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Evanjael, Crislyn, TheAgba, Nedlog, Akinwale14, Marianneada, oluwabuqqyYolo, TiffanyJ, trendy miss, kingphillip, Royver , all of you, food is served

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Cronk Cronk Cronk..
The intermittent noise from the rickety taxi had become attuned to their ears. Boarding a motorcycle would have been faster and she would not be suffering from the discomfort of this tight vehicle and the pungent odour emanating from it; but of course this was way cheaper. Not that she was stingy or broke, but because grandma her well the benefits of spending moderately.
Outside, the sky was clear blue except for the shy sun peeping from the east. It was past 9am by her wristwatch which meant, her grandma was back from the farm. Its early September so most schools were yet to resume from the break which explains why the streets were littered with so many kids. There were some playing football on the sands of their bungalows with improvised goalposts, others were running and chasing one other; little girls and young ladies carried pails of water or baskets on their head, smiling and chatting as they went.
It's been only two months but she realized how much she had missed the simple life of her village, it was nothing like Lagos. She thought of her friends Asabe and Philomena, and hoped they'll be around to help plait her hair, theirs were often tinier than her grandma's gigantic cornrows.
They were the only people who had the patience to braid her full, long hair.
The rickety taxi finally stopped at the junction. She alighted and took the road by the left which led to their quarters (missionary quarters), the other led to the village square, the market and one of the streams. Her friends and most of the villagers, including the Sarkis' Palace, were based there.

" Aunty Rain, Aunty Rain welcome " the kids exclaimed as they rushed to collect her bag and handbag.

"Thank you so much " she said to them and handed each of them bananas from her handbag

"Thank you Aunty" they chorused and skittered off

She entered the house, calling grandma, when no response came she checked Nana's room but she wasn't there either. She then went to her own room to drop her bags before going to the backyard.
Nana was there, turning a big pot of tuwo balanced upon firewood.

Immediately she saw Rain, she jumped and came to hug her, full of smiles
"Ah, why didn't you say you were coming"

"I wanted to surprise you"

"You people are already have on break?" She said while smoothening Rains hair.

"Not yet ma..

" Ha, you've grown so lean o, look at your neck, have you been eaten well or you fell sick?"

"No Nana, it's nothing just stress that's all. I'm fine"

Rain went and started turning the food on fire.

"No my dear go and rest first, I'm almost through its just remaining to warm the soup I prepared yesterday. It's even your favorite.

" Hmm I miss your food Nana, but this tuwo is plenty o, or are you expecting a visitors? "

"I'm not expecting anyone. She laughed, bI like I always tell you, one should always have extra food ready in case of unexpected visitors...

" Should such visitors never come you have yourself dumamen two" Rain completed

"And you know how I like leftover food"

"I know Nana" she said, and both laughed.

Few minutes later, they were both seated on two stools each, swallowing a mountain of tuwo da miyan kubewa(corn meal and okra soup).
Grandma wash her hands and scrutinized Rains face briefly and then she began

"Speak what is bothering you, I'm listening"

"Tell me about my parents.. Everything"

"Nana winced but immediately plastered a smug smile on her face. " Is that why you traveled this distance abandoning your studies? "

" I need to know the truth" Rain said with a grave seriousness. "Here" she took out a piece of paper from her pocket and handed to Nana. Can you please explain this to me"

Fear crossed Nana's faceas she unfolded the letter to read
"My glasses please"

Rain went in and returned with her glasses
After glancing through, she began, her voice shaky..

"This is...was..her voice stuttered. Your father..wrote this.. this letter"

"Obviously" Rain retorted, her jaw clenched.

"I don't know anything about this letter dear. This... this doesn't change anything.

" Oh yes it's changed everything Nana, this letter changes everything, you lied to me!"

Nana gritted her teeth, "whatever I did, I did for you my dear, for our family, for us" a line appeared between her brows

Rain held Nana's trembling hands in hers, "What. Did. You. Do?" She asked, stressing each word.

