A FIGHT FOR YOU - CHAPTER 1&2

🧡Writer’s POV💛

The Achimugu’s are a very rich and happy family. Consisting of Samson Achimugu, the CEO of AUC International Company. A man in his late fifties who is successful and a husband and father. He is a man of discipline and at the same time loving

The second member of the family is Grace Achimugu, a beautiful woman in her mid forties. She’s the loving wife to Samson and the best mother in the world to her three children

The first child of the family is a handsome young man of twenty years -Anibe Achimugu. He is tall and is not as dark as his father, neither as fair as his mom. Very jovial and romantic, which is why he is usually tagged The Ladies Man.
Anibe is a playboy, a clubber and a lazy child. Quite the opposite of his father. Whenever you hear quarrels from their mansion, then Anibe and his father are at it

Let’s move to Unugwa Achimugu. A beautiful girl of eighteen years, tall and dark skinned like her father. She’s loving and kind, famous at school and among her peers. She has both her mother’s character and father’s character which makes her the sweetheart of the house

Now to the last member, Chubiyo Achimugu. He is the cutest thing you could ever imagine. A boy of six years, with cute kissable cheeks, curly hair and sweetest eyes ever. He is fair-skinned like his mom and hardly talks. He’s always seen moving around with his stuffed animal, a huge fluffy white rabbit

I hope you already know about these beautiful family, now let’s move to the actual story

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💛Unugwa💚

I sat on my bed with my phone in my hand, smiling over the video Natalie sent me. I then chatted her up and she replied immediately. I was surprised that she was online by 2am too. I guess birds of the same feather flock together

I heard my door knob creaking, my eyes widened. I immediately turned off my data connection, switched the phone off and kept it on my bedside table. Within five seconds I was already tucked under my blanket and my eyes were tightly shot.

The person entered and closed the door gently, then walked towards me. I opened my eyes and acted as if the person’s movement woke me up. I thought it would be my mom because she usually checks on us in the night, just in case we didn’t close the windows or maybe we left the light on, or maybe our blankets have fallen off our body. That’s what I tag the act of a sweet mother

Well, it wasn’t mom but my little brother Chubi. He was holding unto Mr Whyte, his bunny.

Me: Chubi, why are you awake by this time?

Chubi : sis, I had a nightmare
Me: awwn, come here

He must have come to my room because our rooms are just opposite each other
I carried him up and sat him beside me

Chubi : can you read me a story?
Me: uhh, I don’t have any stories
Chubi : then sing me a lullaby

I sighed
Me: I don’t know any
Chubi : what kind of a sister are you?

I chuckled
Me: lie down and close your eyes, I’ll tell you a story and you’ll have to imagine the characters

Chubi : okay sis

He laid down and I covered him, his bunny was in his arms

Me: once upon a time, there was a pretty little boy with a cute face and lovely eyes. One day, he went into the woods and took an apple that fell from it’s tree. Then the apple spoke to him and said “please don’t eat me, plant me whole and you’ll never be hungry again” . The little boy was surprised, he took the apple to his sick mother and when she took it from him, the apple repeated the same words. His mother then ordered him to go and plant the whole apple at the back of their old cottage. The little boy obeyed, despite the fact that he was hungry. The next morning, they woke up to see a big apple tree behind their house with large, red ripe apples hanging from its branches. The poor family were delighted and they ate from the tree and then began to sell the apples. The villagers all wanted to buy the apples from them because they were the biggest and most juicy apples ever seen. And after a little while, the boy and his mother made a fortune and they all lived happily ever after. The end

I looked at his face and he was already asleep, I kissed his chubby cheeks

Me: love you cutie

I laid my head on my pillow and slept off

Morning came few hours later, I woke up but didn’t see Chubi. Mom might have carried him

I yawned and stretched, today is really going to be fun. Natalie, Kira and I are going to select new members for this session’s cheer leading team.

I jumped down from the bed and did my morning exercise, I then went straight to my closet. I picked out the new clothes I bought during the weekend and kept them on the bed. I brought out my matching sneakers and dropped them on the floor
It’s a Monday morning and the first day of school for this session. I have to look my best

I took my shower, wore my clothes, styled my hair and took my school bag then went downstairs

My dad was already at the dinning table and Chubi was sitting opposite him. Mom was dishing the food out and a maid was standing behind her with a tray

Me: good morning daddy. Morning mom

Dad: Unugwa, how was your night?
Me: lovely dad

My name is funny right, well it’s an Igala name. From a tribe in Kogi State, Nigeria. My dad insisted we all bear our tribal names instead of English ones so that we would always remember our roots. My name Unugwa is actually a short form of Ojonugwa, which means God be praised. My friends here found it really hard to pronounce that long version, in fact when they gave it a try, it came out that they were pronouncing something else. So dad allowed me to short form it. That was when I was five years. I actually love the way they pronounce Unugwa. It’s really classic

