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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by Melgy: 10:36am On Aug 23, 2016
Good writing. More grace. Just caught up with d story line, keep d lines coming
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by DaStunz(m): 11:03am On Aug 23, 2016
Mmmmh! Dis 1 na Real Suspense...! Thumbs up Boyo123
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by FlordFlorez(m): 12:04pm On Aug 23, 2016
Suspense eleyin gidi gan. Loving d story. Cnt wait for more.
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by anyamterzagwa(m): 2:24pm On Aug 23, 2016
Omo I don d wait o.m into construction and I dey roof of haws d check 4 updates.mk I no cari dzapntmnt reach ground o.
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by YINKS89(m): 2:29pm On Aug 23, 2016
watchin in 3D.
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by fahren(m): 2:43pm On Aug 23, 2016
Where u na ah ah, we dey wait since
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by boyo123(m): 3:02pm On Aug 23, 2016
fahren:
Where u na ah ah, we dey wait since
bros i still dey write am o,give me till evening abeg.thank u for following
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by detutu1: 3:03pm On Aug 23, 2016
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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by boyo123(m): 4:01pm On Aug 23, 2016
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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by holufunmie(f): 4:22pm On Aug 23, 2016
nice one,,,thumbs up
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by Olaide59(f): 4:43pm On Aug 23, 2016
gbese reee oo!!! nice one boyo
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by boyo123(m): 4:47pm On Aug 23, 2016
Episode 26


Dayo's father looked at him sternly, he wished dayo was still a teenager ,he would have beaten the hell out of him,this is the second time dayo will be disappointing him in months,he learned back in his chair after breathing in heavily then asked

"I always knew i made a mistake by making you too comfortable and now you have brought shame unto me,i knew what i went through when i was your age" he paused then continued by raising his voice

"and who the hell is the girl, your mother is dead and she left no other child behind,and you know that better " pointing to uncle dele

"Yes i told him that ,but he insisted that the resemblance was too much to be ignored" uncle dele replied

" dont mind him ,he is just an un serious boy,very wasteful, all he cared about is women and money"

Dayo murmured something but his dad didnt hear him,but was angered by it

"What did you say?, cant you talk,i said what did you say"

With anger in his voice dayo replied"i said if you had shown me who my mum was this kind of thing wouldn't have happen or don't i deserve to know who she was"

Uncle dele interrupted him" hey boy don't talk to your father like that,its rude of u"

But dayo waved it aside as he continued talking
"Am sorry uncle but i have to say this, he thinks he's helping me but he doesnt know that everyday i wake up in the morning i pray for her ,even though i dont know her" he started crying as he speaks

" do you think i don't need her?, if she was here she would have guided me on something's but instead you hide everything about her from me,...how would you feel if you were to find out about your mum like this" he brought out the picture his gave showed him

" this is the first time i will ever see what she looks like,and you wants me to be happy?,what crime have i ever committed to deserve this ,even if she was a prostitute i still deserve to know who she is....if i had known who my mother was would i have slept with a girl that is possibly my sister" at this time he was crying uncontrollably

Uncle dele felt pity for him as he stood up to console him, his father also stood up from his chair then walked slowly towards the office window that was behind his chair.

After like 10minutes of consolation from his uncle,dayo stopped crying and then his father turned to face them,

"Come and sit down dayo" he said

But dayo shrugged,he didn't want to go but his uncle persuaded him,so he moved to the seat,then his father felt remorseful as he said

"I understand how you feel boy,and i want to say .....i am sorry for keeping your mum away from you, i thought i was doing the best for you" he took a deep breath then continued

"You see,Mary your mum, was not a prostitute in fact she was a good woman, it all happened when i went for my youth service in obagun in osun state, is that where the girl is from?"

Dayo replied reluctantly " she is from osun state but i don't know where in osun"

"Ok as i was saying i was the only corp member in the village i was posted to and things became boring for me,i need someone to be with,it was then that i met your mother,she was a daughter to one of the farmers there,we became friends and in the process she got pregnant for me,....when i found out that she was pregnant i was scared i didnt know what to do, i had to accept the pregnancy,....


by the time she gave birth to you,i was through with my nysc, and since i had accepted the pregnancy i had to go back to the village when she gave birth to you,in fact she was very young then ,very young,.....

i was not having any job then so i decided not to take her along with me to the city but when things changed for me and i began to get good money,i mistaking listened to the advice of some friends i was keeping then,they told me that ......

an uneducated woman like her can not be my wife if i want to succeed in this field, and i stupidly listened to them, i went back to the village when you were 1 year and some months then told her i was going to take care of u better in in the city ,i told her i wanted you to start school early but not there in the village and i promised to come back for her in few months,but i refused to.....


