Along Came Timi

💜CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN💜

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Timi,

After waving Anna and my friends off, I turned to face the man in front of me, my dad. I was tongue twisted not knowing what to say.

"Won't you invite me in?" He said.

"I would but my mom is not around" I replied in a haste. I watched him sigh heavily "I came to talk to you".

"Oh" was all I could say. "Come in then".

I opened the door wider and he stepped him. I excused myself as I carried the plates we used to eat, to the kitchen. After disposing it in the sink, I rested on the counter feeling nervous. What did he want from me?.

I finally walked into the living room and sat oppose him. I stared at him for a while trying to look for something i took after from him and I just couldn't see any resemblance in us. At all. Or was my mom mistaken?.

"Jamal" he finally said.

"Timi" I quickly added "call me Timi".

"But your name is Jamal" he protested. I sighed, giving up. He could call me whatever he wanted to call me." I want to take full responsibly of you, I want to provide everything you need financially, I talked to your mother about it and she said she would agree if only you also agree".

I laughed really hard..

"Maybe you don't know but I'm eighteen already, that means I'm an adult".

"I know, but before you finish school, Please let me fulfill my responsibilities as a father to you. I want you to even live with me".

I didn't know what to say, I was too confused to reply. Before I could say anything, my grandma interrupted.

"Timi go up to your room, I want to talk to your father" she said.

I nodded and left.  I was on my bed resting when I heard my phone's message tone came blaring out. I slide up to check. It was a message from Sylvia, the message was short.

I miss you.

I wondered why she never gave up,I was way past her now and I was definitely not going back to her. Later, I got a call from my sister. Half sister.

We talked for hours and she informed me that she would be coming back the next month. I was excited as I've missed her so much.

I spent the remaining weekend chatting with my friends and reading for my exam on Monday, I was having Physics which was really hard. On Sunday I didn't go to church with my mom and grandma because I was definitely sure we would go to my grandma's church which was dominated mostly by people her age.

I woke up late on Monday but I wasn't really worried, my exam started by one pm in the afternoon but I wanted to go early so I could see Anna. It was eleven am when I entered the school. I was so happy I was finally finishing that phase of my life.

I greeted some of my classmates as I went upstairs. Most of them had not arrived since the exam wasn't starting soon. I entered the class which was almost empty, it was just me and Mofe. I tried to read but I kept getting distracted by my thoughts.

I got up and left the class and was about to send a student to call Anna from her class when the bell for long break went off. I strolled to the canteen and noticed that the students all gathered around. I couldn't see what they were looking at so I moved closer to have a better look.