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In thirty minutes, I was done clearing up my room and sweeping the parlour...

I dont know what made me walk up to Cynthia's room but I noticed it wasnt locked so I stepped in.

I felt a chill immediately I entered and I got scared because I had this stupid thought that she might be there watching me.

I sat on the bed and realized that this was the first time in some years I'd stepped into her room.

I looked around and noticed some posters of rap artists on her wall, ranging from Eminem to Lil Wayne et al.

She had a good sense of music and I cried when I realized we loved the same artists. I really thought we were two very different people but just spending two minutes here brought me closer to her.

I was still thinking of her when I heard music playing, I became triple scared as to who was playing that song in her room, After some seconds, I realized it was my phone ringing.

While breathing a sigh of relief and laughing at my stupidity, I picked the call without checking who the caller was.

"hi, goodmorning...." he said, that was when I checked and saw It was Nnamdi...

"hey whatsup.." I replied.

"good good good...." he said and chuckled. "uhmmm was thinking If we could go out today, you know, just hang out at any place of your choice, you can bring your friends..." he said.

My mind immediately re-directed to Eve, me no get strength for her wahala.

"what about Eve, did you tell her?? " i asked.

I noticed a frustrated sigh, "she told me she's travelling today to PH.." he said. "she doesnt seem to have my time theses days......" he was saying, but my mind wasnt registering what he was saying. I was just thinking of who Eve was going to see in ph.

The only family there, just moved to Abj, leaving only their mother back.

" Alma..... Alma.... Al..." he kept calling before I jumped and shaked my head as If to shake off the thoughts of Eve.

"Sowie..... Yeah, Uhmm, I'l see you later, i'l come with my cousin..." I said feeling stupid.

"you mean Eve" he asked in an excited tone.

"sorry to burst your bubble, I meant my other cousin, Frank... Eve didnt tell you he was staying with us now" i asked while he gave another sigh.

"no she didnt, no p sha...." he replied.

"okay, uhmmm, lets go to Inner Bar, if its okay by you..." I said.

" where is Inner bar??" he asked and I couldnt resist the urge to laugh, I mean who stays in Otwn and doesnt know Inner bar??

"uhmmm, sorry for laughing" I said... "It's at Akwakuma.... Just keep driving down, you'l spot it, It's not difficult to locate.." I concluded.

"okay, just send me the time okay??" he asked,

"yeah sure..." I said and hung up.

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I left Cynthia's room immediately and bumped into Eve on the staircase, she just sighed and walked past me.

I entered my room and saw Frank sitting on my bed.

"no be you talk say make I chop quick??" he asked..

"you dis boy, you too like quarrel... Dae your lane joor.." I replied, not wanting to apologise.

"no wori...." he said.

"ehen, bros, e get pesin wey I wan see o, you fit folo me go??" I asked.

"mmmmmmmmmm...." he murmured, acting like he was thinking...

"nor dae do dat mosquito sound joor, you know say your answer na yes, you dae like flex... Do make we comot jare... Ehen, which time you wan go" i asked.

"around dat kin 11 - 12, how you see am.." he asked.

"no yawa sha, now na 10:45, do go wear cloth.." i said.

"but who you dae go see??" he asked.

"aproko, go wear cloth abeg, and wear very sharp cloth o, so those people wey wan buy you go gimme plenty money, as I dae here now, my body need money.." I said and shuued him out of my room.

Tnx.... Sorry i didnt include that part, she lata said she saw him just outside skul and he decided to drop her... #back to ghostmode Na so u wan tk disappear

Beckytee:
Weldone dear. But wait, ugonna and eve had accident, where were they going together? Did u knw abt it cos u are not with dem. Sorry biko,its just my observation... Love dis story of urs#back to ghostmode

Tnx hun....

Ama111:
Wow Alma I've bin a silent reader but ¶̊ cant help but comment honey U̶̲̥̅̊ re grt nice update,more grace †̥o U̶̲̥̅̊.

Tnx hun

kingphilip:
na wow thanks to Frank wey de around if not Alma fo cry ha eyes not... Eve is heading towards d rubicon n should b stopped before she crosses it

cherish as always ur updates r cherished

Tnx hun.... U in imsu ryt

imsuboi:
Almacherish, I can relate with this your story very well... It's such a master piece!

Thumbs up dear

I hope so too

adeh39:
Eve!! Mmmmn..... I just hope she gets back 2 her senses b4 things go wrong.

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I shut my mouth and tried dialling her line again, but this time, it was switched off.

I called Ugonna too but I got no reply so I just settled down and slept off.

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I woke up this morning and freshened up, I went downstairs to my mum's room to check on her but it was locked so I just figured she'd left already. So I proceeded to the kitchen to prepare breakfast for Frank .

I cooked yam and egg sauce and yelled out to Frank to come down.