3 years later i got a message from a friend that i still keep in touch with in the village the she had died, ..she died of a small illness, and since then i have made a promise to my self not to remarry ..........

it is not like i don't want to tell you,but you wouldn't understand much if i had told you then,and you could hate me,so i decided to wait till you are old enough to withstand any pain my wrong doings myth have caused you.

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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by Sj11: 5:21pm On Aug 23, 2016
Bayo pls you have been keeping me on laptop for days now,pls pure out the rest so i go do other things...nice one man keep it up

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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by Nmaglit: 6:21pm On Aug 23, 2016
Nice but d father should hav told him even if dayo can't withstand d pain
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by aprilwise(m): 7:07pm On Aug 23, 2016
Very interesting storyline. I hope to read more.
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by boyo123(m): 10:39pm On Aug 23, 2016
sorry guys for not dropping any update tonight, i was kind of busy, but i promise you ,i will post it very early tomorrow morning,

thanks for following
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by DaStunz(m): 10:49pm On Aug 23, 2016
boyo123:
sorry guys for not dropping any update tonight, i was kind of busy, but i promise you ,i will post it very early tomorrow morning,

thanks for following
Oppps..! Wished am going through d nxt episode right now. But all d same “Thumbs Up”. Moro tinz shaa.
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by boyo123(m): 10:55pm On Aug 23, 2016
DaStunz:
Oppps..! Wished am going through d nxt episode right now. But all d same “Thumbs Up”. Moro tinz shaa.
eyah, no vex bro,i promise you by tomorrow u will find out how they are related , have just got few episodes to the ends self,
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by boyo123(m): 7:12am On Aug 24, 2016
Episode 27


Dayo kept looking at his dad,he didnt even know what to say to him,his dad moved closer to him and placed his hand on his shoulder ,then said

" i am sorry son"then swizzed is shoulder lightly

Uncle dele also tapped him on the other Shoulder then told him to let the issue go,

“ you are a man now, you don’t need to hold on to this for long,”

Just then a business call came in for his dad so he went to pick it at the other end of the room, it was like 15minutes before he came back.

"Dayo so you said this girl friend of yours is from osun state?" His dad asked as he walked back towards them

Dayo was feeling better now after a lot of talk from his uncle,so he replied

"Yes ,but i dont know where she stays in osun"

"Ok,we need to find out a few things from her,..is it possible for we to meet and have a little talk"dayo didn’t reply but only nodded his head to acknowledge

"I will be expecting a call from you tomorrow if it is possible" his father continued talking

Dayo left his father's office feeling sad, it wasn’t only the fact that his father hide everything about his mum from him that really upsets him, but because he had made him to commit something that could have been avoided, something he will always regret for the rest of his life,
He wonders how funmi is going to take the news if she finds out that they are siblings, she could be fall sick or even go ahead to terminate the pregnancy, and that would be something he wouldn’t like at all

“Goooooooood!!!!!!!” he shouted has he almost drove into a big pot hole that was on the road while he drives,

he quickly stepped on the brake to stop the car from moving, fortunately for him he was able to avoid the pot hole.


Dayo got home later that day and called funmi, when she asked him of how his day went , he had to come up with a long epistle of lies to cover up the main event that happened.


The next day of school was a Friday , lectures usually stops by 12pm, he was glad that the time table favored his plan, as it wouldn’t be easy to get funmi to leave classes for any outing, she doesn’t appreciate such attitude ,

so he planned on getting her to his father’s office after class.


Dayo made sure he acted like nothing had happened the previous day, he cracked jokes with funmi, in between the lectures they were having, he teased and even whispered in her ear that she’s more beautiful than ever , now that she is pregnant, they where having a little discussion about the best kind of hairstyle for guy should put on when dayo suddenly said

“ hmmm. Honey that reminds me, guess what I did yesterday”

Funmi looking serious, she replied” what is that dear”

“ I told my dad about you”

“ haaaaaaaaaa!!!! Dayo”

Dayo was laughing as he said” what now, why did you shout like that”

“ why did you tell him now nah,tell me, what was his reaction when you did” she was still looking serious

“ well he was upset but thrust me, I know how to calm him down, but the only thing is he insisted on meeting you”

Funmi wasn’t finding it funny at all as she asked” so when does he want to see me”

Dayo quickly replied” he said today”

