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THE PRESIDENT DAUGHTER
SEASON==2==EPISODE==45
I decided to call him throu-gh the message
he s£nt after much thought and he picked
up after seconds of ringing.
Marcus: Hello dude
Me: Marcus was sh0t dead in front of me,
so who are you? (Pretending like I dunno)
Marcus: It’s me, I didn’t die… I escaped
death
Me: How’s that possible with three sh0ts on
the che-st?
Marcus: I had a vest on
Me: So you’re telling me you’ve been alive
all this while?
Marcus: Yea
Me: I see… so what do you want from me
now?
Marcus: A second chance to live
Me: **Chuckles** Second chance? Is that
your new strategy?? You’re wasting your
time. I advise you to do what you said in the
text you s£nt to me because you have no
chance of doing any harm to us again
Marcus: I meant every word I said in the
text, I have lost everything… my family,
friends, everything! The only thing I have
now is my life and I don’t want to lose it too
Me: You’re not going to lose your life if you
don’t bother us again
Marcus: I know I’ve been a bad guy, but
lying has never been a strategy for me to
get anything. I won’t cause any trouble
again and I mean it, I want to live a
peaceful life
Me: Peaceful life? How can you live a
peaceful life when you still have a 25 year
s£ntence in prison which could also be
extended for escaping prison?
Marcus: I know that, and that’s why I nee-d
your help
Me: For what?
Marcus: To start a new life
Me: What are you talking about?
Marcus: Now the world thinks I’m dead and I
want it to remain that way. The authorities
won’t be looking for me, I won’t even be
recognized when seen and nob©dy will care
if I look familiar as a criminal or not… this is
Nigeria, who will care to notice me? plea-se I
really nee-d your help man
Me: What help do you want?
Marcus: Financial help man… I really nee-d
money to survive what I’m going throu-gh
right now
Me: You’re quite funny; I mean I don’t get
you… you want money from me? The same
me you wanted dead
Marcus: That was out of desperation man,
I’m done with all that sh!t… you got to
forgive me for all that and help me out
plea-se mahn… I don’t have anyb©dy to face
Me: Your father is a billionaire, why not go
to him?
Marcus: I can’t… he’s gonna turn me in to
the police himself
Me: And why do you think I’ll spare you?
Marcus: You wouldn’t have been talking to
me like this if you were gonna turn me in
Me: You can’t be too sure about that, I
know you’re obsessed for Mirabel and you
can’t just let go of her so easily
Marcus: What are you saying man? Haven’t I
tried enough?? I bec@m£ the most man in
Nigeria just to win her back and I got
nothing but rather lost everything and you’re
saying I can’t let go of her so easily? Come
on man, my life is ruined… I’m totally
messed up!
Me: Alright Alright that’s enough… I’ve heard
you; I will help you with some money
Marcus: I’ll forever be grateful for that…
thanks man
Me: But you better be sure of what you’ve
said, for you won’t have a third chance on
this earth
Marcus: Absolutely!
Me: How will you get it?
Marcus: Yea… let’s meet up somewhere
Me: You must be a jester **I hung up
instantly**
I should meet him somewhere, as I’m a fool
abi? **Hissed**
The next thing I know, he s£nt me a “plea-se
Call Me” message over and over again, I just
ignored them.
I’m totally confused about this guy, why
can’t he call? Is he that broke or what? No…
I can’t fall for this; he must be trying to
outsmart me.
I dunno if I should tell Mirabel or anyone
about this or not.
I decided to go Mirabel’s lodge to talk to her
about this; I got there and saw that same
guy from the President’s p@rty that was
talking with Promise. We shook hands and I
joined in their gist with Mirabel, Cynthia and
Promise. He then left and Promise walked
him out.
Me: (To Mirabel and Cynthia) I think he
alre-ady likes Promise
Cynthia: Promise doesn’t seem to be
interested
Me: Why?
Cynthia: I dunno… her own holy holy nawa
Me: It’s not about that… it’s about getting
involve with the right someone
Cynthia: How would she know when she
doesn’t seem to care about having a man?
Mirabel: I think we should work it out for
them… its high time Promise get herself a
man
Me: Yeah… but she has her choice to make
Mirabel: Aren’t you worried about her not
getting involved with any guy?
Me: Of course I do… but I can’t do anything
about it
Mirabel: We’ll be graduating in two weeks’
time; she has to think about her future
Promise: (Coming from outside) Can you
guys st©p talking about me?
Mirabel: Promise why not give him a
chance?
Promise: I don’t know him and I don’t like
him
Cynthia: Hhmmm… the likely ones are not
yet born (tea-singly)
Mirabel: You can get to know him better
only if you can give him the chance
Promise: **Speechless watching TV**
I excused myself with Mirabel and took her
somewhere pri-vate; I told her everything
about what Marcus had told me.
Mirabel: What could be his plan now?
Me: I dunno, he is so confusing
Mirabel: plea-se don’t go and meet him all
by yourself
Me: Of course… I can’t just trust him like
that
Mirabel: His survival could mean two
things… it’s either he is right that he
survived to have a second chance or it
proved him to be more dangerous
Me: He can’t do anything to us… he will
surely lose again if he tries anything stupid
Mirabel: I don’t want to any chances, I lost
my best friend the last time he tried to
come between us and I can’t bear losing
another… not even for a minute!
Me: Relax dear… we are well secured this
time unlike before
Mirabel: I said I’m not taking chances
Me: So what do we do about him?
