????SHE’S NOT A CINDERELLA????
????A Cinderella doesn’t have to be a princess????
✍️ Written By Precious Pinky✍️
????Chapter Twenty-Seven [27]????
????Jennifer’s Pov????
“How was it with your family? Did you make peace with them?” Collins asked once we entered the house.
I dropped my bag on the couch and walked over to the kitchen. I poured some chilled water into two glas-scups and walked back to the living room where Collins was.
I handed him one of the glas-swater and held one for myself.
“Yeah. I think so.” I lied.
Collins don’t have to know what I did.
Yeah. I was mean to Tyson but trust me I have no regret for what I did.
Do you know how long have tried to act like everything was alright? Do you know how long I try to put up with that boy I call my brother?
Well, you wouldn’t.
Because you don’t care.
No one do.
No one.
“That’s nice. So…why didn’t you invite me in to say hello to them?”
I chug-ged down the chilled water and dropped the cup on the table. I walked closer to Collins and started taking off his shirt.
“it wasn’t necessary. And besides, Ruby wasn’t around…I want to introduce you to them when they are all complete.” I say.
“i can’t wait to meet up with your family. You know they are actually one of the reason why I refused to take our relationship to the next level.”
I stopped right on my track as i was going to unbu-tton his trouser.
“When you say next level…do you mean marriage?”
He smiled as he cupped my face in his palms and pressed his li-ps against mine, warmly.
Honestly I’ve never loved a guy as much as I love Collins.
He has been there for me during my darkest moment. He gave me his shoulder to lean on whenever I needed one. He was happy when I’m happy. He was sad when I’m sad.
And I love him.
And i don’t think I will be able to live without him.
He broke off the ki-ss and gave me one of those his perfect smile.
“I love you so much, Jenny. And yes, I meant marriage.” He say.
What? I can’t believe my ears.
Collins wants to fu-cking marry me?
Holy fu-cking shit!
I…I can’t believe this!
But wait, Let’s recap this conversation again.
⏱️But honestly your family is one of the reasons why I haven’t taken this relationship to the next level⏱️
“Wait, what has my family got to do with this?” I ask, confused.
He grinned and pressed a ki-ss at the tip of my nose.
“I need their blessings. Because without their blessings then this relationship of ours won’t work.”
“what?”
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????Cherry’s Pov????
“Tyson, you have to get down from that place. It’s dangerous!” I pleaded.
He refused.
He was willing to die.
He was prepared to die.
And it’s all because of that mean bit-ch ! If only she hadn’t said those mean words to little Tyson…
If only she had just stayed on her lane and not show her face to him or to us then all this wouldn’t have happened.
I can’t believe a sister would deprive happiness in turning her brother into a mess!
A guy approached me just then.
“Take me to his room so we can break down the door.” He say.
I quickly nodded my head and led him into our apartment and to the corridor where Tyson’s room was.
“Take a step back.” He said to me. I did just that. He went back before going forward and using his leg to knock door the door open.
I hurriedly rush into his room and God, seeing the scene this close was so terrifying.
“Don’t come any closer!” Tyson warned.
I stopped right on my track and didn’t take any step towards him. It’s better I obey every word he say than to act foolishly and cause him to fall.
“Tyson, please get down from there. I beg of you.”
“No! I don’t want to be a burden to Sister Ruby. i don’t want her to be sad. She don’t deserve to be sad!” He was crying.
“Ruby isn’t….” Yes, Ruby!
Why did I forget about her?
She is the only one who could possibly talk him out of this shit.
I snatched my phone from the back of my pan-ts pocket and clic-ked on Malcolm’s number.
It rung for a while until it was finally answered.
Thank goodness for that!
“Hey.” I breath out.
“Hello? Please who am I on to?”
Damn! Malcolm’s voice was turning me on.
How can I guy has a voice as se-xy as this?
This was actually my first time to hear his voice this close to my ear.
I could imagine his….
Enough, Cherry! Focus on the matter at hand!
