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nice one. More updates please.

Nice story. U just gat a new follower...waiting for the next update

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If the darkness falls
And my angel calls
In my despair
Will you be there?

In the darkest night
When I need your light
Will you show me the way?

If my time runs out
And the sky falls down
Despite my fear
Will you appear

If the world goes blind
And I loose my mind
Will you show you me the way?
Owl City- Wolf Bite
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Tobi stepped down from the driver's seat and stretched his whole length. Why would his mum send Tife to come and get him at the airport? Knowing how great his mum's phobia is when it comes to Tife driving, he couldn't help thinking is mum was up to something and she needed to get rid of Tife to achieve that thing. Driving was the easiest way to get rid of that girl.

She could go haywire when it comes to driving.

She was sixteen. An underage yet too enthusiastic about driving that he sometimes risked letting her drive despite his mum's protest.
Although she was pretty good, she was never allowed to drive alone.

'You should have let me drive back home.' Tife moaned as she slammed the car door. The sky was cloudy and it looked like it would rain any minute.

'I can't let you do it. It was too risky.' Tobi said closing the car door and pressing a button on the key to unlock the trunk. He went to the back to get his bag then pressed another button to lock the car.

'I was doing just fine driving the car to the airport. You and mum just don't want me to grow up. I've got the height and there won't be any problem if I happen to run into any road official.'

'You've got the height but not the face. Now, let's go find out why mum let you drive without you even asking.'

'It's weird she did right? But I couldn't question her. Was scared she might just chqnge her mind so I just grabbed the key and fled out. You know how she always is sometimes. One minute she is agreeing with something and the next minute she is completely against it.'

Tobi and Tife moved towards the door but the two stopped abruptly sniffing the air at the same time.

'Are you thinking what I'm thinking?' Tobi said still sniffing the air.

'Yeah. Mum is cooking and we need to escape. Let's go somewhere and eat then come back when it's so very late.' Tife said taking two steps backward.

'We already told her we are here. She must have heard the car pull inside the compound so there is no way we're escaping. We'd be going in now and force our bowels to endure the torture.' Tobi squeezing his face in terror.

'Oh dear. I'm so sorry but you'd have to bear this with me.' Tife said patting her stomach lightly.

Tobi pulled the door handle and stepped inside the large sitting room with Tife following closely behind with that terrified expression still hanging on her face.

'Mum!' He announced as he moved to the centre of the sitting room. He stopped when he saw someone head bowed while sipping some coloured drink from a small tumbler but looking a bit tensed up on one of the Behind couches irrespective of how calm she tried to look.

There was only one person who came to his mind.
Bighead!

Tobi

'Wow, see who we have here!' Tobi exclaimed holding his hip with both hands dramatically. He went ahead to sit just beside her.

'Why are you so quiet? You should atleast show a bit of yourself. Let your big mouth do the trick.'

Tori dropped the tumbler on the table before her then turned to face him. The stewpid, childish smile on his face made her twist her mouth in some sort of 'are you for real expression?'

'Can't you just pretend you weren't some wild animal who escaped from the zoo? You will be doing yourself and a lot of people around you a whole lot of good.'

'That's more like it. I knew you were holding in the beast but thanks for unleashing that devil of a mouth.' Tobi said still smiling. He stood up then asked

'You have dropped the phone I suppose, shouldn't you be going already?'

'You mum asked me to stay for dinner and it would be pretty rude ignoring an elderly person you know...'

'Mum!' Tobi called as he skipped to the kitchen. His mum was holding a set of plates as she went past him. Tobi followed her from the kitchen through the sitting room to the dinning room.

'You shouldn't be inviting anybody to dinner!' He whispered extending his cilliary muscles in order to show his emphasis.

'And why not?' She replied not looking at him as she placed the plates in front of each chairs on the dinning table.

Why not? Cos even your kids endure what you are cooking!

That was what he had in mind but he was never going to hurt her feelings.

'I know what you are thinking. My cooking is so bad and I'd be embarrassing you if she tastes the food because you have obviously created a good impression on her and I'd be ruining that for you right?' She said as she sped off to the kitchen once again and Tobi tagged along like a puppy.

That's it!
But he won't call it 'good impressions' though.

'Not to worry. Today's meal will certainly be different.'

Every meal you've cooked had always been different from any normal dish in the world. If part or all of it is not burnt, different ingredients would stay on different parts of the plate.

If that's not different then nothing else is.

'By different, I mean it would be unique.' She added.

It was like she was a psychic!

