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@all... I write stories on a new moniker 'SheWrites'

I had to deactivate 'serahsadeiyare' and 'serahiyare' monikers cos I couldn't access my emails.

Nmaglit:
I love this story soo much that I wish it would nt end.nice work shewrites

*hugs*

Shakyroh320:
thats why i like this gal ooo,smart and wise,tankx dear,grace to grace is ur real name

Lol... *hugs*

princessadeola:
Enjoyed it

Glad you did *winks*

crislyn:
ah Shewrite y na? you want me to start missing you now abi. I didn't see this end coming o...but I love you sha.

Love you too sweerie mwaaaah!

Nwiboko26:
Datz d End.a big Amen to it.i really appreciate ur time,effort nd talent.wen r we expecting ur nxt bomb.

Babes thanks.

I have a lot of stories I have written with pen and paper.

Typing them is the issue. These kids are on hols. They follow follow me everywhere.

The sooner I type and edit another story, I will post it *winks*

@kanechimex... Yesss. I wrote 'Razor Tongue' and 'As Deep As The Sea' when I was in Accra, Ghana.

I had to deactivate the moniker I used to write those stories cos I couldn't access the email address I log in with.

I will look for the links of those stories and post it here.

Shakyroh320:
The Lord is ur strenght

Amen! Thanks sweerie *hugs*

Nwiboko26:
Yesss.datz y u r d boo

Lol... *hugs*

Elkay3:
Lemme jejely look for my lost friend some 15 years back (minus 15 how much of me is left?) and then profess my love to her!!!
I mean it's super lovely. You're a genius indeed!

*hugs*

Chapter 9

This last chapter can be viewed on https://www.bambooks.io or get your own copy on www.okadabooks.com/user/serahiyare

Wish I can extend the story...

It's being quite a journey.

Thanks for sharing these beautiful moments with me.

The final chapter of Broken Bottle will be uploaded today... before lunch time is over *winks*

Baddchristy:
I'm a good girl ma
I created this account when I was still a teenager and felt been bad is being cool,so I asked my little brother and we both came up with the mumu name, wish I can change it but I can't except if I create a new account

Ehya... Kpele... Nndo... Tutey.

@all... CHAPTER FINALE loading...

Elkay3:
Why am I feeling like by your side there are two little laureates to replace Soyinka? I hope they have enough dosage of books?

Amen to that!

tens4real:
matters of the heart... Am very guilty as well... Lord give me the confidence to tell my own bina

Amen ooo!

Chumzypinky:
Loll ma'am, i envy you. I just have three girls bt dey arent very stubborn, very quiet people. I've always wanted kids who would disturb me small. Loll

Wow! Wow! Wow! 3 pretty girls. That's so adorable.

CHAPTER EIGHT

He returned to the house and found Bina wide awake, seated on the bed and crying. He hurried to her side and pulled her close in a warm embrace.

“Bina darling, it is going to be all right.”

Lolly walked into the room and joined them on the bed. She felt sad that the girl was crying again. “I have asked the cook to prepare something for her to eat.”

Tjay released Bina and faced the elderly woman, “Okay.”

“Granny is something wrong with me?” Bina met her pale gaze.

“Heavens no!” Lolly took her by the hand.

“I think I am cursed or something,” tears streamed down her sad face.

Lolly shook her head, “No… no child.”

“Then what is wrong with me? Why do I keep hurting people? Why do I keep losing the people that I love? Why am I like this?” she looked around her, “Take my bedroom for example, why do I live like a pig?”

Tjay sighed heavily, he felt tongue-tied.

A tear rolled down the face of the aging woman. Her lips trembled in anxiety.

“Why can’t I keep a job for more than six months? Why do I get angry easily? Why do I behave like a street tout at times? Why?!” her voice echoed through the walls.

“Ibinabo,” he tried to caution her. He didn’t like the way she was talking to her grandmother.

“Stay out of this!” she pointed a warning finger at him.

Tjay pressed his lips together, in an attempt to seal the words threatening to spill out of him.

Lolly began to weep.

“Granny… what have you been hiding from me?” Bina confronted her.

Their gazes locked. Bina wasn’t moved by her tears. She had a nagging feeling that her predicament was more than the eyes could see.

Lolly glanced at Tjay, then back at her.

“You can speak in front of him. He is …” Bina looked at him, “He means more to me than…” she directed her gaze back to her grandmother,

“He is closer to me than my own blood.”

Lolly nodded with understanding. She wiped her wet face with the back of her hand, “Your parents…” she breathed out long and loud.

Bina and Tjay stared at her with concentrated attention.