Mirabel: Nothing! If he has changed as he
claimed, then let him go his way and st©p
bothering us about anything. If he wants
forgiveness, then he got it; nothing will be
added to that!
Me: Okay ok… calm down will you?
Mirabel: Have you forgotten how much pain
he cost us? Even if we should forgive him,
would that erase the memory of everything?
**Tears in her eyes**
I just embr@ced her.
**My phone rings** I excused myself from
Mirabel and answered the call.
Me: Hello?
Male voice: Hi, it’s Fred
Me: Fred?
Voice: Yea Frederick, the guy that just left
the lodge
Me: Ok the new friend of Promise
Fred: Something like that, plea-se we meet?
Like now?
Me: Now? Why?
Fred: Just nee-d to speak with you, can you
come?
Me: Where?
Fred: I’m outside the gate, meet me then
we’ll go somewhere to talk
Me: Ok I’m coming…
Fred: Thanks **hangs up**
Mirabel: Who’s that?
Me: That minister’s son, he wants to see
with me
Mirabel: Where and why?
Me: Outside the gate and I dunno why
Mirabel: Alright… be save
I k!$$£d her on the cheek and left.
===THE PRESIDENT DAUGHTER===
SEASON==2==EPISODE==46
I met him outside leaning on his cool 4matic
car.
Me: So… what is it you want to talk to me
about?
Fred: I want to ask you for a favour, get in
let’s go talk about it
We both sat on the back seat while two
other guys were in the front of which one of
them took the wheel.
Me: So how’d you get my number?
Fred: Cynthia… I asked her for it
Me: Okay…
We talked about other things till we got to
the place. We alighted from the car and
walked straight in.
Me: (While walking in) this is a night club
Fred: I know
Me: What are we doing here? It’s not open
for customers at this time
Fred: It’s never closed for me (smiling)
Me: I see…
He took me to the VIP side and we sat
down.
Fred: Care for champagne?
Me: A glas-s of wine will do
Fred: Have a taste?
Me: Yea… Pure Heavens
Fred: (To one of the guys he c@m£ with) go
get us Pure Heavens
Me: You take it too?
Fred: Nope, too cheap for my taste. I just
want to drink what you drink, to be polite
Me: Ok, can we talk now?
Fred: Yea let’s talk. The thing is… It got to
my attention that you’re like a brother to
Promise in school and you’re both close, am
I right?
Me: She’s a good friend of mine
Fred: I know… reason why I asked that
question. I like her and I want to d@t£ her
but she’s not giving me any hopeful
response. She always tells me ‘no’ on the
sp©t whenever I try to talk to her without a
second thought. Why is she like that? And
I’m sure she doesn’t have a b©yfri£ndin
school; I dunno about where she c@m£ from,
or is she engaged back home?
**The guy c@m£ with the wine and served
us**
Me: Well… she never mentioned being
engaged to me, so I don’t think that’s the
case. You know… she has always being like
that; we’ve tried to talk to her about her
single state but she doesn’t want to be in a
relationsh!p.
Fred: Have you tried to hook her up with a
guy before?
Me: Nope **sips**
Fred: Good… plea-se do that for me
Me: **Speechless**
Fred: I really do like her right from the very
first night I met her; I’m loving her like
crazy. You’ve got to help me out man
Me: She’s a very good friend of mine as
you know; she has been Ok with her
singleness. I wouldn’t want her to get
involved with the wrong guy that’d make her
sad or hurt her; she’s a good girl that
deserves a better man. So if I’m going to
help you win her, you will have to promise
me you’ll never hurt her.
Fred: You have nothing to worry about; I
shall give her everything she wants on this
earth and I mean it
Me: That’s good to know… but before I’ll
say I’m going to help you, I will nee-d to
know who I’m helping in getting my friend
Fred: No problem, you can ask me whatever
you want to know about me
Me: Okay…
I threw some questions at him and his
responses were good. According to him… he
studied business in the U.K; he loves being
a businessman and has no interest in being
a politician like his Father. He talked about
his likes and dislikes and said funny things.
I think Promise will love this guy if she
gives him a chance.
**My phone rings and I picked up**
Me: Sweetheart
Mirabel: Where are you?
Me: I’m still with Fred, what’s up?
Mirabel: Are you coming back to the lodge?
Me: I don’t think so, it’s alre-ady getting
late, I will go to the ap@rtment from here
Mirabel: What about your car?
Me: Oh…
Fred: Don’t worry; I’ll give you a ride
Me: He’ll give me a ride
Mirabel: Why can’t you just come?
Me: Baby….
Mirabel: Fine! Better look after yourself,
Marcus is still out there
Me: I will be fine dear
Mirabel: You better be
Me: plea-se come over tomorrow with my car
Mirabel: Ok
Me: Goodnight, love you…
Mirabel: **Hangs up**
Me: **She just hangs up? What’s up with
her? **
Fred and I continued talking until I told him
I’ll try to talk to Promise. He thanked me
before we rounded up and drove me to my
ap@rtment based on my directives.
I talked to Mirabel later that night on phone
about Fred and his intentions towards
Promise; we agreed to get them together
within the two weeks we got left in School.
We started talking to Promise and the
intentions of Fred towards her. We gave ti-ps
to Fred on what to do and when to show up.
We continued to pressure her non-st©p until
she finally accepted to give him a chance
nine days later. We celebr@ted it thinking
we did her a favour, not knowing we got her
into a mess she never bargained for. Then I
realized that, we should’ve respected her
decision.
TO BE CONTINUED….