?My Sweet Heart?
Episode 10
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Written by Rejoice
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… Valerie’s POV (continues …
“What are you doing here?” I asked and peeped through the little hole. I can’t really see him.
“Please, Im. begging. you, save me.” He said and it seem he was in tears.
“Save you from what?” I asked, curious. Have he stole another ball or probably tyre?
“They are coming. Please open the gate. They are going to hurt me.” He haven’t even finished when I heard noises from afar.
I gasped in fright and opened the gate, He pushed in and I shut the gate immediately.
He faced me with a loaf of bread in his hand.
His face down. His long messy deadlock covering his face.
The noise was already close. I could hear what they were saying.
“That stupid boy. He go beat am ehn.” A guy’s voice.
“Before I see am. He don run with the bread.” A lady’s voice.
“He don escape. Chai.” Another guy’s voice followed.
Joy haven’t looked up yet.
I inhaled.
“Come with me.” I said and he did.
I stopped.
“Gimme the bread first.” I said and he did.
I dropped it into a trashbin.
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He followed beside me with his face still down.
I opened the door and walked in, he followed and I closed back the door.
I switched on the lights and faced him with my hands akimbo but still he didn’t look up. His face all covered in his dada.
“Now..Are you going to let me know why you stole their bread?” I asked in a quiet tone.
He didn’t answer.
“Are you?” I repeated in the same tone.
He shook his head in a ‘No’
“Now if you don’t tell me, you are leaving my house this minute.” I said and it caused him to look up instantly with wide eyes and faced down just immediately.
“Now are you going to tell me?” I asked again.
He nodded.
“Go on.” I urged him.
“I. didn’t. want. to. steal. the bread. but. I.did. cos. Im. hungry.” He said in a clearly childish manner, breaking the words in staccato.
I shook my head…
I can’t believe im actually talking to an adult-baby.
“What of your parents? Don’t you have a home?” I asked.
He shook his head, “I. don’t. have. a home since. a year.” He said.
I was going to ask him what happened to his home but decided not to.
For now.
He look so dirty. But he isn’t mad.
“Im. Hungry.” He said.
I glanced at my dinning room and then at him.
“I’ll bring you something to eat.”
He nodded.
“Come.” I said and he did.
We walked to the dinning room and motioned him to sit on one of the dinning chairs.
He nodded, pulled out one and sat down slowly and quietly.
He hasn’t looked up since then.
“Stay right here, while I get you something.” I said and after he nodded, I walked out into the kitchen.
I breathed immediately I got into the kitchen.
“My God! this is not happening right? I just saved that guy! and offering to give him food to eat.. My!” I breathed again and walked over to my fridge.
I had no cooked food. I will have make tea for him.
I did, placing the cup on a rectangular shaped white tray. Dropped a spoon and took out a loaf of bread which I took just three piece in the morning.
I placed on the tray beside the cup and after rolling my eyes, I carried it and walked out to the dinning room.
His face was still down, but when he heard my footsteps, he looked up.
Our eyes met.
He faced down immediately.
Is he shy to look at me for long or what?
“Here.” I said and dropped the tray at his front.
“Aunty. Thank. you.” He said.
I rolled my eyes.
“Im Valerie.” I said.
“Aunty Valerie.” He said,causing me to chuckle.
He hadn’t even touched the thing in his front.
“No.. Dont add Aunty okay? Just call me Valerie.” I said.
He shook his head.
“No. I. Can. Not call. You that.” He said.
“Why?” I was curious.
He kept silent.
I shrugged.
“Eat. I have no cooked food. I just packed in yesterday.” I said.
He slowly took the spoon and dropped it inside the tea, then took the loaf of bread, opened it and picked three piece.
He began cutting it little by little and putting it inside his mouth without touching the tea.
“Don’t you drink tea? and why are you picking the bread that way? Thought you said you are hungry?” I asked.
He nodded but still kept doing so.
I sighed, “I’ll be there, Tell me once you are done eating, so i’ll open the gate for you.” I said.
Immediately I said that. He stopped eating the bread and just paused.
I stared at him for awhile before walking to the sitting-room and sat down on the sofa.
Seconds later, when I glanced at him from where I sat, I was amazed to see him rushing the bread and tea like someone who haven’t eaten for days.
I coughed just to know how he’ll react and just when I did. He paused.
I chuckled.
