To Hate Emmanuel Johnsons - Episode 21

Tessy:

Its confirmed. Today's is the worst day ever. I had woken up with a

great smile on my face and had even bonded with my mother while we

cooked together. But everything was ruined as soon as i heard my dad's

voice. How dare he call us now after six whole years?. How dare he

call me 'baby girl' after abandoning my mom and i?. He's got some

nerve. For a long time, i have imagined what I'll say to him when i

have the opportunity but i couldn't utter a word this morning.

Everything just got stuck in my throat. I panicked. I even lost

consciousness for a few seconds as my heart skipped a beat and blood

flow to my brain was cut off. Thankfully, i regained consciousness

fast. My mom was so worried. She asked me what was wrong but i just

lied that i just fell and hit my head. She believed. I couldn't tell

her the truth. I don't want to upset this life she has now. My mom

loved my dad so much and hearing from him again may drag her back into

depression. She just starting living again and she's getting married

soon. My dad would confuse her. She may want to get back together with

him again, but i don't want my mom to go through abandonment again

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for me, i couldn't care less. I don't want to have anything to do with

him though. So his call would be my little secret. I just hope he

takes the hint and don't call us anymore.

After the phone call, i prepared and went to school with olivia who

tried to chat me up but noticed my despondent state. I was just going

through the lectures without really listening to anything. I know if i

continue being distracted like this, i would lose the scholarship.

Rita seems ready to win though. As soon as the bell for break sounded,

i walked out of the class to avoid talking with anybody. I needed to

think. About my dad's call. I wonder why he called us now after all

these years. I also have to think about my situation with emmanuel. I

can feel the attraction between the both of us but we will be siblings

soon so it cant work. As soon as i leave the gate, i run into arinze

and my day got worse. They were bullying me when emmanuel came out and

charged at them. I tried to stop him to no avail but as soon as they

break the fight off, he stormed out. Our teacher comes out at that

moment and we were called to the staff room but emmanuel was no where

to be found. After punishing arinze and chukwuka who everybody knows

as miscreant, we were told to go back to the class. I think i have

made an enemy in arinze and chukwuka.

Its already the end of the day's lesson and i still haven't seen

Emmanuel. I wonder where he went. I sigh and go to pick olivia up from

her classroom. When i get there, i see emmanuel with her.

"guess what i bought for you, cupcake?" i hear him say to her and i

stop to listen to their conversation without their knowledge.

"how many guesses do i get?" olivia replies

"umm two"

"okay, umm, you bought me biscuits"

"nah. Think harder. What rhymes with your name?" he asks and smiles at her

"oh, i know! You bought me cake!" she shouts and jump excitedly

"smart kid" emmanuel compliments and hands her a shop rite bag

"thanks cutie. I need to show it to T first"

"sure, cupcake. I gotta go before she finds me here. Goodbye

cupcake"he says and kisses her cheek and i swoon. He starts to walk

away but then i come out of hiding. I want him to see me because we

have to talk.

"tessy" he says

"hi Manuel"

"i didn't do anything, i just wanted to visit olivia"

"he bought me cake T" olivia says

"i know, thanks Manuel, can we talk for a few minutes?" he looks apprehensive

"okay, sure"

"olivia, eat your cake and wait for us here, we will be back soon" i

tell olivia and she obediently sits on a chair in her classroom.

Read " Beautiful Mask " by the same author ( Ameh juliet )

. She

really is a good kid. I direct emmanuel outside the class to where we

could talk privately and i could still watch olivia.

"thanks Manuel" i say once we are out of earshot

"for what?"

"for olivia's present and also for helping in class today even if you

went overboard." he looks down, apologetic

"i am sorry tessy, that was my fault"

"how?"

"i kindof asked them to make your life miserable" he says.

"what?. Why would you go that far?"

"i am sorry, i have no excuse but i just wanted to direct my anger at someone"

" so why me?" i ask, confused

"you are tehila's daughter so, ---"  he rubs his neck looking

uncomfortable. I stare at him then realise what he is trying to say.

" its because i am the daughter of the woman that is replacing your

mother" i say quietly

"i know its wrong now. You don't deserve this. I really am sorry" i

just look at him. I don't know if i should feel sorry for him or be

angry at him. I am confuse.

"What about our kisses, were they part of your revenge too?" why am i

asking this?. This shouldnt be my main concern right now but i have to

know if the attraction i saw was just a figment of my imagination.

"yes, it was part of my revenge" he says and i slap him. Hard. Omg, my

hand hurts