Happy Never After - Episode 5

Dedicated to Sweet Kadosh and Tony Presh, lol….I saw the post today.

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“Who is there?” she asked aloud but there was no response. She inhaled a deep breath as she walked towards the gate….

FLASHBACK

“Hey babe, can you see me?”

Alicia lifted up her phone to see Daniel but the only thing she saw was ‘Bad Network” written on the screen.

“No, I can’t see you,” she replied. “Can you see me?’

“No babe, I cannot see you either. Guess the network is worse. I actually thought it would work. So sorry love.”

She sighed as she walked towards her car. “It’s okay. I just need to be more patient,” she replied as she got in and closed the door.

“I will call you in the night, love you.”

“Love you too.”

She locked her phone and threw it on the other couch. She couldn’t understand his area or the kind of network that was there at all.

It took her about thirty minutes to get home from work. Her birthday was two days ago and Daniel had been trying everything to make the video call real, still nothing. She was horny as f**ck and badly needed to see him.

She opened the door of her car and removed her shoes to walk bare-footed into the house

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. As she passed, she saw a blue van parked next to hers. She frowned, not sure who owned it. Still, she looked away as they had neighbors sharing the compound with them.

By the time she climbed up to her apartment, she could hear noises. She opened the door and was surprised to see some men on the laptop, Lydia and Faith.

“What the hell is going on right here?” she demanded, dropping her shoes. “Who are these guys?”

Faith stood up and walked closer to her. “Babe, these are Joe and Peter.”

“Hello,” said the one who was introduced as Joe. He was a fine looking bald man in a white shirt and blue Jean, the other guy had a large glasses on his face. They shook hands but Alicia was freaking out.

“What are they doing here?” she demanded without sitting down.

“We are from, “You have been Pranked” show,” replied Joe. “Your friends think a guy may be pulling a prank on you.”

“What the hell!” shouted Alicia. “What are you talking about?”

“These gentlemen here are professionals when it comes to finding out scammers online who make you fall in love with them without seeing them!” stated Faith.

Alicia gasped. “You brought them to my house! Faith! Daniel is not a scammer!”

“Then why haven’t you see his picture?” demanded Faith. “Why haven’t you guys had a video call?”

“Because it is none of your damned business!  Look, he is real, whether you like it or not! What the hell is your problem?”

“We are sorry, but we think, this is the man that has been scamming you,” replied the other guy, turning the laptop around. Alicia could see a black dude with a cigar hanging in between his lips and in crazy jean trousers.

She shut her eyes. “You guys are crazy. That is not, my Daniel,” she said. “I want you to leave my house, and never to come back again.”

She hissed and walked out on them….

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Even after they had left, she found it hard to sleep. Daniel was supposed to call her that night but he never did. That night, she had time to think about everything. How they had started. How he had meant to message someone but instead messaged her. They had started talking and then fallen in love. It was going to five months and it was everything she wanted.

Now, they hadn’t seen, he couldn’t even send his pictures because he said it was a new phone and he didn’t have time to take pictures. She had sent about a dozen pictures to him and he loved everything. She didn’t care, she was willing to wait until he would eventually finish with his business and then he would come to Nigeria and sweep her off her feet. Maybe she was stupid, or perhaps, just so in love…

When he finally called, it was almost morning…

“Babe, I apologize, there was a fire and it affected my work. I’m so sorry…”

“Oh my God! Are you okay?”

“Yes, yes, I am. Sorry I stood you up.”

“No problem. Glad you are okay.”

“Have you taken your bath yet?” he asked.

“Yes…”

“What’s wrong babe, you sound cold…”

She sighed as she adjusted on her bed. “When are you coming to Nigeria Daniel?”

He sighed. “Babe, very soon. I swear.

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. In the next couple of months, I will be done and when I see you, I'm gonna ask you to marry me….”

She shivered as she heard that. “Are you sure that when we see, we are still going to have this chemistry?”

“Certainly. What we have is pure and natural…”

She smiled. “I know.”

“Now, I will call you later, have a great day darling.”

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PRESENT DAY

Alicia walked to the gate and lifted the opening in the gate, where she could see who was standing outside.

It was an older looking woman, she seemed disturbed.

“Can I help you?” she asked and the woman looked up. She gasped on seeing her.

“Oh my God, You are back! What are you doing here? I didn’t believe you would come back here…”

Alicia was confused so she opened the gate to address the strange woman.

“I’m sorry but you may have had the wrong address…” she said politely.

The woman held her hand. “You shouldn’t have come back, Hannah. You need to leave…”

“I am not Hannah!” shouted Alicia, yanking her hand away. “You made a mistake…” she said, locking the gate immediately. Just then, her phone vibrated and the message came in…

“Hey babe, coming back soon, do not open the gate for anyone. Love you. D.”

She sighed and checked the opening again, by the time she glanced out, the woman was gone.