ᴋᴀᴇʟ ᴇʀᴏꜱ ᴏᴛᴇᴅᴏʟᴀ

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"OTEDOLA!"

I jerked and turned to glare at the moron who shouted in my ear.

But of course, who was more mumuish to do that other for Paul?

"Guy you dey craze? Block my eardrum na" I seethed. The dude was still smiling like ode.

"You have a call from your daddy oo, if you like eat me." He replied and shoved the phone in my hands. I felt confused, dad has never called me while I was still in camp. Obviously something very important had happened or something bad was wrong.

I placed the phone in my ear anyways.

"Hello?"

"Kael my son! How are you?"

"I'm fine and you? How's mum? And Rihanna?"

"They are fine jare although Rihanna is giving me issues"

I rolled my eyes.

Rihanna is always giving you issues.

"Oh. Okay. Why did you call?"

"Can't I call my favourite son again?"  I winced, remembering how the last phrase caused issues between I and my siblings.

"I didn't mean that dad. You've never called me during camp before, why now?"

"Always straight to the point. Anyways, I want you to go pick up your younger brother. He is done with his stay"

I felt my throat constrict.

He was out?

Jerry was out?

"He-He is done with his rehabilitation?" I asked.

"Yes. Rihanna is very busy with school so she can't go. Besides, as the big bro, I want you to go do it"

"B-But I can't leave camp?" I stammered, hoping my dad would drop this. It wasn't like I didn't want to go pick him up, but I didn't want to face that hatred on his face again.

"I've made arrangements for you already. I have to go now, he's waiting for you at the centre. Bye!"

He hung up the call before I could even say another word. I cursed him and myself silently under my breath and dragged myself up. One year in camp and I can't even have peace to myself.

I didn't even need permission before I was allowed out of the gates, shows what being an Otedola can do for you. Even in the air conditioned car, I was sweating profusely, wishing I could dissappear from the car and go on with my life.

The centre came to sight and I felt my hands shake. I saw a tall figure outside and got out of the car.

Oh it was him alright.

Still tall as a reed, dark in complexion, grey-eyed like me, handsome as ever with curly hair. He didn't look like someone who was under the effect of drugs or someone who just stayed in rehab for up to two years.

And he was still very much handsome.

He leaned against the wall lazily with his hands in his pockets. His luggage was beside him and his eyes were shut. I was hesitant to let him know I was there.

"I can feel your presence Kael" he said softly. I swallowed the huge lump of saliva in my throat and watched as he slowly opened his eyes.

"Hey" I greeted, feeling awkward. "Dad said I should bring you. How are you?" I asked. I expected him to ignore him like he always did.

"I'm fine" he replied. I blinked at him and swallowed again.

There was still hope for us after all.

I busied myself with putting his luggage in the car. He sat down at the front seat and placed his head phones around his neck. When I was done, I started the engine and started driving out of the premises.

"How's Rihanna?" He asked.

"She's fine. We've not really seen each other since I started camp sha. But we call occasionally"

"Does she miss me?"

"Yes she does. She asks of you all the time" I felt good when I saw his lips tug at the corner.

"Dad and mum missed you too" I said. He scoffed and looked out the window.

"That's one thing I'll never believe" he muttered. I swallowed my saliva and focused my attention on the road.

"Still mummy and daddy's best boy right? Hope they are not maltreating Rihanna sha" he asked. I wished with all of my heart I wasn't the favourite son. I could sense the bitterness in his voice. Rihanna doesn't sound bitter but she always sounded sad.

"Jerry..it shouldn't always be like this. I'm not the favourite child. Dad and mum loves you all-"

"By stopping Rihanna from swimming?" He raised an eyebrow.

Fuck this was more difficult that I thought.

"I-I don't know why they did that. I just...I'm tired of all this honestly"

"Tch" he scoffed and looked outside the window. When we got home, nobody was around so I just drove in and placed his luggage at the door.

"They aren't even him sef. What beautiful family I have" he whispered. Even behind the tough guy face, he wanted all of us home.

But then...

"Do you need help?"

"No"

I swallowed the sting of that blunt refusal and got out of the car. His eyes were everywhere, taking in the recent renovations dad made to the house.

"It's not my fault though. I never wanted us to be like this" I said quietly.

"Unfortunately, we are too broken to be together. It won't be work Eros. Maybe when we were kids we struck a bond, but we are older now, we see what's going on." He replied without even looking at me.

"Maybe we should start over?" I asked softly. He turned his gaze to me with no expression on his face.

"Have fun in camp Kael" he said and marched inside.

In the light of the evening, I just stood there, staring at the door. I almost wished I was as bad as him, if that will give us the bond we once lost.

I sighed and got into the car and left the house.

Maybe I was wrong, maybe there was no hope for us at all.

Ayyyy🤭 we've met Kaelllllll....and Jerry.

Yeahh...So Jerry was in rehab for drugs? Who knew Rihanna had a twin?

Their names sef make sense.

Rihanna ELOWYNNE

Kael EROS

Jerry ECHO...

THE TRIPLE E!!!😚

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