Nana simply shook her head and pressed her lips, her eyes were welling up " It will break you, the truth will break you"

"Tell me! Rain snapped, her nostrils flaring

" Not now please my child, not now. I'll tell you everything by sunset, it's a long story but t I'll tell you all you need to know"

Rain released her grip " Fine, by sunset Nana, by God, let your worda be your witness"

With that, she left to her room.

Chapter 8

Margaret walks in holding two polythene bags. She empties the contents on the bed and says "sup" to Rain.
Rain responded, "good afternoon"

She took a silver dress and went over to the standing mirror, holding the dress against her plump frame.

" Is it okay? " she asked

"It's beautiful" Rain replied

"Look at the shoe, does it fit?" She said looking from the is silver heels to the is lover dress.

"Yes, its perfect" Rain responded flatly as she folded her clothes


"Ah ah, you doing don't even look.."

"I am fine. It's all fine, beautiful.. Everything you bought s beautiful okay" she finished and zipped up her small bag.

Meggy scanned the room briefly " Are you going somewhere? " she inquired

"Yes. I'm going home


" I hope there's no problem? " concern creasing her eyes.

Rain paused momentarily, "No. No problem"

Meggy was unconvinced, but ignored it and continued
"You haven't even commented on my new hair, Rain"

"Oh don't mind me it smells nice" Rain said, with a plastic smile.

"So it doesnt look nice eh?" Her brows raised up

"No its not that bad"

"Give me a razor I'm loosing it right now!"

"C'mon. I said its not looking bad"

"I don't just want it " not looking bad", I need it on clerk for tomorrow's night; speaking if which, hope you will be around? "

"I just told you I will be travelling"

"Can't you leave it till the morning after? Babe, you don't want to miss this party o"

"I wish to be around but t this is urgent trust me"
Meggy folded her arms and tilted her head sideways obviously expecting an explanation.

"It's a long story okay, and none of your business she sighs. Just take lots of pictures, I trust you, and you'll gist me all about it when I come back"

"When are you coming back"

"Soon..don't worry I'll call every night to tuck you in bed, you won't miss me too much eh"

"Get out"
Rain bursted out laughing

*Rain(cont.)*

Chapter 7

Rain was seated on the reading table, in their room, pondering over her roommates behaviour.

"How can I cope with such a person as roommate?" She thought to herself, her palms against her cheeks. "She's constantly chattering and yapping like she has nothing better to do. Someone who spends the most of her time partying or shopping, how is she even in medical school for Chrissake!" "I miss you Nana..

" Rain" she heard a voice, and was snapped out of her thoughts.

"What are you thinking about? I was asking you about the fresher's party and the miss fresher beauty pageant been organised. The form is only 1,500. You're interested right? I got mine already".

" No, I'm not interested"

"C'mon girl, this is the opportunity to showcase that beautiful face of yours, don't worry about your height, I, Meggy can fix that! She grinned. And added, on getting no response; " and if it's the money, I can pay so..."

"I said I'm not interested" Rain scowled

"Okay! Please don't shout on me. I am only trying to salvage your suffering social life".

" I don't remember soliciting for your help" her expression falling.

"It's not a fight abeg so save the attitude" she hissed and left the room.

Rain simply sighed. Then she took her phone and dialled a number.
The recipient picked on the second ring:

"Ina wuni Sir" (good evening Sir) Rain said forcing a smile.
[Pause]
"Lafiya, mun gode was Allah" (fine, we thank God)
"Dan Allah, Nana tana gida?" (Please, is Nana around)
[Pause]
"Toh ba damua, sai ta dawo" (okay no problem, till she comes)

She dropped the call and stood up, as if suddenly remembering something.
She went to the wardrobe and pulled out her bag then, she dug her hand into one of the pockets of the bag. She found what she searched for, it was a piece of paper. A strange feeling of urgency washed her fueled with curiosity, she unfolded the old paper gently.

