blind desire ep 7-9

Episode Seven.
I watched as aunt Chime spoke over the phone. I knew she was discussing with papa and she was using coded words.

‘….really, so they have chosen a date?….when….okay, i will be there…i wont miss it for any reason…i would be there..bye…Ivyy is fine…okay, i would’ She hung up and turned to me.

I faked a smile and swallowed a morsel of eba…papa and aunt Chime were going to pay for what they were doing to mama. If anything bad happens to mama, then i would never forgive them.

I suddenly washed my hands and stood up.

She looked at me ‘where are you going? Are you satisfied?’

‘yes..i want to go and see my friend Henna, i need to borrow her Biology textbook’

She looked at me suspiciously ‘dont you have one?’

‘mine was stolen the previous week’

‘how much does a new one cost?’

‘a thousand five hundred naira’

She contemplated for a while ‘sit down, i will go to mama Chidi’s store, borrow some money and buy you a new one okay?’

‘but i nid it now for my assignment!’

‘i said sit down Ivyy, you’re going nowhere!’ she commanded.

I became angry ‘what makes you and papa think you can stop me from seeing mama if i want to…dont i go to school? Or you think i cant skip school just to see my mother whom you guys have falsely accused and framed? You think ur wickedness can separate mama and i?’

She was taken aback for a moment before she stood up ‘its not what you think Ivyy…i will tell you everything but when the time is right’

‘tell me now! I request you tell me now! Else…i will show you all how stubborn i can be…what kind of father would separate his children from their mother…isnt that wickedness?’

‘i’m so sorry about that Ivyy..its really isnt our intention…its all your mother’s fault…we dont want you children to suffer for the mistakes your mother made…’

‘what mistakes? Why wont you tell me whats going on in this place?’ i said violently kicking the tabel causing our meal to pour all over the sitting room.

Angered, aunt Chime slapped me ‘you’re very stupid! Now, get into your room immediately before i handle you in a way you would not like’

I ran to my my room but not after mouthing “you will pay for this” to myself.

I wan going to teach them a lesson…i was going to teach them a lesson whereby they would pray for death but death wouldnt come..i knew exactly what to do.

I fell on my bed crying and praying for mama. She needed God’s mercies like never before.

***
The time came for my plans to be set into action when papa paid us a visit and aunt Chime sent me to the garden to pluck garden egg leaves for abacha.

I had smiled within me…they wouldnt know what hit them.

As i strolled to the garden which was not faraway from the house, i hummed mama’s favourite tune to myself ‘nnem nnem oo, ezigbo nnem ee, nnem nnem oo, ezigbo yoyo nnem mama…’ as i sang i remembered my mother and i cried.

She normally sang that song whenever she told us tales of how her mother struggled to bring her up as she was the only child and her father died at a very tender age.

I plucked the garden egg leaves..then moved to where the Imezi leave had grown as a weed.

I had come across it several times in the garden and also told myself to uproot when next i come but i always forgot…now was the time for it to come into use.

The Imezi leave was a very dangerous leave. Once it enters a human body…it doesnt kill, but it slowly weakens every system in the human’s body thereby leaving the person paralyzed with pains…it also causes different types of illness…ranging from terrible fever to diarrhoea and stroke…it was a terrible leave and it would eventually lead to death..but it might take years of pains and paralysis.

I smiled and plucked five leaves from it.

I went to the kitchen and sat on the stood…took the knives and sliced the leaves together.

When the meal was ready, i served it and took it to the sitting room where they were sharing a hearty laughter.

I watched as they ate with a smile on my face…it will take only a matter of hours before the leave began its effect on their body.

TBC

Episode Eight.
It took minutes after clearing the plates and hearing papa complain of the bitter taste of the abacha for me to realise that i had plucked the utazi leave instead of imezi.

Yes, the utazi and Imezi do look alike and i must have mistaken it for imezi.

I seethed in anger…why do God spare the unjust and endanger the just?

Maybe they were spared this time but next time, there were certainly going to die because i wont use the imezi next time, i was going to use Otapiapia or indoseed.

***
I blinked twice clutching my books tightly to my chest to ensure i was seeing the right person.

My friends went ahead hugging him while Henna just stood by his side clutching his arm. Yes, she had told me he was going to be arriving this week but maybe i really wasnt prepared to see Ifeanyi again.

‘hi Ivyy’ he said coming closer to me.

I percieved his masculine scent and i felt like relaxing in his arms..before i could speak, he came closer to me and engaged me in a bear hug. Due to the books in my hands, i couldnt hug him back but i relaxed my head on his shoulders.

‘how have you been? I missed you’ he whispered into my ears still holding me tightly.

I saw my friends making funny faces and snide remarks.

I paused to think…did i really miss him too? Maybe i was too preoccupied with my family problem to even miss him.

When he had left the village recently, i had missed him. Because i no longer had my companion with me. One who would hold me close to him tightly shutting my ears to prevent me from hearing mama’s screams as papa pounced on her.

One who would climb the roof with me so i could give food to mama who had been locked up in a room to mama and also help clean her wounds…then climb out through the roof before papa comes back.

One who encouraged me and helped me in anyway he could. Yes, he had left the village without keeping in touch with me..not even replying the messages i sent to him through Henna….i really felt his absence when he newly left but i soon got accustomed to it.

I got used to it.

***
We sat under a pawpaw tree opposite aunt Chime’s compound…aunt Chime had gone for one of their numerous women meetings and i wondered if mama had been killed yet.

‘i’m sorry i didnt keep in touch Veebeauty…’ Ifeanyi said calling my per name.

