Act Four
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(The following day at school,Alex asked me out to prom)
Alexander - Ifeoluwa will you be my date to prom
Ifeoluwa - I am sorry,no (I left)
Rachel - I will be your date
Alexander - I am fine alone
(At home)
Ricky - hi babe,will you follow me to the airport
Ifeoluwa - yes(feels sad)
(We got into the car of course Shile followed us,in the car)
Ifeoluwa - Alex asked me out to prom.
Ricky - what was your response
Ifeoluwa - I told him no
Ricky - I thought you would say yes
Ifeoluwa - why would I say yes
Ricky - because you have a crush on him,I heard you telling Shile
Shile - (laughs) are you jealous ni
Ricky - no she is free to date any guy she wants since I am leaving and I will be back in a year,we are oner ife(he got down and never looked back till he entered the airport)
Ifeoluwa - I didn't do anything,he broke up with me
Shile - I know it's my fault
Ifeoluwa - Abeg boy matter aside,I have a company to run, tomorrow prom the day after graduation
Shile - let's go shopping
(We went shopping and bought really expensive dresses)
(At Home)
(In my room)
Ifeoluwa - (my phone rang) someone I taught would never call me(I picked it)📞.........Amirat
Amirat -📞.......I am outside
( I ended the call,I went downstairs to open the door,she hugged me sobbing,I let her in,she sat down)
Ifeoluwa - tell me everything
Amirat - I am pregnant
Ifeoluwa - who is the father
Amirat - Adams
Ifeoluwa - Are you for real
Amirat - yeah(sobs) I was still dating Daniel,I got drunk and slept with Adams I tried calling him he is not picking up
Ifeoluwa - let me call him (I called him,he picked it up in one ring)
Adams - 📞......... what's the special occasion
Ifeoluwa -📞........ it's about Amirat,Adams how could you
Adams - 📞.......I went to a bar saw her there drunk ,I helped her,she seduced me ,I f****d her, simple
Ifeoluwa -📞........you went to a bar or you stalked her
Adams -📞........maybe
Ifeoluwa - 📞.......Adams,I,you and Amira have been friends since babies why the f**k would you do that,what were you thinking
Adams - 📞.......I wasn't thinking I was so bent on getting revenge and I saw a chance
Ifeoluwa - 📞........ revenge on what
Adams -📞......shebi she wants Daniel,now he would reject her
Ifeoluwa - 📞......Adams do you still like Amira
Adams -📞......yeah a lot,can you put the phone on speaker
Ifeoluwa - 📞......it is on speaker
Adams - 📞.......Amira I am sorry I did it out of jealousy I didn't pick your call because I was mad at myself
Amirat - 📞......just take responsibility
Adams - 📞......sure
(A year later,Ricky returned from school, During that year, Amira gave birth,I and Shile entered school,my business boomed)
(At Home)
Shile - brother Ricky (she hugged him) have missed you,who is she
Ricky - my gf,Maddie this is my sister Yvonne
Maddie - hi
Shile - okay(fakes smile)
(At the dining table)
Madam Opeyemi - Ricky how are you
Ricky - I am fine
(I sat down)
Ifeoluwa - mom may I be excused
Madam Opeyemi - absolutely not
Ifeoluwa - I am feeling uncomfortable right now
Madam Opeyemi - sit
(We ate, everyone retired to their rooms,I went to the pool to swim)
(Maddie came to meet me).
