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So, my book TDDUP{Till Death Do Us Part} remains one chapter to end.

I'll be going on a full break because of my exams.

But I will be starting another project that is not my hand work.

It's a book written by one of my favourite writter on wattpad.

The book is very interesting and you will definitely love it..

I might post a chapter of it right now!

So enjoy and have a good day..

OUR LIVES

Till Death Do Us Part!

Excerpt: We found truth in the lies we tell ourselves. But then, which is better if we are all dead?

~Sochey, bizarre mindset

Listen to Thank you, next by Ariana Grande for this chapter.



Maybe Black is beautiful..

Maybe Red is...

Sprawled across the table is stacks of papers and documents relating to everything that has to do with my life.

Everyone is silent, the Johnson's family has suddenly gone numb or probably has their mouths stuffed with cassava.

Silence!

Dead silence!

Only the heavy breathing of Fred's father can be heard. He holds onto his walking stick as if his life depends on it.

Paula bows her head in frustration.

Kate is no where around the house!

‘Now, feed your eyes and tell me what all these is about!’ I yelled, making the woman flinch a bit.

‘Oh god oh god oh god. Chukwu okike!’ stammered Paula.

‘It's best you stop calling on god now and face reality. Because he's far away from people who do evil to others’ I retorted.

‘look, young woman. All these is correct! Yes, we did that to pay off the debt your aunt owe. You should be asking her and not us!’ My father in-law fired.

I look at him with blazing eyes.

‘I have gotten the necessary information from her and I hope she makes it to heaven!’

I say, remembering my encounter with my aunt. May her soul rest in peace!

‘I'm really sorry Kay, I've been wanting to tell you all this for a very long time. But you never gave me space to come into your life. You were always faraway!’ She wept.

At this point, I felt completely lost. Paula has been a very good person to me ever since I entered this family.

I look at the two elderly couple and I can't help but feel pain and gratitude towards them.

I start to cry..

I wept, feeling like its better to let all the emotions out.

I cry like a little child that just found out that he's mother had drowned in the river.

I cried, shaking uncontrollably.

The couple watch me, with pain and agony.

Paula stands from her seat and comes to where I am. She starts to comfort me, saying sweet things to calm me down.

‘Thank you maman, you have been there for me through out this journey. I know I've been keeping distance but you are actually a nice woman’ I wept on, sniffing into my red cardigan sleeve.

Paula seem to increase the volume of her cry and she wept along with me. With each of our breathing corresponding.

She hugs me tighter and I can't help but cherish the scent of vanilla body spray.

I remember my aunts perfume always smelled of vanilla and it made me hate anything vanilla related.

But here I am, hugging this woman that means the world to me. Appreciating vanilla for once in my life.

‘You know I can't continue like this, right? I mean, I have to move forward, maybe faraway from everyone I know and start a new life’ I tell her amidst sobs.

She just nods, stroking my back affectionately.

‘I'm really sorry you had to loose your son! I've missed him so much even though he kept a bucket full of secrets from me!’ I say, remembering Fred's handsome face which is replaced by the pale horrid face I saw months ago in the bathroom. I shiver a little, Paula notices this and whisper into my ear that everything will be alright.

‘You know, Kay. Ever since Frederick died, you have never asked about his funeral. You didn't ask whether he was buried’ Kate father said, looking at me and his wife.

I try to remember if what he was saying was true.