“ haaaaaaaa!!!!!!” she shouted again

It was few minutes to 2pm when dayo and funmi arrived at his dad’s office,he had informed his dad about their coming so ,he was prepared for them, dayo and funmi came down from the car and he quickly lead her into the beautiful office building,

funmi kept looking around as she has never come across such a magnificent building before everything there was buzzing with class, ,

she kept looking around trying to get a glimpse of everything she walked by,they later got to dayo’s fathers office on the top floor,

she watched as dayo knocked on the door, her breathing increased , she felt like going back, no she wasn’t ready for this but just then she saw dayo’s hand opened the door,

he grabbed her hand with his other hand and lead her inside,

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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by boyo123(m): 8:09am On Aug 24, 2016
Episode 28


“ good morning sir “ both of them said as they entered into the office

Dayo’s father was working on his laptop so he wasn’t looking in their direction while they walk in, he ,but he replied them without looking in their direction, dayo brought funmi closer so she could sit on one of the chairs in front of his fathers chair, while he sits on the other,

after working on his laptop for few minutes the father shifted his attention to them as suddenly he was shocked,he felt like he was seeing a ghost, the sight of her brought back lots of memories , for some seconds he was confused , he didn’t even know what to say , he finally found his voice as he said


“ good morning young woman , how are you”

Funmi was nervous , from his reaction when he looked at her she thought it was the usual resentment that people do show her when they just met, she stammered as she managed to reply

“ I am fine sir”

Dayo felt the tension between them so he stood up and walked toward his father, bent down and whispered into his ear,

“ I haven’t told her anything, I think you should just ask her your questions, and please her name is funmi”

The father nodded to acknowledging what he was sayin ,dayo walked back to his seat , he looked at funmi then made a sign for her to calm down, making her understand that he was in control
His father cleared his throat then said

“ is it funmilayo or funmilola “ he asked giving her a small smile

Funmi notice the smile as she felt a bit easier to answer his question

“ its funmilayo sir”

“ hmmm,funmilayo that’s nice, I hope you will be able to give my son some ayo”he smiled again

Funmi didn’t reply she was shy so she only nodded her head,dayo was smiling too from where he is sited

“so funmi where are you from if I may ask”

Funmi quickly replied” I am from obagun in osun state sir”

Dayo looked at his fathers face as fear grip him, but his father remain calm as he showed no expression

“wow, that’s nice, what a coincidence , I did my youth service in obagun, it was a nice time for me, do you stay there or you ….”

“ yes I live there sir”

“ wow , you must be familiar with the pa john’s family”the father asked
Funmi was happy, she was surprised to see that dayo’s father knows so much about her place and family, she gladly replied

“ yes sir, he is my grand father”

“ really? Or are you marry’s john’s daughter ?’

“ no sir I am Roselyn kehinde’s daughter sir”
grin i hope you guys get the gist now

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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by callmeomotee33(f): 8:19am On Aug 24, 2016
So they are family....... Thanks for the breakfast boyo

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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by DVMtuppence(m): 8:23am On Aug 24, 2016
Nice work brah

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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by SPDAZZY(f): 8:30am On Aug 24, 2016
So they are cousins.

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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by ysadiq(m): 8:43am On Aug 24, 2016
guy I will say thumb up to you I like the twist in this story

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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by Opeoluwa99(f): 8:58am On Aug 24, 2016
Good but I doubt if this can happen in Nigeria cousins marry themselves this is not Mexico o dayo
Thank you for the double blast boyo123

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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by Mindfrick(m): 12:08pm On Aug 24, 2016
Na Cousin B Dat...D Way U Twist Dz Tori Ogidigan...Oya Com Nd Update!

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Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by YINKS89(m): 1:15pm On Aug 24, 2016
whew....... boyo u gat mi dre...... i must say u re d bomb.
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by Nmaglit: 2:04pm On Aug 24, 2016
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm don't know wat to say
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by boyo123(m): 2:16pm On Aug 24, 2016
Nmaglit:
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm don't know wat to say
lolz.say something now
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by aprilwise(m): 3:24pm On Aug 24, 2016
am speechless like Michael Jackson. abeg. Mary Johnson nd Rose who is dayo's mother?
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by jibs4lv(m): 4:18pm On Aug 24, 2016
U no go kill person boyo, see as I dey sit up and down ontop ur tori, anyway kwantinu grin
Re: Fate And Fortune(a Short Story) by remiseyi(m): 4:18pm On Aug 24, 2016
na suspense killed the cat o.... abi na how them dey talk ma sef...
cool boyo

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