I was still angry at him and he knew that ‘you havent still told me your reason of coming here..you really have to go before my aunt sees you here’ i wasnt smiling.

‘Obim…’ he said holding my left shoulder ‘i really wanted to contact you but…but…’

‘but what?’

‘i just felt there was no need..i felt you might get into problems with your father again and i wont be there to take the blame…and you might suffer everything all alone’ he said.

True, papa had been wary of our closeness and he accused Ifeanyi and i of having a sexual relationship…and whenever papa tried to hit me, Ifeanyi was always there to take all the blame for my sake.

Tears came to my eyes…papa had always denied me happiness for no just reason…was i really his child? Why did he favour Dada more than me?

‘Ivyy…’ he said wiping my tears with my back hand ‘i never stopped thinking about you’

I didnt say anything. I couldnt say anything.

‘i asked about you countless times from Henna…and i told her to safeguard you from boys’

I nearly laughed. Henna? Henna whom had been trying to force me into a relationship? He made a mistake entrusting me to Henna.

‘i heard everything about your mother from my father…’ he said and i abruptly turned to him ‘but i’m sorry i wont tell you…because i know how much you love your mother and i…i dont want you to see your mother negatively…because i know how highly you think of her…heck! You wont even believe me when i tell you all she has done’

I quickly stood up grabbing his shirt ‘Ifeanyi! Tell me what is going on with my mother! Tell me!’

‘heyy calm down…’

I held his shirt even tighter ‘tell me all you know about my mother please…please i beg you…is she dead?’ i cried.

He drew me to himself and kissed my hair ‘my baby’ he breathed ‘i’m so sorry for all the pains you are passing through right now…i’m here, so everything will be alright henceforth’

Mama…please dont die…i cried.

TBC

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Episode Nine.
‘veebeauty….’ he said blocking my way as i made to hang the wet clothes on the rope.

‘get out of my way Ifeanyi!’ i snapped. Yes, i was mad at him..if he wasnt going to tell me everything happening with my parents then i see no reason why we should remain friends.

‘Ivyy, try to understand me…its best you dont know whats happening…okay, okay…i will tell you…’ he breathed and closed his eyes like he was fighting with his mind.

I dropped the clothes back in bucket and looked back at the compound, aunt Chime was in taking a nap and i didnt want to risk her seeing Ifeanyi here.

So i held his hand and led him to the garden…i spread cocoyam leaves and we sat on the ground.

‘tell me everything now…’ i said in an authoritative manner.

‘Ivyy, it would be best if you dont know…you’re not going to be happy about it if you find out what your mother had done and i cant stand you being sad…’ he said touching my cheeks.

I slapped his hands away ‘if you are not ready to tell me then forget about it….’

‘Vee calm down…’ he held my hand ‘promise me you wont be sad…’

‘i promise…’

‘okay…your mother is…you mother….’

‘Ivyyyyyyy!’ i heard aunt Chime’s voice screaming from the main house.

I sighed in fustration ‘this goddamn woman…’ i cursed.

‘calm down…’ Ifeanyi said chuckling ‘there will always be another day…i’ll come pick Henna up from school tomorrow…so maybe we could talk from there’

‘okay…’ i said getting up.

He held my hand ‘Ivyy…about us..who are we to each other?’

I remembered him using this particular line several times two years ago and each time, i kept telling him the same thing…”friends”

Maybe i should tell him the same thing again…but were we really friends?

‘acquaintances’ i replied and walked away but not before seeing the look of hurt in his eyes.

***
‘Ralph! Leave me alone…how many times am i going to beg you to?’ i asked as he locked the door.

We were in the female toilet. I had gone in there to ease myself only for him to barge in just before i could squat.

He dragged me to himself forcefully and breathed on my face ‘babe…you are so beautiful…’

‘leave me alone you per.vert……else i’ll scream!’ i stuggled to get out of his arms but he was stronger than i am.

I went behind me and grabbed my as.s kneading them together.

‘leave me…alone Ralph…’ i said my voice shaky.

I couldnt explain what i was feeling inside…but i knew i was getting aroused.

His left hand left my buttocks to my brea.st and he squeezed them touching my ni.pples in return. I didnt know when i moaned.

He chuckled ‘you love it dont you? Guess u never felt like this before…’ he was unbuttoning my shirt now.

I slapped his hands away ‘get lost!’

He dragged me to himself and enveloped my mouth in a hot kiss that brought out an involuntary moan from me.

I tried protesting but the kneading of my as.s and the squeezing of my ni.pples were really getting to me.

And before i knew it, i had my hands wrapped around his neck responding to his kisses as he continued massaging my breasst.

He completely unbottoned my shirt, dipped his hands in my bra and massaged my ni.pples.

I broke the kiss and moaned shamelessly asking him to continue…his perverted chuckle and smile didnt bring me to back to my senses and all i wanted was for him to keep on.

His mouth covered one of my ni.pples and the warmth sent waves of arousal down my spine…i gasped.

His hands went under my skirt and into my panties toying with my cli.t. The toilet was just filled with my moanings.

I didnt care that someone could walk in at that moment and catch us in the act…all i wanted was maximum pleasure from the boy i hated the most.

The ringing of the bell and the voice of the disciplinarian brought me back to my senses and i pulled back immediately…my face flushed in embarrassment.

I picked up from blouse from the filthy ground, dusted it and wore it.

The grin on his face was really annoying and i gave him two slaps for it.

He held his cheek in shock.

‘thats for taking advantage of me…’ i said ‘perver.t!’ I dashed out of the bathroom in embarrassment and anger.

I couldnt believe Ralph had my first kiss. Ralph of all people.

That dickhead!

TBC