hadayshawlar:
Well done. I just want to say that you should keep doing what you love. The comments motivate but most times you have more silent observers on your story and the number of reads should serve as motivation.

I have been a silent reader on people's stories before so I wasn't shocked when a lot of people did not leave comments on mine. It doesn't mean they do not like your story.
Well done momma.

Hi hadeyshawler

Yeah true but most times the comment helps


But have learnt not to rely on others in doing what I love like you said.


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Chapter 11

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       The drizzling rain didn't stop the hawkers or various businessmen or women from going about there daily means of livelihood in umueze village.

   Pascal meticulously walked on the muddy road ,he was cautious of his every step,but that didn't stop his slippered feet from being stained with red mud ,he was headed to the madueke residence he would have love to take a tricycle ,but the young bike rider he had called had charged twice the normal amount which had made him to insult the mans generation, when the poor boy was thinking how he would survive the tricycle man had a mind of squeezing the last card in his pocket which made him determined to used his leggedis Benz to chucks  fathers house.

     All though the two boys considered as miscreants had been expelled from school pascal still considered Chuks as his buddy as long as he got tips from him once in a while.

He had already found a solution to chucks problem with his dad,he gave a laugh knowing  there was going to be much benefitting in his side and it was necessary now his father had found out the truth and finally disowned him.

The Azubike family wouldn't want to have anything to do with him he has been branded as a stain of shame , the black sheep of the family his father was an ordained catechist and sure won't want his name to be use as rumour in the community.

   Life at university of Lagos was good and fun,he didn't have one regrets or feel  the slightest bit remorseful for the acts he got himself involved in ,it made him mancho ,pascal had shaped his mentality with the fact that life was good and everything was worth it ,being expelled wouldn't change that.

Pascal entered into the Madueke compound walking to the tap that stood at the opposite side of the fence to wash his feet.
   He wasn't all soaked up from the rain but he needed a drink to burn the chills he found his way to the entrance of the spacious mansion dusting his wet feet on the tarred ground to reduce its wetness ,a figure appeared clad in a mini skirt which which gave a nice view of her thighs with a skimpy blouse she had an earpiece attached to her ears.
  
"Hey Grace ,Chuks didn't tell  me you are around "
Pascal said surprised to see Chuks younger sister who studied abroad

     "That would be because I just got in last night,what's up with you" she stares him down pulling out her ear piece

"Did you treck down here"

"You seem to look more beautiful everyday "

Chuks replied changing the topic, he didn't want to be looked down on  and he had the mind to flirt with his friends sister despite their guys code that she was a no go area.

    "Oh please " Grace shrugged "just drop the compliment Chuks should be in his room"
She walked passed him going towards the gate

"You heading somewhere" pascal asked
At first She blinked artificial eye lashes at him before she replied 

"Yeah just need to go stretch out a bit"
   
"Okay beautiful"

Pascal allowed her to go
God! Why won't any man want to be between her legs ,she was sexy and really knew how to flaunt her goodies.
Pascal was certain she had gotten herself into another situation that needed financial backup else she was suppose to be at school .

Chuks lay down on the cold marveled floor of his room ,his feet rested on the chair  close to him as he reasoned how to get himself out of  his father games without it affecting his inheritance.
    
"Hey man" he heard pascal voice

"Hope you came with a reasonable plan because am really going nuts here" chuks replied without turning  his head

   "So good to see you too" pascal chuckled opening the mini fridge to get a cool can of beer.

   "Am leaving for Abuja this weekend to go see a distant relative,I presume to be back during school holiday to see the said girl and her family"

"Which family are you talking about" pascal inquired settling down beside him

"The Ezinna family, who ever they are"

"Oh you father have good eyes" pascal chuckled
  "That's not funny"

"Guy if its Iris Ezinna we are talking about  here then you are lucky, I Don dey scope that girl since secondary school days she is just so stiff unless I never know say they get another daughter"

   "Is it the same girl that poured palm oil all over you " chuks asked now laughing out loud
 
  "I really liked the girl sha, but her mouth too sharp"

   "Whatever pas I just want to figure out a way to remove my head from been hanged without it affecting my inheritance with the way it's going my father is really determined to disown me"
  
"My old man had asked me to leave the house"pascal stated

  " why will he do that "

   "Say na them holy pass na ,me na devil pikin"
Pascal replied finding it rather ridiculous

"Abegee speaking of your engagement to the girl sha you fit just use her till you convince your old man and get what rightfully belongs to you"

" you know its  easier said than done"

"Chuks grow up,guy you are smarter than this na, play  along with your father games "

   "What are you talking about"

"Backstabbing" pascal whispered "be prepared to do anything venal to get your inheritance "

