THE ILLITERATE BABYSITTER - CHAPTER 27&28
*Chapter 27 and 28*
[ I miss you ]
“The big one or small, it’s all in your hands, pick one”she said.
“For this small one, you go dey pay me?”June asked.
“I bought you already”she said.
“But e still dey do me like say you wan play me 419, how you go wan give me million, house, car, come still send me go school”
“Maybe you still don’t know why I’m doing this”she stood up, June’s eyes kept following every of her move.
“My son is in the stage he is supposed to be, like loving someone, dating and many more but he chose the wrong person, you”she said and it hit June immediately. Now she understands, she wants to send her away from her son.
‘ if I gree to stay for here with Zavier, she fit sell me for another person or do something way bad, if I commot for here go my country and I no see all the thing way she promise, I fit still work na, if I come see everything way she promise, e go better for me ‘ June thought.
“I’m not giving you time to think it over, it’s now”she sat down.
“You promise say you go do everything way you talk?”June asked.
“Trust me”she said.
“I pick the big one”June said and a smile creep on Ma Angel’s face.
“Your phone”she said and June brought it out, handing it to her.
“I would be really happy if you become someone better and get a man of your class”she said and June nodded.
“Come with me”she stood up.
“I dey go now?”June asked as she followed.
“Off course”she said.
They got out. A car was already waiting.
“You’ll meet someone once you get off the plane. She’d be taking you to your new home. I hope we meet again”she said and June got in while she walked back in.
**
Xavier dialed June’s line again but it keeps disconnecting.
“What the hell happened?, It has been three hours since she left”he muttered.
He dialed his driver’s line but he’s not picking.
“d@mn!”
“Son!”
“Mom!”Xavier stood up as Ma Angel walked got to him.
“Where’s June?”he asked as his eyes searched for her.
“Will be in Nigeria in few hours”she sat down. He thought for sometime to get what she just said but he couldn’t so he sat beside her.
“What do you mean?”
“You didn’t tell me you started liking someone”she said.
“Mom….”
“I found out but wouldn’t accept it”she said and he stood up.
“Don’t tell me you sent her away?”
“She chooses to leave”she said.
“She wouldn’t….no….. she wouldn’t…..”he kept shaking his head.
“It’s for the best…..”Ma Angel tried holding him but he kept moving back
“No no, it’s not possible!”he said.
“She’s five years older than you! What the hell are you thinking! Or you think cause your heart started beating, you think you’re doing the right thing!”she said.
“I love her!”
“Shut it! What the hell do you know about love??? Does she even feel same????”
“Doesn’t matter mom, you either bring her back or lose me!”he began walking upstairs.
“Wow! I was expecting that. Think about it, I gave her two options. She staying with you as a babysitter forever or leaving for her county with a million dollar, a mansion, a car and I’d pay for a year for her to learn how to speak!”she said and he stopped walking.
“I’m not that wicked”she added and he scoffed before turning to face her.
“You aren’t wicked? You should have given her all that in America not her country. Listen mom, I’m madly in love with her, I don’t care where she is, just know this. I lose her you lose me”he said and continue walking.
“You don’t tell me what to do! I did it all for your sake!!!!!!!”she shouted but he was already out of sight.
**
*NEXT DAY
Xavier came downstairs and walked to the dinning. Trying not to feel June’s absence but he couldn’t.
“I must admit I miss her”he muttered as he turned to the living room but he just imagine her sitting there with a serious face as she watches a movie. He shaked it off and began walking out.
He’s obviously skipping classes today. His phone is switched off already.
He changed his mind and went to her room instead. Immediately he got in, he fell on her bed, eyes close as he hugged the pillow.
“I didn’t even get to hug you so close”he muffled as tears began dropping on the pillow. He’s even crying without knowing.
“What did you do to me! This is crazy!”he stood up but fell on the bed again. “It hurts!”.
**
It took fourteen hours for her to get to Nigeria. The plane landed. Just as Ma Angel said, a lady was waiting for her.
“You’re just as she described, I’m Grace”the lady said and she nodded.
“Oh, forgot this part, I come pick you”she said and began walking while June followed. There’s nothing with her, just she and her cross bag.
They got into a car and it drove off. It took some hours till they got to the mansion Ma Angel promised.
“Na here you go dey stay from now”Grace said as they came down.
June’s eyes was on the mansion. Just the same way she behaved when they got to Xavier’s island.
“No worry, with time everything go master you”Grace said as they got in.
“Let’s talk!”they sat down.
“You’re happy or sad?”Grace asked.
“Two of them”she said and Grace chuckled.
“You made the right choice, if you had agree to stay, then Xavier would be the one leaving”Grace said.
“Don’t worry, I go dey here with you for sometime so you’ll get to know everything and the car you got in na your own, I go dey teach you and finally the money way she promise you, dey save. I’ll be in the kitchen”Grace said and walked away.
