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Chumzypinky:
MABEL.


I flipped through the pages of the photo album from my youthful days. I smiled at some, frowned at some and laughed at some. I had had a very beautiful childhood filled with wonderful memories.




I smiled at a photo that had me and my friends way back in a beach.


We all had ice creams smeared on our faces and we all looked very cheerful.


Vivian, Joyce, Martha, and....



Chichi...


Chichi. Her name rolled off my lips. Then i forced a smile, circling my fingers round her smiling face. My heart thugged in guilt. We had been very close friends. We shared everything together, we had the same birthdate though she was a year older than me.
I loved her so much.




A tear rolled off my left eye. I've never been able to get rid of the guilet i feel whenever i thought of what i'd done to her.



Will she ever forgive me?



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KAINENE.


'make sure the accountant transfers all the money to....' i was saying to the receptionist when i heard my name being called from behind.


I turned around to see who that person was but then i accidentally bumped into someone and the person's bag fell on the floor.



'oh my God!! I'm so sorry, i never meant to...' i bent down to pick the bag. I dusted the bag and handed it back to the owner.



It was a very beautiful young lady linking arms with an equally handome young man who had an arrogant look on his face.



I had to say they complemented each other. Beautiful. Handsome.



'i'm very sorry, it wasnt intentional....' i was slapped.



I was momentarily dumb.



The lady had slapped me. I blinked twice unsure of the next step to take.


'how dare you? Are you blind or something? Do you know how much that bag cost me?' the lady fumed.



'what the....' i was very shocked.



I thought i apologised....



In reflex, i found myself giving her three slaps, all at once.


The guy she was with held me and slapped me.


I spat on his face and fought him with all i've got, i made sure i tore his shirt and pinching his face.



It was the security guards that held up apart. I was so angry and mad, i felt like strangling both him and the lady he was with.




'let go of me!' i screamed fighting with the guard who held me.



'you are a very stupid girl!' the other girl cursed 'just take a look at what you've done to his face! You were the one at fault, yet you couldnt even apologise! Foolish animal!'




'both you and your entire family are the foolish animals here and not me! Didnt i apologise? How dare you lay your filthy hands on me? But you and your shameless boyfriend who has no respect for womanhood! What man slaps a woman he had never seen before? You dont even know the kind of man he is! I wonder how many times he has turned you into a punching bag!' i retorted angrily.




'shut up!' the lady barked. I could tell she was angry. Because i just spat out the truth.



'bark all you want, the truth is bitter!' I turned to the security 'throw this two disgusting pigs out of my mother's hotel. I dont want to ever see them here again!'
I turned to leave when the guy held my hand.


My heart fluttered for some unknown reason.



Then he came closer, so close, i could feel his breathe 'i will make you pay for this humiliation. Mark my words!' He wiped the blood from his face and smeared it on my clothes.




Then he walked away.


The lady walked towards me, eyed me 'stupid girl!' she cursed and walked away.



TBC

Chumzypinky:
KAINENE.

'common bae, you should give him a chance, my cousin is not all bad you know' Kaka, my childhood friend said playing with my locks.



I was a naturally born dada.



I didnt know where i inherited it from though. My mum had natural hair, same with the demon called my father. My locks were dark, neat and long and it suited my very fair skin very well.



'look Kaka, i've told you before and i'm going to repeat myself. This cousin of yours, Marcus or whatever his name is, is going to cause problems between us. I dont know how many times i'm going to tell you this. I'm not interested in a relationship and thats final. You pestering my life isnt going to do our friendship any good, so quit!' i was very serious when i said it.


Marcus could ruin our friendship. Kaka had no idea how much i hated him. I hated him to the extent his mere presence alone irritated me.


She shook her head 'you dont know what you are doing to yourself K, i've told you this before and i'm going to repeat myself over and over as well, you dont live your life in other people's shadows. Other people's ill-lucks might be your goodluck, that someone else did not succeed in a particular area does not mean you wont succeed as well, K...'




'Kaka, stop this now!' i said vehemently 'stop this now and i mean it, i am very serious'



'fine!' she raised her hand up in defeat 'i've long known that you dont like taking corrections, whatever you believe is the right thing, every other thing someone says is useless and unreasonable! If you like, dont get married! Dont give any guy a chance! Remain and die a virgin, its ur da.mn business, i'm done talking sense into you. That your father left your mother does not mean your husband would also leave you!'



I lost it. I slapped her.

TBC