Must Read: INTERMISSION (The Love) - Season 2 - Episode 6

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Must Read: INTERMISSION (The Love) - Season 2 - Episode 6

I even wondered by myself how Evelyn who always read me like an open book could not notice anything about me

ME: that means that you could not know everything about a person. You cannot even know everything about yourself because what you do sometimes will took you by surprise **i said with smile**


EVELYN: we actually have many things in common if not everything. But i heard you say something about family problem, can you tell me about it?

I didn’t know why i even tell her about my family challenges when i know that she will keep everything she heard that will be of interest to her in her memory. I don’t know either to tell her because i am not the type that will tell friends about their family problems no matter how heavy the problem might be and i will not even talk about it with my family member outside our home because people eavesdrop what you may be talking and this is an era where people could publish anything that would not even be of benefit to them


ME: you won’t understand


EVELYN: i will understand and mark my words; nobody will hear it from me no matter what happen

ME: it started so many years ago, when i was still a kid, 4years old to be precise. I have a senior sister; she was two years older than me. As kids, we will engage in some play which will sometime lead to a serious fight between us. My father was never around; he was always on one trip or the other and only return during the weekend and sometime will not even return. Every time i fought with my sister, i always come up on top. This kept on happening but nothing more than that but it got to a point that my father will be backing her and punishing me every time we have a misunderstanding even if she was the one at fault. She was a chronic problem type and will quarrel over a little thing ranging from the remote to toys. I was the silent type from my childhood time; i hardly talk that even raised concern in the family. I have to undergo many tests but all result says that i was alright. And i never find trouble and will quarrel whenever someone has pushed me beyond the wall. But i was surprised when my father changed suddenly, he began to show love and attention to my sister without even noticing that i existed. It surprised my mother that she will be the only one who cared about me because my sister also hated me for not just reason and will kept on mocking me. That led to my dad punishing me at any slightest thing that i do **i was controlling the tears that was forming in my ear**


EVELYN: and what brought about you been here while your siblings are in another country.

ME: it was one day, my sister insisted that she take my meat while we were eating, i was surprised why she will demand that when she has a lot in her plate. I didn’t take it serious as i continued with my food without replying her. I was too engrossed with my food that i didn’t know when she wetted me with the whole content of the stew on the table. I have no choice as i jumped on her and gave her the beating of her life. She was badly injured from the beating. My father wanted to punish me but i locked myself in my room for the rest of the day. The following day, i was surprised when my father told me to prepare to travel back home and stay with my uncle. My mother tried everything to make him change his mind but he was adamant.


EVELYN: i could feel your pain. Now i understand why you couldn’t tell me about them. Don’t worry, it will be okay, i will do anything to make you happy. And i will try to tell my dad about it so that he could talk to your father


ME:**surprised**do you know my dad?
I didn’t know that she knew my father neither do i know that my father and her father have been friend with her father. But since they were friends, why doesn’t my father tell him about me or was he guilty about what he has done? Anyway, that could not change anything, i love those who love me and hate those who hate me not excluding him. Now that i have gone through different problems, there is no need to have human conscience again



EVELYN: he has been a very good friend to my dad, and also a family friend since i was kid. He equally helped my dad with finance during his election. He was very cool and gentle; he always buys me beautiful toys whenever he will be visiting. He actually liked children and i wonder what brought about his attitude toward you his own first son. But don’t worry, i will do my best



ME: no, thank you. I don’t want you to tell your father about me and i don’t want you to tell him anything either



EVELYN: why? **surprised**



ME: i don’t want to have anything to do with him again. He never cared about me, never send me any money for my upkeep and will never call to ask of me except for scolding and giving orders. I don’t have anything to do with his so called wealth. I am going to hustle for my own money **i said with all seriousness**



EVELYN: but you need him to help you with finance in order to get to wherever you want


ME: i don’t need his goddamn money; i will get mine without him or his money, i am going to surprise him, i am going to prove to him that i never needed him and will never do **i fumed**


EVELYN: you have to change your decision Ben. He loves you and has a reason for doing everything he does


ME: do you know how it felt to be abandoned by your own father? Never seen your siblings?

EVELYN: i understand but you still have to let go, you just can’t keep on hating your dad

ME: please this is the last time we will talk about this and don’t bring the topic up again **i angrily shouted at her**