Tobi threw his head back in distress.

Tife came inside the kitchen to join them.

'By the look of things, she was the lady with my phone all this while right?' She asked as she drained some water into a cup from the dispenser then gulped everything down.

'She already gave me the phone, you don't have to worry.' Her mum replied.

'She told me. We're getting to know each other already. Mum, she is a medical doctor and she's doing her internship already!' She seemed elated.

'Well, pass your JAMB this year and you'd be doing your internship in no time.'

'Do you really have to bring that up now?' She seemed offended.

'What's the big deal about being a medical doctor? besides Jo is a doctor too.' Tobi quickly joined in.

'Yeah. But the last time I checked, we don't really talk. I can't talk to her because even you are all shaky when you are around her that it gives me the creeps.' Tife shivered. 'But mum, what happened to the frying pan?' She asked pointing at the charcoal-black frying pan on the hotplate with the hand that held the empty cup.

'A little kitchen accident.' Her mum quickly answered.

'The more reason why I'm not having dinner in this house' Tife mumbled under her breath but they all heard anyway. 'That reminds me, I'd be having dinner at Anita's place tonight.'

As if the rain heard what she said, thunder claps and lightening flashed and then rain started. Lightly at first then aggressively later.

'Oopsie! Looks like someone can't make it to Anita's tonight. Now take this cups to the dinning table.' Her mum commanded while Tife frowned and her mum had this triumphant smile on her lips.

One thing is cooking the food, another thing is getting her kids to eat it.

At the dinning table,

'Amazingly, the meal smells nice.' Tobi said afer sniffing the rice on his plate five minutes after dinner had been served. He dreaded putting it in his mouth. Someone else shared his thoughts.

Tife.

'And looks nice too.' Tife added looking at the food temptingly. Those two have never used nice words for their mum's meal before with sincerity.

This was like the first time.

His mum and Bighead were halfway into their foods already and as much as he looked at Bighead to see any hidden complaint, he saw none.

He can't trust those two. They were probably tricking him into eating.


His mum was eating because she cooked it and Bighead was trying to be nice and modest. Being a stranger she wanted to create a good impression but whichever way it is, she was doing quite a good at pretending.

After hesitating, he struggled to taste the food.

'Wow,' He said his mouth full after having one spoon and was going for the other one. 'Amazingly, it tastes great.'

Tife knowing her brother wasn't faking it, also tried her luck.

'Mum, this is so nice. What is the magic!' Tife asked taking another spoon too.

'I had been secretly attending cooking lessons.' Their mum seemed to be blushing with pride.

'Your teachers must be magicians then.' Tife said giving her a thumbs up with a mouth full.

The table was silent except for sound the rain made with the roof and the clanging of spoons with plate as they all busied themselves with the meal.

'I want to tell you something.' Their mum said breaking the silence.

'What is it?' Tobi asked focusing on his food.

'Your dad and I are back together.'
That statement took the kids by surprise as they directed their gaze to her with stuffed cheeks. Their mom felt like she could shrink under the intense stares.

'Can we not talk about that man while we are eating but when it's just 'us' here?' Tobi placed emphasis on the us as he glanced at Tori who pretended she was more concerned about her food. His expression showed he was more than angry.

The atmosphere was so tense Tori felt awkward.

'I just think you guys sh...' Their mum tried to say but Tobi flared up, cutting her statement.

'Goodness! I just lost my appetite!' He stood up carrying his plate to the kitchen. His mum followed him empty handed and Tife also joined them after smiling nervously at Tori.

Tori sat down listening to their arguements. Tobi was raising his voice and his mum was trying to calm him down in whispers.

Tori had never been lost on what to do before.

It's a dinner gone bad.

wow....You get most authentic story that make me showcase my deep-brown goro 32 teeth to the world

Keep it up ma'am

FIYAH Nice update. moooooree

lol. Wonderful update op, keep it coming.

FIYAH Nice update. moooooree

Fiyah please come and continue

Fiyah pls come and continue, And pls don't forget your other story

Miss Fiyah, where art thou? .

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Cos if I want you
And I want you babe
Ain't going backwards
Won't ask for space
Cos space was just a word made up by someone who's afraid to get too
Close...

Nick Jonas (Close)
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It was pretty awkward being amidst a family when they were having a fight. Tori couldn't even concentrate on the soap opera on the TV because of the tenseness in the room. Everybody in the sitting room has a couch to him/herself with different thoughts on each minds and their eyes sternly fixed to the screen of the big flat screen TV.