And I found out that indeed, he's right about that!

~~~~❤

The day of the burial came slowly, with everyone trying to make it a memorable one. Words has been sent to everyone concerning the ceremony. I locked myself in my room, wearing my wedding gown.

I lay recklessly on the bed, with the wedding dress slightly revealing my right thigh. The off shoulder padding revealing half of my bosom. I stare at the empty ceiling, hallucinating.

There was a heavy bang on the door, which makes me jump a little.

‘Kay, c'mon let's go. It's time to go to the church!’ Someone yells from outside my door. Kristy is not in town, she says she would be going to Kano to take care of somethings.

I haven't seen Kate in a while and I wondered if she has gone back to school.

The knock continues, with each bang accompanied by my name.

After two minutes, the person decided to let me be. I hear hurried footsteps and the knocking ceased.

After five minutes, there was another knock which made my heart leap dangerously.

I held unto my chest as my breathing accelerated.

‘Kay, open this door this minute!’ A voice which sounded very much like Paula yelled from outside.

Silence!

‘What is all this, we need to start going. The bus will soon leave!’

Silence!

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

‘O.. Open..up...right...now!’

More bang!

‘Oh Jesus! Okay, you know what? I think you will come by yourself, right?’

Silence!

Ruthless silence!

I hear expletives I couldn't make meaning from and then, hurried footsteps descending the staircase.

I heave a sigh of relief and placed my hand on my head.

I was grateful they had left me alone to myself. I stand to get my medicines from a nearby drawer.

As I tried to round the table, the wedding dress get hooked between an arm chair and a stool. I tug on it effortlessly but it wouldn't let free. I pulled harder and it tore off the hem of the gown. Revealing all my thigh and above.

I sigh, courteously walk to pick up my medication.

I had it at the back of my mind that after resting a little, I would get dressed in black and go for the funeral.

After my medication, I laid down and slept!

Third person point of view

As the Johnson's family were on their way to Seat of Wisdom Catholic Church for the funeral, Mr Johnson receives a call from the mortuary.

‘hello, am I on to Mr Johnson?’ A woman's voice asks.

Mr Johnson fumbles for the phone, struggling to bring it to his ear.

‘Hello?’ the voice says again.

‘Mr Johnson?’

He succeeds in placing the receiver on his ear and then says...

‘Yes.. Who is this?’

‘This is Amazing from Tiola hospitals. Are you Mr Johnson?’

‘Yes.. Yes.. Of course I am. Mr Johnson CEO to jaybliss companies and Co. How may I help you?’

‘Well, we have an alarming problem that may probably cause ruin to the funeral arrangements!’

‘What could that be?’ He asks, still trying to hold both his agbada and the phone in place.

His wife was not in the same vehicle with him. She has adamantly refused to follow him but go with the women to prepare the place.

‘Well, we found out earlier this morning that the supposed body of your son is missing from where we have stored it. We don't know how this may sound to you, but we are sincerely sorry for the inconvenience’

The old man listens to this with rapt attention.

The body of his son missing?

How was that even possible?

He fidgets with the hem of his agbada and exhales sharply.

‘How can the body be missing? What am I to tell everyone?’ he shouts, alarming the driver. He stretches to pat the driver on the shoulder and whispers

‘Continue driving!’

The driver nods and focus on the road.

‘I'm really sorry sir, this is a huge disaster and had never happened in the history of this hospital. We suggest that we give you another body to bury and later on, investigate on this matter’

‘Give me another body to bury? Oh god! Well, you sure do know how to put things. I know my son is not dead and I wasnt even ready to bury him. He should be the one to bury me!’ He says, as a matter of fact.

‘I'm glad you see the point sir...’

‘Get the body prepared, rap all parts of the body up and even the face. Wear him a nice suit and place it inside the coffin. The people who are to carry it will be there in the next fifteen minutes!’

‘Yes sir, thank you sir..’ She hangs up.

A feeling of certainty washes over him. Could it be that his son Frederick is still alive?

Oh, God! Let it be that he's still alive.

Another feeling struck him as he remembers that the body may probably be stolen by the cult group.

Doubt feels his system and he couldn't help but feel sorrowful.

~~~

‘He was such a nice man, caring, compassionate but owes me a little amount of money!’ Fashola says when he was called upon to give his farewell speech.

‘It's not an easy thing to loose a brother and a friend! Rest in peace Frederick Nwachukwu Johnson!’ Another says.

‘Life is too short, death is inevitable! Please live a righteous life!’ Another says, which got him a disdainful stare from the people.

‘Your legacy will forever be cherished! Rest on brother!’

