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Episode 21.
“Rehab?”
Who spend days in rehab and and comes back to camp, in as much as I am not familiar to how they operate in rehab, I know that it’s not somewhere that you can stroll in and out like that.
Is it that Ben is trying to blackmail Yetunde with drug or he is just trying to make me hate her because she tarnished his image infront of Britney. I couldnt wrap my head around the whole thing.
On the other hand, I thought of apologising to Britney because of my action, she didn’t know what she has done. I texted her and apologised. She didn’t respond.
Anyways, I wasn’t expecting any.
The night crawled out and as usual, we met at the parade ground the following morning. No one spoke a word to the other, after the exercise, I headed to the hostel when Yetunde ran after me.
“Ade, I need to have a word with you” she said and she started pa-nting.
“Yetunde, I am not in the mood for any drama right now please, I just want to be alone” I said and walked forward.
“Why do you trust Ben over me Ade? Why do you think he is right and I am the villain her, I got closer to you because I see you as a mature and un-derstanding guy, how come you fall easily un-der his deceit and lies” she exclaimed.
Tears formed in her eyes.
I stopped and turned.
“What are you talking about?” I asked.
She pulled my hand and we headed back to an isolated part of the pavilion. We sat somewhere there.
She sobbed and tears dropped profusely.
“Why didn’t you tell me that Britney didn’t tell you anything, it was Ben that told you what you accused me of, it was true I told Britney that Ben is just a player and I just wanted to use you s-exually and dump you, I didn’t know she went to tell Ben and Ben would tell you too, I am sorry I said that but Ben isn’t a guy you can trust too, he is a green snake un-der the green gra-ss”
I was confused.
“What are you talking about?”
“Ben was just trying to get at me because of what he did too” she said.
“What did he do and before you answer that, were you sent to rehab because you took drug?” I asked.
She looked at me owlishly.
“Oh my God! Ben has finished me” she said and placed her hand on her head in regret.
“What have I done to deserve this from him, why did he have to do this?” She cried.
“I don’t have time for this drama Yetunde, I cared for you, I was there for you and made sure you were not alone, I didn’t know all these about you and you think I will be happy about it? You really disappoint me, how could you engage yourself in drugs to the extent that you were taken out of the camp because of it, I thought you won’t be coming back, you left me wallowing in guilt not knowing it was what you brou-ght on yourself” I ranted.
Throu-ghout my rant, she cried.
“I’m sorry Ade, let me explain please”
“What do you want to explain that will justify your action? What?”
“I know but you deserve to know, I will tell you regardless even if after this time you won’t talk to me again, but trust me, I have stopped it but you need to know why” she said calmly.
The tears on her cheeks got me emotional, she was a lady I like so much, seeing her crying already weakened me but I needed to stay ha-rd for her to see my displea-sure in her actions.
She continued.
“I am a s-exually active lady, a little touch gets me down especially from a guy I am so much in love with, when I was with my guy, we had s-ex almost everyday and if not s-ex, we would be in a romantic state, in his car, office, home, anywhere, he didn’t deprive me of it when I needed it and I got used to it. When he died, I couldn’t withstand the pain so I ventured into drug to lay of the urge off me and it worked. It wasn’t something I was proud of doing, I didn’t do drugs when we were moving together because the touches and random kis-ses from you was enough to hold me until we parted, I wasn’t attra-cted to any other guy in the camp and my urges were approaching climax so I met with some guys…” she said and I interrupted.
“…the same guys you went to mammy Market with that night Ben and I saw you?”
“Yes, I didn’t even know you were there, we informed a soldier guy, he was the one that helped us bring in the drugs from the seller and gave it to us, he also guarded us so that we won’t get caught, after sniffing in and I got high, the soldier and the other guys left. I was on my way to the hostel feeling high when Ben came and that was it, he took me to the hospital and that was all I remembered, I woke up in the hospital outside the camp” she narrated.
I was confused. The story was contradicting one another.
“But why did he first say you were sent home because you had s-ex with a guy and later came to say you were transfered to a rehab because you took ha-rd drug?” I asked.
“What?! Ben said that, that animal said that?, oh, did he also tell you he took advantage of me before taking me to the hospital?” She asked.
I got confused.
“Wait, what do you mean by he took advantage of you, what does that mean please?” I asked confusingly.
