The Engagement Party

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wn on the long bench under the coconut trees, then adjusted the big brown hat on my head. At

, I exclaimed, picking up my

rse park, where we had been playing horse racing for the past two hours s

mat already spread on the sharp brown sand, still

out the contents; white flat ceramic plates, cutlerie

de a

t mat, go serve that meal on the roundtable",

the girls said and I crum

ied myself with my phone when sudden

y left hand over my mouth, w

and the girls snapp

okay ma'am?", o

. I actually told them my boyfriend and I would be visiting the beach today, and I promised t

nd immediately got up, grabbed th

at too. Be fast!", I shouted at the other girl who se

makeup kits and

ver a mirror to me, and I began

am the most beautiful woman on earth, endow

d the industry three years ago and over these years, I have featured in more

ever role I play, I always deliver so well. I am very

bydoll, and I think I am Nollywood

arthrob, the chosen lady of Kelly Gregg, a colleague at

eve that someone as Kelly Gregg would ever ask me

r in the industry, he is more popular than I am, has s

roles, and heroes in most blockbuster movies. He is a definition of every woman's dream.

rious conversation. It was on the night I had received my second

e, we had never sat down and conversed as we

tions on set and nothing more

ovies but, the romance and emotions onl

ude, like, despite everything I do think I have, fame, beauty, riches and

ight, but it was though I had bagged more t

felt I was trying to come up to their levels, even when I know my boundaries and still acco

d talked with Kelly freely, I wo

give their bodies to him all in a bid to get him to date

ue, these women hated on me all the more now. Hahaha, but I do not care,

rs, I am his girlfriend, his one and only girlfriend, and he is m

, still staring at my r

o go", Ella said as she began packi

to her and then went on l

nderful time with my boyfriend", I enthused smiling into the

o much babydoll,

is so beautiful, can y

Kelly? I ca

beautiful, I love you

. I laughed and smiled deep

upload pics. Okay, I would like you guys to have lunch with me...", I trailed off as I got up a

eat and I sat down, then began filmi

n't wait to devour this wonderful things on the ta

g, catch you guys later", I said, bl

urned to Dera, the oth

hoto crew to come along as well, I need to take some pictures

said and ran off, t

hem. My ever charming boyfriend, his best friend who happene

smiling and revealing my thirty-two a

e took my arm and pecked on the b

s Ella shoved back a sea

uth to say a word, Felix,

aid laughing. I rolled my eyes and

ed to run some errands", I said looking down on

y sc

ked picking up a seafood an

at and turned

my fans, I needed to. I had to go on li

decision to always keep all my affairs online, I love updating my fans on anything I do. Kelly doesn't

wl of clean water was handed over to him by Dera

dy to eat, Felix made a shor

riend and I some pictures?", I called to the man

n pics while we were horse racing reme

m a public figure. I need to update my facebook

med cutting me short, a

, Felix chipped in, "it's just a picture", he sai

ank you', then turned to the camera

shoulders and conti

left hand in his and got up. Then he picked

babe?", I asked

re far from here to cool off, jus

dened in a

amera guy?", I asked and be

ng his head in disagreement and wav

", I g

mber? A secluded pla

t's just a harmless pict

I shook, seeing how agg

we go now?", I asked,

, then took my l

and we began walking a

y guys?",

ve fun with my swe

her friend of Kelly spo

nce at them, let alone reply them. He j

ent, they were all screaming and waving at us. I was really en

re we going b

place. It's a nice place", he re

t when I couldn't take it any longer,

ing", I said

huck

my babydoll huh?", he rhetorically

aug

e you do"

ot to a particular spot, secluded as

ed as I turned to hi

immediately trailed off as soon as I

n it was written the biggest

d at Kelly, he was standing

us that I had to run to the other end, and began rea

ck, Kelly was already down

ain as I cupped my

would you carry my last name

t at all, I wasn't. Even though I really wanted us t

n I heard some sounds behind me, and I immediately turned, onl

their phones and smiling at us, I was

ke or what? Is this a prank,

smi

", he said, in the most softest

ort laugh and s

is the ring

n Felix who seemed to be so engrossed with the vi

a whisper and two people standing beside

he looked

e ring", Kelly

up to him, dipping his right

k pink and black ring box, then handed it over t

ted, I almost passe

tered, shimmering under the sun. I cupped my hands o

prank, no jokes. Will y

d to the people behind me, they were

tarted with nodding my head,

ng out my left hand to him, and he smiled and got up

lues, I let out the scream welling up in me for a long whi

ug, his arms wrapped around me, i

owed was so defeaning, the peopl

The power couple, Nollywood's power coupl