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Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 3:02pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
***CONTINUES*** God, it was so good! Today was such a good food day. Roman’s jaw dropped slightly as he watched me shovel the food in my mouth. Ok, so I was not being ladylike, but whatever. I was hungry. I hadn’t eaten since lunch and— Suddenly, my chewing slowed as I remembered why I hadn’t eaten since lunch. And just like that, my appetite was gone again. “What’s wrong? Isn’t it good?” Roman asked, when I pushed the bowl away from me. I felt slightly nauseous. “No, it’s good, I’m just —not that hungry,” I mumbled, staring down at my lap. I couldn’t believe I was about to cry again. How much could a girl cry in one day? A lot, apparently. “Bullshit. You were just destroying that like you’ve never had food before.” Roman paused. “Are you thinking about what happened at dinner again?” he correctly guessed in an unusual burst of astuteness. I nodded, choking up. “Are you going to tell your mom?” I looked up. “Wow, way to make me feel better,” I sniffled, even though I had no idea how to answer him. Was I going to tell my mom? It would just be wrong to hide it from her, but at the same time, it would destroy her. I was completely trapped. “There’s no use going into denial and running from it.” Roman’s tone was bitter. “Might as well face the facts and salvage what you can from the debris that’s left.” I drew my knees up to my chest and stared at him. “Why are you being so nice all of a sudden?” Roman’s head jerked up. “What—what do you mean?” I couldn’t help but giggle a little at the deer- caught-in-headlights expression on his face. “You’re usually so nasty to me. Why are you being so nice now?” He shifted uncomfortably in his seat. “We called a truce, remember?” he muttered. “That didn’t stop you from saying I looked like a shitty piece of modern art earlier.” Roman shrugged. “Well, you did look like a shitty piece of modern art. I just thought I’d let you know before you went to homecoming and became a laughingstock.” “Like that’s going to happen. I’m dating Parker now, remember? They wouldn’t dare,” I half-joked. “Oh. Right. How could I have forgotten?” he said sourly. I gave him a strange look. He was so weird sometimes. “Anyway, I’ve been worse than a laughingstock at school,” I added softly. I didn’t know why I was being so vulnerable all of sudden, and in front of Roman Fiori, no less. I guess it was because tonight had just drained all of my energy, and I didn’t have enough left to put up my usual walls. Besides, he’d actually been pretty nice outside Masa. Of course, I could also be a total idiot. Roman stared at me, a rainbow of emotions flitting across his face before it finally settled on something that, had I not known better, I would’ve sworn was guilt. We just looked at each other for several tense though not unnecessarily unpleasant seconds, a strange feeling spreading through my stomach, before he broke eye contact and gestured at the food. “You should eat. I don’t want you to faint before you get home.” “I’m really not hungry. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by SusannaJohnson(f): 3:24pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
Shaxee:yeah right, continue the story, don't let him dissuade you. U r doing a good job. At least at d start of d story you mentioned the name of d author. So this guys should cut the crap and leave him be. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 3:36pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
D9ty7 i need your help, if what i did was wrong!! D9ty7 |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by D9ty7(m): 3:42pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
I am writing this from a writer's perspective. I think Frank317 is right about the way he attacked shaxee. The thing is frank is a veteran writer here on Nairaland, he has enough experiences in story writing. He was one of the few Nairaland writers who suffered from plagiarist(bloggers & those with facebook pages) so it is bad if one sees a copied story on Nairaland, where plagiarism is a sin. If I am not mistaken, at the start of this story Shaxee wrote something like the story was written by a certain AC something something, I have forgotten the name. But from all legal view, shaxee didn't do the needful. I think he should emphasize that the story doesn't belong to him. As a matter of fact, I thought his other name was the name he wrote at the start. On the issue of taking the glory, yeah, Shaxee took the glory. When readers comment, he responds like its really his intellectual work. At some point he was