Writer's POVAs a kid, Bethany was one shy girl, who because of being overweight, chose to be antisocial. She knew she could never blend in because kids always laughed at her, and called her fat and ugly. To the extent of bullying her. She was fair, round and thick. With thighs like that of woman. She lived with her maternal Grandpa, Rufus Timilayemi, and Tunde Timilayemi who was her uncle, and six years ahead of her. She lived with them because her mom, who had given birth to her at a very tender age, was studying medicine, a seven years course at the University. And her dad was studying marine engineering in Philippines.So, she lived with her Grandpa and uncle. With her mom coming from time to time, to check up on her, and her dad FaceTiming with her once in a while. Her dad's name was Eliakim Franklin Osaze. He wasn't her biological father, but had stayed with her mom while she was still in her mom's stomach. He took care of her, until she finally gave birth to Betha

Writer's POVAge 15Beth merged into the crowd of students who were heading to their supposed classes, her backpack slung over her shoulder, as she ate out from the candy on her hand, and began advancing towards her locker. Feeling good to be at school again, after the long vacation of three months. She had a feeling that school was going to be great.It was the first day of her senior year. And her last year of school. Beth could feel her smile huge on her face. Because she would move out Lagos, so she could start her dream tertiary institute. She couldn't wait to get over with senior year to already. But Maths was giving her a hard time. She hoped she could get a C in the West African Examination Council, so she could get to go to her dream institution. Because Maths was giving her a hard time. Despite being taught countless of times, and having her dad get her a private Maths tutor, Beth was still so bad at it. It

Writer's POVBeth on the other hand was extremely uncomfortable, she acted bold and smart, but with him behind her back, she couldn't think straight. She still had a crush on him, despite how he had hurt her. But she knew there was no way, she was going to have anything to do with him. He was the boy who had rejected her. And having been she hadn't moved out to change, nothing would have changed. She would have been the fat, ugly, unloved girl who no one wanted. The girl who got rejected by him. She knew all of these, that was why she chose to leave.She stared up at the sky, and saw that the cloud was getting dark and gloomy. Something which was a sign that it was going to rain again. And that meant he was going to be fast with whatever he had to say, so he could get back into the house to be with his parents and siblings.Maybe he didn't feel the same way for her. She thought, then finally raised her head up

Writer's POVThe second time he helped her again, was when they were both five. She was about eating her lunch of spaghetti and boiled eggs, when a kid who was running around with his friends, accidentally knock her food down, off her desk. She had burst into a full volume of wails, at this. And the other kids laughed and pointed fingers at her. Because the food was  right on the floor, in front of her. Even the teacher just soothed her, told a cleaner to cone clean the dirt, and left her.Meanwhile Beth was having an empty stomach, with the worms doing a battle, making growling sounds. She didn't even want to go meet her Uncle Tunde, because she knew he would eat his own food as well. So she didn't want to be a bother, and decided to stay on her seat. Feeling really sad about the food she just lost. She could recall when she had anticipate eating the meal, right from

Writer's POV Beth, due to the heartache she was still carrying, decided to follow her paternal grandmother to London for a few months. Her paternal grandma Patricia who still had the body of a young lady, despite being fifty-nine, was a retired model, who owned a modelling agency in London. The woman resided both in London and in Nigeria. So the time she announced that she wanted to leave for London in a few weeks, Beth told her she wanted to tag along with her. Meanwhile, Octavia, Beth's mom didn't go well with the idea, because she was nursing an infant, was busy with work at the hospital, and had two other kids to take care of. Thankfully, Eliakim, Bethany's dad was around. So he told his wife not to worry, that he would hire someone, for the time Beth was away. Because he knew that Beth needed a breath of fresh air. He was fully aware that his first child was still very heartbroken. After the talks and all, Beth was finally allowed to go to London with her Grandm