Val's Diary Series (Life As An Adult) - Season 1 - Episode 7

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Val's Diary Series (Life As An Adult) - Season 1 - Episode 7

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“Don’t worry, I’ll try my best to help out” Frank promised halfheartedly while the poor woman looked at him with expectation. I simply looked on, not saying a word. Frank slowly looked at me.

“please do you have at least two thousand Naira on you?” he asked pleadingly. I shrugged, and said no, Joy instantly cut in, saving the embarrassing scene.
“mum i have two thousand five hundred Naira with me. You can have it all” she said to her mother, fetching out three currency notes from her handbag. The poor woman collected the money, smiled at her daughter, gave Frank a strange look before heading to meet the nurses attending to her sick child.
Frank really felt embarrassed for being unable to help his future mother in law. Of course who wouldn’t be.

“so what now?” Joy asked him but all he did was just to shrug.

“i guess i will be leaving with Val but i will be back before the end of the day to bring at least three thousand Naira for your mum. I just made her a promise” he murmured with resignation. Joy smiled, drew close and held his hand.

“i love you and that’s all that matters. So please stop thinking bad of me, or questioning my feelings over a little thing. Yea i know that i’m from a poor family and sometimes, situation of things do take a toll on my behaviour but that shouldn’t make you judge me wrongly. We have been together for many years and i’m with you because i believe you have a great future, moreover i do love you” she said sweetly to him without caring that i was listening. Frank smiled for the first time and looked at her with bright eyes.

“don’t worry, i will do anything to make money for our happiness” he promised her…..

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Ten minutes later, Frank and i were in my car, heading back to Owerri.
The events of the past few minutes, really made me to somehow understand Joy’s position. Of course as the first daughter of the family, a lot of pressure were on her to marry someone who would help the family and Frank was still far away from that category…
“you know you kind of embarrassed me before Joy’s mother. You mean you don’t have at least two thousand Naira with you?” Frank suddenly asked with a drawn face. I scoffed and threw a quick glance at him.
“you made the mistake of rushing over to your girl’s house for a fight with no money in your pocket” i threw back at him. He breathed deeply and sighed.

“now you see the main reason i need a job or for you to pull off that deal with your woman. I mean Tessy, because i need money badly and i can’t just figure out a way out of the poverty biting me” he hissed. I kept quiet and drove on, not saying a word…
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Frank finally borrowed Three thousand naira from me when we got to Owerri and headed back to the village. I spent the rest of the day writing my stories……

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9am, the next day, I got a very surprising phone call from Tessy. We haven’t spoken to each other for a long time and she was the last person i was expecting her call that morning.

“hi Val, guess what?, i’m in front of your apartment?” she said with her usual lively tone as soon as i answered her call.
“which apartment?” i asked with disbelief.
“quit the question and come out towards the gate. You will see me” she said convincingly.
“noooo” i breathed and headed out of my apartment.

“are you surprised?” she asked, laughed and hung up…

On getting to the gate, I saw Tessy standing with her usual charming smile, dressed in a matching red outfit. She looked undoubtedly stunning.

I simply froze as i stared at her with shock and surprise, too many questions ran through my head that moment..