8 ELEVEN

BAYO?

BAYO, A NAME THAT HAS CAUSED my mother to inflict more pain on me.

How did that happen? as I was about to go to bed last night, my mom came in and asked me to have

dinner with her.

I listened and muttered out the name 'Bayo' she turned her head up and looked at me with killer eyes.

what did I say now?

ohh I muttered his name out loud.

it's not like he is my dad.

she is overreacting.

I watch as mom gets up and goes to the kitchen drawer.

What in the world?

'cut yourself,' my mom mutters.

'what the heck did you say?' i ask her

she raises my hand and slashes me.

I watch painless as the blood gushes out. she realizes that she doesn't affect me AND she patches up my arm.

I leave the kitchen and finally, go to bed.

Maybe she should go back to taking her drugs.

it's better for me.

THE NEXT MORNING

I walk towards the door to leave the house.

'Dani,' my mom whispers out.

I ignore her and leave the house.

I walk towards the coffee shop to meet Damien.

He looks at me and asks "What is wrong Darling?"

"I hate my mother!"

I explained everything that happened and he looked furious. I might hate my mom but I miss my dad a lot.

I miss you, daddy. I head back to my old high school to visit my teacher. the coronavirus cases have reduced. schools are reopened, and it will soon be time to go to uni for those studying here.

I started my first year online at Harvard University.

I head to my favorite teacher's class. I peek to see if she's there. alas, there are students in the class.

They each run to hug me and My fav teacher looks up and smiles at me.

"Danielle Benson!"

"Miss flora!"

"Class dismissed!" she announced and the students leave the class.

"How are you Dani?" she asks me and I smile sitting at a table in front of her desk.

"I am very good, you?"

"peachy!" She replies

"is Dami still hurting you?" I ask concerning her husband.

"he's not!" she says with ease.

"How's Christian?" I ask questions about her first kid.

"He's good, my kid is fine."

a guy enters the room and he looks so cute. Oh wait. He is familiar!

"Christian!" I say with enthusiasm

I run to meet him

he hugs me and pecks my cheek.

"Danielle!"

"young man what are you doing here?" flora asks.

"I found this pic and I wanted to meet my mom!" he shows her the pic and I see my mom

"Isn't that mom?" I ask

"yeah, My people, Dami, Bayo, Sapphire, Christian, I named this rascal after him and ooh your dad John!"

"Bayo?" I ask

"yes! Bayo and sapphire were a couple but they broke up"

Umm.

Maybe they had a nasty break up?

I see some words behind the pic and I ask flora to turn it.

"Sapphire is going to have my child."

"What's this mom?" Christian asks.

"Maybe one of Bayo's old tricks. He always did these things!" an awkward silence follows

"you guys should go hang out!" she says and Christian and I leave.

"let's get back together!" Christian says and I punch him!

My mom and flora got pregnant around the same time in college.

so Christian is a few months older.

but since I was born February 19 I would say he is a year older.

"let's not get back together!" that will be a disaster!

"Listen, look at the floor. the cold tiles. You can see how they're separated right? Well I'll never be with you. I we broke up because your mom would have killed us both.....but.."

"But what?" you will soon be 18 then we can go around Lagos and have fun!"

I ignore him and we get to a cafe

"How is your sister?" I ask him and he sighs in sadness.

"that bad?" I ask

"She hates me, Danielle, " he says

"aw sweet-" I start.

"she said this to me a few days ago. that I am the reason why mom and dad used to fight." he says to me and I hug him

"You are not the reason, sweetie. you were never the reason. you are amazing and funny, Christian!" I say to him to cheer him up.

"but if mom wasn't pregnant with me things would have been better!" he says

"we wouldn't have met and been friends? you don't like me?" I say teasing him.

"pfft, I love you, young lady!" he says to me, keeping me in a headlock.

"let's order food!" I say to him and he calls the waiter. to my surprise the waiter is Damien!

"Dami!!!" I screech.

"Ellie," he says surprised.

"you know him, sweetie?" Christian asks.

"yes ode, he's my friend!" I say to him

"what would you like to eat?" he asks.

I tell him my order and he gets our food.

not awkward at all.

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Author's note.

sorry for the short chapter.

who is Bayo??

also, what do you all think?

I hope you enjoyed the chapter.

also unedited!!

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