Chuks stared at pascal wild eyes as far as he thought the idea good he still thought pascal was going bonkers for coming out blunt with the idea

  "Please guy find me small change I have exhausted the little one I have " he said acting like he couldn't careless

"You have to learn to manage this time ohh...my old man is really acting stingy towards me now"
Chuks stood up grabbing his car keys looking for a good shirt to put on

  "Let's go get a good smoke outside then we would figure out where you will stay "

*when you follow the path of your father you learn to walk like him "





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Chapter 12
#End SARS
#End police Brutality
#End Bad government


Liam entered into his room feeling quite relieved everything had turned out as he wanted it ,few days ago the school Authorities had apprehended peter and peter was expelled from the prestigious university, not only that he had been escorted by the police to be locked in jail for attempted rape ,it turns out the school have received many reports regarding his escapades in school but couldn't take repercussions because peter father was one of the major funder and patron of PRUB.

Liam surely saw it as bullshit and had called his father to step into the matter ,which was currently been handled he had also ensured Iris did not become affected by the whole ordeal even when the school administration had called her for interrogation he had ensured his real identity wasn't disclosed.

Liam had hardly sat down on the coffee couch in his living room while sipping from a chilled bottled water when the door burst open almost spilling water on his shirt he raised his head muttering a curse to find Erin standing tapping her feet in irritation her hands placed akimbo as she glared at him.

"What happened to knocking ,I could have been naked you know" Liam said facing her with a scowl seeing she was also in a foul mood

"My Prince what's all this rumour I hear about you roaming around school with that bedraggled mouse" Erin asked shouting at him ,all sense of decorum out of place.

Liam cocked his brow at her
"Seriously, if I drove round school with a bedraggled mouse,what about it"
What was her problem he f*****g didn't owe her an explanation

"What about it?" Erin rhetorically repeated his question

Liam lazily stared at her as he lazily settled down on the coffee couch stretching his long legs comfortably

"Erin am not entitled to explain what I do and don't to you and since when did I needed your permission before I relate with a girl"

Erin at that moment was on a slim thread of loosing it,she had scurried off to see Liam when she had found out he was the one responsible for Peter expulsion from the school,it was no secret that he had attempted to rape the lowlife but finding out was enough to leave her aggravated.

"So you choose to hang out with that slutty golddigger "

She was not about to allow all she had worked for crumble down because of a little fly.

"Okay" now this was so much for liam to take "the last time I checked you are not my girlfriend so please spare me"

It was time to stop giving her the wrong signals,He angrily dropped the water bottle glaring at her.

"You are treating me this way all because of a shitty lowlife you just met" Erin asked looking at him in a way Liam thought she was going to start a well practised act ,she was a drama queen after all.

"Again I would warn you not to insult someone you haven't even met,the best thing I suggest right now is that you leave,obviously you are in a foul mood though I don't see any reason why "

"You are asking me to leave" this was too much for her to take, she couldn't have felt more insulted when he ignored her dismissing her presence.

"Its not your fault ohhh...Liam its my fault for loving you when I have guys flouncing there self's around me"

Yes she had them at the palms of her fingers but not him so why wouldn't she just leave him alone, he rolled his eyes ignoring her presence.

Erin eyed him for a few seconds hissing loudly she walked towards the door"Bastard" she called out hitting the door with a loud thud.

Liam hissed loudly himself he needed to figure out away to explain to that girl that to love is not by force,her clinging to him only made him more irritated towards her.

The door opened again making Liam snap
"What is it this time"

Philip appeared raising his hands up quite amused "woah! Woah!chill man ,its me,your little princess just pushed passed me looking really pissed"

He threw a derisively questioning brow at Liam who had no intention of feeding on his piqued curiosity

"Just leave the story for another day its not worth it"

"Okay kinda agree with you on that one ,so I heard you have been sticking your aristocratic nose in someone's else business "

Philip gave his friend a crooked smile which said he knew better ,he took the sit opposite Liam

"Liam studied him " you know me very well I don't do that"

"But you broke the rules,your rules"

"whatever Philip,I don't have the strength to feed your curiosity , so go get drunk or something"

"Haha ,i seem to be enjoying this, You are changing your highness,Breaking your rules and society etiquettes" Philip watched as he was frozen now looking at him

"What did you call me now "Liam asked

" common prince enough with the facade,you can hide who you are from the world but not me "

"I just wanted to be treated like a normal person,so don't change the way you are towards me"Liam replied as he watched his friend

" sure your highness"

"Please don't call me that here,I know you would figure it out but that remains with you please " Liam said with a pained look as he dropped his iphone with a shrug then padded towards the adjoined bathroom

"You even took pictures of her " Philip said as he scrolled through pictures of iris,grinning from ear to ear.