“Your parents dropped you off at my place when you were just five years old and chased after money, power and fame.”

Bina swallowed hard and prepared herself mentally for the truth. She unconsciously reached out for Tjay’s hand and held it tight. He threw a quick glance at her.

“As you grew up, I begged them to take you back. They gave one excuse or the other. They were always travelling and they complained that they couldn’t drag you along. They just… they sent money regularly for your upkeep...” she stared at nothing in particular.

Bina’s brows knitted in a frown. Did her parents love her at all? Why did they abandon her? She remembered how she used to long for their visits, but, they never came. They just sent her regular gifts and toys and nothing more. She used to envy children who were living with their parents. Her grandma’s love and care helped to lessen the pain and it faded away over the years.

“They hurt a lot of people on their road to success, the richer they got, the worse they became. When you completed your Secondary School education, I convinced them to take you along, wherever they go, you go. After all, you are their only child,” Lolly took a deep breath.

Tjay placed a hand around her shoulder. He couldn’t imagine living without his parents.

“They had a plane crash en route Nigeria from Europe.”

She nodded with understanding. She could still remember the day her grandmother told her that she would be living with her parents after she completed her WAEC examination. She had been so happy. She told all her friends, neighbours and whoever cared to listen, but, the next news she heard was that her parents’ corpses were been flown into the country. She had been devastated and her grandmother had been inconsolable.

“The people your parents hurt while chasing money wanted their pound of flesh. Some of them traced this house and they… they said a lot of hateful things.”

Her hand flew to her mouth, “I am cursed,” Bina whispered, “I knew it, I knew it! I knew I wasn’t normal,” she began to cry again.

“Hey… come on,” Tjay tried to comfort her.

“You are not cursed,” Lolly tried to assure her, “God said in his word that the curse causeless shall not stand.”

“God,” she eyed the elderly woman and shook her head. She wasn’t really been close to God, although she had been brought up in the way of the Lord. She rarely went to church and had stopped reading the bible a long time ago. Will God listen to her now that she was in trouble?

Tjay squeezed her hand, “She is right. Regardless of what your parents might have done, as long as you are under the shadow of the Almighty God, no weapon fashioned against you shall prosper.”

She held his assuring stare.

“If you seek God and draw close to him, he will draw close to you and turn your life around,” his words encouraged her.

She dropped her gaze. It was possible that God could save, deliver and turn her into a new leaf. She was tired of the way things kept spiraling downwards in her life. It was time she surrendered every area of her life to her maker and watch him settle all that concerned her.

“Please pray with me,” Bina sniffled and looked from one to the other.

They nodded in agreement, held hands, bowed their heads and said a word of prayer in faith.

xxxxxx

He got down from the car and headed into the two storey building. He heard someone calling his name and he turned around. His brows creased in a frown when he saw her walking towards him. They have not spoken since the incident in his parent’s place. What does she want now?

“What are you doing here?” Eru looked her up and down.

“Please… please we need to talk,” her pleading stare remained on his emotionless face.

He snorted, “I have got nothing to say to you,” he started to walk away.

She hurried after him, “Please…”

He glanced at her, “Go home Bina. It is over between us,” he snapped.

“I can fix everything, just give me a chance,” she begged him.

He halted and faced her, “Fix what?”

“Us…”

“Us?” he stared back at her like she had lost her mind.

“We… we… we can start over. I am working on myself. I am changing,” she assured him.

He chuckled, “Good luck with that,” he unlocked the door to his flat, “You cannot fix this,” he shook his head, “This… we…” he pointed at her, then himself, “We are beyond fixing,” he walked in and slammed the door in her face.

Her eyes became blurred with hot stinging tears. She tried to swallow spittle, but, felt a hard lump in her throat. It was hard to believe that it was completely over between them. She thought he might be willing to give her a second chance. Now, she knew better. She had lost him forever.

xxxxxx

Tjay returned from work and met Adiza and her sister moving big bags into the boot of a taxi. Were they travelling? Was that why he didn’t see her at work that day? She had been avoiding him for the past two weeks, both at home and at work. He didn’t blame her. He had made a mess of things. He summed up the courage and walked up to her.

“Good evening,” he greeted both of them.

Adiza and her sister hissed and ignored him.

“Can I speak with you for a moment?” he approached Adiza.

“I am busy,” she eyed him and returned her attention to the bag she was trying to zip up.

“Adiza please.”

“Why don’t you leave me alone?!” she screamed at him. Her outburst caught him unawares.

“I am so sorry… I… I…” he stammered, the fury in her eyes made him speechless.

