With The Devil

Episode 18

Like ten minutes or so after I reached our house,I got a call from Pretty:
“Hope you reached safely?” She asked me.
“Yes o” I replied back even though I was worried sick because of the little encounter I had with those guys.

“Do you want me to come this night?” I heard her ask.
“No,don’t come” I answered.
“Why not?” She inquired.
“Nothing.I think am going to watch film all night!” I simply said.

” That’s not good for your health” she said.

“I know,but its been long since I last did it.Just wanted to do it again” I told her.
She kept silent for some moment,and then her end of the line came alive again:
“Just make sure you get enough sleep” she inputted.
“I will try” I said.

I think I just got Pretty worried for the first time,and she took it very serious.

After eating that night,I went straight to my bed and la!d down and then latched onto my phone;my destination was 2go.I kept going from room to room whilst also chatting with my available online friends, and then Amara came online(she hardly comes online).
“I know you must be here!” She said immediately, that’s her own form of greeting for that moment.
I laughed.

“How things na?” I asked her.
“You are asking me?” She queried me.
“Yes” I replied back.
“What happened to calling me?” She inquired.
“When was the last time we spoke?” I asked her.
“You tell me.” She simply replied.
“Two days ago” I reminded her.
“And since then?” She asked .
“You have started now.” I replied her.
“Why won’t I!” She said and then continued:
“You worry a lot about nothing. I have told you to come for a holiday to our place but you have refused.” She said.

“See now.see how you are making it appear like I refused.You of all people do not need to be told about my peoples character and attitude!” I replied her.
She went “away” for a while and then came back online again.
“Well, I know that,but am sure they will grant you,you have to find a way” she said.
“Its not easy.” I said and then continued:
” I can………….” and that was the last word or sentence I was trying to write before I slept off.
Meanwhile, Amara not knowing that I have slept off continued messaging me,asking me:
” you can what……?”
“Talk to me odii”
“Are you still there” etc…
I woke up the next day around 6:30am and saw about 16missed calls and the single caller was Amara.

I immediately knew that am in trouble and that I need to ratify the situation asap.
I tried calling her number the moment I realised that I have f*cked up full time even though it was unintentional,but she didn’t pick up and that was when my dilemma for that day started.
I started doubting if at all I will be going to Pretty’s place as I promised, yet,the last thing I needed was Amara calling me when am in Pretty’s house.
Apparently,Pretty doesn’t know about Amara,not even after I willingly invited her into my mind.
And then it struck me that am a total jerk,a selfish greedy cheat;I was Oliver Twist2.0 and I was the person that has created the impending mess that may occur from me letting Pretty conclude that I was so so into her.The impending mess here is not some cataclysmic physical impact per se,but the repercussions of cheating. I was cheating on my true love and through no mistake of mine,everything might be la!d bare…. cuz am going to be dealing with the fury of two angry women whom rationality is going not to apply as long as am concerned.That’s my assumption..

Between going to Pretty’s place with the unknown possibility of Amara calling, and staying at home and avoiding such situation, I chose the lesser evil;after all, one should not complain about something he needs not subject himself to.

I didn’t know how Pretty was going to feel if I don’t come,but that of Amara need not be explained to me..

I called Junior,Amara’s younger brother and inquired if Amara was around or forgot her phone and went somewhere. He told me he was looking at her as he is answering call and that she is pressing her phone.I thanked him and ended the call.

I called Amara again and she didn’t pick,so I sent her a message thus:
“You know exactly how what you are doing right now is affecting me,but I guess you are enjoying it as usual,even though you know its very very normal for people to sleep off while chatting.I wanted to tell you that I can come this weekend and could use visiting Mmaa as an excuse to sleep over.But since you didn’t want to hear me out,its of no use again!
Love you.”…

She still didn’t call nor text me back,so I decided to implement the next best plan that came into my mind…..I switched off my phone and decided that I am going to see Pretty as planned.

What does that make me? I guess the word is an “arsehole”..