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Re: Hidden Diamonds by EvaJael(f): 9:50pm On Oct 24, 2017
Promise fulfilled.
Re: Hidden Diamonds by bossy512(f): 10:09pm On Oct 24, 2017
so sad, shedding tears for Mille, God is ur strength
Re: Hidden Diamonds by Olabantu(m): 10:11pm On Oct 24, 2017
EvaJael:
Promise fulfilled.
Thanks Evaj but abeg I know say the story dey boil gor your head and the next move is gonna be massive but pls wateva it is, spare the poor gal...she don suffer enuf...pls abeg biko
Re: Hidden Diamonds by cbella(f): 10:24pm On Oct 24, 2017
EvaJael:


Elliot made my predicament worse each time he came to my room.

Niel wasn’t my husband to be. He is and will always be my husband.”


Evajael, God bless you! Sound Elliot for me next time he appears in your brain, he is making Mille's life more difficult.
Re: Hidden Diamonds by Pinkfeet: 10:54pm On Oct 24, 2017
oga ooooo
if ave pray before this wedding all dis might not happen.
i was only thinking of clothe .

eva oga oooooo
tearsssssss

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by cbella(f): 11:54pm On Oct 24, 2017
Pinkfeet:
oga ooooo


if ave pray before this wedding all dis might not happen.

i was only thinking of clothe .
eva oga oooooo
tearsssssss
He hehe Lol I'm glad you know but I'm not sure prayers could have saved him ooo when he happens to be in EvaJael's mind.....

Send me one yard of the clothe, I beg
Re: Hidden Diamonds by philipelizabeth: 12:21am On Oct 25, 2017
Chai...Ghost mode deactivated
Re: Hidden Diamonds by toyhin123(f): 2:11am On Oct 25, 2017
Oh my God,this is really sad...... evajeal this is too much for my Mille nw

Crying
Re: Hidden Diamonds by Lildiamond: 3:23am On Oct 25, 2017
I'm crying
Re: Hidden Diamonds by oldschooljam(f): 9:30am On Oct 25, 2017
So Noel is gone hmmm ,anyway it your story ,I admire ur work you one other best





undecided
Re: Hidden Diamonds by Hantonia(f): 9:42am On Oct 25, 2017
Evajeal Y Re U Puttin Mille Tru Al Dis
Re: Hidden Diamonds by Pinkfeet: 10:14am On Oct 25, 2017
cbella:

He hehe Lol I'm glad you know but I'm not sure prayers could have saved him ooo when he happens to be in EvaJael's mind.....

Send me one yard of the clothe, I beg



don't mind evajael jare.

the future of mile is in her hand , she can do whatever she like to that girl life.


hmmm

i pity mile shaaaaa
Re: Hidden Diamonds by misskbest(f): 10:34am On Oct 25, 2017
The relationship was just lovey dovey, without any confrontations, and when the devil struck, he came in a very terrible way. Please let Niels death statement be a mistake, he should Wake up please, perhaps it does happen. Nice write up positive writer