She had been so bored that she had completely surveyed the sitting room like ten times and when she realised there was nothing new to see, she had had her gaze fixed on the TV screen.

Tori glanced at Tobi at intervals and not once did he relax the frown masking is face a bit. Whatever his mum had said really put him in a bad shape. Tori couldn't help wondering what his dad had to do that the mentioning of his name stirs so much anger.

His mum had this 'I shouldn't have told him' look on her face. Weirdly, Tori used the opportunity to assess his mum's feature. She was pretty young to be Tobi's mum. In looks, she could easily pass for his elder sister. With her petite and miniature stature nobody would argue with her if she claims someone in her early thirties.

At what age did she even have Tobi?

And sitting quietly directly opposite Tobi was Tife. Tori could see the confusion in her eyes. It was obvious she had no idea what was going on between her mum and her brother. She seemed rather lost.

Tori could sense their wish in the atmosphere. The only wish those three had going through their minds that ryhmed was for her to leave.

Of course, she would be glad to leave. She was actually the one tormented by the silence. She was the one who was most uncomfortable in this situation but there was nothing she could do. The rain has refused to stop and she had to sit with her buttocks glued to the seat and watch her host-family give one another the silent treatment.

The worst part of it was, she had something stuck in her throat and she couldn't even cough it out because she thought she was going to draw unnecessary attention to herself and that would be very bad. So all she did was swallow the saliva to avoid coughing.
She raised her gaze to the big wall clock on the wall and the time read 8:45

'It's getting late already. You should get going.' Tobi said rising. Tori could sense the urgency in his voice and she just stood up without saying anything about the rain which seemed to have become more aggressive. She stood up like a wooden toy that just had its strings pulled.

'But it's still raining...' His mum protested.

'I know.' He half shouted. 'That's why I'm going to drive her home.' He closed his eyes as he tried to control his anger. Graping the car key on the centre table, he walked out with Tori trotting silently behind him. Tori said her goodbyes to the females in the house who in turn reply her with faked smiles after which Tife rose and followed them. She went straight to opening the gate and she waited to close it after they were gone.

The first thing Tori did was cough when she got outside then let her lungs inhale a whole amount of moist oxygen. Rain fell on her nose and trickled down her chin in the process. Tobi was already inside the car by the time she was done. Noticing this, she ran to sit on the passenger's seat beside him. She didn't want to aggravate his anger.

Tori waved at Tife as they went past her through the gate. She looked back to see her close the gate. It was a better view compared to this stone cold guy sitting beside her.

'You didn't even ask where I was staying.' Tori tried to start a conversation.

'Where are you staying?' He concentrated on the road as he asked rather too straightforward.

She told him. And they drove in silence again. For minutes.

Until Tori tried her luck again.

'So...' She had no idea what to say. She just let the 'so' trailed off expevting him to add something which he oddly didn't do.

Tori didn't know why she cared if he talked or not. Amazingly, she was missing his egoistical talks and cockiness. She felt like a fool after saying that two letter word which ended up being meaningless. She made up her mind not to say a word again.

'So....'

She was talking again!
Is her mouth dumb or something?

'...do you want to talk about it?' She completed it this time and it sounded so wrong she fought the idea of shutting her eyes in disgrace.

'You are much of a talkative for someone who was only heartbroken yesterday.' He said and the frown on his face seemed to have vanished. He had this expressionless face which was all on the road.

'Well, I wouldn't say I'm happy. But the truth is, I'm not sad about it. It had been a while since I already thought we weren't together anymore. Yesterday just summed my doubts all up. Besides, there are a few number of people I have to be strong for and dwelling in the past and finding it difficult to move on is a sign of weakness which would be against my proclaimed strenght.' She said those words as if she memorised it. Staring blankly at the road. 'I'm not letting anything or anybody drag me down. It's my new motto. To not be drag down during difficult times because no one would pull me up when I refuse to get up. ' She added looking at him.

He had been staring at her while she was saying her thoughts. The smile and look of a proud a motherhen on his face. Even though the look made her feel odd, she was proud too.

Proud she made him smile.

He looked away the moment he saw she was back to staring at him.

'But don't you think 'To not be dragged down during difficult times because no one will help me up when I refuse to get up' is kinda too long for a motto. Using the initials alone would add up to 18 letters or so. TNBDDDD.... Who does that?'

Tori didn't know bringing him back to being himself really has to start with him using her as a victim of his words.

'Like you have a better idea.' She scoffed looking out the window in faked annoyance.