asking if his readers loved the twists and turns in the story. At some point he was asking for his readers opinion on who they would like to see a character end up with. These alone are enough reasons to be convinced that the story belonged to him. I am a writer too, many of my stories has been posted on coolval22.com, the link provided by shaxee. Coolval is always quick to refer the readers to me, some of them have my numbers, some are on my whatsapp list. They put their questions to me and not coolval. I think that's what Shaxee ought to do. What if I decided to criticise the story, how will shaxee effect the change without affecting the original plot. All in all, Shaxee is on the wrong side. He shouldn't take the glory. Well, I am one of the readers, and I never for once thought the story could be a copied work. But I advice shaxee to make peace with frank, create a link where the readers could drop their comments or better still, in every comment, the original author should be acknowledged. Just my two cents. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by D9ty7(m): 3:44pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
SusannaJohnson:Stop being sentimental. At the start of the story, he mentioned the author but during the course of the story when you wanted to comment. Your comments were directed to who? Your praises are for who? Everyone of us praised shaxee, that automatically writes it off that he mentioned the writer. With the way he replied comments and the questions he asked, I thought he actually bears that name too. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 3:56pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
D9ty7:ya! The blame is on shaxee. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 3:58pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
D9ty7:thanks bro, this the perfect explanation i needed! I'll try my best! |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 4:00pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
Bluestarry:i get it now! |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 5:02pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
***CONTINUES*** Why do you have to be so difficult? Eat, or I’ll force-feed it to you,” Roman commanded gruffly, though it lacked his usual acidic edge. “Ah, there’s the Roman I know and hate,” I quipped, though much more teasingly than usual. I really was losing my mind. “Eat!” he insisted. When I didn’t budge, he grabbed a forkful of pasta and held it threateningly up to my mouth. “You sure you want to try me?” “Fine, fine!” I snatched the fork from him. “You’re so mean,” I whined, even as my taste buds hummed in pleasure. Roman just smirked, his gorgeous violet eyes smug. Whoa. What? When the heck did I start thinking his eyes were gorgeous? Actually, when did I start noticing the prick’s eyes, period? I shook my head, hoping to clear it, and wolfed down another mouthful of food. Somehow, I’d gotten my appetite back. Weird. ******************** ******************** ******************** ******************** ******************** *********** When I got home after school next day, I was shocked to see my parents at the kitchen table, while my grandmother tottered around the kitchen, making her favorite chrysanthemum tea and muttering about how too much coffee caused people to grow wings, like Red Bull. “Hi, Maya!” my mother chirped, grimacing slightly as she took a sip of tea. She was obviously missing her usual java fix. “How was school?” “Fine.” I gripped the straps of my backpack tighter and glared at my dad. “What are you doing here?” “I…came back from my trip early, sweetie,” he said, clearing his throat and giving me a strained smile. My mom stared at me curiously. Usually, I was always incredibly excited when my dad came home, and I always, always gave him a hug. I’d always been a daddy’s girl. Until now. “Really? And where was the trip to again?” I asked in a sickly sweet voice. My dad shot me a look that was half-pained, half-warning, which made me even angrier. I couldn’t believe he had the nerve to waltz back in here like nothing was wrong! Before he could say anything, my grandmother thrust a cup of tea at me. “Your memory so bad, Maya,” she scolded me. “He said many times before he go to Chicago.” She stared disapprovingly at my skirt. “Why skirt so short? Higher the hem, more brain cells you lose! Maybe that why you no remember. Have some tea. Good for mind.” My lips flattened into a thin line as I silently accepted the tea. I’d gotten home late last night, well after everyone else had gone to sleep, and so this was the first time I’d seen my mom since I saw my dad with that… that woman. I was still torn about what I should do, but it sure as hell didn’t feel right, standing there and trying to pretend everything was ok when it so, so wasn’t. “Actually, Maya, we have some news for you,” my mom chirped, discreetly pouring some of her tea back into the pot when my grandmother wasn’t looking. “Yeah, what’s that?” I mumbled, reaching for the plate of chocolate chip cookies on the kitchen counter. Chocolate always made me feel better. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 6:22pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
frank317:Ow,no nid t criticize me atleast nt if ama oblivious of d truth buh If really u'r ryt,i think Shaxee should right hz wrongs cuz i have been of d belief dat he owns the story,xo,if it turnz out u'r right,it wouldn't seem gud. . Shaxee,speak up!!! |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by SusannaJohnson(f): 6:32pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
D9ty7:Well, I guess I didn't think along that line. You r absolutely right. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 6:39pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
thronekid:he's right thronekid, but i ain't afraid, because i gat permission over this story |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 6:42pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
It just left my readers to decide whether they're still interested to follow this story!! Because am ready to post this story to the end!!! D9ty7, thanks for the great explanation! I envy your way! Expecting my real story on NL very soon! |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 6:47pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
Shaxee:Ow,u took permission before doin it? Datx gud,buh u'r accused of two things here- 1. Posting without d writer's knwledge. Tnk God thatx cleard. 2. U claimed to b d writer although u dedicatd it to dat lady at d beginning,yr postx hav made it seems lyk u'r d author,xo Shaxee,do u acpt yu'r wrng? |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 6:52pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
thronekid:according to everybody statement here! Am only wrong in one way!! Which means trying to be the writer.... |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by D9ty7(m): 7:23pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
SusannaJohnson:No qualms ma'am. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 7:32pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
Shaxee:It'x natural that happenx,we'r ol human and to err is human,xo,i thnk we should jxt let hm be if he admitx he was wrng,xo thumbx up bro,cntnue d story,gettin it frm yu kinda makex it more interestin,xo,cheerx everione,Drinkx on d haux: D9ty7,frank317,bluestarry and evrione else,letx all pardn him,at least,Nw,we all knw he's nt d author buh i gota admit it,i'm hapi he brought d story t limelight,aren't we? Like if you feel i'm right!! |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 7:35pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
thronekid:thanks bro!! |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 7:39pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
Yu'r welcome bro,xo,wen u dy post na? Shaxee: |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 7:41pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
***CONTINUES*** My grandmother swatted my hand away. “No chocolate for you. You need to lose weight. Your butt too big. No one want to marry girl with big butt.” I groaned, wondering what it was about her and my butt. Seriously, this was like the fifteenth reference she’d made to it! “People like big butts nowadays, grandma. It’s in fashion. Just look at Kim Kardashian.” She squinted at me. “Kim Katashi? Who that? She Japanese? Why you wanna be like Japanese girl?” I give up. My mom cleared her throat, gaining my attention again. “So, your dad and I have decided to go on a vacation!” she announced excitedly. I nearly spit out my tea. “What?” I choked. “Yep, we’re going on a two-week trip to Napa Valley!” My mom’s face was glowing. “We’re long due for a vacation really, and we’ve both got so many days racked up at work that we figured, why not? Especially since they’re having a deal that this adorable inn there, and we love wine, so—“ As she babbled on, I stared hard at my dad, who was pretending to be engrossed in his newspaper when I knew for a fact he most definitely wasn’t. I didn’t even have to ask who came up with the idea with this ‘vacation’. Probably suggested it so he could get mom away before I choose to spill the beans, I thought with a sneer, even though I wasn’t sure if I would be. Spilling the beans, that is. God, that is just so…so underhanded! He was