CHAPTER ELEVEN: Our first fight
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Bianca's POV
I couldn't handle all I just heard, I can't stand him telling me another lie, I just made a fool of myself, he never told him how he feels about me, I just assumed from the way he looks at me that he feels the same way I feel. I can't blame him, I threw myself at him, I kissed him giving him a go ahead to mess with me, how can someone like him ever love, he's only into girls for sex and I threw myself at him because I can't hide how I feel for him anymore but now I've realised that I've been in love with the wrong guy.
I ran as fast as my leg could carry me, my vision was blurry because tears has formed in my eyes, my head was fluffy, I couldn't think straight, I ran out of the park and I saw a car parked outside, I hopped into it and yelled at the driver to drive away fast.
I couldn't stop the tears streaming down my face as I battled not to make a sound, I realise I have no money with me so I told the driver Chioma's address.
"Boy issue?"I heard the driver say and I smiled
"No" I lied
"No one worth your precious tears dear" he said as if he knew I lied, I look at him and realise that he's wearing a suit.
"When did Uber drivers start wearing suit?" I wondered as I stared at him
"I know what you are thinking, actually you are in the wrong car, this isn't a taxi, and I'm sure my car doesn't look like one, but I understand, you wanted to leave that place and I had to take you"
I opened my mouth wide "I'm so sorry sir, I didn't realize it, I didn't mean to call or mistake your car for a taxi, you can park here , I'll go from here, I'm sorry sir" I apologized sincerely
"It's okay, we are almost there anyways" he said and turned and drove into Chioma's neighborhood
"Thank you so much"
"I'm Barrister Nwosu, your name?"
"Bianca sir" I told him and he park in front of Chioma's house, he brought out his card and gave it to me"
"That's my card, call on the first line if you ever need my help, I'll gladly help" he said with a friendly smile and I thanked him again before he drove away. I faced Chioma's house and I remember what I just encountered at the park, tears welled up in my eyes again and I walked to the door, i cleaned my face and I rang the bell and her mom opened the door.
"Bianca Darling, what's wrong? Have you being crying? did your aunt hit you again?" She asked as she ushered me to a sit.
"No ma, I'm fine, I want to see chioma"
"Okay, chioma!!!" She called as she looked upstairs where Chioma's room is, and she answered and came out, when she saw me she rushed down
"What happened Bee?" She asked as she knelt in front of me, studying my face.
"Don't tell me that witch raised her hand on you again?" She asked through clenched jaw.
"Chioma! Don't call her a witch! Be careful" her mom warned. "Let me leave you two to talk" she said and went in, Chioma faced me and held my hand as I started another round of tears.
"Let's go to my room" she held my hand and we walked to her room, she made me sit on her bed and asked again.
"I'm losing my patience Bianca, tell me what's wrong?" She said sternly
"I made a fool out of myself Chi" I told her
"How?"she asked
"Ethan doesn't feel the same way I do, he has being seeing me like other girls, I'm nothing to him, he just want to sleep with me_" I trailed off
"Calm down bee, how can you be so sure? Even a blind man can see how much this guy loves you, it's in his eyes! Tell me what exactly happened" she said calmly
"Layla saw us at the park, she got mad when she found out we are dating, and she made it known that Ethan has slept with her too" I said in between sob as I struggled to stop crying
"Sweet Jesus!" She exclaimed "so what did Ethan say?" She asked
"He didn't deny it, he was about to feed me lies again all in the name of explanation when I left" I said as I wiped my tears.
"What! You mean you didn't give him the chance to explain? Even after you know Layla is a manipulative bitch? I can't believe you did this!" She yelled
"Now I'm the one at fault? Huh?" I yelled back
"Did he have sex with her while you guys are dating or before you started dating?" She asked
"She said the third day he resumed"
"Listen to yourself, that was way before you guys started dating, Everyone has a past bee"
"But he didn't tell me, he hid it from me! He knows that Layla is my cousin, but he didn't tell me" I said sternly
"Well, I still think you should have given him a chance to explain" She said and I stood up
"I'm leaving! I never knew you would take sides"
"I'm not taking sides, I won't stop you If you wanna leave, let me see you off" she said and took scarf to cover her chest, she was wearing a camisole.
"You don't have to" I said and walked out and I heard her voice
"I'm seeing you off whether you like it or not!" She saw me off and on my way home I told her how I got into a barrister's car and how I mistook it for a cab, I also told her how he was nice to me and I gave her the card the barrister gave me to keep for me, if aunt Theresa sees that, it might get me in trouble.
"So this barrister told you to call him if you ever need help?"
"Yeah, he did... I'm almost home Chi, you can go back" she said and smiled
"Take care Bee" she said and turned to leave, I watched her till she was out of sight, "what would I do without her" I thought and walked home, when I got home I breathed in and out and i walked in only to see my aunt breathing fire and Layla shedding crocodile tears.
"What lie did she feed her with oh God?" I thought
"Welcome, the world cheapest slut!" She said as her fake smile threw daggers at me
"Sorry?" I said because what she said shook me
"You are just as miserable as your mother, that sleeps with anything in trouser just to get money" she shot at me with venom
"Please, leave my mother out of this! Just spill the lie Layla fed you?"
"Oh! You are still taking your mother's side?" She asked. "she dumped you and your father when you were two, your father left his music career for her, to focus on his family, yet she left him for a wealthy man, you father became miserable when she left, he started drinking until you clocked five when he stopped because of you, that day your father died, he just met your mom, and on his way he got into an accident and died, your miserable mother killed my brother!" She said angrily and tears streamed down my face.
