OBIANUJU
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Episode 7
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Feelings
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Ademilade
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The sudden urge to urinate jo-lted me up from sleep
quic-kly , I got off the be-d and rushed to the bathroom to pee. when I was done, I washed my hands and returned to the room, the dark room…
I switched on the light bulb to see the “v!rg!ngirl” seated on the tiled floor resting her back against the wall as she sleeps…..
I scoffed silently
Who in the world sits while slee-ping?
also, she was shaking badly as the blanket was rolled down to her legs ……..
tsk..tsk…tsk… what a weird sleeper!
Turning off the fan, I moved closer to pu-ll the covers over her and that was when I heard the wheezing sound in her breathe
I bec@m£ alarmed!
Is she about to have an attack? no, she should better not try it ooooo! I can’t have her die in my room…..
“Obianuju!” I called , tapping her gently and she stirred in her sleep, mumbling some inaudible words…..
her b©dy temperature was h0t and when I say h0t , I mean burning h0t ..
Is she sick? Is that why she is shivering?is it ……sh*t! why didn’t I think of it? she has asthma and asthmatic patient don’t sleep on cold floors…….
swiftly, I lifted her up in a bridal style ,walked up to the be-d and placed her gently on it right beside Susanna who was snoring lightly….
Covering up her “shivering” b©dy, I la-id on the cold tiled floor listening to the whistling sound in her breathing and soon drifted off to sleep ….
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Next morning
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A light tap on my shoulder disrupted my sleep and I slowly opened my eyes to see Sussanna glaring down at me ….
“Demi! get up now!” she said , her voice coming out harshly
What is wrong with her? I wondered, stretching my arms as I sat up on the floor
“What is the meaning of this? hen! tell me , what is all this?” she raved , fixing her gaze on Obianuju who was still slee-ping
I hissed silently, so this is the reason why she disrupted my sleep!
“Chai! I don suffer!.. a whole me slee-ping on the same be-d with this .. this … cheap… thing”. She continued and I sighed , getting up off the floor to face her
“What exactly is your problem?
“a lot of things Demi, a lot … You sle-pt on the floor,allowing her to sleep on the be-d. Why?”she yelled ma-king Obianuju stir a little in her sleep….
“You will wake the girl!” I scolded her and she scoffed ,seething
“who cares!… what is even wrong with you? you acting like you care about her”
“Care! No way!”I retorted, chucking, see! I allowed her on the be-d because she is sick or tell me, do you want her dying in my arms like …… I paused, trailing off…:
“your mother”. my subconsciousness completed and I shut my eyes ti-ghtly, my mind drifting back to the fateful day my mum pas-sed on, five years ago to be precise!
It was really a terrifying sight for me, watching her wheeze and whimper in my arms till she faded away ….
“Demi!”I heard Susanna call and opening my eyes, I quic-kly composed myself
“erm .. erm .. I .. erm am .. here….what were you saying?”
She stared at me , searching throu-gh my gaze for a while and then asked
“You alright?”
“Yes! just some slight headache”. I lied
“Awww baby! don’t worry you will be fine”. she as-sured and I heaved a sigh , coll@psing on the be-d
“you have lectures?”she continued
“Yes!afternoon lectures, what about you?
She nodded , glancing at the hvge wall-clock
“Eeewo! 8:30am! I am alre-ady late”. She exclaimed loudly ,picking up her hand bag from the table as she rushed to bathroom….
I followed her with my eyes till she entered the bathroom and looking away , I shifted my gaze to Obianuju
She was slee-ping soundly, her breathing shallow …..
I sma-cked myl-ips as I let my eyes roam all over her “v!rg!nb©dy”and my de-sire for her returned……….
to tell the truth , I was a bit scared when I found out she was a v!rg!nas I have neverfu-cked a v!rg!nbefore ..
Reasons; vir-gins are clingers and I don’t want anyone clinging to me ….but this girl , she is different in the s-en-se that her b©dy is so tempting….
I wanted her, I nee-ded her and I am going to have her….
Just then , I heard a knock on the door
“Who is that?
“It is me Funmi”. a female voice answered
Oh right! I completely forgot about her friends
Standing up , I sauntered up to the door , opened it and the “short girl” face c@m£ into view ….
“Erm Good morning! Sorry to disturb you,I just wanted to check on Uju, how is she?”she asked , trying to peek into the room but I st©pped her by standing in the way
“She is slee-ping”. I answered rudely as she arched her eyebrow in a frown
“Ha! slee-ping ke!”
