HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 61 – The End
By Obianke Prosper
Chapter Sixty Five
GRACE POV
“W…what? What are you saying Kyree? Are you drunk?!”.I gasped out, my eyes wide with shock.
“Am not Grace, I really love you. I don’t love Jeanann anymore and I wish we could start a relationship at the soonest. Don’t worry about Jeanann, I’ll break up with her. All I need now is you to accept me… Grace, I want you to love me, not anyone else, please”.
I quickly stepped away, snatching my hand from him.
“Are you crazy Kyree? Why am I even asking, it’s obvious you’re crazy. I love you Grace, blah blah blah, what’s all that about? Please Kyree, cut off this joke, am late for class, I want to go”.
“Listen to me Grace, am not joking. How can I joke with something like this? I love you, do you want me to prove it? Fine! I will prove it but how? How do you want me to tell you that you truly matter to me? Please, I think of you every time and I feel worried whenever you are worried or absent. I almost got an heart attack when I heard you fainted. I went to the school clinic but they told me you have been transferred to a hospital because your condition was quite serious. I almost ran mad, why? Because I love and care for you. Just give me a chance, it will work out great for us”.
“Sorry Kyree, you are nice, thanks but no. I don’t love you more than a friend, I can’t give you a chance because I know I can’t love you the way you want. It’s painful but that’s the truth, the truth isn’t always sweet and please don’t break up with Jeanann, it will not only break up the relationship but it might break her as well”.
“She doesn’t love me Grace and now I don’t love her anymore. Before it used to be one sided but now the love is gone. The relationship won’t turn out well, I want to end it before it destroy itself but before that Grace, I want us to be a thing. I want….”.
“Please Kyree, stop it. I don’t love you, don’t you get it? Cancel and delete all your love for me, because even if we become something together it will get sour. Besides, I don’t want to be in a relationship now, I hope you understand?”.
“It’s okay I understand but I want you to think about it. Immediate replies aren’t always the best. Think it through and tomorrow you can call, text or come face to face with me to give me your response. Yes or no, that will be your choice. I wouldn’t force you, think hard, you might find something you feel about me. You can never know”.He turned to walk away.
“Kyree, this isn’t necessary. I just told you, I don’t love you!”.I said but he was already walking away.
Darn it! What was all that about? Is that really necessary? I don’t love him, full stop.
I went to class but a teacher was already in, I apologized for my lateness and went to my seat.
HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 61 – The End
Time flew and lunch hour came. I gathered my writing materials on my desk into my backpack, patiently waiting for everyone to go out so I can have some time alone with Dylan.
I can remember a time when we were both talking and a girl came in, shocked to see us talking.
HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 61 – The End
When Dylan stared at her with a smirk on his lips, the girl had ran out in fear. I was sure she was gonna seal her mouth about what happened, she wouldn’t tell anybody cause she must be afraid of Dylan.
“Grace, can… can I talk to you?”.Jeanann asked and I became surprised intently. Is she talking to me?
“Well, am sorry for everything have done to you and Angela…”.
“You’d nothing to me Jean, you should be apologizing to Angela for everything you have done. For making her depressed, for the suspension, for the embarrassment, for the sadness, for the pain, for everything!”.
“Am really sorry, I hope you forgive m…”.
“I have nothing to forgive you for Jean. As I said, go to Angela, she is the only one whom forgiveness you should seek”.
“Okay”.She whispered and walked to Angela. I saw them talk before they finally left the class together.
Good! Totally good… Now I and Dylan are the only ones in the class, perfect timing.
“Hi”.I spoke to him as I got to his seat. He was drawing a cat cuddling itself.
“Hi”.He returned, his eyes still on his drawing book. Wow! I’ve never seen him draw before and he draws so well.
“You draw?”.I asked, admiring the unfinished work.
“Yeah, most times when I feel like”.
“Wow”.I breathed out. “That’s great!”.
“Not really”.He shook his head a little and I scoffed.
“What do you mean? Drawing is great when you draw so well”.
