STATUS: FRENZY AND COOL
Pearl's POV
"Pearl, meet Natasha, my Girlfriend" Greg spewed the rubbish he called words out of his mouth and I couldn't help but wonder if this guy still has brains left in that skull of his.
"Like I give a damn" I looked at them looking at me with surprise. We had promised to live as strangers, why bother me with his life issues?.
I went up to my room and screamed into my pillow.
Of all girls, why Natasha Collins. I've hated that girl since like forever, we both went to the same secondary school together and we were even roomies. The hatred we had was right from home and I love the fact that I hate her. She was the Mrs goody two shoes, always doing things as if she was the best woman in this whole wide world. Her existence is choking me and I feel like dying anytime I see her. She tormented the life out of me in secondary school, calling me Hausa goat up and down. I hates this girl so much that the four walls of the world are feeling it already.
I took out my phone to call my best friend, Peach.
"Wrong time, woman" I could hear her groaning from her side.
"Best time ever. Guess who I just saw?" I asked her.
"Brad Pitt, you mean you just saw that gorgeous man" We both crushed on Brad Pitt once but hers is extreme. To an extent that every movie we watch at all our sleep overs are his movies.
"Shut up you dimwit, I just saw Natasha Collins" I declared
"The same bitch who Finn cheated on you with" Yes, that's right. We all went to Loyola university. Me, Natasha and Finn. I had introduced Finn to Natasha when we met once at the cafeteria. I thought it ended there not knowing, that was the beginning.
I had gone to Finn's place on that Saturday that also happen to be our anniversary only for me to see her right on top of my man. I know it's not right but I still did it.
I scratched the life out of Finn's face letting Natasha know I could have done the same thing to her but because she's a woman like me, I wouldn't.
The news spread like wildfire on campus and before I knew it, I was given the feminist award of the year. Some blessings are truly in form of a curse.
"Babe, are you there?" my friend screamed at the other end of the line
"Sorry I spaced out babe. Yeah same Natasha Collins"
"Where and how did you even meet her?, I want the full gist from you. You know what, I'm on my way to your house right now. Just give me ten minutes" she didn't even allow me to warn her of the unseen future before she dropped the call.
Truly truly I tell you, it was not even up to ten minutes when I saw my friend walk into my room, looking as if she has seen a ghost.
"What was that in your living room?" She asked walking up to sit beside me on my bed. She also dropped her hunter's bag on the bed, i don't know when this chick will stop carry big bag like that of hunters.
"What do you think?, same Natasha Collins" I confirm her suspicion
"I thought that girl died already, I mean a long time ago. What is she doing here and of all places, your home?"
"She's Greg's girlfriend and she'll be staying here till only God knows when" I told her.
"I don't understand you, Greg's girlfriend? Why will Greg bring his girlfriend into his marital home" She inquired
"That's because we agreed to live together as strangers and not as couple" What followed was a strong hit at the back of my head.
"What did I do?" I screamed from the impact of the head slap
"That was for agreeing to the most dumbest thing in this whole world, you dimwit" She glared at me.
"It's more like he agreed to it and not the other way round, at least it was me who brought up the proposal" she opened her mouth wide in surprise
"Are you dumb?, why will you suggest such a thing, you this long neck antelope"
"When he's always complaining about what I do or say?, what do you think I should have done?" I said holding the back of my head as I glared at her.
"Things were not like this in secondary school. You guys didn't even know each other existed and now that you did, you're out at destroying each others reputation"
I looked at her questionably.
"We didn't go to the same secondary school" I declared
"We did, that's why I told you then that it was not always about the book. If only you had lived in the moment a bit then, things might be different now" I dropped my hand from my head and started wondering if what she was saying was true. I never met Greg once in secondary school.
"We need to find a solution to this issue on ground, you lost your boyfriend to Natasha and now your husband. Even if you don't like Greg, you can't allow Natasha to have him too. You won't have him and she won't" She declared
"I can't do anything to it, I don't want to fight for any man's attention" And that earned me yet another slap at the back of my head.
"Who's asking you to fight for his attention. He's not even the president's son. All I'm telling you to do is find a way to get Natasha out of this house. Attention my foot" she made funny noises with her mouth as she stood up from the bed.
"Okay, so what do you think I should do?" I asked knowing fully she was going to say something dumb and stupid.
"Declare a war on Natasha, get her out of your house in three weeks. If you hate her, I don't think you'll want to see her face, almost everyday. So get her out before she gets you out".
