~EUPHORIA {II}~

"When I was young, my elder brother desired to be a Reverend Father, but my parents were not in support of his dream. They fought all they could to annihilate his dream. I guess my desire to help him achieve the dream he couldn't achieve misled me into forcing you to do it. To achieve the dream, he couldn't. I guess I ended up following my parents' footstep, becoming an unsupportive parent. I'm sorry " Mrs. Johnson explained, almost in tears.

" no...no mum don't cry " Andrew said as he led her away.

" Woah, what was that "? Kate exclaimed astoundedly.

" That was a very big turn around " Nina blurted. " Thanks to his mettle " Nina praised.

" - And thanks to your advice " Kate added.

A few metres away Kate could sight her brother.She was sceptical, but as she looked closely she also saw her Parents.

" Papa, mama, Ikedi "! she hollered and waved at them. Ikedi ran to her in excitement and hugged her. Her parents also went to came to meet her and she hugged them tightly.

" mummy, daddy, you came. I'm so happy " Kate rejoiced.

" Yes, and we have come to stay " Mr. Nwandu said.

" Wow!! for real "? Kate exclaimed.

" Yes, we extended our company to the United States. You remember, when you left for the States our company almost went bankrupt, but thanks to God almighty we were able to revive it, and even expanded it. You Know, we now have up to fifteen branches of our company in Nigeria. We extended it to other West African countries and finally here at the United States. We have been here for about two weeks and we even bought a house. Sorry we didn't tell you all that, we just wanted our smart little girl to concentrate on her studies". Mr. Nwandu explained.

" It's not fair, you all kept me in the dark for too long " Kate sulked.

" We're sorry, we wanted to surprise you. Abeg, aren't you glad we came " Mrs. Nwandu nudged Kate.

" I was so into you guys that I forgot to introduce my special friend to you " Kate interrupted.

" Friend? She must be special to be your friend, you introvert. Oh, my dear what is your name?" Mr. Nwandu inquired.

" My name is Nina Branks " Nina answered.

" Wow, you're the girl Kate once told me about. I'm so happy I finally met you " Mrs. Nwandu smiled.

" Mum.." Kate pouted.

" What did I do "? Mrs. Nwandu shrugged her shoulders.

" Does your father happen to be Mr. Anthony Branks, the founder and CEO of Branks Software Company "? Mr. Nwandu questioned.

" Yes of course " Nina answered and Mr and Mrs. Nwandu gasped in surprised.

" It's a pleasure meeting you Nina " Mr. Nwandu exchanged a handshake with her.

" Same here Sir"

" I look forward to meeting your father " Mrs. Nwandu remarked.

" Ok, sir " Nina replied.

" Then we shall get going " Mr. said.

" There's a surprise I want to show you. Sister come and see it " Ikedi importuned while dragging Kate.

" Bye "!! Kate hollered.

" Bye " Nina bade.

" Now everybody's happy. What about me " Nina said to herself. She turned around and froze at the sight of Theo. He was standing right behind her.