Memories Of Cupid - Season 1 - Episode 16

7 years ago

Memories Of Cupid - Season 1 - Episode 16

The light drops of rain hit the pavement echoing through the hall’s corridor. A cool chill engulfed SS3 students as they stepped out of the hall smiling cheekily, massive grins were playing on the lips of most of them. They had just concluded their WASSCE examinations.

Nonso, one of the students that walked out of the hall wasted no time in congratulating his colleagues, moving up and down the hallway, laughing heartily with the whole of his heart. He had a tongue sharper than the top of the famous empire state building. He also wasted no time in announcing to his colleagues Jimi was holding an after exam party at his house which was strictly by invitation. Some huffed, squealed while some simply shrugged. It was expected anyways- he was the son of a minister.

Elyme adjusted the glasses that were firmly perched on the crook of her nose, she sq££zed her lips together and said, she was looking for Jimi. The rain pelted slightly down on her as she moved from one classroom block to another.

“Looking for me Sweetie?” a familiar voice spoke behind her, an acquainted scent hung teasingly in the air around her. it was no other person than jimi Kuti. His perfectly cerulean irises stared deeply into her eyes. Elyme’s cheeks tinged pink and her head rose causing the head of her cloak to fall and her bright emerald eyes to be fully revealed. Despite her tan skin, she was a notorious blusher.

“Are you just going to stand here or you’re going to hug me?” He asked sarcastically, opening wide his arms. Elyme smiled and ran into his arms. Jimi lightly bit her left ear.

“oh.. That hurts” Elyme hummed under her breathe, pulling away from his embrace.

“Oh, really?’’ he asked with a full fledged smirk on his face

“Let me show you what hurts the more” he moved closer to her and pressed one last lingering kiss to her lips. His lips were on hers with a soft but passionate urgency for some minutes. Elyme stood stiffened with surprise, she sq££zed her eyelids shut. The feelings in her body were enough to accelerate her heart to an almost deafening rate. It thudded faster than a hummingbird on steroids. She felt faint and light-headed, shots of euphoria pumped down her bloodstream and all she could hear was her machine gun pulse and the whisper of his warm velvet lips moving on hers again-this time, deep!.

Butterflies exploded in her stomach and
attacked the lining with their breathy wings.
Her insides were alighted with warmth and she could feel herself glowing exteriorly with radiant happiness. Even though the kiss was sudden and unexpected, she enjoyed every bit of it. It had been long she had that feeling, that was when Piri stole it all from her and there again was Jimi.

“I’ll be expecting you at the party by 7:00pm this evening, do come with your I.V, even if you forget it, the bouncers wouldn’t dare throw you out. Make sure you wear the gown I bought for you. See you later Stella.” Jimi spoke with a thick accent, making her shook out of her reverie. Elyme watched as he walked to the Bentley continental GT car parked at the school gate. She diverted her gaze from the students and passers-by mesmerized and taken aback by the sight of the car.

“Hello girlfriend!” Anita greeted, adjusting her bag.

“Hello!, I have been looking everywhere for you since we finished the exam” she added, waving her left palm in her air to attract Elyme’s attention.

“Follow me anita, let’s go to the ladies”

“Ladies? Are you pressed or what? Puriche and her followers are there o and I don’t want trouble” Anita declared, making sure she wasn’t heard by the students and teachers passing by.

“shhhhh.let’s go Anita, I have something to tell you” Elyme whispered, gesturing with her hands.

“He kissed me!” Elyme cooed sweetly after shutting the door and making sure no junior student or anybody at all was within hearing distance.

“Who?” Anita asked, giving her a deadpan look.

“Who else? Jimi”

“Are you serious? How?where?when?” Anita screeched. Her eyes widened like saucers.

Elyme sq££zed her lips together to stop the laugh that was itching to come out. The curiousness written all over Anita was enough to make one laugh her throat out.

“Anyway, it just happened. I can’t even explain how” Elyme rolled her eyes and smiled cheekily.

