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Re: Story: Taking Chances by Nobody: 1:31pm On Jun 10, 2013
Damex333: really? Ur guy? That guy needs someone 2 teach him manner

grin So why you come edit my post na? If I catch you tongue

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Re: Story: Taking Chances by Nobody: 2:01pm On Jun 10, 2013
Br3nd4:

grin So why you come edit my post na? If I catch you tongue i will do unmentionable things to you
it will be my pleasure tongue
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Amaka10101(f): 4:40pm On Jun 10, 2013
nice story, cant stop luvin it.
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Nobody: 4:44pm On Jun 10, 2013
Damex333: it will be my pleasure tongue

See your tiny legs tongue
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Veevien(f): 6:40pm On Jun 10, 2013
#Calling.... PrincesA .....princesa ...... Where r u pls come and take me away from this suspense
Re: Story: Taking Chances by princesa(f): 6:57pm On Jun 10, 2013
Brenda and damexx
give it up for another Daisy and Jide in the house!cheesy


as for updates, am working on it, hopefully somtn might breeze in this evening...hopefully! cool

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Re: Story: Taking Chances by tijehi(f): 10:23pm On Jun 10, 2013
Princesa Evening is breezing away already o. I can't sleep o until I read sumtin from u tonite, abeg.
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Nobody: 10:32pm On Jun 10, 2013
Princesa pls dont keep us waiting
Re: Story: Taking Chances by tijehi(f): 10:35pm On Jun 10, 2013
Luvlystar: Princesa pls dont keep us waiting
abi
Re: Story: Taking Chances by princesa(f): 10:37pm On Jun 10, 2013
girls, chapter update is all written but not edited, i just finished it now...... and am tired already, i can't go on anymore.

am sorry but it's got to push tru to tomorrow. am really tired, and updating is tasking enough, many rounds of copying and pasting

phew! i can't embarassed
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Mutaino7(m): 10:40pm On Jun 10, 2013
That Ade guy nid to be taught some lesson.
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Angel778(f): 2:15am On Jun 11, 2013
Waiting mode activated
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Neduzze5(m): 9:16am On Jun 11, 2013
My Baby please come and update oh. Daddy is waiting for you
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Eneze1(f): 11:03am On Jun 11, 2013
patiently waiting *sipping my coffee jejely in one corner of the room*
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Emeralddan(f): 11:25am On Jun 11, 2013
We are patiently waiting for ur next update....
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Chennie16(f): 11:49am On Jun 11, 2013
We are waiting ooo
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Nobody: 11:51am On Jun 11, 2013
Mutaino7: That Ade guy nid to be taught some lesson.
and why sud add be taught some lesson, na help dat guy do o. Na day jide suppose chop cain.
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Harmonyemerald(f): 11:56am On Jun 11, 2013
Waiting like a lion waits for its prey
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Nobody: 12:24pm On Jun 11, 2013
I see you Princesa wink
Re: Story: Taking Chances by nelxsantos(m): 1:37pm On Jun 11, 2013
i dey wait til mornin no fal ma hands oh !. bt wait Jide wil hv 2 kneel nd hum "put blame on me" by Akon, b4 any f*ckin "Apologies" by timberlake b acceptd. lollll
Re: Story: Taking Chances by princesa(f): 1:37pm On Jun 11, 2013
i see you too Brendawink

and harmony, that's a harmless saying right?wink


so, all waiting mode deactivated. update ready and sizzling!cheesy
Re: Story: Taking Chances by princesa(f): 1:38pm On Jun 11, 2013
*****
'Daisy, Daisy are you asleep?' Jide called softly while he knocked
lightly on Daisy's door.

He'd been in the parlour all day waiting for her to surface from where she'd crept into for over three hours now. Wasn't she like hungry or something? 'Cos If she wasn't, he was. He'd practically eaten nothing all day. You didn't call a meal of tea and bread, food, now did you? He wondered.

'Daisy...' he repeated still knocking, he didn't want to barge in on
her, neither did he think her door would be unlocked, for she had this knack for locking doors.

Food was not the only reason he stood here, he was also starved of her presence all week. And Although the week had had its shortcoming, he had still looked
forward to spending the Saturday with her. He would probably iron out issues with her then.

He so wanted to talk with her, hear her taunt him, argue with him, fight with him, and maybe if he got lucky, he would be opportuned to wrap his hands around her. Fat luck that was. Jide concluded with a scoff.

'Please open the...' he was saying again when the door flung open and opposite him stood Daisy looking sexier than he could swear he'd ever seen her look before.

Jide's heart fluttered.

With his hand still caught in mid-air, Jide behold the slightly flushed
and surprised Daisy as she stared blankly at him, her hands still
gripping the door.

She was on a nightwear whose outer robe had been discarded and what remained was a short, silky pink dress. One that would make any male hormone race uncontrollably.

Thankfully, Jide thought, he was the one with all the rights to her.
Legally that is. It would only be realistic if he ever managed to
finally win her love and forgiveness. Not that he was planning on giving up any soon.

