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"Hey" he started

"Hey" I replied

"You are awake"

"Yes, my eyes are open aren't they"

"Come I want to show you to someone" he said then took my hand and we went down stairs, as we went through the crowd eyes were on me especially the ladies, it was like I have taken their man from them, I passed through some girls who eyed me while some pushed me with their shoulder, luckily for them I was in a good mood cuz I don't take that kind of shit

We got to the person we were looking for, another handsome guy with a smooth skin and deep watery eyes that would make you look deeper into his eyes and it made him look good

"Jade, this is my brother Kim soo young, he's half Korean half Chinese and an artist too" he said

I lifted a brow and am sure he understood what I meant "his dad is Korean and his mom is Chinese, his mom is my mom's twin sister" he explained

"Wow" I gave a surprised look and Kim let out his hand

"Hi, am Kim" he said showing off his charm

In my mind I was like "nah me this guy dey show level" I accepted his hand "I know" i said and tightened my grip a bit then smiled, I let go of his hand "It nice meeting you" he held his hand and massaged it he was behaving like a baby

"Where did you get this girl" he asked, Adrian laughed at him, "if that was amusing then am glad you liked it" I said to Adrian

Kim was speechless the look on his face was like "so am now an object of ridicule" he seemed to be getting angry, I looked fearless which seem like it was firing up his anger, Adrian was still laughing and patting Kim on his shoulder to calm him down but it was the opposite

I thought I would be yelled at and the guy would take off his expensive jacket and fight, from the way it was explained to me by Adrian the guys here aren't afraid to fight with ladies because any girl who races is considered a tough fighter, one who has the mind to take on the risk and that is what I am

I was hoping to be entertained but I was disappointed, I did get yelled at but the fight wasn't happening "u be correct ajebota" I said in my mind,

And went to the bar and ordered for champaign, the sweetness of the drink made me order three more glass, Adrian and kim sat beside me I was kept in the middle,

queenitee:
Sorry, but how old is Nicole gangan?

18

I nodded and he took my hand and lead the way, I was calm now, "get some rest and come downstairs" Lucy said and went to her friends downstairs, I got into his room my tensed body relaxed I felt familiar with the room, I pulled of my jacket and boots and fell on the bed,

I felt so comfortable that I didn't want to stand up, he went to his small size refrigerator and brought chilled can of soda and threw one at me which I caught and popped open then he sat on the soft white cushion in the room while I was on the bed,

"How did you know my sister" he asked

"Oh, the first time I came to China in Beijing she was driving with some of her friends the she threw me this necklace" I said touching the make lace, I continued "that was about eight years ago"

He chuckled "are you the eldest"

"No she is the eldest, it only my sister and I" he said

"How old is she?"

"26 and she's engaged"

I took a short nap about 30minute I woke up looked around there was no nobody in the room only me, I went to the bathroom took a towel, soaked in water and wiped my face with it,

The party was still on and going when I came out I leaned on the designed short pillars on the edge of the stairs looking at the crowd of racers and party lovers dancing and opening drinks while some stood talking with their friends, all of them seems to be rich, I wondered how he made a lot of rich friends

Adrian came up the stairs when he saw me, I watched the way he walked I could see some of the ladies who tried to get his attention but couldn't cuz his eyes were fixed on me, I felt superior and another different type of energy and joy passing through me, I smiled at myself

queenitee:
I'm talking to Nicole o ma'm

abeg make u no mind me

We got to the house we could here the sound of disco and music, he took my hands and we went inside, "hey man you started the party without me, no fair play" he said at the top of his voice to his mates sitting at bar chair and they equally praised him for having a good eye as the raise their glass of champaign.

"Wow mahn she's hot" one of his friend who came to him said,

"Hey am right here" I said waving at him actually for no reason

We headed up stairs, Adrian has introduced me to almost all of his friends after talking to some ladies, I was exhausted and I told Adrian I need to rest we were heading to his room when I bumped hard into a lady,

"Oh am sorry" I quickly apologized, I could swear she wanted to pour hell on me but when she saw my car necklace her mouth was padlocked, she looked at me, she seemed familiar like I have seen her somewhere, i examined her carefully and I remembered where I saw her

I touched the necklace and smiled at her and am guessing she also recognised me and that why she smiled back, Adrian went to the lady and kissed her on her cheek surprised as I was I asked myself "is that his girlfriend?, of course who wouldn't want to have such a diamond for a girlfriend" I asked myself questions which I know I couldn't answer and as if he read my mind

"Jade, meet my sister" he said, I let out the breathe I didn't realise I was holding,

"You grow so fast" she said still looking surprised and amazed I guess, she held my hand in a hand shake

