WHAT A JOURNEY: Chapter 1 – 20
(Kidnapped)
GIFT OKORIE??
CHAPTER 9
“So I saw this guy in my dream and he told me to meet him here, that he can help me get free from this ¢urse. That’s why I’m here……”
“How?” I asked her.
“I don’t know yet” she shrugged.
“So you just saw a guy in your dream and he said he can help you and then you walked out of your house to this place, isn’t that crazy?” I asked.
“I call it faith, I have faith” she replied, the barman gave her a glass of foamy punch mixed with a little quantity of beer. She took a sip and then looked towards the direction Bathny ran through.
“Why did she run?” She asked rhetorically.
“Cause she saw you” i replied anyway.
“Of course I scare everyone away, even my own best friend” she breathed out and sipped her drink.
I needed to fix this hole between them. Bathny didn’t abandon her on purpose and she needs to know that.
“She would have been sent to England boarding school if she had disobeyed her parents and stayed friends with you, and she didn’t want to go to England, she was young then and probably couldn’t make her own choice, but if you give her another chance, she will make it up to you” I explained.
She turned to me in dismay. “Bathny?” She asked and I nodded. She faced her drink and played with the rim of the glass, she then sighed. “Why didn’t she tell me?”
“I was grounded for months during that period, our driver takes me to school and brings me back home, I wasn’t old enough to give orders, I could have told him to take me to your house, I’m sorry” we heard Bathny apologize, we both turned and saw her standing behind Marichuiy, she was twisting her nails, she looked up at marichuiy and made a puppy face, Marichuiy laughed and bent her head for a while.
“And now? Are you old enough to give orders?” She asked her.
“I think so, I mean I clocked 17 last month, And I’m in a club, I think I can pretty much do whatever I want now” she shrugged, Marichuiy and I laughed a little.
“It’s OK Bathny, I forgive you” she said and stood up as Bathny jumped on her for a hug.
“Thank you so much bes” she screamed out loud while Marichuiy giggled, I smiled in contentment, happy that I have accomplished this.
“I’m happy for you both” I said to them.
They both turned to me and chorused. “Thanks Dave” i nodded at them.
They both sat down, Marichuiy ordered for a drink for Bathny.
“Nope, she has taken enough, no more” I argued.
“Dude you ain’t my dad” she fired at me.
“And there comes the real Bathny, welcome back wch” i retorted and they both laughed.
“Just give her a fruit juice” I said to the barman and he did.
“Thanks a lot guardian Angel” she fired at me In sacarsm and rolled her eyes, Marichuiy and I laughed while she chuckled and shook her head.
“To a new us” Marichuiy made a toast and they cheered to that and giggled.
“You guys look good together…” I stated. “Maybe it’s time to stop taking orders from that bch, Bathny don’t you think?” I asked Bathny.
“Oh, definitely, I’m done” she raised her hands up in surrender and we laughed.
“What bch?” Marichiuy asked.
“Our nightmare from junior high” Bathny answered.
“Oh that, how did you guys even get to be friends?” Marichuiy asked.
“I can’t really tell, well when my parents asked me to stop seeing you, I became sad and withdrawn at school, so after gymnastics rehearsal I was alone at the court crying and missing you, I felt someone touch me, I raised my head up only to see kira, I was about to leave knowing that every time she walks up to us, she will bully us, but that day seemed different. She just sat there with me and asked if I could be her friend, I just shrugged, and she said ‘great! Let’s go’ and that was it.” She explained. “You weren’t at the gym court that day, you were busy causing commotion at the hallway” she added and we laughed.
“Was it that same day her two minions were expelled from the school after hitting a girl with a bottle, meanwhile she was the one who asked them to do it?” Marichuiy asked.
“I remember that day, I also heard someone crashed the best food at the cafeteria” I added.
“OK, that one was me, I’m responsible for it” Marichuiy whispered but we heard her and laughed, she hit us at the back.
“I think it was the same day, school was ¢razy that day” Bathny replied.
“And it didn’t occur to you that she just wanted to gather more minions for herself” Marichuiy asked.
“Don’t blame me, you weren’t their to guide me” Bathny whined.
“And you weren’t at the cafeteria to direct me and stop me from causing trouble” Marichuiy whined as well.
“Let’s just say you both were at the wrong place and at the wrong time” I chipped in.
“Yea” they both chorused and laughed.
“It’s good to have you back bes” Bathny muttered and hugged her.
“It’s so awesome, I missed you” Marichuiy replied. “Also, how come i haven’t broken anything toni…..” She didn’t finish before she crashed on the floor with a loud thud. “Dmn it”.
WHAT A JOURNEY: Chapter 1 – 20
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