Little Lucy - S02 E24

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Little Lucy - S02 E24

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” I AM A LESBIAN!”

That was what Collette said.

I AM A LESBIAN.

The words echoed in my head until I thought I was going to go nut.

I saw mom stiffened in the screen and so did Benjamin.

The room became filled with an awkward silence that was as suffocating as a confined space.

Collette took in a deep breath and began speaking. ” I know you have questions but save it, ma’am. I don’t intend to go into details. I just want you to know the truth.”

We waited, our breath held and stiff in our lungs.

Collette balled her hands in fists and she began talking. ” I stole Lucy’s kiss on her very first day at school. I did it to get back on someone I once loved with all my heart. I realized my mistake kissing Lucy and I avoided her but overtime, she grew attached to me and we eventually became lovers.”

It took a lot from me to look at my mom. She wasn’t looking at me, her eyes were on Collette and it was shocking to see how calm she was towards Collette’s confession.

” We would have kept being lovers if you hadn’t showed up announcing your marriage to my ex-dad,” Collette said quietly. ” When I got to know about the marriage, I resolved within myself to end my relationship with Lucy. However, it only got complicated when I arrived in Lagos. Chole found out about our secret and she tried talking Lucy out of our relationship. We both took it the wrong way. Lucy couldn’t stand the pressure and she ran out of the house. Ma’am, Lucy was raped last night.”

Chole closed her eyes and covered her face.

Benjamin’s voice boomed from the screen. ” WHAT? RAPED? HOW?”

Collette licked her dried lips and looked away. ” Some hoodlums happen to kidnap her and she got raped. We found Lucy and rushed her to the hospital. Fortunately, she contracted no disease but she’s damaged inside. She’ll be okay, ma’am.”

Mom wasn’t saying anything. Her face was kept straight that I thought she was a statue.

Collette continued. ” The thing is, ma’am, I hold myself hundred percent responsible for everything Lucy’s gone through. I know you trusted me to take care of your daughter. I did my best but I also made her rotten. I don’t want her to end up like me. That’s why I’m going to ask you to please change Lucy’s school.”

I nearly started out of my seat. My eyes grew wider. ” Collette….”

” Don’t say anything,” Collette waved me shut, then she returned back to the screen. ” It’s the best for Lucy, ma’am. Q.A is a good school but it’s corrupt. An all girls school is a training ground for lesbians. Lucy’s one of us but she can change. I’d advise you change her school and enroll her in a mixed school.”

Mom and Benjamin watched her in silence as she bowed her head. ” Please ma’am, forgive me. I’m sorry for being such a bad sister to Lucy. I’m sorry I destroyed your happiness. I don’t deserve anything better but still, I want the best for Lucy. It’s about time we out everything to an end. I’m ready to start afresh. Lucy should too.”

Then collect raised her head and faced the screen. ” Once again, ma’am, forgive me. I’ll be leaving tomorrow. I’m going to miss Lucy Soo much but that’s the only way she can be free. As long as I’m around her, she’d never change. A mixed school would do her right. I pray she gets over me and find a life of her own.”

And Collette walked away towards the stairs up to my room.

We heard her close my bedroom door shut, leaving us behind to face our parents.

I met my mom glaring at me.

I gulped, unable to say a thing. Then mom stood up and swept away, her back stiff from anger.

I heard her talking furiously. ” We’re leaving for home, now!”

Benjamin leaned forward towards the screen. ” Hang in there, girls. We’ll be home anytime soon.”

And he ended the call.

The screen went blank. Charlotte and I exchanged looks. Our minds rang with the same question.

Why did Collette did that?!

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Collette stood by the window, her novel in her hand, her face staring out of the window.

I watched her from the doorway, a tight feeling in my chest.

She was dressed in black and it was uncanny to see her in colour. She was always wearing colourful clothes but not today.

She still looked lovely even with the black outfit.

” Why did you do that?” I asked.

She didn’t turn around. ” It’s for the best, Lucy.”

” I don’t want to leave you, Chi-Chi,” I said, quietly. I could’ve gone to her but I was angry and sad at the same time. ” I don’t want to leave Q.A either. I have plans…”

” You want to become student council president, don’t you?” Collette interrupted.

I surprised. ” Yes, how did you…”

” I knew right from the moment you and I got attached to each other, Lucy,” Collette said. ” You always look up to me. Despite all my flaws and mistakes, your desire was to be like me.”

She was right but how she’d guessed my thoughts correctly spooked me.

” Lucy,” Collette ran her hands over the cover of her novel. ” I want you to be better. I’m rotten, I’m used up, I’m selfish and undeserving of love. You’re nothing like that. You’re special. It’d break my heart to see you end up like me. That’s why I’m letting you go.”

” You’re letting me go by asking my mom to switch schools?” I cried. ” I hate switching schools. It takes me time to adapt. I’ve come to accept QA as the school I wish to graduate from.”

Collette turned around and our eyes met. Looking into those eyes brought out goose bumps. She always has her charm and I just can’t stop myself from getting caught up in her spell.

” I understand, Lucy,” she said, Lowering her eyelids. ” I also hate loosing you.”

I waited, certain she had more to say to me.

Her eyes then went sad. ” I hate loosing you, Lucy. But I have to let you go.”

” Why?” I raised my hands in the air. ” Because we’re lesbians?”

