Stanley cleared his throat, looked straight into Shannon's eyes and said “Shannon, I have grown to love you, you are amazing, would you be my girlfriend?” To him, she had this stunning natural beauty, was well mannered and intelligent. Shannon jaw dropped immediately, she stood with her mouth widely opened and her eyes almost popping out of its socket. It was a breath taking experience for her and a dream come through because has always admired him and wished he was going to ask her out someday. She hugged him and they had a passionate kiss. She had been madly in love with him but didn't know how to convey the message, unknown to her he had fallen head over heels in love with her too. It was an exciting moment. The two love bird looked forward to spending the rest of the evening together and so a date was fixed for that evening.
Mrs Jane always came back from work in the evening and Shannon knew her mum won’t allow her out at that time of the day, so she lied to her mum that she was going to visit Chiny, her childhood friend who lived in the next street. Her mum agreed and told her to be home early.
She met Stanley at the agreed location; it was a club, eleven blocks away from her street. There was so much shouting and dancing every where looked fun filled. The DJ was so good, he gave the right music at the right time, guys and girls danced with so much energy. That was Shannon's first time at a club, she couldn't help but stare at the people dancing. The smell of alcohol and cigarettes filled the air as it chucked her but she was bent on exploring that night and for the first time, she took alcoholic drink. The effect was too much on her, so she got drunk and for Stanley it was normal, he was used to taking alcoholic drinks and hard drugs. Though this was unknown to Shannon till their very first official date but then it was a puppy love and didn't see anything wrong in that. She was so intoxicated, she danced like never before and did so many other things she never imagined. The whole night was crowned by a romantic one night stand.
Shannon got home early hours the next day, her mum had been so worried since she called Chiny’s home and was told Shannon never showed up. “Where are you coming from by this time of the day?” Mrs Jane asked her daughter who was obviously drunk. “From a friend’s party,” Shannon said. Her mum jumped out of her skin and wondered what was happening to her daughter because she had known her daughter to be very decent. Just then she realised she had not been spending time with her daughter and had to face the music.
This incident occurred over and over again. Shannon got addicted to alcohol, sex and hard drugs. During this period, Shannon’s mum took her to many psychologists and counsellors but all to no avail even at some counselling session, she would say to herself , “I know what I am doing is wrong, but I can’t stop it”. She was living life on a fastlane and wasn't really concerned
Do you think Shannon was influenced by Stanley?
Or do you think she just wanted to have fun?
Don't you think her mom was showing concern late?
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ReplyDeleteThis is what I call Love in the air, well is sweet to fall in Love but it is more wonderful when you fall for the right person... Nice one
ReplyDeleteYes oh I agree with you
DeleteYou can't blame her for the things she did, she was driven by love and love is a beautiful thing. However, they were wrong. She had the wrong influence. Her mum was suppose to be her reference point, so trying to establish a relationship after she has fallen in love and gotten addicted to drugs would be a bit daunting. Really nice piece.
ReplyDeleteLol I would say love has power
DeleteShannon has derailed....well, everyone is responsible for their decisions and choices but I think shannon's mum did not pay enough attention to her daughter, and they were not close enough.
ReplyDeleteexactly she got too busy
DeleteI think Shanon and her mum to blame. I know it's strange to see such point of view as this, but my reason is clear
ReplyDeleteI love to tell ppl something somewhat amazing that they fail to realise - "man is the captain of his life and the custodian of his destiny"
She had the weaker character so she got influenced.
Her mom was not exactly too much of help... she could hv stepped in early to bring order
Emmanuel I think you kinda right. She actually got a decision too to make. Thanks Emmanuel
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