PART 11" ONCE UPON A TIME"

PART 11
" ONCE UPON A TIME"
©️ Opeyemi Akintunde

Rachel remembered going to Kachi's house wanting to see what Kachi had up her sleeves...

Kachi received her with so much excitement. Kachi's mother was a loving and warm woman.

" You are the kind of friend I want around Kachi, so good to have you in our house" She said smiling.

People always wondered how a good and quiet mother like Mrs Oke gave birth to a loud and rude child like Kachi. However, the saying a tree does not fall too far away from a tree could be applied to Kachi and her father. Kachi's father was a loud, arrogant troublemaker.

Kachi brought out a photo album, which was the usual form of entertainment in those days...

" Can we go straight to what you have to show me!" Rachel said showing obvious lack of interest in the picture showing.

" I am on it already! Just relax" Kachi said

Kachi flipped through the pages of the photo album till she got to the middle. Rachel noticed it wasn't a family photo album. It was her Mum's photo album as a youth.

Kachi pointed to a picture that had two girls who wore the same cardigan taking a picture with a boy in their middle.

" Can you recognize anyone in this picture?" Kachi asked

Rachel looked closely, the trio looked familiar but Rachel could pick out Kachi's Mum...

" This is your mum!" Rachel said

" Good! And this?" She asked pointing to the man

" Your Dad?" Rachel asked

"No... Look closely!" Kachi said smiling

Rachel looked intently, this time around, she was seeing a very familiar face...

" Is this the President?" Rachel asked on realization that the man in the picture looked like a younger version of the presiding president of the nation.

" Exactly...that is the president, and who is the second lady?" Kachi asked

It was easier this time to narrow down the face.

" The First Lady! Your mum was friends with the president and the first Lady!" Rachel asked alarmed as the present financial state of Kachi's family did not reflect that.

" The story goes like this...Somto and Adaora were best of friends. They both bought the same cardigan as a show of their friendship.

One day, there was a party and Somto and Adaora wore their identical cardigans to the party, however Somto got there first. A boy named Nonso got smitten by the girl who had the cardigan on., which at that time was Somto. He approached Somto for a dance. Somto accepted.

They had a beautiful dance and it was obvious Somto had made an impression on him, but Adaora stepped into the hall and stole the spotlight. She rocked her cardigan differently. She made it look like an off shoulder...

The boy noticed and asked...

" Is that your sister?"

" No my friend!"

" She rocks the sweater better than you! Can I have picture with you both." Nonso had said

Somto didn't see anything wrong with the picture taking.

The boy got Somto everything she wanted to eat at the party.

Meanwhile, Adaora saw that her friend had hit a big bag. She had been told he was an American returnee whose father was wealthy. Adaora knew she had to make her move.

Somto was getting tired of her dance with the boy, she just wanted them to sit and have discussions. She was more into intelligent conversations than social life.

Adaora however seized the moment. She read her friend's body language....

" Can I steal this dance?" Adaora said from behind. " I can tell my best friend is tired"

The two didn't wait for Somto to give her permission before dancing away from Somto.

Somto waited for another two hours for the duo to leave themselves, but it didn't happen. Instead, at the end of the night, Somto knew Adaora had taken the boy from her....

After two weeks, Somto met the boy at Adaora's place...

" Somto, I am sure you have met Nonso...You remember Nonso from the party. He is my boyfriend now!" Adaora said

Somto was taken by surprise...

" Hi!" Nonso had said

Somto managed to utter a response. Adaora left the living room to get a glass of water for Somto...

" You danced with me first!" Somto said to Nonso

" Your cardigan attracted me to you!"

" Exactly!"

" And she wore the same cardigan. Sometimes, it's not about the cardigan but who wears it. She rocked it better... " Nonso said

" And that was how First Lady Adaora stole president Nonso from my mum! Rachel do you know who Somadima may become tomorrow? Do you want Redemption to steal a beautiful future from you?"

" No Way!" Rachel answered

" Then, let's kill the seed before it becomes a tree." Kachi said

" Or before Redemption's tree become a forest!" Rachel said

" Smart You!" Kachi said

" How ?"

" Let's burn down the tree..." Kachi said

Kachi whispered in Rachel's right ear and Rachel looked back with eyes opened wide

"Fire?" Rachel asked

To be continued

NOTE: This piece was written with the intention of touching lives, feel free to share but please be mindful of the writer by not erasing her credits and that of the HolySpirit who Inspires her. May men be mindful of you too, may you not be deprived of the Credits & blessings due to you in Jesus name. God bless you.

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Written by Opeyemi Akintunde
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