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Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by harjibolar10(m): 5:00pm On Feb 21, 2015
prettydiva89:
like seriously oga Thomas you have to chill like chill for real ti yin na ti po ju
Woman!! !!!

Na everywhere where you dey ni...

I raise my yansh for una ooo
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by Nobody: 5:03pm On Feb 21, 2015
harjibolar10:

Woman!! !!!

Na everywhere where you dey ni...

I raise my yansh for una ooo
yes oo lol.

put ya yansh down oo
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by Ziziola: 10:37pm On Feb 21, 2015
Mr Oluwole truly has to chill. Can't wait to read what bros Dave has to say to this
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by D9ty7(m): 8:09am On Feb 24, 2015

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After a night which was devoid of sleep, Serena got out of bed, some minutes before 7am. She could remember how she had poured out her heart to her father, the previous afternoon and with tears in her eyes, she had ran into her room, fastened the lock and remained indoor until dawn. She heard her brother knocking on her door for a considerable amount of time the previous night, but she wanted to be alone, therefore she made no attempt to open the door. Her aim for locking the door was to cry herself to sleep and probably not wake up until after three days, but she found it difficult to sleep. This made the night a very boring one, her phone and laptop could have proven to be very good companions, but the laptop is still in the living room while her phone had ran out of power and the charger is in her laptop bag, therefore, she couldn't engage herself in anything that could make her forget her sorrows. She tried reading a couple of her novels, but who reads a novel when they are sad? She just couldn't bring herself to poring over pages of a book. The last option that was left with her was to think about happy times, the days her joy knew no bounds, the happiest days in her life, but unfortunately, the last few months of her life has made her forget the happy times she once enjoyed with her family. She couldn't remember the last time, Nate said a joke at the dining and their parents laughed so hard.
She changed from her nightgown to a knee length jean short and a black top. She checked the mirror to see a different Serena staring back at her. Her eyes were swollen and she could barely recognise herself. Her blue sexy cat eyes had turned red and the sight of it spoke fire.
She didn't know if she had offended her father with her outburst the previous night, but she was sure that her father would take offence for it. Her father probably might not be angry with the words she said, afterall, they are true, but the fact that she raised her voice and was screaming was the only thing that could anger her father who had always said that he won't condone any act of indiscipline from his children and any of them who raises their voice at him should be ready to face the consequences.
Maybe she would just have to show up for breakfast and probably use the opportunity to apologise to her father. She walked towards the door, unlocked it and walked out with a fast beating heart.
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"Good morning daddy." She greeted going down on her knees, such that they were touching the ground.
"Good morning Serena." Davies replied.
"How was your night bro?" She asked trying to shake off the fact that her father ignored her.
"It was not bad and yours?"
"Good." Serena replied, after which she began dishing the food into everyone's plate.
"Dad, do you want the beef or the chicken?" She asked her father who just sat like a zombie. Only God knows what was running through his mind that moment, but it is not rocket science to know that he was going through an emotional turmoil. He must be having problem with his ego and emotion.
"Dad, beef or the chicken?" She asked once again.
"Give him beef." Davies whispered and she obliged before taking her sit.
"Our heavenly father, the king of glory, we thank you for bringing us to live this morning as a family where love dwells and in your infinite mercy made it possible for us to gather at this table to perform our second family rite of the day..." Serena started praying.
"I have to go." Mr Thomas stood up and walked out of the dining room, his food untouched.
Serena turned to face Davies who was adjusting his shirt. He would definitely be walking out any moment from now, his food untouched too. Sometimes, she was left wondering why her father would as a result of his rash decisions make Davies suffer. Until, they had the opportunity to eat at a restaurant, Dave would continue to starve.
"I'll talk to him. Just be good and please don't go out today." Dave said and kissed her cheek before walking away.
Maybe the lost love was returning afterall. If Dave could kiss her, then they can refer to themselves as siblings. And most importantly, Nate could make up with their father and as well as Dave, then their living together would improve. And the big one is their father accepting their mother so they can have a feeling of what it feels to be a happy family one more time.
"Have a nice day dad." It was worth it. Even if he didn't reply, he still looked at her briefly and nodded his head. She could see a smile trying to form accross his face, but he did a good job at hiding it.

END OF CHAPTER 6

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Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by tushwitch(f): 8:28am On Feb 24, 2015
smileyyou're back
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by macpetrus(m): 9:06am On Feb 24, 2015
serena...... i feel ur pain.......
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by Nobody: 9:33am On Feb 24, 2015
what Serena said i believe touched her Dad
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by Slimzjoe(m): 10:58am On Feb 24, 2015
Wic Kind 'Ego' dey Worry The Man??

