Under Her Shadow – Episode 11

Under Her Shadow – Episode 11

© Bunmi B. Gabriel

#Sardonyx’ POV

I tossed on my bed uncomfortably, I was thinking about my sister and Lucien, they will see each other at the gala, I intentionally didn’t go to give them chance to get along, my door bell rang. I stood up and walked to the door

Who could that be by this time of the night? I peeped and saw Dorinda, and she said I’ll come begging, I smiled and opened the door

‘Shut up’ she said sharply, I smiled

‘Welcome back’ I smiled, she ran pass me to the kitchen and returned with a plate of chicken wings, she say in the floor

‘I thought you were going to a gala’

‘I didn’t’

‘Where’s Beauty?’ She asked with mouth full

‘At the gala’ I answered plainly turning on the TV

‘Won’t Lucien be there?’

‘Yes, he would’ I replied plainly again

‘Wanna talk about it?’ She asked concern, I nodded, I really needed someone to talk to so I told her everything, she was quiet throughout, when I was done, she gulped down her water. ‘Sardonyx, you left him for her?’

‘Mm hm’

‘You are a fool, an idiot, Sanny your sister can get any man she wants in a blink of an eye but you can’t, tell me where are you ever going to find a man like Lucien? Just say it, Lucien’s meant for you, giving him up is a foolish act’ she said angrily

‘It’s not true’

‘It is’

‘Then why don’t he love me!!!’ I yelled furiously. ‘He loves her, only her, just her and not me’ I said tearily

‘Just like everyone else do’ she said softly, she stood up and walked to me, she sat down calmly and held my hands. ‘You deserve to be happy and only him can do that’

‘He will never love me’ I sobbed

‘Then he will never love her either, it’s better none of you have him than only she does’ I wanted to resist her but I couldn’t, I was weak

‘What do I do then? I already told her I don’t love him’

‘Then take it back’ she said coldly

‘Save yourself from watching them love each other and be selfish, I’m sure she don’t even love him at all, she’s just being like others, he deserve better than her’ she said convincingly, I nodded, I will do it, I will separate them by all means

#Lucien ‘s POV

Lydia walked back to me smiling, what have she done?

‘Lydia what did you do?’ I asked coldly, she grinned

‘I want to remind you of a story’ she said sweetly, I frowned. ‘Remember when Leonard fell in love with the sister of the girl he once messed around with? How he felt guilty for using her sister and so he forced himself to marry the sister and not the one he truly loved? Do you remember?’

I sighed

‘What is up with him now? His marriage is broken, his happiness gone, she is a pain in the neck to everyone, the reason father is still mad at him, the reason Lucy haven’t gone to see him and the same reason why he will lose his throne to Louis, was his decision good?’ She asked seriously. ‘The girl he should have married is far away now, tho not happily married but better than him, both regretting their decision’

‘Lydia please don’t’

‘No listen to me Lucien, no matter what you do, someone is bound to get hurt, someone is bound to get broken’

‘She d…..’

‘Do you love her?’

‘Hell no!’

‘Then stop encouraging her, by staying single you are giving her hope that one day you will choose her, you need to help her move on. She doesn’t deserve to be hurt and neither does the thousands of girls that love you out there, I have six friends who are crazy about you, won’t they get hurt too? What about the one we don’t know?’ She asked looking at her wristwatch. ‘That’s just life Lucien, you can’t keep sacrificing your happiness to please others, she doesn’t love you, she’s emotionally confuse and lost, you can’t let her go bro, you can’t please everyone, some things are meant to happen in order for the real ones to happen, all you’ve got to do is go with the flow and let fate decide’ she concluded, even tho she’s the bad a$$ of the family she’s also the smartest know it all when it comes to emotions

‘Thank you Lyddy’ I said teasingly hugging her, she whimpered and pushed me away

‘Call me that again and I will nail you to the statue of liberty’ she said threateningly, I laughed and bowed

‘As you wish your Highness’ I same d playfully, she held her head up smugly

‘Better’

‘Sometimes I wonder who is older’ I said chucklingly

‘Bah! Just numbers, nothing else’ she said loudly making flamboyant gestures. ‘Just try to call me first the next time you have emotional problems, that’s so my thing and if I get to hear it from Lucy Loquacious, I’ll murder you. Now go get the girl, my work here is done, bye brother’ with that said she walked away leaving me nonplussed, did she seriously leave Hong Kong for this?

How sweet of her

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#Lucien ‘s POV

After concluding the meeting with the last person I wanted to see, I went in search of AJ. we seriously need to talk starting with me apologizing for my childish behavior. I saw Idris snarling at a man in the deserted hallway, his anger burning me from a distance

‘I’m warning you Hank, stay away from my sisters, you will not use them as a means to get wealthy; I’ll ki*ll you myself’ he snared warningly, the man didn’t look slightly bothered by his threat

‘Idris, I have the right to use my daughters, my sperm formed them’ he said proudly. I could literally feel the smirk in his voice

‘Go close to Amethyst and she’ll ruin you, she’s no longer your sweet girl but Chris Jefferson’s daughter’

‘Exactly! Think about the connection that will bring didn’t you see how beautiful she’s grown good business if I must say’ the man was obviously his father, he really have no shame…..did he say business!