Liam quickly grabbed the phone from him "Privacy man"

He headed back to the bathroom shutting the door to silence Philip laughter ,what he needed right now was a cool shower not being the sole target of his pest of a friend intelligent probing gaze.

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IRIS strolled through the sets of benches shaded by tall orchards and palm trees,a round fountain stood at the center of the garden where beautiful painted rocks have been constructed like a pyramid ,water gushed out from the little holes punched into the pyramid rock purposely, molded Goblins stood over the fountain in a fascinated attempt to touch the gushing water .

This part of the garden was considered as one of the most beautiful scenery in PRUB(prestigious royal university Benin) and one of most students favourite spot for relaxation ,almost half of the benches was occupied by students enjoying the view and cool breeze the orchards had to offer .

Iris spotted Liam sitting at the far end alone with his long legs crossed ,his eyes focused on the water fall with an headset on his ear, she saw group of ladies seated opposite him as they ogled him she saw a girl secretly taking pictures of him which Iris scoffed at their ridiculousness

Gosh! At arms length he was so drop dead gorgeous clad in designer dark blue jeans and a dark shirt with matching dark boots which obviously screamed money ,Iris thought he looked like one of those Alpha models that are been displayed for admiration in all those fancy magazines to fill every woman's fantasy so she couldn't blame almost half the girl present as they kept on drooling over him or tried to get his attention.

Iris had never believed destiny would throw her back into his path , William had saved her from being raped and had peter had been expelled from school , its been three days since peter expulsion after the hell peter parents had threatened to let loosed how the matter was later resolved Iris has no idea, despite the uproar about the rape ,her dignity had been preserved all thanks to William.

William she concluded was not as bad as she had painted him to be only their meetings had been awkward ,though she ain't a good judge of character another score for Ivie .


Authors note
Protest for our rights

What's happening in your area ?

10-20-2020 was crowned Black Tuesday for the young Nigerian youths who had gone out to protest for an #End to police Brutality
#end to SARS #end to bad governance


Its so unfortunate that the very own government that was put in seat to protect lives are properties are the perpetrators of evil in my country Nigeria.

What happened to the Nigeria pledge to uphold peace and unity
What happened to the Nigerian Anthem to grow in love and honesty to live in just and truth.
Our flag the Nigeria flag has been stained with the blood of the innocents...
It has been stained with the cry of the innocents
The once radiant white has been splashed with blood.

The same youths who are peacefully protesting for the betterment of the police and security systems in Nigeria,the same youths who are protesting to stop been killed are been wasted like animals by the same people they are fighting for.

This shows the high rate of lawlessness and insecurity in Nigeria we can no longer look up to any leader who holds seat or power for safety

Nigeria system of government have failed us
Our own leaders who should have been our fathers have failed us.


I pray that who so ever see their selves as the god of this country will see a tragic end for the sake of the young lives lost.

I feel pained as I come to wonder how many parents are at home waiting for the return of a child which may likely never come back

To all the fallen heroes your fight for peace and good governance will forever be imprinted in our hearts.

We will never forget your sacrifice
We will never forget

Let it be known that Revolution has started in Nigeria
Nigeria must be great

Please help hashtag this

#Endsars
#End policebrutality
#Reform Nigeria
#Black lives matter.

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Chapter 13

      *love doesn't rely on physical features*
             Lesotho

      Liam felt his neck prickled ,he had the feeling he was been watched,though he was used to been the sole focus of people ,what he does is just to ignore them since he was typically uncomfortable about getting such attention ,he mistakenly raised his head and caught Iris standing closely,his gaze dropped on hers,they had not seen each other since the rape incident with peter had been settled .

Iris felt her Heartbeat Escalates as Liam studied her intently for what felt like minutes probably mere seconds.
'To be the sole focus of such kind of intensity is disarming at best 'Iris thought inwardly

Amusement lurks in Liam's eyes as iris grapples for composure praying he doesn't notice the effect he was having on her, he waved his hand lazily motioning for her to come close,Iris felt butterflies singing in her stomach as she walked towards him.

Liam noted she was clad in a knee length jean skirt,faded T-shirt and a simple footwear,her shoulder length dark hair clipped at the side ,her face clean from makeup,only a shiny pink lip gloss which made her kissable lips glow .

Jeez!she was just too pretty for her own good.

"Hey pretty " Why does such endearment had to be sweet coming from him

"Hi William" She replied shyly removing her gaze from his dominating ones

"So how have your day been"

"Perfect so far" Iris replied Quickly

"Hmmm" Liam gave her a secret smile gesturing for her to sit close to him.

Iris awkwardly sat close to him tightly clutching the duffel bag she held.

