*continues* “oh dear good evening, I guess you are looking for Mike, he went out minutes ago” Stella giggled with bright eyes. I breathed deeply, as i desperately tried to control my temper. “It’s in our best interest to keep our thoughts quiet, let’s go” Amara clevely whispered, before dragging me away. “ain’t you going to leave a message” i heard the obnoxious Stella ask as we left the building. I wasn’t myself as we headed back to our lodge that fateful evening, because not only was i jealous and angry, i equally was very doubtful of Mike’s intention towards me. My thoughts wandered aimlessly, while the police officer’s advice came rushing into my head, “you have seen nothing of what we call life; your boyfriend is false in heart, in mind, in soul; he has a false flattering tongue, false lips, false principles, you better be careful” he had advised me on sunday, but i choosed to ignore him, “could he be right?” i wondered, “no no no Mike won’t be so stupid as to get back with her, there must be a solid reason for her to be in his house” I fearfully concluded. Amara and i didn’t say much to each other when we got back to the lodge. She soon retired to her room, while i settled to sleep, but i kept tossing on my bed uneasily due to my unhappy thoughts. Unable to control my emotions i dialled Mike’s phone number. “hello dearest” he answered seconds later, “i came to your house earlier in the evening with my friend, didn’t Stella tell you?” i asked. He kept quiet for some seconds. “no she didn’t tell me anything, why didn’t you wait for me to return or call my cell phone?, i could have rushed home instantly” he asked, “there isn’t any need for that since your wife is already there” i answered coldly, “believe me, it’s not as you think” he murmured nervously, “A person dosen’t need to see a lot of things to imagine the truth” i replied and hung up. He tried calling me back, but i switched off my phone, shed a few tears and slept. Thursday I left my phone {switched} off, stayed away from my room and spent all my time with Amara. By 9pm, we decided to be a little wild and go clubbing. It really was one of the best nights i ever had as a student. I enjoyed the loud noise, crowd, happiness and music that shook the dancing hall. I forgot all my problems and danced myself to exhaustion. By 4:15am friday, we left the club and trekked towards a nearby junction to get a cab or tricycle. We barely had gone ten steps when a black SUV pulled and stopped in front of us. Amara and i stared at each other fearfully, stopped and tried to cross over to the left section of the road, but a young guy instantly jumped out of the car and called my friend. “Amara don’t be scared, Chike your cousin is greeting ooo” we heard him say. Amara froze and stared at him speechlessly, when he got very close, she recognized him, smiled and laughed. “bro Chike” she greeted and hugged him, but Chike’s eyes soon left my friend and focused on me brightly, while the street fluorescent lamps glared on us.. Mu§¡c To be continued. *continues* “won’t you introduce me to your lovely friend?” Chike asked Amara, while i blushed nervously, “oh silly me,” “meet my dearest friend Cyndii jare” Amara introduced. He calmly drew close to me, smiling confidently, “Cyndii meet my big cousin Chike” Amara said to me. I nodded and shook hands with him. “i’m very pleased to meet you” I heard him say polietly as he studied me with his eyes. “we are actually heading to our lodge, hope you won’t mind giving us a lift?” Amara asked. He instantly nodded and dutifully led us to his car. “sure of course, who am i to say no” he laughed as we walked to his car. I quietly settled at the rear seat, while Amara sat beside him. He switched on his car engine and quietly drove towards our lodge. I closed my eyes due to exhaustion, and almost fell asleep. We arrived at our destination minutes later, gladly thanked him and alighted, but surprisingly he also alighted from his car and stopped me, while Amara stared at us with a smile. “can i have your phone number? Please don’t decline, because i ask with good intention” he said to me. I breathed deeply and shook my head. “please don’t take it personal, but unfortunately i don’t easily give out my number, maybe in due time i will, but not now please” i replied seriously. A deep line instantly appeared on his face, as if my answer crushed his ego. He however quickly recovered and laughed effortlessly. “c’mon ask Amara, we are like family” he tried to insist, but Amara quickly came to my rescue. She instantly walked up to him, grabbed his left hand and dragged him away from me. “abeg leave the poor girl jare, don’t you have somewhere to go” she asked jokingly. “we will meet again, i promise” he said to me with a smile, entered his car and drove off. “don’t mind him dear, though i prefer him to Mike” Amara calmly apologized as we waited for the gateman to open the gate for us. I lazily slept throughout that friday, and later in the evening, went over to Amara’s room where we argued for a while as she tried to discourage me from going over to Benjamin’s family house. “seriously i commend your bravely and courage in deciding to apologize to his family, but i really don’t think it’s a wise idea, looking at it from a different point of view. How do you think they will look at you?, do you think you can survive the tension? Hmmmm nawaoo, you get liver jor” she murmured when she saw how determined i was. “but i still need a favour from you” i said pleadingly, “i’m all ears” she answered and held my hands. “please can you go with me, i need you to accompany me, i need someone to share the tension with” i begged with all my heart. She instantly drew back with fear. “noooo” she gasped, “yes” i nodded. She breathed deeply and shrugged, “i pray they don’t pour us hot water” she murmured. I hugged her happily, eyes filled with relief. “Thanks alot Amara, i owe you much” i murmured gratefully, while she rolled her eyes. Early the next day, we headed to Benjamin’s family house, very scared and nervous. but i was consoled with the fact that i was doing the right thing. “Hmmmm”,breathes deeply I guess, the outcome of that journey will be a story for another day. To be continued. Beautiful givers,we nid airtel airtime.. Just message us if u ar willing to give. Happy sunday
Posted on: Sun, 21 Dec 2014 12:07:13 +0000
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