Chapter 15

She laid on her bed fast asleep with her sister next to

her on facetime with her friends, she heard her

sister's phone ring, she looked at her sister who was

still sleeping, Sewa your phone is ringing, she tapped

her to wake her up, who's calling? I don't know, check.

Hey babe, Xavier said, good morning, she said, were

you sleeping? You woke me up, sorry I'm on my

way to your place dress up before I get there, alright,

she grumbling said and hanged up.

Don't tell me you're still facetiming with your friends,

as you can see, don't they have work? they can hear

you, please leave my room with your laptop i want to

dress up, I'm not disturbing you, you can dress up no

one is looking, I think you should take a shower first, I

sure will I feel dirty.

How do I look? She asked her sister, you look good but

I think you should use your long straight wig instead

of the curly one, okay do I need to do make up, it's not

a serious dinner, you're good to go, he should be here

by now, she murmured, she picked her phone to call

him, I thought you'd be here by now, I was just about

to call you, I'm outside, alright, Tolani I'm leaving,

alright bye, won't you say hi to Xav, I'll have to hang

up, you can call them back when we leave, Mmm

okay, I'll be right back guys don't go anywhere, she

said to her friends.

Hey Xav, how are you doing? I'm good, how are you

too? peachy, your sister told me you started acting, I

really didn't know I have a celebrity right beside me,

he giggled, I'm getting there soon, she smiled, that's

good, how is it so far? Discouraging, why? I'm loosing

interest, you shouldn't, gold doesn't shine without

passing through fire cause it's not going the way you

planned it now doesn't mean it never will, be patient

and keep acting I promise you it'll get better, I believe

thank you, she hugged him, you guys should leave

we'll talk when you get back, take care of yourself,he

said I sure will, she said moving away from his car.

I had a long day I'm so tired if only I can escape this

meeting tonight, he grumbled, I left work by 1 today I

needed that rest, I can't remember the last time I slept

in the afternoon I feel so good I can't kill myself.

I caused it anyway the meetings I was suppose to have

yesterday I moved them all to today, what meeting? I

had meeting with each department in the company,

we're about to drop something big and I signed an

endorsement deal today, it's worth it, she said rubbing

his shoulder, by the way you look good, he said

smilimg, I always do, she giggled, you look tired, she

said, I'm actually tired, sorry you can have a cold bath

when you get home.

I'm not having a cold bath without you, I'm not

sleeping over at your place I have work, we can have

that cold bath and still do your work, how? you won't

let me work I need to design a dress for a client and

she wants to see it tomorrow I haven't even designed

my wedding dress, alright do your job.

I don't need a cold bath, he said, if you say so I'm just

trying to help, she smiled at him, how many kids do

you want us to have? he asked, three I don't mind the

gender, mmmm I want all girls, he murmured, why?

she asked, I love female children and it's always cute

to have female kids especially when they're all female,

he said, what about male children? They're terror

especially when they're all male, you're very silly, she

giggled, here we are, he said turning off the ignition.

* * *

After dinner, Sewa sat with her fiance on a sofa in the

lounge reminiscing.

Xavier I want to have a word with Sewa excuse us,

his mom said has she walked up to them, he stood up

to join his dad in the living room.

How are you doing? How's work? Very fine ma, how

are you too? I'm good, I just want to talk to you a

mother to daughter talk, I see you has my daughter

the one I never had, she giggled.

Xav can be really annoying, he was an angry child,

when he turned 19 we couldn't control him again he

was out of hand, his father sent him abroad to school,

I was furious cause we couldn't control him here and

sending him abroad is a big mistake, his father didn't

care he didn't want him to ruin his name, I decided to

go with him, Joshua was just 16 I couldn't leave him

too we all left Nigeria together, why is she telling me?

Sewa said in her mind.

I made him see a therapist he started taking anger

management classes, he got better really better, I

didn't see that side of him again, he became silent he

rarely even talks, I became scared whenever he's

angry he doesn't say anything, that attitude grew with

him, i prefer it cause it's better than the anger, he was

really wild, she giggled.

How were you able to manage your marriage? Their

father comes over once in two months and stay for a

week or two before leaving, he became really calm,

his father loved him again, when he turned 25 his

father asked him to come back to Nigeria to manage

his company, that was when we all came back to

Nigeria, he started seeing a girl her was Belinda, she

was his first, I thought they were going to end up

together, suddenly she went missing nobody knows

where she is till now, oh my God, Sewa said, he was

broken he started acting weird, he started seeing a

therapist again, after that, he tried dating so many

times but it didn't last, when he told me he liked you I

thought it was just the normal thing he does, but then

he decided to marry you I'm so glad he wants to

marry you, you changed so many things about him, I

want to beg you Sewa if you notice any strange thing

about him please come to me, I don't want what you

guys have to end, please can you do that? I will mom,

she smiled and hugged her.

