BECAUSE I DO LOVE YOU (His Personal Assistant)

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hich took imaginary forms of scary figures in

eased, so did her footsteps, which made it seem

o do, then making a resolve, she began to run in the opposite direction; but as she ran

y tiny line away from completely losing her breath. As she looked back

he got to her just before she

r. "You can run; you c

nched fists and her teeth chattering, p

on her cheek, sending shivers down

," She man

o one is coming to

afraid that he wa

her face with unwelcome kisses, but she turned the othe

against his nostrils, sending him splattering all sort of abusive words from his mouth, a

tried to think of ways to escape from his im

ly strong. However, I must commend your guts, although they have o

p killing her, she would at least take the memory of her giving h

ust when she thought she'd feel it, his hand hung i

what was happening and quest

vil man fell to the floor with a yelp, delighting h

eet, make a muffled threat and run off towards the other direction, s

lking away, and then, all at once, she u

al being; he seemed like a normal human b

y'd you save my

tracks and was slowly

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never kill me. Which responsible woman sleeps by this time of the morn

mother's screams, by focusing on the dream she was having. It s

h her eyes wide open and rubbing her face with h

d of the Living," Her mo

of the slap penetrated her very being

ears old for crying out loud. I'm a full grown woman. Who sti

h full grown women don't have jobs

Mam

my question first, are all your age mates not attending to th

job offers I've gotten are not related to writing. I can

ng and you're still sleeping. Are you not ashamed of yourself? Is it not your mates that are buying cars and houses for their parents? Heaven knows

you should do is pray for me to get a good jo

i, pity your mother. I've struggled a lot for you to be treating me this way

s that coming from now

ant to press your laptop and phone everyday in the name of writing, you may as

t to be a house

Nneoma dresses and goes out? Follow her at times, so, you can get a wealthy suitor. You can't get a job or a

her head, knowing she was never goi

y anything?"

ied. The worst part is that you disturbed my peaceful sleep where I was dreaming and the guy who always saves my

want to get married. I'm finished. My enemies have gotten to my fam

spiritual husband, please. I was only saying t

If only you had been praying, there's no way you'

" She aske

, tell me the honest truth. Are you now a princess in the Marine

ng to have it anymore. She climbed out of the bed and stood in front of

beat me up? Have your sisters in the evil ki

ssessed, Bukunmi grabbed her mother

he has been possessed!" Her mot

om, and quit being overly dramatic for once!" Bukunmi yelled back and pushed

t the door for some time, till she

here she sat and muttered a prayer to God, a

er phone from the bedside table

" She thought aloud, before what h

t mischievous brother of mine, I'll

ed her mailbox, hoping the recent publishing com

itely have no choice than to accept your work," She

that there was no mail from E&A's publishing company. She hea

ofread, edited and corrected everywhere th

ative Writing and had proceeded to serve her country, Nigeria, through the N.Y.S.C scheme, very eager to get an imm

ot been reviewed positively by foreign authors? Had her short

lented in that aspect. No! She couldn't be an entrepreneur, neither could she manage accounts nor excel in law and medi

very little amount of money from the sale of provisions, and she felt very ashamed tha

ool that she'd get him enrolled in football classes, so he could become a professi

a wheelchair for her grandmother, Alhaja P

build a house for her next to that of her Uncle, Gbenga, who had

fford to make a good hairstyle or buy new clothes. She had wanted to buy a car before she turned 24. Well, she h

r eyes as she wondered if anything was wrong with her. Was she wr

her father, and he died eleven years ago. She was so sure that h

lf that everything would be fine someday even though he

wiped her tears then answered the call on seeing tha

s up?" Nneoma said

" She said in

voice sound that way?"

t. "It's...umm... It's no

od years... That's two freaking decades, and you think you can lie

t was the problem of making

book got rejected again?"

e you a reply after a month of submitting your book t

d so? Why are you so upset about

h," Bukunm

oks and you know I could be blunt and stuff but babes, your book is literally the best thing I've ever read.

d softly. "Okay

ny book written by you? Don't they see you're a born writer? Are they blind or

n't have good tast

u to come to the club this night. We're gonna drink away all our sorrows, you

ol since graduation and I don't intend on do

coming to get you

I'm not a club person and I

.. I can't even seem to remember and I have a good memory. You need to ha

ce me into doing anyth

t bored sitting at hom

t even have anythin

I got for you during your bi

d at the fact that Nneoma could actually be suggesting su

has a problem with th

nd that's it!" Bukunmi sa

be opened to you until tomorro

to her left and saw her mum s

been there? And why are you

t of your room in my o

father's hous

here comfortably and at any time without anyone chasing you out. You're going out this ni

Mam

u threw me out of your room. That's bad manners, Buk

the one who caused all these

go out this night with Nneoma or you stay at home and watch me report what you did, s

back on her ear. The call was still conne

g then," Nneoma said

ave a choice," Bukunm

eoma said

kunmi said, ro

meantime, I'm going to leave hate comments on all

but the line went dead, indicatin

o as she had said, and won't pick up her calls even if

on the bed, stretching

ckground till morning came just to avoid her mother's wrath, or so she thought, not having an inkl