” No,” she walked towards me. ” Because I’m a lesbian.”

My heavy eyes surveyed her. She was now close to me and I could smell her shampoo.

” Collette,” I said quietly. ” I was saving my Virginity for you.”

Collette bite her lips. ” I know.”

” And those dogs,” I looked away, my eyes pooling with tears. ” Those dirty dogs stole it away from me. I wanted you to have it, Chi-Chi. You’re the only person that’s ever made me happy. And now you’re leaving me for an entirely different school. How else do you want me to cope? I’m a rape victim…I…I don’t know what to do anymore. How else do you expect me to change when all a man ever did to me was brutalize me off my Virginity? I hate men now. I hate the world of men. I don’t care what happens anymore. I’m not willing to accept anyone else. I want you. If being gay is a sin then being a rape victim made me worse. I can’t bear to see you leave me, Chi-Chi. I love you. I love you Soo much. You can never imagine how it bleeds my heart to see those men take what I’ve been saving for you. Now I…I can’t stand the sight of men. I’d rather be a Lesbian!”

Before I knew it, Collette leaned forward and wrapped her arms around me, hugging me tight to her body.

We remained like that for a very long time.

Collette kissed my forehead and stroked my hair as she gazed into my eyes. ” Lucy, heaven knows how much you mean the world to me. Your ràpe incident tore me apart. I wanted you to save your Virginity for your husband. That’s why I refused to take it. I understand you, Lucy. I understand if you choose to hate men for the rest of your life. Not all men are monsters but that’s left for you to find out for yourself. That’s why you should get enrolled in a mixed school. No one can change you but yourself, my pet. I want what’s best for you. Q.A would only destroy you. You deserve better. No matter what happens, no matter how far we are From each other, I’ll never forget you. You’ll remain in my heart forever.”

I held her tight and cried. She held me close wiping my tears with her fingers.

” Pretty girls don’t cry, Lucy,” she said softly.

I shut my eyes, burying my face into her chest. ” Let me cry, Chi-Chi. I’m not a pretty girl anymore.”

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The next day…..

Damian had come repeatedly to ask about me but Charlotte had told him I was fine and needed not to be disturbed.

I would’ve gone down to his house and say hi but I wasn’t in the bloody mood.

I was moody because mom and dad were coming home today and Collette was leaving early this morning.

We had all boarded Charlotte’s Range Rover and drove to the bus station where Collette would take the bus back to Enugu state.

During the ride, no one said anything to each other. We were all quiet, our minds busy with thoughts.

Last night, Collette and Charlotte had a serious talk in the kitchen.

I was in my room coolval stories but I overheard everything they said.

It ended with Charlotte asking Collette for forgiveness. I don’t know what happened next but I heard Collette saying:

” It’s okay. Stand up, Chole.”

That was last night.

Collette didn’t share the bed with me either. She slept in the living room and it crossed my mind she wasn’t giving me the chance to be aroused if we did happen to share the same bed.

It broke my heart to see Collette go. I knew this would be the very last time I was ever going to see her.

Once mom flies back to the country, I’m going to switch schools. That’s for sure.

” Well, this is it,” Collette said quietly, staring down at me as we waited for the bus to load up with the passengers. ” I guess this is goodbye, Lucy.”

Charlotte was waiting for me at the parking lot. She stared at the two of us from her windscreen, her eyes heavy and expressionless.

” Yes,” I was staring at her feet. ” Will you come visiting again?”

Collette shook her head. ” I’m sorry, Lucy. I’m not coming here ever again.”

” What if I come pay you a visit?”

” Your mom won’t allow it.”

She struck a point there. Mom would never let me go visit Collette. The reality of not seeing her again struck me badly.

I moved a step towards her. ” I’ll miss you, Collette.”

Collette smiled. It was the most beautiful smile I’ve ever seen from her. ” I’ll miss you more, my little Lucy.”

I had no idea when I grabbed her and wrapped my arms around her shoulder.

She didn’t stop me. She allowed me to hug her for as long as I wanted.

Her shampoo reached my nostrils and I took my time to inhale her scent, her perfume, her heat and warmth.

For the very last time.

The bus began to fill up.

” I really must go, Lucy,” Collette said, gently pulling away from my hug.

” I’ll call you.”

” It’s alright,” she stroked my hair. ” The chess tournament would be on live TV next year. You can watch me win.”

” I Know you’ll win,” I squeezed her hands. ” I believe in you.”

Collette began to move away. ” Don’t forget to always study. Remember your training.”

I said I’ll remember.

Just as she was about boarding the bus, I ran up to her and held her arm.

” Umm… Collette, there’s something I want to tell you.”

She watched me amusingly. ” You’re gonna be fast about that, Lucy. The bus is nearly full. I need to grab my seat before someone else occupies it.”

I licked my dried lips. This was difficult for me but I was going to say it.

” It’s about Sharon, Collette.”

Collette’s eyes went icecold. ” What about Sharon?”

My mind worked fast. If I wasn’t going to go back to QA, I might as well let Collette know about Bobby.

A bunch of Cultists in an all girls school is risky. I wouldn’t want anyone getting hurt.

And so I told her. ” Sharon has a boyfriend in school.”

Collette stared at me, her face suddenly changed into a mask of fury and rage.

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To Be Continued….