Liam noticing her discomfort reached out for her hands lightly which made Iris stiffened expecting another spark at there closeness.

"You don't have to feel uncomfortable when you are around me"

"I...I...I" Iris stuttered then paused taking a deep breath "I realised I haven't  really thanked you enough  for saving me "

Gosh! Why does he has to be this handsome ,it was surely playing with her senses

"Oh! I thought you did thank me times more than I could count and its enough for me" Liam said as he looked at her "Let's forget about the past and move on and I want to use this opportunity to do this ,I Guess I owe you an apology ...am sorry I ran over you,am sorry for be a Jerk"

Iris gaped at him surprised, if there is one thing she had learnt about him  is that he doesn't apologize very often.

Liam gave her a coy smile waiting for her reply

Iris cleared her throat "like you said its all in the past ,I have already forgiven you"

"Good...so how did you and Philip met" Liam asked

"Well I got to know Philip when he and my roommate were at loggerheads over what am still yet to fathom"

"Yeah I notice that too..Bad blood I guess" Liam chuckled alongside Iris who nodded with a smile

"How do you cope with school ,expenses since I heard you are on scholarship"

"Like you already know I work at the school canteen"iris replied

" Don't it affect your studies and school routine"loam asked genuinely concerned

"I just find a way to manage and squeeze in both schedules"

Iris found Liam looking at her in such a strange way
"What?" She asked with a small smile

"Trust me  its rare to find someone with such  doggedness as yours , it only piques my curiosity to get to know you more...intrigue me" Liam said uncrossing his legs as he faced her all ears

Iris gave a short laugh"there is really nothing much to know about me ohhh....am just a simple girl that's all"

"Nah I refuse to believe that ,lemme give you a head start, where are you from...your family?

" I a Bona fide Anambra girl,I grew up in my maternal home with my mother and grandfather ,I am an only child"

"Really am an only child too...see we have something in common...but what about you father"

"I was told my father died before I was even born,I never got to know him or see him" he watched the sadness in her eyes but it disappear as quickly as it came

"Am so sorry for the loss" he spoke sincerely squeezing their still held hands

"Its okay,it happened a long time,I just want to graduate with flying colours and do my family all proud"

"Am sure you will in time soon ,you are not only beautiful, you are intelligent and hardworking "

Iris laughed with muffled amusement "you think I have all those qualities"

"I see you have all Those qualities but your good qualities came along with a loosed tongue"Liam chuckled " that's a flaw"

Iris flushed literally her chin a bright shade of red
"Okay enough about me tell me more about yourself" she quickly cut in

"But I meant what I said about the good aspect of you Iris,calling you beautiful is merely a gross understatement" he emphasized

Iris also noted he didn't give compliment freely unless he meant it

"Emmm..thanks tell me about yourself too" she flushed

"Nothing much to tell too,am from Edo state,an only child like you,I have an overly protective mother and can understanding father " he stated laconically aware of the other parts he had left out
"I spent most of my life time abroad ,this Basically my first four years in Nigeria "

"Oh that obviously explains your foreign accent ,it suits you well though"

"Thanks " he replied indolently and caught her studying him "what?"

"Twenty Five why" he asked

"Nothing never mind" her eyes widened then she shakes her head bending to pickup the duffel bag she had been clutching tightly to

"I also came to return this,I seem to have a wardrobe of your jackets with me" she smiled

"Thanks " he replied her tossing the jacket aside

"I really did my best to make it look as sparkling as you gave them to me" Iris said teasingly as  she remembered how much Ivie had told her the two jacket was worth,it was worth enough for her upkeep for a whole year..

Liam chuckled "it wasn't necessarily a big deal to stress yourself that much,thanks all the same"

"I got to run along" Iris spoke attempting to stand up ,Liam held her back

"Wait" he said making her to look at him "I know we didn't start out been nice to each other but I really like you ,if you would give me a chance,I will like to keep you close to me so I can comprehend what this feeling is all about"

Iris looked at him dazedly confused "I don't understand"

"I would like us to get to know each other more Iris"

Iris caught his intense stare"I...I can't go beyond been  more than friends with you William "she replied him inwardly concluding it was the right thing to do

" why is that Pretty ,I really really like you"

The reason was she not prepared to go through that lane,she couldn't deny the way her heart fluttered whenever he was close,or the sizzling sparks whenever they touched each other,her common sense told her to run away because her mother once told her

'its better to fall from a tree and break your back than fall in love and break your heart '

"Am sorry I really have to go" she said as she scurried off without a backward glance

Liam watched her retreating form as he stood up caught up between going after her or holding back,even if he wanted to cout her ,how the hell does a man do that ,since he had always had women dangling endlessly around him.




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