Chapter one

"So after everything you did to me you think you can just walk back into my life like nothing happened??? You think we can pick everything up from where you left it? In the ashes??! No siree that is not going to happen and you better leave my daughter alone because you have no business with Marjorie!"

Five years ago

"You're turning eighteen next month and I still don't know what to get you" I said to Tristan as we sat next to each other in our graduation gowns. "We can talk about this later Dami the principal is about to call our names" he said brushing off my conversation, I smiled softly and squeezed his hand "relax" I said to him and he smiled at me. "Balogun Tristan" the principal called out and Tristan walked to the pulpit collected his certificate, shook hands the principal and some members of the school council and was asked to say some words of wisdom as the best graduating student. I felt happiness and sadness at the same time because of the things my best friend and I had been through in the last six years.

I met Tristan in my jss one, Emerald city high school was crowded and far from what I was used too. I bumped into him and started apologizing, I was such a cluts. He laughed so hard and I felt more embarrassed. I was three weeks late so I had already prepared myself that my chances of socializing were low but to my surprise he asked me to follow him and when he asked if I wanted to be his seat mate I was overjoyed.

We were in ss one when I lost my parents.....my mother died in a car accident and my father died from a heart attack after hearing the news. My entire world crumbled right in front of me. I had no siblings or close relatives, I was completely alone. After the burial of my parents hungry relatives swarmed in from the north and south desperate to acquire my father's properties. He was awfully affluent after all, I couldn't blame them. His lawyers arranged to read his will and to the amazement of my sudden family members my father had left everything he owned to my mother and I but since she was also late every last penny was mine, from his shares in multiple companies overseas to our family company that produced, supplied and distributed a vast number of agricultural products to many African and Asian countries to his luxury houses and properties round the world I had become the richest female in Nigeria and the richest teenager in Africa .

I had his lawyers make arrangements for his companies to continue running till I was done with my schooling then I could take over completely, they insisted I had extra security and home service to look after me and do the chores since it was a big house and it wasn't a job for a fourteen year old. I don't think the term 'mental breakdown' would be fit enough to describe what I went through after I lost my family, I didn't attend school for more than a month. Many people came during the first days for condolences but they all left eventually. Tristan visited me every day, spent every saturday in my house and would sometimes invite me to come to his. He was the only one I had and right there and then I knew I wanted Tristan to be in my life forever.

Our time in ss three was smooth sailing and I started to realize that my feelings for Tristan were more than platonic but I wasn't going to cross my boundaries not just because Tristan was my best friend but he also had no interest in anything about romance, love, relationships or anything that had to do with it. When someone of his age and with his looks showed no interest in girls he was tagged a homosexual, which was in no way true. So whatever I felt for him was going to be buried in the depth of my heart.

"Damiola Segun" the principal called my name I stood up and went up to collect my certificate a lady on the council who was friends with my mother hugged me and whispered "I'm sure they're very proud of you" in my ear and I couldn't help but smile I went back and took my seat. When the ceremony was over my nanny who's name was Rebecca came up to me with a big hug and praised me "Thank you" I said while laughing and hugged her back I went to say hello to Tristan's parents. His mother overjoyed as always hugged me and kept telling me I looked extremely beautiful and I couldn't help but blush.

I took the responsibility of funding my grades after party so students came to my house after the ceremony was over I had gotten everything ready for a bash fit for my friends and I. On reaching the mansion I had a change of outfit and gave the security guards the invitation list for the party since it was strictly by invitation. Soon my classmates had started arriving and so did Tristan the party went on for a while and got a little wild which Tristan didn't seem to like so I offered to get him some orange juice for the freezer when a guy I had never seen in my life grabbed my hand and pulled me towards him "let go of me" I frowned trying to free my hand "make me" he replied with a smirk and I got scared. "Get your hands off her if you want to go home with your organs intact" "Tristan" I looked at him with a sigh of relief on my face.....

To be continued...

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