The hotel ceremony
" Hosea, can I get a make-up please..I need to attend a very important ceremony ". Mrs Cecilia said from her room.
" Mom not now I'm busy ". Hosea replied back in a serious tone.
" Oh.. honey come and see your daughter she is refusing to help me out!". She said in a loud but sad tone to drew her husband attention.
" Oh no..I'm doomed...why is she calling her husband?...Mom don't worry I'm coming ". Hosea said and quickly took her make up box and strolled out of her room before she get disband in her credit card.
"I'm here Mom". Hosea said faking a smile.
"Aww my dear thanks for coming.. honey don't worry she is here". She said and Hosea rolled her eyes.
" Give me the best and the latest beautiful make up style...I need to look perfect for this occasion in other to bright the face of your brother ".
" Aggrh...24/7 Dela... always him..why..was I adopted?". Hosea asked while unpacking the things she needed.
" Hey my dear don't talk like that. Do you know how I suffered to having you..you are soo dear to my heart". She said to warm her heart. But she seems to have had it enough.
" Is enough Mom...let me do my job and get back to my room..you are always saying this to please me..I'm fine no need for that ". Hosea said and her mother simple smiled at her childishness behavior.
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" Mom..I can't come with you...why do I have to come?". Layla was fighting on the phone with her mother who was only asking her to go to a friend hotel opening ceremony.
" Oh my dear... everyone will bring their child that is why I want to go with you". Her mother tried explaining herself.
"Mom..I'm so sorry but I can't go..not now". Layla said.
"Please my dear..I have already told everyone about you coming with me...and on the more serious note..I'm in the hotel right now waiting for you". She said.
"What!..Mom.. Aggrh.. fine fine I'm coming". She said and hung up.
"What with all this". She said and went to her lavatory to wash up quickly. She got dressed then took her little bag and went out of the house waving at Lisa before leaving.
She picked a car and gave him the description then he drove her away.
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"Why is my Mom always a last minute talker..she will never informed you of something before dragging you along ". Layla was talking when she got to the hotel and was walking around looking for her mother.
"Over here Layla". Her mother waved at her from a far end.
She walked majestically immediately her eyes caught the style of the place.
Everyone was with their kids. Her face changed a little due to the make up Lisa did for her before coming.
All eyes was on her, she became the center of the ceremony immediately she started walking like a model.
A lot were those who took pictures of her..but you will never recognized her when you meet her somewhere.
"Mom...why did you choose this far place?". She asked her mother has she made herself comfortable on the chair.
"Because I don't want that hyper woman to come and do her money show off on me". She said and took a look at the entrance.
"Mom...and who are you competing with?". Layla asked.
"Aaah.. like I said...look behind you there she comes". Mrs Becky said and Layla turned her head only to see Dela's mother, Mrs Cecilia. She never knew she was Dela's mother all that she know was that she was a super model who had went on retired.
"Her?..Mrs Cecilia...Mom you know her?". Layla asked.
"Of course who won't know her..she was my classmate.. very arrogant and pride". She said.
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"Hey... hello...I'm fine thanks...how are you also doing". Mrs Cecilia smiled to the other friends of hers when she saw them.
Suddenly her eyes caught Becky sitting down quitely as if she hasn't seen her.
"Hello..Mrs Becky". She said politely with a wicked smirked behind it.
" Hi..I never thought I will meet you again". She said.
" Oh.. please don't tell me you haven't been seeing me on magazines and social media and all television shows... don't tell me you don't have one to watch me on". She started her act.
" Oh mine don't worry I always have a very important thing doing than to waste my time on those things..and for the television you are talking about, since I will see you there I don't bother myself to watch it". She said calmed with a meaning to it.
" Mom..". Layla called out.
" Oh please allow me". She said.
"Haha don't worry my dear that is how your mother is since high school.. anyway school prefect I will like to introduce my son to you incase you haven't seen him also ". She said and clapped her hands.. immediately after that, Dela appeared with his bodyguards together with Jonie. The crowd were many to the extent that Layla couldn't see who was coming. She kept putting her head high to see but still couldn't guess who it was.
" And who is that?". Mrs Becky asked.
" I don't know Mom...I can't see his face ". Layla replied.
" Whatever let me do my thing...he will surely come here and I will see who he is". Layla said and looked away.
Just then someone shouted a name she never expected to meet at the ceremony.
" Dela...oh my gosh he is soo breath taking!!" A young girl shouted from the crowd.
" De...what!...what is he doing here". Layla said and quickly turned her head only to see the man she had always wanted but couldn't get close to.
" Oh..no I get go Mom...bye see you later". Layla said and was about to run away when her mother grabbed her hands.
" Where are you going now...let us do the introduction before leaving". Her mother said.
" Mom.. please is my turned to go right now". She was about to run off when she fell right on Dela's back causing both of them to fell down. Without thinking twice she got up and run out knowing nothing about where she was going.
" What is wrong with that girl". Dela said and quickly got up and run after her. Now everyone was after them. They all wanted to know why the girl was running and Dela was also chasing after her.
" Hey you stop right there!". He shouted but Layla was already ahead of him.
She run as fast as her little tiny legs could carry her.
Escaping from the crowd, she stood behind a status in front of a pool looking forward to see if anyone will pass by.
" Oh my God... that was soo close". She said and suddenly felt a hand on her shoulders.
" Catch you". Dela said and Layla flinched..
" What!". She thought and quickly threw herself down in the pool.
" Oh fuck... what is wrong with this girl". Dela said and threw himself up to save her but the girl seem not to need and help from him.
Layla managed and quickly came out of the water and run away.. leaving one of her heel and her key holder at the pool.
Dela also came out of the water and found her one heel and her key holder.
" Hmm... that girl will surely be a troublesome girl I think". He said and went away with it.
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" What the hell Layla...you were soo lucky that their camera couldn't captured your face... like you will be trending for years". Lisa said as she kept on watching the trending video of Layla running while Dela also chased after her.
" It wasn't my fault Lisa, if my mother had allowed me to come earlier all this won't have happened at the first place". Layla said while using icepack to cool down her burning forehead.
" I need to get you some pills before you get a serious headache...you are soo troublesome". Lisa said and went out of her room.
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DELA'S PRIVACY KEEP OFF.
"Hello...are you here?".
" Yeah we are the gate waiting".
" Good..be there...immediately I'm done copying the code I will come out then we go...I hope you got my ticket ready right".
" Yes madam".
" Good.. now drive a little farther in other not to drive attention...or else I won't be able to pay you fools".
" We have heard you".
" Is all because of you guys that is why I'm doing this.. betraying the one I love...now get the hell off my phone ".
" Idiot... aggrh... where did he even placed his laptop.