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Nice work.lemme go and read it but OP u have to be more consistent when updating this your story.

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Chapter 3


Risha awoke to the sweet smell of fried egg.She sat up and uttered a few words of prayers before rushing down stairs.The kitchen was a door by the right,just across the living room.


"Good morning" She greeted Chinny bubbly.

"Morning Jordy.Hope you slept well?" She turned around drying her hands with a towel.

"I did.And I like what you just called me" Risha said and they laughed.


"I sincerely apologise for yelling at you yesterday.I didn't know you were his cousin" Chinny moved closer and held Risha's hand.


"Come on.It's nothing"

Poor Chinny.If only she knew her effort was for a total stranger.

"Thank you" She hugs Risha.

"It's okay" She pulled her away gently.Hugging wasn't her thing,maybe because no ever hugged her before.


"I'm making us breakfast,but your brother won't be joining us"


"I was about to ask about him.Where is he?"


"He said he had something to do at work"

"Saturday?"


"I'm surprised too" She paused to listen to her self and added "Well don't get me wrong,you brother is the most hard working guy I've seen my entire life"


"It's okay.I didn't think that far"

So he left early to avoid her.She excused herself and ran upstairs to get her phone.She returned some minutes later making a call.


"What do you expect me to do now?" she stamped her feet and succeeded in attracting Chinny's attention.She only smiled.It must be their brother-sister talks.

"Big bro!" She gasped "You don't expect me to collect money from Sis Chinny do you?" She paused to observe Chinny's reaction,from the side of her face she could tell Chinny was smiling.

She continued.

"Okay.Okay.I will.But make sure you pay her back.If you don't I'll personally haunt you.Okay.Love Ya.Bye" She ended the call smiling.

"Sis Chinny"


"Yes" She turned swiftly.


"My bro asked if you could give me some money.Gat school issues to sort"


"Like how much do you need?"

"700k" She called confidently but deep down her heart was pounding like hell.


God please let her give me this money without suspicion or delay.As for Kelvin,pin him down where ever he is till I'm out of here.I promise to give you 100k out of it.


"Okay" Chinny's response finally came.She carried her phone "Call your account number"


Risha called her details in the most normal way she could,reciting her prayer points as she waits.


"Are you Risha Ja..Ja..t..au" Chinny looked up at her.


"Yes.I'm actually not Igbo.My mum married one of the tribes from the middle belt"


"How do you know I was going to ask?"

"The look on your face"

"Owww.I see" She smiled and went back to her phone "Done" She looked up again.


Risha's phone beeped and she opened the message.What she saw almost sent her mad but she had to comport herself.She was the first cousin of super rich Kelvin,it' will be a shame to craze over 900k


"It shows nine hundred here and I only asked...."


"I know.The extra 200 is my little way of saying sorry.Things aren't going smoothly currently but don't worry,you'll get more by the end of this month" She smiled.


"Thank you Sis Chinny" She hugged her tight.

Risha's phone rang and they disengaged.

"Let me take this please" She swipes the green circle up "Aren't you a good timer Mimi"


"Madam your Dad called me oo"

"Oh my God" She gasped and a worried look clouds Chinny's face.

"I told him you are on your way.But what are you still doing at his place ? Is he that good?"


"That man is very stupid.Why lectures so early,how do I cope now? I haven't had my bath sef" She scratched her hair and Chinny payed attention to it for the first time.It wasn't wig at all,she could see the roots.


Miranda stared at her phone to be sure she called the right line,it was correct.Saved as RiRi.

"RiRi what are you talking about? What lectures?"


"I'm coming now! Please grab a seat for me.Thank you" she ended the called and groaned.


"Going back to school?"


"Yes.And I haven't even seen my family"


"There is always another time.So what do we do about breakfast? You can't go back without eating"


"Yea..But there is nothing I can do.That man is too mean,I dare not miss his class nor go late"


"Let's do it this way.You go up and bath while I pack up something for you"


"Awww Sis Chinny,you are the best thing that ever happened to my brother" She hugged her briefly before running upstairs.