_"My dearest Salome_" her heart lurched in her chest as sh read the first line. She swallowed and continued

_my heart bleeds with longing for you and the pains caused by our unfortunate fate. Our love for each other and our unborn princess is the only thing that gives me joy and strength in this turbulent times. My dearest Sally, can you promise that you'll be strong for us? And never stop believing in us? Because, I'll do whatever it takes to be with you and our pretty princess; together, we're going to be one happy family. And no one, not even your mom, will come between. Take care of yourself and peachy for me. Until I see you_.
_love_
_Kumar_

Rain stood frozen in shock and disbelief. She was yet to recover from the meaning of the words before her and the raging thoughts in her head. Her head suddenly began to ache. Her nostrils flared and her pupils dilated, threatening to spill tears. She squeezed her eyes shut and sat herself on the bed. She stood and paced back and forth, clenching her jaws, the piece of paper firmly grasped in her right hand. Her eyes darted over the room and settled upon the calendar on the small cupboard in between their beds. She picked it up and scrutinized it briefly before dropping it again.

"Four months is a long time from now, I need to get home as soon as possible". Her brows knitted in thought. "Damn you Nana!" I always knew there was something up your sleeves, you were not telling me. I, Rain Kumar, must get to the bottom of this". She declared, her eyes blazing red.

Oh I'm so pleased to welcome you new readers. I apologize for the delay. Actually, my naira land had refused to open for quite a while now, just reluctantly decided to try it now and voila
It disturbed me a lot and I even had to ask around to be sure it wasn't the'tsunami' again.. But I'm glad to be back and this time I'm promising steady updates, thanks for sticking around

OluwabuqqyYOLO:
I never got your mention, dear, and I only popped in when I saw it was Gracile. I'm truly glad you are finally doing this.

The story's okay - from what I've read. Now, this campus part is where I might tend to grow wary. I really hope it doesn't turn into a full-fledged teen story, reminding us of the day-to-day activities of the Nigerian higher institutions and how horrible they are (permit my pejorative view here). BUT, importantly, you should go with whatever you have in mind and make us feel you bleed.

Maybe it's unnecesary but I feel Rain has settled down far easier than how it should have been. Parting with NANA would have been more difficult in reality too. BUT, but - what do I know? It's your creation. You are presently a god and us faithfuls. Make us worship.

You might also want to watch your tenses by the way.

I'm immersed in it already and I'm afraid I won't be capable of pulling out like the one making quick jerky movements on a woman of the evening.

I leaped with joy on seeing your mention I also sensed it was getting quite shallow but based on your confirmation now, I'll go do my assignments and make adjustments where necessary. Afterall, that was my point of putting it up here in the first place so I could the opinion of amazing people like you.
Thank you for taking your time to read and comment, it means alot

sirblero:
yeaн.e тoo..
ι ғelт ѕegυn waѕ gonna ѕee тнe naмe ĸιndaн awĸward..вυт ѕнaa..
nιce ѕтory..
pleaѕe aнвeg..вe conѕιѕтenт ιn тнe υpdaтe..вιĸo..тнe ѕυѕpenѕe ιѕ тoo long..and ιтѕ ĸιllιng мe oo

Command eat before it gets cold
Nice font by the way

Chapter 6

Rain was up early as she was anxious about her first day in school. She anticipated a busy day ahead and therefore chose to ignore her aching body. She wanted to get the stress of registration and settling down over with, once and for all.
After taking her shower, she wore a casual outfit, slung a bag over her shoulder and stepped out. She came back in almost immediately, opened her unpacked bag and took out a leather bag containing documents before dashing out again.
Registration and screening went as stressful as she had predicted and by the time she returned to the hostel it was past seven. Too fatigued to visit the nearest canteen and too famished to cook, she stopped by the provision store on the ground floor of the hostel and bought two cold drinks and biscuits. She counted herself lucky that she had not fainted like some few other girls had while at the long queue.
She couldn't understand why some ladies went the extra mile to overdress for such an exercise even going as far as wearing high heeled shoes and thick foundation that started to drip like wet clay under the effect of the scorching sun. They looked like sad masquerades and now that the images replayed in her head, she couldn't hold back the laughter.
The door was not locked so she paused and took a deep breath before entering their room. A lady lay sprawled on the bed, half naked and fast asleep. There was spittle trickling down her lips and Rain squeezed her face in disgust. She brought out one of the cold drinks and biscuit and dropped them beside the sleeping lady while she settled down to hers. Then she had a cold bath and decided to take a nap.