I pecked my mom

Mom: sit and have your breakfast and stop pecking me like white kids do

I laughed and sat beside my little brother

Chubi : thanks for the story. I wish I could have a taste of the large apples the tree produced

Me: you listened till the end? I thought you slept off

Chubi : well I did, but I was still hearing your voice in my sleep

I smiled at him

Dad: where is Anibe?
Mom: still in bed

Me: so he even came home last night? I thought he wouldn’t come

Dad: and now he wants us to go and call him then beg him to eat right? Look, Gracious, don’t give him any food when this breakfast is over. If he wants to eat, he should wait till lunch or better still, go to a restaurant

Me : here he comes

We looked at the shirtless boy walking sluggishly towards us, his eyes were swollen meaning he didn’t have enough sleep.

Me: where is your shirt?

He looked at himself and sighed

Anibe : I thought I wore it

Chubi and I laughed

Dad: I regret naming you Anibe, because it’s obvious you don’t have sense at all, talk more of wisdom

(Anibe means one who has wisdom)

He sat down beside me and smiled. Mom dished his own food and we began to eat silently. Table manners are always observed when dad is at home but the day he’s out of town for business

Whoa, everybody party on the dinning table.
Lol

I checked my watch and it was already time for school

Me : I have to go now
I drank water, wiped my mouth with a napkin and stood up. Dad did the same and stood up

Dad: I’ll drop you off today. Your car is still at the mechanic

Me: okay sir
Mom: Chubi won’t be going to school today

Me: why?
Mom: he has to go and see the dentist

Chubi : the dentist is kind. I like her

Anibe : is she pretty?
I smacked him on the head

Me: face your food
Mom: don’t do that to him

Anibe gave me a mocking tongues out and I glared at him, mummy’s boy. Dad was already leaving the dinning room, I followed him immediately and he eventually dropped me to school

When I entered the lobby, I saw my friends standing in front of the lockers. Laura sighted me first

Laura: Unugwa!
They all looked back and ran to hug me. We even almost fell down. I laughed happily as I viewed their shining faces

Me: you girls look good
Marleen : you look gooder

We laughed
Kira: girl you need to check out Nate’s new haircut. He looks so good

Me: where is he?
Laura: volleyball court

They held my hand and pulled me along.

Nate is the school’s football captain. He’s really handsome and of course, every girls crush except me. Though he’s my friend but nothing more
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After few hours, school was already over. I strolled to the parking lot with my girls
We had a lot of fun today, and it’s even going to continue tomorrow.

Laura stopped at her car

Laura: bye girls. See you tomorrow

We hugged her tight then moved on while she drove away

Natalie : Marlyn, you’re driving me home. I don’t have a car anymore

Me: what happened?
Natalie: mom took over it cause hers broke down

Marlyn: it’s okay, I can drop you forever and ever

We laughed

I sighted Anibe’s car and sighed
Me: my brother is here, gotta go

Kira: oh, my regards to him please. Tell him Kira sends her greetings

Me: in your dreams

Kira’s crushing on him, wrong person to crush on

I bade them bye and walked to the car, I opened the door and sat in

Me: hey
Anibe : what’s up sis
Me: I’m good

I looked up at him and saw him wearing an earring
I laughed hysterically

Anibe : it’s not that bad

Me: no it’s not. I’m just imagining how bad your face would be when dad’s slap lands on you

Anibe : that old man is a thorn in my flesh
Me: no, you’re the thorn in his flesh

He chuckled and drove into the road
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It’s dinner time already and the food served has vegetables in it. I’ve been eating everything except for the vegetables. I’m just not a fan of veggies, my friends and I h@?? it

Mom: you’re not touching your vegetables

Me: mom, I h@?? it
Anibe : it’s actually delicious

Me: I don’t care

Dad: look at you, just because you have the privilege of being trained here. In Nigeria, we eat Eba and vegetable soup for dinner

Anibe: and it’s the best, especially the soup with smoked fish in it. Hum hum

Me: not cool to me

Dad: one of these days, I’ll order some fresh garri from home. So that we all will eat Eba

Mom laughed but I frowned

Anibe: this is the first time dad is at the table and we’re not observing table manners

Dad: it’s because I’m in a good mood tonight

Me: really, what’s the cause

Mom : your dad’s business is really increasing. Earlier today, he was called from the Philippines that the company over there has been ranked the most successful and fast growing venture

Me: whoaaaaaa. Perfect! Congrats daddy

Anibe : more money

Chubi : congratulations daddy

My dad smiled

Dad: and I’ve decided that we all should relocate to Cebu and take perfect care of the company.

My spoon dropped
Me: what???

They all looked at me

Me: The Philippines! Hell no! We can’t move there

Dad: and why?