Paula is seen, looking all around for her daughter In-law. Seems like Kayla couldn't make it.

She was probably carried away by slumber.

After the long heart felt speech, Paula asks to see her sons face once again.

Mr Johnson disagrees to this. After few words were exchanged, he decided to let her see the body.

As the fifty million naira coffin opens, she pears inside it and removes her face immediately. She looks again, finding out that the face is rapped with bandage.

‘Why is his face rapped up? He didn't have a ghastly accident in the hospital, did he?’ she ask her husband.

The old man resisting the urge not to laugh in a situation as this replied his lovely naive wife.

‘No, they only thought it would be better like that!’ He assures her. She nods in agreement and they both pour their handful of soul into the six feet pit.

Every other family member does same and slowly, the ceremony ended.

~~~~❤

Mr Johnson sitting on the sofa in the sitting room with his walking stick clasp around his left hand.

After telling the story, Kayla sprang to her feet all of a sudden.

‘What then happened to the body?’ she asks.

The couple exchange a knowing look and then shrugs.

‘Well, maybe you should wait till tomorrow to find out. I think it's time you get to know all of the truth!’ The man says.

All of the truth?

All of the truth!

I really hope it's not something that will tear me apart the more!

‘Why not now? I ask

They didn't respond. Mr Johnson struggles to stand in his feet and leaves the sitting room. I'm left with Paula who has this confusing look on her face. She seems not to know what her dearest husband knows!

I will find out tomorrow!




Okay, this is it!

I finally steal out time to update after a long while.

Now, what do you think is in the mind of Mr Johnson?

Hope you enjoyed this totally unedited part ;-)

Till laterrss❤

jamata20:
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This is the most savage reply of all times!!

Dibixxx1:
Wow..this is a first. Usually when girls I know mention their crushes a certain name always stands out..Nick Bateman

I don't really know him tbh....

Teeted:
1. Great for skimming. Foreign literature may make may get a first-time reader to such culture uninterested. But a well-written preface, introduction or prologue sets the tone.
Caveat: when any of the above (3 stated alternatives to an excerpt) is not written by the author, it easily gets divagated.

2. Animals. (Male, female, hermaphrodite, cyborg). Living things that think. I'm interested in how they reason. All o'em!

3. That's why I don't like fiction... Lots of unhelpful wishful thinking that ends in futility.
I doubt any passionate reader of a non-fiction book would mail the author suggest a better way the story should have ended. ~Bedlam~

4. Real shit. Not because romance, fairy tales or science fiction are not written with ink and paper, and worth more than the opposite hues in the literary cybrary of 21st century, but because of *Ecclesiastes 12:12*.

Thank you soo much for this...

I love how you stated out your point

Thank you!!

millieademi:
Blind Alpha. I feel they over dragged the thing. I got bored when they went to visit the girl's parents

Are you on wattpad?

Tbh, I don't even remember the whole thing anymore. I read other wolves books that are similar to it...

I will check it out and get back here...

So, I did check it and found out I was mistàken..
This book just look alike..

Here's the one I'm talking about

*THE FEMALE LYCAN*

Picture below

Khriztarl:
Millieademi you said u prefer female characters when it comes to fantasies? Anyway,thats onlike me..i prefer male lead characters expecially when i read of vampires or wolves..then i feel comfortable knowing he would die..'ASIN ACTOR NO DEY DIE'..
Who else kinda hate trillers cause i do..alot..

I don't exactly like thrillers. I mean, it depends though.

And male characters in vampires and wolves are just hawt.. I once read a book called[i] THE BLIND ALPHA [/i]the protagonist was female and I kind of enjoyed the book. When the sequel came out, I was just offffffffff.. I didn't get to continue it.

millieademi:
About excerpts,

They can either make or mar the chapter for me. I don't really like it.


I prefer female characters,

I can relate to them. Male characters can be nice but then they are not really the MCs in romance which is my favorite genre. I also read fantasy but then I think I'm kinda sexist and I prefer female MCs in fantasy as well.