"I have to, I can only learn how to drive fast cars when am grown up but you haven't changed a bit" I said and she laughed, to be frank I wasn't trying to flatter her she still looked young and beautiful for someone I haven't seen in eight years

"Lucy, meet my friend jade" he completed the introduction

My heart skipped beats as I heard her name Lucy, i couldn't breath well I tried to calm my palpitating heart "are you alright" she asked

"Yea, am just too tired" I lied

Let me take you to my room so you'd get some rest, okay?" He said

"Yeah, so I have a cool party on at my house and I would love it if you'd come" he said the last word he said sounded like please instead of "come" but I didn't care how it sounded I didn't hesitate giving my answer

"Yes, Of course" I said very delighted

"I pick you up at the train station"

"Okay" I hang up the call and got prepared, i was now a senior student at shaolin and my learning schedules are not much, I wasn't allowed to teach the juniors when the masters are meditating because am a girl so in sum I have a lot of free time

I went to shifu and told him that I would out for four days I was going to stay with a friend, ever since I stayed in shaolin I never told a lie and shifu trusts me a lot

"Be careful on your way" he said and placed his hands on my head while counting his beads, I stepped back and bowed with my hands together and I left for the train station, I got into the Beijing express and headed for Beijing it was a one hour drive.

I got to Beijing and went outside the train station, Adrian was sitting in Lamborghini Aventador with his shade on, I was like wow I fell in the right hands I smile as I headed to him confidently, he got out of his car as soon as he saw me and hugged me, he opened the door and ushered me in.

"There you go" he said and courtesied then went around to his seat, I was overwhelmed but I got to keep my cool,

"You know I got to admit I did miss you alot" he said with a smirk as if missing me was an unbelievable feeling that happened to him

"How can you possibly miss me a lot when we only spent half a night together" I decided to play my game the way I know how to play it best.

He laughed and I continued "this isn't the car you used that night"

"Yeah I do change cars a lot, I have them in collections"

We entered through an automatic gate and into the most very largest and spacious compound I have ever seen we drove like about 30metres before we could reach the main mansion, am very much impressed I just feel like marrying this guy

queenitee:
See this geh o

bae what did I do nah

"Dad called this morning he wants me to come back to Nigeria" he said

Then I started my sobbing afresh "Why nah?" I asked not expecting it, I had thought that we will go back together we only have one year left why can't he just stay for one more year

"If you go how will I cope"

"You will be fine, okay" he reassured patting my hair, I might be fine but when he's gone he takes the excitement with him and I can't live without excitement "when are you leaving" I asked

"Tomorrow" he said not trying to explain, he knows perfectly well how much I dislike people who make excuses instead of taking the bull by the horn, so he stated the fact and rest his case even thou his is not an excuse but I just don't want to hear reasons why he should leave me here and go back.

"But why pops wan make u come rush home like this?" I asked looking up at him, he didn't try to hide what happening but already hide it in a way I thought knew nothing about it but he let out a little hint that got me confused "me self I no know but I go ask momsi....." He let out a sigh when he mentioned mom and couldn't complete it.

Yep something is definitely wrong I said to myself, I reasoned why mom hasn't called since last week it not like her to spend over three days without calling her princess, is she sick, is it something serious? I wanted to ask but looking at mike stare Into the raising sun thoughtfully I knew better than to ask.


Mike packed up as hurriedly as he could, I didn't understand what was going on and when I ask him he will say dad has an important job for him to do, I tried everything I could to know I called dad but dad wouldn't pick and Ralph doesn't have a phone either he frequently sell his phone when he needs the money and when dad send him money he buys another phone, so I gave up.

It been three days since mike went back and I was extremely bored and tired, my phone rang immediately I picked it up hoping it was dad, the caller has no ID.

"Hello" I asked with a stern voice

"Hey! It Adrian, remember" he said

Gosh his voice is so sexy on the phone "Adrian, hi" I said feeling so elevated, I hoped so much he would say hey let's hang out and he did.

I reached dengfeng and took a small bus to the village, reaching home, mike was already in my room upon seeing me he got up and gave me a hot slap that reboot my sense "where have you been? Do you know how worried I was? I thought you were abduct" he was fuming and I felt like his words were fire scorching my skin,

I felt bad and I was trying to apologized but he kept ranting, "dad called this morning wanting to talk to you and I had to lie that you were still sleeping, I thought something bad happened to you"

"Well am here now, and am not hurt so stop worrying am fine"

To him it looked like what I had done last night didn't get to me so he continued and seriously his words were hurting me deeply, I was remorseful inside me I was begging him to stop and I couldn't take it anymore

"you are all grown up now you can do whatever you whatever you want" a voice in my mind said then I let it out "am an adult now I can take care of myself" I shouted back at him suddenly he stopped he was shocked at my behaviour "what has happened to you were so careful, obedient and good......."