Me: because… because.. we can’t leave USA . Dad please

Mom: he has already made up his mind

Dad: we’re leaving next week, I’ll buy the perfect house and find the perfect school for you and Chubi. And Anibe, try to transfer to any college of your choice in Cebu

My eyes turned teary, there’s no way I’m leaving the USA and then go to a place where I’ll be odd. I’ll be the only black girl there and what if I don’t even get any friends

Ugh I h@?? this
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💛Unugwa🧡

I gently folded my clothes into my travelling bag. I’ve tried to persuade dad to let us stay in LA but it didn’t even seem to make sense to him

I even tried going through mom but instead she encouraged me to just try and make myself comply with dad. My dad is a type of man that if he commands that they should be no movement in the house, even a insects won’t fly or crawl out that day

Yesterday, my friends and I tearfully parted. It wasn’t easy for them as it wasn’t for me. But we decided to group call every Saturday

My door creaked open and a handsome devil popped his head in. I looked at him and sighed

Me: what do you want?
Anibe: may I come in, though I’m a little bit in

Me: don’t come in
He chuckled and entered then sat on my bed

Anibe : so how far na?
Me: please I’m not in the mood

He shouted

Anibe: mood? Mood? Unugwa, you’ve started entering mood? God! I’m finished

I stared at him with cold eyes but suddenly started laughing because of the attitude he was pulling.
Whenever he’s with me, he’s always acting funny and local

But if he’s outside, he’s an African American. With the sweetest American accent ever

I sat beside him

Anibe: you should pack up the rest of your things
Me: I don’t wanna

Anibe: sis, you gotta. There ain’t no way dad is gonna change his mind over an eighteen year old girl’s disobedience and choice of location

Me: when did you become so meaningful

Anibe: just few minutes ago

I laughed
Me: but why do you wanna leave here too? Won’t you miss your girlfriends, and your life here?

Anibe: nah.. Filipino girls are so pretty

Me: but so emotional. Don’t break any lady’s heart
Anibe: yes ma’am I won’t break it too hard

I spanked him on the shoulder

Me: now help me pack up before dad gets back

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💛Writer’s POV🧡

Unugwa and her dad arrived at St Andrews High School. A private school and one of the best in Cebu.
She sighed as she stepped out of the car, the environment was so strange to her. Afar off, she could see some students in ox blood uniforms and it felt awkward

She followed her dad and they entered the administrative block. They got to the principal’s office and he happily enrolled Unugwa. A teacher came and led her to her class

The teacher entered first and she waited outside anxiously

Students: good morning ma’am

Teacher: morning students. How are you all

Students: fine ma’am

Teacher: all right. We have a new student this morning

The students began to side-talk excitedly. Some said they were expecting a new member to the class. The girls hoped it would be a girl and the boys hoped it would be a boy. It’s was just a typical classroom like any other class in the world

Teacher: come on inside

Unugwa nervously stepped in. All the excitement of the students died down and the class became as quiet as a graveyard

They each were expecting a white Filipino person but the exact opposite stepped in

Teacher: introduce yourself my dear

Unugwa: uhh, my name is Unugwa Achimugu. I’m eighteen years old

Student: you must be an American. Your accent is so American

She cracked a little

Teacher: you can sit on any of the empty chairs

She sighted one on the second row, beside the girl that talked about her accent. She then braced up and sat beside her and the girl gave her a smile

The teacher began to teach and I can say that even a word didn’t penetrate Unugwa’s skull. All that surrounded her was a feeling of awkwardness and imbalance. She kept saying to herself that she wouldn’t fit in

Another teacher entered the class and demanded that Unugwa should follow him immediately. She obediently followed him out and just as she stepped out, the gossip began

👩‍🦰 OMG a black person.
👱‍♂ it’s my first time seeing one in person apart from the movies

👩‍🦰I think she’s pretty 😎

👩‍🦰did you see her wrist watch?
👩‍🦰she’s a classy girl

👱‍♂and she’s shy
👱‍♂I like her

They were all saying these randomly and the class was getting noisy. A girl was sitting at the front row, on the last column and she was trying to read a book but the class was too noisy for her. She banged her hands on the table

Agnes: keep quiet idiots! Why do you always have to show your locality? What’s so special about a black person that you all are disturbing me!!

Everyone kept quiet and stared at their front. Agnes was the richest and meanest person in class. Everything seemed to irritate her and she was just too fast to anger
No one wanted to get on her bad side because she was capable of doing things beyond their imaginations

💛Unugwa🧡

He led me to the principal’s office and left

Principal : hello dear

Me: hello sir
Principal : please sit

I sat down

Principal : how do you like our school?

