Lahat ng Kabanata ng I. CHOOSE. YOU (A Nigerian coming of age Novel): Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 25

"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

"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

"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