Sis Chinny? The best thing that ever happened to Kelvin? 200k did this magic.The only person left to be wooed was Vicky,Kelvin's only sibling.


"That one is too hard to please.A thorn in the flesh" She sighed and resumed her work.


Minutes later Risha came back to the kitchen.No make up.Her hair,carelessly parted in the middle.It cascaded down to her waist,resting on her bum.


"Thanks again Sis Chinny" She said as she collected A packed breakfast.

"It's nothing"

"Bye" She smiled and ran out.

Chinny followed almost immediately.

"Jordy! Wait"

Risha's intestines knitted against each other as she held the door knob.I've just been bursted,she repeatedly told her self.

"Yes" She spun with a broad smile.


"Your hair" She paused "Is it natural?"


Huh! She let an air of relief.

"Ofcourse!" She grinned "My mother isn't Nigerian"



"Your mother isn't Nigerian?"

The statement echoed in their ears.

"Just kidding.I'll send you the hair cream I use.It's imported from Thailand"


"Owww thank you" Chinny placed a hand on her chest smiling.


"Have to go now.Bye" She left before the reply came.


Once she was out she turned of her phone and exhaled deeply as she sighted a cab.


"Nyanya" She told the cab man immediately her butt felt the seat.


"I no dey go Nyanya" He said.


"I go pay 5k"


The driver turned to look at her at the back seat.

"You sure?"

"I swear"

Thanks guys..I'll be more careful with typing.I noticed there are lot of errors

Chapter 2


"I can't pretend to be your cousin! I can't believe you are one of those two timers.Gosh!"


"Well" He got his body off the car and stood in front of her "That's the only way we can have a peaceful night.Unless you intend to sleep on the street"


"Why didn't you tell me you had a girlfriend?"


"Was I suppose to?"

"Then why did you asked us to meet?" She was getting more frustrated.


"Because I thought....come here" He pulled her and flung her hair backwards.Her neck was plain, no mark of any form.

"Turn around"

"What?" She was astound at his sudden change.

So weird.What's with the 'come here' and 'turn around'?


He spun her and she fell on the car.He pulled down her gown's zipper to the center of her back.


"What the hell are you doing?" She struggled to break free but his left hand was pinning her to the car while the right one held her hair up.


She wasn't Tori.No birthmark.No tattoo on her back.He felt a surge of relief and let her off.What came next he least expected.A punch to his face the moment she broke free.

"Argh!" He groaned and held his jaw .

How can a girl possess so much power?

"You don't mess with me" she smiled at him while zipping up.


A slim light girl in grey yoga pant and vest ran to them seconds after the punch.

"Babe! Are you okay?" She asked.

"I'm fine" He straightened.


"Oh my God! You are bleeding" she cried.

"It's just a minor incident" he gave Risha a deadly glare,she rolled her eyes and threw her face.


"And who are you? Why are you just watching instead of doing something!" Chinny yelled.


"It's okay Chinny.That's my cousin Jordia"





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Anger was plain on Jatau's face as he paced the living room.His wife and younger daughter were sitting on the sofa waiting for his next move.He stared at the wife,her face was buried in her palms.


"Lama how could you let her out.Such a vulnerable child!" He shouted and she looked up.

"Would you have let Miracle off so easily?" He asked and she rolled her eyes and looked a way.


"I'm talking to you" He tugged at her night dress.


"What are you trying to say? That I'm careless with Risha because I'm not her biological mum?" She flared up.


"Exactly!" He paused and went ahead "You let her gallivant the way she wants .Giving outsiders a bad impression of her"


"Really?" She stood up


"Your daughter is a graduate.She says it all the time,now tell me what you want me to do?" She asked and Miracle looked lifted het head to look at her.


He sighed,in a gentle tune he asked her.

" What happens if I die today? "

She looked away.She wasn't going to give him a chance to cloud her with guilt.

"Lama does that mean Risha will have no one left?"

"Ofcourse I..I'll take care of her" She stuttered, not looking at his face.


"Then what are you doing now! I married you purposely for her sake"

"That's enough Jatau! I won't stand her and be insulted" She walked into the room angrilly.