Me: well, it seems quite interesting

Principal : our school is actually the best in this side of the country and I’ll like to let you know that we offer the best. If you’re not comfortable with anything or anyone, tell me and I’ll take care of it

I smiled
Me: thanks sir

He handed me a card
Principal : this is for coming to our school. It’s a freedom card, you can do anything you want to and you won’t be penalized for a month

Me: wow, thank you so much

Principal : you may go back to class

I smiled and left, I sighed as I reached the class. I entered the quiet class and every eyes were on me, except a girl in front. I passed beside her and sat down on my chair

No teacher
No talking

Is this how this school is? Awfully quiet and highly disciplined? In LA, as soon as the teacher steps out, we turn the class upside down

The girl beside me turned to me
Girl: hello black girl
Me: hello white girl
Girl: haha, I’m Loretta
Me: it’s nice to meet you

Girl: wait, what’s that in your hand?

I lifted the card
Me: this?

Girl: oh my God! This is the freedom card!

The class all faced me and began to wow

👱‍♂ hey black girl, are you that rich?

👩‍🦰 I guess Agnes isn’t the only girl in the history of the school to get a freedom card

👩‍🦰 you broke that record. Congrats
👱‍♂you must be really rich?

I didn’t get any of the things they were saying. The more they talked, the more they confused me

Me: what’s so important about the card?

Loretta : it’s issued to the richest and most important student. It enables them to do anything they wanna do for a period of time

Female student : yeah, and the longer the time, the richness of the student

Me: mine is one month

Students: what???

My eyes widened, they were all looking stunned

Loretta : that’s the longest time ever. It’s usually a week or two. Yours is four weeks

Male students : which means you’re richer than Andy, Daniel and Agnes

Loretta : wow, you’re richer than Agnes

The girl at the front scoffed, stood up, carried her book and left the class
The students began to laugh

Male student : crazy

A teacher entered the class and they greeted

Teacher: it’s biology time

The students began to bring out their textbooks, I recognize them from the one dad got for me this morning. I opened my bag and brought it out.

The class was actually fun and I began to like the students

🧡Daniel💛

I stepped down from the boxing ring and walked to the table, I removed my gloves and took a bottle of water to drink. My manager walked through the door and was surprised to see me

Mr Monteiro : Daniel… What are you doing here? Aren’t you supposed to be in school by now?

I sat on a stool
Me: yeah, but I’m not going this week

Mr Monteiro: and why is that?

Me: I don’t want to see someone

Mr Monteiro : you’re still at beef with Andrew aren’t you?

I stood up and looked at him

Me: let’s not talk about this

Mr Monteiro : Daniel you have to take your studies serious. You’re in your final year in highschool

Me: I know that manager. But remember you’re supposed to manage me in the gym and not in academics

I walked away and went to the shower room, after my shower I wore my clothes and went home

I entered the living room and saw my dad sitting alone. It’s the first time I’m seeing him in the sitting room, doing nothing important

Me: dad

Dad: Daniel, you’re back
Me: yes dad

Dad: sit…
I sat down

Dad: I’ve been waiting for you. You’ll have to resume school tomorrow

Me: but dad, I thought we talked about this. I said I wasn’t going to go to school yet and you agreed

Me: yes I know. But I want you to go to school. You’ve been at the gym almost everyday during the holidays, it’s school time now. Go to school

I sighed and stood up then picked my bag up

Me: okay dad. I’m going up

I went upstairs to my room and arranged my uniform. I remembered Agnes

Me: uhhh she’s gonna be a thorn in my flesh again

I really dislike that girl

💛Andrew🧡

I saw beautiful butterflies hanging on a flower, I bent down and took a picture of it. I wanted to take another picture but it flew away

Mom: Andy!!

Me: ugh mom, you made my butterfly fly

Mom: Andy, what are you doing at home?

Me: nothing
I stood up and walked into the house from the garden

Mom: tomorrow you’re going to school

Me: mom, I don’t wanna. Just one week home please

She shook her head
I sighed and entered the kitchen then opened the fridge. I picked out my favorite drink and headed to my room

Me: school tomorrow? Gonna be boring as usual

I opened the drink and sat on my bed
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Morning!
I wore my dark red suit and tightened my white tie, I checked my white shoes to check if it hard any unwanted stain

None

I took my bag and hanged it on one shoulder. I headed out of the room but I came back and took my camera. I cannot do without it

I left the house, my parents should be in the office already. I entered my car and drove off to school. I checked the environment and sighed, if I had my way I would skip school

I came out and headed straight into the main building. Some students were staring and smiling at me, I knew they all wanted to say hi but I wasn’t smiling. Which means I’m not in a good mood

I entered the hallway that led to our class, I saw the last person I wanted to see- Daniel. He saw me and looked away, I too looked away and walked beside him like he didn’t even exist

But I’m thinking I should do something bad to him this semester, as a pay back for what he did last semester. I entered the class and sat down

Me: ugh.. I h@?? this school
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