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The following morning, Rain was stirred from her peaceful sleep by a strange feeling. She slowly opened her eyes and was shocked to see a lady looking straight into her eyes. She recognized her, it was the lady she saw sleeping the previous day, only her lips weren't as big anymore.

"Aren't you the cutest snorer I've see though? I'm Margaret, your creepy roommate. You can call me Meggy".

" I don't snore". Rain snapped.

"Holy crap! Darling, you should have heard yourself last night. I began thinking of gagging those pretty lips".

"you could use that for your drooling". Rain thought to herself

" Anyways thanks for the.. stuff last night, yea u knew when you came in. For next time sakes, I don't eat crackers. So what are you called dolly?".

"Rain.. Rain Kumar".

" You mean like rain, the one that falls? What sort of name is that? "

"Yea well.....

" Where are you from? Sorry ".

" I'm from Farin-ruwa in Nassarawa State but my dad is Indian ".

" Whoa, okay. So you're an half cast? That's cool ".

"Wait! Hope you don't eat garlic?"

"I certainly do".

" OMG, I'm done for!"

"Just joking" Rain cajoled

"Okay you got me".

And they both laughed.

" So have you guys had any lectures yet?". Rain inquired

"Yea we've had two but none of the lecturers gave note. They were mostly introduction".

" Okay so I haven't missed much then? ".

" Yea, a couple of lame threats from ugly, wanna-be-scary lecturers".

And they roared in laughter.

crislyn:
How come Segun wasn't surprised at her name...has he heard the name before?

Probably not, he might have cared less

OMG! Hope Philip isnt responsble oo
Is anyone else feeling hot in here?

Chapter 5

Lagos was everything Rain expected and more. From the heavy traffic of automobiles and people, to the scruffy parks with crowds pushing through and scrambling to make way.it was a thrilling sight!
Back in Far in Ruwa village, there was was a vast expanse of land and livestock was plenty. The village was quiet the most part of the day and electricity was as abundant as water. The Europeans and few Indians who settled in the village facilitated the villages rapid civilization. The village boasted of rich minerals found in the popular falls, which double-served as a tourist centre.
Rain jerked as the bus pulled to a halt. She glanced her wristwatch, it was 8:40pm already. They must have spent close to two hours in the hold up because the last time she checked, it was past 6pm. She rubbed her eyes with the back of her palm as she alighted from the bus. She was immediately greeted by a mob of noisy people, in a scruffy park.
Someone snatched her travelling bag and dropped it on his head. Another boy came and tried to collect it from him. They began to struggle and exchange incoherent words. She was still contemplating what to do when a finely dressed young man came and said something and said something to them in a language she guessed was Yoruba. The duo stopped arguing and one left.
I opened my mouth to thank him but he quickly waved her off.

"Don't mention. That's how they behave here. You must be new in Lagos". He stated, sizing me up.

" Yes please and I'm in need of directions if you don't mind".

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"I'm really grateful for your assistance sir.you've made things a lot easier for me". Rain said.

" Again, don't mention. It's actually a pleasure helping a damsel like yourself " he confessed.

For the first time, she carefully studied his appearance. He was dressed in suits and held a leather suitcase. He looked like someone who should be in a hurry but here he was helping her. She tried to wave off her suspicions and was snapped out of her thoughts by his question.

"Sorry you said?".

" Yea I was asking if you have a place to stay yet". He repeated

"Sure I do". She lied.

" Okay, we're here. Welcome to University of Lagos ". He said smiling. I wish you all the best.

"I can't thank you enough Mr...?"

"Segun. Segun Olalekan".

" And you're? ".

" Rain". She added, smiling.

"Nice name. Okay here's my card. He said reaching his hands into his pocket bringing out a card. Call me if you have any problems okay?".

" Okay I will ". She took it from him and came down from the car.