'hi' Jide said now, finally finding his voice.

'Jide' Daisy simply replied.

'are you feeling better now?'

'yeah...i guess' Daisy shrugged and then shot him an inquisitive look.

'can i come in atleast?'

Daisy glanced around her room, hesitated, opened the door wider then stepped away from the door.

Jide walked in after muttering an indistinct 'thank you', wondering why she'd looked around before obliging.

He abruptly stopped in his track now, the room he just entered didn't quiet feel or look like the one he'd abandoned months ago. It looked so oddly feminine and in a enchanting way too. Flower vases were all over and a
wallpaper with a larger than life flower print called out to you. On it was boldly inscribed:

'Daisies Of The Morning'

He chuckled. This wife of his was something else.

A glance forward revealed an endless stream of shoes on the floor close to the standing mirror, a mirror that had pimped him daily before the wedding issues. That allusion suddenly flooded back memories he wasn't comfortable with and Jide quickly waved them away and concentrated on the room survey. The wardrobe lay half opened an inch away, he could bet that they were also flooding with frivolous wears. He wondered in amusement then, how his clothings would have survived in the face of feminine invasion.

Daisy on her part was glancing around her untidy room. She had been too weak to arrange it today, after yesterday's storm of searching for a perfect dress to wear. Now Jide must be seeing her as some disorganized woman. How was she to know he would come calling!

'nice room' Jide spoke turning around to face her.

Daisy smiled shyly. He had gotta be kidding me! She thought hurrying to the bed. There she packed the clothes laying carelessly about and flung them towards the wardrobe, some hit the floor, and off she went gathering the errant ones and stuck them for good into the wardrobe, facing Jide with a smile, she jammed it with a back-turned leg.

The wardrobe finally obeyed.

There! All perfect! She thought smiling still at her husband.

Jide was more than amused, he had to force himself from laughing at the whole dramatics. Her comical side was really endearing.

Daisy cleared her throat then 'so you wanted what?' she asked.

'I uhm...you know, I...' Jide stutterred, while Daisy looked at him expectantly.

He sighed. 'I came to talk to you Daisy'

'okay, about what?'

'can i seat down atleast?'

'sure...Yeah sure you can' Daisy replied looking around. 'Here's a seat' she said pointing at the bed stool.

Jide went over and sat, while Daisy sat on the bed.

'so...' she prompted.

Daisy found herself surprisingly calm and not in the least curious of what Jide had come to say. Although she had prayed for a day like this to come, when they could finally have a heart to heart talk, but now that it probably had arrived, she felt nothing. No excitement, nothing.

'so?' Daisy prompted again. Jide didn't seem forthcoming, he looked like one battling with his emotion and thoughts.

'uhm.How was yesterday?' Jide asked. Unhappy that he had settled for irrelevancies, and angry that he didn't have the courage to bring up the problem affecting him.

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Re: Story: Taking Chances by princesa(f): 1:40pm On Jun 11, 2013
Jide knew it was probably because of his ego or the gnawing fear within him, that had halted him. Even if he refused to admit it to himself, He knew he was Afraid of rejection and afraid of losing Daisy if he happened to
say the wrong words.

'the club?' Daisy asked now. Disappointed, inspite of herself.

'yeah, the club, you know i never got to understand who the lady on red you so talked about was...you do remember, don't you?'

'I don't know for sure if i remember discussing that, but the lady i should mean would be Grace, as Ade said, your ex or maybe not...'

'offcourse she's my ex! we...'

'well' Daisy continued 'we ran into eachother and she rooted for a
fight...'

'a fight! She didn't hurt you or...' Jide was saying as he moved towards her.

Daisy put up a restraining hand.

'No she didn't, Brenda showed up and...' a pause 'that reminds me, I've not called her'

'Brenda is her name then?' Jide scowled and sat back.

'yeah. And I've not called her!' Daisy exclaimed searching for her
phone.

'i don't really like her, don't you think she is bad company...'

'excuse me!' Daisy cut in, stopping her search to stare at him.

'I mean, since she appeared, you've been...'

'Been what? Wild! Awake! Daring! Living a life!' Daisy shouted.

'I didn't mean to upset you' Jide calmed. That was exactly what he'd
been afraid of, saying the wrong word and cracking a shell.

'am sorry' he pleaded

'you have no say about my friends! considering the way you've treated me
all this while, Brenda is the best thing to ever happen to me! And if
it wasn't for her that...that classless girlfriend of yours would have
ripped me apart yesterday, so you have no right, whatsoever to
disapprove of her!'

Daisy was now standing and fuming in anger.

'I don't disapprove of her, its just the way you changed since she came
that...'

Jide was also standing trying to calm her down. Gone was the comical
Daisy of moments ago, in her place was the new Daisy that cut at his
heart.

'and i still maintain that...'

'It's okay! it's okay. Brenda or whomever can remain your friend just as
long as you calmed down and not get like this' Jide pleaded moving to
calm her.

'don't touch me!' Daisy shrieked, curling away 'don't bloody touch me!'

