Must Read: My Friend, Her Boyfriend And I - Season 1 - Episode 14

6 years ago

Must Read: My Friend, Her Boyfriend And I - Season 1 - Episode 14

They opened the car doors for us and we stepped in. We drove off to the club. The club was colorful and crowded as usual. Half nak3d girls walked and danced around the club. S£x workers were outside hawking their wares. Yahoo boys filled everywhere showing their cash and trying to impress the girls. Some broke boys danced like it would impress the girls and some big boys sat around tables in dark corners with beautiful girls drinking. The boys were definitely familiar with this club because the bouncer greeted them by name. We went over to the VIP section, ordered our drinks and the rest of the night was fun all the way. We danced, we drank, we flirted. Our legs became wary around three A.M. because of the heels we had on, to remove it would be unladylike so we begged to be taken home.

The boys did not want to leave but then, they were not the ones wearing the high heels. Tola said she wanted to ease herself before we left the club. She said I should escort her to the toilet, with the way she said it, I knew she wanted to gossip or tell me something. She truly wanted to ease herself and I found myself pressed too when we got into the restroom. After doing our ‘girly’ things we started our talk.

‘So where shall we go?’ Tola asked me.
I looked at her like she was stupid before answering her.

‘What do you mean by that? Home of course!’ I replied.

‘I would love to go home too but you are forgetting we live in a two bedroom apartment, where will Godwin sleep?’ She asked.

I pondered on it for some seconds and told her what I felt should happen.

‘They can drop us home and go to their houses now.’ I reasoned. She smiled and countered what I said.

‘No ma, that can’t work. I want to sleep in my man’s arms tonight, and it won’t be nice if we asked Godwin to sleep on our couch,’ she stated. I eyed here suspiciously. Was she setting me up because it was not beyond her.

‘What are you now saying? He can’t sleep in my room either.’ I said pouting.

‘I know that ma, this is our best option. Let us all go over to Emeka’s house. There are many bedrooms there and we can all be comfortable and safe.’ She said smiling sheepishly at me as if she had just just solved the world’s hardest quiz.

‘Are you setting me up?’ I blunted out. She shrugged at me and hissed.

‘How can you say that? Don’t you trust me? Yes I want you to get along with Godwin and I want you to be happy but no, not by setting you up. We are not prost!tutes and I didn’t expect you to be all over Godwin. Give me some credit here, ok?’ She said and I could see she was really hurt.

‘Oya sorry, you know you are very naughty now, but I trust you, shogbo?’ I apologized hugging her.

‘Ok you are pardoned but know I can never betray you sha.’ She said.

‘Thanks, but wait oo, we don’t have change of clothes with us, and you know I don’t like wearing dirty clothes.’ I reminded her.

‘Ma worry, if worst come to worst they will shop for clothes for us tomorrow morning. As for tonight, I have some nighties there you can wear. Lobatan.’

She said smiling. We joined the boys and and we drove to Emeka’s house. I could not help but think Tola was setting me up but I had no fact to prove it and I really do trust her. The house was situated in Magodo and it was a big house indeed. The interior decoration was rich. It was crude oil money all the way. Tola showed me to one of the bedrooms, I said my goodnights to all of them. Tola brought me a night gown, soap, towel, duvet, new tooth brush and a scarf for my hair. I thanked her as we said our good nights again. I was tired but alerted.

After going through my night ritual of bathing and brushing, I got into bed. I tossed and turned about the bed, but sleep was not forthcoming.

It has been a bad habit from childhood, I can not sleep well when I sleep outside my home.
I wished for a novel to read, there was none.

I decided to watch TV, because it can actually put me to sleep. I got lost twice before I finally found the living room. I put on the TV and the DSTV decoder. I tuned the channel to MNET and reduced the volume to the very minimum so I would not disturb everyone sleeping. I did not know when I dozed off but I heard an unfamiliar voice call my name from far away. He was kneeling on the floor beside the couch I slept on.
His left hand was on my hair, patting my hair.

I opened my eyes, it was Godwin.

‘Hi.’ He said with a pleasant smile.

‘Hi.’ I replied standing up from where I la!d…