Just as I was about dishing out Franks food, Eve stepped in.

She looked like asss, she was wearing a torquiose blue bodycon gown that stopped few inches above her knee, infact few inches above her knee would have been nice because that particular gown covered just her asss.

She wore golden shoes and golden earrings too, her hair was packed up in a bun. Her makeup was ruined already and judging by her looks, I already knew the excess alcohol must have taken a toll on her.. She fvcking looked terrible.

"you're just coming back now right? Did you call your boyfriend??" I asked.

She laughed hard before answering, "A, what's your own with Nnamdi, you keep butting in into matter that dont concern you, and it's probably the reason Godson left you.. And you know what? Ugonna will leave you coz of it too..." she said with a devilish smile on her face and for the first time in my life, I wanted to wipe that smile off her face.

How could she talk about me and Godson in that way, the fact that he left me means nothing, God I felt terrible immediately, but I wasnt going to let it show, so I gave her a smile too before I continued.

"Godson is my past and he's not the same person with Ugonna, they're two very different people, Ugonna loves me and wont ever hurt me, He wont... As for being concerned about you and your boyfriend, that's just a part of me that I cant change... You remember when you told me to see you as your sister?? Well, that's what am doing now, you're my sister and I'm bothered about this new you..." I said.

"alma, that was then, right now, I have only one sister and she's dead, I dont need another!!! You are just my cousin, you'l never be my sister... As for your precious Ugonna, he's going to leave you, one way or the other..." she said and gave me one last sorryglance before climbing upstairs.

He words cut through me like a knife and I wondered what could be responsible for the change in character. I felt tears gather in my eyes but I closed my eyes and tried to supress the pain. And then I got my answer ; People change and Eve just did.

I opened my eyes to see Frank staring at me like an alien from Venus.

"bros whatsup, goodmorning..." i said with a sad smile accompanied with the dont-ask-why-am-like-this look, which he perfectly understood.

"I heard my name, anything for me??" he asked.

"wetin I wan give you kwanu, abeg enter kitchen carry food joor.. Imagine problem this morning o.." i said.

"winch, dem don send you dis morning, u nor even gree make I ask the question finish, na im you don already attack me..." he said laughing and I laughed too. Thank God he was here today.

"abeggi, if to say I no be beta winch, u tink say u for wake up dis morning Human being..." i said.

"chop quick quick abeg make we begin comot joor, I wan go sweep my room o, if u chop finish, wash your plate begin cum my room o..." i said, walking out.

"tah, na u serve me food o, na u go wash the plate o." he said.

"iffa hear say u no wash am..." i murmured and went upstairs to clear up my room.

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Yh i'l try

kingphilip:
Hmmmmm Eve change of attitude is a dangerous turn that she should check on time before it destroys ha

Alma nice update as usual.. please try making subsequent updates longer cos these ones are somewhat short
tnx for creating out time to update

M cumin'

Jennimma:
Almacherish,please come back,we need more!

Nah.... I'll update lata

Princesschi:
Interesting as usual buh very short tho. Hope u aint stopping here?

Lol.... I resemble guy 4 ur eye?

Onemansquad:
see bros no cum here cum dy drag babe wit psn

BTW ah gt 1 chick oo bt u go pay sha

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We got home around 8pm and I noticed Eve wasnt back yet, neither was my mum.

I was about changing my clothes when my phone rang, It was Nnamdi.

"Hey, long time..." i said.

"yeah, how have you been?? You decided not to call now..." he said and I laughed.

"no be like that...." I said switching to pidgin.

"alma, Is Eve around now?? Ive been calling her but she aint picking..." he said in a now-serious voice.

"No o, she isnt around, she probably left her phone here, coz she went out to buy something not long ago...." I said, hating myself for lying.

"so what you're trying to say is that you've seen her this night?? I sincerely hope you're not lying" he said.

"am not, I'm sure she'l call you back when she's back.. Right now, I have some things to do for my mum okay??" I said not wanting to tell lies again..

"okay..." he said and hung up.

I dialled Eve's line immediately, she picked after the fourth ring.. "hey!!!" she yelled.

I could hear loud music and noise in her background...

"Eve, where In God's name are you??" i asked.

"am at 40-40" she yelled back.

I looked up to the wall clock and saw it was 10 minutes past 8 already.

"do you know the time??" not waiting for her reply, I continued. "its 8:10pm for Christ sake!!! And Nnamdi has been calling you and you've not been picking... Are you okay??" i screamed..

"and what the hell Is your business if ive not been picking his calls? He's my boyfriend and not yours.. Come to think of it, why would he call you to report my matters to you, is something going on between you both??" she yelled.

"what I do, Is none of your business and not his either, dont call me to tell me trash again..." she said and hung up and as usual, left my jaw hanging..

