Chapter 35. ♠
Emmanuella POV
Hmm, love is sweet. Like really sweet, if you share it with the right person oh. It was family weekend again and we decided to invite the Adeleke's as well as my friends, Lydia, Mercy, Faruq, Chigozie and Ebuka. And no, this is not your regular family weekend, its our extra special Valentine weekend. I was literally melting, due to the amount of love I was receiving from Kelvin right now. He was being so sweet because he was trying to make up for the 4years of my life that he missed.
We were currently at Civic Center Floating Restaurant, somewhere in Lagos, having the time of our lives. I was gisting happily with my sisters while the song "10,000 hours" by Dan+Shey, Justin Bieber played in the background.
"So our wife to be, when is the wedding "
"Ah ah, Emmanuella, always forward, don't worry we haven't picked a date yet. When we do we'll let you know. "
"Awwwn you guys are so cute. Thanks to you two, I'm starting to realize maybe love does exist. "
Addie Laughed before she asked
"are you sure? or does it have anything to do with a certain Kel bear"
Immediately, she said this, I gasped in embarrassment, looking like some tomato, red on the spot. I didn't think they knew my secret nickname for Kelvin. Thank goodness, our parents walked in to save me the further embarrassment.
"How are my favorite daughters doing? "
"Mother, we are your only daughters "
Addie, Zoey and I responded in union and my dad chuckled at our response. We found ourselves seats,and shared comfortable silence. Addie decided to ask
"Hey Emma, how long did you know what happened to Denis and Kelvin 4 years ago"
" Umm, not long after you found out"
" Oh, and you didn't think to tell me "
"Well, I was going to, but there was so many things going on, it totally skipped my mind. "
"Well, tell us what really happened "
My dad urged me to speak and I figured it was the perfect time to talk about my attempted suicide, let it all out and reasons behind it.
"Well, first of, Kelvin and Denis were involved in an accident on this day, 4 years ago, and everything, including there phones were ruined. They tried to get medical treatment here but it was all to no avail, and they were immediately transfered to a better hospital. They went into coma for 3months, causing them to lose their memories, especially of everything that happened that year."
"Whao!! that's a lot, but he remembered that we broke up, and did he do something to trigger that"
"I don't think so Addie, you guys broke up way before the accident, like way way before that. So he would still have that memory. "
"Oooh now I get it, but at least his dad would have told me what was going on. He just acted like nothing went wrong. "
"Well dad, he probably didn't want to disturb you with his family issues. Well with that said, I'd like you all to know that.. "
They looked at me expectantly, waiting for me to say something. I took a deep breath before I continued the conversation.
"I had a horrible nightmare that Sunday, and when I woke, it was so quiet, I thought my nightmare was my reality. The nightmare was so vivid, that I didn't think twice before trying to end my life. "
"Oh my goodness Emma, we are so sorry, we didn't pay attention enough."
"Its now I know it was my subconsciousness, and that evil woman playing tricks on me. In the dream, Dizella turned you all against me and I was disowned. That's why when I woke up and saw how quiet it was, I thought I was really disowned. To be honest, I kinda feel like its my fault"
"No don't say, that's not true, and we would never disown you, physically or spiritually Emma, we love you, just the way you are"
My mom and dad said reassuringly, and we all did a group hug. I smiled weakly, then Zoey said,
"That's a whole lot to reveal in one day, I guess we didn't know what you were going through, Emma. We thought you were fine, I mean, at least I did. "
"You didn't have to nurse this alone, you would have told me or mom or better still, your elder sisters"
My dad said. I smiled warmly at them and shrugged it off. I'm just glad that my family is still standing, even after turbulent times. Zoey being Zoey yelled
"selfie time"
and we all gathered round her for a family selfie.
Kelvin POV
I've never been so happy my whole life, the feeling of true happiness. Could this day get any better, I thought, and the minute the thought crossed my mind, we moved our Valentine weekend to 12, Kamp Ikare Beach Resort and the celebration just got better.
We were celebrating this special moment with the Adetokunbo's, how they convinced my parents to come, I don't know, but I do know I sure am grateful for it because I don't know who I'd rather spend my Valentine's day with.
To top it all, the gang was here. We were jisting and making funny comments about the rest of the family, and I was really loving it. What made this day extra special was not because today was Valentine's day, but because today, I'd finally come out to declare my undying love for my darling Ella. I don't know how she manages to look beautiful without even trying. I sighed contentedly, forgetting I was still with Mercy, Lydia and the guys.
They noticed me sigh and realized my mind had wondered back to Emma, who was with her family at the moment. They decided it was the perfect time to tease me, as Ebuka was the first to speak, bringing me out of my thoughts.
"Oga ooo, me self I go love oo. "
I glared, as him and Chigozie decided to follow Ebuka's lead.
"Awwwn, Kelvin loves her, hallelujah, he loves his babe, hallelujah"
"you two are going to make great babies, you should call the first one. Kevma "
I literally turned tomato red as Lydia made mention of babies. I haven't put much thought into...you know what I mean. Mercy was laughing really hard now as she thought of what to say
"Hmmm, I don't know Lydia, kelma doesn't sound right "
"Oh I've got it, how about Emmin, no that sounds off too "
"So Kelvin, what do you think of Faruq's nam-- awwwwn he is blushing, he does 'like like' Emma "
"Urgh, you guys are killing me"
I whisper yelled so only they could hear me, in that instant, my elder brother walked towards where I stood, and smirked at me knowingly
"Hey red tomato, its show time "
The guys got the implied joke my brother obviously made and they all busted into another round of laughter. I groaned out loud, feeling defeated, and followed my brother, while the guys formed a Congo line as they sang Kelvin is a red tomato.
About an hour later, the song 'Count on you' by Johnny Drille played on the background and I was trying so hard, not to puke and ruin it for everybody.
https://youtu.be/ryenmS_sKtY
My mom was already crying uncontrollably as my dad renewed their wedding vows. And In that same moment, Emma's parents did the same, while my elder brother
Denis proposed to Emma's elder sister for the second time. I on the other hand, didn't exactly propose but I finally had the balls to ask Emma out and she said "Yes!!", but what took me by surprise was Faruq's confession of love for Lydia, and Chigozie's doing same to Mercy. I was so happy for both of them as 'yes' was now the order of the day. What really made this day extra special was, my darling Ella turning a year older that day. Even though I know it was my fault, I bailed on her on this day, four years ago, making her hate love, Valentine's day and everything related to it. But not any more, I'm going to make sure each Valentine's Day is better than the last, and come to think of it, this isn't just another Valentine's day, its... its... Our Valentine's day Special.
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Hhhhhhhey so this is the final chapter for just another Valentine and I just want to say thank you for seeing me through my very first Nigerian novel. I know it might have been little unbearable due to grammatical and non grammatical error but to be honest I had a few doubt's about this book. I thought maybe I picked the wrong title, or maybe I picked the wrong plot twist or maybe I picked the wrong character or the wrong people to represent the characters. But you all have shown me the mayor support, you have shown me emerse love and I just really want to let you all know that I appreciate it special shout-out to this People
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