#JUST_BEST_FRIENDS
Author: Sam Freddy
CHAPTER 24: WELCOME TO LAGOS, BABY.
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Completely naked under a fluffy duvet with her wealthy side-lover Mr. Titus by her side, Candice heard her phone ringing and sluggishly grabbed it from the bedstead to know who the caller was.
Having seen the caller's name, Candice quickly jumped out of bed like an athlete and then excused herself as she hurried to Titus' bathroom to answer her call.
“Hey, baby.”
“My darling.” Yomi's voice was crystal clear, despite the fact that there was some noise coming from his end. “What's up na?”
“I'm all good o.” Candice replied sweetly. “Besides, what's all that noise coming from your background?”
“Oh.” Yomi chuckled. &ldquo
#JUST_BEST_FRIENDSAuthor: Sam FreddyCHAPTER 25: LOVE OR LUST?———After being robbed of their personal belongings, Yomi and Idara hastily returned to Yomi's car, as they had no other choice as to where to go.They were both wet and cold, due to being exposed in the rain for too long.Yomi currently had mixed feelings: gratitude and anger. Gratitude to God because the robbers didn't harm them, and anger because he'd been robbed of his hard-earned money and phone.Fortunately, Yomi had two bank accounts: his business account and his own personal account. The credit card he'd been with during the robbery was for his personal account, and the money he'd saved in that account was over three hundred thousand Naira; the same money he'd been planning to use part of in setting up Candice's new apartm
#JUST_BEST_FRIENDSAuthor: Sam FreddyCHAPTER 26: PROOF.———At exactly twelve-thirty PM, Danladi walked into Yomi's salon for a fresh haircut. He was delighted to see Yomi finishing up with a female customer upon his arrival.As typical guys, the first thing that Yomi and Danladi did was shake hands while hailing each other aloud, and then Yomi asked him to sit on the swivel chair and wore a black barber gown for him when he was seated.“Hey, bro, I heard about what happened to you and your friend last night, man.” Danladi said, eyes fixated on the wall mirror. “I'm sorry about that.”“Thanks, man.” Yomi said, sterilizing his clipper. “Who told you, though?”“Have you forgotten I'm dating your friend's friend?”
#JUST_BEST_FRIENDSAuthor: Sam FreddyCHAPTER 27: MAYHEM.———After a long day of massive flexing, the only thing Candice wanted to do right now was to have a warm bath and sleep peacefully, but she met an angry-faced Yomi sitting on his desk the moment she walked into his crib.“Where are you coming from?”“Sorry?”“Where are you coming from, Candice?” Yomi reiterated with bloodshot eyes. “I won't ask again.”Candice was beyond shocked at Yomi's harsh tone. “Babe, why're you being so aggressive on me like this nau?” She said, dropping her handbag on the floor. “You of all people should know that I'm just coming back from work.”“Oh, please!” Yomi fired. “Spare me that bloody
#JUST_BEST_FRIENDSAuthor: Sam FreddyCHAPTER 28: INDECISION.———Slowly, Candice's eyes opened and the first person she saw was a stranger sitting beside her, before spotting Yomi on the other side of the bed, sitting next to her as well.She noticed that there was a medical drip connected to her left arm, which she found somewhat awkward.“She's awake.”Yomi heard the nurse and looked at Candice at once. “Goodness! At last!”Candice coughed, confused. “What happened?” She asked, feeling light-headed.“You fainted.” Yomi got up, stroking Candice's forehead. “God, you have no idea how happy I am to see you talking. How do you feel?”“A little weird.” Candice tried to
#JUST_BEST_FRIENDSAuthor: Sam FreddyCHAPTER 29: HEART TO HEART.———Twelve minutes.That was how long Idara had been waiting for Yomi.One hour ago, Idara received a phone call from Yomi, in which he'd asked her to meet him at Unilag's Love Garden by nine o'clock. He'd mentioned something about having a heart to heart conversation with her, but he didn't really specify anything. Idara, however, had figured that their meeting would be about the shocking pictures she sent to him earlier.This was 9:12 PM but Yomi still hadn't arrived, and Idara had called him several times, all to no avail.His number just wasn't reachable at all, and she was getting tired of waiting in this garden, all alone.She'd almost lost all hope when a familiar figure swaggered in through
#JUST_BEST_FRIENDSAuthor: Sam FreddyCHAPTER 30: MOVING ON.———Today's lecture was more like torture for Idara. She was physically present in class, but her mind was in another different realm entirely.Of course, her thoughts dwelled on the heartbreaking occurrence between she and Yomi last night. She'd thought about it for a long time until she dozed off, thinking that a good sleep would probably help her cool off, but the reverse was the case this morning.How on Earth was she supposed to stay away from Yomi, her best friend, her companion; someone she actually sees every blessed day in this bloody department? Just how?It was like having a mirror in one's room and ignoring it for no solid reason, or trying to avoid one's shadow for no just cause. How possible could that be?It r
#JUST_BEST_FRIENDSAuthor: Sam FreddyCHAPTER 31: PEACE OF MIND.———To Tayo, Idara's call was nothing but a miracle from heaven.Earlier on, he'd been living his normal routine at work; dedicating his undivided attention to his customers, minding his own business as usual, until he got Idara's call.Little did Tayo know that he'd end up chilling with Idara in a cinema tonight.They'd actually just finished seeing a movie titled The Fault in Our Stars, and they were both left spellbound after the experience.“God, that movie is amazing!” Idara confessed, twirling on her way out of the cinema. “So amazing!”Tayo laughed at Idara's antics, watching how her creamy ocean blue mini-dress swayed around her body. “I couldn't agree more
#JUST_BEST_FRIENDSAuthor: Sam FreddyCHAPTER 32: CONSEQUENCES.———One week later. Thursday.As early as six thirty at dawn, Yomi and Candice arrived at Candice's new apartment with a big smile on their faces. Why? Because Candice's apartment had just been fully set up yesterday, and because she was finally moving in today.Candice, in particular, stomached so much excitement that surpassed Yomi's joy, mainly because she was at the winning end without spending a dime on the house. It actually took a great deal of guts for Yomi to take cash from his business account which he eventually used to furnish Candice's crib, and that was because of Candice's constant nagging which always drove him insane and restless after he almost went broke due to the robbery he experienced last week.Yomi knew full-well that