'okay, okay' Jide said putting up his hands. 'Just calm down'.

Daisy calmed down then, heaving in angry rhythm. What was it about him
that steered so much hatred in her? She wondered. Like Brenda had
pointed out, wasn't he the same Jide who she had flown over seas and
oceans to love and marry, the same man whose picture was potent enough
to captivate her for over six years? why had her 'red' love suddenly
turned blue?

These and more question raced in her mind as both stood, lost to the
tick-tack of the alarm clock resting inches away. It was as if the air
in the room froze in time while seconds ticked into minutes.

'am hungry' Jide blurted out suddenly.

He knew it wasn't the best thing to say at the moment, but that was the
best he could come up with. Saying 'sorry' would be appropriate, but he
doubted if that could solve a thing, hadn't she reacted even worst to
his apologies?

Hunger it was then, since that had been his other reason for coming
here.

Daisy just shook her head and stormed out.

*****
'food!' Daisy yelled from the Dining, set the dish she held on the
table, then stormed back into the kitchen.

Jide roused from where he sat staring blankly at some musical video
showing on Mtvbase. His mind had been in a confused state ever since the
fight, and his heart was hurting deeply. Why couldn't he ever get it
right? He wondered.

Now in the dining, Jide sat down and stared irritably at the covered
dishes before him, he didn't know what they contained and wasn't curious either. His hunger had developed wings and flew while his appetite had long left him. Daisy anger wasn't helping matters either.

She was banging the dishes and pots in the kitchen, and grumbling angrily.

Jide didn't need a soothsayer to tell him every words was directed and about him.

Soon, she came out with a pack of juice and a glass cup, dumped it on the table and made to leave when Jide's hand caught hers.

'before you protest more, just hear me out' Jide pleaded as he rose.

Daisy held still.

'am deeply sorry for the things i said about your friend, but you staying angry at me is really tearing me apart and I hate to see you this way with me. Believe me when i say so' a pause, then 'My heart is aching deeply Daisy' he said ever so slowly, like a whisper.

Daisy's heart fluttered at the way he'd called her name. She looked up at him then, their eyes met. Slowly she felt her heart melting, her anger cooling, her love burning.

She took down her head. She shouldn't be feeling love for him again, her heart should burn with anger, not love.

Daisy started to struggle her hand free from his hold.

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Re: Story: Taking Chances by princesa(f): 1:41pm On Jun 11, 2013
'please' Jide whispered like a person begging for last breath.

Daisy sighed. 'what do you want me to do?' she asked, the words almost choking her.

'sit here with me'.

Inspite of herself, Daisy found herself sitting down. Then she crossed her hands on her laps and refused to look at him.

Jide sat down and opened his meal, the aroma assailed him, and he found his appetite running back to him. As he dug into his meal, he found that the ache in his heart had ceased, and the joy he felt that moment was immeasurable, he was probably the happiest man on earth now, he thought.

Daisy on her part sat still and refused to look up. If she'd ever
doubted then that Jide was finally falling for her, then all her doubts had vanished. His words kept replaying in her mind. If he ached as much as she had, then it was okay, infact it was a dream come true.Jide the only man, whom she'd truly ever loved was finally aching for her!

'your food tastes good, I've been longing to tell you' Jide said interrupting her thought.

Daisy smiled, her face still buried.

'but you're not eating...' he continued.

Daisy muttered something that sounded like 'not yet hungry'. Jide only nodded and continued his meal.

Daisy stole a glance at Jide & smirked. Even if he was heads over heels for her, everything wouldn't just fall perfectly in place. That would be a crime! She still wanted a pound of flesh. Yes! She could just tease him a bit more and maybe play hard to get. Then she would finally warm up to him.

*****
end of chapter 14. wink

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Re: Story: Taking Chances by repogirl(f): 1:42pm On Jun 11, 2013
Me sef done reserve, abeg do o, before my battery die, as per no light tinz.
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Jesse4mu(m): 1:44pm On Jun 11, 2013
Up nepa oops up phcn....up princesa oya carry go 8-)
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Harmonyemerald(f): 2:08pm On Jun 11, 2013
Enter the next page















So that she can update




















Happy afternoon friends
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Harmonyemerald(f): 2:11pm On Jun 11, 2013
Girl this thing no dey funny again naaa















Some people have weak heart and can't survive suspense













Update naaaa or just end the story

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Re: Story: Taking Chances by repogirl(f): 2:14pm On Jun 11, 2013
Operation entering next page is a-go.

















Chai, see as I dey waste battery.
Nepa haf mercy!
Re: Story: Taking Chances by repogirl(f): 2:17pm On Jun 11, 2013
But why do we nEed to enter next page again
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Nobody: 2:19pm On Jun 11, 2013
repogirl: Me sef done reserve, abeg do o, before my battery die, as per no light tinz.

You don update Kite story? undecided Shey you know sey I sabi vex embarassed tongue
Re: Story: Taking Chances by Eneze1(f): 2:22pm On Jun 11, 2013
space reserved too wink

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