Femi's POV.

Kunmi's right hand left her crutches and before we knew what was going on, she slapped Chioma. Really hard. The sound alone was enough to scare us all.

Who knew she could slap like that?

"Now put yourself together and have sense or I'll choke sense into you!" She warned as she glared at Chioma, a disgusted look on her face. Chioma was beyond shocked, her mouth hung open as she placed a hand on her left cheek which got slapped. "Do you actually think that killing yourself will solve the problem at hand? Are you seriously that daft?! What exactly would even make you even think about doing this? Like, are you mad or something?!" Kunmi yelled at her once more while Damola placed a hand on her shoulder to calm her down.

"Please do us all a favor and calm down. You're a rich girl, you have all you want so there's nothing that should make you want to do this. I mean, if na like that na, everybody for don dey die anyhow. We might not like you but that doesn't mean we want you dead, and by we, I mean Femi and I. This bonehead by my side has no idea who you are" she said referring to Damola who raised an inquisitive brow at her.

"You see me standing here, don't you?" He asked her, but Kunmi completely ignored him.

At this point, Chioma burst into tears. I was so surprised to see her cry cause this was actually the first time I've ever seen her cry.

"What's this? You're crying?" Kunmi asked, eyeing her from head to toe. I've always known Kunmi to be a tough person. She's not really an emotional person and she definitely can't handle tears.

"Femi, handle this girl. I can't talk to her while she's crying cause I don't do tears, at all" she said to me. " I'll be in the car" and with that, she turned to leave, with Damola following behind her. But not before placing a firm hand on my shoulder and giving me an encouraging nod.

Once they were both gone, I turned to look at Chioma who had her back turned towards me as she cried, more like sobbed.

"Look," I said, putting a firm hand on her right shoulder which she eventually shrugged off.

"Leave me alone, just go" her words came out as whispers and they heavied my heart. I felt so guilty, I shouldn't have said those mean things to her at all. I should've ignored her words as usual. Maybe it's truly my fault. And right now, I don't even know what to say to her.

Slowly, she continued to cry. And as she did, I became so confused. I had no idea what to say to her, to at least calm her down.

I sighed, and then stood beside her, next to the railings. And for a while, I said nothing and neither did she. I watched as the birds chirped and the waters moved to the shores and crashed into one another. The sound was so relaxing. But added to the honks blared by nearby vehicles and noises from various passersby, it was hard to term the environment as peaceful.

"Chioma, I'm really really really sorry. If there was a word bigger and greater than the word 'sorry'  then I'd say it to you. I seriously don't understand what exactly happened to you, but since you feel I'm at fault for it, then I sincerely apologise" I didn't say anything for a while and watched her wipe the tears off her face. She stared at the view before her and watched as the waters clashed and created waves. The weather wasn't all that bright, in fact it was cloudy. But it didn't look like it'd rain anytime soon.

She said nothing to me. Not even a word, she just stared.

"Can you please just tell me all that happened?" I asked, not being able to keep the question at bay any longer.

She still said nothing to me, she only stared.

"Can you at least talk to me? Please?" I begged and then she sighed. A long, exasperated sigh.

"Why should I tell you? You're the last person I'd tell my problems to" she simply said, she didn't glare at me. No, infact she looked calmer than usual. Like that slap brought her back to her senses and revived a part of her brain that seemed to have been dead.

"But I could help" I insisted and she scoffed and rolled her eyes at me.

"As if" She muttered and scoffed once more.

"You know, I'm being serious. I'm feeling really awful right now and I'm trying to fix it. Please let me" I said with my very convincing and captivating smile on my face. Trying to lure her into agreeing with me.

"I don't need your help" she replied, her voice was still calm and her eyes still stared at the distance before her, the waters clashing together, the winds whooshing past us in a calm manner and the noise at the background penetrating into the almost calm atmosphere.

"You need my help. Trust me, I'm good with these kinds of things. I had a sister once too. She was nice, calm, caring, gentle, funny and very cheerful," I sighed at this point as I remembered all those memories, they flooded my head and invaded my mind. "But then I lost her to an inferno that claimed her life in the worst way of all. I never knew that that would be how she'd end up dying. I mean, yes, everyone would surely die someday but I never expected her death to be that brutal. It shattered me, it tore me to pieces and I actually cried for days, weeks and even months. It still hurts thinking about her, but I don't worry so much cause I know she's in a better place" I inhaled and exhaled the fresh air as silence hovered between us for a while.