"Well I don't want to be careful anymore, why can't I live my life the way others do, am tired of all this" I said with tears in my eyes then I continued "why must I bear this burden, why must I hide...." I was interrupted by my sobs and I couldn't bear to say anything I left the room and went to my favourite

The sun was rising and I wondered why it gloriously rise in the sky while am here falling, the pain increased when I realized what happened "I had talked back at mike now he will be thinking that because I have grown I have become rebellious" I was so worried

"Is that not what you are" a voice in my mind said "shut up" I said angrily at myself, I kept wish over and over again that last night hadn't happened cuz the last thing I want now is to fight with my beloved brother, I have caused him pain ever since I came to his life, he had to take on the responsibility of protecting me, sacrificing his time and everything to see me safe.

"Am sorry am so sorry" was what I kept repeating while I cry, I felt a hand touch my shoulder from behind I turned to see mike squatted beside me, he hugged me sincerely and affectionately

"Am sorry I shouted at you back there, am sorry" he said and kissed my forehead

"No, am sorry I should never had done what I did last night I was foolish...."

"No you were young and that normal for any teenager like you trust me I did it in my time" he said with his playful smile, I felt relieved and I went back into his arms, every single time am with mike I always wish that my man would be like mike in every manner

Skubido my only booster I hope I haven't discouraged you

Abeg make una no vex I been dey sick that y I couldn't update

queenitee:
Hmm

queenitee this your hmm the give me high bp ooo

"Were are my cloths" I asked

He touched me tenderly as if I was a precious baby "you puked all over it, I washed them and dried them the are in the closet" he said

"What happened last night" I asked looking a bit lost

"You don't remember, you blow the club last night, you were the hottest chick in club and everyone was talking about you and you had a few drinks, threw up and passed out" he said, demonstrating it in a funny way that draw a smile at the corner of my attractive lips, he didn't seem to talk about last night between the two of us, does that mean nothing happened I asked myself but I wasn't satisfied at the answer.


"So" I started fidgeting with the white bed sheet "did something happen between us" I asked him completing my sentences with my hand demonstrations.

"I wanted to" his eyes were fixed on my lips he continued "but you threatened to break my d***k if I do" he answered, I gave out a chuckle and he joined me in, I couldn't believe it even in my unconscious state I was still alert I guess my drunken fist training had paid off, In my heart i thanked shifu for forcing me to learn drunken fist, (drunken fist is a part of kungfu that allows you to be more active in a fight when you are drunk that is to say you get your strength from alcohol)

"Were am I" I asked again

He got down from the bed and spread his hands apart "this is my house" he added "you hungry cuz am hungry how about some omelette"

"Yeah I'd like that'' and with that he went out of the room, I surveyed the room and it souvenirs the room is manly and clean, I took a shower and before he was back I was already dressed and ready to go I had a quick breakfast and we were quiet for a while the he broke the silence "I didn't get to introduce myself earlier am Yan fang but am been known with Adrian so what's yours" he asked

"Am jade, and I stay at dengfeng am a student at shaolin temple I guess that explains a lot about me" I replied we chatted a little bit, then he got dressed and drove me down to the station were I can board the train, he insisted on driving me but I insisted on taking the train it will be easier and you won't stress yourself, I got into the train and waited for the door to close

"so when will I see you again?" He asked

I shrugged and the door closed the train started to move until I could see him no more.

At first I went to the express were the guys and girls gather every night to bet on racing cars, I didn't have a car neither do I have some friends to pair myself with, I walked through the crowd sexily swaying my hips from one side to the other, some guys will whistle to get my attention but the place was noisy I spotted a very handsome rich guy, I walk pass him boldly I wasn't so interested him not long after I've gone round the place we heard sirens "they cops are coming" one of the people said and everyone start to tidy up some ran away, and others with their sport bikes while some got into their car and began to race with the cops "catch me if you can" was what the called the play with the police, most a times the police doesn't succeed in getting any of them.

"Hey! want a lift" the guy I passed earlier came behind me with his car and I got in, there was a cop behind us, he raised the music to high volume and increased speed I couldn't see the road while we drive but I wasn't ready show him I was scared, we lost the police man then I asked him to drop me at a famous club, we got there and parked his car at the parking lot and we both went inside, I sat at a table and ordered for a soju(an alcoholic drink) I took three bottles and I got high I left my table and went to the dancing floor and displayed my talent, I had a dance off between two hot babes and I but I won and they loser gets to buy me more drinks.

The guy who brought me put his hands around my waist and took me to my seat were more drinks were waiting for me I drank about 8-9 bottle before I felt like puking, I demonstrated how I felt to him then he took me outside and I throw up and passed out in his arms.