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by HORLADSTAR(m): 10:49am On Oct 25, 2017
misskbest:
The relationship was just lovey dovey, without any confrontations, and when the devil struck, he came in a very terrible way. Please let Niels death statement be a mistake, he should Wake up please, perhaps it does happen. Nice write up positive writer
Hello mama,niel can't wake up because we aren't watching nollywood movie that is written by a nollywoodian script writer,I don't think a real human being can survive the hit that was pulled on him.And if he happens to wake that means my EVA has also fallen into those script writer category.LOL.
LET'S KEEP WATCHING SHA.EVAJAEL continue.
#horladstar cares
Re: Hidden Diamonds by Dessydemmy: 10:54am On Oct 25, 2017
Hnnmm!! why you no allow this girl rest self undecidedi'm suspecting you o Eva, abi na you wan marry Niel before grin grin grin. This is really painful sha. Weldone for the update too.
Re: Hidden Diamonds by donsanctus4real: 10:58am On Oct 25, 2017
hmmmm mile God shall b ur strength
Re: Hidden Diamonds by princessadeola(f): 11:25am On Oct 25, 2017
hummmmm, what a sad story
Re: Hidden Diamonds by EvaJael(f): 1:22pm On Oct 25, 2017
Jamille
Aunt Charis and I decided not to keep him for long. We agreed he should be buried within a week. The only thing he ever wanted to be large was our wedding which did not take place. Elliot kept himself out of any burial plans and I was glad he did. I couldn’t bear to see Niel’s replica planning his burial.
My family had been so supportive. They covered most of the expenses even when aunt Charis and Elliot protested. As much as I wished the days would slow down, they didn’t. Being at home was almost the same thing as being in the hospital. They did everything for me and watched me constantly as if I was going to run away.
To ease their worry, I kept my tears inside when they were watching and cried each time they stepped out or fell asleep. I couldn’t sleep on my own except I was sedated. My body and mind were weary. I was barely holding on to life.
The day of the burial arrived. I wore an ankle length black lace gown with black shoes. There was no use for any jewellery. Rachel wrapped my hair with a black velvet turban. I had asked her to buy a black veil for me because my face looked horrible but she couldn’t get one for me.I had already burnt the one I used for mum’s burial so I settled for sunshades. I was dressed almost the same way I was dressed at my mum’s burial about five years ago. Jason took me to Niel’s place first so we could go with Aunt Charis, Gloria and Elliot. From there, we met up with the ambulance that would carry Niel’s body. We rode in front of them to the church.
I expected a small crowd but what I saw shook me and caused more tears to fall. Niel was a kind hearted man and he was loved by many. The lying in state was done outside the church building, I was the last to go and see him. He lay there in a nut-brown coffin dressed in his royal blue wedding suit just as I requested. I stood there for no less than five minutes before I moved and his body was taken inside the church for the burial service to commence.
We were seated at the very front of the church, just before the coffin. I could tell Pastor Don was having it rough too as he preached the burial sermon. He was preaching the burial service of his nephew when he should have been asking him how he was enjoying his marriage. I didn’t pay attention to the sermon at all. It was a short service. After the service, I went straight to the car. I couldn’t bear the sympathetic glances that were thrown my way. As I passed, I heard people whispering “That’s the girl he wanted to marry.”, “I pity her.”, “She’s so young” and so forth.We moved to Niel’s house (or should I say, his parents’ house). His mum requested that he should be buried there.
I walked behind the coffin bearers. As I caught sight of the freshly dug grave, I burst into tears.
“Please put him down for a while.” I requested.
They looked at me as if I was crazy. “Please.” I pleaded.
Aunt Charis was on the ground, crying her heart out. Jason held Gloria in place as she was weeping too. Elliot didn’t move a muscle. He just stared at the coffin. The men finally kept the coffin down. I asked them to open it. They turned to Pastor Don and he nodded his approval.
I knelt before the coffin and began speaking to Niel.
“My love. I don’t know why you had to leave me this way but I promised myself I would do this before you’ll be returned to mother earth. I’ve always told you I love you but I haven’t had the chance to show the whole world, so, right now I am screaming to the world that I love you. I love Jathniel with all my heart. Those of you that are here, tell it to those who aren’t here that Jamille loves Jathniel and she will love always love him till the day she takes her final breath.” I yelled, I paused for a minute before continuing quietly “I know you’re hearing me, Niel even though the whole world thinks I’m crazy. I know you’ll wait for me on the other side and I can’t wait to be reunited with you. I love you Niel and I know you know it.”
I broke down in tears. I watched as they covered the coffin again and proceeded to put him inside the grave. I knelt where I was till the last grain of sand covered the grave. Jason tried to lift me but he left me when I almost scratched his eyes out. The clouds soon turned gray and rain descended without warning. I moved closer to the grave and squeezed the muddy earth between my fingers. Aunt Liz and the rest begged me to leave the rain but I wouldn’t budge. After they must have gotten tired of pleading, strong hands carried me away despite my kicking and screaming. I was bundled into the car and taken home. I yelled at everyone inside the car till we got home but they didn’t reply me even a word.
I fell sick that night. My body was heating up seriously and my head threatened to split in two. Once again, I landed in the hospital. Slipping in and out of consciousness. Many times I saw Niel calling out to me, telling me to come over but some supreme power always pulled me back just when my hand was a few centimeters from his. Slowly, my visions of him became less and I was becoming aware of my surroundings once again. I saw him one last time before I started recovering but this time was different. He wasn’t pulling me to him, instead he wanted me to go back. He told me I still had things to do. I didn’t want to go but he made me go. “They need you more than I need you.” He said before turning his back to me. Something kept pushing me out of our meeting place and I woke up.
The pains were still there but they were reduced. I could stay awake long enough to eat and talk for a while. The ache in my heart was still as fresh as ever.
“Mummy how long has it been?” I asked mum one day.
“You’ve been like this for almost three weeks dear. The doctors are surprised that you hung on this long, they said there was no desire in you to live and that’s why you’ve been drifting slowly.”
“He’s in my heart mum.”
“Yes dear, he is. Please just let go and come back to us fully. We love you too,very much. “
“Yes Mille, we love you. We could die if something happens to you too.” Aunt Charis ended, her eyes stained with tears just like mum’s. I looked around and saw the faces of the people that loved me so much around me. I could see that all of them had hearts of diamond, some had been hidden while others were very visible from day one.
“I’m ready. I’m ready to live again. I love Niel but God loves him more and I love all of you too, even Elliot. I love you all more than you can imagine.” I said in tears. The moment was such a wonderful one. There were hugs, tight hugs going around the room and I wasn’t exempted. I felt like God was smiling down at us with Niel by his side.
It took a couple of months, almost a full year before I could get my normal self back again. My health and emotions suffered a lot during that time. Thankfully, I was able to get back on my feet again. While hunting for a job, I worked at mum’s ever growing supermarket to keep myself busy and I finally put my writing skills to good use. I had seen a lot of loss in my life so I made sure my characters didn’t have to suffer like I did.
Meanwhile, my family was taking shape too. Gloria and Pete (Kara’s cousin at Abuja) hooked up. They met during the burial and became really tight friends. From there, they became a couple. Kara didn’t pick between Eric and her doctor crush eventually. Remember Philip? Yeah, the one she hated almost more than she hated the devil himself. Their paths crossed again. He came to the family to ask for forgiveness one more time. He had indeed excelled in life since the last time we saw him. Of course you know, I have the best family in the world. Forgiveness was granted and he became almost like a part of us once again. No one was ignorant of the sparks flying between Kara and him, it was indeed a big surprise. Philip and Tristan were even closer than Niel and Tristan were when Niel was alive.
Rachel, our wonderful pharmacist was still strongly opposed to marriage. Mum was tired of talking so she let her be. As for Jason, he got a job in Lagos and relocated. He never failed to check on me everyday though. I was really happy to have him as a twin. We found out about dad’s cancer so I moved in with him to keep him company. I realized that I loved him deeply despite all the hills and valleys in our relationship. He was undergoing treatment but I knew God would heal my father. I was sure of it.
Aunt Charis moved on too. She still took care of Jane, but this time, with immense help from Elliot. Yeah, Elliot finally became a responsible father to his daughter. He told me something about the guys who killed Niel meeting their waterloo but I didn’t pay full attention to him. I didn’t care what happened to them. I had committed them into God’s hands long ago and I knew he was working. That was enough for me.
Elliot took over the company that Niel ran till his demise. He came to visit me regularly and even took me out with Jane. One evening, we went out alone without Jane and we happened to talk about Niel and Tasha.
“Tasha made me promise to get a good woman to marry just before she died.” He said.
“I haven’t noticed you searching for any woman. You’re getting old” I teased.
He smiled. “I must admit I haven’t been searching. It’s high time I look into it.”
“Yay! I’m with you. I’ll make a list of all the girls in the world.” I joked and we laughed.
“Will you be part of the list?” He asked and I raised an eyebrow.
“Of course not.” I smiled.
“Jamille, you need a husband too just like I need a wife. You’re still very young.”
“Maybe. I agree I’m still very young but finding a husband is the last thing on my mind.”
“Mille, you shouldn’t…”
“Elliot, there’s no need to lecture me. Niel was my first love and he took my heart from me at 18. I’m not saying I’ll never marry. I’m only saying it’s the last thing on my mind. Niel’s death was a huge blow and believe me, I want to give up on love but there’s this tiny voice deep inside that keeps me from giving up. If love comes again, I’ll definitely embrace it. I know it won’t be easy considering what I’ve been through but I know I was made a strong woman and a strong woman I will remain. I will never forget Niel for as long as I live but it’s time to live again. Jamille Brian is ready to live again.”