FRENKYPearl's POV"Declare a war on her, let her know her place for the first time in your lives" She repeated as I tried to comprehend whatever it was she meant."Are you for real?, you know I don't do things like that. Why will I declare a war on a human just like me. I'm not good in that aspect, let God take control of everything" I heaved a sign showing that I'm fed up with her and her mentality."Girlfriend, God won't come down and take charge, let God use you this time. Seriously, it's annoying. The first time, it was your boyfriend and now your husband and all you'll do is sit there and don't even show a bit sign of caring""It's not like I care, moreover Greg is more like a stranger to me than a husband" I proclaimed"More reason why you should do this, you're not doing it to get Greg to like you or see you in a different way. All you want is to show N
FRENZYThe show took place at Landmark Event Centre which emitted Natasha's pink light in an umbrella-like shape on the night of the show. With over 1, 500 attendees, it was obvious that the event was a good start for Natasha.The tone of Natasha's show was Red and blue. Guests were invited to pose for photos and followed by a tiny bit of refreshments before they could resume taking pictures with their friends and fellow celebrities. This reminded me of the Victoria Secret's fashion show that I had to attend when I was out of the country for Nash. She was a model under Victoria Secret for years before she decided to come back to Nigeria to make a career of her own.On every seat was a packet of cards on the six themes of the show and portraits of the models, known as angels, just like that of Victoria secret. She even included a bit of the African culture into her themes which made the event more creati
FRENZYPearl's POVI entered into the elevator and pressed the button of the 4th floor. A meeting has been called for all senior officers of the company, and this only happens when there's an addition to the company. "Hey Pearl, how is your project going?" I looked back to see the person talking to me and I realized it was one of the guys working at the marketing section, the one attached majorly to the Fashion magazine section.I smiled at him before replying"It's going fine, we won the contract with Anderson Hospital so we're almost there" He smiled back"That's good, you're one of the best they've got at your department. You're good""I'm honoured, thank you" I said without turning to face him."You know, the new addition is at the fashion department, I heard she's from London, worked under Victoria Secret once, she'
SUPER CRANKYPeach walked me back to my office as I tried to regain my sanity. The whole scenario kept on playing in my head over and over again."How is me not remembering Greg an additional advantage to her?, why can't I remember him?, you remember him and so do Nash. I don't understand what is going on anymore, and I need answers, I really need answers" I was pacing around my office and I couldn't control myself from biting on my fingers real hard. Peach pulled it away from my mouth and made me sit down."You're panicking and trust me babe, it's not worth it, none of this are. Natasha, Greg, they're not worth a shit. You have a fight against Natasha, remember?" And now that she's here, things are gonna change" She held my shoulders as she said all this."But I need answers, maybe that will also let me understand why I should fight back this time" I said"Now
FRENZYGREG'S POVIt was a dark stormy night, I sat at the balcony of my room watching the aftermath of the heavy rain. I looked up to the sky waiting if God had an answer to every of my questions, Maybe I'll ever get forgiveness for what I did.The memory of what happened that night never left me, it sticked to my brain so hard that it won't go away. Pearl asking about it two days ago brought back the pains of the past. It was our prom night, a happy one for most of us while the rest were grumpy about the turn of events.How could we have our prom night on a Halloween night? Was the question on almost everyone's mouths.The party had started on a full blown fun stage, I had dressed like a policeman while my friend, Henry, dressed like Santa. We entered like kings since we had always been regarded as one."Hey handsome" Natasha had gre
GRUMPYVanessa’s"Your father, see the way he's driving like a goat. Anuofia" I screamed at the top of my voice as I drove pass the bus that almost hit me from behind, all in the name of trying to pass another bus to get a passenger.Lagos bus drivers are annoying, rude and careless, they'll make you feel inferior with their words even when you're driving a Ferrari.I hissed loudly as i heard the ringing of my phone, making me wonder about what crawled up my ass this early morning for me to be grumpy like this. I parked the car at the safe side of the road before I dig my hand into my bag to retrieve my phone. It was an unknown number."Hello, this is Pearl Adams speaking""Tell me you didn't save my number and I'll call your dad to tell him the marriage is over""Greg" I screamed out. "Sorry, my phone is not in a perfect condition this morni
CRANKYGreg’s POVAfter my call to Pearl, I received a phone call from one of my father's client telling me he couldn't reach him and that the matter was urgent.I dialed my dad's number to confirm from him before I release his phone number to a total stranger. He picked up at the first attempt making me doubt the stranger's words."Hey dad, one man just called my line right now, he said he's Mr Brian and he's one of your American clients. He asked me for your number but I wanted to confirm with you first before i give the number to him" I informed him"Yes, I gave him your number to call in case he can't reach him. Attend to all his needs, I'm busy right now and so also is your brother" I couldn't help but being surprised at his words."You know that's not possible, dad. I've never done any business transaction for you. I can't guarantee you of anything, d
Pearl’s POVDamilola Frederick, the one hell of a nightmare that I'll never forget in my life, I don't know why my past keep hunting me like this. I want everything to just stop."Pearl, look at me. What's going on?" Greg pulled me out of my daze with his question. Even if I try to explain he still won't understand. "Peach?, I need to call her. I need her right now, she's the only person I can talk to……" Greg didn't allow me to finish my statement before he held my shoulder and looked into my eyes."Calm down, I'll call her. Okay?. She'll be Here very soon" He assured me and not Kong after that he made a phone call to Peach."She's on her way" He informed me after he dropped the call. He then took a seat beside me on my bed before he held my hand in his huge hand. I didn't have s choice that to forvefully remove my hand from his. He only smiled at my action.