love happened ,a story by rose akpabio

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‘Why do you look so sad honey’? Kachi shifted
closer to her best friend who lay across the
huge bed.
‘I don’t know Kachi, maybe because it’s almost
Christmas and you know what that means, yet
again, I’ll be plunged into another major
depression’ Sophia sighed and hugged her pillow.
‘There you go again, you have to put yourself
together, Soph, it’s been ten years already, you
need to learn to let go babe, you gotta be strong’
Kachi rubbed her shoulder.
Ten years ago, precisely on the 25th of
December 2007, Sophia and her younger sister,
Barbara, had both lost their parents in a car
crash. It had been really tough for them as they
were both teenagers, it had been tough the first
year but with the help of their aunt, Davina, they
were able to pull through.
‘I know, I have to be strong too for Barbie, I don’t
want her feeling sad’ Sophia sighed and sat up,
she loved her younger sister very much and was
ready to do anything to make her happy. Apart
from Aunt Davina, Barbara was the only family
she had left.
‘No, not for Barbie, you have to be strong for you’
Kachi frowned slightly, she’d been friends with
Sophia since primary school and she knew how
selfless she could be. But Barbara, was her
exact opposite and for some reason she hated
her.
‘I keep wondering why you don’t get along with
Barbie, she’s pretty and fun to be with Kachi’
Sophia wasn’t oblivious to the fact that Kachi
disliked her sister.
‘I don’t have any issues with Barbara or whatever
she’s called, all I’m saying is you should learn to
be a little selfish, you keep sacrificing everything
for a sister that doesn’t care about you’ Kachi
hissed loudly as she remembered the incident
that happened years ago.
It was true Barbie was very pretty, she was more
pretty than her sister, Barbara was a donna and
she knew this and used it to manipulate men.
Sophia had a boyfriend when they were still in
their second year at the university, his name was
Benet , Sophia had loved him very much, but
he’d woken up one morning and broken up with
her just like that. It had hurt Sophia very much,
but what would’ve hurt her most was finding out
her sister, Barbie was the reason behind the
break –up.
It had started as rumors back on campus, about
Benet and Barbie shagging each other, then
Kachi caught them herself, that was the night
her hate for Barbara blossomed. But she couldn’t
tell Sophia about it, it would’ve killed her to
know Barbie could do such a thing.
‘Let’s not fight about this okay? I cannot be
selfish, she’s all I have Kachi’ Sophia threw her
hands in the air.
‘Whatever, so how’s your boyfriend Oscar’? Kachi
decided to change the topic.
‘He isn’t picking my calls, neither has he returned
them, maybe he’s busy, you know all these
business tycoons them’ Sophia smiled as she
thought about the love of her life.
Oscar Nwachukwu was the most eligible
bachelor in town and she was pleased to be his
girlfriend. He understood her perfectly and
accepted her just the way she was.
She knew deep down she didn’t deserve him, she
wasn’t a classical beauty like her sister, what’s
worse was that she was a little on the plump
side, she was fat. Yes, she hated using the ‘f’
word.
Sophia was average height and very chubby, dark
in complexion with smooth dark hair, her facial
features weren’t so beautiful but her lips could
lure any man. And she wore this medicated
glasses that made her nerdy.
‘I always envy you love, that guy is crazy over
you’ Kachi was happy her friend had found love
again after Benet had broken her heart, Oscar
showed up years later and proved himself to be
an angel.
‘Please don’t, God would send you a better man’
Sophia comforted her friend who was just out of
an abusive relationship.
‘No, I don’t want a man this time, I want a
woman, I’m considering lesbianism, at least I
wouldn’t fall in love with a woman and she
wouldn’t have that opportunity to hurt me, so you
see my friend? Being a dyke is the only way
forward’ Kachi fetched her phone and surfed the
web.
She’d vowed never to give any man her heart,
they were undeserving of her love.
‘You’re kidding right? Remember it’s fourteen
years in jail’? Sophia whistled.
‘So? Who’s gonna catch me?’ she replied.
‘Oscar’s birthday is coming up soon, I don’t know
what to get him, that guy has been really helpful,
Barbie told me, he paid five million naira into our
joint account, his quota to the building of our
restaurant’ she smiled happily.
‘You don’t say’ Kachi exclaimed, this was too
good to be true.
‘Yes, I didn’t know how much to thank him for
his generosity, I bought him an expensive
perfume, but he just took it and told me, ‘I did it
for love’ Sophia smiled again.
‘Girl, your other name is lucky’ Kachi was very
much excited for her friend.
‘So we’re opening the restaurant nextweek, we’ll
use this week and decorate the whole place and
also get to clear the paperwork with our lawyer’
Sophia explained.
Few months after they’d both graduated, Aunt
Davina had called them back to Uyo, they’d been
hesitant at first, because the woman always
spoke of them marrying early. On their arrival,
she presented them a sum of two million naira
willed to them by their late parents to start up a
business, considering the job situation of the
country.
Barbie wasn’t interested, she had connections
that could land her a big job, so the restaurant
stuff was Sophia’s idea.
‘I am so happy for you dear, maybe I should use
that opportunity and advertise my beauty shop,
what do you think’? Kachi was a beautician and
she wanted to increase her patronage.
‘Hmmm, not a bad idea, I’ll speak to Barbie
about it’ Sophia shrugged.
‘Barbie again’? Kachi was getting irritated.
Just then, the hot light skinned beauty stepped
into the room, looking suave in her evening wear,
she was truly an angel.
Her face was perfectly carved with adorable
features, her nose was sharp, her eyes were
colored with streams of brown and they were
veiled by thick lashes. Her mouth was sensuous,
her thin lips were naturally red.
She was taller than her sister and was perfectly
slender, Barbie was a real Barbie doll.
‘What did Barbie do this time’? she’d over heard
her elder sister’s annoying friend Kachi mention
her name.
‘Uh, nothing sweetheart, where’re are you off to’?
Sophie asked sweetly.
‘A date.’ She replied curtly, gazing angrily at
Kachi.
‘Oh, you now have a boyfriend? I should meet
him soon’ Sophia smiled admiring the way her
sister looked, she was proud to have such a
beautiful sister.
‘Uhmm, okay, if you wish, now I have to run
along, I don’t wanna be late’ she waved her
sister goodbye and hurried out.
‘What was that about’?Kachi hissed angrily.
‘Really? I just defended you girl, you know how
angry Barbs could get, don’t wanna spoil her
evening’ she replied.
‘Don’t you ever do that’ Kachi climbed out of the
bed. Why was Sophia so afraid of her younger
sister? The little devil.
‘I’m sorry Kachi don’t be mad, why are you so
worked up’?
‘Your phone is ringing’ Kachi ignored her pleas.
‘Wow, it’s my sweetheart, Oscar is calling’
Sophia rose to her feet.
‘Baby, I’m sorry I missed your call, I had been
very busy, how are you doing’? His voice was low
and sexy.
‘I’m fine love, I really missed you’ she replied.
‘No!!!!! somebody help!’ Oscar screamed from the
other end.
‘Hello? Oscar? What’s that? Are you okay?’ she
tried to ask but the line went dead.
‘What’s wrong Soph’? Kachi had seen the look on
her face.
‘I don’t know, he kept screaming somebody help,
I think he’s in some kind of trouble, we should go
see him’ Sophia was restless .
‘Are you sure? What if we call his friends’?
‘No, I have to be there for him’, she slipped on
her overall and fetched her keys, it was going to
be a long night.