Chapter 5
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Max tasted her food and they started eating
So how long have you been an orphan he asked trying to bring up a conversation between them . None of your business she said , that is rude you know he said angrily just please don’t ever bring this up again she said
LARA POV
who can I call , am getting bored . Hmm I think I still have Charles number Lara thought. Hello , who is speaking Charles said over the phone, i snickered so you don’t know the same person your father tried to r**e I said he hissed long time no see he said yes oo , I just called to say hi , bye bye i said Lara please wait after I almost end the call
Lara , please am so sorry for what my father did he said I knew I would never get bored while I talk to him oh about that I have forgotten about that I said please, I want to see you in person, you know we were high school lovers he said and I clearly told you that time that I don’t f*****g want to have any thing to do with you I said please now he begged and I told him that I would think about it and I smiled devilishly. I ended the call only to face the angry face of Max
What can I do for you I asked Lara who were you speaking with he asked my friend of course and what gives you the courage to sneak up on me and listen to my conversation I said he pushed me to the wall aggressively, ouch max , what are you doing, leave me alone right now! I ordered, Lara why are you doing this , I have been calm enough with you he said I don’t understand what you’re talking about Lara are you blind , can’t you see that I love you he said and I couldn’t control my laughter why are you laughing he asked it turns out that I don’t give a f**k about you, how do you expect me to fall in love with someone like you, I have seen you bullying your mother because of something you are not even sure that she is the one that did it I said don’t bring my mother into this he said Max I know that you think that it’s your mother that caused your mother’s death and even if she is the one , it may not be intentional, if I were you I would. I will still embrace my mother no matter what she did , you probably don’t know the nights that I have wished that I still have a mother, do you know how many times I wish to have a mother I could cry too and rely on but here I am , am an orphan my mother died because we are poor I said and he turned around
Max would you please forgive your mother he sighed, I will forgive her but on one condition , promise me that you will marry me he said seriously I asked yeah okay I will think about it, have you forgiven your mother now I asked yeah okay he said
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8 months passed and Aunty Oyin returned home with Freddy
We are back Freddy shouted and I rushed to hug her . I have missed you and also have a surprise for you I said , when we got back inside, Max greeted his mum and he even hugged her , I could see that she was shocked . Mum can you forgive me he said and she screamed I have already forgiven you a long time ago she said and the family hugged that made me remember my mum , I wish I could hug her one more time I thought
Aunty Oyin turned to me and started praising me . Aunty Oyin stop it I said mum , I and Lara are getting married he said my eyes opened wide , when did I discuss that with him , Aunty Oyin started jumping up feeling excited Max , I thought I have told you that I can’t marry you, is it that hard for you to digest I said Lara , I have tried everything within my power not to fall in love you but the way you act , I can’t even seem to get you out of my head , please Lara will you marry me he said bringing out a ring and I was just there looking dumbfounded no I have told you that I DO NOT WANT TO MARRY YOU I said angrily Max you see I have promised myself that I would always be happy, I have gone through pains in life , coming to your house is just the beginning of my next step in life and I don’t want to be stuck in a loveless marriage , Aunty Oyin I do not want to work here again I broke the news to her why max asked I have to continue my journey I said
Am going tomorrow I said and I went to my room getting there I felt like a huge load has been lifted off my shoulders, well it not like they won’t hear this later and about Max , I don’t like him enough to be by husband.
Tomorrow came and I was already getting ready to go the park . Max took me to the motor park . Lara , I want you to always know that I love you and I will wait for you a little bit he said my family contributed 5 million for you he said and I saw the alert immediately Thank you so much , I don’t even know what to say , I know departing can be emotional but I don’t know it feels like this , I dropped from his car and I started my journey back to Lagos
Going back to Lagos flashed every memories of my past , I wanted to sob but the the tears refused to come out .
I got back to Lagos in the night and I went back to my hostel, I called Dora to inform her that I am back in Lagos. She has gotten married to Paul . Hello Lara , how are you she asked I am fine , I just want to tell you that I am back in Lagos i said oh really she asked yeah , I will visit you tomorrow I said alright baby , I will be expecting you she said , I cut the call , and I began think of what I would do now . I have graduated , what will I be doing now Dora has already gotten married and I am still here , jobless, yeah am a nurse but I don’t want to continue to stay here in Nigeria , hmm , even though I am poor , I have high hopes.
I decided to go out just to familiarize myself with environment cause everything has changed, I really praise myself for making the decision of keeping this hostel even though I am not there . Oh madam , long time, the orange seller beside my hostel greeted me you are still here I asked yes o , what will I do he said and gave me a letter that someone gave him when I wasn’t around, I even thought you had married he said I smiled, very soon , I will invite you I said and I went back inside .
I opened the letter once I got inside , I just hope it is not from Charles, and it turns out to be Rita , my secondary school friend , wow , it been long since I heard from her and the letter reads:
Dear Lara
How are you, long time , no see right . I just want to ask after you and also ask if you would be interested in coming to Korea , you know I moved abroad when we were in high school right? If you will , you can text me in the number……………..
Yours Sincerely
Rita
I jumped up excitedly and I text her immediately , she called immediately after seeing my message. Hello Lara she calmly , even her accent has changed hi Lara , it been a long time and I just saw your letter when I came back from service I said am so happy to hear your voice , so do you want to come to Korea she asked yes, I want to come I said that is good , I will help you with the your traveling process and everything else you might need , I will contact my agent now and he will call you she said thank you very much I said and we ended the call , she told me to keep all the gist I had until I arrive in Korea
I woke up early the next morning to prepare for the day , I called Dora to inform about traveling to Korea and. We decided to talk about it once I get to her house
Good morning, I said knocking on Dora door , am coming , she shouted and when she opened and when she opened the door , I almost screamed, Dora was so dark with wide nose , pregnancy really did a lot to her Lara this is not funny she said when I started laughing
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