THE END
Yeah! We have finally come to the end of HIDDEN DIAMONDS. This plane took off in May and it is landing in October. Whew! The longest ride I’ve had since I started writing. I want to appreciate you all for your love and support. It’s not been easy for you too to wait for updates. Forgive me for being really slow and for all the errors. I LOVE YOU ALL SO MUCH.
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Re: Hidden Diamonds by cbella(f): 2:10pm On Oct 25, 2017
So I think EvaJael has been banned, I will update on her behalf shortly.

Once she's back she can respond to all the lovely comments.

Thanks

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by Hantonia(f): 2:41pm On Oct 25, 2017
Re U Kiddin Me Dis Story Ova No O It Must Continue

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by misskbest(f): 2:46pm On Oct 25, 2017
Hmmm nice one. Most times it's the end that matters not really the beginning

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by genius43(m): 3:09pm On Oct 25, 2017
Wonderful piece with a beautiful ending Evajael

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by kikiwendy(f): 3:11pm On Oct 25, 2017
Evajael I throway salute for you.. You just made me cry this hot afternoon. But pls explain how the title of the story relates with the story

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by omonifamily(f): 3:25pm On Oct 25, 2017
hers is not a happy ending at all
kudos to you ma'am Evajel

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by DrClemzzY(m): 3:29pm On Oct 25, 2017
Who's tha best?

EVAJAEL!

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by itsandi(m): 3:32pm On Oct 25, 2017
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Re: Hidden Diamonds by FortunateB(f): 3:34pm On Oct 25, 2017
Nice story with nice ending.

I was speechless all this while cause I felt Millie's pain.

Evajael u broke our hearts when u decided to end Niel's life, I felt it like it was real.

Babe u rock, I pray God grant you all that you deserve.

Thanks a billion.

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by 1marking(m): 3:53pm On Oct 25, 2017
Hmmmm Thanks Evajeal 4dis Interesting Story.

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by Pearl05(f): 4:14pm On Oct 25, 2017
Beautiful story, the ending is great. Life isn't fair all the time but we have to cope and move on.

Life isn't all roses.

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by ftosino(m): 4:21pm On Oct 25, 2017
*sobs*
so this nice story have ended like that,
anyways thanks miss Evajael For This. love you
P.S- Please Mention Me In Your Next Story, God Bless You.

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Re: Hidden Diamonds by cbella(f): 4:36pm On Oct 25, 2017
Pearl05:
Beautiful story, the ending is great. Life isn't fair all the time but we have to cope and move on.

Life isn't all roses.

I'm glad you accepted the loss finally!

Good read huh!! Anti happy ending, chaiio

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