“Hmmm. That sounds romantic, am sure you were floating in cloud nine when he did so, I don’t think you ever kissed again after Piri…”

“Don’t go there pleased” Elyme snapped petulantly. She tightened her mouth into a sour expression.

“Am sorry, I didn’t mean to bring back those memories” Anita said apologetically.

“Okay then. Do you mind following me to Jimi’s after exam party?”

“I heard it’s strictly by invitation”

“You don’t have to worry about that since you are following me”

“I don’t even know what to wear Elyme, I can’t go to a Minister’s house dressed like a
B***h. Where sons and daughters of the crème
de la crème would be”

“Why not let us go iron that out. You sure
have a wardrobe don’t you?”

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“I must attend that party, Jimi just can’t use me and dump for that idiot!”Puriche said, stalking up to the table her friends were sitting.

“How do you intend going since you don’t have an IV and its strictly by IV”Ann questioned, scooping a spoon of ice-cream into her mouth.

“Puriche, you have to give up on that guy. It seems he loves elyme and they are back together. If you ask me, I think he just used you and” Fola was interrupted abruptly by Puriche’s voice.

“I didn’t ask for your opinion. If you can’t think of something good with your fish brain, shush up!” Puriche snapped her fingers in disgust in the air.

“Ann, please come make me up for the party” she added.

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7:15pm at Festac estate, Abuja.

Dressed in a blue skinny jeans and beatles T-Shirt, Jimi walked to the balcony to check if his Stella was around. His torso was covered with his shirt, fitting around his lean body. They had spoken on phone some hours back and she had told him she would be there with Anita by 6:45pm. He scurried to the hall meant for the party and found out she wasn’t there yet. The Chatter that coloured the atmosphere was beginning to die down which signified the party would start in few minutes. He was about calling her when someone tapped him from behind and lo! it was Elyme dressed in a purple fitted long gown, courtesy of Jimi. He had ordered the gown specially for her and Viovenna. On her left hand was a silver clutch.
a silver necklace adorned her neck. A light and flawless make up caked up her petite face. Her hair was packed in rare fishtail braids. She looked frigging adorable. Beside her was Anita in a navy blue gown with a big rose at the top right side.

“You look beautiful Stella, I guess I have eyes for shopping” Jimi joked. Elyme blushed crimson.

“And you too Anita.” He added, extending his hands to them.

“C’mon, let’s go inside, the party has started already” He announced, leading the way to the hall where the party was being held.

The cold air booming from the air conditioner rubbed against their bodies as they entered the hall. It was decorated in blue and white. Elyme and Anita could see familiar faces as their schoolmates were seen around dancing and chilling. A huge cake stood gracefully on the decorated table placed on the podium.

Relatives, friends and invited guests of honour cheered and chirped congratulations to them.
Dr. Laolu Kuti presented some gifts to his son and left for Chicago for an important meeting.
Sewedo and Viovenna showered greeting cards and other items on their brother.

“How did you get in here? I can’t remember giving out my IV to you last time I checked!”
Jimi tapped his foot expectantly. He had gone to meet her at the entrance immediately he sighted her there. Jimi noticed she dyed her
hair in red which was way so absurd.”
Whatever happened to simplicity and modesty?” He thought as he awaited her response.

“Don’t bother about that Jimi, we have to talk. You just can’t leave me after all we had together and besides, I brought you a beautiful cake” Puriche said, smiling and pointing to the cake on her right hand. It was iced in sky blue and royal blue. Only God knew how she got to know he liked blue.

“Listen, I had a problem then which is now getting better thanks to Elyme, I slept with you due to the irresistible urge that problem brought so take yourself and this trash out of here now!” He yelled, beckoning on the bouncers to draw nearer.

“Jimi, what is the problem? the M.C is calling you to….”

Elyme had hardly completed her statement when the cake landed hardly on her face with the content dripping on her body and dress.

“Puriche!” Elyme exclaimed through gritted teeth.

“What? Throw her out of her!” Jimi barked,
anger shot ice down her veins and took control of his body like he was some kind of a puppet.