Better Accept Your Children else Someone else will
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by snowhyt(f): 12:15pm On Feb 24, 2015
I really feel 4 Serena.. I'm sure her dad would come around pretty soon
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by sammyomotola: 12:57pm On Feb 24, 2015
D9ty7, u re trying but u re making it boring with ur late updates, thanks my nigga
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by emmabest2000(m): 1:32pm On Feb 24, 2015
prettydiva89:
what Serena said i believe touched her Dad
exactly

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Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by killercute16(m): 4:24pm On Feb 24, 2015
And am just coming
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by nifemilizy: 9:57am On Feb 28, 2015
D9ty7,watz happening now,we ve nt been hearing from u ooooooooooo
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by Nobody: 10:38pm On Feb 28, 2015
when will you update this story,seems you are more interested in crimes
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by Omololamide(f): 3:07pm On Mar 01, 2015
its been so long, been outta nairaland for d past 2months i think. weldone... following this story...
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by D9ty7(m): 3:22pm On Mar 01, 2015
Its been a while guys, update drops today. The time is what I don't know.

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Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by D9ty7(m): 9:05am On Mar 02, 2015
CHAPTER 7

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The time was 11am and Serena was the only one at home, aside from the kitchen maids and the gateman. As usual, she was in her room playing game on her laptop just to while away time and if possible, forget her sorrows, but its not working. She was distracted and this affected her game as she couldn't even go past a level. She had tried playing about three different games and she couldn't progress further in any. Maybe she should just invite a friend over or better still go to Stephanie's house, spend one hour with her and be back before 2pm, but the thought of what happened the previous day is still fresh in her memory. Maybe she would have to switch off her phone.
Her vibrating phone caught her attention. She crawled out of bed and stretched her hand to pick it from her bedside table.
"Hello girlfriend." She said on answering the call.
"Serena, I know Dad is not home. Can you come and meet us at the Agodi garden?" Stephanie asked.
"Agodi garden ko, trans Amusement park ni abi Fun factory." Serena replied.
"This is not a time to joke. Everybody is here, Bimbo, Tayo, everyone in our set." Stephanie replied.
"What is going on there?" Serena asked.
"Jake is returning to the states and he decided to throw a small party for us." She replied.
"But why are you using a place meant for kids?" Serena asked.
"Ode(fool) who told you Agodi garden is meant for kids? Does it look like fun factory?" Stephanie replied.
"I am not coming o. I'll call Jake and talk to him." Serena replied.
"When you are not mad. You better get into something sexy now or I come down to your house to drag you." Stephanie warned.
"Try to understand. Dad would be angry if he discovered that I went out today and moreso, you didn't tell me there would be anything like this today, at least, we were together yesterday. And you can't expect me to just get dressed and start coming over there."
"I understand, maybe you'll talk to him."
Before she could protest, Jake's voice came blasting through the speaker.
"Are you there?" He asked.
"Yes I am." She replied, but in her subconscious, she felt like she said "yes I will come."
"I learnt you won't be coming to the party I organised for you?" He asked.
"For me?" She asked.
"Oh! Sorry, I mean for us." He corrected.
For the first time today, Serena smiled.
"I wish I could come, but my dad would be mad at me." She replied.
"Grow up girl. Your dad can not keep telling you what to do, its your life, you are eighteen."
"That's in America J. Here in Nigeria, parents still tell their children even at twenty five what to do." Serena replied.
"That's because you allowed them to control you since you are little. Anyways, you must not miss this party. You know, I am returning to the states on Sunday and this would be the perfect time for us to talk."
That was when she knew she would miss Jake when he finally returned to school. Even though they hadn't spend much time time together since he came, she still feel safe whenever she remembered he is still in Nigeria, and now, the thought of him leaving is just too much for her to bear.
"My dad." She said almost in a whisper.
"Nothing would go wrong. You just come."
In the end, Jake couldn't convince her to show up at the party, but within herself, she knew she would go, regardless of what would happen when she returns. She just can't wait to see Jake and hopefully, they make their relationship official today.
She sang every Withney Houston's song as she took her bath and dressed up. After spending about five minutes in front of the gate, she called her cabman who showed up in less than ten minutes and off she left for Jake's party clad in a sky blue knee length gown and a white purse.
Thirty minutes later, the cabman pulled up in front of the renovated Agodi garden along, the Oyo state parliament road and after paying the man, she walked into the garden.
"Serena Williams is here guys." Henry, her ex boyfriend screamed.
But, Henry and Jake were enemies while they were in school. What is he doing here?" She asked herself.
"the same thing you are doing here." Her subconscious replied.
"Shut up." She muttered as she went to greet her classmates, her seniors and a few of her juniors in secondary school.
"Where is J?" He asked Henry."
"He's gone deeper into the forest to see the animals with Steph." Henry, who is also Stephanie's ex boyfriend replied.
She carefully walked into the forest in search of her friend and boyfriend to be.
"What's going on here?" She asked the moment she got to the always empty house built for the Hyena where Jake was gropping and kissing Stephanie like his life depended on it.
"Its not what you think." Stephanie said as she quickly rushed to her side, but Serena immediately took off.

