โPlease be quick with the storyโ i muttered with a drawn face, while he simply just smiled, supported his jaw with his right hand and stared at me like someone with a whole lot of time in his hands,
โYou really have grown into a beautiful woman, more sexy and attractive than i expectedโ he said with a smile. I frowned and sighed,
โYour plan didnโt work, you thought i will dry up like a dead leaf when you abandoned me abi? Mtcheeewโ i poured and hissed. He instantly looked away with remorse in his eyes, but i felt no pity for him. His comment really ignited my anger, even though it was meant to flatter me.
โAbeg do fast and tell me the story, i have other things to doโ i urged coldly,
โYour comments are just like a whip, flogging the living hell out of meโ he murmured in order to draw out pity. I scoffed, shook my head and stared at him coldly,
Thunder fire you there, i just wish my comments could do much more than flogging your wretched bodyโ i cursed bitterly.
โMy God! Mary you have changed considerably, you now curse and throw insults without fearโ he exclaimed with surprise,
โChange is a constant thing in life oga, and as long as iโm alive, i will keep on changing. I see you have no story to tell, this conversation is over and never happenedโ i barked and stood up rudely. He instantly tried to grab my left hand, but was unsuccessful.
โPlease donโt ever come to my lodge again unless you need a hot bathโ i threatened and walked away, while he speechlessly stared at me with a coloured face.
โGod please forgive me, i never intended to curse and insult him this way, but you know he caused everythingโ i prayed with remorse as i left the cafe.
I soon felt a strong hand grab me from behind outside the cafe, i instantly turned and stared at Emmanuel murderously,
โPlease can i have your phone numberโ he begged,
โGo to hellโ i cursed, turned and made to leave. He instantly blocked my path and stared at me with prayers in his eyes,
โDonโt do this Mary, please i have waited so long for this moment, if you refuse me your phone number, i will have no choice than to follow you to your lodge and kill myself with your hot water, i canโt just continue living this way, not after seeing you after a long waitโ he begged seriously.
I looked up and down with confusion and frustration quickly eating me up like hunger. I equally battled with my mind as i thought of the strategy i could use in discharging him.
I slowly held my pride, and controlled my angry spirit,
โI need to sleep over this issue, i canโt just give you my new phone number easily, moreover you just appeared from the clouds after disappearing from my life for a long time, i will be in school tomorrow, perhaps you will get my number if we meet then, but please on no account should you visit my lodge, thatโs all i can say for now and i think itโs fair considering all you did to meโ i muttered calmly. He shrugged unhappily and nodded with a faint smile.
โThatโs fine by meโ he accepted without another argument. I rolled my eyes and walked away without another word,
โHow do i resist this idiot of a boy?โ i wondered.
โI surely need Mariamโs advice before i do something nasty, two heads are better than oneโ i concluded with a calm smile as i trekked back to my lodge that fateful afternoon, very glad i was finally free from his disturbance, at least for that dayโฆ.
LATER IN THE EVENING, MARIAMโS ROOM
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โEmmanuel! Which Emmanuel?โ she curiously asked,
โMy ex na, have you forgotten him?โ i replied. She instantly gasped and held my left palm tightly,
โYou mean you saw him?โ she asked,
โ He was in my room yesterday and even blocked me in school todayโ i explained,
โSo what does he want?, how did he even find you?โ she asked with concern,
โGirl i really canโt say how he found me, i even thought you were the person who helped himโ i answered quietly. She gave me an askance look, smiled and tapped my left shoulder,
โNawa for you, why you go think that kind thing? Iโm very much surprised as you are, so what did he say and what does he want?โ she asked.
โUsual stuff, he wants my phone number, he has a story to tell, he canโt continue living this wayโ i replied and mimicked Emmanuelโs voice. She laughed and clapped her hands.
โAbegi donโt mind him, better be careful from now onwards, you know how guys especially first boyfriendโs can be, very cunning and crafty like a con-artist, moreover he knows you too well, so please donโt even give him any chance to open his mouthโ she advised.
โBut how can i be able to do that? He threatened to kill himself if i donโt give him attentionโ i murmured,
โThen let him kill himself, supposing you died of heartbreak when he left you, will he be talking all these nonsenseโ she replied unhappily, while i breathed deeply and shrugged.
โSo have you told your guy?โ she asked,
โNo, i murmured and shook my head,
โPlease donโt hide this issue from him, it will be easier for you to discharge him with Samuel backing you up, iโm talking from experienceโ she advised like a sister (And that was a good advise from Mariam which i declined, a great mistakes we ladies make when our Ex later shows from nowhere)
โI really donโt like involving that poor boy in my problemsโ i murmured,
โI donโt think you have any other choice, my dearโ she concluded and stared at me with pity. I looked away and shrugged.
9PM, SAMUELโS ROOM
I laid on his body, while he gently played with my hair, a gesture i always enjoyed, but that evening, i really was very restless.
Mariamโs advice kept repeating in my head, urging me to open up and reveal all i was hiding. But i couldnโt get myself to do her bidding, which really was the most appropriate thing to do.
A force i really canโt define nor figure out, sealed my lips and locked them firmly like a padlock. Perhaps it was fear which hindered me or maybe it was my stupidity which played such a dirty trick on me. My conscience urged me but my strength failed me, while my mouth refused to oblige. The kind of force which held me that moment seemed similar to that which often stops we girls from exposing our boyfriendโs pals who made passes at us. Only girls will surely understand the state i was in. Deep down i felt very guilty..
โI will talk to Emmanuel tomorrow, if he still insists, then i will have no choice than to tell Samuelโ i promised myself.
A promise which left a sour feeling in my mind, but unknown to me Mariam had her own plans which soon reshaped and turned everything upside down for meโฆ.
-To be continued-
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