BETRAYAL EPISODE 35&36

BETRAYAL EPISODE 35&36

**THE BETRAYAL**

(episode 35)

.....“no! go away!” i cried as i shut my door on his

face, dived to my bed n covered my head with my

pillow.

“how did he find me?” i wondered miserably.

Seeing him that afternoon instantly brought up old

memories, drawing out tears 4rm my eyes.

“cyndii please open ur door, i just came to talk

with u” he knocked and begged.

I simply ignored him n refused to open my door.

He finally left after an hour of constant knocking.

I heaved a sigh of relief n made the sign of the

cross,

“Lord be my strength” i prayed, becos I needed

no1 to tell me that he would return.

However i failed to mention Mike’s visit to Benj,

when we were 2geda later in the evening, without

knowing the reason.

Perhaps it was because i didn’t want to involve

him in my problems anymore.

A lame excuse i consoled myself with.

“hope everything is alright?” Ben asked curiously

as soon as he noticed my absent-mindedness,

“i ve headache” i muttered calmly,

“i have panadol in my room, let me get it 4 u” he

sweetly said as he got up,

“no don’t worry, all i need is just a good night

sleep” i murmured n flashed him a smile.

He shrugged n rubbed my back,

“good night dear, let me leave u alone” he

muttered n left 4 his room.

NEXT_DAY

“some lecturers are truly very annoying with the

manner they behave sometimes” i murmured

furiously as i left our lecture hall after writing a

hot impromptu test which i manged to answer

only 3 out of 6 questions.

I really was very annoyed n swore to anyone who

blocked my path as i left the hall as if something

was pursuing me.

A strong hand grabbed me without warning, i

instantly turned to lash out on whoever it may be.

But I was stunned when my eyes fell on Mike,

smiling nervously in his usual way.

I felt like slapping him but the crowd around us

was much.

“calm down my dear, things are not always as

they seem” he muttered quietly,

“i have a story to tell, after listening to it u can

then pour out your mind” he added calmly.

“i’m in no mood to listen to ur story it’s too late” i

replied haughtily.

I could have snatched my hand n ran away that

moment, but i didn’t, instead i stood and stared@

him while i calmly deliberated whether to listen to

his story or not.

Curiousity got hold of me.

“don’t say anything dear till u listen to my story, it

won’t take much of your time u can go ur way

after listening to it.

I only came to fulfill something i promised myself”

he urged with a smile. I breathed deeply,

shrugged with a shoulder n followed him to a

quiet, expensive cafe at the other end of the

school.

I knew it was undignifying to allow my curiousity

get hold of me, but i just couldn’t help it,

“am i under a spell or what?” i asked myself as

we sat down in the cafe, moments later.

“please God don’t allow Benjamin to see me here”

i silently prayed with guilt.

be quick with the story” i said, while he simply

just smiled,

“u ve really have grown into a beautiful woman,

more sexy n attractive than i expected” he said

with a smile.

I frowned and sighed,

“your plan didn’t work, you thought i will dry up

like a dead leaf when you abandoned me abi?

Mtcheeew” i poured and hissed.“abeg do fast n

tell me the story, i have other things to do” i urged

coldly,

“ur comments are just like a whip, flogging the

living hell out of me”

he murmured in order to draw out pity.

“thunder fire u, i just wish my comments could do

much more than flogging ur wretched body” i

cursed bitterly.

“my God! Cyndii u have changed considerably

and ,........

“change is a constant thing in life oga n as long

as i’m alive, i will keep on changing.

I see u have no story to tell, this conversation is

over n never happened” i stood up rudely.

He instantly tried to grab my left hand, but was

unsuccessful.

“pls don’t ever come to my lodge again unless u

need a hot bath”

“God please forgive me, i never intended to curse

n insult him this way, but u know he caused

everything” i prayed with remorse as i left the

cafe.

I soon felt a strong hand grab me 4rm behind

{outside the cafe}, i instantly turned n stared at

Mike murderously,

“please can i have ur No. ” he begged,

“go to hell” i cursed.

“don’t do this cyndii, please i have waited so long

4 this moment, if u refuse me ur number, i will ve

no choice than to follow u to ur lodge n kill myself

with ur hot water, i can’t just continue living this

way, not after seeing u after a long wait” he

begged seriously.

I slowly held my pride n controlled my angry

spirit,

“I need to sleep over this issue, i can’t just give U

my new phone number easily, but please on no

account should u visit my lodge, that’s all, i

muttered calmly.

“that’s fine by me” he accepted without another

argument.

I walked away without another word,

“how do i resist this idio.t of a boy?” i wondered.

“I surely need Amara’s advice before i do

something nasty, finally free from his disturbance,

at least 4 that day........

(episode 36)

......LATER IN THE EVENING, AMARA’S ROOM

“mike is back” i whispered into my friend’s ear as

if i was scared of calling out Mike’s name. She

glanced at me with surprise,

“mike! Which mike?” she curiously asked,

“my ex na, have you forgotten him?” i replied. She

instantly gasped and held my left palm tightly,

“you mean you saw him?” she asked,

” he was in my room yesterday and even blocked

me in school today” i explained,

“so what does he want?, how did he even find

you?” she asked with concern,

“girl i really can’t say how he found me, i even

thought you were the person who helped him” i

answered quietly. She gave me an askance look,

smiled and tapped my left shoulder,

“nawa for you, why you go think that kind thing?

I’m very much surprised as you are, so what did

he say and what does he want?” she asked.

“usual stuff, he wants my phone number, he has a

story to tell, he can’t continue living this way” i

replied and mimicked Mike’s voice. She laughed

and clapped her hands.

“abegi don’t mind him, better be careful from now

onwards, you know how guys especially first

boyfriend’s can be, very cunning and crafty like a

con-artist, moreover he knows you too well, so

please don’t even give him any chance to open

his mouth” she advised.

“but how can i be able to do that? He threatened

to kill himself if i don’t give him attention” i

murmured,

“then let him kill himself, supposing you died of

heartbreak when he left you, will he be talking all

these nonsense” she replied unhappily,

while i breathed deeply and shrugged.

“so have you told your guy?” she asked,

“no” i murmured and shook my head,

“please don’t hide this issue from him, it will be

easier for you to discharge him with Benjamin

backing you up, i’m talking from experience” she

advised like a sister,

“i really don’t like involving that poor boy in my

problems” i murmured,

“i don’t think you have any other choice, my

dear” she concluded and stared at me with pity. I

looked away and shrugged.

9PM, BENJAMIN’S 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.

Amara’s advice kept repeating in my head, urging

me to open up and reveal all i was hiding. But i

couldn’t get myself to do her bidding, which really

was the most appropriate thing to do.

A force i really can’t 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 boyfriend’s pals who made

passes at us. Only girls will surely understand the

state i was in.

Deep down i felt very guilty..

“i will talk to Mike tomorrow, if he still insists,

then i will have no choice than to tell Benjamin” i

promised myself.

A promise which left a sour feeling in my mind,

but unknown to me Amara had her own plans

which soon reshaped and turned everything

upside down for me….

TBC