'I do. Emperor Tobi to the rescue. To be happy is simply the summary.'

Surprisingly he made sense.

For the first time though.

'Just TBH'

Tori was silent as she thought about what he said.


'I'm happy for you on your new found confidence. Congrats. That means you wouldn't have to cry me to sleep anymore.'

'Seriously? I was only sniffing when I called you. You shouldn't make things up.'

'I don't make things up. You must have cried so bad your sniffing sounded so much like weeping then.'

'Enough about me crying. Do you want to talk about what happened back at your home?'

The silence told her he doesn't want to.

'You can cry on my shoulder if you want to. I have a big hankie here too and I won't mind giving it to you if you'll need it.'

'Well, I don't want to talk about it.' He was back to being expressionless.

'I told you about my relationship with Richard when you asked me to. That's like my greatest secret. Why are you being secretive? I thought we had a secrecy club!'

'I didn't push you to tell me. You told me because you needed to talk to someone about it.'

'So, what you are saying is, you don't need to talk to anyone about it?'

He hesitated for a while.

'No.' He finally said 'and if you don't mind I want to focus on driving.'

'Are you indirectly shutting me up?'

'I'm not shutting you up. I'm just asking you to stop talking.'

'That is a fancy statement for shut up.'

'I am ASKING you! not COMMANDING you! 'Shut up' is a command.'

'Now you are bragging you know grammar...'

'Really? Fine you win, you can talk me to death!'

Tori smiled and looked out the window to hide her smile.
She was almost home.

'You'd turn at this junction.' She directed, pointing.

A few minutes and they were in front of her place.

'Thanks for the ride.' She said smiling when she stepped out closing the door after her. She walked to the door of her appartment a little bit wet as the rain slightly drenched her. She tried to unlock the door but the key won't even pass through the lock. She tried it again and it was obvious the lock had been changed. She was going to try putting the key inside the lock again when she sighted her stuffs on the ground beside the door. Her eyes trailed to some of her stuffs littered on the ground all dirty and muddy showing how heavily they had been battered by the rain.

She had been evicted without notice.

She folded her arms across her chest as she leaned against the door. Depressed.

This was more than a disaster. She had her things thrown out while it was raining and it was late yet she has nowhere to stay.

She was depressed. So depressed she didn't want to pack the stuffs littered on the ground as rain battered them the more.

Even if she did pack them, where would she go?

'You surely are someone who doesn't stick to your own vows, aren't you?' It was Tobi's voice. She turned around and he was standing behind her. Hand's in pants pockets.

'What happened to 'To not be dragged down during difficult times because no one will help me up when I refuse to get up?'

Tori couldn't utter a word as he shook his head then bent down to pick her wet luggage and bag. She watched as he packed her littered stuff into one of the polythene bag on the ground then made abruptly for his car. She watched him dropped everything in the trunk of his car and clap the sand off his hand after shutting the truck.

'What are you doing?' She asked, looking down at her feet as she came towards him.

You don't need a soothsayer to tell you how embarrassed she was.

'My mum and sis would be glad you'd be staying with us now.'
He said then entered the car and started the engine pretending he didn't see her stay rooted to a spot

this is very interesting I can wait to see the next update

Me likey like kilode

Nice work

Wonderful update.

Cool more pls

ysadiq:
this is very interesting I can wait to see the next update

welcome on board dear reader. I never knew you've joined the train too until I moved to this coach. Safe ride with us and remember to keep your luggage close to you.

wonderful update. Next please.

Mehn am loving this ride

Fiyah, thumbs up. There's a style I've always liked in you since[b]Roommates.[/b] You always do well in putting a small on my face. I admire your style.


Straying a bit, do you, by any chance, know how I'd read 'ROOMMATES' now?



Now, don't you have the same babyish face as Tobi's mom? Just saying, dear.

OluwabuqqyYOLO:
Fiyah, thumbs up. There's a style I've always liked in you since[b]Roommates[/b] . You always do well in putting a small on my face. I admire your style.


Straying a bit, do you, by any chance, know how I'd read 'ROOMMATES' now?



Now, don't you have the same babyish face as Tobi's mom? Just saying, dear.

Pls hala me the roomate link

please let the update come o

Pls......next update

Come update o........

Next update pls

Sometimes this spoilt brats with their loud mouths do have their ways.......











Tori was saved by the bell..... What a better way to breakthrough without asking.








Keep it coming fiyah..... U doing wonderfully great. Dope!!!

Nairaland writers now on strike eh!