When The Bully Falls in Love

needed to be reviewed. He was lost in thought. He had in mind what he wanted to achieve. But

d what the hell was she thinking? That he would have ha

he saw part of her in him. Never had she loved so maddeningly; Donald would agree. But he couldn’t keep to his

r a few months, one day came this pretty

d, right?”

his turtleneck as If it made him m

oo

explained clearly, in layman’s terms, t

ish lady but handicapped. She became interested in him and for the first time, Donald saw a w

Donald said he didn’t have any issue with her being one-eyed and they laughed about it. She narrated how she sustained th

, she told Donald, but she had no option

t,” Donald said “Such

lf-esteem as a tee

u when it happe

only

ering what she would be thinking. He had used ‘we’ on purpose. To

one eye. They laughed at me. They made a caric

found a lover. Me. Haven

u, Don,” s

I promise to protect you till you finis

are going to spend the rest of our life togeth

rk well? How

re going to lock our hands to

. You are suc

other things?” Donald had wanted to do this all this while but didn’t get the opportunity.

nyway, and how she liked questionin

curious. It

sophy this much

or poetry. I like the sweet line of wo

language,” Do

welfth night. Panting and lament

Donald threw her a friendly

flatt

hy didn’t you go for

anted me to study Business Administration

. A to take up their

It is the prerequisite. I

uctantly a

uld retire wi

ocated to England when she was small. She had grown up curious, always m

nt to accept Donald even though he didn’t care as much because he was half-interested in their daughter; it seemed as if h

she loved him –to a fault. And when her parents agreed to her request

ked, inspecting the man. And Donald had wonde

An-imbra State in Ni

e word. Sir Williams laughed too as tho

od business place,” he asked,

ntial of the country and are taking advantage of it” Donald wasn’t

erience his business intelligence on the table. They were hav

e part of the chicken. He was quite un

overfeeding himself. “I am a businessman, you already know that,” Sir Williams

or all these questions. And except for the deliciou

s. Don’t be ann

ng. And he had been expecting her own version of questions. If Sir Williams was this

ed if he got jittery. But somehow, he always remembered

poor. What do you have to say about that? Can you prove the statistics w

e before an innocent guest. This is how they would be c

the Dad

nners,” R

t, Rachel. But he isn

u please leave him alone?” she loo

ave us, let’s discu

pester him with questions. This was when Queen Williams came in and told her hus

ortled and kept quiet. And immediately, Don

ime he wanted. He got to know them better, the circumstances beh

barely making enough when he met her. He looked malnourished; his appearance elicited pity from neighbours. One would th

n wealth, he would gain power and have choices and preferences in life. Cho

tract he won regarding his steel business was through the help of Sonia. Sonia had met him when he had noth

uccess. She had done it out of love. But when her father discovered that he was her fiancé and would get

ted to marry someone she loved. And there came the conflict.

e. She caught him cheating on her several t

said, for her parents to accept her back into their home, blaming her for all the misery she had experienced, whi

g for his daughter. And she wouldn’t have forgiven him and given him his child if not because Rachel was kind-he

r mother’s pleasantness. He was surprised at how Rachel kept on pouring herself on him. That was why he

er family but he had been reluctant to share delica

her, Donald couldn’t keep h

ld stick to his promise not to date any other girl. It was alleg

up his calls. With little or no evidence, he reproached her and ended the relationship. But even bef

You are not my type. And I couldn’t have tolerated y

him names: beast, bully, monster, but Donald didn’t give an ounce. And in just abou

sitting on the throne, thinking. He was now busy wit

him sitting on the throne only reserved for the king.

,” he c

ugl

ow any regard

ld said, turning

and asked him about the As

an lady or

Nigeria called Ashan

onald looked at him

d to marry. When ar

im from head to to

Douglas said after him. He didn’t hear it, o