EvaJael:
Ok.. ...I hope u complete it someday soon

I will.

kayo80:
Sorry guys, I am going through depressing times right now. Everything bad just seems to be happening to me at the same time. I can't write for now. Unless ofcos someone gives me $1 million dollars. lol! Once again, sorry for not being able to complete the story.

My dear cheer up! There's nothing you are goin through now that is new under the sun. The choice to successfully scale through whatever is happenin now is yours. You are a victor. All will be well. Amen

Rhayne:

My dear cheer up! There's nothing you are goin through now that is new under the sun. The choice to successfully scale through whatever is happenin now is yours. You are a victor. All will be well. Amen

Amen! Thanks.

I'm sorry you're going through hard times. What're you going through? I hope things get better for you.

kayo80:
Sorry guys, I am going through depressing times right now. Everything bad just seems to be happening to me at the same time. I can't write for now. Unless ofcos someone gives me $1 million dollars. lol! Once again, sorry for not being able to complete the story.

NotOfThis:
I'm sorry you're going through hard times. What're you going through? I hope things get better for you.

Within a space of 7 days, my smartphone got stolen, and my laptop packed up...and many other small things happened that I can't talk about here. My laptop and my smartphone are the two major things I work with. And then I have been having issues getting my line back, cos my wallet was also stolen, and it contains all my forms of Identifications. To even get another form of identification, you need a form of identification. lol! Ain't that funny. Anyway, now I have to travel down to Lagos from Ibadan to get my original birth certificate, which I would use to get a national identification card, which I would then use to get my line back.

kayo80:


Within a space of 7 days, my smartphone got stolen, and my laptop packed up...and many other small things happened that I can't talk about here. My laptop and my smartphone are the two major things I work with. And then I have been having issues getting my line back, cos my wallet was also stolen, and it contains all my forms of Identifications. To even get another form of identification, you need a form of identification. lol! Ain't that funny. Anyway, now I have to travel down to Lagos from Ibadan to get my original birth certificate, which I would use to get a national identification card, which I would then use to get my line back.

Ah, all is well bro.... Sorry about d misfortune...

Kpeshi10:

Ah, all is well bro.... Sorry about d misfortune...

Thanks.

kayo80:


Within a space of 7 days, my smartphone got stolen, and my laptop packed up...and many other small things happened that I can't talk about here. My laptop and my smartphone are the two major things I work with. And then I have been having issues getting my line back, cos my wallet was also stolen, and it contains all my forms of Identifications. To even get another form of identification, you need a form of identification. lol! Ain't that funny. Anyway, now I have to travel down to Lagos from Ibadan to get my original birth certificate, which I would use to get a national identification card, which I would then use to get my line back.

Sounds like you've got a lot on your hands, I'm sorry.

Hope you saved the major documents on your laptop on a usb?

How come your possessions are getting stolen, tho?

NotOfThis:


Sounds like you've got a lot on your hands, I'm sorry.

Hope you saved the major documents on your laptop on a usb?

How come your possessions are getting stolen, tho?

I don' know o! lol!

About the documents, I always have alternative means of storage.

sorry man I pray u got ur stofs back

KINGS100:
sorry man I pray u got ur stofs back

Thanks.

Nice story.... feeling sorry for Andrew

dammyd46:
Nice story.... feeling sorry for Andrew

Thanks. I will come back and finish it when i am done with the one i am currently writing.

I will start posting the remaining chapters of this story next week. Sorry for the delay.

WAITING

i follow u for back

Chapter 10

After driving aimlessly for about an hour, he decided to go and see some old friends he hadn’t seen for a while. Church service was cut short because of a bomb threat that had been making rounds in the area, and he didn’t want to go to his lonely home right now.
He turned up the music full blast and headed towards Western Avenue are of Lagos.

……….

Like old times, he met his friends outside sitting on white plastic chairs facing a football field, watching teenage kids playing soccer while sipping on gin and juice. It was their after church Sunday ritual. A ritual he had tried to get away from, but right now he knew he needed to be around familiar people.

