Adaobi Episode 13

Episode 13



Moving on was hard, i couldn't imagine it but i had to
and i wasn't easy. For days on, i kept calling her
number which was always off. The days that followed
were the saddest in my life, nothing interests me
anymore, my siblings would come to the hospital
everyday they were free, they would fuss all over me
and that lit me up each time. Little princess was my
most priced asset at that point in time, the innocence
in her face, her eyes and the funny way she asked her
questions kept me cheered up.
Janet had snuggled herself back into my life, i was
too sad to notice. She was sweet throughout the
period i was bedridden. She had been sorry for what
she did and had asked me to put myself in her shoes,
what would i have done to get Ada back, i would
have swam a thousand oceans, walked a million miles
and climbed a hundred mountains for her but
apparently, i couldn't even go to my village to see her
because one of my legs was useless for the time
being. However, i did see things from her own point of
view, when you love someone, you just love them and
no matter what, you would always want to be with
them. I needed company and Janet provided it. We
got back to studying together, she kept me busy but
Ada was always on my mind and i became moody
each time the thought of her crossed my mind.
I soon became able to make use of my legs again
which was a big relief. The long stay indoors had
added some fats on me, even though i looked cute, i
needed to burn it. Janet would take me out for walks
in the evening, we would walk hand in hand around
our streets, Janet loved me and i needed nobody to
tell me.
Everyone had his responsibility in taking care of me,
my mother's was making sure i took my drugs
regularly which was a bit of a job cause i hated drugs,
who doesn't?. My father took it upon himself to rid
me off the fears i had developed with driving after that
accident, i think he too needed to be rid off it himself
and so he just used me as an excuse. My sisters
didn't enjoy their own job much but they had no
choice, they cleaned my room and did my laundry.
Princess, my little princess, there was never a moment
of rest with her, disturbing me was her Responsibility
and she was never found wanting.
Coming back to school helped bring me back to my
former self though not fully. A big part of me was still
missing and that was Ada.
Janet had improved, she wasn't the cocky Janet
everyone once knew. The new her looked more
attractive. I decided to just stick around with her, she
had tried her best and i thought she had earned me.
Life had moved on as it used to be before the
emergence of Ada into my life.
We traveled to the village once in a year and that was
the Christmas period, that was the only chance we
get to meet our relatives and know people we were
supposed to know. But this year was going to be
different. My father was required to come home for the
visit of our state Governor to our village. He was the
the Junior brother to our King so i wouldn't call it a
visit. He was also coming to perform some marriage
rites with a girl of the village and my father had to be
there as an important personality. My father had
decided to allow me go with him as his first son, he
said i needed to know more of my distant relatives.
That was cool but it was also none of my business, i
was only going there in quest for my long lost love.


To be Continued