I tried reading Inheritance Cycle. I got bored with Eragon's point of view and stopped at the beginning of the third book.

About fighting back,

I feel it depends on the entire plot.


Romance all the way. And maybe a little fantasy, once I get the hang of showing not telling

Yeah, I'm totally rocking your point.. Thanks!

Khriztarl:
My favourites..
Millieademi,
Ann2012,
Culin,
Sochey,
Oghenekome51 oya come lets heat up this place

I'm hereeeeeeeeeeee

Let's get the party starteddddd

Khriztarl:
Considering your rant sochey ..
~i don't particularly have a thing for excerpts so don't know if i like it or not..i just read..
~I enjoy reading both male and female characters expecially when they are married but playing the lead role i prefer females..Because only then would i get the chance of putting myself in her position..
~Actually,i am a very slow person when i comes to reactions,even though i might have had cooked up plans..so when i read of another in a position of not standing up for rights am like 'owk..maybe other plans are involved'
so i just read on..
But i get real angry at the writer when i read things getting out of hand..

Yessss!!!
I like your type of perspective
Thanks!

Ann2012:
Include Denzel Washington and Zac Efron pls

Zac Efron used to catch my eye b4... But now....
I don't exactly know

millieademi:
That's the kind of man I want. Someone who knows what he wants and is faithful regardless of the storms and trials.

Yeah, me too babe...

Me too... *sighs*

Ann2012:
Thinking about Chris Hemsworth, Roman Reigns, Idris Elba, Henry Cavill and so on is making me drool now

Another Roman Reigns crusheee

Welcome to the club!!

Idris Elba though

Khristarl oya comman see Ann2012

millieademi:
It was business. My own problem with her was not even wanting to keep the baby. It was that she wanted to steal Regina Hall husband. As in, is she mad?

The part when she wore that red dress made me spark.

Yeah, I remember now!!

She did everything to steal him but love stands above all! Chestnut knows what he wants...
And wasn't moved by his wife's barrenness!

When she stole that red dress, a part of me was like wtf?

millieademi:
God, that guy is smooth.

At least, the characters he portrays are. I loved him in Four Brothers, The Best Man and when I saw him in When The Bough Breaks, I think I fell in love again. He's kind of the kind of middle aged man you'd want to have an affair with.

He and Regina Hall were like my couple goals. Except for the barrenness part.

Yesss!!!! I watched when the bough breaks, and I can't help but to admire him also. He's tallness, male masculinity and dark skin colour is just so tempting...

Speaking of the movie, do you think that girl deserve that type of death? I mean, Yes! she's a psychopath and probably insane but she's just too beautiful and that pregnancy suites her...

And, I felt like, its not easy to carry a child inside of you for nine months and at the end, you just give it out no matter how much you were paid!!

No caring mother will do that!
But then, its business..

Good evening comrades!

Are you having mtn server problem in your area?

Yes?
Thank the almighty I'm not alone!!!

So, I'm basically stealing time from my work schedule to Rant today. I realized I didn't rant as promised two days ago. That doesn't mean I don't have what to type, it simply means that oru oyibo no be small work

RANT!!

1}How do you feel about EXCERPTS being attached at the beginning of each chapter in a book?

~The first time I read a book with excerpts at the beginning of each chapters, I literally collapsed in joy!

Those things lift up your soul and makes you want to read more!

2}What type of character do you like to read about or write about?

a] Male
b] Female

If male, why?
Female, why?

3} How do you feel if the hero/heroine of your favourite book lacks ability to fight?

~ I mean, some writers tend to deprive the protagonist the right to fight for her right, most especially if he/she is being maltreated.

I read a particular book on wattpad about how a girl was molested by her abducted family simply because she was better than the family only daughter.
The writer made the girl appear simple and harmless and each time her uncle beats her, I wished to enter the book and help the girl beat the uncle to pulp! Can you imagine that?

