Episode 26
I was still going through my plight, praying, crying and thinking when my phone rang, attracting my attention. I grabbed the phone and sighed on seeing the name of the caller who was no other person than Comfort.
At first i wanted to decline answering her but the priestâs words came ringing back in my head once again.
I breathed heavily, controlled my mood and answered the phone call.
âhello good day, hope iâm not calling at the wrong time?â she asked quietly, her voice devoid of the usual spirit i was used to.
âwhat do you want?â i asked a bit coldly.
âi think you shouldnât be asking that sort of question to me. You already know what i want from youâ she answered quietly. I bit my lips and closed my eyes.
I surely felt like smashing her head that moment but i just couldnât, instead was about doing the opposite in order to set things right.
âwhere are you?â I asked curiously.
âiâm at the school front gate, heading to my lodgeâ she answered.
âyou can come over to my office. We have some things to discussâ i said to her calmly.
âalright, iâm turning aroundâ she replied while i hung up and sighed with resignation.
Fifteen minutes later, she walked into my office looking serious and a bit scared. I silently signalled her to sit on the empty chair before my desk, she sat down and returned my gaze.
âyou broke into my life, broke into my home, ruined my marriage, ruined my happiness and my job is equally now on the line. Yet i have no choice than to accept the reality that you have come to stay in life. What a lifeâ i poured out with regret. She simply stared at me, saying no words.
âso what exactly do you need from me. Outline the basic things and donât try mentioning the impossibleâ i asked seriously. She shrugged with a shoulder, her eyes all over me with disbelief.
âemm i need money for my ante natal and personal expenses. I need a new accommodation. You already know my hostel rent expires this December and i canât live comfortably with my parents. Moreover Iâm doing my Nysc in this town, so i badly need the accommodation. Finally you need to meet my parents, itâs very Important. Itâs not as if iâm asking you to marry me but meeting them is the right thing to doâ she listed out while i weighed her demands in my mind.
âalrightâ i muttered with resignation, leaving her gasping with joy. Her eyes instantly sparkled as she drew forward with wet eyes.
âdid you just say alright?â she asked excitedly. I nodded silently while deep down i felt like murdering her.
I simply accepted doing all the things she outlined in a way of correcting my wrongs even though i saw no way it was going to change my situation which undoubtedly was very bad.
âhope itâs the right step?â i wondered over and over..
To be continued.
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