Redemption - Episode 5

 

Benedicta:
"Go on. Call him" Ade repeat for the umpteenth time. I look at the phone in my hand then at her.
I bite the inside of my cheeks as I contemplate.
"Don't be scared. I will go with you." She assures me. I am still contemplating. I know Ade and she would make herself as scarce as possible if I go with her. Isn't that what you want? My subconscious ask me with a smirk and I shrug . Because I want it doesn't mean it's the right thing to do.
"Listen, Bennie. This might be your only chance to break out into the music industry and convince your dad that you can make it" Ade says then sneakily grab the phone from my hand.
"Give me that!" I yell at her then try to grab the phone back from her. She runs to the far end of my room while dialing.
"Don't you dare__" Ade stops suddenly and pushes the phone to my ear.
"Hello" The voice that plagued my mind all night says and a tremor runs through me. I have got it bad. I can't even speak.
"Hello?" He says again. Ade gesture for me to speak but I just shake my head.
"Hello? I am going to hang up now" the voice says and I force my voice out.
"Don't hang up" my voice sounds unusually screechy even to me. I can see Ade laughing in the corner.
"Benedicta?" He recognizes my voice after only meeting yesterday?
"Of course, I remember your voice

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. It is the sweetest I have heard in long time" okay, swooooon.
"Are you blushing? I bet you are. You are just so cute" he thinks I am cute. Why am I not talking?
"Are you still there? Benedicta."
"Oh, I am. I was thinking I should come over. You know, to meet your brother who's a producer. But if you are not chanced today, I could just forget about it all together. This was a bad idea anyways. Sorry for __" I try to chicken out but his chuckle stop me.
"Benedicta. I have been waiting for your call all day. You don't know how happy I am to hear this sweet voice again. And sure, you can come over. Do you want me to pick you up? Just tell me your address and I will be there in records time." He rambles and I can hear how excited he is. I smile as adrenaline pump through me with the power I just discovered I have.
"Hey. I don't want you to come to my house. I'll text you were you will pick me up." I tell him. I see Ade gesture to herself and I remember she's supposed to come with me.
"Oh and I am coming with a friend" I add.
"Alright Benedicta. Thanks for accepting"he tells me before hanging up.
I release the breathe I have been holding as in drop the phone. My hands are shaking with excited.
"We have to meet him at the bar. That is a place where he would be able to get us easily. We take a cab there and wait for him" Ade suggests and I nod in agreement.
"Come on. Let's go before your dad comes back from the conference" Ade pull my hand and we hurry downstairs and out of the house.

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Luis:

Three hours. I have been sitting in this bar for three hours, waiting for even the shadow of my star. I have asked the workers and owner of this bar and the only thing they could tell me was that she doesn't frequent here often but her friend does. According to them, her friend is dating a frequent customer. So, here I am, sipping my fourth bottle of malt, waiting for the boyfriend so I can make enquiries but he hasn't showed up.
  The time is already few minutes to 1pm. I should start leaving so I can get home in time, before Luis turn my studio to a hotel. I drop two thousand naira notes on the table and motion for the waiter to pick it up before walking towards the exit. I look back a final time. Still no star. I sigh dejectedly then walk out of the bar.
   I almost get to my car when I hear that familiar voice again. My heart leap in my heart and I turn towards the direction I think the voice is coming from. I don't see anyone and I think my ears are playing tricks on me until the singing stops then start again. It's a ringing tune and that's the same voice of the girl who plagued my dreams last night. I have to strain my neck before I see her on the other side of the fence and i swear my heart leaps in my chest. What are the chances of her coming back to his place? This must be fate bringing us together.
I turn to a car's mirror and check my appearance. I had worn a long sleeve shirt to hide my tattoos because she seems to be the kind of girl who would want a safe guy. I want to be that guy for her. I bite on my lip ring before taking a deep breathe. Here is your chance.
"Hi, I am Lucas. I love your voice and I think you were born to be a star." I say to the mirror then shake my head. Is that too forward or cliche?
"Hi, Lucas. And you?" Too short? I lick my lip ring then sigh. Since when did I become speechless because of a girl. I feel like a giddy teenager.

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. I am twenty one for Christ's sake. I gather my scattered nerves and quickly turn right back and walk to her. My heart beat double in pace as I get closer.
"Let's go Benedicta. The cab is here" I turn to the too familiar voice and see my brother's smiling face as he walks towards my star and her friend. I don't know why but I quickly crouch down behind the fence separating us so he won't see me.
"How does he know my star?" I whisper to myself.
My brother's voice ring in my ears as he begs me to come home early to meet the girl who wants her song produced. Shit!
I remain crouched in that position till I hear the car drive off. I stand up and grab my hair as my brother's smiling face as he talks about the girl he met yesterday flash through my mind.
"No, it can't be" I whisper to myself but deep within me I know it is the reality. I have fallen for a girl my brother wants and the both of them seem happy together.
  It's just a crush I have on this girl but I just can't go back to the house and watch her with my brother. I can compete with Luis for a girl. We are brothers and he is the better choice but I deserve to get my self together right? I receive a text message from luis at that moment asking me to hurry home and i switch my phone off angrily. I take my shell shocked body to my car and drive out without a destination in mind.

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Now that Lucas has found out he wants the same girl his brother is after aand wants him to work with, what should he do?

Should he fight for her or forget her and help her produce her music?

What do you think?

I need ur opinions