I woke up around 5:10am in a room that smell of roses, laying on a thick chest that seem to have been in gym all day and he smelt good, I opened my eyes and was tempted to close it again but I opened it widely when I realized the position I was in, I gasped heavily and got up quickly he opened his eyes drowsily "morning sweetie" he said as he stretched, I was surprised by his greetings in my mind I responded "bros you well? Your head correct, sweetie who is sweet me?" I checked to see if anything seemed a bit different but I was intact except for my cloths the only thing I had on me was my bra and panties, I looked at him, he was wearing only his underwear my heart sank and hoped that nothing happened last night.

The following days my kungfu has improved a lot to everyone's surprise, I had accepted that there is more to what you don't see than to what you see and for that I began to read books of wisdom, out of body experience, lucid dreaming, beyond the mind and so many inspirational books that would help me attain knowledge about the world beyond or the life after this life and I practices them.

During festivals, like the firework festival, the lantern festivals and so many others, mike and I will go into the city to celebrate with some other students from shaolin, drinks and food are everywhere, a lot of presentations and dancing, some ladies dress in their ancient attire and paint their face. Ever since I came to China I haven't got that negative feeling so I then decided to talk to shifu about it, he told me that there are many ways people perceive the future and like mine my own way was to feel it, but then I don't know how to handle my gift, "I'll help you open your third eye".

That got me very confused and it sounded familiar, I remembered where I heard about it, in a pastor's preaching on mama chinasa phone, "but what is the third eye" I asked this question to shifu and to myself, "it enables you to see what is not in the physical, the third eye is your spiritual eye although everyone has it but only few people in this world has opened theirs" he said we meditate but I concentrated on the particular time that I had those negative feelings, after some weeks of practices I became almost perfect and ready.


On the fourth year during the lantern festival we went out as usually to Beijing we took the fastest train I happen to wear my car necklace and a black trouser, a designer brown top and my favourite leather black knee-high boot, that night I intended very much to party I needed a break from the shaolin life though partying is not advisable because it attach you to the world but I want to be attached both to this life and to the life beyond, I got separated from mike without his knowledge I know Beijing well so I can't get lost.

Shifu practice his kungfu and meditation there, I sat with my leg crossed on and my hands together I didn't have confidence that this time it will work "jade, you have to let it go" he said, now that is the problem what should I let go of, you speak in proverbs and I don't understand, while saying these in my mind he added "let go of that pain, hatred, love forget about them".

How can I let go of love that's the reason I survived I said then closed my eyes but all I can see was deep void, it was like I was in my mind walking in the void, I couldn't see but then I realise that I wasn't actually in a dark room instead I was closing my eyes I opened them when I heard my name and I was in a field of yellow roses that were blooming I heard some people laughing and I saw myself as a kid and ken playing while mom and dad watch very happily but in a blink of an eye all the roses turned red like blood and the little me was crying, mom dad and ken were all lying dead.

"Help me, save me" the little me was crying and calling out to me she stretched out her hand "take my hand" she said I wanted to take her hand but a force was holding me back "take my hand" she repeated this a little louder "I said take my hand" shouted and then she had a wicked deadly look on her face "you can never run away from this" she said as she slowly stood up.

I opened my eyes terrified as I was, I refused to meditate again I was so scared by what I saw, shifu encouraged me to try it again to face it, the thing is I don't believe in spirit or life beyond I only believe in the life i live right now, a week later I decided to take it head on I went back to the spot on the mountain I began to meditate alone,

In my trance I saw myself in the same manner I saw it last time only that this time i was no longer a kid I was facing my own twin she spoke boldly and I was the weak one "you're back" she said moving towards me I gathered strength and answer "yes" I heard shifu's voice like his was behind me "be in control and make peace with your soul" I realized that I wasn't thinking I tried to but I couldn't the other me kept saying things about how I can not push forward and be at peace always scared then I decided it was time for her to stop blabbing "enough you will leave me alone starting from now" I said then took her hand a wind from nowhere began to revolve around her she disappeared with the wind, the cloud vanished and the ray of sun came in, I opened my eyes slowly breathed in for some seconds and breathed out I felt a heavy weight has been lifted from my shoulder and I was light, shifu was standing I front of me "well done" he said then went down from the mountain leaving me behind.

FortunateB:
Thanks for the update, your story has made this thread my new home oooo. Please i want some more ''Oliver Twist''

thanks a lot

CHAPTER TEN





Mr. Li came back during the weekends and all of us went to shaolin temple to them it was a tour but to me it was simply came back to a place I felt whole, I had visit some of my friends in the nearby village were I stayed and I will be staying for the next few years it was exciting for me to call the monk who had treated me "shifu" which means master or as I might say "fufu".

