me too.” He replied waving at me. I waved back and then hit the road ri-ding back to the shop.
TBC….
Chai😭😭😭
This guy has suffered 😭😭
Don’t worry, everything will change 😓😓