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ional prayer, it was Friday for heaven’s sake, but why are there camera’s taking picture of me and Daddy? For what? Just to post it on soci

ayer where I had to fake being polite to one of the people I hated the most. The reason I turned out the way I was now. I had to ride with him

pen their hearts, I'd see nothing but my hatred and that of my father in their hearts. Some of them were being this good to me because of him. Some because

though he didn't want anyone to hear what he was about to say to me but me. Well, he didn’t want anyone to hear. Because

went wrong with me. But no, he asked because he didn’t want the attention of people on me in a way that would affect his name and his po

would be like a mouth shutter to him. He wouldn’t be interest

governors and they were to move there from now. I scoffed internally and wished for this torture t

d I gulped down the lump in my throat because that lump was full of all the

tment, but I needed a walk so bad. So, I began walking through the Villa, ignoring all the looks I was getting. I was hardly ever seen,

ight in it. But Jamal was one of the rights in my life that I would never let be wrong. No matter how messy I get, I knew I'd be fine so long as I

ngout with him outside as much as we do in my apartment, hence, I didn't know where to find him if I was looking. But most Fridays, we do hang out at a certain restaurant, and eve

other thing would have to wait until I sort the misunderstanding that was between us. Without being sure if he

h haunting me at night, were true and I ought to do something about it. At least the cleaning part. I wasn’t sober most of the time to do it, so I should find someone I

n remember the time I had been outside for so long, I had been at either home or office and then back home again, in either my room or the livi

ey weren’t looking but I'm a very excellent observer, I noticed even the things I shouldn’t, so I had seen them. Lucki

to go looking for him, I'd just go back home and that would be more wrong than right. I slipped into th

ver been seen in daylight,” I said sarcastically and he took his eyes

er eyelashes as she asked, “W

Jamal would slaughter me with the fork he was holding and bit down those words. “The

looked up to me. “Jamal,” I called out, but he didn’t

c wine on their menu, right?” His words rolled out sarcastically that I almost wanted to choke. This guy right her

did I?” I said defensively

order you one. So long as it’d take y

I knew it was my cue to drop my own anger and make things right. Because whenever I was

ealthy to get angry at the same time and we never did. Always respected ourselves whenever w

your life together for the umpteenth time or what?” He s