Dad and mom and Ralph went back to Nigeria leaving behind mike and I and Mr. Li who also leave us too, mike and I were fully settled and began our train sessions mike was allowed to train with the warrior monks because he seemed tough but still he performed well, it not everyone one that has the opportunity to train with the warrior monks unless you are well trained both physically, mentally and spiritually, mike was so free and friendly with them.

On the second day of training I was so surprised when I saw mike drinking and laughing with some monks and other foreigners who had pass the rite of passage to train with the shaolin monks, trully I was impressed and happy to, during my training I had thought that the skills I had learn in kungfu school at Beijing would make it easier for me to catch up with the others but no, it was like starting from the very beginning, shaolin kungfu was the main kungfu and at shaolin kungfu was born, in order to learn kungfu you have to be calm and at peace with yourself and you environment.

Shifu knew I was troubled deep within my soul, on a certain day he called me into a big hall, there was a very big golden statue of Buddha, at first I thought that Buddha was a female "why is she smiling?" I asked, he stopped and looked at me smiling "Buddha is not a woman, he's a man. We sat on a wooden floor that was shiny he crossed his legs and I also did the same but my legs were not flexible enough, "so what do we do now" I asked him "we meditate" he clapped his hands together and closed his eyes, I did the same "concentrate on yourself, let your mind and soul be free then you will see" he said.

I had closed my eyes and stayed in that position for about an hour but nothing was happening immediately I flung my eyes open and was startled by shifu who stared at me he shook his head slowly and stood up "the road is very long, follow me" he said and followed the big passage with me closely behind.

I had spent six months trying to meditate but i was still not getting it, mike has improved a lot on his training while me I still haven't taking a step forward it was depressing until a particular day I could not forget, shifu took me to his favorite place of meditation on the mountain that makes the sky look closer and gives you a clear view of the valley and other mountains it has water fall and a clear pond and a very big peach tree, that was my first time of seeing a peach tree with it blossoming pink leaves and flowers, the place was greenish and colourful and fresh,

The luck I had in meeting some Nigerians in school was helpful sometimes when the come to my room we will talk in Igbo or Hausa or sometimes when other Chinese will want to tell us we are in their land and theirs nothing we can do by speaking their language we also will speak ours unfortunately for them some of us foreigners can now speak fluent Chinese and we can hear anything they gossip or say when them can never understand us cus our language is tough like us.

Although my achievements was big but I wasn't fully happy I thought I would spend the end of my four years in school alone until I saw coming from the entrance was my handsome brother mike and ralph they looked around and looking for me I shouted their names and I quickly ran to them, we hugged and laughed, then I saw mom coming in I rushed to her and she hugged me tightly so tight I had to break it, there she was crying again but no worry for me it was a cry of happiness, I also joined her in crying dad came behind us and we were all in a family hug, now my achievement was complete.

"Your speech was touching" Ralph said touching his chest gently and smiling sexily

"thanks" I continued "you guys have changed mom is looking more beautiful and dad looks like he's been eating ten time a day" everyone laughed, touch the obvious evidence his belly and laughed "mike have grown more handsome and ralph......" I stopped

"What" he asked

"You look hot what have you been doing these days" I asked

"I told you it was obvious" mike said

"What is obvious" mom inquired

"Nothing mom" both of them said quickly

Mom gave us a suspicious look and we gave her smiles in return "these children will not kill me" she reported to her husband who just shrugged the matter off, Mr. Li wasn't there he had to run some business, I have grown very fond of Mr. Li because his always there when am missing my family, he fills up for them, we left the school and went to the hotel they were lodging and we were discussing the next step for me I was going to begin my training that Mr. Li and the monk had agreed on at shaolin temple the following week, dad has recommended that mike should improve his training so that means mike is going to stay with me, mom had refused to let me stay but dad has already said it and it is done.

I woke up feeling fresh and renewed the next morning, I spent a week in the monastery and my recovery was rapid I could now use my hand to do whatsoever I wanted to do by the end of my one week my wound had cover up though the wound wasn't such a big wound thanks to the cloth I wore that day but because of my playfulness and stubbornness the healing was prolong.

I had gotten along so well with the people there because I was cute and not as white as them, the said my skin colour was the colour of the raising sun, it was quite fun as I was the one being adored, by the beginning of the next week we packed whatever belong to us and with a long farewell and blessings from the elderly we left for Beijing.

I was in enrolled into one of the most expensive schools and luckily for me my first day wasn't bad I met some Nigerians and some others who aren't chinese, I set up my room, I was given a room on the third floor for me alone because I had requested for privacy, in a school like that being rich matters a lot else you will be looked down on.

I was a carefree person didn't give a damn about anything threats or gossips, I carry myself with a lot of dignity and that earned me a lot of respect during the second year, I was always the student of the year my face was always on the front cover and yet very hard to get, always on my own, I attend class from 8am-1pm and also attend kungfu class in the school, I had extra class apart from school normal classes, this class is for foreign student who don't know how to speak chinese.