So, readers complained about the girls inability to fight back, to run away, to secure her future for herself. The author said that its the way it should be, there are people who finds themselves in the same situation and are too weak, too scared to make a move. Unless, if someone comes to their rescue. TBH, I cried because of that book, maybe I should recommend it for you guys...

4} What kind of book do you like to read/Write?

For me, Romance, Sci fi and actions works for me any day, anytime.

5} Zilch

Hehehe hehehe

*silently going back to my chambers*

Khriztarl:
Can i call someone please at least Ann2012 i would like to know what her guy usually looks like..

Hehehehehehehe

I'd like to know too..

Ann2012 you are hereby summoned by the oracle of fretgezicalytogwisky

millieademi:
Your thoughts reminded of something I watched on Jenna Moreci's YouTube channel.

She asked the same question and she frankly answered the question beautifully.

Beautiful people are easier to imagine but the advice she gave writers is to balance it out. Not everyone in the book can be beautiful.

I personally feel beautiful people are easier to write about. Writing about disfigured or ugly people is quite difficult because apart from the quirk they have, if you want to be realistic, you have to write about their psychological insecurities and how it affects their behavior.


It inspired me to start a work about an MC with a scar on his face. And so far, it's been challenging.


....

You also mentioned the pretty guys you picture. If I can share mine... They are majorly men from different movie industries

Idris Elba, Morris Chestnut, Chris Hemsworth, Chris Evans, Hrthik Roshan, John Abraham, Shah Rukh Khan, Xi'an Lim, Daniel Padilla,


These are the ones I can remember now.

Yeah, I think I can relate to writing about a character and their quality... It is difficult to describe a particular character, most especially the hero or heroine with disfigured face or so.. People easily relate with a beautiful or handsome hero or heroine. But that doesn't mean you can't add a disfigured person in the group. I get bored reading about beautiful people all day long.

About how you picture your male characters, I must say I'm thrilled.. Morris chestnut

Khriztarl:
Chai..actually wen i picture guys most times i see leonard fredrick,Roman Reigns,my boyfy..then there is this cute guy i knew then in secondary school OMG the dude is dark anyway but very cute,tall with large biceps that can make a girl drool..and his name happened to be Rex..thinking about him now am already out..

Ohmygod...Did I just read you say Roman Reigns?? That dude is puurrrrfecttt.. He used to be my celeb crush until Zayn malik took over *gasps*

And that dude in your sec school back then, I'm sure he was the crush of all the girls in the school..

See you later this evening my most amiable comrades on the show “Fuuuucckkk me more!"

Hehehe, kidding!!

See you later on sochey's little rant book!!

Someone told me that the meaning of SOCHEY is Thinking!

Sooooo, I'm going into my chambers to think about Bleep me more!!!

AryEmber:
It helps in connecting with the character i think

Yaayyyy...my first hero!!

Anyways, yes! It helps to connect with the character especially if you have been in the same shoe!

Thanks babe

YOU LITTLE PERVETED IDIOT STUMBLED ON MY LITTLE PERVETED BOOK









My sincerest apologies to you if you opened this tread with the hope of seeing wild contents rated pg18 but then get face smashed by a simple rant book!

Oh, may the gods of our land have mercy on both of our souls!!

I know most of you will still bring religious rants and watnots here, but c'mon, this.is.not.religion!

Thanks for your wholehearted understanding!!



So, I introduce to you my rant book!

Hey, I know I have a project on hand and exams in the next few months to come but who says I can't do em all *shrugs

Butwhichever, I sincerely need y'all opinions.


Now, the big question is....

Why do authors tend to give their heroines a strong background??

Is either the hero or heroine is poor and probably has no hope for the future...

OR

Her/his parents died at a very tender age....

OR

Just randomly trying and struggling to be rich.....



I see so many writers on nl and I must say y'all are really trying your best to bring out a unique masterpiece.

Good writing no be easy job sha

So, you are welcome to my rant book...


#RANTURHEARTOUT[/b]

More please....

And please quote me when you update..

Nice one

This is good work...

But if you try to space your work properly, it will give the readers a head to read more..

Bless up!!

Nice book cover