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Temmyojo: Am so glued.come and complete this master piece

tanx 4d compliment dear. Will update soon

vivikul: Nyc one dear. But I was tinking we will get an extra post for making it to front page. Abi aw do u guys c it

Tanx dear. Wanted 2 bt I slpt off while typing. Will update soon.

kanechimex: Audrey, I have to say. you have got a nice story here.

Tanx dear

almacherish: Congrats on hitting frontpage........ U deserve it

Tanx dear

deebarbie: This is wonderful,can't stop laughing. So oleng choose between money or love.

hahaha! It ws funny 2 me also. I hpe she makes d right choice. Tanx 4 following and commenting

Oleng burst into laughter when she got to his date. This was getting interesting. Funny, the thought of Dave being so jealous was endearing him to her. She believed she was beginning to fall in love with him. She smiled.

She was however not smiling three days later. Dave hadn't called her in all of three days. She was at her tether's end.

"Aunt Vien, what am I going to do now? Should I go over to his place?" She worriedly asked her aunt.

"Its too late in the day for you to go over there. Why did you do it sef?"

"I don't know again o! I just wanted to see how far his jealousy would go."

"You girls of nowadays sef. Its so obvious that he loves you. Why the test? Why toy with his emotions?"

Oleng bit her finger nails. She was so sorry she had started such a nasty game. She was toying with Collins's feelings also which really wasn't fair.

"Aunt Vien, don't mind me. I've learnt my lesson. Dave can't leave me o! Not now that I'm beginning to fall in love with him."

Her aunt was amazed.

"Really?"

"Yes, aunty. This whole game made me realise it."

"At least that's one good thing that has come out of it."

Oleng smiled.

"Call him and tell him you're sorry."

"I prefer doing that face to face. I'll go to his place after my CDS tommorrow."

"Alright dear. Take it easy. Dave loves you. He won't leave you."

"I hope so." She said obviously still worried.

She came back home after her CDS to change from her white shirt and khaki trousers when a man stopped her by the gate. He was carrying a bouquet of flowers and an envelope.

"Are you miss Oleng Akpan?" He asked.

"Yes." She asked suspiciously.

"Mr. Dave Sokari sent me to you." He said and handed her the bouquet of lovely red roses and an envelope.

Oleng was grinning like an idiot by the time she entered the house.
She put the roses aside and opened the envelope. It contained a beautiful card and a set of pearl earrings. She looked at them and smiled.

She read Dave's handwriting on the card.

"I'm far from being a true gentleman but today
I'm taking the first step to being the man of your dreams by writing this apology. I'm sorry, my angel.

I feel the tear go down my cheek,
I notice that my heart is weak,
For the love I have for you,
Will always be gold and true,
I have made some mistakes, they rest in the past,
But know my love will always last,
Even though we are a distance apart,
You always have the key to my heart.

I'm sorry I've become so jealous and
possessive about you.
It's only because I'm afraid other guys will pounce over hot stuff like you!
But I promise not to get worked up and loose my temper again.

Don't forgive me just because I'm saying sorry.
Forgive me because I love you and I don't want to spend a single moment of my life fighting with you.

Truly yours, now and forever.
Dave.

Tears came to her eyes as she read the message over and over again. She was definitely in love with Dave.

As the thought that Eric had also written her poems and sent her gifts in more romantic ways before he had left for the states entered her mind, she quickly picked up her phone to call Dave. They made up over the phone and he promised to visit that evening.

She was preparing lunch when Collins called. She hissed and ignored it but when he continued calling, she answered it. He informed her that he was outside. She wanted to leave him there but thought against it. It wouldn't be good for Dave to meet him there.

She was shocked when she saw him outside the gate. One of his eyes was almost closed and his upper lip was swollen.

"Collins, what happened to you?" She shouted.

He smiled a little.
"Your boyfriend punched me two days ago."

Oleng almost burst into laughter. She however controlled herself.
"I'm so sorry. I've never known Dave to be a violent person."

"Its okay. Its even better now. That's the reason why I didn't call for two days. But Oleng you didn't even dim it fit to call when I didn't call."

"I'm so sorry. How did it happen?"

"I don't know how he got to know my house. Immediately I opened the door, he rushed me. I couldn't even throw a single punch. He warned me to stay away from you."

"I'm so sorry." Oleng was begininng to feel guilty.

"No problem, my love. I would have done the same thing had you being my girl. That's the only reason why I won't involve my father. One word from him and your guy will find himself behind bars." Collins bragged.

"Your father? I thought you didn't know him."

He smiled arrogantly.

"I didn't until a year ago. He abadoned my mum when he found out she was pregnant but after three wives and ten girls, he came in search of me. He's filthy rich. He's bribing me with money to gain my affections."

"Really?"

"Yep. Money isn't my problem anymore."