Maddie - how does it feel
Ifeoluwa - (I ignored her)
(She fell into the pool on purpose and screamed waking the whole house, Ricky jumped in and saved her,she smiles)
Ricky - seriously are you that obsessed with me
(I got out of the water and slapped him)
Madam Opeyemi - honey he is your elder brother
Ifeoluwa - when he almost f****d me he wasn't my elder brother right
(I went to my room leaving everyone but Shile dumfounded)
(The next morning)
(I went for an early morning run,I met a new guy named Akorede,he collected my number,we started to talk, anytime he comes over Ricky would always eye him)
(On one fateful day, Ricky pulled me into his room)
Ricky - why are you treating me like this
Ifeoluwa - what did I do
Ricky - can't you see I am still in love with you
Ifeoluwa - (laughs) you expect me to believe that
Ricky - I am serious (he pushed me against the wall and kissed me)
Ifeoluwa - ( I pushed him off and cleaned his mouth) get off me Ricky,me and you are done and our relationship was so last year
Ricky - I hate seeing him touch you
Ifeoluwa - live with it(I walked out)
(Outside )
Shile - why are you coming out of his room
Maddie - babe
(He appeared at the door)
Ricky - yes
Maddie - what were you doing in his room(she tried to slap me)
Ifeoluwa - (I held her hand ) don't even think about it(I pushed her off she fell into Ricky) caution her you know how I can be
(In my room)
Shile - what did he tell you
Ifeoluwa - that he still loves me and he kissed me,I pushed him away (I sat on my bed)
Shile - Ife be sincere with me,do you still like him
Ifeoluwa - I did before,till he said I am obsessed with him,I gave up on it
Shile - oh baby, let's go shopping for school
Ifeoluwa - yes,we are leaving in the next 2 days what do we need
Shile - here is a list
Ifeoluwa - can't we get all this in school ni,I mean we can rob them of more money
Shile - good point cause we will be carrying load
Ifeoluwa - yeah,I just want to enjoy my single life for now
Shile - welcome to the group
Ifeoluwa - (laughs)
(A knock on the door)
Shile - who is there
Madam Opeyemi - it's mom,can I come in
Ifeoluwa - (I shook my head and entered the bathroom shutting the door)
Shile - ife isn't here,she is in the bathroom
Madam Opeyemi - I actually wanted to talk to you
Shile - oh come in then
Madam Opeyemi - (entered,she sat down on the couch in my room) Shile can you please talk to your friend
Shile - about what
Madam Opeyemi - Ricky came to meet me and he told me he is still in love with ife ,I know she is listening,he also confessed to me about what he and ife has been up to ever since ife said that sentence
Shile - what sentence
Madam Opeyemi - that when he almost f****d her he wasn't her elder brother right so I called Ricky and he told me,how he almost f****d her,that both of them have done some pretty nasty things,I realized I have been a bad mother under my roof I know nothing about my own daughter,I am such a terrible mother (she started to cry)
Shile - at least you confessed it all,in a million years my mom will never say all this
Madam Opeyemi - she is suffering from depression and I knew nothing about it,she sometimes have heart problem,I also knew nothing about it, ifeoluwa my baby I am sorry (she stood up and left)
(Shile opened the bathroom door,I collapsed,she screamed, everyone rushed into my room,I was rushed to the hospital)
(In the hospital)
(In the ER)
(The doctors tried their best to stop the shaking and my heart beating rapidly)
Doctor - we are loosing her,I need more,400 units go
(After a few hours,the doctors were able to stabilize my condition,they all breathed a sigh of relief,I was transferred to a VIP ward and put on oxygen)
(Outside)
Shile - can we go in and see her
Doctor - no,one person is allowed
Madam Opeyemi - what happened to her doctor
Doctor - well we haven't been able to know what is really going on but we noticed a slight change in her heartbeat and it's like she has convulsion
Madam Opeyemi - what's that
Shile - it's when a person starts shaking uncontrollably
Doctor - nice and when she will wake up I don't know
Ricky - this is your fault Maddie,ever since you appeared in my life everything turned upside down
Maddie - don't blame me
Ricky - it's you
Shile - Ricky stop
Madam Opeyemi - wait doctor,can we stay with her overnight
Doctor - someone has to watch over her
Shile - I will vouch
Doctor - that's okay
Ricky - can I stay with her too, please doctor
Doctor - you can all stay,I will have the nurse bring in more beds(he leaves)
(They entered and sat down on a couch)
Shile - oh Ife wake up,I need you,we planned on going shopping together but why this
Madam Opeyemi - my baby
Ricky - (sobs)
Shile - bro are you crying
Ricky - no
Shile - (she took a picture and laughs) Ife will love this,ife please wake up so I can show you
(A month later,I woke up)
Shile - she is awake
Madam Opeyemi - ife
Master Opeyemi - my angel
(I sat up)
Ifeoluwa - my head aches like crazy
Doctor - it's a miracle,where else is paining you
Ifeoluwa - I feel stiff
Doctor - it's normal, because you haven't moved a part of your body in a month,we will keep you for a few days and run some tests
(Lights out 🌌🌌🌌)
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