chapter seven
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I got back to my place and got into the business of arranging it since I'd refused doing it due to the aches I felt all over my body earlier. I had barely spent 5mins on it when my door swang open and Florence stepped in
"What has gotten into you? How dare u publicly embarrass me in the presence of that fling? When that rubbish start", she fired immediately she got inside without even closing the door behind her
"Now the next time you feel like shouting at someone, do it to the ones that you spend your time with. I'm not your pet that you can push around wen ever you feel like", I answered in a tone that surprised even me. I don't know where I got the guts to even talk back at her. She stared hard at me with a surprised face before shaking it off wen she realized I wasn't going to apologise
"Look I know you are upset. You should try to understand me by now, there is something I wanna get", she still couldn't keep her voice down
"You are using that tone again. I won't say this again, don't ever shout at me again", my temper was really hot that evening
"Well why exactly are u angry? If you were as rich as u were good in bed would we even be having this issue", she snapped angrily
"Is that what I am to you? Some sort of s****l relief toy?", I was now even more furious
"Don't yell at me. Go out and do what your mates are doing and stop fighting me for following those that can meet me needs", she hissed. I felt this sharp pain in my heart, I'd just been dragged on the mud cos of money. I threw the clothes I was arranging on the floor in anger, got dressed in front of her
"I want to go out, please can you step outside so I can lock my door", I was now very calm so she won't pour out more insults and crush the last piece of pride that I had
"Are you stupid? When did all this rubbish start? Are you seriously asking me out of your house", she asked
"Those rich dudes, don't they have big beautiful houses? What are you doing with a poor guy like me? What exactly do you want from me?", My voice was already shaking.
"So it's gotten to that extent where you ask me out of your house?", She looked around my place in disgust
"This rat hole? Just make sure you don't regret this", she walked out in anger slamming my door hard. I slowly walked out when I was sure she covered enough distance to hide the tears that had gathered in my eyes. I locked my door before heading to my sister's place
Abigail was at home with her boyfriend when I arrived, she was cooking while the guy sat outside with his friend. I greeted him buh he only answered with a nod. I asked him where my sister was and he called my sister out for me. My sister came out and welcomed me, from her actions I knew she wasn't really happy seeing me.
"Why didn't you tell me that you were coming", she asked dragging me to a part of the compound
"How was I supposed to when you and sister have refused to pick my calls. You both have been avoiding me for three weeks now. I've ran out of alot of things", I answered looking her straight in the eyes while she looked away
"Well I've been busy. Buh you still shouldn't have come here", she seemed to be scolding me
"Why? Are you not my sister? Am I no longer permitted to see you?", I fumed
"Your sister not your father. Are you not ashamed of yourself, always running to your sisters for money cos u are too weak to provide for yourself", I heard her boyfriend's voice from behind me. He walked into our midst and stood behind my sister
"I don't want to believe your father was also this weak else why would he produce someone as pitiful as you", he added
"Don't you dare speak of my father like that", I drew closer to him buh my sister got in between us
"Nathan please you have to start going. I'll come see u leta.", My sister started pushing me out
"Don't push me", I turned around and pushed her away from me
"Nathan", she angrily slapped me. I stood dere staring at her as she used her hands to cover her mouth in regret.
"Note this day that you raised your hands on me for the first time in our lives just because of a man, the day you pushed me away from your house without even offering me a seat, the day I told you that I'll never step my foot in your house ever again", I turned around and left while she continued calling out to me. I walked the far distance back to my place cos I didn't have any fare to pay my way back. When I got home it was already really late in the night. I stepped inside and brought out the gin that one of my friends had gifted me and sat outside to drink it, I wanted to drink the pains in my head away, I wanted to drink the stress away, I wanted to drink the rejection away. I drank till i slept off
"So that has always been you", Shakira asked sitting on the rock she always sat. I was seated with her and this time she wasn't angry with me for being around her
"So funny how time could change so much", I had tears in my eyes
"Time only changes things that wish to change. There are people that work for time and there are people that time works for", she replied using her hands to clean the tears on my cheeks
"She promised my mom that nothing can ever separate us. She's now the one pushing me away cos of her boyfriend",
"Do you believe the power of love? It makes us do crazy things. It blinds us to the reality of things around us.", She explained
"So why then does it look one sided some times. Why does it have to be from only one party at some time", I asked keenly
She smiled, I guess I'll ask my sister. Or you could talk to her when you meet her", she suggested
Which of your sisters",
"Safira. She's the goddess of wisdom", she replied
"What of Almira? And what of you", I asked curiously
"Almira is the goddess of truth", she looked at me as if searching for something inside my eyes
"Will you come to the stream tomorrow night? I want to see you", she was pleading
"Sure, if u want me to", I smiled back
"Yes I do", she immediately jumped into the water and disappeared.
I felt someone's hands tapping me softly as I opened my eyes to realize I had been dreaming and right in front of me was Patricia.
To be continued
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