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Chapter Eleven
CHAPTER ELEVEN
Nahlela
I felt bad that Timi came right to my parent’s place to drop me, so I invited him in. Dad recognized him and they immediately started talking about football. When I joined mom in the kitchen to set the table for dinner, she tried asking me questions about him but I told her that I was interviewing him for an article and we had a meeting today. She tried to dig deeper but there was nothing more to say. Mom always complained that I was not dating anyone and I was growing old, so she always tried as much as possible to encourage me to go out more. Once or twice, she had tried to set me up on dates with her colleague’s sons but I didn’t even go because going meant giving her hope and I was not giving her false hope and of course, I wasn’t wasting my time.
I saw Timi looking at family pictures on the wall and I thought he was going to bring
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TimiI waited in the car for about ten minutes before Nahlela came down. She looked as beautiful as ever. She said she didn’t want to go anywhere far and she suggested Chambo Masters Inn which wasn’t far from her house. I didn’t know the place so she gave me directions as we went. it was an old building which looked like it had seen better days. There was soot on the wall in front which was probably from the fire place which was used in roasting meat which was popularly known as suya. The music was low and there was a television at one corner which was showing a football match. The place was filled with men and boys who were watching the match together. I spotted an empty table at one corner and led Nahlela there. I asked Nahlela if she was comfortable and she said she was okay. When we were settled down, a waiter appeared and took our orders. Both of us ordered for Smirnoff
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TimiI had royally messed things up. From the way things were, I didn’t think Nahlela was going to forgive me anytime soon. The whole incident had made me realize how much she meant to me. We hadn’t known each other for long but I really wanted to be with her. I made up my mind that I wasn’t going to stop till she forgave me and I wasn’t going to rest till she accepted to be in a relationship with me.Who would have thought that I would loss my mind over a girl in this way? I had always had my way with girls. I didn’t chase them; I rolled with girls that knew the drill. No feelings and no emotional shit. Even when there was chasing, they chased me not the other way round. The only thing I had ever chased in my life was a football. Now I had to do the chasing. I meant it when I said Nahlela was not like most girls so I had to think out of the box.
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