CIYONA

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FOUR

How was my child faring? I don’t know but I heard that she was adopted by a rich family so I guess she will be fine and I hope so much for her to fit in…

Just then life became another world of living hell.

In my new family there are a lot of children so I’m confused as to why they still adopts.

I gets to meet my siblings the first child a male who is just like their dad never around and then Dabira the second daughter who is the closest to their mom she is followed by Moyin who is the beauty queen of the house and then myself. Life was not all that easy I had no one to talk to it was as though I was still at the orphanage home but the only difference was the comfort. Soon enough I started getting close with our cook and she was so nice and more of a mother figure. I soon started confiding in her and she became the only friend I had in the whole house. Two years down the line my younger brother was adopted just a few years after my father came and went back to his business base. When he was around he was calm cool and collected. My younger brother was adopted as a baby he was so cute and very pretty. I loved the feeling of having him around our chef Miss Martha was the one in charge of the baby. My younger brother was in her care she was so nice she allowed me carry him and take care of him she thought me to change diaper for babies. She groomed me to be a good big sis while the others sat around being pretty all week and all day. Soon he was a big boy we became closer to think that although the lastborn was still not a favorite child. He became my man, my gist partner, my play mate and soon we both grew to love aunty Martha.

. . .

I had stayed there eves dropping the whole time on how they were tabling my matter. I was excited to get married at first but the moment I discovered that my mum was taking advantage of that and using me I made up my mind I was breaking things off… today just seemed the perfect time to do it. I had just called of my wedding with Derek and I meant it. Since he wants to be with my sister I had let it happen it had almost became a custom for my sisters to have whatever was actually meant to be mine. And I just had to let go but this time it was going to be an exchange barter.

Moyin had just collected Derek from me although good riddance to bad rubbish. But I was also going for Damilare the one person that Dabira has liked all her life not minding the fact that I had a crush on him. I was planning on letting her have him in my place but right now that is not happening.

Damilare was a family friend of ours we have always been friends since childhood, myself, his cousin, and him. Those were the only people that I was allowed to go out with while growing up. The thing is I have always liked Damilare ever since we became close friends but my sister was always the problem and to think that I do not know if he liked me also then, when we were to enter university he travelled out only to come back to the country just a few weeks ago. I was so excited to see him. I thought I was done with the feelings but I was wrong seeing that I still had feelings for him and that my mum and my sister wanted to use him for their wealth and also I was done giving them things that belonged to me… I decided to pursue my feelings and at least see if we could work out and if not atleast ensure that he was not for my sister.)

(Since Moyin was willing to collect Derek from me then I will go for Damilare…)

(Picks up my phone to call Esther, his cousin)

“Babes awfar

“Mehn longest time oo

“Guy awfar

“I dey oo

“Chai where are you?

“I dey work

“Can we meet?

“why not!

“Why don’t we get a lot to catch up on…

“ not a bad idea…

“So when?

“When do you want?

“I don’t mind if you have free time now

“err… oya naa

“Let’s see naa… I can create time for you my love

Next

“Wait let me get you

“What is it?

“So wait if I understand you are saying that you were in a relationship and it was with Derek and now Derek loves someone else and it’s your sister?

“Exactly

“And that now you have broken up with him?

“Exactly

“I don’t get… did you kill someone? Is there any broken bone? or is there…

“My guy nope there is nothing

“And you are calm

“Yes…

“Babes wait you know you can always tell me if anything is going on… I have always been there…

I’m fine

“No, you are not

“Girl I’m fine

“Babes you are allowed to cry…

“OK you know what I’m not in the mood to cry all I need right now is your help

“Ohhk… who are we killing?

“Madam… nobody!! We are not killing

“so what?

“I don’t know if you can help me get Damilare’s number… the last time we saw I could not get a number… you know naa my mum was there and my sisters…

but I heard that since Damilare came back he has been really busy handling the company… so I don’t know if you can help me fix like just a little meeting with him… besides I don’t have his current number.

“Wait I don’t understand naa… you are confusing me

“What?

“You want to see Damilare??... Why??

“Well… trust the process

“Hmm

(Smiles)

“Ok let’s see tomorrow is his off… so you know what I’ll give you his number and you will talk to him and ask if you can meet up and then set the rest from there.

. . .

“OH wow, so it was because you liked me?

“Yes

“I just knew it… at least she is not so dumb to notice this one… abegi she had just cleared the road for me.

“But this was not the plan

“I know we will find a way around it

Next

(ok so I am still deliberating whether I should call him or not… but I had to act fast or else I was going to lose to my sister… at this point, I am leaving aside all the feelings I had for him… I had a mission to accomplish and that’s what I’m working with and playing on.)

“Hi good evening

“Please who is this?

‘Hi, Damzy…

“Hi… but please who is this

(damn his voice is heaven… Ciyona behave…)

“well it’s Ciyona

Ciyo…ohh

“yhh

“Long time… how have you been?

“I have been good… someone forgot I existed

“It’s not like that… I’m sorry…

“It’s fine

“So what’s up…

“so I saw Esther recently and we got talking and while we were talking I just mentioned how busy you had become for us and she was explaining that it was all work and she also made me know that you always had a day off tomorrow and I decided to call and see if there was a possibility that we hung out. Just to catch up.

Err… let me see…

“nawa oo… if I did not know you any better I would have said you were avoiding us oo

“Noo naa

“hmmmmm

“yah sure I would love to

“ok, then tomorrow it is.

“thanks

“we will be seeing tomorrow

. . .

(All set to go…

I just secured a meeting with Damilare… yipeeeee!!!!! to think that this was one person I saw on a regular one time… but now I have to book an appointment and even call… all thanks to years of friendship.)

(Omo I am having a meeting with Ciyona… I know I have always loved her. At first, I thought it was all pity due to the way she was treated while growing but now returning and think she was the reason I was unable to concentrate on any girl I kept on comparing all of them to her she just had this uniqueness... and now I’m back our first meeting when I came back was with her family and there was no way I could hold her, hug her, or even let her know how I felt or how I have missed her. And just this night she had called all thanks to my annoying but sweetest cousin. I will be seeing her tomorrow).