Episode 36
Now, before I had the courage to skip lectures to visit David, hereâs what happened. David made me feel special. He even showered up at my school with his car, causing envy and jealousy from most girls. I didnât have time for the few guys there, I ignored them all. One several occasions on Sundays, I spent all my time with David. He complained that visiting him on just Sundays was not enough, I was choked up that I only visited home once that year. Stella was still at home doing nothing, I felt pity for her, just because she was two years younger than I was, she felt she had time on her side. For a whole year in school, I didnât have the courage to leave school to visit him. Not only was I scared of leaving the school on a week day, my schedule was tight. At the middle of my second year in school, somehow, I developed courage to visit David. âIâm coming tomorrowâ, I said. âTomorrow?, he asked. âYes, tomorrowâ, I replied. âBut, tomorrow is not Sundayâ, he said.
âI knowâ, I replied. âThat means, you will skip sewing lessonsâ, he said. âYes, I have to, you said Sundays are not enough, so, I will comeâ, I said. âOkay, so, but you know, workâ, he said. âBut you said, you donât go to work on Tuesdaysâ, I said. âYes, I donât, okay, but you will have to come in through morning to avoid leaving lateâ, he said. âOkay, no problemâ, I replied thinking he was so caring. Alas, that Tuesday, I couldnât make it, I called to apologize and he sounded a bit angry. I just told him that I would come on any of the Tuesdays and he consented.
One of the Tuesdays, I left school to visit David. I thought of calling David but I wanted to surprise him. On my way to his house, I felt the need to call, so I brought out my phone and dialed his number tirelessly, but he didnât pick up. I was distraught. I started contemplating going home but, I was very close to his house. I still didnât give up on calling him. I got to his house about fourty five minutes later. Davidâs house wasnât as glam as my uncleâs but for a bachelor, it was okay. There were four houses in the compound, two upstairs and two downstairs. Davidâs house happened to be upstairs and his balcony was directly facing the road, one could see it from outside the gate. I wondered how he could afford the rent of that three bedroom flat and maintain the car. I had asked him about his job and according to him, he said his boss dealt with car parts and his boss really favoured him a lot. I wasnât collecting cash from David except the ones he spent on me whenever we went to an eatery but I was aware of the kind of cash he received because most times, I saw the alert on his phone.
I didnât want to upset David by just showing up, so I brought out my phone and dialed his number again. This time, he picked up, I was still at the front of the gate, so, I moved into a view, where Iâd see his balcony. âHello dearâ, he said. âHello, good morningâ, I said. âHow are you?â, he asked. âIâm doing good, you?â, I asked. âSo, I wanna come to your houseâ, I said. I was expecting his response to be, âokay, you can comeâ, then, I would say, âCome to the balconyâ but his response was rather surprising. âUwa, oh, Iâm so sorryâ, he said. âSorry about?â, I asked. âIâm not at homeâ, he said. Were my eyes playing tricks on me?, the sliding glass of the balcony was opening, why would he say, he was not at home. âYouâre not home?â, I asked. âYes, Iâm not home, dear, I hope youâve not already started comingâ, he said and came out from his balcony which only confirmed my suspicions that he was at home. âDavidâ, I called and laughed. I contemplated allowing him to see me or not. After thinking deep, I decided catching him red handed would be the best thing and since I was impatient, I couldnât wait to demand an explanation for his fibs. âUwa, why are you laughing?â, he asked. âDavid, Iâm at the front of your gate, I said and pushed the gate open, David was shocked to the core.
âUwanah, what are you doing hereâ, he asked. âYouâre seriously asking me that, Iâm coming upstairs, donât finish my airtimeâ, I said and ended the call. I was angry but not as angry as I claimed.
I had come to trust, love and respect David and I wanted to know why he lied, to sort things out. I was about coming upstairs when someone came from behind him. I needed a closer view, I went directly to the front of the balcony. It was a girl clad in Davidâs shorts and a bra top. The first question I asked myself was, âdid I do something wrong to David, that heâs bringing someone else to the house?â. I was speechless, I looked at the girl, I looked at David then, I turned around to leave. I practically turned deaf to all Davidâs pleas. I returned to school and went straight to my dorm. Few minutes later, I heard a knock on the door, âwho is that?â, I asked. âitâs meâ, David said. I didnât move an inch from my bed, he knocked tirelessly explaining that the girl I saw was just a friend.
When I heard, âSheâs just a friendâ, I remembered Dayo, that was exactly the kind of explanation Dayo would give, if I caught him with someone else. I still ignored him, I was severely infuriated and could probably do anything to him at the moment. âUwa, Iâll call you laterâ, he said and left. I left my room and went for sewing lessons, Uwa was very surprised to see me, âI thought youâd be back in the evening, what happened?â, she asked. âIâd let you know laterâ, I said. âOkay, no problemâ. She replied.