Thanks for telling me all this, enough talk about Xav,

when is the wedding haven't you picked a date yet? No

we haven't, the introduction should be next weekend,

I'll tell my mom and get back to you, that will be better

my dear, I'm always available if you want to talk, she

said, thank you ma I'll talk to your mom so we can

pick a date for the introduction, like you said next

week, we'll fix a date next week, that'll be better, Sewa

said.

Are you done talking I'm really tired, Xavier said

walking towards them, we're done talking, his mom

said, I have work tomorrow and I'm so tired we

should get going, I might come see you by weekend, he

said, no problem I'm always be here, where's your

dad? I thought you were talking to him, he went to the

garden, alright, Sewa let's go if you're not tired, I am

and I'm the one driving, wait what really happened in

the office today, you've never been this tired, Sewa

said, my joints are aching me, are you saying this so

I'll sleepover at your place, it's not working, I'm not

joking Sewa, sorry let's tell them we're leaving don't

worry I'll drive, she giggled, it's not funny, he said, I

know, sorry you're acting like a child use painkillers

when you get home and have a cold bath and sleep

you'll sleep like a baby, I promise you, alright ma'am

he chuckled

* * *

How was the dinner? Tolani asked her sister walking

behind her to her room, it was good normal, what

was it about? familiarity I guess, she spoke to me she

told me about his childhood and she sees me as her

daughter all those kind of talk, I see, Tolani said.

What did you have for dinner? and where's Kemi? I

haven't had dinner, she went to get dinner for both of

us and asked me to stay back cause you didn't take

your key and might come back anytime, how long? 30

mins ago, I hope you're not sleeping now, Tolani said,

why? do you have a job for me, Kemi said I should tell

you not to sleep before she gets back in case you get

back before her, I think she wants to talk to you, think

what do y'all take me for I don't sleep too much, we all

know you love sleeping, that's because I work and I'm

always tired after a long day I'm not sleeping early, I

plan to design my wedding dress tonight, are you

serious? I'm staying awake too, she smiled, did you

talk to Xav about the interior? I'm sorry I forgot, I'll

tell him tomorrow, alright change your clothes, I'll be

downstairs, which movie should we see? Pick anyone.

Sewa! Kemi called opening the door to her room, why

do you like shouting? you can just open the door to

check if I'm asleep or not, I only came to check on you

why are you insulting me, I didn't insult you i just

said you like shouting, I don't have your time girl, why

do you want me to stay awake? do you want to give

me money, this is not the time to joke I'm in deep

trouble Sewa, trouble? What trouble?

I think I'm pregnant, how sure are you? I'm not sure,

how come? I'm sure it's not the photographer, that

was few days ago, Sewa said, he's the only one I had

sex with recently, I don't think you're pregnant, it's not

up to a week, Sewa said, that's what I'm bothered

about, did you get PT strip? yes I did here is it, she

brought it out of the hoodie pocket she's wearing, use

it, I'm scared, what if I'm pregnant, why are you

scared? you're not too young to get pregnant, not

about been young, I'm a model I don't want to get

blotted and it's not easy to lose baby fat, I'm sure

you're not pregnant enter the toilet, she said.

She came out of the toilet smiling, I'm not pregnant,

she said excitedly and hugged her friend, why did you

think you were pregnant? I didn't use protection and

I'm not on birth control again I've been feeling sick

and irritated then I remembered i had sex with the

photographer without protection, that's bad Kemi no

matter how horny you are you shouldn't forget to use

protection with someone you just met, pleaseeeeeeee

don't preach to me, I'm not preaching Kemi I'm just

telling you what you need to hear, you know I'm

always careful this is just a mistake and it won't

repeat itself.

So? How was the dinner? It was okay, don't tell me

okay i want gist, nothing special, we ate after eating

she told me she wanted to see me, she talked about

her son, nothing personal just about his childhood

and things I needed to know, babe she told

me about his first love who went missing all of a

sudden, missing? How? I didn't ask, till now they

haven't found her, wow that's not good, I can't

imagine, Sewa said, come downstairs let's talk, Kemi

said, I want to design my wedding dress, you can

design while talking, I have gist for you but I have to

eat first, I'm famished, model eating at this time, I'll

burn it before I sleep and do my workout routine in

the morning there's no problem, okay I'll right behind

you let me get my laptop.