Adiza and her sister lifted a bag and pushed it into the pile in the boot. The driver closed it and got into the car. She hugged her sister and got into the back seat of the car.

“Where is she going?” he turned to her sister.

Adiza’s sister hissed and returned to her flat. Tjay watched the taxi leave and felt numbed all of a sudden. It dawned on him that his ex-girlfriend had just moved out.

xxxxxx

Bina lay naked in her room and wept. She cried out to God, her maker, her savior and her first love. She asked him to cleanse her from every curse and deliver her from her parents’ enemies. She asked God to turn her life around, help her change her attitude and relate with everyone in love, regardless of what they say or do to her. She re-dedicated her life to Jesus, prayed all through the night and fell asleep at mid-night.

xxxxxx

He got a call from Bina’s grandmother that morning. The woman was scared for her grandchild who had locked herself up in her room since the other night and had refused to open the door. He showered, got dressed and hurried to their place. He met Lolly standing outside Bina’s room.

“I got worried when she didn’t take her dinner last night. It is almost noon, I have knocked and knocked. No response. I just hope that… that she hasn’t done anything crazy,” the scared look in her eyes alarmed him.

“Bina!” he started to knock at the door, “Bina, are you in there?” his heart thundered against his chest.

“I have been looking for the spare key to her room since last night. I can’t remember specifically where I kept it.”

“Keep looking for it, I will keep knocking and hopefully get her attention.”

She nodded and hurried away.

“Bina, Bina!” he prayed within, hoping that she was all right.

xxxxxx

She opened her eyes and found herself on the cold floor. She must have fallen asleep while praying. She lifted herself up and staggered a bit. She heard the knocks on the door and wondered who it was. She looked around for something to cover her body. Her eyes settled on a wrapper lying on the bed. She picked it up and tied it around her curvaceous frame. She dragged her feet towards the door and unlocked it. She opened it and met her grandmother and childhood friend at the doorway.

“What?” her puzzled gaze observed them. They looked like frightened kittens.

Lolly pushed her way into the room and looked around her. The usual mess greeted her. Nothing seemed amiss. She sighed with relief.

Tjay followed. His eyes darted left, right, here and there. Nothing seemed unusual. He let out a loud breath.

“What is it?” her sleepy eyes scanned them. Why were they looking around her room as if they were searching for something?

“Why did you lock yourself up since last night?” her grandmother accused her.

It dawned on her that her grandma might have been worried about her, “I was… I needed to sort out some things with God,” she walked towards the bed and sat down at the edge.

“Why didn’t you respond when you heard me knocking last night?” Lolly eyed her.

“I am sorry. I didn’t hear you,” Bina met her worried stare.

She breathed out in relief, “I will tell Ekaette to bring you something to eat,” she turned around and strode out of the room. She thanked God
that her grandchild was okay.

Bina looked up at him, “Isn’t it too early to be paying visits?”

“Your grandma called me,” he eyed her.

“Your girlfriend will soon start to query you,” she looked him up and down. She didn’t want to be accused of monopolizing anyone’s man.

He sat beside her, “We broke up.”

“Waoh!” she stared back at him in shock, “Eru left me, Adiza left you. Now we are so single again.”

He got up immediately, “I have to go. I will check up on you later.”

“Why are you leaving? Are you doing anything at home?” she wished he would stay with her.

He shook his head. She pulled him by the hand and made him to sit back on the bed.

“Don’t go,” she cooed and wrapped her arms around him, “Please stay with me,” she needed her friend now more than ever.

The heat of her closeness penetrated into every cell in his body, making him tremble with emotion, “Let go…” his husky voice got her attention.

She released him and met his intense stare. It dawned on her that she had probably turned him on. Was he attracted to her? She knew he cared a lot about her and no matter what she said or did; he stood by her like a pillar of strength and encouragement. Was there any chance that he had grown in love with her over the years? She had grown fond of him and had nursed a crush on him when they first met fifteen years ago. She thought he felt the same way, but, he never asked her out. She concluded that he saw her like a sister and nothing more. What if he had fallen in love with her? Her heart missed a beat. If he had, why did he remain silent? Why didn’t he ask her out? What was she even thinking? She wasn’t even sure if he had feelings for her? She tried to clear her thoughts and looked away.

The housekeeper walked in carrying a tray of food. Ekaette greeted them and set the tray on the bed.

Tjay got up and headed out in a hurry, “I will see you later.”

She watched him leave and wondered if her line of thoughts were accurate.

tens4real:
even after toiling with adizas emotion using her to consul himself for lack of confidence to confront Bina knowing fully well dat he has no feelings for her... That is selfishness

Well... we all act selfishly sometimes...