She boarded a taxi to college of health and entered the hostel. She made inquiries and was directed to the notice board. She was elated to see her name went straight to locate the room she had been allocated and opened it.
The room was well-spaced and furnished with two wardrobes, a kitchen and a toilet. Water flowed from the taps and the sockets were all in place.
She noticed her roommate had settled in already, judging from the well made bed and personal belongings neatly arranged in one corner of the room. She hoped her roommate would be as nice as she was fastidious. The last thing she needed was a trouble-box to deal with coupled with the rigors of medicine.
She slumped onto the bed and closed her eyes immediately her back touched the sheets, as she paid obeisance to nature's call.

sirblero:
thanks ma'am for this wonderful update...
like seriously too..we don't know who the father of rain is...but I believe we will found out as the story unfolds...
more ideas to your story..
#happy Sunday celebration

Thanks a lot. Sure, we'll find out!

Royver:
We watch from the shadows.

Good job.

Watch your tenses.

OMG! Thanks for dropping by sir. Observation noted. Thanks

TiffanyJ:
Gracile, you have seomething many writers do not, including me- power of description. Keep it up. You are really doing well and I like your plot, its filled with misteries but I have some questions for you.
1. Where are the first part of this work set? I mean, the environment.
2. Nana and Rain seemed to eat and live well yet you mentioned she once worked for an European. What is the source of their livelihood?
I wait for your reply and more updates dear. Keep up the good work

Thanks ma'am.
First off, the location or setting is a village which happens to be well developed as a result of the presence of Europeans. They also established a school, quarters and some other facilities which further aided its development and civilization making it seem more urban than other villages.
I wanted indicating the name of the village in first chapter but changed my mind. However, subsequently I'll be elaborating upon that when I'll take you guys back to Nana and her former bosses story and eventually, Salome (Rain's mom) and her mystery 'lover'/Rain's dad. OK lemme stop there before I divulge too much info, lol.
Then about their source of livelihood, Nana happened to inherit her late bosses fortune and his pension allowances go to her. That's what the duo live on.
It'll all get clearer as we progress. Thanks for your time once again

Royver, Tiffanyj, kingphillip, kingspen, repogirl, larrysun, misspicey, missmossy, safari, divepen, thronekid, oluwabuqqyolo, theagba

Are this bosses still on nairaland

Phew, I met up at last!
This is mindblowing kudos ma'am. I like Liz and Rachael

Akinwale14:
Lol we are dsame be that because i like readin d end of d story be4 startin from first page because i hate stories that make me sad.

Nice one but I'm not promising anything

Akinwale14:
gracile Nice story and nice start and hope d story go end well,weldon ma waiting 4 more update

C'mon don't be like me that goes straight to the end of story book to read it before starting the book. Lol. Thanks for coming, you won't be disappointed

kanayoNickel:
Even if it had to be a love story, let it have soul.

Let it deviate a bit, no twirl it to be entirely different from the Telemondos we are repeatedly served with on this thread

Yes Sir. Anything for my audience. Just get yourselves ready for tis gonna a fun ride!

nijabazaar:
I luv d first prologue.

just hope it won't dwindle into a needless love story.

Super kudos author.

Surprise us, make us cringe, and wish for someonez death, make us cry.

Don't just make it a love story.

U have d uncanny ability to immerse d reader into the xter's world setting

Thank you for your nice comments. I'll do my best not to fall una hand

Chapter 4

Rain woke up at about 5:00am, quite earlier than her waking time. She was rather too excited for someone who barely slept through the night.
Her travelling bags and luggage had already been packed the week before. She hurriedly brushed her teeth and took her bath, whistling and humming all the while, before realising too late that her noise would wake grandma up.

'Ah! Nana, sorry to wake you up. Good morning ma'. She sputtered. She had almost bumped into grandma who standing in the dimly lit passage.

'Did someone win a lottery today or something? Grandma inquired.

'Uhm not exactly, but someone will be going to Lagos for the first time today! She squealed in excitement then shut her mouth with her hands immediately before mumbling a sorry.