Jatau took his wife's position beside his daughter.


"Miracle go to bed.You shouldn't be up this late"He patted her back.


"Yes Dad" She got up and made to leave.

"And sorry for scolding your mother in front of you" He closed his eyes,assive fighting pains.


Scolding indeed.Miracle laughed within her,Dad always has a way or word to protect his superiority.They clearly argued with Mum and he called it SCOLDING.

"Dad" She called.


"Yes" He opened his eyes.


"Sis Risha isn't with any man as you all assume.I heard her tell mum she'll be visiting aunt Miranda"


Jatau was astouned.Why did his wife pretend not to know where she went to?


"You can go to bed now" He said staring blankly.


"Please don't tell mum I told you.I may never get the dress she promised me" Miracle pleaded.

He smiled,badly wanting to laugh at his little girl's childishness.


"I won't.And Dad will buy you something really good tomorrow"


"Thanks Dad!" She genuflected with smiles and went to her room.

"Good thing she didn't turn out like her mother"He muttered to him self before falling asleep on the sofa.







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Kelvin,in the most still motion lifted Chinny's hands off his body.It was already 1:00am but sleep was far away from him.He got his laptop and tried working,but his mind wasn't at it.Using his phone at night wasn't his thing either.But he decided to try so he began to check his WhatsApp messages.He has a message from Risha,it was from the previous day.Few minutes before they met.He opened it and she was Online.


"What could be keeping her up?" He wondered.

Checking his friends' status wouldn't be a bad idea.There might be funny images and videos to help cheer him up.After discovering Risha wasn't Tori he felt a part of him was happy and the other wasn't and he couldn't explain why.

"Tonight I'm sleeping at the Devil's" Risha captioned a photo of her in bed.Her hair was covering half of her face and her lips looking pouted but it wasn't.All she did was part her them abit.They were baby pink,just the colour of the shirt he gave her to sleep in.


"Why does she look like an halfcast" He zoomed the picture,concentrating more on her lips.

"What has come over you man?" He said to him self when he realised he was drooling at her "But why is she up by this time?





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"Babe I'm scared" Risha said to Miranda over the phone.


"Calm down he won't hurt you" Miranda assured her.


"How do you know he won't hurt me? We don't even know this guy and here I am crashing at his place"


"Stop panicking.You'll be fine"

"Okay.But be praying for me oo" She said and Miranda laughed.


"So tell me.Is he handsome in person or was it just filters?"


Risha smiled.

"He's very handsome" she whispered into the phone and they laughed "Too bad his girlfriend is around.And he suddenly turned into a devil"


Miranda laughed "I saw your status on whatsApp.You called him a devil,that's so unfair "


"You don't know what he did to me! I even had to punch his jaw" She laughed and rolled on the bed.


"Just today and all these chapters were written?" Her friend asked.

Risha sat up "Wait.What do you mean?"


"I think you are liking him already.You should listen to yourself when talking about him.You were laughing wildly just now"


"Please don't say such again.I can't fall for Kelvin"

"Kelvin? Why does it Sound like you've been calling the name for years"

"Good night Mimi.You are begining to annoy me"

"The truth..."

She ended the call and completed "is always bitter.You were going to say"


"Huh!" She sighed and closed her eyes "Good thing I didn't over talk and tell her I'm now Jordia.Kelvin's first cousin"








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Chapter 2

"I can't pretend to be your cousin! I can't believe you are one of those two timers.Gosh!"


"Well" He got his body off the car and stood in front of her "That's the only way we can have a peaceful night.Unless you intend to sleep on the street"


"Why didn't you tell me you had a girlfriend?"


"Was I suppose to?"

"Then why did you asked us to meet?" She was getting more frustrated.


"Because I thought....come here" He pulled her and flung her hair backwards.Her neck was plain, no mark of any form.

"Turn around"

"What?" She was astound at his sudden change.

So weird.What's with the 'come here' and 'turn around'


He spun her and she fell on the car.He pulled down her zipper to the center of her back.