turning more and more into a stranger everyday. “Well, Dad? Don’t you have something to say?” I asked pointedly, interrupting my mom mid-ramble. His head jerked up guiltily. “What do you mean?” he asked, visibly gulping. I gave him a big, fake smile. “Well, mom’s obviously sooo excited about this trip. Aren’t you?” “Oh. Yeah. Of course.” He laughed, a look of relief on his face. “Uh… you’ll be all right here with your grandmother for two weeks, won’t you?” “Me?” My grandmother looked at him sharply. “What you mean?” “Well…uh, since Shelly and I will be on the trip, it’ll only be you and Maya in the house for a bit,” my dad replied, obviously baffled. My grandmother scowled. “What you think I am? Babysitter? Maya my granddaughter but I no live here! I have life back home.” She sniffed. “There’s annual mah-jongg tournament next week, I leave Friday. No way I let that Rose beat me again!” Her scowl deepened. “Rose, what stupid name that is,” she muttered. “More like Loser Weed.” “You’re leaving this Friday? But we leave Sunday!” My dad turned to face my mom. “You didn’t tell me that.” “Oh, right.” My mom looked embarrassed. “I was just so excited it slipped my mind…” I didn’t see what the big deal was. “So I’ll just stay here by myself. I’m seventeen, I can handle it.” This was actually not a bad development. I needed the two weeks to figure out what I was going to do about the whole my-dad-is- cheating thing. “What? No good!” my grandmother shrieked, waving a spatula frantically in the air. When did she get that out, anyway? “You girl! You cannot stay in house all by yourself for two weeks! Very, very dangerous!” “Grandma, it’s Valesca,” I explained patiently. “The most dangerous things here are those birds that come out of nowhere and poop on you. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 7:49pm On Jan 02, 2015 |
***CONTINUES*** But my grandmother wasn’t having it. “No.” She pointed the spatula at me. “You dating Parker now! I no want you and him in house by yourself when you having sex.” My dad spewed his tea all over the table. “Kids these days, they get up to kinky stuff when parents no around,” my grandmother continued. “I want grandchildren, but I no like kinky!” “Parker? Who’s Parker? And why would you be getting kinky with him?” my dad sputtered. “Parker’s her boyfriend, dear,” my mom informed him serenely. Yeah, and you’d know that, if you weren’t so busy getting ‘kinky’ with some slut yourself, I thought nastily, a bit appalled by my meanness. Even though he deserved it. “I’m not going to be getting…’kinky’ with him!” I protested. “I can handle two weeks by myself! There’s no other option!” “No!” My grandma stared at my parents. “Why you no postpone your trip till later?” “Mom, I trust Maya. I’m sure she’ll be fine,” my mom assured her. “No! Absolutely not! She can’t have the house to herself when she has a boyfriend,” my dad said vehemently. “We can just…hire someone to look after her.” Like a babysitter? My jaw dropped as fury rose up in me. “Are you kidding me?” I yelled, startling everyone in the kitchen. “I’m seventeen! I don’t need a babysitter for two weeks!” I clenched my fists. “God, you’re such a hypocrite!” Unable to take it anymore, I stormed up the stairs to my room and slammed the door, leaving my family stunned in the kitchen. ******************** ******************** ******************** ******************** ******************** *********** Later that night, I was on my computer, half- heartedly Facebook- stalking people I didn’t even care about in an attempt to forget how shitty my life was when someone knocked on the door. “I’m sleeping,” I called out crankily, clicking on a random photo album. My face screwed up in disgust. Eeew! PDA overload! I shuddered and quickly exited out. Some people seriously needed to keep their personal lives…personal. “Maya, can I come in please?” I stiffened. “I'm busy." “Please. I just need to talk to you for five minutes.” I gripped my computer mouse so tight I was surprised it didn’t break. Finally, I pushed back my chair, stormed over to the door, and yanked it open. “Make it quick,” I snapped, crossing my arms over my chest. My dad stepped inside, closing the door behind him. He looked nervous. “Look, I think we should talk about…” He cleared his throat. “About what happened yesterday.” “You think?” My voice was sarcastic. “Watch your tone, young lady,” he automatically said. I rolled my eyes. Like he had the authority to tell me to watch anything anymore. “Ok, I just wanted to say…” My father took a deep breath. “I was on a date with someone else. