BEFORE LOVE

Episode 3

Am I the cause of your predicament or do you wanna infect me with poverty look at this beautiful dress am putting on do you know how much it would cost in the market,am sure you would not be able to afford it even in a million years to come, do you know how much my body lotion costs in the market, can you afford my panties oh oh the cheapest of them all can you afford my bath room slippers, look at you your mates are going to school but you, you are here roaming about looking for a job, I believe very soon you too would go down cos it's obvious and maybe you and your mum would die same simultaneously just like chicken does, one after the other she said in a mocking tune. She said that and even more, the one that got me most was her last statement yes I could still remember them because of the pains it made me go through. I regret ever been your best friend, you stink a lot, who knows if you could afford a bathing water for the past one week, I wanna warn you never address me as your best friend not even in your next life cos I believe you will still be in a poverty state, don't you ever cross my door step you b***h I hate you, with that she pushed me out of the way which eventually resulted to me falling down and sustaining an injury in my palm yet walked past me with no single atom of pity. I cried like I never cried, I was in pain for over one month, I waited day and night to see if she would come back to her senses but it never worked, I had to comfort myself cos it was really affecting mums health.

It's been a while since I came to the bar, I 've really been busy lately, working on the contract and focusing on my school works as well, at least am guaranteed that my company stands a high chance in winning the contract, mum's really proud of me to. Yeeeeeh people started screaming, oh it's the dancer, she's more beautiful to night, I love the colour of her gown seems she bought it recently, are you seeing she is wearing a new make up, I love her hair, the colour, length and all, are you sure she isn't a run away model, yes I've been thinking of that lately people kept on throwing comments till she got to the stage, wow beauty is an understatement compare to what am seeing. She pass that gentle smile that usually captures one attention before she started moving her body according to the rhythm of the music slow and steady, am loving this already Woooo the crowd kept on shouting, cheering her while others have already joined her dancing. I can't stop thinking about the comments that was passed out when she was still arriving the stage, is really a run away model, is she? I need to find out. Hey zack I whispered, yes boss he replied, I want every dern information about this lady before the end of this week, I said yes boss he replied and sat down back. Zack is actually my favourite guard, he's hard working, he never fails to deliver his assignment at the due time, he'd been of great help to me in the past and I know he would never betray my trust.

I've never lacked anything, I've always gotten what I want at the time I need it, I have lacked nothing as long as money could afford it, yes that's how life has been on my side but I lacked friends, every one wanna avoid me cos they all know the consequences of making me feel inferior or even seeing me get injured on my own, oh what a world. Now I know even riches suffocate too, yeah all though my life I don't know what it means to have friends, not that I have bad behaviour like being snobbish or greedy or even being a downgrading but because I don't like any of those who wanna all wanna be just because am super rich than all of them. I remember when Melissa came new to our class,she actually came on scholarship, i really liked her, she was same height as me, she has this dazzling blue eyes, her hair was long like that of water goddess, you would never believe she wasn't wearing an eye lash cos hers was very long, she is really beautiful, it even got to a point when I became envious of her.

I gathered courage and went up to her, hi Melissa, hi she replied, so can I sit with you I asked, any problem she asked, nope just wanna read with you, I replied. She scoffed and stood up, if I should remind you am in this school on scholarship, my parents can't even afford one third of our school fees here, don't think am some sort of rich kid Okay or do you also need me to remind you that your father is among the top five richest in the world, rumours have it said that your family is currently moving to the richest family in the world as a whole,she said excused her self and left. This is what they all keep doing, what's wrong with them being my friend, why do they all keep saying the same thing, why are they afraid or am I that bad, I kept on asking my self as the tears in my eyes kept on pouring bit by bit, it isn't my fault I was born in to a wealthy home,. My mum on several occasions have explained to me that they don't wanna be friends with me cos there is this common Ideology of rich people been wicked, heartless, and so self centered. She further went on saying that it is believed that the rich keeps on going for the rich even in marriage there by giving the poor no chance in their live, but I don't believe that cos from what mum said her parents were never rich, they were really poor that she had to drop out of school just so they could feed. Those thoughts are really pathetic but they have affected rather too badly in my life time, such a pity you know. It has also affected my big Bro in variety of ways, one thing that got me thinking was how come me and my brother being the only kids of our rich parents ended up wanting to associate with the low class, I guess that's how life is.