‘You are a shameless man, after abandoning them, you want to claim them. For God’s sake Hank! Don’t you have a heart?!’ Idris yelled furiously, I cleared my throat to get their attention; they both stared at me shockingly

‘Mr Alexandre, I…..’ The man started but I cut him off coldly

‘Save it’ I turned my attention to Idris. ‘Idris is this Aliyahna’s biological father?’ He stared at me nonplussed, oh! He doesn’t know that I know him. ‘Aliyahna’s my girlfriend and her sister my friend’ I wish

‘Amethyst never mentioned a boyfriend’ he said suspiciously

‘It’s a recent thing’ I lied, is it a lie? He mouthed a ‘O’

‘He was’ he replied coldly, I smiled at the man who seemed confused by the whole thing, I walked closer to him with my hands in my pocket

‘You know who I am right?’ I asked smilingly. He nodded. ‘You know I don’t have a bad record of insulting and rudeness?’ He nodded. ‘Don’t make me break that record’ I said frowningly. ‘I don’t like warning someone twice or at all so let this be the last time this issue will grace my ears, just like you disappeared from their lives sixteen years ago, disappear again and never return or you will have Lucien Alexandre to deal with’ I warned calmly and beamed again. ‘Am I making myself clear enough Mr somebody?’ He nodded. ‘Good, now do yourself a favor and get lost’ I added venomously, he huffed and stomped away. Idris was gaping

‘Wow!’ He exclaimed, I chuckled scratching my head nervously, I really hate doing that. He glanced at something. ‘So you said you’re dating my sister’

‘Yes’ I answered sharply

‘Really?’ Her voice hissed behind me

Ah krasnut!

I turned around grinning innocently

‘Lucien?’ She asked frowningly, her frown was really deep and intense

‘Hi’ I waved at her nervously, the frown never left her face

This is serious Lucien, think of something fast, you can’t just give her a plain apology. On the other hand, she’s a very jovial and free person, all you need do is make her laugh; she rolled her eyes

‘Again, I can hear you’

Again!

An amused smile crawled into her face, she shook her head amusedly, it’s already working and I haven’t even started yet

‘My baby’ I blunted out the first stupid words that jumped into my mind. I mentally face palmed myself

Of all the stupid things Lucien

‘I’m not your baby’ she snapped

‘You’re my girlfriend’

‘You dumped me before we even started dating, remember?’ I bit my lip nervously

Why does her presence always turn my brain to mush!

“You love her idiot” I rolled my eyes mentally

‘Will you accept an heartfelt apology’ I smiled innocently

‘Heartfelt! From you? Lucien you don’t have a heart’ she hissed, aye!

‘But Softie, you are my heartbeat, the sugar in my cocoa, the salt in my food, the water I drink, the cockroach in my grandma’s basement….’ I said not even sure of what I’m saying. She frowned deeper but her eyes were glittering with amusement. ‘The spider that makes my man, you are the sunlight that makes me a Superman, the worm in my flowerpot, the s…..’

‘Corpse in my graveyard, that’s what you’ll be if you utter one more bullock’ she interjected irritably, she pouted. ‘I’m not a cockroach…you even called me a spider and a worm, is that an heartfelt apology?’ She whined poutingly

It worked! Yes!!!

I walked closer to her until I stood three feet away

‘That’s my apology’ I said nonchalantly

‘Then my love, let me tell you what you are to me’ she cleared her throat. ‘You’re the faeces in m….your toilet, the dirt in my trash bin, the toilet brush in my bathroom, my wonderful doormat, my Christmas turkey, the dead rat in my old house, the…..’

‘Okay I get it!’ I exclaimed. Idris laughed behind me. ‘But really I’m sorry, will you forgive me’ I said pleadingly, she stared at me thoughtfully

‘Hmmmmm’ she said stroking her chin. ‘Bring me the moon and we’ll talk business’

‘Why not send me to the sun’ I said shockingly

‘That can be arranged’ she said playfully. She’s back!

‘No, moon or nothing….the heads of seven blue dragons’ she concluded, she walked away struttingly but tripped over her shoes

I cringed at the sound of her fall, if only I could laugh at her for the other day again. She looked so funny on the floor, like a flat paper. I couldn’t hold it in so I laughed a little

‘It’s not funny’ she whined sitting up on her knees

‘Sorry’ I said laughingly, she whimpered. ‘This is double payback, you already laughed at me on the mountain’ she said accusingly

‘But laughter has no time, did you see how funny she looked Idris?’ Where’d he go?

‘I’m mad at you and this is all you could do’ she said upsettingly, I mimicked her childishly. Her back was turned to me so I couldn’t see her face. ‘Lucien’ she cried

‘What?’

‘When you see a pretty lady on the floor, what are you suppose to do?’ She asked scoldingly looking at me over her shoulder. I shrugged innocently, she stood up and turned to me. ‘as***ole’ she cursed and I smirked. ‘Say it and you die here today’ she threatened

‘How will I die?’ I asked smirkingly, she went crimson. ‘Pfft, prude’ I teased her again

‘I’ll hurt you Lucien really, I know kung fu’ she said pointing a warning finger at me

‘Yea right, more like tofu’

‘Stop making it so difficult to be mad at you!!!’ She yelled. ‘I don’t want to forgive you’ she added lowly

‘But you have, people can’t stay mad at me because I’m me plus you are not the type that easily get mad or hold grudges’ I said smilingly.

‘I do get mad but it’s not easy to trigger that part’ she said cheesily. I spread my arms

‘Come on, bring it in’ I said playfully, she rolled her eyes. ‘Daddy needs a hug’ I joked, she laughed her million dollars smile returning and the extreme sparkle in her eyes. I moved closer to and hugged her. ‘You’re cold’

‘I’ve been standing on the roof, the wind up there is cold and pleasing’ she murmured on my chest. ‘Lucien’ she called looking up at my face

‘Uhm?’

‘Don’t ever do that again, ever!’

‘Ever’ I promised, she smiled lightly.

‘I missed you’ she whispered, I inhaled

‘I’m still missing you’ really I am. She blushed and buried her face in my chest hugging me tightly

‘You guys do realise that I’m still here’ Idris voice boomed amusedly

He’s still here!

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To be continued

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