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"DILI?" I stared dumbfounded at the male sitting opposite me.
"Hi" was his response with a nervous smile. I have to say he actually cleaned up nice. He wore a black fitted suit, it looked like an Armani brand and his hair was nicely styled. All in all he looked quite edible. But forget all that, right now I was beyond the boundaries of pissed.
"Hi? Hi?!!" I b
"Dili wasn't always this optimistic in life" I listened attentively as Dili's mom continued talking."He was once in a very bad place" She narrated sadly."It was when his father passed away, that that's when it all started" eagerly I wanted to ask 'When what started' but I immediately stopped my hasty self."My baby went into drugs" She choked out a sob. My body automatically moved and I went to her to comfort her, though I didn't really exactly know how to comfort a person. Not a single clue.To say I was shocked by her words was an understatement. Sure I was surprised by what she said, but the first thing that came first was to comfort her.After gathering herself she gave me a small smile, indicating that she was alright now. I removed my hands from her and went back to sit down."Sorry about that" she tried to joke "As I was saying, Dili went into doing drugs. One time he overdosed and I had to rush him to the hospital. One of the worst days of my life if you ask me" A bitter smi
"Hey mom" Dili smiled brightly as soon as we entered his mother's hospital room.Mrs Uzora looked up from the book that she was reading and smiled."Ah, Dili you're here?""Yup" He responded popping the 'P'. Then he added "And I also brought Rica with me" I waved a little at her as Dili mentioned me."Good afternoon ma" I said."Nonsense, don't speak which so much formality. How many times will I tell you to call me mom. I am your future mother-in-law after all" She playfully winked.I didn't really know what to say, so I just awkwardly scratched my neck. True to what she said, she has told me a lot of times to just call her 'mom' on the different occasions I had visited her, but honestly speaking anyone else that was in my shoes will find it extremely awkward doing so.Her features saddened a little as my silence persisted "Or you don't want to? is it because you don't see yourself getting married to Dili?" My eyes widened a little alarmed. I didn't like the sad look on her face, it
"So what have you been up to these past few days?" I turned my gaze to Dili as he drove.Presently I and Dili were heading to the hospital. At first he was supposed to take me home but I asked him if we could go see his mom in the hospital. He was a little surprised at first when I told him I have been regularly visiting his mother."Are you sure that's the only thing you're curious to know?" Dili asked.I pondered over his question for a while before I replied "You're right, I do have other questions but I'm not sure if you'll answer them" I honestly spoke."Don't worry" He removed his eyes from the road and smiled at me briefly before he turned back "I will""Alright then" I heaved out."I'll start with my first question again. What have you been doing through out this week that you didn't once come to school""I was working" he grinned.Confused I asked "Working?""Yeah I was running my family business, that's why I couldn't come to school" Wow, I wasn't expecting that answer.I wa
When I released Dili from the hug, the next thing I did was to hit him."Ouche. What was that for? I thought you were thankful" He frowned rubbing his hand."Ehn I'm very thankful and grateful and all. But, you shouldn't have done that, why did you go and announce that we are engaged" I said."Uhm, because we are" he replied in a smartass tone, I also spotted a smile on his face.I gave him a look."Okay fine" He sighed "I just wanted to state a claim on you" He mumbled.I won't lie, I found what he said unbelievably funny yet charming. "A claim you say?" I asked in a teasing tone "You don't have to worry about that Dili, nobody wants me" I chuckled. Although it was sad, it was still the sad cruel truth. No one really did."You'd be surprised to know it's the complete opposite" His words were all muffled that I couldn't hear a single thing he said."Sorry I didn't quite catch that, what did you say?" I said."Nothing" he said."But just so you know" Once more he spoke. "It's not true
"Rica calm down, where are you rushing to" Favour said to me as I speed walked through the library all the while heading to the exit, She was not to far behind."To meet that boy called Dili" I mumbled."Ahn abeg o, don't kill my friend for me o" She said in a teasing tone. I'm glad she's having fun.I chuckled "I'll see what I can do about that" I could already imagine a grin on her face although I couldn't see it. Yet again, I'm glad she was having loads of fun.Opening the Library I didn't know where exactly I was going to, but all I knew was that I had to find Dili, fast.Luckily for me as I opened the library door Dili was standing right outside the door, as if he was about to enter. 'The cliches of it all'.I spotted Victoria from the distance, the grin on her face said it all. She heard everything Dili said. Who am I kidding, pretty much every person in the school heard what Dili had said. At that thought a faint blush stained my cheeks. probably because I was highly embarrasse
The following week was what I would call eventful. Or maybe will I use the word 'weird'. You're wondering why I said weird right? Well let me give you a run down.First of all, after I had met Dili's friends that faithful day, they all turned out to be nice. Which was definitely not what I was expecting. They treated me like I was a fellow human like them, which was far to eccentric for me. But I appreciated it nonetheless. They all introduced themselves to me. Their names were Tobi, Chimdi, Favour and Victoria. Pretty cool people if you ask me.After that day, I actually thought that, that was that, and they would probably never talk to me again, especially in school. But boy was I wrong. When Monday reached I was surprised to see Victoria and Favour in the library apparently waiting for me during lunch break.I tried as much to hide my shock in seeing them their as I asked."What are you guys doing here?"Favour was the one to answer. She was the one that apparently according to her