Oleng could only stare at him.

"Oleng, I haven't given up on you. This," he pointed to his swollen eye and swollen lip. "Won't deter me in my pursuit. I'm prepared to die for you."

"Collins..." She began but was amazed when he walked away. He entered his jeep and drove off. She didn't bother trying to stop him because of the food she was cooking.

She shrugged and went in but couldn't help laughing when she remembered his swollen face. Dave had done that? Amazing! Dave, the gentleman?

She noticed that the knuckles on his right hand were bruised when he came to visit that evening. She held herself from asking about it until he was about leaving.

"What happened to your hand?"

"Which hand?" He prevaricated.

"The one you've been hiding from me all evening."

He laughed a little. "This?" He raised the hand. "Nothing really. I bruised it in the office."

"Really? With what?" She feighed ignorance.

"I...ah...one equipment like that."

"Hmmm.....Please be careful next time."

He laughed and heaved a sigh of relief until she said,
"Collins came to see me this afternoon."

His face coloured in anger.

"I'll kill that guy!" He got up and made to leave but she stopped him.

"He has promised to leave me alone." She lied. She didn't want Dave behind bars.

Tension left his body then. He grinned.

"Had I known a good beating was all he needed to stop him from disturbing you, I would have done it sooner.'

"But Dave, how could you have done that?"

"You must have realized by now that I'm very possessive of you."

"So possessive you had to engage in a fight?"

"Fight? No, a beatdown." He grinned while she eyed him, trying not to smile.

"Angel, its a man thing. You won't understand."

She shrugged and saw him off.

Collins continued calling her but she made sure her phone was either on silent mode or switched off whenever she was with Dave.

On her birthday, while she was dressing up for a date with Dave and her friends, Debbie and Jenny, she received a call from Collins who told her to come outside. She grumbled but went outside to tell him to leave.

She got the shock of her life when she got outside.

Collins was standing beside a murano jeep dangling keys and smiling as if he had won a lottery. On the windscreen of the car was an inscription,

"Will you marry me?"

And of course, that was when Dave came with his toyoya camry.

Incredibleme: wow am very happy UNFULFILLED PROMISE BY AUDREYTIMMS made front page, atleast my plan worked, *i was posting the link in other threads*
so guys make una respect me o i wast one of the pioneering uhm... Would i say comenter on this thread.

Rily? And dey allowed u? Dt ws so swit of u oga pioneer commenter. Tanx a million dear.

Ormorlehwah: Hmmmmmmmm.................... Lovely!!!. Keep it up!

tanx dear

kendrick93: seriously does any one hav d tym to read all dis long story.. unless u dnt hav anytin doin

Lol! Oga, abeg no com pour sand sand 4 our garri. If u no wan read, no prblm bt abeg no discourage odas.

typompy234: We made front page...yayyyyyy, congrats AudreyTimms. Oya come and update sharp sharp

Rily? 4 shizzle? Wow! Who do I hv 2 thank 4 dis? Anyway, tanx 2 u, my readers. For following and commenting always. I luv u all! *takes off clothes and runs naked down the street in euphoria*

shegeblend: I want to use this medium to congratulates my colleagues popularly called (AJU AyA) for the journey so far as it is not easy i must say. AS student life is the best anytime any day. Now during your service year, it is better and a very good thing to starts researching on how to starts a brand new thing, what new innovation to lay your hands upon? where will this idea be located? and when to starts a brand new thing. Not untill after your service at all you will be thinking of how to provides answers to those questions. he who failed to plan will find it tough to make an head way, write your visibility study required to implement your new idea while you are still in the service. After your service just go ahead to carry out your proposed plans. by this you will employs many of your colleaques and eventually reduces the level of unemployment in our country.
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Uncle shegeblend, tanx 4d inspirational message ehn bt please dre's sumtin cald d NYSC section. It wud b beta 4u 2 post dis message dre 4 all corpers 2c. Tanx and pls edit it b4 posting it dre.

ifyonoj: pls diz is too short. not fair pls diz is too short. not fair

Rily? Sory abt dt. Tanx 4 following and commenting

Rhyno02: Wonderful !!!,Team Eric and Oleng

Tanx dear. Hmm.......

Oleng laid on her bed that night as she recounted the events of that day. She hadn't been able to say a word to Collins's proposal. She had eventually told him she wanted to go home. He had been disappointed.

Oleng smiled as she remembered Dave's reaction at sighting Collins. Oleng had given Collins, Dave's home address. She had intentionally called Dave outside to say hello to her friend. Dave thinking it was a good thing since it showed Oleng was really committed to their relationship had been astonished to see it was Collins. Collins, the drop dead gorgeous guy who Oleng had introduced him to as 'just a friend'. And of course, driving an infinity jeep!