“I can wake her up if you want!” I drawled but she shook her head
“No! Don’t disturb her sleep, she nee-ds it .when she wakes , tell her Shakirat and I left first …
And with that, she turned around , picking her step as scurried out
I smiled lightly, following behind her till I got to the sitting room and to my upmost relief , there was no one in the room……The bastard Dave was gone ……
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OBIANUJU
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I opened my eyes to find it was broad day light. stretching, I leaned forward to sit up and that was when i realised I was on Demi,s big be-d…
I scratched my hair , confused
how did I get here?did I sleep walk? …….or did someone carry….no!no! no!” . I quic-kly wave off the thoughts….
Getting off the be-d , my gaze wandered round the room for my bag and lol and behold, it was on his re-ading table right beside a framed picture.i ambled to the table , gr@bb£d my bag abs£ntmindedly as my attention was fixed on the picture….
It was the picture of a white woman with long curly hair and ……brown eyes just like Demi
Who is she? I wondered , picking it up and that was the exact moment Ademilade walked in
In fear , I threw it on the table , but it missed, dropping on the floor as it made a crashing sound …
Aaaaah! the frame was broken….
“Oh God! what will I do now ?” I muttered, panicking as I looked at Demi
he stood transfixed on the sp©t, his gaze fixed on the broken frame …
Yeey! chimoooo! I am done for!
Bending , I tried picking up the broken stuff when Demi caught me by my arm
“Don’t!”he warned , pushing me r0ûghly to the wall….
I winced in pain clutching unto my bag as I stared blankly at him , there was nothing more I could do …..
Seething, he picked the frame up and then faced me
“Get out of my house”
I nodded vigorously,” I will but I nee-d to freshen up first”. my voice c@m£ out in whispers…
“Fine!”he agreed ,folding his fist ti-ghtly as he stormed out of the room….
he was very angry and I knew it!
quic-kly, I rushed into the bathroom, had a quic-k bath , brou-ght out my go-wn from my hand and on changing into it , I folded the pyjamas and returned to the room….
I placed the folded cloth on the be-d , put on my sandals then walked out of the room to the sitting room where I met Demilade
he was seated on the sofa with his face buried in his palm, the broken frame on a low stool in front of him
I sighed sadly , the picture must be important to him!
but the woman, who is she? Is she his mentor? I was tem-pted to ask but no, I don’t what to get him angrier…..
” I am leaving”. I announced and he nodded , without raising his head
I took few step to the entrance and then st©pped to face him
“I am sorry!”I apologised again.
this time around, he raised his head to look at me and that was when I saw it , his tears
“Demilade!” I called softly as he wiped it off , smiling lightly
“Do you know your way? or should I drop you off?”
“I know my way!”I quic-kly answered as I didn’t want to bother him ….
“Alright then! Bye!” he waved me off and without saying a word , I scurried out of his house and climbe-d down the short stairs to the compound, the big compound with lot of cars…..
I watched some boys p@rty, spilling beer on t©p of a red Benz and looking away , I nodded knowing that they were Yahoo guys.
But what of Demi, is he also into yahoo ?I wondered….
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Getting to the street Junction, I climbe-d into a taxi with the tag “Oru”
“How much is the fare?” I asked the boy sitting beside me
“#100!” he answered and I sighed in relief as
#100 was the only money I had on me!
“Swears! Sister you too fine”. the boy praised and I nodded slowly
I wasn’t in the mood to listen to his sweet talk !
“By the way,I am Timothy by name “. he introduced but I simply ignore him , bringing out my phone as I went throu-gh it to see 10 missed call and a message , all from Arinze….
My heart raced fas-ter, is he aware that I did not sleep in my room?
with trembling hands, I cli-cked on it message
“When you are back , come over to my place”
Eeewo! he is aware , what will I do now?????
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The taxi skidded to a halt in front of the filling station and on paying the driver, I alighted from the car ….
The morning sun was out with full f0rç£ , it’s intense heat burning me.
but since I had no money to board a bike , I walked down the street , pas-sing a short route to Arinze’s place …
At last! After a long walk , I got to his hostel and I climbe-d up a blocked step to his room….
The door was slightly ajar so I pushed it opened and walked in to see him laying on his be-d , re-ading
Seeing me , he put away the book , sitting upright to face me
“And where are you coming from?”
I was taken aback by his question , confused for a moment and then quic-kly composed myself
“From Shakirat’s place !” I lied and he scoffed
“Don’t dare lie to me! where are you coming from?” he repeated , with a de-ep menacing voice and I took a step backward
“erm .. erm .. I .. erm .. went to….
“a p@rty”. he completed ma-king me swallow ha-rd
how did he find out?
and as if hearing my thoughts, he said
“I confronted Faith this morning and she told me all about it . she said you begged her to go with you, she said Demi c@m£ over to pick you guys up and that you were shamelessly k!ss!ngthe idiot …. he paused , b!tt!g hisl-ips as he cursed silently ….
I stood there, staring at him blankly
I was just too shock to utter a word, Faith said all this , but why?
