Sex With The Devil

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 5

I got off the pool immediately, and due to my myopia,I had to get closer enough to get a clearer view and stop myself from imagining things.

It was her.

Yet,she didn’t do as if she knew me nor has been haunting me with series of flashes and unexplainable shift in realities I have been having,all because I saved her that.

“Michael why u dey look girl like this na? Loveth and Ujunwa and Blessing and Onyinyechi never do you?” Chinonso,one of my course mates and friend that likes making jokes but serious caricature said out loud,to the amusement of others.

I didn’t even notice when she came.

‘You guys wont understand kept ringing in my mind’ as I joined them in that pool again.

I went under,to the deepest part of the pool,telling them that I can stay more than three minutes,to which they replied is a lie!

I went in,swam to that deep end,and relaxed there,calmly seated at the floor of the pool.

I was there,with my breath held intact,I saw her again. I dismissed it as one of my imaginations and closed my eyes.By the time I opened them again,I heard:

“Welcome” in chorus,yet it was whispered by only one voice!

I wanted to climb or rather swim up,but I couldn’t.Then I heard the voice again saying:

“Stop struggling.. You will be fine!”.

I calmed down,and relaxed myself,and then Pretty came to me,held my hand,kissed it and told me:

“Open Ur eyes!”…. And I did.

All this while,it didn’t even occur to me that I was still inside the pool.

So,as I opened my eyes,I used my last strength to hit the floor of that pool and propel myself up..

“Come guy,u be witch?” I heard Chinonso say out loud as I came out.

“Wet in dat one come mean?” I asked.

“Show him na Ebenezer!” He retorted.

He showed me the timer that was reading the time,and it showed that I have been inside that pool for close to 8mins,and that when they thought something was wrong and came I inside to ascertain,I made a gesture to them,showing them am fine..

I got frightened internally,even though I didn’t express it.

“That girl nko?” I asked.

” She has left since na! You no see say she been dey here before we come.” Ebenezer replied.

“At least you don know say I swim pass you,Rivers boy!” I joked.

“Guy you be witch I swear!”

He said!

As is customary for after-long-swims in pools,streams,rivers,etc,my eyes were pure red as we left that place.

If I should go back like that to our place,some people might mistake it that I may have taken something…Something like weed!

I decided to follow Ebenezer to his place so as to come back with the cloak of nightfall and pretend that I did actually go for evening mass as mum wanted. Everything fitted in…

Around 7:05pm on the same Sunday just as I was on my way back to our house,I got a call.

As is usual of me whenever a line not on my contact calls,I waited for the caller to speak first.

“Odii!” The voice gently called out.

“Yea!” I replied in my usual manner, knowing that the caller knows me well as to call me in my native name.

“Can we see?” The voice asked.

” You called me with no intro of yourself, and u r still demanding to see me?”

I replied.

“You already know me!” The voice replied and the line went dead immediately!

I was like “you are not serious,when u get serious,call again!”..

………….

THREE DAYS LATER

“hello” the same voice bellowed again.

“Yea!” I replied.

“You know who’s calling?”

The voice asked.

“You called,and still asking me?” I replied.

“You are rude!” The voice replied.

I ended the call immediately, and she called back and I picked it.

“You know,I just remembered your voice now? U called me on Sunday evening right?” I asked as soon as I picked the call.

“Yes”..the voice replied.

“So?” I asked.

” I want to see you!”…the voice demanded.

“Seriously, I don’t know what part of this earth u r from,but where am from,you don’t just go out to see people on demand!” I retorted.

The caller changed her intonation.

“Okay,its me!” The voice said very sweetly.

I was amazed.I was lost for words. I kept my mouth open not knowing what to utter again.

“So,u r now dumb Odii? U won’t speak again abi? I thought you would have changed a bit!” The voice spoke out,sneering and deriding as well as making a caricature and catching fun at my expense.

“I can’t believe this.I just can’t believe this.I thought u have…..” I didn’t finish before she cut me short.

“Forget it.Promise me you will come and see me?” The voice inquired.

“Why not.I think am gonna invent my highest lie ever to come and see you.” I jokingly said.

“I will be waiting!” She replied.

Immediately the line went dead,I was full of smiles.

“This one u r smiling like this,she don call you?” Blessing joked.

“Guess who just called me?” I asked her.

“How will I know!” She nonchalantly replied.

“Jane!” I said.

” Jane just called me”….

And all this while,my mind was going places,thinking weird things,I almost thought that it was Pretty still trying to terrify me even though I just relegated everything about her to mere over-thinking.

But was it? Was it all real?

Am why has Jane chosen this moment to reappear in my life again?

I had many thoughts that weighed heavily on my mind and went to sleep with it….. And I regret ever doing so !