Within the four years I had spent in Beijing I spoke fluent Chinese and my kungfu was smooth until I realized I was only learning the basics for four years, during my graduation I gave the speech as the class head and excellent grader, the head of the school had called me on stage complementing my work while people cheer me "abi.... Nigerian girls no the take last nah" was what I said in my mind after the complements.

School was fun i had made the school my little world were everyone respects me and do what I want but I never been rude to them or despise the lower ones I made myself equal to them and I gained their trust because when you get the people you gain authority to rule them, that's democracy for me although I hated politics but I need it to achieve my goal,

My arch enemy Rachael feng who refused to acknowledge me the way others acknowledge me and refused to admit defeat even when she lost all her glory to me, she had spent her time and money during these four years in school to see my face rub in mud and shame to strip my face and shoulder off it pride but didn't succeed while I was busy obeying mom's advice reading my books and staying away from boys, Rachael had received a lot of insult and scolding from her family when they saw her results from I were I was watching her I pitied her she sat so alone i went to her to keep company giving out a hand of friendship but she slapped my hand off "am not done with you yet".

I smiled at her which pissed her off and she stomped her feet and left, I smiled at her because our time here together is finished how else can she deal with me and with whom unless we meet again in the future and she so much remind me of Amara only she is more spoiled than amara
"Amara come and meet your match oo" I said in my mind and laughed and headed back to my group of friends.

We went into the temple passed a big hall to a room, the room doesn't have any chairs in it and it was only lightened by the light that comes in through the small window, we sat on the floor in a kind of a circle, Mr. Li had told the monk about me and my origin and why I came to China and how I got the wound on my shoulder and if their any way he could perform his traditional healing so I can get back to school and training with the others, the monk had taking an interest in me and accepted to treat me,

Mr. Li had an agreement with the monk that I couldn't understand, the monk brought out a big wooden box and opened it, there were tools inside some with gold colour and some silver, he asked me to lie on a mat that was set on a wooden table in the middle of the room, "why" I whispered to Mr. Li "just do as he said you'll be fine" he answered

I had complete trust in Mr. Li so I did everything the monk asked I lie down on the bamboo mat, from the box he took out a wrapped piece of fabric and unwrapped in it has tall needles of different lenght, I was asked to pull off my jacket and I did and also my shirt leaving on me my vest the pad on my wonnd was also removed, I was tensed.

The monk lit candles and incense, it smelled so sweet and I was surprised at how the incense made me feel so relaxed and calm, he picked a needle and gently put it into my skin close to the wound slowly while rotating the pin between his fingers then the second pin went across opposite the first pin immediately after the second pin was inserted I could no longer uses my left hand I felt limbless on the left then I began to panick and Mr. Li reassured everything was fine and I went off to sleep.

Mr. Li didn't was very worried about my wound and how it wold affect my performances in school, so he decided to take me to an old friend of his, the next the we began our journey, I had only spend one day in the hotel and that was the day I came back from the hospital, Antonio went with us.

China was really beautiful especially when it comes to their scenery China has a lot of mountains and valleys I had thought that China was developed in all corner of the country but like Nigeria they also have ghettos and poor people and dirty area in the lower towns, I didn't know how their time work here neither can I read their weather so I didn't know long we've been on the road,

we arrived at a province named denfeng in Beijing, the asked me to stay in the car while the ask for information about the person they are looking for, the old man the asked had pointed towards the mountain that was close to the village.

They came back to the car and out of curiousity, I can't be driven all the way to this village and still not know the name of were they are taking me to "were are we going?" I asked, "shaolin temple" Mr. Li said as he fasten his seat belt and Antonio started the engine and drove off.

The shaolin temple I have seen in movies looked furnished but this one looked like it had spent centuries upon centuries, very old it was located at the foot of a mountain the called holy mount song in Zhengzhou, how I knew all these things was a miracle,

we came upon the big wooden gate of the temple the name of shaolin temple was carve on the top of the gate a man who looked about Mr. Li's age came out and the both greeted I guess that was who he was looking for he said some things and pointed to my shoulder, technically I had not use that hand throughout today I had not used that hand well the pain killer given to me yesterday wasn't a strong one I know how I manage convinced mom that am okay.

