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Tekena hated nights such as this which
happened occasionally, his mom and sister
hated Deifa’s presence and vice versa, it
would have been better for everyone if she
moved out but she couldn’t do that. Her
late father had decreed in his will that she
stay in the house until she was twenty five
years and then she could control her
money and could do as she wished.
He’d had a hectic day as it was a Friday
and he’d been at his office for a while,
working and catching up on some things
he’d missed. He was running a post
graduate program at the same university
Deifa attended which meant his business
partner and best friend was left to handle
most of the business, filling him in on new
developments as they came up.
He really didn’t like the way his mom
treated Deifa, the girl wasn’t the best step
daughter a woman could have wished for
but surely there had to be a better way to
handle things. He’d always had a crush on
her since the day he’d seen her, she was a
beautiful lady but that didn’t cloud his
judgement. His mother had never handled
things right with her, in the beginning
she’d tried but after years of rebuffs from
Deifa, his mother had given up trying and
now, didn’t even make an effort anymore.
He wasn’t sure what exactly his mom
should have done but if one really cared
about someone, one never stopped trying
to get through to the person, right? That
was his belief and he knew it wasn’t just
because of his feelings for her which were
quite intense as he thought about her
almost all the time except for when he was
working and even then, a fleeting thought
might crawl in. He was such a schmuck, an
overly infatuated schmuck.
His step sister was one of the popular
females in the school and he suspected that
was probably why Tonye envied her so
much. She seemed to have it all, looks,
money and then fame. The fame had come
as a result of winning the university
beauty pageant contest in her first year.
After that she, along with her closest
friend and second runner up at the
pageant, Lisa had started a nice club for
other hot girls in school like herself and
named it ‘Hot Pink’. What they did mostly
was organize events, raised funds and
created awareness, often to help a cause in
the school or some charity. The previous
year, they had raised funds to get the
computer science department up and
running again, just one of their many
causes. At other times they organized
parties privately for whoever could afford
their fees.
He’d heard guys say their parties and
shows were awesome, interesting themes
and not forgetting the hot chicks, female
members of the club who ushered their
events. He was sure even if the parties
were major flops, the pretty females at the
event would definitely make up for it.
With all her club duties she managed to do
well in her academics but the only dirt to
her stunning slate was the loser whom
she’d been dating for two years now.
Tekena had always wondered why she
chose to date a tout out of all guys in the
school. Osaro, Deifa’s boyfriend although
from a wealthy family was known as one
of the worst personalities on campus.
Everyone knew he was a cultist and had
been in trouble with the school so many
times people had lost count, it was only his
father’s huge donations to the school and
close friendship with the V.C that kept him
from being expelled.
Tekena always wondered what she saw in
Osas, he didn’t even treat her well, they
fought in public almost everyday, he knew
Osas always got her upset; her frustration
was always written on her face anytime
they had a fight which was almost all the
time. He’d seen the sad look on her face
when she’d come into the living room that
night, she’d definitely had another fight
with the idiot, he was sure.
He usually sneaked glances at her
whenever he could, more than once he’d
heard her crying lightly in her rooms late
at night when she thought no one was
awake. He wished he could help out but
that was the last thing Deifa wanted, she
practically hated him, his mom and Tonye.
He’d tried his best.
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