20 Days with Love (Part C)

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I WILL BE FINE

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Today marks one month after my heart was ripped apart by those whom I considered as friends, family and lover.

Truly, it hasn’t been easy for me, yet I cannot drown myself in despair and depression. I cannot decide to end it all through suicide even though I have no one left on my side.

When I thought I found a new family in my best girls, I never knew I made friends with backstabbers.

When I thought I found a new love in Steve, I never knew I dated the devil for 20 days.

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DECEIT

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If I had known that things will resort to this way, who knows? Maybe I would have been better off trying to outlive the ruins of being brought up in a broken home without love. By now, I should have accomplished things without thinking about love, relationship or friendship.

They are all worthless!

A friendship built on deceit; Is that friendship at all?

Love built on deceit; is that truly love?

Relationship built on lies; how long do you think it will last?

Well, mine lasted for 20 days; yours may be lower or higher. However, when the lies are discovered, things will not be the same again.

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THE STORY

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On Sunday, 19 August 2022, the 16th day of our relationship, I found out something disturbing about Steve.

I stumbled upon his return ticket from Canada to Nigeria; let me put it in a better way, he came to Nigeria for just 4 months, and after that 4 months he will go back to Canada.

This was surprising to me because for 2 months that we were friends, he said nothing about it. Worst still, when we entered into a relationship, he didn’t mention it.

How surprising!

I was highly perturbed but I tried not to cause a scene or make it noticeable, instead I continued searching if there were more answers among the files on his reading table. When I found none, I managed to continue cleaning his room.

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SECRET LAID BARE

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3 days later I visited Loveth in her man’s apartment. While we were having a conversation about Love and Relationship, she hurriedly got up to use the rest room since she had “running stomach.” She took one of her mobile phones along with her, leaving the other one at the center table.

After some minutes there was a notification from the phone, I picked up the phone to check the notification as we usually do to each other’s phone. I found out a message from Khal to a group which I don’t belong to.

Wait a second!

They created a WhatsApp group without me? For what reason? What are they hiding from me? I went through the WhatsApp messages and I began to shed uncontrollable tears.

I didn’t see this coming!

Everyone had been lying to me consistently for the past 3 months!

WOW!

What a marvelous deceit!

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THE GAME

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Steve was married with 2 kids in Canada. He came to Nigeria for a Project to represent his firm and strike a massive deal.

On the night of Loveth’s birthday/engagement party, her fiancé, John, warned Steve about Steve’s actions since he noticed the way Steve looked at me all through the event. But Steve told him that his marriage was in crisis and at the verge of separation/divorce. Hence, if he has the privilege to find love again, it will be of great good to him. Steve promised John to keep this as a secret from me.

In some way, Loveth got to know about this information and she created a group chat to discuss this with the rest. Scrolling down through the messages I could see the massive transformation from a group that was created out of concern to a group that became a hallowed ground to mock all I thought was true love.

I thought I was a friend, instead I was an object of mockery and ridicule.

I thought I was a lover to my beloved, instead I was an object of pleasure and entertainment.

I thought this was true love; but... but...

it was just a journey of 20 DAYS WITH LOVE THE DEVIL.

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• This is a Three-part FICTION story, and entry for the Scholars and Scribe & Dreemport Challenge for the month of August.

• If you didn't follow all parts, you can click on the images below: Part A (left) will take you to the first part and part B (right) will take you to the second part of the story.

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QUESTIONS/GIFTS

If you've followed the story, you can easily answer the questions below.

The rule of this game is simple, pick only one question and answer. You have only 1 attempt to make.

1 attempt for only 1 question

(1.5 Hive each for those who get it correctly)

1. What is the name of the Protagonist of this story?

2. What day and date was she telling the final story?

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• Thank you for reading this piece

• All designs were made by me using Canva Mobile Application.

_{This is my ecency & Dreemport engagement BINGO Card}

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Have you read these posts by me?

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☆ WHY I HATE HIVE

☆ SAY THANK YOU TO YOUR MENTOR ON HIVE

☆ Unravelling my Favourite Hive Author: The Story between the Storyline

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I AM KSAM

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_{I may not be your favourite author, but you can journey with me to help me develop my writing skills. I am always open to criticism, correction and learning 🥰.}