BLIND DESIRE

BLIND DESIRE (EPISODE  1)
I watched as my friends went on rattling
about their boyfriends?their boyfriends got
them that?got them this?too much stories
both the ones that happened and the ones
that never did?then the s-x part?how their
boyfriends played with the Vjay?pinched and
s----d their n-----s?some i found
intruiging, some i found disgusting.
?Ivyy?why arent u saying anything?? Oma
asked.
?see why i?ve always told you to get a
boyfriend? See, now u dont have anything to
contribute? Henna, the eldest amongst us
said. Henna was not really my friend and i
usually tried my best to keep her as far as
possible?i believed she was a bad influence
and it was since she joined our school that
my friends started acting negatively?well,
they could fall for her bad advice but i will
not.
I just smiled saying nothing.
?or have u gotten urself a boyfriend already?
one we dont know?? Ije asked smiling
devilishly..
I stopped walking ?i?m sorry guys but i have
to rush home now?i have to help my mum
in her store and i also have some chores to
do at home, i will see u guys in school
tomorrow?
?but we are going home together arent we??
Oma asked.
?or u want to do corner corner?dont worry,
we understand, a girl needs to change oil
once in a while?go on?we are right behind
u?? Henna said.
I fought the urge not to eye her?instead i
walked away.
They all thought of me as introverted and
naive?yes, maybe i?m introverted but i?m
not naive?or so i thought.
I had always wanted to marry a virgin and i
promised myself that the first man i fell in
love with is going to be the one who puts a
ring on my finger.
My friends were far from being virgins?.all
thanks to that witch called Henna.
Henna?s father was the richest man in
Umueke?.she had a driver who always took
her to school or wherever she went but
most times she preferred to walk with us
one our way home from school?she wasnt
all that beautiful but she had a figure one
would die for and she was the most popular
girl in school.
In our so called friendship circle, i was the
most quiet and hardworking and this made
people wonder how i managed to roll with
their clique?truth be told, i didnt know?but
i just knew that i felt complete with them?
and being with them made me forget about
my family problems.
?Ivyy? i heard a familiar voice call from
behind.
I quickly turned?my friends were far behind?
i stopped and watched as my father strolled
to where i was?he regarded me with a look
that could be called disgust mixed with
love?i just dont know how to put it.
?daddy?good afternoon sir..? i stammered.
He didnt acknowledge my greeting ?where
are u headed??
Where else?if not home?i wanted to say?
but i knew better ?i?m?i?m going home..?
He placed his hand on his waist and looked
at me accessingly ?follow me?? he said and
started walking in the opposite direction.
I wanted to argue but i changed my mind
and followed him?i sighted my friends
waving at me and i waved at them too.
?where are we going to?? i asked with
gathered courage after few minutes of
walking through bushpaths.
He continued walking ?aunty Chimezie?s
house? he replied curtly.
?what are we going to do there? Is she
sick?? i wondered why we were suddenly
going to see her.
?no??
?then why are we going there??
?because thats where you are going to be
living?your things are already there??
?what?!? i stopped walking ?why? Did
something happen at home?!?
He ignored my question and pulled me along
?you will go to school and church from there
and you are not allowed to come close to
the house or ur mother?s shop?have i made
myself clear?!?
?what daddy? Have i done something
wrong?? i asked getting close to tears?i
couldnt stand being separated from Dada
and my mum.
?just be a good girl and Chimezie will treat
you well?i will provide everything you need
and i will come visit periodically??
?but dad??
?no more word from you Ivyy?
I sobbed?