Diamond is seated on her bed, her eyes swollen from all the tears she shed yesterday from seeing Calvin off to hearing she was going to be engaged next month to someone she doesn't even know.
All she wanted now was Calvin but she couldn't reach him because he definitely wouldn't have gotten a new sim card over there but if he does she knows she will be the first one he calls. Calvin was the only person who truly understood her. They had grown strong over the years, what had attracted her to Calvin was his smile when he talked. He always had a smile on and he was very polite. Calvin was twenty when they first meant he was a year older than Diamond he is six feet tall and has short dark brown curly hair that compliments his eyes, his lips are light pink and more noticeable than his eyes, and he has a sharp jawline and a pointy small nose. Calvin was a handsome man, he was the only man Diamond saw herself waking up to every morning.
Diamond thought wandering maybe her dad was right, maybe this was an opportunity, maybe she had poor taste in men, maybe Calvin was not a good man because he didn't have money, maybe if Calvin loved her he would have stayed. As she thought of all these her door was flung open and she saw the angry eyes of her sister Pearl.
"How dear you? You filthy animal! Pearl Thunder, walking up to Diamond
"What did I do this time?" Diamond replied tired and weak.
"You want everything I have, you are after my life, and you are jealous of me," Pearl says walking slowly toward Diamond
" I have no idea, what you are talking about," Diamond said standing up from her bed
"First while growing up you were trying to get the attention of father then you stole the title of Miss ASSB a title I Pearl Adewale have been winning in secondary school"
ASSB stands for African Secondary School Benin it was a school where all the Children of Politicians, Businessmen, C.E.O's, Musicians and influential people in Benin attended and Pearl and Diamond also attended the school. Pearl and Diamond were beautiful girls and most people in the school admired the sisters, Pearl had an interest in pageantry and she had won the title of Miss ASSB twice in Senior Secondary One and Senior Secondary Two and when it was time for what she called the final win Diamond was advised by one of their teachers to join the pageant in Senior Secondary one, Pearl and Diamond were beautiful but it was obvious Diamond was more beautiful and fit for the pageant, the diamond was five foot tall with long curly hair, smooth dark skin, brown big eyeballs, cute pointed nose, a dark pink lips turning red and most importantly she had a nice body a figure eight that matches right with are slim physique while Pearl, on the other hand, was Four Five tall with short curly hair, smooth fair skin, large eyes and pink lips.
The teacher wanted Diamond to come out of her shell and take part in school activities Diamond agreed and bought the Pageant form and ran alongside Pearl who was not happy at all, when Diamond won, Pearl was bitter.
"And now you getting engaged, I have prepared for this my whole life that I will marry Nelson and merge the two companies What do you know about business, companies, labor market hmmm," Pearl asked folding her hands on her chest, it was all showing in her eyes just like the old days Diamond could see the jealousy, anger and hatred in her eyes once again
"I have no interest in the company or Nelson, I don't even know him" Diamond replied.
Pearl turned around to Diamond who was already in the middle of the room "That's what you always say, no interest but you keep taking everything, Why?"
"I have never taken anything that belongs to you,and I don't intend to, so if Nelson is yours keep him because he is not mine and he won't be mine you..."
Pearl cut in "Keep quiet, you piece of garbage, how dear you talk back at me after everything Mother and I have done for you" This time Pearl's voice was getting loud she was fuming
" What have I done to you guys!" Diamond voice thunders she is in tears "Enough of the emotional torture like you guys have being so good to me, mother abandoned me I was raised by the nannies, mother left….."
Pearl surprisedly pointed at Diamond"It was your mother who….."
Lilian Stumps into the room " Enough"
" Mother she started it " Pearl cries out
"I know, it is always her," Lilian said looking at Diamond in disgust
"Leave us Pearl" Lilian beckoned on Pearl to leave
Pearl points to Diamond"I will stop at nothing to get the life you stole from me mark my words" She leaves the room angrily slamming the door.
Lilian walked up to Diamond and held her two hands " You know I love you" Diamond nodded, she was always used to this, Lilian would tell her those words like she meant it and she would say hurtful things to her in a very calm and polite way it made Diamond doubt if she was her real mother.
" I want you to stay at Pearl business, tell your father you can't marry Nelson, do everything possible not to marry him, Do you understand me". Diamond nods again
"You know you don't deserve to marry Nelson, you are meant to marry Calvin. Do you understand me?" Shaking Diamond's shoulder
"Yes, I do mother…"
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Diamond is on her knees in the garden crying profusely, Edward is seated on the basket armchair he is with Diamond's phone, he opens the phone and takes out her sim card breaking it in half. Seated on the chair close to him is Lilian and standing by his side is Pearl.
"Thomas is on his way to get you a new phone, with this Calvin can never contact you. I am your father and you are marrying Nelson" Edward says in a final tone
Diamond continues crying
"But Father let me marry Nelson, I have always been prepared my whole life that a point will come where I will help with the company," Pearl says in a low tone
"Pearl is the eldest let her marry Nelson, let her be the one to merge the two companies she deserves it" Lilian backed up Pearl
"Father please let Pearl get married instead. She deserves it, I don't." Diamond says breaking down in tears
Edward turns to Lilian "A time will come when the company will need Pearl for better things, Diamond will marry Nelson"