Oleng didn't understand the sudden wealth Collins seemed to have come into because he had been an average student in school back then. She was however certain that had she looked closely into Dave's eyes, she was sure she would have found them as green as the Incredible Hulk's.

She laughed heartily. Dave had behaved coldly towards her when Collins left. This was fun!

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"Alright Collins. I'll see you tommorrow. Bye."
Oleng ended the call and smiled. She looked surreptiously at Dave. He looked murderous. She smiled again.

"What's the problem, sweetheart?" She asked feighning innocence,

He looked at her and looked away again at the television.

Oleng tried her best to stop smiling but couldn't help it.

Collins had continued disturbing her. He was always flooding her with gifts and calls much to Dave's chagrin. Unknown to Dave, Oleng had all Collins gifts stacked in a big box in her room. Collins had apologised over and over again for the way he had treated her. He didn't know however that she only listened to him because of Dave. She wanted to see how far Dave would go in his possessiveness and jealousy. He didn't know he looked very cute when jealous.

She moved to sit beside him on the sofa and held his hand.

"Talk to me na. What's the problem?" She purred.

"You're asking me?.....What's up with you and that Collins? For the past one month he has been calling you like twenty times a day. Does he work with MTN?" Dave was furious.

Oleng chuckled. She didn't want him to know she was the one who always flashed Collins to call whenever she was with him.

"Collins is just a friend." She informed him but he looked at her in disbelief.

"Just like you introduced me to him, right?"

Oleng bit her lip from smiling.

"He's really just a friend though he wants to be more than that."

"And your reply was?"

"Negative of course!"

"Then why is he still calling you?"

"Isn't he a guy? Do you guys ever take no for an answer?"

"Yes but when the lady is flashing green light for us, of course we'd think she's only playing hard to get."

"Are you saying I'm playing hard to get with Collins?"

"Even more than that! You're playing a dangerous game, Oleng. Is it because he's rich?" He raged.

"I can't believe this. Now you're calling me a gold digger? I'm going home!"

"Fine by me."

Oleng got up from the sofa and carried her hand bag.

At the door, she turned and coldly told him,
"Don't ever call my number again!"

Rhyno02: Audrey i know u are viewing the topic so i'll just go straight to the point..........i love this story and i want to thank you for the story but please we need an update on eric's side of the story.

Tanx dear. Eric's side of the story will come @ its own time. If I bring it in now, it will disorganize the entire story. Sumtin happened wen part of his side ws told by him. Can't let d cat out of d bag now. Please b patient. Tanx 4 following and commenting

Holubunmi: Oleng,dnt be confused dave love u,if colloins love u he wouldn't av behaved like dat in d past now he's coming 2 say sumtn else.oleng dnt be a fool......dnt fall 4 him.nice job bro

Collins hs realized his mistake. Tanx 4 following and commenting. BTW, na female I b sha!

princesa: Audry, nice story you have here.

Dear Readers, please don't be selfish. You read this and other stories here for free without paying. But there's someone else who has the resources to 'pay' the writers, all you are required to do is to nominate 3 writers a month and give them a chance to get a financial 'thank you'.

How hard can that be?

Well, If you've changed ur mind, the link is on my signature. Thank you.

Tanx dear. Can writers vote 2? I want to vote 4 my friend, repogirl.

deebarbie: I have to comment at this point,is Collins crazy? And if oleng should try fulfilling his yeye wish,then she is not d upright girl she claims to be. Love your story by the way nd just leave the title d way it is.

Na love dey motivate Collins. Oleng get her own plans o! Tanx dear 4 following and commenting

deebarbie: I have to comment at this point,is Collins crazy? And if oleng should try fulfilling his yeye wish,then she is not d upright girl she claims to be. Love your story by the way nd just leave the title d way it is.

Oleng get her own plans o! Tanx dear 4 following and commenting

estellar12: Oshi! Collins should not try anityn o. I've vex.

Abeg no vex o! Reach d end of d story b4 u vex. Tanx 4 following and commenting

ifyonoj: wow. dis is d best i have read on NL after. TAMISHO

Rily? Dts wonderful. Tanx dear. I'll search 4d story. Try reading 'False Pretenses' by my friend, repogirl. Its equally interesting. Tanx 4 following and commenting

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Oleng and Dave went out the following evening. At first she felt very uncomfortable around him. He noticed it and made her relax by avoiding that particular topic and behaved as if events of the day before didn’t happen. She relaxed and enjoyed herself thoroughly. When it was late and they were about to leave, he paused.

“Sweetheart, I know I’m not supposed to bring up what I told you yesterday but I can’t help it. All I ask is for you to really think about it. Please. I promise never to break your heart.”

Oleng could only nod. She spent that whole week thinking. When her aunt noticed how distracted she was, she asked what the problem was and Oleng told her what Dave had told her. Her aunt was joyous.