"Well, if you must know. Then here's what happened..." And with that, she told me all that had happened. I felt really bad, I felt guilty. A feeling that burdened me.

"I'm truly sorry about that. I'm really sorry, please forgive me" I begged and she shrugged.

"Sorry won't fix anything. So there's no need for that" she simply said. Silence hovered between us once more and I got lost in my thoughts.

"I could still help" I suddenly said.

"How exactly?" She asked, now turning to look at me. I averted my eyes from the view before me and set them on hers. Her deep black orbs piercing through me. And that's the first time I actually took notice of those eyes. They were fierce but soft on the inside, they were arrogant but then gorgeous all at the same time.

Snap out of it!

"I, um, you could come live with me" I blurted before I even had the chance to think about my statement.

"Excuse me? Are you for real?" She asked, quirking an inquisitive brow at me, her hands on her hips and her eyes staring at mine with a hint of arrogance clouded in them.

"Yes" I replied boldly. "I meant what I said" I immediately added.

"You can't be serious" she chuckled whilst folding her arms. "I can't even stand you. I hate you with all I've got, seeing you ruins my day and hearing your name turns my mood so sour and now you think I'll live with you? Under the same roof? In the same house?" She scoffed. "Hell no! I'd rather live on the mainland with those poor people" she said, her arms still folded in front of her chests.

I sighed. "Chioma, sweetheart you're overthinking things. I didn't say I'll marry you, I only said you could live in my house since the idea of staying on the mainland terrifies you a lot" I said and she rolled her eyes at me.

"First: do not call me sweetheart and second: and I said I don't want to live with you. Is it by force?" She asked, looking straight at me in a very daring manner. I bit my lower lip trying to think of what to say next.

"Yes. It is by force, cause I'm sure you'll try to kill yourself once more if I'm not by your side. You need me, and I'm here for you sweetie" I grinned and she shook her head amusedly at me.

"Did you hit your head on a wall or something?" She asked, a brow raised inquisitively.

"I don't think so. I'm just trying to right my wrong" I said with a small smile on my face.

"You mean wrongs" she said and I looked at her in confusion.

"Huh?" I blurted and she face-plamed herself after muttering the words: "jeez! Such a bonehead!"

"I meant, you mean to right your wrongs. Cause they are so many" she said, running a hand through her disheveled braids, sticking out of the lose band that held them together in what was once a ponytail.

"Oh yeah?" I smirked.

"Yeah" she replied, now returning her gaze back to the sea, stretched through the distance ahead.

"But I'm still serious, come live with me. Please, my parents are friends with yours and I'm sure by tomorrow my parents will be able to convince your father on your behalf. It's just one day, one day" I said and I watched her shut her eyes in thought. I chewed on my lower lip in suspense.

"No" she finally said.

"Yes" I argued.

"No"

"Yes"

"No, and that's final"

"Are you sure that's a No?" I asked and grinned.

"Yes" she replied immediately and I grinned.

"You finally said Yes!" I beamed.

"No, you...you tricked me. I meant__"

"Can't hear you!" I said while blowing a raspberry at her.

"You know what I meant, you diabolical creep!" She yelled at me.

"No, I don't" I replied and her left eye twitched in anger.

"Ugh! You are SO frustrating!" She exclaimed as she inhaled and exhaled. Trying to calm down and I stiffened a chuckle just so she doesn't go all bizarre on me.

"Please say Yes. Please, I promise I won't annoy you any further if you just say Yes" I begged once more and she tapped a finger on her chin.

"Hmm, are you sure?" She asked.

"Yeah, I swear on your life" I replied and she glared daggers at me.

"No, stupid! Swear on your life"

"Fine, I swear on your  life" I was grinning from ear to ear at this point.

"You are just so frustrating!" She grunted and rubbed her palm over her face. "Fine, I'll stay at your house. But I'm leaving tomorrow, once my dad finally agrees to send me back home" she replied and I smirked.

"Good! Now, let's go" I said, stretching a hand to her, silently hoping that she'd take it.

Unfortunately, she didn't. She just eyed my outstretched hand for a while and walked away,heading to my car which was parked at the other end of the the road.

Rude much!
If only you knew how many girls would kill to have me hold their hands, and here you are forming galadima for me. No wahala sha!

And with that thought finally concluded, I followed her to my car and got in with Kunmi and Damola giving me weird looks when they saw Chioma do the same too. If eyes could kill, Kunmi's eyes would've sent Chioma to her early grave.

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