THE UNTAINTED
Chapter 19
Rihannat felt overwhelmed. Folakemi's parent too have been telling her the same thing since yesterday."take here as your second home".
"Thank you for being our sister's friend even though your lifestyle is different from hers." She heard the two brothers say.
"No. No. No. Folakemi is a good girl. She is just hidding her inner self. She may go out with those people but her life is not as bad as their. It's like she's just looking for a way to let out steam." Rihannat said, her hand outstretched to have some sliced apples from the plate in front of her.
Rihannat.... thank you, I don't know if you are just trying to defend me or you're saying it from your heart, it means alot to me. I really need to do something right now! Please forgive me and accept me to become your friend formally and properly after this. Folakemi voice interrupted her. Her hand beat Rihannat's to the plate. She took the plate and threw it away.
Rihannat was taken aback. What happened? She asked folakemi but folakemi gaze was elsewhere.
Her brothers were baffled. What happened? Olalekan asked with anger simmering in his voice.
Oladeji had a grasp of what was going on immediately he saw what his sister did because her eyes held no hostility towards Rihannat definitively something is wrong with the fruits.
You lost the right to that the mome.....
She cuts olalekan off " fine, then allow me this!"
Without waiting she walk towards her friends. Slap! Slap! Slap! Three consecutive slaps landed on bolatito. Folakemi dragged a chair and slammed it on her.
"How dare you?" "How dare you ?" she thundered repeatedly as she points at her. How dare you disrespect my family guest and do such a dangerous thing in my house. And to someone of mine? Someone l invited? Are you tired of living?
Everywhere was silent. Her two brothers were surprised. Even her friends were shocked at her outbursts. They scampered away from bola who was taking the beating from her. Folakemi was in fury.
Her two brother ran to her and held her raised hand her. Oladeji hugged her, she kept hitting him but still he didn't let her go.
"Call the police."He ordered one of their staffs as he carried her away. Olalekan took Rihannat away from the scene and followed oladeji. The securities surrounded bola and her group. No one is allowed to leave.
The police arrived some minutes later and took the trashing bola and her accomplice to the station. They were told to call their parents and also their school authorities will be involved. This got bola calmed immediately. The lady who rejected and opposed biola was telling the girls to inform the police she wasn't among but they all turned deaf ears as if they didn't hear her.
"Is this who you really are? You all are not friends at all. I am just knowing how wicked and inhumane the people I called friends can be today. If God can save me today pls count me out of your cycle. You people are not worthy of being called friends." The poor girl lamented and dial her father's number. Well each one of them is from wealthy family too.
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Are you okay? Olalekan asked the shaking Rihannat.
I....l..am fine. She told him.
Sorry Rihannat I was gone for too long so....Folakemi voice out only for her father to slap her.
*Slap.* The strength in the slap showed how furious he is.
Will you shut up your mouth!!! He roared.
You were gone for too long?!!! Do you know what would have happened if the serving girl did not come to tell you? Mr Mustopha, their father thundered again. He continued..
"Do you know what would have happened if that girl did not come to you and confess out of fear and guilty conscience?"
"If that girl kept quiet, you know what would have happened to this poor soul here?" Mr mustopha said pointing to Rihannat.
She came here in assurance of safety from us, knowing it's your family here but your so called friends almost turned my building into something else. How dare they spike a drink of my daughter with aphrodisiac?, How did they get the drug self? He lamented. Rihannat is not just a visitor in this house anymore, she is now part of this family folakemi!!! His voice raised again.
I have told you those girls are not good people. They are spoilt rotten but you won't listen. You will always crawl back to them whenever we send them away from this house. And they... they are also shameless that they keep coming back here after all those embarrassing moments they passed through here. Mr Mustopha shouted, his breathing coming out in short pants.
Now listen young lady. Starting from today.... l don't want to see you with those kids again. Not in the school, not in this house, not anywhere! Do you hear me, l will have people watching you. And don't you dare defy me. If you do l will disown you. I mean it. He gave his order and walk to Rihannat.
"Father....l am so... " folakemi tried tried to say but her father walked passed her without answering. She lowered her head. She can't even say another word because she feels so guilty, heavy hearted and shameful.
"Ree....? "A short name Mr mustopha and his wife gave Rihannat.
Rihannat jerked up her head to look at the man. Her mind seems far away from there. She saw him looking at her apologetically.
Rihannat tried to forced a smile but it's not working so she looked down.
Sorry my dear, Alhamdulillah that nothing goes wrong. Your lord saved you because you are a pure soul. They tried to taint your soul like theirs but Allah saved you. And He will keep saving you my daughter.
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Hmm...Choose friends wisely.
@Olukoya zainab