POISONED LOVE- Episode 7-9

(E-book/Story)

Episode 7

Sophia had ran out of the garden and settled by
the roadside. Tears dripped down her cheeks for
a moment, but she quickly wiped them off.
Finally, she was done with Steven. He was now
out of her life forever. But she couldn’t tell why
she was beginning to feel regrets.
Well, why should she? Avoiding him was the best
thing to do and there should be no room for
regrets.
Steven wasn’t the right guy for her, she thought.
She started pacing along the road, hoping a cab
would drive by soon.
Just then, she started hearing gunshot from
seemingly everywhere and the whole place
turned crowdy and noisy with people running
hectar sectar.
A stone flew above her head and she said
panicked.
What was happening? Was it a riot?
She thought of running away but became
paranoid as to where to run to. She was
becoming transfixed with fear.
The whole corners seemed dangerous to run to.
Men with sticks and dangerous weapons could
be seen hitting each other. The gunshots were
becoming nearly constant.
Sophia was beginning to hyperventilate.
She heard her name from behind and saw Steven
running towards her.
God!
She felt so relieved; like, so relieved.
“Sophia, are… are you alright?” Steven asked at
the top of his voice, trying to get through the
noise of the crowd.
“y… Yes, I am”.
He took her hands and tried running away with
her, but was disrupted by the appearance of a
man with a weapon – a knife.
Steven stood in front of Sophia and tried getting
rid of the man.
He attacked them with the knife and Steven
managed to give him a kick.
They got involved in a fist fight and Steven
sustained a scratch on his arm from the knife.
He was later able to defeat the man and without
hesitation, he ran away with Sophia.
They ran back to the garden and hid behind a
safe corner – at least it was safe for the
meantime.
He moaned and sat on the floor, starring at his
injured arm.
The knife had cut across it and it was now
bleeding.
Sophia was appalled as she crouched beside him
and held his arm.
“I’m… I’m so sorry. Does it hurt?” she asked
fearfully and noticed her question was inane.
Why wouldn’t it hurt?
She brought out her handkerchief and tried
cleaning up the blood.
“Sophia, I’m fine. You don’t have to worry about
me” Steven said, noticing how perplexed she
was, but Sophia gave no reply.
The handkie had become bloodstained, but the
bleeding still continued.
She tore round the tip of her gown and tried
using it on the arm.
“Sophia, I said I’m fine…”
“no, you’re not!” Sophia cut in and forced her
hand away from Steven’s who was trying to
prevent her from using the cloth.
There was so much worry in her eyes;
accompanied with an uncanny concern.
A light smile ran across his cheeks, but was
shortly washed away by a string of pain from his
injury.
“I never knew you could be this caring” he said in
a flaccid voice.
Sophia starred at him and focused on what she
was doing.
She succeeded in controlling the bleeding and
after that, she loosened her hair scalf from her
hair and tied it around the arm.
At that point, she heaved a sigh of relief, like
something important had been done.
“thanks,” mumbled Steven and Sophia replied
with a nod and sat next to him on the floor.
They both remained silent for a while, gazing at
the dark, listening to the distant gunshots and
wailings and hoped it would come to an end
soon enough.

“don’t worry, we’ll be fine” Steven said and
placed his hand on her thighs, but quickly
withdrew it as he grunted in pain of stretching
the arm.
“I think you’re the one who needs more of that
encouragement” Sophia chuckled and replied.
“does it still hurt?” she asked after a short pause.
“well, what do you think? It wasn’t treated by a
qualified nurse or anything”.
“Oh, seriously?” Sophia replied and they both
laughed.
“but, thanks anyway. It made me feel better” he
added.
They jumped into a tranquil mood again, both
feeling nervous.
They felt like talking to each other but somehow,
they both felt shy and reluctant.
Soon, the noises reduced and seemed to have
died off.
Sophia and Steven got on their feet and peeped
outside. The whole place seemed calm and
quiet.
They headed for his car which was parked
outside the garden, but to their out most surprise,
the wind screen had been broken and damaged.
It was definitely a result of the riot.
Steven tried starting up the car, but couldn’t.
They were stuck.