'I'll just go prepare you breakfast while you keep at whatever you were doing'. Grandma finally said

'Not hungry'. Rain snorted. On getting no response, she decided to add 'Okay, I'll just eat on the way'. She knew firsthand that nothing she says would stop Nana from cooking her breakfast.

She went into her room and stood before the mirror to take a good look at herself. She was putting on a green cotton shirt that fitted snugly, her petite figure, together with a black pleated, midi skirt. Her long and dark, wavy hair was packed into a messy bun, letting a few tendrils escape and fall freely on her small oval face. It was her hair that often gave her hybrid origin away. She had large and deep black eyes such that when directed at you, could send shivers down your spine. Her friends would often tease her saying, her eyes were what made the boys flounder when approaching her for they would feel she was searching their souls and reading their minds. She smiled in nostalgia revealing the prettiest pair of dimples and dentition perfectly arranged in her tiny but luscious lips.
She stepped aside and took a frame of her late mother's photo hanging on the wall. She stared at the image before her and smiled at the striking semblance. If her mom were not darker, they would have passed for twins, for every single feature on her face is a replica of her moms. Except her narrow nose, which grandma said were from her dads. It was a mystery they were no photos of him.
She wiped a small tear from her cheek and ran her hands over the frame.

'I miss you mom, I really do. Why did you have to go and leave me behind? Why didn't you stay or take me along with you?'.

As if on cue, she felt the tip of something crispy from one corner of the frame and curiously shook the frame harder. Immediately, a crumpled piece of paper dropped from behind the picture. She assumed it had been hidden in between the picture picture and the wood for a long time.
Quickly, she picked it up and began to unfold it.

'Your food is ready'. Grandma called, startling her.

'I am coming' she answered and tucked the paper into the pocket of her traveling bag.

'What did you Cook'. She continued, walking towards the kitchen.

'Fried yam, eggs and pap'. Grandma called back.

'Hmm.. Sounds tempting, but I'm late already, any delay now and I might not catch the first bus'. She was now in the kitchen with grandma.

'Alright then, I'll just put it in this flask for you to take along with you'.

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Rain was exhausted and her shoulders drooped from the heavy luggage she carried. Grandma had packed a bagful of rice, yams,onions among others and insisted she carried them all.

'This woman will not kill me today'. She cursed under her breath.

She was now in the park where shell board a bus to Lagos. She went to obtain her ticket, came back and secured a comfortable seat for herself before slumping into it.
She thought she'll drift off to sleep immediately but found herself smiling as she reminisced on the advice grandma sang to her.
"Don't let anyone look down on you. And the boys,they'll come because flowers attract bees, but don't listen to them. They're all deceivers. Focus on your assignment there and never forget who you are".
She suddenly broke into a sob as it dawned on her they won't be seeing each other for a Long, long time.
The bus was full now and some people turned to look at her. So, she quickly wiped her eyes and turned to look outside the window, averting their gaze.
Grandma was all she had and now she'll be going into a new environment, where she knew no one. She forced back the tears that threatened to fall drop again. In a bid to take her mind off grandma, she remember the paper she found earlier and searched her handbag for it, she immediately regretted as she recalled the place she had his it.
The bus started moving and she quickly mouthed a prayer, committing the journey into God's hands. Then she took out her flask and began to eat her breakfast quietly.

Welcome cherpret and nimat158, thanks for reading

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Rain was seated in the study thoroughly engrossed in the book she was holding.
The study was her most favorite part of the house as she was obsessed with books. Mr Clinton must have loved books too as evident in his library which bore six, long shelves, stacked with diverse books. By the time Rain clocked ten, she had finished about a quarter of them. She'll be sixteen in four months.
Her stomach growled reminding her she's yet to have lunch. She checked the clock on the wall and realized it's already past 7pm. Quite surprised, she simply adjusted her glasses and continued reading, ignoring the sting in the pit of her stomach.
The door creaked open making her flinch at the noise, before turning to see her grandma carrying a tray with a plate of food and a cup.

'Nana, haven't I told you times without number that I don't like having my meals here?'.