“See Uju! I am not saying you shouldn’t have male friends but Ademilade is a no go area”
“Why?” I managed to ask
“That is because he is a flir-t , a pla-yer and an idiot”. he half yelled and I sh0t him a puzzled look
Why do I have a feeling that this isn’t all about me ?
“Rinzy! talk to me, what is wrong?” I asked calmly
“Big head! she don know me finish”. he tried to Joke but it c@m£ out dryly and then he sighed de-eply
“It is Daniella! a friend of mine told me she is having an affair with Demilade”
“No way!” I blurted out in disbelief
“I am serious sis! I confirmed it myself. I went throu-gh her phone when she was asleep and saw everything. the messages, chats, even the nûd£ pictures she s£nt to him”….:
My heart churn in pain, I never knew he was a j£rk , no, I never knew Daniella was a flir-t …
“So what do you intend doing? are you going to break up with her?”
“Sure! but that will be after I have eaten her to my satisfaction”
“Eaten her kwa! Is she a food?” I retorted and he laughed ha-rd and long
What is funny? I wondered
“Chai!you no go kill person….anyways , don’t forget what I told you , avoid Demilade….
“Yes sir!”I drawled
And with that , I retreated my step and walked out of the building
Avoid him! Can I even do that ??
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Looking left and right, I crossed over the road to my hostel and was surprised to see my clothes still hanged on the cloth line.
Really! so Faith didn’t help me with it!
quic-kly, I packed all of the clothes holding it with both hands as I walked throu-gh the long pas-sage to my room
The door was padlock from outside which only meant one thing, Faith wasn’t around….
I bend slightly, holding the clothes with one hand as i brou-ght out the key from un-derneath the mat ; then I unlocked the padlock, opened the door and walked in to see a sparkling clean room…well! I wasn’t surprise as Faith was the neat type!
Placing the clothes on the chair, i tossed my bag on the be-d , bolted the door , pu-ll-ed off my clothes , sandals and then coll@psed on the be-d …
I was so so tired!
I brou-ght out my phone and inhaler from my bag and placed both on a low stool beside me ……:
The inhaler was almost finished and I made a mental note to get another one later in the evening
Laying on the be-d , I closed my eyes as I tried to get some sleep when my phone beeped signifying a text message….
I reached for it to see the name “Bestie” flashing on the screen ….
I cli-cked on it ; smiling as I re-ad it
“babes! I am sorry I did not wait for you, my sister called , telling me she was around. how is your health now? trust you are fine! Rest all you want , don’t worry about today’s clas-s because your “small mum” will mark the attendance sheet for you”…….
Small mum! She is overly crazy!
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Ademilade
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The traffic Jam was hectic, I kept on honking the car horn as I drove slowly , behind a long line of vehicle
“Sh*t! this is terrible!
I checked my wristwatch for the umpteenth time as I sighed in frustration …..
It was 1:45pm, just few minutes to my clas-s!
My phone suddenly rang,I stared down at it to check the caller .
It was kewe, I received it
“bobo! where you dey? you no dey come clas-s today?” his baritone voice rang throu-gh
“I am stuck in a traffic”. I stated , honking and he laughed
“Chai! Sorry oooo, but you should have left home on time na”
“I did , I made a st©p at the ph0to studio, my mum picture got broken and I had to fix it first”. I explained
“Oh!don’t be long then, I will keep a seat for you ”
“Alright bro!” I said and ended the call……
I turned sideways to stare at the framed picture laying on the pas-s£nger seat ,
“Mother!” I muttered
“Move ooooo!” a man suddenly screamed as he honked from behind me, telling me that the road is clear ;immediately,I stepped on the br@ke and drove off , speeding!…..
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Getting to school, I drove down the tarred road till I got to LLT3 ground; then I parked in the car space beside a red Benz
I alighted from the car and was about running off to laboratory when I heard someone call my name
I quic-kly turned in the direction to see a bu-sty girl walking in hurry towards me
I knitted my eyebrow, curiously
Do I know her?I don’t think so…..
“Demilade!” She called again when she got nearer and I nodded , seizing her up and down
She had a killer shape, the kind of shape that could make a man go crazy!
“I am Faith, hope you remember me?” She asked as i stared at her blankly …..
“Obianuju’s sister”. she quic-kly added
“Oh!” I exclaimed softly, nodding slowly
To tell the truth, I still couldn’t place her face but I just had to flow along….
“Well! I was just wondering if we could be friends”. she continued, smiling s£dûçt!velyand I scoffed
Cheap bit-ch!
“Sure!” I agreed , bringing out my phone from my lab coat and then handed it to her
“Type in your number”. I instructed and she did , handing the phone back to me
“I will call you!” I simply said , saving her number as I walked towards the Medical Laboratory…..
