All Chapters of I. CHOOSE. YOU (A Nigerian coming of age Novel): Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

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Thank you & I miss you

"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

Foreign

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

Trust

"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

Mr Uzora

"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

Why me

"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

The look

"What's wrong?" I finally asked as we entered the car.After starting the car Dili spoke "What?""I said what's wrong Dili?" I said once more.He smiled but it was obviously fake "I don't know why you think something is wrong cause everything is absolutely fine"I hardened my gaze "You mother may have fallen for it, but I won't. Now tell me what's wrong""You're not letting this go anytime soon are you?" Immediately he spoke I remembered that those were the same words I said to him in the past. It's funny how this time it's reversed."No. Now talk"With a smirk he spoke "Well isn't someone being a little bossy today" the intensity of my glare made him to sigh."Fine. Since you want to know soo badly, I'll tell you" Finally."I heard two of you" he began "about when my dad died and how it affected me in the past" oh."I know it's generally known as a bad habit to eavesdrop" he sighed switching off the car "But as I was coming back I heard my mom telling you about my dad and all""Though

Nightmares

It absolutely slipped my mind that the next day was another day of school. With everything that happened yesterday it was very plausible that I forgot. I didn't even have the time to dread school the next day because a lot of things were on my mind. I'm sure you're wondering why I used the word 'dread'. To be actually honest, school wasn't all that bad, even before I met Dili it really wasn't, save for the bullying in school I actually.... enjoy the place teenagers called hell. I really loved learning. Homeworks, tests, quiz and exams were the normal things students desperately hated to the very core, but I thought different about that. God I'm ranting too much I know. Now back to what I was saying, 'dreading' Yeah. I was dreading school tomorrow because after the stunt Dili pulled on the schools PA system I didn't know how people were going to take it. I didn't go back to class yesterday after lunch break was over, Courtesy of my dear fiance Dili, so I wasn't able to see how my cla

Rest

"What's the meaning of this Dili? Release my hand joor" I said struggling slightly to free myself from his hold.He turned around to face me and smirked, as if he wasn't angry few minutes ago. Was he bipolar or something?He wiggled his eyebrows teasingly and said "Says the girl that grabbed my hand first" I turned red embarrassed as he was accurately spot on. I was infact the one that grabbed his hand first."It was on impulse" I mumbled. This only made him to chuckle."Whatever makes you sleep well at night Rica" Winking at me he finally turned back all the while still dragging me to God knows where.After give or take three minutes we finally reached our supposedly destination. I stared with a dull look at the entrance door."Are you serious? You dragged me all the way to the library?" I turned to look at him."Of course na, where else were you thinking I was taking you" He said with a careless shrug. Sometimes I really want to hit this boy.I didn't respond to what he said instead

Liars go into the fiery pit

"So is it going to be only us that will be here?" I turned to Dili and asked. He were both inside the library sitting on our usual spot.After I agreed to his suggestion and came into the library to rest a for a while, I was confused when Dili sat down also, I thought he was just going to leave me there. So when I asked him all he said was "Did you really expect me to leave you here all by yourself?" He said this all with a smirk of course."Who else were you expecting?" he asked."I was just thinking Chimdi and the others will come here also, just like yesterday" I told him."No they aren't coming today" He paused, and with a teasing tone he continued "Which means you have me all to yourself" After he finished talking he began to lean a lot closer to me. I automatically stopped breathing as he came closer and closer to me, I kid you not I really did cease my breathing.It felt like time stopped moving as quickly. Still holding my breath I immediately clenched my eyes tightly shut. I

Important guests

Dili didn't come back as he had said he would in the note. Mr Seye was the one who came to take me home. I'll have to say me sleeping until school was over wasn't what ai had envisioned for the day. No not at all. But who am I to complain, that was practically one of the best sleeps I have had in years so to say. Insomnia is a really bad thing I tell you.Still I was in a really good mood at the moment. The note Dili had left for me was very much still lingering in my head. A small smile adorned my face as I recalled exactly what he said, word for word. Knowing that the person you like equally shares the same feeling as you do was truly bliss I tell you.When I finally reached home I was surprised to see that my parents were back. That immediately dampened my mood a little. I honestly wasn't expecting them to be back so soon. I don't know what I was expecting but just as they didn't tell me when they were traveling they also didn't see the need to tell me when they were coming back. V

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