'And how many more times would I have to remind you to eat ehn? Later you'll be complaining of ulcers and malaria as if I'm not feeding you well'.

'Hahahahahaha, malaria is not caused by lack of food but by plasmodium from mosquitoe bites'. Rain guffawed.

'Okay genius, whatever. My point is you stop skipping meals please I beg of you, even when you go to school, ensure you don't forget this. Mr Clinton loved to read as well but he doesn't miss a meal, and always said his brain needed food for energy'. Her lips curved into a small smile.

'Oh really?'. Rain asked with popped eyes.

'Yea'. She added in a smaller tone, her face falling down.

'Nana, what's wrong?'.

'Wrong? Nothing is wrong'. She replied quickly.

Rain sensing grandma's awkward reaction open her mouth to say something, but decided against it.

'This came in earlier from a staff in your school, your former school'. Grandma said and handed an envelope to Rain.
Rain tore it open and unfolded its content

'Oh my God. Oh my God! I can't believe this. Yaayyyy! She screamed and raised up her hands jumping with glee.

Grandma just stood perplexed

'Nana, look, I've been given a scholarship to study Medicine in the University of Lagos'. She said breathlessly.

Grandma opened her mouth in shock, taken aback she didn't realise she started shedding tears, tears of joy.
They hugged each other, smiling in tears.
After several seconds, they finally disentangled.

'I still can't believe this it seems I'm dreaming'. Grandma exclaimed.

'Grandma wait here I have to quickly tell my friends'.

'Easy lady, why not leave it till tomorrow? It's late'.

'Alright. Oh my God I'm just so excited'. She clapped and swayed happily.

'Yes sweetheart you deserved this. Our prayers were finally answered'.

'Oh how I wish your mother, my daughter was alive!'.

'No now Nana, pleas let's no ruin the mood. I'm sure she and dad will be proud of me, wherever they are now'.

'Who wouldn't be proud of a lovely daughter like you? You've always brought me joy ever since you were born'. She said smiling.

'I love you grandma'.

'I love you too my lovely doctor'. She smiled.

They both smiled.

'Okay your beans is getting cold'.

crislyn:
Thanks dear..the story is just making me smile, I don't know why.

Sorry for the short update guys, my battery is low, I'll add to it tomorrow..

Welcome crislyn and sirblero.
Thanks for dropping by. Hadampson, I appreciate

Chapter 3

And this years award for the best graduating student, Bill Clifford’s College, goes to Rain Kumar!
Sounds of applause reverberated in the hall as a sylph-like figure walked majestically to the stage for her award. She was given a congratulatory handshake from the amiable white man before they both smiled into the camera. She lifted the award and the whole school cheered..
It was obvious she was loved by all but of course, they were a few group of girls who couldn’t disguise their contempt as they sneered at her maliciously.
Rain would have poked her tongue out at them, if only she cared.
Outside, lots of photographs and picnics were going on, and after taking lots of photos with friends, staffs and well wishers, she grew tired and her face hurt from too much smiling. She skimmed around the visiting garden for her grandma and sighted her sitting on a mat filled with coolers and waving at her. She excitedly began trudging towards her direction only to see Michael approaching her from the corner, she reluctantly slowed down.

‘Congratulations.’ He said warmly
‘Thanks. And congratulations to you too.’
‘Oh please, it’s just mere French.’ He waved.
‘Only a genius would say that. French is not an easy course you know.’ She explained.
‘Yeah, right’. So can I take a photo?’ he asked raising his hand to scratch a top of his hair.
‘Sure why not’.
A photographer was already standing by. And Rain started striking a pose.
‘Not with you, I mean the award’.
‘Whaat!’ she raised her eyebrows.
‘Hahahahaha, got you, I was only joking. C’mon, who wouldn’t die for a photo with the prettiest and smartest girl on campus?’
‘Flatter me’. She scoffed.
‘You know that’s true. Alright let’s take the photo already before your grandma bores a hole into my skull with her eyes.’
‘Oh, right.’ She posed and noticed how lightly he wrapped his left arm round her waist. She smiled.