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I got to go to class when am back I will update some more

the played music on high volume in their cars as the drove, the drove at high speed and some of the cars would slow down to look at this little black girl who excitedly watched them, the would smile at me as the drove by, the looked so confident and relaxed behind the wheel even at such speed the don't look afraid, I had especially loved a particular lady who slow down to look at me in her yellow and black car with a drawing of a dragon releasing red flame from it mouth, she was so maturely beautiful, confident and graceful, she looked more like Angelina jolie only she had a Chinese look, her eyebrow was carefully drawn and her lips painted dark red her eyes pupils were light brown, very elegant and a hint of bad girl, she had thrown me a gold miniature sport car necklace that she pulled off from around her neck and increased nitro which boosted her in a high speed that she was gone in a second to catch up with other racers, though she was far behind others but she reached them within some seconds, I guess she read my mind, cuz I so much wanted to be like her, graceful, confident and tough plus beautiful when I grow up.

I sat looking at the beautiful necklace smiling, I guess am beginning to like China, like but not yet love, Mr. Li had turned around to see if I was okay, noticing his movement I quickly hide the necklace behind my back, "are you okay, don't let those rich kids scare you" he said and I nodded "am not scared" I said but in my mind I screamed excited, we stopped at a tall 21 storey hotel I came down from the car I looked up at the building and to the sky and to the other buildings while moving backwards, "be careful" his nephew Antonio said, I never knew Chinese also use English names I thought it will be something like lu ken, yue wan, Jim ho, park young, I wonder if the park is english too.

I turned to see what he wants me to be careful of and the I ran into a pole that holds the flag of their country, I gave a painful cry I had bumped into the pole with my left shoulder, they dropped the luggages they carried and ran to me Antonio lifted me and Mr. Li checked my wound the white pad that was been attached to my wound with a bundle bandages was soaked red which means I was bleeding and it was painful, before I boarded the plane my doctor had inject me with a pain killer which made me forget that I had a wound and I was jumping around, the pain killer was supposed to wear off after 24hrs but 24hrs isn't up yet, the pain from my wound spread out to my left arm and it felt heavy like it was going to fall off, then the pain transmitted to my whole body I was rushed to a hospital that night and that was were I slept till morning.

Morning came and I was dressed up and ready to go, the doctor who treated me said he had stitched up the wound and it was clean again with a new pad he said again that it would take 3-4 weeks to heal since the bullet wound wasn't deep and didn't cause any major damage but you know China, herbs, roots and traditional medicines always do the trick, funny as it is, my first video call from across countries in my entire life with mum dad mike and Ralph was in a hospital and the video was cut short because of mom worries, the next day I came back to the hotel mike had video called and told me how worried mom was and she almost made a call to book for a flight to Beijing just to come and be with me but dad had restrained her, mike was still talking when mom came into the background and asked me questions upon questions like am I okay, how is my wound, are you eating well, do you like the place, is the place you're staying nice, is it clean, I look pale have I taken my medicines. Tell me how won't I look pale with all these questions been bombarded at me, "mom am fine" I said but she didn't believe me, I had to position the phone in a place that captures the whole room and me too, I turned around and lifted my two hands high but not high enough to show her am completely fine and in a good place too and that was how I had a peaceful conversation and mom stopped worrying. I guess am so lucky not only because I was born rich but every where I go love was also going with me. Mr. Li was only allowed the permit from his work to stay three weeks with me while he process my enrollment into a normal school and into a kung fu school which was what he wanted to say to me before dad stopped him because of mom, mom never supported the idea of me learning how to fight.

"how many hours does it take to get to Beijing(the capital of China)" I asked I wasn't curious but I just wanted to measure my patience with time, "18 hours, are you hungry? should I order food for you?" He asked,
I don't think I want to eat again I already eat like two times "No am just tired" I answered, I wasn't only tired cuz I've been sitting but am also tired of been on the air for too long and I wanted to feel the earth again but I know that sooner or later I'll get used to it, Mr. Li gave me his iPad to watch movies and that how I passed my remaining time, watching movies.

Finally we got to land, I came down from the plane but my leg was wobbly and I almost fell but one of the pilot caught me, "thank you sir" I appreciated him, "you welcome miss" he said touching the tip of his shining pilot cap in an old fashion way, "an American" I said in my mind, usually I had thought that pilots who drive to a particular country must be a citizen of that country but it looks like it not how I thought, I was amazed it was like being in the movie in real life everything I had watched in Chinese movies was all there standing in front of me, oh and by the way I no longer use Nicole anymore, now am known as jade clement, crazy? Mr. Li had picked that name he said the name defines me but I don't know what jade means so I looked it up and the meaning was actually very pleasing to me Jade; a precious stone generally green or white often use for craving figures for royalty mostly found in China, as history has it, that the jade stone has always been used by wealthy families to signify them as noble, a very important symbols to china.

As we walked through the crowd of people, family welcoming family, father hugging children and wife, mother crying while saying goodbye to her son, so many emotional and busy people, we were almost to the exist when we saw another young Chinese man who waved at us holding a large white rectangular carbon paper with Mr. Li's name written on it.