Although, what he did was wrong... he actually thought he could forget Bina, date Adiza and move on.

But, in matters of the heart, things can get complicated.

There is Bina in all of us, but in different doses.

Tjay is a symbolic character of God. He is forever merciful and sticks to us like glue, regardless of what we say and do.

*winks*

crislyn:
Ewo o and here I am always thinking Shewrite is one lepacious smally o.. Lol. May God bless your home and always gives you happiness just the way you replace my boredom with happiness.

Amen! Am so glad. Replacing your boredom with happiness is an answered prayer.

I always pray to touch lives with my stories.

Shakyroh320:
May ur labour be rewarded with greatness,regards to the kids.

Amen! Thanks *hugs*

queenitee:
This blows my mind..love @shewrites

*hugs*

@Elkay3... I write whenever they are asleep or watching cartoons.

Sometimes, I have to beg them in order to be able to type on the laptop.

Most times, I sneak to a quiet corner and write. But, once I am caught, I have to bail myself out by giving them pencils, biros and paper... Phew!

I have more time to write when they are in school, but, it's holiday season lol...

Chumzypinky:
Ooops! You're some1's mother??

Yes love *winks* God blessed me with 2 lovely boys who are the combination of superman, batman plus captain america *smh* they are just 4 and 3yrs but the kind of activities they dive into, you will think a battalion lived with me.

pweetychyka:
Hehehehe I can relate tho ain't a mother yet!
It's their right! They should enjoy all the love from u
Ma love to dem

*blowing-u-a-zillion-kisses*

@pweetychyka... Sweet heart am good jare. My kids are on holiday. They just dey scatter the house anyhow. Can't wait for schools to resume hahahaha...

pweetychyka:
Adiza pls come home Tjay loves uuuuu...

Bina will neva stop causing Tjay pains! She can't treat him ryt yet she doesn't want to see em happy wit anoda!

Thanks for the update ma'am!
Buh U kept us starving for more updates
Be nice today and give us more update today ooooo

Sweerie abeg manage this one for today *winks*

CHAPTER SEVEN

The ringing of his phone woke him up. He opened his eyes and found Adiza sleeping beside him. She came into his apartment that morning and found him still in bed. She teased him, calling him ‘lazy-bones’, but now, she had also fallen asleep. He smiled and reached out for his phone which was on the rugged floor. He noticed that he had several missed calls from his childhood friend. Wasn’t she supposed to be with her fiancé and his family? He sat up and picked the call.

“Hello.”

“Tjay… I have been trying to reach you,” she sounded exasperated.

“Are you okay?”

“No,” she sounded like she had been crying.

“What is it?” his heart missed a beat.

“Please, come and get me.”

“Where are you?”

“Somewhere in Ikorodu.”

“Ikorodu?”

“Please come.”

“Why don’t you take a cab home?”

“I need you.”

He scratched a spot on his scalp, “Where is your fiancé?”

“He is with… he has called off the whole thing,” she sobbed.

“Ah-han! What happened?” he became worried.

Adiza woke up and turned on her side.

“Please come and pick me up.”

“Okay, okay, text me your exact location.”

“Thank you,” she sounded relieved.

He hung up and sighed. He couldn’t imagine what might have gone wrong. He felt sorry for her.

“Who was that?”

He turned around and found her seated on the bed, “It is Bina. I need to pick her up at Ikorodu.”

“Why?” she frowned.

He got down from the bed.

“Why can’t she get a cab or something?” she observed him.

“She is in no condition to come home alone,” he opened his wardrobe.

“What does that mean?” her eyes drilled into his bare back.

“Eru called off the wedding,” he belted his brown Chinos trousers.

“And so?” she cared less. She wasn’t happy that her boyfriend had to be dragged into his childhood friend’s mess.

Her response caught him off guard. He glanced back at her in surprise.

“Is this how you will continue to be at her beck and call? What happens when we get married?”

He blinked and began to laugh. Women and their vivid imaginations never ceased to amuse him.

“This is not funny. I am beginning to think that there is more to this your so called alliance with her.”

He stopped laughing and placed both hands on his hips, “Haba Adiza.”

“Why should it be you all the time? Why can’t she call someone else?”

He picked up the car keys on the table.

“Don’t go,” she pleaded. She had thought they would spend the weekend together.

“I have to. She needs me,” he tried to make her see reasons.

She got down from the bed, “I need you too.”

“Come on Adiza. You know that you have me one hundred percent.”

She closed the gap between them, “Then stay with me, you can call one of those cab drivers to pick her up and take her home.”

