"Are you going to help me do my homework or not?" Caleb asked?
"Why could I help you do your homework when I am not done with mine," I asked him.
"If you don't help me do my homework, I will tell on you; that's on period," Caleb said.
"What are you going to tell me about? Didn't I buy you ice cream and a biscuit that day, and you promised not to tell on me" I replied to him.
"Well, that day biscuits and ice cream has expired, so it's either you do my bidding or I will go straight to Dad and tell him everything", Caleb said as a matter of fact
"Seriously, are you trying to blackmail me after you have finished collecting things from me," I asked him; I was very upset to think that my cousin would blackmail me with something we all agreed to keep quiet about.
Caleb was my cousin's brother. They are four in number, so their parents brought them down to our house to stay for the holidays. But Caleb is fond of reporting everybody for any slight mistake, and he enjoys seeing others punished.
One particular day, I went out to visit my classmate, and I lost track of time; when I rushed back home, I saw my father's car parked outside. I asked my cousin Victor, cause he was on the balcony if my father had looked for me; he said yes but was told I was sleeping inside.
My father had warned that none of us should leave the house that day. If I had known, I couldn't have taken my classmate's book to copy at home. She needed her book back that day and I had promised to give it back to her.
So when my father left, I ran out to go to and return the book, I never intended to waste time, but although my father came back earlier than usual, I thought I would get home before him; imagine my shock when I saw his car outside.
My cousin Victor told me to pass through the back door, which was leading to the kitchen; there was a connection between the kitchen and my room. So he opened it like he was about to dispose of waste; as soon as I walked in, I met Caleb; he was about to tell my father when I made the promise to him.
Now, he uses it to keep making unnecessary demands always; at this point, I was tired of his excess.
You can go ahead and tell him, but remember that one day you might fall into this same trap and I won't hesitate to talk too, rubbish, I replied him.
He went ahead to report me to my father, who actually didn't punish me as expected but advised me not to lie to him next time so that one wouldn't use a little thing that I would have gotten off my chest to blackmail me.
I was surprised as to what my father was talking about; he said that on that day when he was told that I was sleeping inside, he actually saw me on the road with my classmate walking down the road to our house.
I asked him Dad, why didn't you say anything if you knew. Because you disobey me but you didn't go to any wrong place, I also know that Caleb here has been blackmailing you. We were all surprised including Caleb.
He turned to Caleb, you better pull up your sock, or you will regret it. He dismissed us. Caleb was unhappy that I wasn't punished. I asked him to return my money, or he would face my wrath. We all let bygone to be bygone, forgive him, but you see this, my cousin, he refused to change.
One day, my dad sent us on an errand to buy ice cream in the supermarket. I don't know what pushed my cousin to pick one ice cream and hide under his clothes. He was caught, and he begged us not to report him. We agreed cause my dad would skin him alive very well.
Only for him to rush and go and report Victor, his elder brother, that he watched a late-night movie. Someone that we all forgive. That is how we all reported him to his father and my father about the ice cream incident, how he's always sweeping dirt under the chairs. He was punished and grounded. His father refused to buy the bicycle he promised him.
After the whole punishment, Caleb learned the hard way never to be mean and wicked to others.
Thank 💕 you for stopping by my blog
I have a cousin like Caleb, too. Just pray not to fall into his trap, you'll wash his clothes till you're tired. 😂
Lol. Mine was too mean but he later change after all of us gang up against him.
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Caleb is a blackmailer. That's why he got caught stealing the ice cream and was ratted out. Have a nice evening
Thank you for stopping by, that's how God wanted to punish him
Haha, your cousin na guy man. But he still learned the hard way.
Yes oo
I used to be like Caleb when I was little. Well, I’m never gonna tell the secret but I will just continue to blackmail you
That’s what I do😅
Lol.
Caleb did not do well at all. Thank God he learnt the hard way
People like Caleb siesta exist, if he grows up with this character it's going to be bad for people around him..
Yes