"Who's that" I asked pointing to the direction of the man who was waving at us, "oh he's my nephew and he will be taking us to were we will stay" he said as we walked to meet him, as we got to him the young man bow to Mr. Li and ushered us to the car, I got in the back seat while Mr. Li got in front, he introduced me to his nephew and we started the journey to where we will be staying, they chatted in their language(mandarin) and I wasn't a fan of it to be interested in it, I knew this was going to be the problem I would face while living here, to mingle with people ain't my problem, the problem was how to understand what the say and how to make them understand what I say, I look out through the window of the car into the magnificent beautiful city of Beijing, the streets were so colourful, people there had similar faces and I could hardly tell if some boys were actually girl with their flashy cloths and diamond earring at one ear their lip were pink and their skin looked shiny as if the has been polishing it since morning.

But then I realized something that not all of them had one colour, some looked very lightly tanned, while some had the colour of rose on their face and some looked pale and white as if the came out of a freezer, the person who had quote the Americans as white men was wrong, Americans has a little bit of summer warmth on their faces and a bit of peach colour too but here I saw different types of colour and I wondered of we are all considered human beings, most of their teenage girl wore short skirts for those who wore skirt that is, documenting all these in my memory when some bikers were racing pass us on their dirt bikes, I had thought that China was a moral observed country I didn't know there were bad boys and girls in China too.

I was so excited watching them scream as the ladies on the bikes flex their tattoos of dragons and other designs on their back, arms and neck, the bikers passed and I thought the fun had gone but then I look at the side mirror and saw racers coming in their flashy turbo sport cars, coloured and designed, there was different colours of lights under the engine of the cars and the engine sound was insane,

What I said got their attention "what are you planning to do?" Mike asked

"Let's go out" I replied

"No" mike said sharply the gravity in his voice dawned on me heavily, I perfectly understand the reason behind his disapproval, since none of my opinions were considered, the room went silent after some minute Ralph brought an idea which doesn't seem much exciting to me but if that the only way to spend our time together then i'll do it, we chatted for a long time and drifted off to sleep. The next two days was actually fun for me, we, that is i, mike and ralph had gone to Zaria with dad to the depot and then a few trip to jos to buy materials and equipment that was required in the depot dad also showed us the famous terminus that was said to be the biggest market in Africa before it was blown to bits, I spend the two days on the road travelling from one place to another finally we came back home mom had already prepared my bags, she also bought some sweaters and trouser and canvas for me because she heard that China is a very cold place during winter.

I went to my room to change my cloth I stop and stood by the doorway when I saw mom arranging my cloths into the bags with some expensive cosmetics she bought, I watch her as she gently put those cloths away I admired her beautiful face, mom was average in height and bodily fitted, she looked strong and agile ready to do anything I loved her structure and wished to be like her when I grow up, I don't know much about the background of mom but all I know is that she is the daughter of a rich man and she loved soldiers a lot, she was quiet a naive and naughty girl in her teens and she was sophisticated.

The D day came and am over ready but not willing to go, mom had cried a lot that dad refused to let her come with us else she would flood the whole airport, I got into the car together with mike and Ralph, mom was withheld but her mouth wasn't she kept giving me advises as I got into the car, something like stay away from boys, read your books, always pray, oh of course am going to pray to Buddha that is, no offence to whomever may feel offended, and I kept saying okay until I got tired and the car drove off, we drove for about three hours to abuja Nnamdi Azikiwe airport, I was fifty minutes early and we had to wait till my flight was announced, I said my final goodbyes with dad, mike and Ralph and went on to board my flight with Mr Li who was going to be my companion through the trip and some days in China.

As I left I kept turning back to see if they were still there waving at me and they were it gave me great comfort and I relaxed after all am not going alone, we boarded Emirates and I was in the first class why won't I be when I can afford it, Mr. Li gave me chance to sit beside the window were I can look out to the world, the plane took off and i wished so badly that I can see mom again, the plane was now high in the sky I could see the landscape, the houses were like little stones on my palms, I started calculating how many hectares of land am going to buy if I should grow old, and the type of house I was going to build I have desired to build a château on the hill were I can feel the breeze while riding on my horse and also own a ranch, my imaginations became my dreams as I swiftly drifted off to sleep.

I woke up after some hours thinking we are already there but we weren't, on the seat I sat I tossed and turned and I slept over and over again, am realy tired of sleeping I stood and stretched then slump back into my seat again my ass was hurting me so badly I was very tired of seating I need walk around a little bit but the flight attendants would order me to sit but then I would see some older people moving around from our room to the other room and from the other room to ours then I would ask myself "is it because am a child" immediately I dislike that particular air hostess that was appointed to our room "Mr. Li aren't we there yet?" I asked, "no not yet" he answered he doesn't seem to be exhausted or tired

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