She continued "you bastard child! You want to hear history? I'll tell you whether you believe or not! It's the truth anyways, your father begged Lizzy to come back and take care of you, he worked hard to make money so that lizzy your mother will come back but she didn't, she was only concerned about the money and fame, so unfortunate that's the step you are taking too but not with my daughter's boyfriend!" She yelled and i couldn't stop crying
"Ethan is my boyfriend aunt, not Layla's" I said and she slapped me and I staggered before falling.
"Henceforth, no going to Chioma's house or anywhere, only to school and the valedictory night, you are not going whether you like it or not, and don't let me ever see you with that boy again, he belongs to my daughter, is that clear?" She asked and I didn't reply, she stepped towards me and I quivered
"Is that clear Bianca?" She asked sternly
"Yes ma" I answered
"Now you are dismissed" she said and I scurried to my room, I entered and locked the door, I brought out a picture I stole from my dad before he died, I took it under my pillow and stared at the woman on the left side of the picture
She looks a lot like me, Chioma once told me we have the same smile, in her arms is me, when I was a baby and by the right is my father, they looked very happy together, my dad's smile is genuine as he looked at my mom and my mom blushed. I cried my heart out once again before my phone started ringing, I glanced at it and I saw it was Ethan, I took my pillow and covered my head with it, I'm so mad at him even though I love him so much, I can't believe I've been banned from seeing him. My phone rang for a long time and my head got used to the tone as my heart ached, I carried my guitar and opened my song book, I sang my dads hit song to ease my pain.
We are just trying to get through the day
Without falling apart
Even though
I'm starving
I'm freezing
I'm bleeding to death
Everything is fine
The sky isn't always blue
Sun doesn't shine always
I'm gonna get through the day
And I'll be on top of the world.
My heart pleaded for me to sing the song I wrote for Ethan, I fought the urge to overlook it and I stopped singing, I opened to the next page and I saw the song I wrote out of love for him. I played the intro and I sang
There are thousands of reasons I love you
No scale of measure what I feel for you
I can't see myself without you cos I've sold my heart to you
I tried and tried
So hard to get you off my mind
But I can't help hearing tick-tock tick-tock
You are the clock ticking in my heart
I tried to figure out what this is
and I realised it's an impeccable feeling for the impeccable you.
Unbelievable! I've fallen for a knight
He shoots me this arrow of love I can't resist
It's impeccable!
It's impeccable!
It's impeccable!
It's an impeccable feeling for the impeccable you.
I sang as i thought of him, i had no idea I've being crying again, I remembered my dad's word "tears are for weaklings" i wiped my tears but my eyes still watered, my stomach grumbled cos I've not eaten and I my didn't know when I slept off.
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I woke up as I heard helplessly by Tatiana manaois from my phone, I checked the time, it's 7am, it's Sunday and mass starts by 9, I checked the caller Id and I saw it was Ethan, when the phone stopped ringing, I checked the number of missed calls, and I opened my eyes wide as I saw 61 missed calls, I checked the time he called and I saw different times even midnight, I saw 8:27pm, 10:10pm, 11:30pm, 12:12am, 1:48am, 3:15am, 4:28am, 5:50am, 6:00am and now 7:00am. I gasped.
"Didn't he sleep through out the night" I wondered, he called 61 times all through the night .
"Is chioma right? Did Layla manipulate me into believing Ethan is only after my body? Just the way she manipulated her mother" I thought and my phone rang again.
I stared at my phone until it stopped ringing, I switched it off and went downstairs to do my chores, Chioma and i attend the same church so I'll see her and talk to her there, I finished my chores and went to the bathroom, I had my bathe and dressed up for church, I went downstairs and I saw my aunt.
"Where are you going to?" She asked as she eyed me
"Ermm, to mass ma, today is Sunday" I said slowly
"What did I tell you yesterday?, I said you are only allowed to go to school!"
"Ma!" I knelt "you know I can't miss church, please I promise not to see him again" I pleaded and she stared at me with venom in her eyes, she stood up
"My decision is final! Pray in your room and that reminds me, your food is in the fridge, you can microwave it, I don't need you to faint in my house" she said and entered her room
I stood up dejectedly and walked slowly towards my room, I met Layla on the way and I saw her smirk.
"Oh baby, did my mom stop you from going out?" She asked rhetorically. "You should have thought about this before snitching my boyfriend, I love Ethan and he loves me too, he's just proving a little stubborn, forget Ethan! He's mine, think about it bianca, what makes you think Ethan will ever love you? Take a look at yourself, your dressing sucks! Your body is dry, there's nothing to making Ethan drool! He couldn't resist my charm on the third day of school, he loves me a lot, snap out of your dreamworld Bianca, Ethan loves me and there's nothing any tiny rat can do about it" she said with visible hatred in her eyes
"Okay" I said, everything she said to me is enough to make me jump off a cliff but my body didn't react, I left her and went into my room and laid on my chest with my head on my flat pillow I switch on my phone and Ethan's call entered immediately, I rolled my eyes and switched it off again.
My jamb exam is on Monday, so I carried my book and read to get my mind off everything happening to me. My mind kept drifting to Ethan and I dropped my book in frustration, I went to the kitchen, I took my food in the fridge and microwaved it, I devoured it and went to my room thinking of Ethan again until I drifted into slumber.