June sat there as she kept scanning everywhere.
She opened her bag, the first thing she saw was a photo of she and Xavier. They took it the night they had a walk. Next is Finch contact. He gave her long time ago, in case there’s an emergency and she lost her phone and lastly, it’s Mimi’s hairband she used on the dinning Finch invited them to.
She sighed and dropped them back before closing the bag.
“I miss all of una”she muttered and rest her back, closing her eyes as she slept off.
She didn’t even had a nap on the plane cause she was scared.
**
“Hey Finch!”Gold sat beside him and he looked at her but looked away.
“Everything okay?”she asked but he said nothing.
“Should I leave?”she asked but he still said nothing so she kept quiet as she stared at him.
“Your stares could wake a dead person”he muttered and she looked away.
“Mom misses you”he said and she faced him again.
“She said you haven’t called and when she does you don’t pick”he said.
“Just got tired of pretending”she muttered looking away.
“Pretending? I don’t get”he said.
“I only got close to your mom cause I like you. I told my mom about it, so she took me along that day, but seems you really don’t like me”she muttered.
“Who said that?”he said and she raised her head to look at him.
“Uhn?”
“Maybe you just conclude that”he said.
“I don’t mean as a friend”she said and he nodded.
“I know, maybe you should keep trying, I might like you”he said and she smiled.
“Really?”
“I take back my…..”
“No no no”she said and he smiled, but it went back as it came.
“Wanna eat with me?”she asked and he looked at her.
“I didn’t know you’ll be hear, I do come here more often so I’m always with food and snacks in case I’m bored”she said and he chuckled.
“You look cute”he said taking the snacks from her.
“Hmm?”
“I take back….”
“Thanks”she cut in, blushing.
“You should eat”he said as he chewed.
**
* CAFETERIA
Mimi and Noah are the only ones since Xavier is absence.
“I keep calling June but it keeps getting disconnected”Mimi groaned.
“Same with Xavier”Noah said.
“You think something is wrong?”she asked.
“Maybe he went to the hospital, but switching off his phone….”he trailed.
“Let’s go see them”she said and began eating.
“About our upcoming exam…..”
“What about it?”she asked.
“Can we….study…. together?”he shuttered.
“My gotten boyfriend wants my help”she said and he chuckled.
“You’re not gonna reject being my boyfriend?”she smiled and he smiled.
“Not at all girlfriend, I won’t reject nor deny you”he smiled.
“I’m not helping”she snapped.
“Come on”
“No!”
“I’ll get you anything you want”he said.
“Why don’t it be, you did do anything I want”she smirked.
“Deal”
“Deal boyfriend”she smirked.
**
Xavier eventually slept in June’s room and he’s just waking up.
“Where’s he?”Noah asked a maid.
“Upstairs”
Just as Noah and Mimi were about heading up, Xavier showed up.
“Can you send a message if you know you won’t attend class, I was worried!”Noah said.
“We were”Mimi said but Xavier walked past them.
“Where’s June?!”
“Gone”he muttered.
“Dead?”both screamed.
“Mom sent her”Xavier said.
“Oh….”
“I’m getting nothing”Mimi said.
“Mom found out that I like her so she sent her back to Nigeria”he said.
“Like June left? I’m not gonna see her??”Mimi said.
“You heard”
“Our friendship just started, we were just getting close,we were supposed to be Live on TikTok!”Mimi muttered.
“I miss her more but can’t do a thing”Xavier muttered.
“I have an idea”Mimi said.
“What’s it?”
“Maybe after our exam and then we get to have a vacation, then we can pay her a visit, we’ll lie to our parents it’s a friendship Vacation”Mimi said.
“Perfect!”Noah said.
“We don’t even have her contact, we don’t know where she stays”Xavier said.
“We’ll ask people”Mimi said.
“It’s a country not a village”Xavier said.
“Oh! I forgot”she muttered.
“Why don’t you sneak in your mom’s place, there might be something connected to her”Noah said.
“Amazing”
“But it’s after our exam”Mimi said.
“I miss her so badly”Xavier muttered.
“I don’t wanna fall in love this much”Mimi groaned.
“Me neither”
“Don’t worry, love isn’t for you”Mimi scoffed and he frowned.
“Can you both just stop this lovey-dovey stuff”Xavier groaned.
“You need to learn about love Xavier, I’m hungry”Mimi stood up.
“But we ate before coming”Noah said.
“I used it on our last class, need to eat to have strength so I’d go home”she said as she walked to the dinning.
“Are you gonna keep being like this?”Noah groaned as he stared at Xavier who kept grumbling.
“Yes”
“I’m not in, I think I’m hungry!”Noah stood up and walked away.
Xavier brought out the photo he had with June the night they had a walk. He stared at it and smiled.
“I miss you badly, what did you do to me”he muttered.
TBC