As he parked his grey 2017 Camry by the road side, he looked at all the cars lined up at every his old street, and he was reminded where his love for cars came from. This had always been the trade in this part of town, and it was so easy for him to go into it. You could get just about any car you wanted here; from an old Jaguar, to the latest Bentley.

Before he got out of his car, some of his friends were chanting his name, ‘ANDREW!’ ‘ANDREW!!’ He felt so great and his spirit was lifted instantly. Even though he was not Yoruba like most of them, they had taken him like a brother. He rolled up the sleeves of his white long sleeve shirt, and tucked in the shirt properly into his sky blue jeans when he stepped out of the car.

“Andrew! I thought you had checked out of the country?” One of his friends said and they all laughed as he approached the table.
“Nah! We are going to make our billions in this naija.” Andrew said as he greeted a lanky guy in white native with a bottle of Jack Daniel Whiskey in his hand.

The guy poured a little content of the bottle in his hand on the floor before saying “To our fallen one, Tunde.” The atmosphere around them went dull, as they all got up and poured liquor out their plastic cups. And then, after the few seconds of silence, the lanky guy turned to the barber shop across the street and shouted out “Yusuf, play us some music men! No dulling.”
……….

The music was not so loud that they couldn’t talk, but they still had to use loud voices in communicating with each other. Andrew joined in the political talk every once in a while, but his mind was miles away. He didn’t care if the President had been away from the country for more than two months. He didn’t even care about bad governance anymore; he just wanted to be happy.

Every now and then, a new plate of fried meat would be brought to the table, and within 5 minutes, the plate would be empty. They were on their second bottle of Jack Daniel and Andrew was thinking of leaving any time soon. Even though the drink and being with old friends had lifted his spirit, he didn’t want to get drawn back to the old lifestyle.

He gulped down the content of his cup and was about to announce his departure when power went out, and everywhere became silent. The lanky guy then turned his car to face Andrew and said “Yes! I heard you are in love.”
It got Andrew off guard and he smiled before saying, “Who told you that?”
“Hahaha! So, it is true? Praise God o!” The guy said and his other friends shifted their attention from the football field to Andrew.
“What!!? Are you for real?” The short robust guy in black Adidas track suit said as he drew his chair closer to Andrew. “Please, I want to hear this story.”
As he thought of what to say, his phone started vibrating on the table. When he picked it up, he was shocked to see the caller ID display ‘Angela.’ “Please give me one minute guys.” He said as he got up and walked towards his car. “Hello.” He said into the receiver.
“Hey! Are we still watching Logan today?”
“Umm! Yea.” Andrew responded as his mind wondered what was going on.
“Cool. I’m driving to the mall now. Can we meet there in about an hour?”
“Okay.”
“Okay then. See you in a bit.” She said and the line went dead.
Andrew stood still, with the phone still glued to his ear after the line had disconnected as he thought of what had just happened.

Still ardently following.

Chapter 11

She met him with a smiley face and a hug when he walked into the frozen yogurt joint they planned to meet before the movie started. They sat by the table close to the door and she let him know it was her treat, and that she had already gotten two tickets for the movie. He declined her offer for a cup of frozen yogurt, and just watched as she took scoop after scoop as she told him about what happened at her church earlier on in the day.

It was almost like they never had the argument about Tunde’s death and she never shouted at him at the parking lot of the same mall they were now seated at. He didn’t know what she was up to, but he didn’t want to ruin the high spirit she seemed to be in, so he didn’t bring up the past.

She had on a white cotton gown with black patterns running along the hemline. As he listened to her talk about how panicky everybody was in church earlier because of the bomb scare, he wondered what part of her made him fall in love with her. Though he was a novice when it came to love matters, he knew his love for this girl sitting in front of him was unconditional. Even if she wasn’t as witty as she was, he would still love her. Even if she wasn’t as beautiful as she was with her shining brown complexion, he would still love her. Even if she didn’t have such beautifully shaped breasts on her chest, he would still love her. Even if she didn’t have a great body, he would still love her. He just wondered if she felt the same way about him.

……….