I saved her number as Ugly face and yes , despite the killer shape , she was very ugly but who cares, I am going to cover her ugly face with a pillow and fv¢k her till she pleads for mercy …..and that will right after I am done with her sister, Obianuju…..
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As expected, the lecturer was alre-ady in clas-s so I pas-sed throu-gh the back door to avoid attention, but still all eyes were on me including the Lecturer’s
“Adeoye!”he called , addressing me by surname
“Yes sir!” I answered politely
“You are 20 mins late”.he queried as I sat down on a seat beside Kewe
“I know sir!I was held up in a traffic”. I explained and he nodded , waving it off with his hands as he continued teaching…
“Dave!do you know he is back?” Kewe asked in whispers
“That bastard! I saw him yesterday!” I retorted angrily
“bring your voice down! he is sitting right behind us”
“What! but he is not our level … I paused, trailing off when I remembered he was given a one year suspension
Oh yeah! now he is our level mate!
Turning back , I found him staring at me
“Fine boy!” he mouthed at me and I scoffed , looking away….
This is gonna be one hell of a year!
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OBIANUJU
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A loud ban-ging sound disrupted my sleep and I hissed loudly as I slowly opened my eyes
What is that sef? I wondered, looking around as I sat up in the be-d
“Uju! Open this door or do you want me to sleep outside?”a familiar voice queried from outside ..Faith!
Lazily , I dragged myself up from the be-d and walked slowly to the door ,opening it
“Nawa oooo! she hissed loudly as she walked into the room
“Welcome!” I greeted as I let myself fall on the be-d
“Uhm .. uhm”. she answered, ma-king use of her nose and I sh0t her a confused look
What is wrong with her?
Tossing her bag on the chair , she went into the kitchen and immediately returned to the room frowning
“You did not cook , why?”
“That is because I am tired and moreover I am not yet good in cooking”. I answered as she huffed , eyeing me coldly
“If it is to k!ss, you will know how to do that one well”
And with that , she picked up her bible from the table and walked out of the room in a huff …..
Did I offend her in anyway? I asked myself, I was so confused about her sudden change in character……well that is her headache!
I stood up and went over to the wardrobe ;opening it , i searched throu-gh for a free cloth
I soon found one, a short white sleeveless flare go-wn.
UnZi-pping it , I changed into it , brush my hair and then pu-ll-ed out a small bag from un-derneath the wardrobe, my money bag …
I opened the smaller Zi-p , di-pped my hands inside to bring out three (3) 1000 notes and then returned the bag back to its place …….
Time to go get my inhaler!
Putting on a red palm sli-ppers, I picked up my phone and walked out of the room locking the door as I placed the key un-der the footpath ;then I walked out of the house , up the busy street to a Popular chemist at the Junction……..
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The chemist was filled up with a lot of people that I had to squee-ze and shove to get to the front
“Good evening sir!” I greeted one of the attendant , a guy on black shi-t
“Evening miss! what do you want to buy?” he asked , using a British accent
Shuu! Na me this one dey form for!
“Ventolin inhaler”
“Oh! I am so sorry dear , we don’t sell that here. Try going to Fontana chemist at Ijebuode…
IJebu ode kwa! Where is that one?
Frustrated, I walked out of the chemist, murmuring
Upon all the Oyinbo , they did not have inhaler , ordinary inhaler …..
Standing in front of the supermarket, I was contemplating on what to do next when a white car pu-ll-ed up in front of me ………Ademilade
“hey baby ! was-sup?” he greeted , winding down the glas-s
baby! he called me baby!
“hi!” I responded, smiling and to my surprise, he returned the smile
“Actually I am on my way to your hall”
“What! I exclaimed in shock
“Yes! so what are you doing out here?”
“erm… I .. c@m£ to get… my … inhaler”. I stuttered without even knowing why ,I guess I was just too excited….
The “almighty Demi” on his way to my hostel ….unbelievable!
“Oh! did you get it?”
“No! they don’t sell it here , I was told to go a chemist at ……..
“IJebu ode!”he completed
“Yes! Yes! do you know there?” I asked to be sure and he laughed
“Of course! get into the car”
“What!”
“I said get into the car, I will take you there”.he repeated and I swallowed ha-rd opening the car door as I hop in beside him …..
I was so surprised, why is he smiling and behaving nice to me all of a sudden?i decided to ask him….
“Why?” My voice c@m£ out in whispers
“Why!!”he repeated, leaning over to close the door at my own end….
he was so close, his scent ensnared in my s-en-ses doing weird things to my fragile heart ….
“Why ..are …you ..being nice to me ?”i asked , picking my words and he smiled , straightening up
“Well! let me just say I like you”
“You like me??
“Yes Obianuju, with all of my heart”. he stated and my heart fluttered, pounding out of my che-st ……
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TBC
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hmmmmmmmmh!