"What the hell are you doing?" She struggled to turn but his left hand was pinning her to the car while the right one held her hair up.


She wasn't Tori.No birthmark.No tattoo on her back.He felt a surge of relief and let her off.He got an unexpected punch on the face immediately she broke free.

"Argh!" He groaned and held his jaw .

How can a girl possess so much power?

"You don't mess with me" she folded her arms smiling at him


A slim light girl in grey yoga pant and vest came to them.

"Babe! Are you okay?" She asked.

"I'm fine" He straightened.


"Oh my God! You are bleeding" she cried.

"It's just a minor incident" he gave Risha a deadly glare and her stomach churned.


"And who are you? Why are you just watching instead of doing something!" Chinny yelled.


"It's okay Chinny.That's my cousin Jordia"

Anger was plain on Jatau's face as he paced the living room.His wife and younger daughter were sitting on the sofa waiting for his next move.He stared at the wife,her face was buried in her palms.


"Lama how could you let her out.Such a vulnerable child!" He shouted and she looked up.

"Would you have let Miracle off so easily?" He asked and she rolled her eyes and looked a way
"I'm talking to you" He tugged at her night dress.


"What are you trying to say? That I'm careless with Risha because I'm not her biological mum?" She flared up.


"Exactly!" He paused and went ahead "You let her gallivant the way she wants .Giving outsiders a bad impression of her"


"Really?" She stood up
"Your daughter is a graduate.She says it all the time,now tell me what you want me to do?" She asked and Miracle looked up from the book she was reading.


He sighed,in a gentle tune he asked her.

" What happens if I die today? "

She looked away frwoning

"Lama does that means Risha will have no one left?"

"Ofcourse I..I'll take care of her" She stuttered, not looking at his face.


"Then what are you doing now! I married you purposely for her sake"

"That's enough Jatau!" She walked into the room angrilly.


Jatau took his wife's position beside his daughter.


"Miracle go to bed.You shouldn't be up this late"He patted her back.


"Yes Dad" She got up and made to leave.

"And sorry for scolding your mother in front of you" He closed his eyes,assive fighting pains.


Scolding indeed.Miracle laughed within her,Dad always has a way or word to protect his superiority.They clearly argued with Mum and he called it SCOLDING.

"Dad" She called.


"Yes" He looked up.


"Sis Risha isn't with any man as you all assume.I heard her tell mum she'll be visiting aunt Miranda"


Jatau was astouned.Why did his wife pretend not to know where she went to?


"You can go to bed now" He said staring blankly.


"Please don't tell mum I told you.I may never get the dress she promised me" Miracle pleaded.

He smiled,badly wanting to laugh at her childishness.


"I won't.And Dad will buy you something really good tomorrow"


"Thanks Dad!" She genuflected with smiles and went to her room.

"Good thing she didn't turn out like her mother"He muttered to him self before falling asleep on the sofa.

Kelvin,in the most still motion lifted Chinny's hands off his body.It was already 1:00am but sleep was far away from him.He got his laptop and tried working,his mind wasn't at it.Using his phone at night wasn't his thing but he decided to try so he began to check his WhatsApp messages.He has a message from Risha,it was from the previous day.Few minutes before they met.He opened it and she was Online.


"What could be keeping her up?" He wondered.

Checking his friends' status wouldn't be a bad idea.There might be funny images and videos to help cheer him up.After discovering Risha wasn't Tori he felt happy,but another part of him wasn't and he couldn't explain why.

"Tonight I'm sleeping at the Devil's" Risha captioned a photo of her in bed.Her hair covering half of her face and her lips looking pouted but it wasn't.All she did was part her them abit.They were baby pink,just the colour of the shirt he gave her to slerp in.


"Why does she look like an halfcast" He zoomed the picture,concentrating more on her lips.

"What has come over you man?" He said to him self when he realised he was drooling at her "But why is she up by this time?


"Babe I'm scared" Risha said to Miranda over the phone.


"Calm down he won't hurt you" Miranda assured her.


"How do you know he won't hurt me? We don't even know this guy and here I am crashing at his place"


"Calm down.You'll be fine"

"Okay" She nodded in reply.


