?The commissioner son?
And I? {why me!}
chapter 53
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Daniella POV??
“You know the background you came from and the only thing you could do is bring disgrace to us.”my dad said sadly.
My family came back just now and the time is 9:00pm.they look messy and unkempt and tears rush down from my eyes on seeing them.
They look thin and sick.
Now we are in the sitting room as I told them everything that happened that led to their kidnapping.
I voice out everything kneeling on the floor with tears flowing down my eyes.
“Da…daddy I… am… sorry.”I cry out and bring my face to the ground because I am too ashamed to look at them.
“Others study ha-rd to become successful but go there to look for rich friends and boyfriends who brou-ght destruction to your life. Where will you start from?
We are happy that we have a daughter who will make us proud someday but now where is our fate?…of course is gone!”my dad said queries with his voice filled with pains breaking down my heart.
“I never expected this from you Daniella. I am really disappointed in you!”
I cried out crawling to his fit.
“Daddy.. I …am sorry pl….”
“You are very stupid for letting that out of your mouth!”my mum barked angrily like a lion who has been caged for long and he finally let himself out by all means.
I moved quickly to my dad of fear because when mum spoke English which meant…she was damn angry and when she angrily… Trust Nigeria mother to be violent at the moment but when you hear my mum speak English hmmm my dear breather runs for your life!
“What is the main purpose you are apologizing for?”she asked standing up from where she sat.”Is it because the suffering you made us pa-ss throu-ghfor a whole week or because you destroyed your goal and brou-ght shame to your families?”she asked.
“I need an answer Daniella!”she yelled angrily walking to my side, making me too quickly made to hold my dad’s legs but when I saw the way he was glaring at me I instantly moved away from him and crawled back to the middle far away from my mum.
“I will answer my question before I bounce on your ugly face now!”
“Mu..Mummy please I…am sorry..”
“Shut up!
I don’t want to hear that!”she fired.
“You lost everything both the money they offer you all because of stupid love!
You went for life but you’re so sad you ended being a lover girl!”
“I thought I have a smart child who plans her mission and won’t rest until she reaches her goal but I was wrong…I was… very wrong…”she broke down crying.
“Why..why did you do this to us?
W..why..why.”
“Mummy I am sorry..”
“We have a bad experience with one of the wealthiest men in this, Commissioner Otedola, they make us pa-ss throu-ghhell all because of you.
What kind of deal did you have with commissioner Otedola?”she asked tearfully.
Her questions surprised me…I haven’t seen him talk more about having a deal with him.
‘You are a fool!”my inner self yelled.’are his sons not your best friends and ….?”
Then it clic-ked on me…so Commissioner Otedola and Mrs dollar work together. They join hands together.
“Be grateful to that rich woman who made a video call asking them to release us.”
“Gr..gratefully?”I asked with tears flowing down my.what the hell is my mum saying!
I should be grateful to someone that ruined my life and future?
I should be grateful to her?
“Yes, be grateful to her because without her we would have been dead by now.
Commissioner Otedola want to kill us but she told him not to dare touch us..no matter what how wicked she save us at a dial seconds.”my mum sadly.”Commissioner Otedola is against that we go home alive because he said we are the hindrance that is stopping him from becoming the owner of one of the biggest companies over there…the way I am thinking… He is still after us; he is not happy with the order the white woman made.”
I sigh bitterly.. This is a war!
But one thing is still confusing me: why is Mrs Dollar afraid to kill me if when she kidnapped me she didn’t tutors me and now my familys..why is she scared to kill us because I know she can and nobody will dare question her except God.
Silence echoed everywhere until my dad finally broke it.
“A knife that cuts a child and child throws it away immediately still remains that the knife cut the child Hand……the deed has been done.
We have no one to help except God the creatures of heaven and earth so we leave everything to God’s hands and let him fight for us.”my dad said as he walked out of the sitting room.
My mum also stood up calling my junior brother Bobo to her side then turned to me.
“Welcome back and thank goodness you came back safe and sound and I hope you will work ha-rd for your future and take us one out of this suffering.”she said and walked away with my junior brother.
