GRUMPY AND THE PRIEST : EPISODE 1 – 10
Episode 5
By Faith Lucky.
“Huh? Nina Wesley? Like…daughter of Declan Wesley?” Theo asked with a grim look as he let go of her wrist.
“Well, what do you think?” Alvin asked.
“Hey dude. Found it” a boy said as he showed up to Theo With a watch.
“It fell along the football pitch.”
Theo collected it from him and stared at it with recognition. It appeared to have been his missing watch.
He stared at Nina and Nina could notice the diffident look in his eyes. He seemed to have been remorseful.
“I’m sorry” he said almost under his breath and turned to leave.
“You should he sorry for yourself” she rasped at his back and he stopped to look at her.
He muttered something like a ‘whatever’ and left.
“Are you alright?” She heard Alvin ask and she turned to him and embraced him.
Aww! That was awkward and she knew he knew it was. But, she had to do it, anyway.
“Hi. I’ve been looking for you all day” she said excitedly.
“Seriously? And what’re you doing here?” he replied and asked.
“Well…coincidentally, my dad had me enrolled here just today”.
“Oh I see. It seems Theo’s giving you issues as well?”
“Hmm. Yeah, kind of. I heard that’s just his ugly attitude”.
“But I thought the Sidney and Wesley family were supposed to be friends?”
“Well, I thought so too. But not until I knew Theo. He’s a pest and I wouldn’t want to have anything personal with him.
Alvin smiled and accompanied her to the gate.
“Well now he knows you’re Nina Wesley. Maybe he might take his eyes off you”.
“Hmm. I hope so too”.
Nina looked left and right, hoping to see her dad buy she didn’t. Instead, she saw one of her daddy’s drivers and the moment he sew her, he walked up to her.
“Good day , ma’am Nina. Sir Declan ordered me to take you home.” The driver spoke friendly with her.
“He did? And where’s he?”asked Nina, beginning to feel disappointed.
“He’s still at the office but he promised to be home shortly.
She signed and turned to Alvin.
“I have to go” she said with a dull look.
“Come on daddy’s girl. Put on a smile, okay? He replied, touching her cheeks and she gave a broad smile.
“Okay. That’s better. See you later” .
“Bye.” Nina replied and watched him leave.
He walked a few distance away, turned back at her and smiled.
Nina also smiled back at him with a wave.
“What was that?” She thought and laughed silently.
She was about walking into the car when she saw a piece of paper lying on the spot where Alvin had been standing.
She picked up the folded paper and took a good look at it. She clicked her tongue and without opening it ,she took it home.
She returned home a bit frazzled and before she headed to her room, a maid walked up to her with a portable polythene bag.
“Welcome, ma’am Nina. Sir Declan asked me to give this to you. He wants you to put it on as soon as possible and primp yourself up if you want to. He said to be back in a short time” the maid delivered politely and left.
Nina looked into the polythene bag and noticed it was a dress. She quickly took it up to her room and opened it.
It was a long red gown with a pair of pink heels.
The gown was very long and was likely to touch the floor when she puts it on. It looked more like a dinner gown and she wandered what her father had in mind.
Without hesitation, she hurried into the shower and freshened up and wore her surprise gown.
Wow! She looked dazzling in it. It had an opening from the base to the middle part of her left leg which exposed her front hips. The length of the gown was touching the floor and her pink heels fitted so perfectly. .
she smiled happily and applied some sweet makeup.
Hmm. She looked so sweet and looked like someone going for a dinner party.
She checked the time and noticed it was almost 6pm. Her dad was yet to be home. She decided to keep herself busy until he returned.
She sat on the bed and drew her bag closer, bringing out the folded piece of paper. She stared at it and wandered what was written in it.
She was definitely going to return it the next day , but that’d be after she had gone through it, of course.
She unfolded it and her eyes met with an enchanting drawing; looking so real and beautiful, but kind of complicated.
On the left hand side of the paper, it was a drawing of a keyboard with a standing microphone in front of it.
On the right hand side was a drawing of a woman holding a boy’s hand, trying to take him away from the keyboard. She was dragging him to a church that was drawn next to them.
Nina cogitated on the picture ,trying to fix the puzzle and know what it meant. She starred at it for a long time and finally concluded the keyboard and mic represented Alvin’s passion – singing. And the boy being drawn away from it was Alvin and the woman dragging him away was his mom, trying to force him to the church.
She quickly concluded the story:
Alvin wants to be a songwriter, but his mom wants him to be a priest and he’s scared of her and so, is bent to her will.
Alvin was under oppression.
GRUMPY AND THE PRIEST : EPISODE 1 – 10
Immediately, the soft sound of the door opening broke into her thoughts and she turned around to see her dad coming in.
“Dad!” She called breezily as she ran into his arms.
“Hello angel. You’re looking cute” he complimented with a kss on her forehead and she blushed.
“Thanks, dad. By the way, you didn’t tell me you’d be taking me out for dinner”.
“It’s not just dinner Nina ” he paused and held her cheeks. “It’s a little party between the Sidney and Wesley family.
“The Sidney family?” She shrieked.
“Yes”.
“You mean, all members of the Sidney family will be there?”
“Probably not all. But most of them”.
“Including Theo?”
“Of course. He wouldn’t miss it for anything”.
And she sighed.
“I wish I wouldn’t have to see him” she groused irritably.
“Really? And why? Are you two having issues?” Declan asked, looking surprised.
‘Yes, dad. He’s a mean jerk. He’s so arrogant”. She replied bitterly and Declan smiled.
“Don’t worry, darling. I’m sure you two will get along well. For now, let’s go”.
GRUMPY AND THE PRIEST : EPISODE 1 – 10
Theo stood in front of the mirror as he brushed his hair and admired himself. Even if nobody told him, he knew he was looking cute.
He wee dressed in suit and looked kind of official and serious. Anyway, it was his dad’s idea to look that way and he couldn’t tell why.
He also couldn’t tell why his father had requested him to leave his romantic France and return to the states. He’s been in France for over ten years and didn’t really feel like living it in hurry. But, since his father wanted him back, he had to.
He thought about the party he was about to attend. He was definitely going to meet Nina there. He suddenly felt bad for ill treating her, but it wasn’t his fault. He was just fond of bullying others.
Just then, his 16 old younger sister walked in, looking all dressed up as well for the party.
“hey bro. You’re looking good.” She commended as she relaxed on a wall, staring at him.
“I know. I don’t need you to tell me” he replied icily and she huffed.
“By the way, I heard you had issues with Nina Wesley in school today. What happened?”she asked inquisitively.
“I don’t owe you an explanation, Harmony. So, get out.”
“Seriously? Well, I also heard you were the one at fault and you, like, embarrassed her in front of everyone. Is that true?”
“I had no idea she was Nina, okay?”
“Like seriously? Well, if you didn’t have a propensity of being rude, none of it would have happened in the first place. At least you wouldn’t go around bullying some one not knowing she’s supposed to be a friend.”
“I don’t need lectures…”
“You need to learn the truth, Theo. You’re always too rude, not just to others, but to me as well. When will you ever change?”
At that point, Theo turned from the mirror to look at her.
“Get out, Harmony. Now!” He snarled.
“Hm. Whatever” she replied irritably and walked out.
GRUMPY AND THE PRIEST : EPISODE 1 – 10
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