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Anita lost in thoughts doesn't know where to begin,she knew Mimie had called her parents, she could live her life on that. She was so sure it was her as her name popped up in her head as her father ended the call.She cracked her head hoping to get a possible solution to handle the matter, but nothing was forthcoming.She needed to come up with a quick plan to salvage the situation. She knew how her parents could be most times and with her father already pissed she couldn’t think but panic. She had sensed the disappointment in the tone of his voice when he called her a failure.Out of ideas, she picked up her phone and called Rio. She knew he’ll come through for how but she had no idea how he would.! Grrr! Grrr!Rio’s phone buzzed on the table where he had left it. He had been busy with his computer,editing some of Anita’s work as the editor he hired was delaying things.He grabbed the phone and smiled when he saw the caller.Mine,the identity of the caller read. He had changed her
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Rio had tried to make her parents see things differently, he had even gone as far as telling them how Anita was passionate about writing.He had spoken highly of her books,telling them in a matter of time her book would be the best seller.Rio believed if he could make her parents see things differently then they’ll have no choice but to let her pursue her writing career.He spared no detail in talking about her books, he took his time to talk about the books, especially the one he had been working on before she called him.“Sir!” Rio said as he walked up to her father with his phone in his hands.He had opened his phone to show her father the copy of the book he had saved on his phone.“This finally came in handy” he thought to himself as she scrolled through pages of the book on his phone.The editor he had hired to edit the book had sent him the edited copy in the form of a file; he had gotten angry seeing the soft copy on his phone.He loved to make use of hard copy so he could m
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Mimie had followed Rio to his favorite coffee shop,she had sneakily followed him from behind, she had kept on him ever since Anita was taken away.She had gone over to Anita’s house to see what would happen after she had called her parents.She knew Anita’s parents were manipulative and they would show their faces to taunt Anita for lying to their faces.She had seen Rio walk out of the apartment with his head bowed after Anita’s parents had pushed her into a taxi.She sat on the empty chair on the table he sat and tried to start a discussion, but he doesn’t pay any attention to her as he’s in deep thought about Anita.“He couldn’t help her out as he had promised, everything was working against him, he thought to himself as he heaved a sigh.It was barely up to 24 hours until she agreed to be his girlfriend and her parents had taken away like some kid that had no right to make decisions.“She was a grown woman,” He muttered under his breath as brought the cup of coffee which had been
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The guy who had developed a liking for Mimie since the very first day he saw her at the book signing decided to give it a shot.He dragged his chair closer to Mimie who sat quietly as she watched the guys reconnect and fill themselves with what had happened in their life’s.He seized the opportunity to express his interest in Miemie. He had been open with her as he told her how she had caught his attention at the booking signing event and couldn’t get her face away from his head.Rio who sat and watched what transpired between the both of them couldn’t help but feel sad as it made him remember Anita who hadn’t left his head. He was extremely bothered by the fact that he was unable to reach out to her.He felt an empty space in his chest as though something had been removed from there, Anita’s absence in his life had seen him go back to his shell, he hadn’t thought properly ever since he saw her being pushed into the taxi by her parents.He rarely smiled, he had seen no reason to as hi
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Rio felt guilty about Miemie's accident. He felt it was partially his fault.“If I hadn’t shoved her off that way, maybe she’d still be seated in the coffee shop and not laying on the hospital bed here.” He said as he walked restlessly on the hospital corridor.The driver that hit her had disappeared as soon as he dropped them off at the hospital, he had taken to his heels, he had thought she had died seeing she didn’t move her body.Scared of jail time, he took off.Rio who blamed himself for her accident could hope it wasn’t as serious as he thought.Still bound with guilt, he doesn't leave her alone at the hospital asking every doctor that walked past him about her current situation.He had been told she needed immediate surgery as the hit had been severe as it broke a bone in her body. Rio with his guilt trip begged the doctor on duty for access into the surgery room so he could be there with her.“Excuse me Sir! That’s against hospital rules” The doctor said as he hastened his
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The doctor came in, cutting off their reconciliation process. He had come to talk to Mimie about the kind wheelchair she’d prefer.Her leg which had just been operated on needed time to heal properly which made the doctor recommend the wheel chair for her as she was unable to stand on her feets.He had brought an iPad along with him that had different designs of wheelchairs on them, he wanted to pick the one she liked so he could make it available for her on checking out.Her facial reaction had shown she wasn’t pleased with the idea of having to be confined to a wheelchair.Rio had hit his hand over his head on hearing what would become of her. He had been hurt because he found no one else to blame but himself for the current situation she had found herself in.He quickly hid his anger and comforted her, making her believe all would be okay as the doctor had assured them she would eventually walk again but it was going to take very long.Mimie bursted into tears as she heard the am
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Anita who got used to sulking as she had nothing to do,felt her life no longer had purpose.She had come to the home where she was abused growing up.Nothing had really changed,especially about her parents; they had made it their daily routine to abuse her at every chance they got.Her mental health had deteriorated as she began to see herself as babes they hurled at her.They saw her as a disappointment who failed at life because she hadn’t gone according to their plan for her.Her parents had wanted her to practice law after she graduated with a degree in law which they forcefully imposed on her.Her parents, mostly her father, were hell bent on making her become the lawyer he couldn’t become back then.Her father had come from a poor background and didn’t have a strong financial backing to see him chase his dreams of becoming a lawyer.He wanted to leave his dreams through his daughter who had no interest in law.He had gone the extra mile to work to send her to a private school
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Anita paid at the counter and ran home holding the book in her hand.She had been excited seeing her book on the shelves in the store.Filled with excitement and not knowing how to contain it she barged into the house with the book in her hands, she showed her parents the book telling them that the store had it on display.Her emotions had gotten the better part of her; she didn’t know how she had forgotten to call Rio to show appreciation for what he had done for l.Her new found happiness was short lived by her parents,they had found nothing special about her seeing her book on the shelf.Her father, who had gotten angry that she still showed interest in her worthless dreams as he called it, yelled at her and cussed her out for thinking she could attain the height of a bestselling author with a two-dollar book.Anita,not minding what he had said, still had traces of a smile on her face. She couldn’t get angry at the words her parents hurled at her. She had developed a self defense
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