Episode 8

They couldn’t reach anyone on phone either
because there was no network coverage at that
time.
“what do we do?” Sophia asked, looking worried.
“your home isn’t far away from here. I can take
you home” Steven replied and tried closing the
car door and in the process, stressed his injured
arm again.
He grunted in pain and leaned on the car while
Sophia hurried to him.
“Steven, are you alright?” she asked with fright
and held the arm.
“Oh, God! I think you need to see a doctor”.
Steven tried absorbing the pain for a while.
“your home isn’t far away”, he replied. “I think
it’d be best if we walked”.
“what? B… But, you can’t walk in this condition”.
“Sophia, it’s my arm that’s injured, not my legs”
he said and left the car.
“but, Steven, you might…”

“Sophia, I’m fine. Let’s go.”
He gave a quick full look at her and his eyes
caught the sight of her thighs which had become
fully exposed. It was as a result of the group
part she had torn from her gown.
Her hair had become shagged, but still… She
looked more beautiful.
“okay, fine. Let’s go” she broke into his thoughts
and they started on their way.
They got to a point where a car had driven by on
a high speed and Sophia gripped Steven’s hand
in fear.
“don’t worry, Sophia. We’ll be fine” Steven
reassured her.
They continued walking in silence, probably
because they didn’t want to arouse attention.
They just hoped they would be able to arrive
home safely.
They arrived at the gate of Sophia apartment
and stopped in front of it.
“okay, go in. I’m sure your mom must be pretty
worried”, Steven said to her.
“but, what about…”
“don’t worry about me. Please, Sophia. I’ll be
fine” Steven interrupted her and released her
hand so she could go in.
Oh, that was when they even realized they had
been holding hands the whole time.
“okay, then. Goodnight”, she said, doubtfully.
“goodnight. Bye”, Steven replied as he winked at
her and left.
Sophia stood still, starring at his back until he
was finally lost in the darkness.
*
She sat on her bed, putting on her pajamas. She
was feeling warm as a result of the warm
shower she had just taken.
She held an empty cup of coffee in her hand and
soon, her mother walked in with some drugs.
“how’re you feeling now, honey?” Mrs Kate asked
as she sat next to Sophia on the bed.
“I told you, mom. I’m fine. You don’t have to
worry about me” Sophia replied.
“fine. Just make sure you take these drugs
before going to bed, okay? Are you sure you
don’t need any other thing? Maybe, some food,
drink… ”
” mom, I’m fine. Thanks “.
“okay, goodnight”, Mrs Kate replied with a
parting kiss and left.
Sophia leaned against the wall of her bed and
sighed.
She recalled the day’s events and thought about
the negative part that could have happened.
She reached for her phone and purse and
brought out a piece of paper from it; a piece of
paper that contained a phone number.
As much as she might not want to, she couldn’t
help but think about Steven. She was so worried
about him.
She inserted the number into her phone and
before she dialled it, she hesitated.
Was it necessary for her to call!? wouldn’t that
look too intruding? And again, calling him would
also mean for him to have her contact.
Well, she couldn’t help it. She had to make sure
he was alright.
Besides, he had sustained the injury trying to
protect her.
Steven was also in his bedroom, his mother
sitting beside him, watching him take his
medications.
His mother had called for a doctor and his arm
had been properly treated and covered.
“thanks, mom” Steven said as he handed the
glass of water back to her.
“Steven, are you sure you don’t recognize any of
them? One of those rascals has to pay for this”,
Mrs Damola rasped.
“come on, mom. I’m fine now. It’s just a minor
injury”.
“they’re so lucky you’re not really in a bad state.
Else, I would have turned down the earth just to
fish them out and make sure they pay dearly
with their lives together with the rest of their
families”.
Steven bursted into laughter. He couldn’t help
but laugh at his mother’s threats.
“mom, you’re really so funny. You don’t have to
turn down the earth, okay? I’m fine”.
Mrs Damola played run his hair and smiled.
“okay. Get some sleep. Well see tomorrow,
okay?”
“goodnight, mom” Steven said his mother gave
him a peck and left.
Immediately she left, his phone awakened with a
ring.
It was a strange number.
He picked the call and was curious to know
whom was calling.
“hello?” it was a female voice.
Of course, he could recognize that voice from
anywhere; even from a thousand miles away.
He leaned on the wall of his bed and smiled,
nervously.
“Sophia?” he called, sounding surprised.
“uhm, hi. How’re you doing?” she asked.
“I’m fine. I’m good”.
“I uhm… Just wanted to know if you got home
safely”.
“yes, I did. I’m home”.
There was a short pause.
“So, how’s your arm?” Sophia asked.
“it’s perfectly fine now. All it needed was just a
proper treatment. I’m okay”.
“okay. So,, will you be strong enough to be in
school tomorrow?”
“of course,, I will. I’m not a weakling”.
“really?” Sophia chuckled. “okay, get some sleep.
I just wanted to make sure you were home.
Goodnight”.
“Sophia,” he called and paused. “thank you”.
Sophia delayed before giving a reply.
“bye,” she muttered and the call ended.
She felt so much relived after making the call.
She drew a pillow to herself and placed her head
on it.
She wished her life could be that perfect; that
loving. The last few hours she had spent with
Steven had seemed to be the best hours of the
year.
Although, she had been scared, but she could
remember the comfort she had felt at that
moment. She remembered that time they held
hands together.
She wished that never had to come an end.
Treasure’s words were almost driving in again,
but she waved them aside. She didn’t want to
think about them at that moment.
And as she finally slept off, she didn’t realize
there was a half smile on her face.