"So tell me.Is he handsome in person or was it just filters?"


Risha smiled.

"He's very handsome" she whispered into the phone and they laughed "Too bad his girlfriend is around.And he suddenly turned into a devil"


Miranda laughed "I saw your status on whatsApp.You called him a devil,that's so unfair "


"You don't know what he did to me? I even had to punch his jaw" She laughed and rolled on the bed.


"Just today and all these chapters were written?" Her friend asked.

Risha sat up "Wait.What do you mean?"


"I think you are liking him already.You should listen to yourself when talking about him.You were laughing wildly just now"


"Please don't say such again.I can't fall for Kelvin"

"Kelvin? Why does it Sound like you've been calling the name for years"

"Good night Mimi.You are begining to annoy me"

"The truth..."

She ended the call and completed "is always bitter.You were going to say"


"Huh!" She sighed and closed her eyes "Good thing I didn't over talk and tell her I'm now Jordia.Kelvin's first cousin"

Chapter 1

Rosales Knowles.7:15pm.Abuja.


"The jerk!" She peeked at the thin gold watch that encircled her wrist "It's our first meeting and he's fucking not here"

Manners.Risha.The least she wanted was to let such a big fish off her hook.

Golden lights.Chandliers.Marron and white table clothings.Efficient waiters cladded in crisp white shirts and smart black pants.

Her eyes flickered from one table to another,scanning other customers and their accessories.Her stomach grumbled at the sight of their mouth watering meals.She would wait for him before eating,it's one of the ways of being affectionate.

"Rich folks" She smiled and sipped from a glass in front of her,stared at her watch again then to the entrance.
There he was.Tall and walking like a god.A pair of black glasses concealed his eyes.His hair...what the hell was he doing in casuals? Making her feel too serious in the sleeveless red gown that had a slit high up her right thigh.

"Sorry for being late.Had something urgent to sort out" He flashed a smile and took a sit.His eyes caught her drink.Orange juice.

"Rule No.1 You can't fall for him" Miranda's voice rang in her head.

"It's fine" She smiled back and a kind of expression she couldn't tell appeared on his face.She discarded it and tried to focus.

"You said you are Risha?" He maintained eyes contact.

"Yes" She responded,staring back without a flinch.

"I must say you look prettier in person" He said,his eyes trying to find the birthmark around her neck on the left but curly strands of thick brown hair was neatly swept from the right and clustered on that side.It fell down to God-knows-what length.Was this way of hair packing really a coincident? Or she did it on purpose?


"Why not pack your hair in a bun? Does it not disturb you?"

"I'm used to it this way.It's been this style since childhood" She smiled.Obliviuos of his motive.

A waiter appeared to take their orders and minutes later the table was full.Spaghetti stir fry,potato salad,shredded chicken,watermellon smoothie,jollof rice and then beans pudding,fried plantain and spiced fish.
Her eyes glinted of excitement at sight of the varieties before her.It didn't last long before her expression faded.She held the plate of jollof closer to her eyes as he stare in confusion.

"7800 for this little appalling rice?" She gasped and the few tables close to them turned to look at them.

"It's obscene to spend such huge amount on one small dish when millions are out there starving" She queried,anger clouding her once happy eyes.

He leaned closer and whispered "Low your voice little Missy.Rosales Knowles is the only eatry where you can get delicious dishes at cheaper rates"

Cheaper rate? He just called 7800 for a mare plate of rice cheap.Was she that poor? Maybe he was the one being extravangant.Rich people really have no regard for money and it keeps going to only them.

"We can go to somewhere else if you want" He said and made to leave but she stopped him.

"No.Let's dig in fast and leave"

They ate in silence,she was engrossed in her food while he stared at her every now and then,picking on his food like an ailing child.He thought she eats fine and every thing seemed to be going smoothly untill he decided to give her one more glance.He was shocked at how and when her eating became clumsy and fast.She had mixed the beans pudding and spaghetti stir fry.So disgusting.