G0sh! This guy is really funny. Was he shy to eat in my front?
I took the remote and glancing at him again, he was consuming the bread and tea again.
I turned my eyes to the TV and switched it on.
An Indian song was showing…
I decided to watch it while he round up with the food.
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Minutes later, I heard the dinning chair shift.
I looked towards and He was up, with the tray in his hands.
I stood up and he turned towards.
What’s he tryna do?
I walked to him.
My God!. This guy finished the whole bread!
Though if he didn’t, I would have thrown the rest into the trashbin.
“Gimme the tray okay?” I said.
He shook his head, “No Aunty Valerie. I. want. To. Wash. Them.” He said.
I rolled my eyes and took the tray from him.
“Stay here.” I said and walked into the kitchen.
I dropped the tray and walked to the fridge, took out a bottle water and closed the fridge back.
I walked out and gave him the water which he collected.
“Thank. You Aunty Val–” I cut him short.
“I told you just call me Valerie.” I Said and he shook his head.
I sighed.
“Im sure they are gone back to their houses now. So you’ll go now okay?” I said and just when I said that, he looked up at me with teary eyes.
Um?
Then he faced down again and broke into a cry.
Jesus? Like seriously?
“Wha… What’s the problem? why are you crying?” I asked, bewildered.
He shook his head.
“I. Don’t. Want. To. Go.” He said and looked up at me.
With sad and teary eyes.
“I. Will. Go. Tomorrow. Please. I. beg. You. I Dont. Want. Them. To. Beat. Me.” He said.
“Who?” I asked.
“Everybody.” He said.
“Everybody?” I asked.
He nodded.
“Why will Everyone in the street beat you?” I asked.
“Be.cause. They. Love. Beating. Me.” He cried.
I sighed and stared at him, but he faced down.
After many thoughts, I ended up deciding him to spend the night in my house.
H0rrible right? I just heard myself saying, “Okay, You will stay for the night.”
I almost slapped myself for saying that but the sadness in those brown eyes of his couldn’t stop me from saying it.
And for the first time, He smiled and I guess I saw a dimple on his left left cheek.
That part wasn’t covered well in his dada.
“Thank. You. Aunty Valerie. I will do. Anything. You. Tell. Me. To. Do.” He said, bowing severally like a servant in a palace, talking to his queen.
I sighed.
“I will take you to the guest room. You will take your bathe.” I stared head to toe at him, knowing he can’t still wear this clothes after bathing and won’t sleep on that bed in them either.
“You will need a change of clothe.” I said but there is no male clothe in my house.
He shook his head.
“I. Can. Sleep. N@ked. And wear my Clothes. again. tomorrow.” He said.
He will sleep n@ked?
“Can you really sleep n@ked?” I asked.
I couldn’t help the curiousity.
He nodded.
“No.” I said sharply.
“I’ll give you my pajamas to wear. It’s big and will enter you.” I said.
He nodded.
Always nodding!
I first went to my room, got out the blue pajamas. A trouser and the shirt.
Came out and I handed it to him.
Then I took him to one of the two guest-rooms in my house.
I pushed the door open.
Its kinda furnished a bit, with just a bed and wardrobe.
“Here is it. There is the bathroom.” I said pointing at a connection door at the right.
He nodded.
Then I walked out, closing the door.
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I was in my room, taking out my work files and trying not to think about the stranger in my house when I heard a soft knock.
No one else is in this house with me, so its him, Joy.
“Joy?” I called.
“Aunty Valerie?” He called too.
I dropped the file on my bed and walked to the door and pulled it open.
Oh my God! my Eyes widened at what was standing in front of me,
A complete n@ked Joy!
“Aunty Va–” He was talking when I banged the door close.
“What the h.ell!” I breathed, holding my chest as I stared at the closed door.
“Aunty Valerie, I. didn’t. See. Water.” He said outside the door and I swallowed.
God what did I just had to see??
Is he so dumb that he don’t know what a shower is?
I shut my eyes, “Go to the bathroom, go to the sho–” He cut me short.
“I. Don’t. Know. It. Please. Come. And. Show me.” He said, his voice breaking.
Show him?
With him st@rked n@ked!
“Go and put on your clothe!” I said.
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I came out of my room minutes later to find him coming towards with his trouser and shirt back on.
I swallowed.
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TO BE CONTINUED
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