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Una welcome o

Fatalveli:
*Silently walks into the thread in my breathtaking outfit, onemansquad abeg control one chick 4 me and lead me 2 d vip section*

Trypa:
Lol abeg make una shift make I c road sit down

Onemansquad:
barges into the thread with full speed ,panting
*am here bro* abg shift let me sit

She wasnt really a loved one to me, and Eve changed into a partygoer coz of her sister's death, u'l probably undastand as we go on....... Tnx...... Bin a while

D9ty7:
Its really been a while since I read your updates. Been busy.
Its good to catch up with you guys anyways but I think I missed something from the last time I read, when Cynthia died.
I don't know if it is an observation or criticism. Am just saying one out of the many 'rubbishes' I have in my head.
The way you guys(Alma, Eve and Alma's mum) moved on after Cynthia's death got me wondering. Were you all expecting her death?
I know the best thing one can do if he/she looses a loved one is to try and forget his/her sorrow by having fun. But not a loved one like Cynthia, you guys have live together for years, even her sister Eve moved on pretty quick.
Maybe you can explain things to me then. But don't mind my observation, I am yoruba, that's how we see things.
PEace.

Ohhhhhhk

Jennimma:
i agree with him too

Tnx dear...

kingphilip:
Hmmmmm Alma the road u r walking on is slippery o please thread carefully before u fall n get urself injured o

Tnx for da update cherish I do cherish every update of urs please do keep them coming

Lol... Maybe

kingphilip:
.story for another day? r u gonna start the story soon

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We drove in mumcy's blue toyota to Chanel O to get shawarma, but we didnt waste much time there before Frank insisted we go to Indomie spot (Imsu) to eat.

We got to Indomie spot and sat down there, we didnt stay for about five minutes before I saw a figure that looked so much like Celia looking towards our table, immediately she noticed I was looking, she looked away.

Frank ate up and we left. This time, we were enroute to Orange groove to get high, just to drink, nothing more.
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I wanted to enter Legrande but my crazy cousin drew me towards Orange groove.

"bros, we for go legrande nau, wetin pesin dae find for this orange groove ni..." i said pouting.

"who's this one pouting for kwen, who dae look your face?? Na me dae pay o so na me go talk where i wan go..." he said still drawing me along.

"oya nau, i don hear, dis your money wey i dae chop today sef, make we dae go joor." i said.

We entered Immediately and I realized that this was the first time I was entering here.

I looked around and saw Raymond sitting with some guys, he didnt see me so I walked to him. Today, he was wearing a black short sleeved shirt and a white trouser.

"hey Ray...." i said with a smile.

His face lit up immediately he saw me, "hey bae... Whatsup??" he said.

"am gud... How you doing??" i asked.

"good." he replied.

Frank was just staring at the both of Us before Raymond talked.

"so, Is he Le boo??" he asked.

"buaahahahaha, no o, abeg, he's my cousin, Frank." i answered laughing.

"Frank, meet my friend, Raymond, Raymond, Frank." i said.

They shook hands and we all sat down together. We placed orders for drinks and got talking.

I ordered for a bottle of night train and smirnoff Ice while Frank ordered for Red label, since there was a bottle of Black label on their table so they just ordered for more.

They all got along well and we all had fun together.

We spent some time drinking and laughing and gisting till around 6pm, when we decide to leave.

The guys exchanged numbers and we got going.

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Immediately we left, we went to Destinee to get Ice cream and then we headed home.

"That guy is a viking..." Frank blurted out.

"Lol, Ray is too cool to be a cultist.." I replied.

"alma, that guy is not only a viking, na capon im be..." he said and I burst out laughing.

"guy park well joor, its a lie, he's too calm." i said.

"bae, am telling you the truth, you see those guys that were with him, they are not just his friends, they are everywhere he goes. Bae, he cant move alone, If you want to confirm it, call him tomorrow and tell him you want to see him, and when you do, be observant, you'l notice them, if not with him, they'l be around watching." he said.

I felt a chill as I remembered the guys I saw that day at Legrande.

"but wait o bros, how you take know all these things??" i asked.

"forget as I take know anything, but Its dangerous having a capon as a friend, because the minute people start seeing you guys together and he's wanted for something, you'l be the first person they'l go after... On the other hand, its an advantage because, you'l always have protection." he said.

"bros, what should I do ni?" i asked.

"nothing, but dont date him, no matter what, To me, the disadvantages of dating him are far more larger than the advatage s. "he concluded.

"okay, lets change the topic joor." i said.

"you too like gist, i no dae tok again joor, chop that shawarma, use am kill time biko." he said laughing.

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Tnx dear

adeh39:
U've got a really nice story going on here... Still following. Keep it flowing

Hey y'all, tnx again for following ma story, hope am allowed to do what am about to do now....

Pls you guys should vote Kiddablingzz for mr. Nairaland... Your vote really counts...

Tnx y'all