ALL I EVER WANTED.

CHAPTER ONE...

Abuja
August 1, 2009.
9:35pm.

"Why were you so moody at the party?"

Joyce asked Emmanuella as she entered her room. She sat at the edge of the master sized bed placing her left arm on her shoulder
She didn't reply her, all she did was roll on her bed. She buried her face into the pillow with shoes still on.

    Joyce was rather perplexed by this sudden reaction of hers, she then sat next to her making her sit up.
Tears rolled down her cheeks. Hot tears. Joyce had tried to pacify her by wiping them with the back of her palm.

"Did my question make u cry?" Joyce asked moved with pity. Instead, more tears emerged.

"I'm sorry for that anyway." She apologized. "I'd love to know what's bothering you this much," she concluded.

   Emmanuella took a deep breath nd wiped off her tears.

She began.

"It never occurred to me that Emmanuel was my one time friend in secondary School".

Joyce smirked.

"Why all the tears then. Or did you date him?"

"I just had a huge crush on him. I was his two year Junior nd he was the sports prefect. D most amazing thing was that he never had time for girls." She paused a bit which seemed like eternity.

"Sooooooooooo?"

"Yeah, he was always there for me. I vividly can recall the very first day I knew him. Twas during our variety social night in school, I got involved in a game which at the end told me to remove yen things from my body. All I could remove was 9. My housewear was the only thing left hanging on my body. I was told to remove it. I refused to, due to that, I was told to pay a fine of a thousand naira. I was to pay it after the event."

  She stopped talking and raked her hair behind her ear with her fore finger.

"I didn't have such amount of money on me. I tried looking for money in the big auditorium but all efforts proved abortive. I was downcast as I went to my seat. Suddenly, I felt an Angelic touch on my shoulder and turned to face the culprit. It was Emmanuel. I faked a smile nd he returned my smile nd reached for his backpocket. He handed over to me some money nd left immediately."

  Joyce nodded at intervals paying rapt attention to her.

"I hurridly paid and was looking for him to to hand over his change. I couldn't recognize him since I had barely spent two weeks in school. After this incident, he approached me in the library. That day was the first time hearing him speak. So cool, nd husky. He asked me if I later paid the money. It was then it dawned on me that he was the one who gave me money. I hurridly reached for my purse and handed over the remaining balance of the money to him. He refused to collect it and told me to keep it. I slowly returned the money back into my purse."

The pace of her words were so slow and gentle.

"I felt a bit embarrassed but later ignored it. Ever since then, we became very good friends. Each time girls asked me what kind of charm I used on him, I laugh because I used nothing on him.

     Emmanuella reached for the invitation card and opened it. She read the names out as a tear ticked down her cheeks.

"Celyn Ehigie Weds Emmanuel Johnson."

Joyce brought her closer nd pacified her.

"Funny enough, I think about him everyday.... I just have to let things slide, he's married. I can't even fall in love again......James caused it all."

She sniffed and wiped off her tears with the back of her hands

"This is serious o... Very very.... Just calm down. This whole thing is no cause for tears. Realease your heart nd love again.. stop fencing your hear babes... I got you." Joyce said

"I must make her happy....."  She soliloquzed as she made her way out of the room.

"Do you mind a glass of your favorite pinapple juice?" Joyce asked placing her hands on the door knob.

"Not to worry, I'm alright. I don't feel like taking anything.... Perhaps I'm not hungry. I'd eat tomorrow.

"Okay sweet... Have a nice night, nd cry no more.... Don't kill yourself because of man..." Her last statement sounded quiet funny....

  "Goodnight"...

She changed into her night robe after a cold shower and slept off..

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