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Episode 9

It was a bright day.
Sophia got off her mom’s car and before she
emerged into the school building, she cogitated
for a while.
She wandered what the day would have in store
for her. She just hoped nothing bad would ruin it.
She got into the school building and halfway, she
ran into Steven who was putting on a
headphone.
“Oh, hi Sophia” Steven greeted as he unplugged
his headphone.
“hi”, Sophia replied and sighed. His arm looked
better.
“were you able to retrieve your car?” she asked,
still standing in a face to face position with him.
“yes, I did. I was able to get it to a mechanic”.
“okay. It’s a good thing everything’s been
settled. I need to go” Sophia said and tried
walking away, but was stopped by Steven.
“uhm… Sophia,” he called. “about last night…”
“listen, Steven, that’s in the past. So, I suggest
we just forget about it” she replied and turned
around to go.
“So… Your opinion still stands?” Steven said to
her back. “you still want me to stay away?”
Sophia stood still, almost not knowing what to
say. She felt very sad.
But she had to do the necessary. Steven was a
cheat and she couldn’t let him play on her like
the others.
“yes, I do” she replied and left without turning
back to look at him.
As she walked away, she felt her blood drying up
from within.
She felt empty.
She didn’t even notice Treasure was coming in
front of her and she had almost brushed her
while walking away.
“Sophia! Are you alright?” Treasure asked,
surprised at her absent-mindedness.
“sorry, I’m fine” replied Sophia with less
enthusiasm.
“well, you don’t look fine to me. Do you feel
sick?”
“I’m okay, Treasure” Sophia said with a faint
smile.
“So, how was your date?” she asked.
“it was fine”.
“fine? Like, nothing happened?”
“yes, nothing”.
“hm. That sounds good”.
“Treasure, I’ll catch up with you later. I need to
check on something in the library” Sophia said
and left without waiting for a reply from
Treasure.
She walked dejectedly, looking like someone who
was lost in thoughts.
Perhaps, she was.
She couldn’t believe she had finally settled things
over with Steven. He was never going to pester
her again.
But, was that really what she wanted?
Two ladies appeared in front of her and blocked
her way. She was surprised.
She tried ignoring them by walking away but they
still followed her and stood firmly in front of her.
“hi”, Sophia said perfunctorily. “is there a
problem?”
“and give me one good reason why there
shouldn’t be” one of the ladies snapped.
It was Michelle.
“I heard you went out with my boyfriend
yesterday. And please, don’t tell me you have
no idea Steven’s my boyfriend “.
” Oh, “Sophia thought.
She quickly concluded it was Michelle.
“is that seriously the reason you stopped me? To
ask me about your boyfriend’s activities? Well,
don’t you think you’re questioning the wrong
person?”

“hey, listen to me. I’m not here for jokes, okay?
The only reason I’m not smashing your face right
now is only because I don’t want to ruin my new
nails. Just in case you’re one of all these cheap
sloths that can’t think of any other guy apart
from mine, then let this be a warning to you.
Stay away from Steven, because the next time I
approach you, it isn’t going to be a warning “.
Sophia scoffed and tried not to laugh.
“just take a look at you. Aren’t you ashamed?
Doing what a guy is supposed to do for you? If
Steven really loves you, then you shouldn’t be
going around, acting like his officer. You
shouldn’t be this scared…”
“hey, keep that trap of yours shut!” Patricia cut
in, pointing a finger at Sophia. “you have no right
to speak that way to my friend. She’s only trying
to protect her boyfriend from gold diggers like
you!”
“Oh, really?” Sophia asked with laughter in her
mouth. “well, why don’t you tell your friend to
ask her boyfriend to explain to her what exactly
he sees in me that makes him run after me?”
And with that, Sophia walked away.
“Patricia, who’s that brat?” Michelle asked with a
grin.
Sophia felt angry at Michelle’s indelicate
attitude. She wished she had slapped her in the
face while they were talking.
She got into the library and took the book she
wanted and when she was about leaving, she met
Oliver at the entrance.
“hi,, good morning” she greeted, but Oliver didn’t
give a reply immediately.
He seemed to turn taciturn when he saw her and
Sophia couldn’t understand why he looked that
way.
“hi,” he replied icily.
It was so unlike him. He was always so lively
whenever he was around Sophia and that was
why Sophia couldn’t understand his sudden
calmness.
“I need to hurry up to class. We’ll talk later”
Sophia said and tried walking away.
“uhm… Hold on,” Oliver called her back and
brought out an invitation card from his pocket.
“I’m having a birthday party tonight and I was
hoping you could be in attendance”.
“Sophia collected the card and starred at it.
Although she had been hearing rumors of his
birthday party for sometime, but she was
surprised he was just inviting her for her it.
“okay. I’ll be there”, she replied and left with it.

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