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 9:08am On Jan 03, 2015 |
***CONTINUES*** Even though I already knew, I couldn’t help but flinch when he finally admitted it. My dad’s eyes were pained. “I swear, I didn’t mean to lie to you or your mom. I just…” He ran a frustrated hand through his hair. “It gets hard sometimes, you know? I’m always traveling for work, and as wonderful as your mother is, sometimes she doesn’t necessarily get how much stress I’m under… Lexi, though, she does. She works for the same company I do—“ “Are you in love with her?” I interrupted, my voice rather shaky. “What? No!” My father’s eyes widened as he shook his head. “No! Of course not. Maya, your mother’s the one I love, but it gets so damn lonely on the road—“ And you just couldn’t keep it in your pants. God, men were such jerks. Even the ones whom I thought were the few good ones left. “—especially since we always end up on the same projects together. Honestly, though, yesterday was our first date.” My dad looked at me. “All the other times I’ve said I’ve been on business, I really was!” “With her.” He flushed slightly. “Sometimes. But it never went beyond flirting until…until recently. I know it was wrong of me. I swear, it’ll never happen again. Just…just don’t tell your mom, ok?” I couldn’t believe it. “You want me to keep this from her?” I hissed. “Maya! Just look at it from another perspective,” my dad pleaded. “Look, I promise, I won’t ever see or talk to Lexi again unless it’s for professional purposes. Your mom doesn’t need to know, it’ll destroy the entire family. It was just a mistake.” I swallowed. Maybe he had a point. I didn’t want my parents to divorce, even though my dad had made a major dick move. Most of all, though, I don’t think I could stand to see my mom in the pain I knew she’d be in if she found out. “Did you sleep with her?” “No,” my dad immediately said. “No, it never got that far. And it won’t. I promise.” I sighed, feeling exhausted. My brain hurt. Maybe he was right. Maybe it was just a mistake, and everything didn’t have to change. “How could you have even afforded that date anyway?” I muttered. “The limit for my company card got extended after I finished my last project,” my dad answered somewhat sheepishly. I snorted. How clever. Using the company card so my mom couldn’t see the charges. For someone who insisted it was a one time thing, he certainly knew how to go about it. “And I guess that’s why I suggested the two week trip,” my dad added. “To help us… rekindle that spark, I guess. Actually spend some time together.” I wrinkled my nose. I didn’t even want to know what ‘rekindle that spark’ meant. “And you promise it’ll never happen again?” I demanded. He nodded eagerly. “I promise.” He stared at me hopefully. “So, can we just keep this to ourselves? Please?” After some hesitation, I finally, reluctantly nodded. I wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt. I had to give him the benefit of the doubt. Not for him, or me, but for my mom and my family’s future. ------------------------------ ------------------------------ READ ME--------------------------- ------------------------------ ----- |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 11:00am On Jan 03, 2015 |
almacherish:Alma watsup |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by SusannaJohnson(f): 11:03am On Jan 03, 2015 |
Geez Shaxee, u post really slowly this days, was expecting more updates. Nice one though and thanks a bunch for the update. |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 11:03am On Jan 03, 2015 |
sophieabou:Lols, i just notice you in the house!! Take a sit!! Thronekid, anythinq for our new guest? |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 11:05am On Jan 03, 2015 |
SusannaJohnson:i've be really busy with our site! Thats why! You know i need to update all of my other stories there! |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 11:07am On Jan 03, 2015 |
Toeyean1507 i haven't heard from you! Or re you playing invisible here? Lols! Cheer up la |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 11:11am On Jan 03, 2015 |
Shaxee:. Ofcuz though it may be odd for a lady,haw bout dogoyaro coupled with suya? Nice,hum? |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 11:13am On Jan 03, 2015 |
thronekid:haha, itz gonna be nice for her!! But don't give her a copy right, we need the original dogoyaro hehe, you know what i mean |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 11:16am On Jan 03, 2015 |
D9ty7 want some bear or origin! No dulling, thronekid need your services here! Because D9ty7 is in the building |
Re: All I've Never Wanted... A Novella by Nobody: 11:40am On Jan 03, 2015 |
Shaxee:yah i do,i thnk u shud b d one t du dat na,abi? |
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