we had fun and pleasure that night.
I barely had returned to my room the following
morning, when Amara knocked and entered with a
very sad n tired look.
She really looked that moment like a night worker
who worked without rest all through the night.
She wearily fell on my bed with a sigh. I sat
beside her, with both hands on my waist and
stared curiously at her with surprise.
“it’s over between David n i” she muttered, while i
gasped in shock,
“what did you just say?” i heard myself ask
“my relationship with David is over” she
announced again, i just breathed deeply and kept
quiet for few seconds.
“how? What exactly happened?” i calmly asked,
“i confronted him last night about his ties with a
cult group, he tried denying it but when i continued
with my questions, he barked at me almost hitting
me in the process. I gave him a condition to tell
me the truth or kiss our affair goodbye, yet he
ignored me till this morning when i left the room”
she explained unhappily, while I smiled and held
her left hand.
Even though i really never supported her
relationship with that boy, i knew my friend really
do love him, and so i had to be cautious and
neutral when advising her.
I looked at my wall clock which read 7:30AM, bit
my lips and stared at my friend. I planned going to
school that fateful day but with the look of things i
knew i might skip lectures again.
“girlfriend are you very sure about your
decision?, you are already into him which is a
fact you can’t deny” i asked with a smile, but she
kept quiet and pretended as if she didn’t hear my
words.
Someone knocked on my door seconds later,
which made me move my attention to my door.
I waited b4 finally opening my door, where a
nervous looking David greeted me with a forced
smile.
“is Amara with u?” he calmly asked with a
searching look
@ first I truly was at lost on what to reply him, but
when i finally made up my mind to deny ever
seeing her that morning, Amara appeared behind
me and shouted at him.
“what are u doing here, leave me alone” she
barked b4 shutting the door on his face.
Instead of leaving, he surprised us by knocking
again for almost an hour n it really appeared as if
he wasn’t ready to leave my door alone until it
was opened.
I really was uncomfortable and a bit sad, because
I already have missed lectures for that day and
still trapped in my room all because i was
standing by my friend.
“i think u should have a little chat with him, you
never can tell what he wants to say to you” i
finally whispered to Amara when i couldn’t endure
his knock anymore.
She tried to argue, but i gave her no chance,
stood up and opened my door for David who
quickly rushed to her side.
I never believed nor dreamt that someone like
David could ever do such a thing for a girl,
“is that what true love really means or is he just
trying to defend his pride??” was the question i
keeping asking myself as i left them alone in my
room to fetch a bucket of water downstairs…….
I ran into Lynda when i finally got downstairs.
The events of the previous evening instantly
came racing into my mind n i glanced at her
injured beauty with a heart filled with pain.
“hi dear are u going 2 school?” i asked.
“no i’m going over to a friend’s house, i’ll stay
there till i recover” she explained with a weak
smile. I truly was touched.
“that’s a nice idea dear, i’ll keep praying 4 u”
i muttered with a friendly pat on her left shoulder.
She nodded with a smile n left without another
word.
With a deep sigh i went to the extreme end of the
backyard where the second water pump was
located and equally where Darlington and his
friends do stay most of the time, smoking and
doing some weight-lifting exercises, well since i
badly needed water,
I slowly went there with a fast beating heart n just
like i feared Darlington n two guys sat beside the
water-pump discussing seriously.
I greeted but they ignored b4 quietly fetching
water 4rm the Tap.
“i will be in ur room later” i heard Darlington
mutter with a serious look as i carried the heavy
bucket of water i fetched.
I said nothing to him, though i managed to force
out a smile, which i knew he interpreted wrongly.
I slowly returned to my room with my thoughts
focused on how to end his disturbance.
“oh Lord please don’t let this fire burn Ben as-
well” i prayed as i stepped into my room.
Perhaps it was my thoughts that blinded me or
my fears that clouded my sight and prevented me
from seeing Amara and David engaged in a
scuffle. But It was to late to avert disaster as
David falling body crashed on me without warning.
Chai!! My head smashed on the wall, while his
elbow broke my lips.
