Monalisa Glam

 One hot afternoon, Oliver went to Gregor's house and they were having a conversation in the sitting room when suddenly Emily ran into the house, quickly shut the door and bolted it. Gregor and Oliver were both alerted and surprised. Happily, Gregor rose to his feet and gave her a big hug. "Sit down here," Gregor said as he offered her a sit. Then Gregor asked her, "Where have you been and who is chasing you?"  Surprisingly Emily asked, "Didn't Pretty tell you? I sent her to you." "No she didn't," replied Gregor. "Strange," exclaimed Emily. "Well I was under house arrest. Not by the police but by Alex. I just escaped from the house." She paused, caught her breath and continued. "Please Gregor," she said. "I don't want to go back to that house. Otherwise in two weeks time, my father will sell me off to Alex in the name of marriage." "And I wouldn't let you go back there either,"...

 Gregor and Emily were a beautiful couple to see. Everyday that went by, they loved each other more and made plans for the future. They were very happy together. Until two months to Emily's wedding, when Alex, Emily's would be husband, found out about Emily's relationship with Gregor. "How could you do this?" shouted Alex. "What have I done to deserve this?" "You have always known that I don't love you," answered Emily. "And you have to rub it on my face?" asked Alex. "Well, what do you expect?" asked Emily. "When you, a man that is 40 years of age, connived with a father to marry his 18 years old daughter for business benefit. You don't even care if the girl is in love with you. That's enough reason for me to hate you. Do you think I'll ever prefer you over Gregor? Never! Gregor loves and respects me just the way I am." "Shut up," shouted Alex as he placed a slap on her face. "There...

 The next day, Oliver and Gregor were hanging out together. Oliver was cracking jokes that amuses Gregor and makes him laugh. But this time around the case was different. Gregor was absent minded. He had so much sorrow in his eyes. Oliver had never seen his friend so sad before. So he had to ask, "what's wrong, Gregor? You seem lost in thoughts." Gregor had tears in his eyes as he tried to speak up. He's hands were a bit sweaty and shaky. Then he said, "My friend, I found out yesterday that Emily is getting married in 4 months or less." "What!!!" Oliver exclaimed. "How is it possible that Emily, a girl of 18 years old, is getting married?" "I don't know," replied Gregor. "I haven't spoken to her about it since then." "You have to talk to her," advised Oliver. "Or you could end up judging her without knowing the true story behind it. I know you love her. That is why you feel that way. But you have...

 After sometime went by, Gregor and Emily fell in love with each other but never had the courage to tell each other. Instead, they tried to know each others families and personalities better. One day, Emily invited Gregor over to her house to meet her parents. When Gregor arrived he only met Emily and her mother. After Emily introduced Gregor to her mother, they both went upstairs to talk privately. "I know this is none of my business," said Gregor curiously. "But am so curious to know what happened to your mother. Why is she using a wheelchair?" Emily took a deep breath as she got ready to tell the story. Then she started, "It all happened when I was about 5 years of age. That day, my father came back from work and started arguing with my mother. I was very young then and didn't know what they were arguing about. All of a sudden, my father slapped my mother and then started beating her up. All I did was cry as I watched him beat her up. I didn't just k...

 On the appointed day, Emily went to visit Gregor but asked Pretty to accompany her so as to appear decent. When she arrived, Gregor was very happy to see her. They haven't seen each other for a while. They were no longer attending lessons; they had written their SSCE and were prepping for JAMB. Gregor hugged Emily warmly and invited them into the house. Mr. Leonard was already seated at the living room. Gregor introduced his father to them saying, "This is my beloved father with whom I'm well pleased." Gregor said this to make them all smile which was successful. Then he continued, "I mean, He's my everything. My reason for living. He's all that I have." Emily was touched by his words. She wished she could say the same about her father. Emily and Pretty both greeted Mr. Leonard. Gregor's father was kind enough to entertain them and made them feel at home. After a while, Mr. Leonard had to leave for his poultry but warned them to be of good behav...

 One faithful morning, very early, Mr. Leonard walked into his son's room with a plate of cake in his hands. He met the boy still sleeping and he shouted, "Wake up, wake up, Gregor!" Gregor woke up and sat up. "Good morning father," he said. Immediately, his father started singing a birthday song to him. Just then, the boy realized it's actually his birthday. Gregor was happy to witness his 10th year birthday. He thanked his father for the wonderful surprise. "I am sorry son that I couldn't throw a party for you," his father said. "I promise to make it up to you." "Oh father," said Gregor. "You have done more than enough. Thank you." "Now get up and take your bath," said Mr. Leonard. "Also put on your new clothes. Your best friend Oliver will soon be here. As for me, I will soon leave for the poultry to see if I can make some sales today." Gregor got up and did as his father had instructed. Both...

 After much deliberation, Gregor decided to attend the party. He asked Oliver to accompany him which Oliver did. He went to the party ahead of time in other to speak with Emily before the party officially starts. Emily sighted Gregor from afar. She became angry and walked up to him. She said, "You again? Can't you see that you are not welcomed here? Can't you see that you irritate me? Look, you are too low to be my friend. Please leave." Gregor was very furious at her. He asked, "Who do you think you are to talk to me like that?" As if I'm a goat!" "I am Emily Charles," replied Emily. "The daughter of a well known and respected Judge in this country. And you?" "I am Gregor Leonard," answered Gregor. "Although I am not from a wealthy background like you, I am from a disciplined, respectful and mannered home. But you are nothing but a spoilt egg. Beautiful but mannerless." After saying this, Gregor left with Oli...