Along Came Timi

💜CHAPTER NINETEEN💜

Edited and slightly rewritten

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Timi,

As I walked down the stairs, I was furious. Whoever is at the door better have a good reason to be knocking like that. My mind screamed

"Who's that sef, do you..." I shut my mouth when I opened the door. It was my dad and mom. I was numb.

"Why did you take so long to open the door? Were you crawling?" My dad asked furiously. He pushed me and then entered the house. My mom gave me a hug as she entered. "How are you?"

I couldn't answer. Sylvia was upstairs. I was silently praying she didn't come down. My dad entered the kitchen and I was still standing at the door.

"Come and sit down na." my mom said giving me a concern look.

I hears footsteps and I looked up. It was Sylvia. "Timi I've been waiting for..." She stopped when she saw my mom. Her jeans skirt was unbuttoned and her hair messy.

My mom eyed her, "Timi what's the meaning of this?" She looked at Sylvia. "Who are you?"

"Good afternoon ma. I'm Timi's class..classmate. I came to borrow his...his textbook."

My dad who must have heard everything from the kitchen walked into the living room. He slowly walked up to me and then gave me a slap. I flinched.

He pointed at Sylvia, "You came to borrow textbook ehn? When you are on holidays."

She scratched her hair, "No sir, its for WAEC."

His hands formed into fists and he closed his eyes, "Before I open my two eyes get out of my house!"

Sylvia ran. She ran like a lion was chasing her. Once she was gone, my dad faced me.

"You're now a big boy so you bring girls here right?" He slapped me. I so much wanted to cry but I didn't, I couldn't. I was a man for Christ sake.

"Are you the owner of this house?" He asked. I shook my head.

"Open your mouth and talk! Are you the owner of this house? What makes you think you can do the house anyhow? First it was throwing a party..." I was shocked he knew about that.

"Oh you are surprised? You think I wouldn't find out? This estate belongs to me. Then you bring your girlfriend to my house, are you mad?"

I didn't answer.

His fist came in contacts with my mouth. "Am I taking to a plant or a human being?"

The first tears dropped. I broke down in tears "I'm sorry sir."

He raised his hands to hit me again but he stopped. "I don't have your time now. Give me that your phone."

I passed my phone to him as I knelt down in front of him, "I'm traveling to Abuja for a business conference. I'll be back by next week and by then I would have thought of a proper punishment for you." He switched the phone off "you won't see this phone till you finish your up com in exam.

He climbed the stairs to his room and I stood up to face my mother. She sat on the couch staring at me with no expression on her face. Why was my mom like this? Sometimes I wondered if she hated me.

I cleaned the tears in my eyes and walked out the door. I found myself walking towards Anna's house. To the only person who I felt at peace with.

I opened the gate and then walked to the front door. I knocked once and the door opened. It was Juliet.