"Can we go now? I'm done" He needed to get this glutton out of here real fast.The food was to test her and she's almost finishing everything.

"But I'm not done" She mumbled,her mouth stucked with food.Strands of once plain but now yellowish spaghetti dangling on the sides of her mouth.


"Let's go" He stood up.

"Wait for me.This is the best meal I've had my entire life"She picked her purse and gulped the rest of her drink "We can go now" she stood up.

"This isn't Tory" He said to himself as he watch her adjust her gown.

"Can I use the rest room?"

"Sure" He gave her directions and stared at her magnificent figure in awe as she walked.

Quickly he called his friend.

"Emekus!" his friend hailed from the other end.

"Guy.This isn't time for jokes"

"Okay.Kelvin.What is wrong?"

"You remember the Instagram girl I told you about? The one I suspected to be Tory?"

"Yes.Yes.I remember.You guys were suppose to meet"


"We are together now.She isn't Tory" His voice went down.

"You just met her.You can't be sure"


"Dude this girl is different.She is Calm,Outspoken and..and has this mad curve" he stuttered "Tory is plain.They are like cheese and chalk"

His friend gave a loud chuckle.Stopping between breaths.

"Dude you won't kill me.Why didn't you tell me you called to marvel at a girls bums instead of all these plenty english" The friend accused.

"Cut the crap! Ken" His cheeks pinkened knowing he was caught red handed.

"Since she isn't Tory just take her home and tickle your curiousity.And maybe start a false relationship then use her while it last to get Tory"

"What! That's ridiculous.The last time I tried being a Nigerian man as you put it,I ended up loosing a whooping sum of 5million naira and a very important document.Do you know what business that money is capable of sponsoring? I bet you don't"

"Okay.Fine.Don't take her home,maybe a hotel.And when have you become so cautious with money?"


"I'm done" She announced.


"I'll call you back" He dismissed his friend and they headed out.

They got to his car,a gleaning black Brabus.He openned the door for her.

"Get in"

A gentle man to the bone.The butterflies in her stomach danced happily.

"Where do you live? I'll take you home" He said it like an order and walked round to the driver's seat.

Home? Her stomach churned at the mention of home.How does she scale through this? Miranda had warned her not to let him know her resident.She stared at him as he fastened his seat belt,unaware of her tension.What to do..what to do.

"Why don't we go to your place and finish what we started" She leisurely placed her right leg on the left one,revealing a fair spotless thigh.

He looked at her exposed skin and looked away.


Gatcha! She danced in her head.


"No!" Came his reply.

What! Is he gay?


"Come on" She leaned closer and made some walking moves with her fingers on his forearms.He smelled sweet,subtle intoxicating smell guys rarely have.


"Fine" He pushed her hand and ignited his car.

She stared at him.This one shakara too much ooo.Na your money dey give me this patience.

They got to his place,a grey duplex.Lights shone at almost every angle.Risha surveyed the compound.The floor was interlocked, flowers hung on fancy clay pots on the wall instead of being planted in the ground.A white Lexus was the only car in the garrage then a red one just beside the one they arrived in.


"Your place is beautiful" She smiled.

"I know"

What! Just that? He surely is the most arrogant fellow she has ever seen.How he smiled and apologised for being late when they first met almost made her have a second thought about swindling him.But right now she can't wait to strip him off all his wealth.


"Welcome Sir" His gate greeted immediately he got off the car.



"Thank you James"



"Miss Chinny is around,but she stepped out for a walk"


"A walk?" He stared at his watch "This is 9:37pm"
He sent James off and turned to Risha who was still in the car listening to their conversation.
"Aren't you coming out?

He brought out his phone.He has missed five calls from his girlfriend,he dailed her line while Risha put out one of her legs out of the car.


"Hello babe.Where are you?" Kelvin asked looking very worried.

"Babe?" Risha brought out the second leg and the next second she was on the ground "Oh my goodness!"


"Babe who is that?" Chinny asked.


"Ermmm...my cousin.I'll call you back" He ended the call.


"Your cousin?" Risha looked up to him confused.






Chapter 2 is out already!




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