My bucket instantly fell, watering my room in the
process.
Amara screamed in panic…..
..........davidquickly composed himself, helped me
to my feet and muttered some quick apologies.
He really was very embarrassed, and avoided
meeting my gaze out of shame.
Amara quickly overcame her shock, rushed to my
balcony, grabbed a clean piece of rag and started
scrubbing my room with it.
David joined her moments later, when he saw that
i was alright, while i quickly carried my books
which were neatly arranged on the floor and
spread them out on my balcony to dry.
Truly the whole scene came as a shock and
surprise to me, but it really was an accident so i
blamed no one.
Surprisingly David and Amara worked
harmoniously together like newly married couples
as they scrubbed my room, their quarrels
forgotten as if it never happened.
I smiled in appreciation as i watched them, even
though i still felt a little pain on my head.
“David really is a nice guy” i finally admitted to
myself, because he displayed some attributes
which i never knew was in him.
“Sometimes casually reading a person dosen’t
really tell us all we need to know, and most times
we end up forming a very bad opinion about such
person due to our casual observation” i reasoned
with a sigh.
I quickly fried plantain which we all ate together
minutes later, and i almost bursted into laughter
as i watched David trying so hard to make Amara
smile.
“please help me plead to your friend, she dosen’t
understand how much i love her” he finally
pleaded to me. I blushed and stared at Amara
without knowing what to tell her,
“don’t give me that look cyndii, he should first tell
me if he truly belongs to a cult group or not, if he
really wants me” she fired back.
I stared at David with a shrug.
He instantly looked down as if he was given a
very difficult condition.
“will the truth change anything?” he asked
seconds later,
“i don’t know” she replied haughtily,
“yes i do belong to a cult group” he muttered with
a deep breathe.
A huge terrifying silence fell in my room as his
confession registered into our head….
For the first time, i wished he had lied…
“no it’s a lie” Amara screamed with a loud voice,
while David humbly knelt by her side like a
condemned servant.
I really was very shocked and stunned with his
confession, because even though he did the right
thing by saying the truth, it looked that moment as
if he just poured water over a raging petrol fire.
I was very much at loss on what to do, and in a
vegetable state i was as i watched the whole
drama keenly.
Amara just looked like someone who smoked a
pot of weed judging by the way her eyes blazed
that moment.
I don’t doubt some folks who always argue that
sometimes a sweet well told lie is hundred times
better than a bitter truth.
The tensed up situation that morning was enough
to seal my belief.
“baby it really dosen’t change who i’m, please
don’t let it come between our love” i heard David
beg, but his effort only earned him a dirty slap
which sound echoed in my room, leaving a huge
lump in my throat.
“so you took me for granted all these while?
So i have been sleeping with a devil” she barked
like an angry wolf, while David gently rubbed his
left chin
{where the hot slapS landed}.
Surely that slap really was so hot and terrifying.
Only the force by which it was delivered and the
sound which erupted from it was enough to
deafen his ear for months.
Yet he still knelt humbly as if the slap was nothing
but a friendly pat.
“oh what a man”
“leave this room right now?” my friend barked,
pushing him backwards in a violent manner. I
instantly jumped up in his defence,
“girl you are taking this too far, chill nau” i begged
with a slightly raised tone, which made her stare
at me with a surprised look.
I wasn’t blind not to notice that my friend was
using her annoyance to abuse her boyfriend, who
probably thought he was doing the right thing by
calmly recieving the whole tantrum thrown at him.
I knew Amara clearly wasn’t with her mind and
was extremely blinded with fury, which left me
with no other choice than to intervene.
Sometimes we girls do over react unnecessarily,
and we equally do abnormal or unacceptable
things when provoked, but they are always
overlooked because of our sex which sometimes
isn’t far considering the equality of rights.
“so you are now defending him abi??,
how am i sure you two arn’t into this together”
Amara accused with an angry scowl,
“oh Christ” i exclaimed….
WHAT HAPPENS NEXT??
STORY CONTINUES
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