Later that evening, Uwa was also angry at David when I explained what happened at his place. âWord of advice, Uwa, Leave that guyâ, she admonished. âIf he truly loves you, that girl will not be in his houseâ, she added. I wasnât even listening to her, I was just staring at my phone, looking at the numerous missed calls from David. I wasnât ready to leave David, âhe probably has an explanationâ, I told her. âUwanah, are you okay?â, she asked. âYes, I am, you know all the things I told you about David, it will be wrong if I donât give him a chanceâ, I said naively. âUwa, yes, you told of how you lived in his house, but, I have news for you, people change, itâs better you have sense and end this thing nowâ, she adviced.
âI will give him a chance to explainâ, I said again. Uwa was short of words, she went to her bed and lay down to rest.
I resorted to picking Davidâs call if he called again. Hours passed, David didnât call back, I was distraught, then I called him. âHello, hello Uwa, lemme call you backâ, he said. âOkayâ, I replied. David called right away. âHello, Uwa, please just try and listen to meâ, he pleaded. âUwa, that girl you saw me with was just a friendâ, he said. âDavid, Iâm not a foolâ, I replied. âSo, your friend will wear your shorts and a bra top in your house?â, I asked. âOkay, see eh, Uwa, Iâm sorry, letâs forget what happenedâ, he said. âDavid, I canât forgetâ, I said. âOkay, Uwa, please Uwa, I will make it up to you, I just want to spend all my time with you, if it were possible for you to leave in my house, Iâd really gladâ, he apprised. âLive with you?â, I asked. âYes, Uwa, so you can believe, youâre the only one on my mindâ, he said. âI will think about itâ, I said. âThat means, youâve forgiven me?â, he asked. âIâll think about itâ, I said chuckling like a fool. âOkay, thank you Uwa, I love youâ, he said. âByeâ, I replied and ended the call.
âUwa, Uwa, wake upâ, I said excitedly. âWhat, what is it?â, she asked. âDavid and I have reconciledâ, I said. âDavid and I have reconciledâ, she mimicked me. âmtcheeewâ, she hissed. âUwa, something is wrong with your headâ, she mocked. âWhat do you mean?â, I asked, âwhat exactly is making you excited, what did he tell you, that you have forgiven him so easily?â, she asked trying to sit on her bed. âHe said, I donât have to live in school, he said, I can come to his houseâ, I informed her. âThen, you told him, you canât do that, right?â, she asked. âNo, I said, I will think about itâ, I told her. âThen, Uwa, youâre more stupid than I thoughtâ, she said. âUwa, whatâs up with all these insults?â, I asked. âSee ehn, you should have not even listened to him, what does he want you to do in his house, to cook for him, to wash his clothes abi?â, she said. âNo, he canât possibly want me to do that, besides, Iâm going there to make sure that what happened today will not repeat itself againâ, I said smiling. âYouâre really getting on my nervesâ, she said angrily. âWhat is wrong with you sef?, why canât you just be happy for me?â, I asked. âHappy for you that you want to put your hand inside fire abi?â, she asked. âMtcheeeeewâ, I hissed and went back to my bed. âIf I had told Yemisi, at least, sheâd have told me what to do.
Speaking of Yemisi, I recalled, she had been playing tricks on me for the past year about who truly impregnated her.
She had problems, so, I didnât want to burden her. She had still not left Boma, she said her father didnât allow her leave Boma, her mother had tried all she could to sneak her out of Boma, but, it just wasnât working.
I called to check up on her. âHello, Yemisiâ, how are you?â, I asked. âIâm okay, you?â, she asked. âIâm fineâ, I replied. âSee, Uwa, Iâve left Bomaâ, she said. âYouâve left, wow!, when?â, I asked. âJust this morningâ, I replied. âWhat of your father?â, I asked. âSee ehn, Uwa, itâs high time, I told you the truthâ, she said. âMr. Soji is my mumâs boyfriend, when I came back to Boma, my mum was broke, so she asked me to stay for a while with him while, she hustledâ, she explained. âSo what Iâm trying to say is Mr. Soji is not my fatherâ, she said. My mouth opened in awe. âAnd, actually, Mr. Soji molested me one of the nights, a month later, I discovered, I was pregnant but Dayo had stopped returning my calls, so I had to do something to gain his attentionâ, she said. I found it very difficult to believe, to me, Mr. Soji and Yemisi were the perfect father daughter combination. I actually thought her mother was the devil all those while. âThatâs why, Mr. Soji wasnât bothered when we couldnât find Dayo, thatâs why he didnât want you to abort the babyâ, I said. âYes, exactlyâ, she replied. âYemisi what you did was horrible, why didnât you just tell your mother the truth?â, I asked. âI donât know why and I just wanted to punish Dayoâ, she said. Her explanation didnât make sense to me. I saw her as selfish, if she could cover up for a rapist to punish an innocent person, then she could do worse. I had so many things on my mind that day but I didnât want to hurt her with harsh words, so, I decided to cool off for that day. I would have called Dayo to apologize for doubting him but then, I thought about it, there was no need bringing him back into my life.
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