For the first time in my life, I felt alone, lost and didn’t know what to do now or in the future, I was lost without my guide and best friend Tomi but I refuse to be second place if I do go back. Being second and the spare heir all my life got to me, I thought that she would understand, that she would know better than putting me second to the same person who had made me feel inferior all my life.
My phone dings with a notification and I glanced at it only to see that it was a WhatsApp message from Tomi, this time instead of an endless message explaining her words and pleas for me to look at it from her angle, it was a voice note. I decided to play it and a voice which I haven’t heard in ten days started talking.
“This is ridiculous Kola, you cannot still be angry, stop acting childish e, I am tired of this your attitude oh. I don beg tire and you still dey form vex, wetin you want make I do? Make I kneel down dey beg you. Please eh, just reply this message so that we can continue like nothing ever happened.”
But something did happen. I sighed as I turned off the screen of my phone, I needed someone else opinion, I need to stop this moping around, it is clearly not helping anything.
I picked up my phone to call my friend Victor, he has always been a little bit against Tomi but maybe I need to spend time with someone who will not remind me of the girl. “How far guy.”
“I dey oh, so my G, you still get my number. I thought that you would have deleted it a while ago since you don’t call.” Victor hails me from the other end.
“So if I nor call you, you nor dey call person. Abeg, stop those talk and save them for your girl friend.”
“Me and Tina don break up oh.” Victor replied, his voice losing some of the jovial tone.
“I’m so sorry. What happened?” I asked feeling bad. Victor and Tina had been one of those forever couples, I met him in first semester 100 level and they became an item in second semester, they had their ups and downs but they never broke up before.
“Marriage, she is the first daughter and her parents had increased the pressure of wanting her married, she complained to me a while ago and I told her I wasn’t ready for marriage yet, man still need to hustle and she had been acting strange, I caught her with another man a month ago and we had an epic fight. I said some hurtful things, she said some worse things and we split up. End of story.” Victor sighed as I shook my head. In a way I knew this would happen. It is rare for first daughters whose parents are troubling for marriage to date someone who hadn’t made it yet and end up getting married to the guy and I told Victor this about three years ago.
“Pele. I always thought that you guys will be that married couple among our group of friends.” I told him.
“I thought so too but she couldn’t wait. Anyway, enough about my sad story, how far. How Tomi?” he asks and it was my turn to lose some of my good mood.
“We are not speaking currently. Look I need to talk to someone, are you up for it?”
“Sure thing boss. Just start talking let's gist like girls.”
“You nor well.” I chuckled. “I mean face to face conversation. I want to say a lot of things that might shock you today.”
“Still girls’ conversation, okay let’s meet at the newest bubbling nightclub in town.”
“Bros, na you dey go nightclub. That is not where I hang out… can’t we just meet in a restaurant or something.”
“Make people come dey think say we be gay, abeg oh. Besides we nor fit scope girls for restaurant and I don’t want to come back to my apartment alone today.”
“So you have decided to sleep with half of lagos in your bid to get over Tina?” I asked jokingly.
“Fuck you.” Victor said without heat as I laughs.
“No thanks but fine, which night club.”
“Let’s meet at Euphoria. You know the club na.”
“Yes na, I am a Lagos citizen after all.” I replied with a roll of my eyes as I ended the call with him and then went to get dressed.
“Who is it?” I shouted as I stood up, a little woozy from my excessive drinking even though my head was clearer now. I opened the door without looking. “What?” I screamed into the face of the person.“Gross. Try that again and I will hurt you.” Stella threatened from my door step as I blinked a couple of times to determine that she was real. “So are you going to let me in or am I going to force my way in?” she demanded and her words broke me out of my stupor, I stopped blocking the doorway so she could enter.“Stella what are you doing here?” I asked her as I shut the door behind her and followed her to the sitting room.“If you are not happy to see me just tell me now so I can leave?”“What’s the point, you are leaving either way.” I tell her not referring to her leaving my house. Her sa
“I can’t believe that you are leaving me in Nigeria. This is not fair oh.” Ivy complains as she tries another of my shoes on.“Madam, shey you supposed to dey help me pack.” I glanced at her but continued to zip my luggage up.“Eh en, wetin you think say I dey do so?” Ivy commented as she smiled at the shoes she had on. “Dash me this one na, you will see beta ones to buy in Georgia.”“Ivy.” I complained.“Alright.” She removes the shoes. “I still think that I need it more than you though.”Before I could reply her for her statement, my phone rang, I saw it was an unknown number but I picked the call without hesitation. It could be Bode, he recently lost his phone and has been using different numbers to call. Buy phone in Nigeria like a normal person but no, he has to order one
“I can’t believe that you are leaving me in Nigeria. This is not fair oh.” Ivy complains as she tries another of my shoes on.“Madam, shey you supposed to dey help me pack.” I glanced at her but continued to zip my luggage up.“Eh en, wetin you think say I dey do so?” Ivy commented as she smiled at the shoes she had on. “Dash me this one na, you will see beta ones to buy in Georgia.”“Ivy.” I complained.“Alright.” She removes the shoes. “I still think that I need it more than you though.”Before I could reply her for her statement, my phone rang, I saw it was an unknown number but I picked the call without hesitation. It could be Bode, he recently lost his phone and has been using different numbers to call. Buy phone in Nigeria like a normal person but no, he has to order one
Today was the day. I breathed out heavily, hoping to release the tension I was feeling but it didn’t help. I was going to attend Tomi Traditional marriage, the white wedding was tomorrow but I wasn’t sure I could get the chance to have a private chat with Kola then.“Are you sure you want to do this?” Bode asks.“Of course, she will so be worried about my presence, I want her to feel uncomfortable a little bit.”“But it is Kola brother who is getting married, why will the bride feel that way?” Bode asked again as I smiled at him. He doesn’t know the full story and no matter how much I was upset with Tomi and Kola, I wouldn’t tell another soul what happened since it can affect her happily ever after. I didn’t get mine because of her but that doesn’t mean that I will repay evil with evil.“Okay oh, let’s go.” Bode said as I smiled and came down from his car the same time he did and rou
Uncle Tony made good of his threat, he left jail the next day after posting bail. He also sent men to kidnap me but the EFCC (Economic and Financial Crime Commission) swooped in and arrested him. Apparently, according to the small information that I could hear while I was still bundled up in the kidnappers nest when everything had gone down, Uncle Tony was being investigated, had been for a while and that someone tipped them off that something was going to happen to me so they watched me too and used this to pin Uncle Tony down.“… Chief Anthony decided to confess his crimes for a reduction in his sentence, from NTA, I am Aisha Yusef reporting.” Bode clicked the TV off in my hospital room.“We need to celebrate.” Bode turns with a flourish and a grin so wide, you could probably count his thirty two teeth.“Alcoholic beverages please.” Ivy added after letting out a whoop and a shocking waist roll that
“You asked to see me Kola?” Tomi asked as she entered my office, she must have gotten my text the night before, I sent it the night before and I couldn't care less when she got it. It didn't matter to me if she had to rush here. Somehow she must know that this is our last time together.“Have a seat.” I tell her.When she sat down she started to talk but I didn’t call her here to listen to her talks, I called her here for her to listen to me. “I never meant for you to be unhappy Kola, believe me…”“Stop, I am not in the mood for your apologies. Why did you do it? That’s all I want to know, why on earth were you convinced that you like me or that I liked you, yeah sure, I might have liked the idea of us being more but that was because you were a safe place for me, why did you have to ruin it?”“Because I thought we would be more.” Tomi