He sighed heavily, torn between pleasing his girlfriend and helping his friend, “I will be back soon,” he pecked her on the forehead and headed out.

She bit at her lower lip. Was it possible that her man had feelings for his friend? If he does, what does he feel for her? Was it possible to be in love with two people at the same time?

xxxxxx

Bina started to cry again when she saw Tjay’s car. He helped her with her bags and they got into the car.

“What happened?” he didn’t like the way he saw her. Her eyes were red, her face was red and she looked like her whole world had ended.

“He chose his family over me. He collected his ring,” she sobbed, “Tjay, I think there is something wrong with me. All the men that proposed to me always leave me, why, why Tjay?”

He pulled her close in a hug, “It is going to be all right.”

“I don’t have anyone. I am all alone in this world,” she sounded distressed.

“No, you are not. You have Granny and of course, you have me.”

She stopped crying. He was right. He had stood beside her despite all odds, “Thank you for always been there for me.”

“You are welcome,” he released her and started the car.

xxxxxx

Lolly was taken by surprise when Tjay brought her grand-daughter home. Bina narrated what happened at the Ogheneochuko’s place. She wished she could ease the young girl’s pain.

Tjay tidied Bina’s room and watched her fall asleep. She held unto his hand and refused to let go. His girl friend called several times, but, he couldn’t pick her call.

Lolly watched him in amazement. She had always sensed that the boy had deep feelings for her grand-daughter. His actions over the years confirmed what she thought.

xxxxxx

Adiza stood outside the gate and kept on knocking. It was six in the evening and she had not seen her boyfriend. He refused to pick her calls or reply her text messages. If she find him in the Udeme’s place, he would have a lot of explaining to do.

The security guard opened the gate and allowed her in. Her anger intensified when she saw Tjay’s car parked at a corner. She marched into the house and sat in the living room. The housekeeper offered her a drink but she refused it. A few minutes later, Tjay walked in.

“Babe, what are you doing here?” he sat beside her.

“I should be asking you that,” she looked him up and down.

His puzzled gaze focused on her frowning face.

“You left home this morning and you didn’t even bother to call.”

He had been distracted, he had thought of calling her that morning, but, it skipped his mind, “Can we talk about this later?”

“No!” she flared.

He seized her up. What was wrong with her? Why was she so angry? If she was here to pick a fight with him, her timing was totally wrong. He took her by the hand and led her out of the house. He didn’t want anyone to hear them arguing.

“Are you okay?” he looked deep into her eyes.

She placed a hand on her hip, “Are you in love with Bina?”

He crossed his arms and stared back at her, “You know I care a lot about her. She is my childhood friend.”

She shook her head, “Do you love her or not?” her heart lurched as she waited for his response.

“What are you driving at?” he tried to avoid her question.

“There is something going on between you two,” she pointed an accusing finger at him.

He chuckled, “You are imagining things,” he tried to make light of the situation.

“No! I am not,” she eyed him.

He looked at her closely. He had never seen her that upset. If she had discerned how he felt about Bina, then he didn’t do a good job hiding it.

“You are in love with her. I have eyes… I see things, I hear things,” she shot him a cold stare.

He pressed his lips together. He didn’t know what to tell her.

“Why did you ask me out in the first place?” she felt frustrated. She couldn’t believe that she had been dating someone who was in love with
another.

“Adiza…”

“Let me finish!” she raised a hand, her cold eyes bored into his sober ones.

He remained silent and just watched her.

“I can’t do this anymore. I cannot be in a relationship with someone who loves someone else.”

Seeing her hurt made him feel pained. Dating her had soothed his aching heart. Maybe he shouldn’t have started something he couldn’t finish.
He had been lying to himself. He thought he would be able to get over Bina, date then marry someone else, but, his heart remained hers completely. He had made a big mistake.

He stepped forward, “I am so sorry.”

“Keep your sorry to yourself,” her disdainful look seized him up.

“Please forgive me,” he clasped his fingers together.

Her hazel eyes shone with unshed tears, “Goodbye Tjay,” she turned around and sauntered away.

“Adiza!” he called out to her, but she kept on walking.

Nwiboko26:
Dis kian wife material no even reach 1/2 yard.ibinabo means goodluck bt her own na correct bad luck.big liability.

hahahahahaha

swankmee:
The earlier Bina changes her attitude, the better for her...... Nyc story ma'am

Thanks.

@all... Update resumes tomorrow.

pweetychyka:
Nice update ma'am...
Bina will neva change until an occurrence touches her more than normal..
Sorry doesn't take a life...
#learning

*winks*