“I know but I don’t really feel good when I draw… Can you see this cat?”.He pointed at the cat on his drawing sheet, I nodded.
“I saw this cat dead on the road on my way to school this morning. It was cuddling itself in death… I felt like drawing it but am not feeling good while drawing it”.
“Then don’t draw it!”.I shrugged. “Never do things you don’t like to do Dylan when you know you won’t feel good about it later”.
“Easy said than done”.He snorted. “Can you even believe I drew you once?”.
I smiled. “Wow, can I see it? I bet it looks so good”.
“I’d look good but I burnt it”.
“What?”.I gasped. “You should have allowed me see it first, no one had ever drew me before”.
“Sorry… But I hate the drawing or should I say the condition you were in at that state. You were laying unconscious in the sheet… I drew it because I remembered how you fell unconscious weeks back. You never told me you were asthmatic”.
“I hardly tell people that”.
“People? Am just people to you?”.
“Huh? What do you mean?”.
“What do you consider me as, as just a person?”.
“What? No!”.I shook my head. “You are not just a person to me, you’re um.. My friend”.
He smiled a little. “So that means we are friends now?”.
“Yeah, we have always been friends”.I chuckled but noticed how his face fell. “Are you alright Dylan? Did I say anything wrong?”.
“No. I… I just remembered I’ve never had a friend before and it feels weird to finally get one”.
Dylan haven’t had a friend? Well am not surprised. Why? Because he is Dylan.
“Sorry for that”.That was all I could mutter.
He tossed the drawing book aside before staring back at me, this time longer than expected, I started feeling uncomfortable.
“Wh… Why are you staring at me like have grown two heads?”.I asked and he chuckled.
“I wanted to ask a question.. Hmm why do you wanna be friends with me? Anyone here would have rejected that offer without thinking”.
“First am not just anyone, am Grace and I don’t do things without thinking like those here. Like seriously.. People are blind, you know. I mean you are cool, nice, a little bit rude but you are friendly and they don’t see all those”.
“Scratch out the friendly part of it”.
“Uh… Why?”.
“Listen Grace, am friendly but just to you. You may not understand but am bad, like a bad guy and it’s kinda funny anytime I realize I never get angry or tired when taking to you. Instead I enjoy our conversation and wish it lasts but that annoying bell will still ring, permitting those brats called students to come in”.
“I.. I… What do you mean you’re bad?”.I suddenly felt uneasy when I remembered the dream I had where Dylan wrote on a paper that he was bad.
“Can I tell you a secret?”.
I nodded dumbly.
“Alright then. I formed a gang when I was thirteen….”.
“What?”.I gasped out.
“Keep it low, I don’t want anyone to come in”.
“Okay, sorry”.
“Fine. Yeah, I formed a gang when I was thirteen so as to be able to get back at Duncan. I know I wouldn’t be able to do it alone so I gathered help. They were seventeen in number but right now, they are only nine remaining”.
“You mean Duncan killed them?”.I was curious.
“Yeah but no. His boys did the dirty job for him. Duncan doesn’t kill my boys, he is only after me, he only want to kill me”.
I gulped down the lump forming in my throat. “Am really sorry for that Dylan but that man has been after you since you were thirteen?”.
“No, since I was born. He hated when I was in the womb, he hated me before I even got into the womb”.
I hissed and scoffed. “That man is wicked! I hope never to see him in my life, ever. He must look like one old grandpa wizard”.
Dylan laughed. His hair flying freely. He have never laughed this much before.
“Hahaha… That funny. I haven’t seen him for a long time but I hope he falls into your description. Ugliness will really fit him”.
I chuckled and waved my hand in the air. “So, what is the plan, huh? You once mentioned that you and some boys will be going after him before he comes after me, is everything set?”.
His expression changed and I suddenly felt that I asked something horrible.
“Dylan, did I say anything wr….”.
“No, it’s not that. I was just thinking of canceling the plan”.
“Why?!”.
“Because….”.His eyes look glassy and teary. “Am suffering from a heart disease and according to the doctor, I have less than 10 days to live”.
HER ADVERSITY: Chapter 61 – The End
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