After the movie, they walked to the same bar they had been last week, and the talks continued. They discussed the movie, and how they had expected more. Andrew said he thought there would be more action, and Angela complained about how violent the little girl was.
After a while, there was silence. She started playing with her glass cup, running her finger around the circular top, and then she looked up at him and said, “I’m sorry about last week.” He looked up at her but didn’t say anything. “I shouldn’t have overreacted like that.” She added.
“It’s fine.” He said ad took a deep sigh. “We both loved Tunde, so I understand how you would act like that.”
“I sat down to think about it, and there is really nothing you could have done.” She said and picked up her drink. She was about to take a sip from her glass cup when she stopped to say, “I heard you visited Tunde’s family?”
“Yes. I had to talk to them. The issue was killing me inside.” He said and sighed as he remembered how Tunde’s parents burst out crying when he had visited them a few days ago. Burying a child was something most parents prayed against. Tunde’s sister, Bimpe was also there, and at some point, she ran into his arms and cried profusely. He understood how losing a sibling can make one lash out at anyone they felt could have saved the loved one, so he totally understood her early outbust at the mall.
A tear rolled down Andrew’s eye and Angela reached for his hand on the table. She stared at him with the look that said, ‘it’s okay.’ She had done her own grieving in the quiet of her room the last couple of days, but she understood how feeling like you could have done something to save a friend’s life can make one feel.

……….

By the time Tunde walked Angela to her car later that day, it was already dark. She leaned on her car and he stood a few inches away from her. He was about to say his goodbye and leave when he noticed she was staring at something behind him. When he turned around, he saw an old couple making out in the front seat of a yellow 1981 Volvo 244. He had to look again to be sure of what he had seen. “This sure doesn’t happen every day.” He said with a smile.
She chuckled and looked down. When her face came up, she looked straight at him and said, “You know what?”
“What?” He said.
“The real reason I snapped at you the other day was because…” She was saying and stopped to look at him intensely. “It was because I was fighting my feelings for you.” He looked at her trying to understand what she was trying to say and she continued. “You had told me you loved me, and I felt the same, but…” She said and stopped as tears rolled down her eyes…”But I didn’t believe I could get a second chance at happiness.”
He reached out for her and she held him in a tight embrace as she cried tears of joy.

The End.

One down...I have two more uncompleted stories to finish before i start my new one. Let me head on to the next one. Thanks for reading.

kayo80:
One down...I have two more uncompleted stories to finish before i start my new one. Let me head on to the next one. Thanks for reading.

Send the link na please.
Loved this one

stephenGee12:


Send the link na please.
Loved this one

Thanks.

This is the series i want to finish next...https://www.nairaland.com/3307549/me-book-1-romance-novellete

I don't know if you have read it before sha.

kayo80:


Thanks.

This is the series i want to finish next...https://www.nairaland.com/3307549/me-book-1-romance-novellete

I don't know if you have read it before sha.

Yea I read all ur other stories after coming across this one and its suprising ow u went from celebrity forum to agriculture den romance and literature.
Pls update bff and tony and judith story

Wow wow wow... Bro, i doff ma hat 4 u ooo... Short, intruding, simple, & interesting... Nice one

stephenGee12:


Yea I read all ur other stories after coming across this one and its suprising ow u went from celebrity forum to agriculture den romance and literature.
Pls update bff and tony and judith story

"its suprising ow u went from celebrity forum to agriculture den romance and literature."


HAHAHAHA!!! You really have been following me. lol! My mind just likes to jump around like that. But i am focusing on Literature/Writing for now.

Olabantu:
Wow wow wow... Bro, i doff ma hat 4 u ooo... Short, intruding, simple, & interesting... Nice one

Thanks for the compliment and short review.

kayo80:


"its suprising ow u went from celebrity forum to agriculture den romance and literature."


HAHAHAHA!!! You really have been following me. lol! My mind just likes to jump around like that. But i am focusing on Literature/Writing for now.

Mention me wen u start the part 3

stephenGee12:


Mention me wen u start the part 3

Okay. I will do that.

kayo80:

Okay. I will do that.

Moi aussi, Monsieur Kayode

siralabai:

Moi aussi, Monsieur Kayode

d'accord

kayo80:

d'accord

Merci beaucoup

bros kayo, abeg when u go start the part 3 of tony nd judith. I don dae xpect d update.