ALL Chapters & Episodes of Behind The Gate of Lakeview by RiriWrites - Page 6

~Uthman~ When the driver drove in, I saw our extended families coming out of the main house. My first reaction was panic because seeing them like that reminded me of when mom died. I calmed down immediately afterwards, believing nothing tragic had happened. I got down on from the car and took them in, one by one. They were mostly from my dad's family and then mom's too. They must have just finished one of the numerous meetings. They've done so many meetings and it has yielded no positive result. They might as well end the marriage. Completely. Are you really sure about that? Can

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~Uthman~ I swallowed at our close proximity. I shouldn't have hugged her. So, you should have just stood there and watched her nearly have a panic attack? I patted her back, smelling her shampoo, her long hair tickled my ears as I started to move back. Jade grabbed my shirt, stopping me from moving away. I stopped. I looked down at where she grabbed my shirt before looking up at her again. Her eyes were still glassy. Glassy from crying. Now, it looks like the sexy kinda glassy. O beere? What are you thinking about? 'Jadeshola, we should......'

Fifty

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Last Days at Lakeview High ~Jade~ It's been 5 days. 5 days since Zee's mom died. She had handled everything strongly. Attending the funeral, sorting out her wears with her other relative. She said she saw it coming. How many cancer patients actually survive it? I was still lowkey mad at Uthman even though he had been nothing but sweet and caring the past days. But he still doesn't know what he did wrong? Just imagine oo! It was all rainbow and sunshine until I walked into Michelle. It was a Saturday and we were attending a t

Fifty One

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~Uthman~ And once again, our house became lively like it once was. It became loud like it was once was. It was impossible for it not to be loud considering my sister's chatter every now and then. The girl keeps talking. Over the last two weeks, she had filed me up with every single details of what I missed when they were not in the house. 'And do you know the most important thing you missed?' She asked me one evening. We were both in the varender. I was reading my chemistry textbook because our Neco already started and I had Chemistry in two days time. The Almighty Chemistry. 'What's that?' I asked her, not looking up from th

Fifty Two

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~Jade~ Mogbe. Moku. Modaran. Won ti padà kó èsúrú wá. What the...? What was I even thinking? You were not thinking anything. You were just too eager to pick his call that you forgot you were literally wearing nothing. Aah. My God! How will I face him now? How will I even act around him? But wait oo, what of he did not see anything? Then I laid down on my bed and pretented I was on a video call while my front camera was on. Everything was in full display. He saw everything.

Fifty Three

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~Jade~ He motioned for me to wait a little. Then, he disappeared to a room and reappeared with a slippers. He dropped them in front of me. 'You should change into this.' I stared at the big slippers before wearing them. They were big, way too big, that my feet got lost in them self. 'Is this your dad's?' I blurted out without thinking. He smiled. 'Nah, it's my grandfather's.' I made to hit him and he ducked. 'Mama, why are you this violent?' 'I'm not violent and besides, why are you slippers this big? Your feet are too big.' I said, staring at his feet. 'They're not. It's your feet that are too small. Too tiny. Even Mo

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Last Days at Lakeview High ~Uthman~ We finished our exams today. Like we were really done with exams. No more secondary school's exams. We trudged out of the hall together because the external invigilator had insisted that we should all submit our scripts together. I shielded my eyes from the sun with my hand immediately I stepped out of the hall. It was closing time for the school and we could hear the loud chatters of students as we walked from the hall to the main building. 'Now, I'm really done with secondary school. It's almost unbelievable.' One of my mates whom I couldn't place his voice said and almost immediately

Fifty Five

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~Jade~ I was walking with my back, all the while waving at Isreal when I bumped into someone. The drink the person was holding feel on the ground and it spilled on our bodies. I instinctively bent down to pick the cup and the keys that fell with it. 'I'm sorry. I wasn't looking at where I was going.' I stood up and handed the key to him. His hands brushed against mine and it lingered there for a moment. I met his eyes, about to tell him off and I froze. He winked at me, smiled and gave me a mock salute before walking off. I had an instant flashback and I instinctively moved back. I did not know how long I stood there. I was too immobile to do anything. It was only when two girls bumped into me that I regained my composure and started to walk back

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We say goodbye, we hold on to these memories that never die. ~Jade~There were tables o