“It’s Cherry.”
“Oh. You must be Ruby’s friend, right?”
Oh my shit, he already knows who I am.
I can’t help the color that flushed my face.
Yeah, I was blus-hing… so what?????
“Best friend. But yeah. Is she around there?” I ask, after I’ve put myself in order.
“Actually, no. Do you have something important to say to her?”
“Well, yeah. It’s very important.”
“Okay….” I could hear a chair being pushed back and the sound of steps… I heard the sound of a door opening.
“Malcolm? what are you doing here?”
That was Ruby’s voice. i could tell in just a minute.
“You have a call from your best friend.”
“Oh.”
After what seems like forever, the phone was Finally pa-ssed to her.
“Hey, Cheers. What’s up?”
“Hi Ruby. Uh….we have a little… i mean, a huge problem right now.”
“What is it?” I could hear the panic from her voice. “Is everything alright down there? Oh my God, is it about Tyson? Is he sick? Could it possibly be….”
“Jennifer came by.” I say before she could go on with her guessing and die out of panic attack without hearing me out.
“What? What does she want?”
“What she wants will be discussed later but right now. our problem is Tyson. He….”
“What happened to him? Did he choose to follow her? Did she say anything mean to him?” She cuts me off.
“Hear me out first and stop cutting my sentence off.”
“Sorry. You know how sensitive I am when it comes to Tyson. What happened?”
“She said some mean words to Tyson. She told him about your dad…” I told her everything Jennifer said to Tyson. She was silent as she listened to me. “And right now… Tyson is at the balcony threatening to kill himself.”
“What? Tyson is where?”
“At the balcony threatening to kill himself. I’ve been pleading with him to come down but he won’t listen to me.”
“Put him throu-ghthe line, hurry.” She demanded.
I put the call on speak out.
“It’s on speak out…Talk.”
“Tyson? Tyson can you hear me?”
Tyson was looking over at my direction. His gaze were on the phone in my hand.
“He can hear you. Speak.”
She clears her throat as she spoke. “Tyson, you have to get down from that place. What Jennifer said is all a lie. Dad didn’t leave because of you… He left because he’s a coward. He had been looking for an opportunity to leave us and when he heard that another child was coming, he chickened out and ran away and you know Cowards run away from their responsibility….You aren’t the problem here, Ty….That man was and is the problem. Jennifer didn’t meant what she say…she only just wanted to vent out her anger and frustration out on someone and she saw you as her prey. But you have to be strong, Ty. You don’t have to be a coward like that man was.”
“Don’t you miss him?” He ask now.
“I don’t. Well, I did but I grew past him. I grew past the memory I shared with him. He is nothing but our past and you know…past have to be forgotten. I love you and not because you are a replica of that man but I love you because you are my brother and the only family I have. I’m nothing without you. You know…” She sniffed.
She was crying…
Indeed, Tyson was her weakness. She was over sensitive whenever it involves Tyson.
“When mother died, she gave me a necklace. She also gave Jennifer a necklace. But did you know what your gift was….Me. I was the gift she left for you. But mom was wrong, because in reality, you are the gift she left for me. I’m the one who is very, very lucky to have you. I love you, Tyson. So please come down from that balcony.”
“You love me?”
“More than anything in this world. But. if you still want to kill yourself then fine…but I’m going to die with you. Just tell me when you are ready so I can be ready also.” She say, surprising me in the process.
“What? You want to die?”
“If you want to die then I want to die with you.” She was crying out loud now. “The world is meaningless without you.”
“stop crying, Sister Ruby. And no, you won’t die because i won’t die also. I love you too, Sister Ruby. And I’m sorry for ever thinking of killing myself or for believing Sister Jennifer. Will you please stop crying now?”
“I will if you get off that balcony.”
“Okay…”
Tyson was going to get off but then he sli-pped and started falling down.
“HELP!” He screamed.
“TYSON!” I yelled.
“What happened? What is it, Cherry? Please talk to me.”
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#TBC