“This is wonderful news. I approve of him. Don’t give it a second thought. Be his girlfriend.” she cheerfully told her niece.

Oleng shook her head. “It’s not that simple, Aunt Vien. I don’t love him. I don’t feel that strong affection for him. I’ve always seen him as a brother.”

“Love grows my dear. You’ll grow to love him.”

“Aunt Vien, Dave and I have been together for a while now. Don’t you think I would have fallen in love with him by now?”

“Did you fall in love with Eric within months?”

“No.”

“See? What are we talking about here? You’ll grow to love Dave. He’s a nice guy. Not drop dead gorgeous but he's okay. A guy that never fails to bring goodies for Matthew and I is approved by me.” she joked and Oleng laughed.

“Aunty! Is it the goodies he brings for you and Matthew that is influencing your decision?” she nudged her aunt with her elbow.

“No but you can’t blame me my dear. You know we were practically living from hand to mouth before you started serving. So a rich and generous in- law will be highly welcomed.” she informed her, grinning broadly and Oleng couldn’t help agreeing with her. Things had really been rough for them.

She thought and thought about Dave’s proposal and decided to say yes. She knew she had sworn off men but Dave was an okay looking guy, loving, kind, generous, caring; to name a few of his wonderful qualities. She tried to look for flaws in his character but came wanting.

She could only see that he was a very secretive person with the evidence of hiding his love for her all these years and she could never detect whenever he was angry. She hoped he would open up to her when they started dating. She didn’t want a relationship in which she would be the only one always pouring her heart out. She would have to work on him.

She didn’t outrightly come out to tell him she had accepted his proposal but somehow they just fell into the pattern of boyfriend and girlfriend. He introduced her outside as his girlfriend and she did likewise.

When he took her to his office to show her off; she believed, his colleagues were all over her. They called him a lucky devil for having such a queen as his girlfriend. One even secretly gave her his number thinking she was the double dating type. She had only laughed.

She and Collins were still friends and hung out every once in awhile especially when Dave wasn't around. Oleng noticed the way he behaved around her but chose to ignore it. He had blown his chances with her; not that she would have dated him anyway.

He pleaded with her over and over again for him to take her out on his birthday and she finally obliged. Dave wasn't happy about it because she had turned him down for an outing. She was glad to see he was very jealous. It made her feel special.

She and Collins went to a fast food joint. Dave called her every twenty minutes to check up on her.

"Your guy is very possessive." Collins chuckled after she finished answering yet another phone call from Dave.
"Can't say I blame him. You're a rare gem."

Oleng rolled her eyes.

"It's true. I made a mistake letting you go in school. I...I want you back." He blurted out.

Oleng stared at him as if he'd grown two horns.
"What about your virgin girlfriend, Obot?" She sarcastically asked.

Collins squirmed on his seat. He became very uneasy.
"She...she lied to me. She wasn't a virgin. I caught her with another girl in bed."

Oleng held her tongue from saying, 'Serves you right!"

"Oleng," he began softly. "I know I made a terrible mistake judging you the way I did. I'm so sorry. I was carried away by self righteousness. I had no right whatsoever to judge you and I've regretted my actions ever since. No one has any right to judge someone else's past. You kept yourself despite your past but I was feeling too self righteous to realise that. All through my service year, I kept thinking about you. I didn't find a girl who could hold a candle to you. I really want you back despite the fact that you're in a relationship."

"You want me back?" Oleng was amazed. "But Collins, we were only good friends back then, we weren't dating or anything."

"I know but then I fantazised about you being my wife and losing my virginty to you and all that."

Oleng eyed him suspiciously. "What are you saying, Collins?"

Collins looked deep into her eyes.

"I want to lose my virginty to you and no other."

typompy234: Beautiful story, started today and am eager for more updates. Well done

. Tanx dear. Dt ws fast!

vicosir: I have been a silent follower, I must confess that am really impressed by your story and you one of the best writer I have seen... I huge u to keep up the good work....

Ur comment blew my mind. Tanx a million.

bibie01: Oleng, I know it hurts but please calm down. You shud av listened to what zinny had to say.#goes to Zinny# oya Zinny come n tell me what Eric told you, I want to know. So I'd know whose side am on. #says silently# but I think am on Dave's side unless proven otherwise. Dave don't fall my hands o.

Thanks Audrey. Another interesting update n I pray you give us more updates.
Love you plenty. Cheers!

. Please help me tell her o! Lol! No nid 2 ask Zinny, Eric will tell u himself. Tanx a lot dear. Luv u 2

vivikul: [color=#770077][/color]hello every1, I did lyk to say dat dis is a very nyc work of art. But seriously I still tink Eric n Erica are stil in love. I just wish dey can meet n discus n dat will work lyk magic

Tanx dear. I wish so too bt Oleng is being stubborn abt d whole issue