Mary My Student

Episode 11

I waited but Rita didn’t show, then suddenly the school bell sounded dismissal and I quickly packed my stuff, locked the office and hurried to my loyal three years old Toyota Camry at where I normally parked it.

There my Toyota Camry stood meekly waiting for her owner or friend. She was courtesy of an uncle who was running for the post of a councillor, it was the first time I’ve gain anything from a politician or politics as a whole. Well she has been my friend for three years and had stood with me through tough times, she had waded me through floods, got stuck with me in a quagmire in the middle of nowhere, she had sheltered me from the rain and sun, kept me cool on hot days. she had waited on me without complaint, she had been my friend, I have also tended and suffered with her through her own problems like when she had a flat tire or an electrical fault. I tried all my best to provide her daily needs of fuel and monthly needs of oil change.
I always visit her whenever she is at the infirmary awaiting repairs or servicing.

There was waiting patiently as she always does for my return.

But someone else was there as well, it was Rita bracing her big butt against the car and looking into space, fuming at something.
Her presence lent some sense of urgency to my legs and I walked faster than before in order to get to her.

I got close o the car and cleared my throat to get her attention.

Her head jerked towards me and her frown melted into a wide smile.

Whoever or whatever made her frown, it wasn’t me.

” Hiya! Honey! What up? You haven’t been coming to see me in my office anymore, what’s wrong? Have you suddenly developed cold feet in the relationship?” I asked her in almost a joking tone.
She started at me scanning me from head to toe, but it wasn’t that of disdain, it was the one you do when you can’t quickly get the right words to answer a question.

” Are you not the one that refuses to come out of your office?” She answered me in a sweet voice.

” No it’s not like that, I was always waiting in case you’ll show up.”
” I always wait here for you beside your car, when I’m tired I would just go home.” She replied.

” Why here, why not the office?” I asked in a surprised tone.

” Come on I’m just surprised why you don’t understand the reason I don’t show up in your office anymore, have you forgotten you’ve installed a camera in there?”
” Oh my!” I gasped ” I completely forgot about that.”

” That’s why I always waited here for you, you know I can’t hold myself when I’m around you, so I didn’t want the camera capturing us in our heat of passion, which one way or the other it gets to the school authority and gets you dismissed from work, I would never feel good with myself if that happens.”.

” I understand.” I said with a nod.
” Anyway today I was determined to wait today until you come out,” she continued. ” The woman I stay with would be out of town for a week, and I won’t like feeling lonely when I have you but you seem rather early today.”

” In that case get in the car let’s go.”
” So?”

” So what?” I asked raising my brows.
” Has that idiot committed herself yet?”
” Yes she has.” I answered triumphantly and then narrated the whole thing to her.