Teens Series: Along The Line

The feud

The borderline between love and hate, people say is very thin that you can subconciously cross over without knowing. Surprising how you could love someone and just a mistake l, it all turn into hatred. Likewose, hating someone with so much intensity could be that you are fighting that that love and before you know it....BOOM!!!
You are hooked.

Everyone in knew the historical feud between the Ade-cole and the Obalolas. Many used to say it was because of a royal installation-a cheat might have occured between their early fathers of the family, others says it is only because of a woman, some had their own speculations that it was land.... everyone has different story to tell concerning them, but one thing was certain, no one could say what definitely went between the two families that could have cause such an intense hatred for each other. Right from the olori-ebi's to the youngest of the families, none of them were spared.

Even a newborn might have knew that the fire of hatred between the two families could never be quenched. It ran so deep that the children knew not to play or speak to each other. The hatred was well-known that people in the community had turn it into an expression. If you hate someone with burning intensity, you don't have to look far, a sentence of i hate you just like an Ade-cole will hate an Obalola. Just saying that, you have made your point. The burning contempt and intensity of their loathing for each other was very wild.

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"Grrrrrrrrr! "

"Grrrrrrrrr! "

The alarm rang for the second time as Dara groaned inwardly. She turned her blanket over as she faced the other side.
"Grrrrrrrrr! " For the third time.

"Oluwadarasimi" She heard a familiar voice that she had been hearing for the past 17 years of her life.

"Oya, dide! Don't you know you are almost late for school" her mother called out.

"Mo ti gbogbo. I have already stand up. " Dara said as she reluctantly remove her blanket.

Standing up, she stretched her hands upward as she yawned.
"Your mouth stinks" She heard another familiar voice by the door.
"Aunty Wunmi! " She almost screamedas she faced her 23 years old elder sister who looked at her with her arms folded, and leaned lazily by the door. Dara jumped at her.

"When did you come? " She asked.

"Yesterday night! " Wunmi answered Dara as she released her.

"But i did not hear you! " She said.
"Iwo! Olorun iya! How will you hear. You, that can sleep on top of water. "

"She can even sleep brrak world guiness book of record or can even collect world cup of world longest sleeper. " Ola, their 13 years old brother interrupted.

"Mummy, come and see ola. He is abusing me." Dara said loudly.

"Ola, you are abusing your sister. Odindi odun merin lo fi ju e lo. You cannot buy it from the market. Accord her with her own respect. " their mother said.

"Mo ti gbo! Same thing everyday" Ola said as he rolled his long eyelashes.

He is a carbon copy of his father-Mr Obalola. He was eveeything of his father from brown smooth skin to strong white teeth. He had dimples which makes him more beautiful when he smiles.

"Aunty wunmi! See mummy. That's what she always says she will not let me discipline him myself."

"Wahala e po! Mummy has already scolded him. " Wunmi said.

"By the way, you did not even call before coming. " She picked ger towel to prepare to use the bathroom.

"That's why it is called surprise" Wunmi answered as she scanned the entire room.

"You did not wait, you have turn the entire room to yours" She said as she looked around the room they once shared.

"You know i love to own the room to myself. " Dara answered. "And i love my privacy!" She added.

"Privacy ko, privacy nhi abi because you want to put the poster of all your chachun friends. Won tun ma fi imu soro" Wunmi said.

"They are not chachun, they are korean besides they don't talk through their nose, it is the Chinese that does that! " She said as she entered the bathroom.

"What is the difference? " Wunmi muttered as she went downstairs to meet the already set-up dinning table.

"Mummy! Did you see the way dara turned the room into?! " Wunmi asked.

"E ma da mi lamu. Shebi you have gotten another apartment. Don't stress me. " Their mother replied.

"What if we strike,shey will now be sleeping with those chinese poster on the wall? " She asked.

"Are you praying you should strike nhi. Besides you can stay at your apartment. Wo! Don't stress me o" She said.

Dara came out after freshen up. About 30 minutes later, she was dressed in her well-ironed smart school uniform of royal blue, white long-sleeved shirt and a royal blu jacket with the name of their school carefully designed on the jacket left pocket side- the envy of all other schools. Her bag was across her shoulder as she dropped it by the table.
"Oya mummy. I'm through. " She said.

They sat down to eat their breakfast of bread and akara balls with hot tea and coffee. Coffee for dara, she prefers coffee than tea.
"Ayo! Won't you eat. You are almost late o" their mum said.
"Leave him alone. I won't kuku wait for him sha. " Dara added
"Did i ask you to wait for me. " Ayo said as he came out tucking his shirt in his trouser.

"Soon..... " Dara opened her mouth to talk.
"Ehn ehn! Mo fe gbo nkankan. Eat and leave! " Mrs obalola interrupted her. Ayo sat down to have his meal.

Soon they all finished as dara packed the plate into the sink in the kitchen.

"Mummy, owo ounje ati moto. " She said as their mother dipped her hands into her purse. She brought out a thousand naira note.

"Mummy, i cannot be lapping ayo again o. Ah! Ah! Big boy like him. " Dara complained.

"Is he not tour brother? " She asked.

Abi you don't want your crush to see you. " Wunmi teased.

"Crush ko, crush nhi" Dara replied.

Mrs obalola added #500 note before she took her car keys.
"Take care!" She said before leaving for her own store.

Ayo quickly finished up.

"O da bo" They said to their elder sister before leaving.

"O da bo" She reply themas she sighed as the two stepped out. At least the house will know peace before the two come back in the evening.

Hi guys this my first novel so i hope it did meet a little expectation.
If you have any siblings like dara, ayo and wunmi, mention
And i know you definitely do if you are a nigerian, my own siblings are pain in the ass.😂
Grap ya popcorn everybody

Lots of love
Piarymaya