-- tbc--

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Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by harjibolar10(m): 9:42am On Mar 02, 2015
Oya Oga me sir, continue




Keep em coming boss
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by Nobody: 11:04am On Mar 02, 2015
that's better Serena.
Next time,listen to your dad .
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by macpetrus(m): 12:06pm On Mar 02, 2015
Heartbreak loading... Serena...
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by sammyomotola: 12:48pm On Mar 02, 2015
D9ty7, u cant stop dere 4 now ooh
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by D9ty7(m): 12:54pm On Mar 02, 2015
sammyomotola:
D9ty7, u cant stop dere 4 now ooh
I will definitely continue
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by stuff46(m): 2:52pm On Mar 02, 2015
i de feel for tha babe
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by sammyomotola: 6:10pm On Mar 03, 2015
D9ty7:

I will definitely continue
u dont kip ur promise
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by D9ty7(m): 6:47pm On Mar 03, 2015
sammyomotola:
u dont kip ur promise
I am working on the next update as we speak
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by D9ty7(m): 7:27pm On Mar 03, 2015

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Oluwole Thomas was seated in his office, a picture frame in hand, clutched close to his chest with a sober look on his face. It was a picture he took with his ex wife, Anita on their wedding day, when they both were younger, naive about what marriage entails, but with the help of God, they were able to scale through the first ten years of their marriage which was when they had all their children, Davies the first born, three months after the wedding, Nathaniel the second child after four years and Serena, seven years after their marriage. The family has always been a happy one when they still were struggling to have the required three square meals per day, pay the rent, pay the children's fees, pay the bills. And to the glory of God, Anita stood by her husband, assisted him with the finance, supported him, made him realise how far away he was to his creator, and shortly after Serena's birth, their story changed. Oluwole won a multi million naira contract with the Federal government and by the time he was done, he recorded an exhorbitant amount of profit. He established a bigger office space, made friends with the big uns in the Nigerian polity and he became the number one candidate to be considered for a contract. As it stands now, he himself now recommend reputable companies to the ministries.
All these were possible because, Anita stood by him, supported him and he made sure he rewarded her by establishing a big boutique, worth millions of naira. But, she began misbehaving when she started handling her imports hereself, she sacked her agent and pluged herself deep into the business. It got to a point that in a month, hardly will she spend five days at home. She was either in Port Harcourt, Lagos, Custom office, Port or even the airport. Oluwole still endured, which was why he employed maids to take care of the home, but his wife took his gentility for granted and took her misbehaviours one step overboard. Which was when she began laying down rules which must be strictly adhered to in the house.
He was son engrossed in his thoughts that he didn't know when the door opened and his younger sister, Mrs Jane Thomas-Olukolade walked in.
"Ah! Jane, when did you enter?" He asked as he dropped the frame on his table.
Jane managed from where she sat, see the picture and shook her head.
"You are still thinking about this woman?" She asked.
"Which woman?" He replied.
"Anita of course. Isn't it high time you forgot about her and move on?" She asked.
"Is that the reason why you are here?" He changed the topic as he pulled the laptop on the table much closer and the next minute, Davies walked into the office.
"Good afternoon Aunty Jane." He said prostrating. Before facing his father. "I got your message dad."
"Yeah. Go to the canteen downstairs and get Jane her favourite. The usual combination." He said giving him his debit mastercard.
"But, must you stress this young man? He has been in his office working. You could have sent your secretary or any of the errand boys."
"He is no king over them. He is also an employee like the ones you mentioned." He replied.
And fifteen minutes later, when she had finished eating, she stated her reason for coming which as rightly guessed has to do with money. But, this time not the money to boost her business or pay the children's fees, she wants to support her husband's political ambition. And being the wonderful in-law he was, he promised to give her the money at the end of the week.
"Don't mention. You deserve more and moreso, Kolade is my buddy, only that he does politics. And his winning the election will boost my business." He replied when her 'thank you' was getting too much.
"Having said that, Wole, don't you think you should consider giving love and if possible, marriage a second chance?"

--to be continued--

Please be sincere, anybody expecting this?

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Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by Shebarh(f): 7:58pm On Mar 03, 2015
ehnis dat all for tonyt??
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by sammyomotola: 8:10pm On Mar 03, 2015
Shebarh:
ehnis dat all for tonyt??
it can b all naw, he is just joking with my time
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by sammyomotola: 8:11pm On Mar 03, 2015
D9ty7:

I am working on the next update as we speak
u try but i need 1 more tonight
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by harjibolar10(m): 8:31pm On Mar 03, 2015
Please be sincere, anybody expecting this?
What do you mean sir?
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by D9ty7(m): 8:33pm On Mar 03, 2015
harjibolar10:

What do you mean sir?
Jane's question
Re: The Thomas....(a Family) by macpetrus(m): 8:38pm On Mar 03, 2015
Nope... It to early to Give love a second chance!!!

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