I turn my head to his side. I mean my brother Jide expects him to also say something but he only glares ha-rd to quickly return my head back.
By the time I could turn back again he had already walked out also.
I cried out like a baby hugging myself in my lonely world.
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Mid night 12:00 Am.
I cried until I fell asleep there in the sitting room. By the time I woke up, everything was already quiet, meaning people had gone to bed. I check the time to see is 12: 00 am dot.
I felt weak with a headache . I stood up walking to my parents room to check on them. They were all fast asleep when I got there. The same goes to my brother’s room.
I went back to the sitting room walking towards the door that to the outside.
I walked out and sat down in front of our house staring at the sky watching the stars and the moon.
I got lost in my own world thinking about how it started with tears flowing down…I felt someone sitting beside me and I turned to see my brother.
“Bro..brother jide.”I called tearfully and was surprised to see him.
“Shhhhhh.”He placed his figure in my mouth and pulled me into an unexpected hug.
I thought he was mad at me.. .
I cry out the more I hug him back because I think that is what I need right now.
After some minutes I calmed down and he pulled away.
“I thought you were angry?”I asked, staring at him. He shook his head.
“Why will I be?”
“You are not angry with me?”I asked in surprise.
“Why will I be?”he repeated the question again making me scratch my head thinking.
“Umm.that I disappointed you..because you advise me that I should make use of every opportunity that comes my way but I fail.”I explain taking my eyes back to the sky.
He chuckled.
“No.I am not!”
“Real?”I asked with my face beaming with happiness and he nod making me to hug me.
“But I am angry!”he said, suddenly pulling away from the hug, making my smile die down.
“Hur?
But you said…”
“Yes but I am angry!”he said, making me confused.”Oh boy if you see the kind of food wey we dey chop I swear you go dey pray make rich man dey kidnap you every time!
I had a heart break when they said we can go home.”he said frowning and I stared at him with my eyes almost popping out.
Something is wrong with my brother because of food..
“Brother sorry but you are really sick!”I said, bringing my hand closer to his ne-ck to check his temperature.he slapped my hand away jokingly.
“I am kidding but seriously that Commissioner Otedola is wicked, they are just faking it on social media.”
I chucked.
You haven’t seen wickedness come and have a second’s experience with that white witch dollar you will wish you are never born.
Everywhere became quiet with two of us staring at the sky.
“Did you love the guy?”His questions caught me unaware.
Yes I love him….I know I love that guy called Lawrence but it is so sad that he doesn’t love me. All his words are just lair’s.
“I will take that as yes,”he said when I didn’t say anything.
“But it is so sad that he doesn’t love me.”I said bitterly disappointed.
“Don’t say that Daniella, the guys who can go to the lengths to win your heart according to your study love you, this is just a battle that both of you need to fight…”
“Not us..I am done with him!”I cut him off and he let out a sigh.
“Daniella everything that happened is bound to happen. It is already written down that both of you will pa-ss throu-ghit so just take that as a destiny. The only thing you need now is to sit down and watch God fight for you.”he said smiling, making me feel relieved.
“Thank you, thanks for un-derstanding.”I appreciated it and he smiled.
“Have they called?”he asked and I shook my head. They haven’t called to check on me since I arrived.
“Did you have their number?”
“Of course I have my best friends numbed with that dummy boyfriend.”
“Silly girl!”He laughed at my words, hitting me lightly.”Go get your phone and let’s call them.”
I stood up immediately running inside the house, picked up my phone and also ran back outside.
“Call your boyfriend first.”he instructed and I instantly searched for the number but couldn’t find it.
My expression changed immediately.
“Are you okay?”he asked, sensing my mood.
I..I can’t find his number.”I reply, still retrying again.
“Call your friends numbers.”he said.
After all the searching it ends up the same thing.. I couldn’t find their number.
I switched to WhatsApp,Facebook with all the social media and the result remains the same.
I didn’t even see any traces of them…
My brother took my phone from me and started his own search.
After some minutes the expression in his voice made me break down.
“I am sorry Daniella but your phone has been formatted.”he said.”everything in it has been wiped away.”
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TBC…..