Chapter 2 No.2

It's 12 already. I have to be at ceddi by 1 and here I am still in my pajamas

sleeping off the day.

I look at my phone to see texts from my mom.

'Haula are you there?'

'What time are you performing?'

'Haula!'

'Are you still sleeping?'

'Haula I swear to God if you're still sleeping I'll come back home and pour

water on you.'

The last text catchs my eye. Funny, like how will she know if I'm still

sleeping? it's not like she can see me, but I better get ready.

I take my bath and put on a high waist jean and a top with my jacket on my arm

as I'm ready to go, before I decide to text my mom or at least lie to her.

'Yes mom I'm there already.'

Don't blame me, I didn't plan to sleep off.

I go by the junction of the street and take a cab to ceddi. I know you are quite

expecting me to say I took my car out of the garage, well no. Here in Nigeria,

majority of the teens here don't own cars except they're rich or their parents

decide to give them one.

Not that we're rich nor poor, we're just in the middle class you know what I

mean and since it's just my mom and I, I don't really crave for a car right now.

12:55

That what says the time I had used to eventually get to the plaza. I'm late, not

that late because I still got 5 minutes to spare until the event began.

Nothing special was actually going on. The plaza just decides to hold on musical

events every Wednesday, Like bands coming toA? sing, solos and so on. it is as a

way to patronise their mall also.

"I actually thought you were not coming," The manager who is dressed in his

nicely suit comes over, as I get inside.

"Well, I wouldn't miss it."A? I say with a slight smile.

Shut up haula, you almost did miss it.

"Good to hear, so prepare you things and get ready." he says leaving me to nod

to myself.

Okay.

Not like I have anything, I just use the Mic and give them the instrumental to

the song. I don't actually write songs because when I do, I miss the notes which

get pretty ultrasonic, so I just decide to sing people's songs and get some

cash.

Its is 1:30 and you could see the mall get packed by people going and coming,

usually its full but not this full probably because its Wednesday, people just

come to watch the event and all or buy some things and decide to stay by.

"You're up in 5!" The DJ yells taking my attention.

To say I am scared is an understatement, not that I haven't sang in front of a

crowd but this was much, the people literally were like hundreds.

I guess, if am not exaggerating.

"I can do this, nothing new" I calm myself with this mantra.

"You're up." The DJ says and I go out, putting on a strong and smiling face

acting like you everything's okay but NO it isn't.

"Hey guys, wow such a big crowd!" I say to the audience while getting a cheerful

response.

"Okay this song is called don't say you love me" I say and the DJ hits it up

"Don't say you miss me, when you don't call"

"Don't say you hurting, with out the scars"

"Don't promise me tonight without tomorrow too,

Don't say you love me, unless you do"

I sing out loud letting my rhythm go smoothly. I see the crowd cheering and

singing with me, as it hypes me up.

"How am I suppose to take it, when weeks go by and I'm still waiting,

I say I'm okay but I can't fake it, coz even when I try something's missing"A? I

sing that part with my voice almost shaking because the song relates with me,

that's why I decided to sing it.

It still reminds me of him and how I miss him.

I look around the crowd as I sing the last part and that's when my eyes met his.

The most captivating eyes I have ever seen.

THEO'S POV.

A? "So what we doing today?" Drew asks

"Anything you guys want, seriously Drew do I still have to treat you like a baby

even on a break? For God's sake do whatever you want," Captain says sleepy

"But you're still our captain, you're in charge of us," Drew adds annoying the

captain more. Drew is the youngest here in our team so everyone just treats him

like the kid and sometimes he gets too used to it.

We all laugh at Drew's statement when captain turns and gives him a glare.

"Oops that's not good" I say as captain picks drew up and throws him outside

making us all laugh.

"Don't come back until I wake up, its an order!" Captain yells.

"Captain please, I have something to say," Drew always knew a way to get captain

from being mad at him. "And it involves seeing hot girls"

"I'm listening," Captain turns his back almost at that instant.

Of course, girls.

"Promise I get to go back inside?" Drews tries to negotiate making me chuckle.

"Depends," Captain shurgs his shoulders.

"Okay so there's this mall 20mins away from here called ceddi plaza."He begins

as captain nods for him to go ahead. "During Wednesday's they hold a musical

event and the place is usually crowded, and guess what today is, its Wednesday

and I really want to go,"

"So that's it?" Captain replies nonchalantly.

"Yes captain," I shake my head in disbelief at them.

"Hmm, I'll think about it, first you stay there." Captain persists as drew

pretends to cry.

Seriously?

I know you're thinking we're grown ups but we still act like kids, that's the

bond we have in this team, we're all brothers.

"Hey cap," I put a hand on his shoulder. "Why don't we check out the place?"

There's no harm right?

Captain seems to think about it for a while before he nods. "Fine, get up drew,

get dressed or we're leaving without you." captain says.

"Yes! Thanks Theo." Drew says and I nod with a smile.

We got ready and the 7 of us heads to the car to the so called mall drew tells

us about.

We arrive at the mall and truth be told, drew is actually right as this place is

packed. We get inside and practically check out almost every store with drew

still acting like the kid he is.

"Hey that's where they are performing, let's check it out." Eric says as we all

move there.

And that is when my eyes first sees her, as it feels as though I have never seen

a woman before, yet there she is singing like her life depends on it, swaying

her hips and moving from side to side.

Her voice rampaging the whole mall, as she is the most beautiful woman I have

ever laid my eyes upon and I couldn't let her slip out of my hands.