“Am so sorry about that Stella, that girl is out of her mind. She must have gotten the IV through a devious way” Jimi said in an apologetic tone as they arrived in a big sitting room at a wing located at the western part of the mansion.

He took a tiffany silk fibre on a giant oak desk and helped her wipe off the icing sugar that was on her soiled face and dress.

“Thank you” Elyme muttered as she scrutinized the wing well, moving her eyes from one side to the other.

The entryway had black marble tiles. A chandelier that was about the size of a hatchback was hung on the ceiling. Her gaze fell on a gigantic oil painting of a woman. The painting was creepy enough with almost all of dark colours in it. Her white hair was pulled back into a bun at the nape of her neck. She wore sophisticated set of pearls. She had cerulean eyes too and Elyme came into conclusion it was his mother due to the much resemblance.

“Who is she?” Elyme asked, staring deeply at the figure before her.

“Stella, that is my mother” Jimi replied,
backing the painting and trying hard to bite back his tears.

“You’ve never told me about your mother and I never asked because I wanted you to introduce her to me yourself. Anyway she looks pretty and she looks so much an Italian but why isn’t she at the party?” Elyme questioned.

“She’s late. She died of leukaemia when I was Eight. She died ten years ago” Jimi said, shutting his eyes close.

“Am so sorry about that Jims” Elyme could see the pains in his eyes.

“This wing used to be her wing. The black marble tiles here used to be spotless white.
This painting you see used to be in white and not this dark colours they’ve turned into. This place used to be painted in white but dad changed the colours to dark colours two years after her demise. White used to be her best.”

“I miss her” Jimi said, touching his chest as though he could feel her there. Two fat tears rolled down Elyme’s cheeks.

“Before she died. She left a wish. She told my father to tell me on my seventeenth birthday it’s Violet I must marry”

“Violet? Is that a name? Who bears that?”Elyme asked, a deep groove formed between her eyebrows.

“she’s the girl my mother wants me to marry. We used to attend the same college together in Italy. I slept with her once and that was the day she got to know about the wish. A night before the day I was to come to Nigeria. She gave me something to always remember her with.”

“And what could that be if I may ask?” Elyme asked. Jimi shook his head and inhaled deeply.

“One of her undies”

The door twisted open. The duo turned to look at the figure that came in. it was Anita.

“Elyme, I have been looking everywhere for you. The party is over and its late already. May we get going?” Anita’s voice echoed from the door.

Jimi and Elyme sighed. They couldn’t believe they actually missed the party. No thanks to the vexatious Puriche.

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NAME: *******.
AGE: 23 years.
s*x: Female
PERSONALITY: Dangerous.
I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED THE MISSION. I HAVE MURDERED HER! TO HELL WITH HER. I AM GONNA MISS HER BUT SHE DESERVED TO DIE! SHE WAS ALWAYS GETTING EVERYTHING I EVER WANTED. NOW I HAVE KILLED HER LEAVING NO TRANCE LINKING TO ME.GOOD RIDDANCE TO BAD RUBBISH. A JOB WELDONE TO ME!.

She scribbled down some sentences into her diary and closed it. She thrusted a sharp knife into one of Dina’s pictures and tore it to pieces.

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“Austin chuks sir? He has been arrested for attempted murder. He was trying to strangle one Miss Cassandra. He also accused her of killing his sister. She was initially arrested but has been bailed out when we had no evidence. I can assure you sir that we will handle the case well. He will be charged to court tomorrow since the parents of the girl aren’t ready to let go of him or bring matters down. I will get back to you later sir, I need to notify his university’s senate that his academic affairs have been suspended till the court reaches a conclusion but it is sure he would not graduate
this year.” the DPO Spoke into the mouthpiece.
He was hinting his boss on Austin’s case. He signaled to the policeman to take Austin to his cell. The latter obeyed like a loyal dog and carried out the instruction.

“I swear on my mother’s grave, even if it will take the last blood in my body, I will avenge Dina’s death. Whoever killed her should be ready for the worse.” He assured himself with all the strength and determination he could gather as he buried his head down in the dark cell.