“Since he lied, I need to let the cat out of the box, when he saw me tottering to the hostel, my bones were feeble, he wrapped his arm around my wai-st and carried me to the dry cleaner’s container after everyone had left and he had s-ex with me, I was too weak to fight it” she explained.
“Yetunde are you messing with me right now? Why do you have to say that to clap back at him?” I exclaimed.
“If you think I am lying, ask him how I got out of the camp” she said
My hands started shaking in anger.
*⛱️THE CAMP⛱️*
Finale.
I was speechless.
“Why do you want me to believe this Yetunde? Will you repeat the same thing if he is standing right in front of you now?” I asked.
“Ofcourse I will” she a-ssured.
“I’ll go into the hostel and and call him out If he is there”, I said and fortunately as I was about leaving her side he showed up from afar.
“Talk of the devil, he showed up with his horns” Yetunde said.
He saw us and pretended as if he didn’t, I called him and told him to give me some minutes out of his time, he protested that he has something urgent to do but I was able to get him down.
“Ben, I just want to ask a question from you and please I need a sincere answer” i said.
“Okay… he said”
“How did Yetunde left the camp, do you know how she left?” I asked and he looked at me confusingly.
“What kind of question is that? How am I supposed to know” he exclaimed.
I was about to talk when Yetunde flamed up.
“Ben, you are a liar, you didn’t know how I left the camp? You think I wasn’t conscious when you told the soldier that I got intoxicated on drugs and i have been misbehaving that he should please put me on parole to a private hospital? Ben! Where you not the one that led me into the car that was brou-ght? Didn’t you pay the driver? You are a liar!” She exclaimed.
Ben kept quiet for a while before he spoke up.
“See Ade she was high and I thought she needed medical attention that’s why I did that” he said.
“But you told me she was sent home because she was caught having s-ex” I said.
“Yes I did because I wanted your mind off her, she was distracting you from Britney” he said and I was confused.
“I thought you wanted her, when did you start fighting for her? What changed” I asked.
“She already told me she can’t be with me but you and she asked if there was anything I could do to help her get you then I took the advantage of sending Yetunde to the hospital when i had the opportunity. I was the one that told her to come and meet you un-der the tent in the night of drama, things we do for a friend you know ” he explained.
I felt used.
Yetunde spoke up.
“You have skipped a part Ben, why didn’t you talk about when you had s-ex with me, why didn’t you tell Ade that one too, oh you think I didn’t know that you were trying to cover your tracks that was why you decided to make deal with the soldier guy? You think I don’t know?” She exclaimed.
“How dare you Yetunde, you were high, you lured me into having s-ex with you, you were kis-sing me, I fought it but you kept coming and…and…” he stuttered.
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“And what Ben? You took advantage of a lady that was not in her right state of mind and had s-ex with her, you are now standing here saying she lured you into it, I can now conclude that your reasons for sending her to the hospital was because you think she would report you when she was back to her right senses, bro, you really fuc-ked up, I am disappointed in you for taking advantage of a lady in that condition” I blamed him.
“What difference does it make Ade, afterall, you didn’t give her when she asked for it, you were not her boyfriend so what’s the difference, why is everyone blaming me? Did I drug her or did I ra-pe her? She caused it, she lured me into…” he wasn’t done with his words when Yethnde charged at him and hit him on the face with both hands, her wrist scratched his cheeks and got him bleeding.
I separated her from him before someone sees them.
He held his cheek and walked away.
Yetunde started crying.
I had nothing to say she caused it and Ben too was faulty for not been able to have self control.
He broke one of the most prominent bro code with special code.
Bro code 111.
“Never take advantage of a lady that is not in her right state of mind”
A day to the end of camp, i was packing my bags when Ben met me at my space and apologised for eveything. I was weak to talk, i only nodded.
“I will be leaving to UK this weekend, I am not staying, I don’t know if Britney is staying but it doesnt matter anymore, its nice meeting you man, you are a great guy” he said and left, I didn’t say a word.
On the pa-ssing out day, we were all at the pavilion waiting for buses to our various PPAs, Britney came to me and told me she heard everything that happened.
She said she would be traveling back to the UK too.
“Thanks for everything Ade, I have to go now, my parents are here, I’ll call you.” she said and left for the black Lexus that came for her.
I didn’t see Ben, I guess he left too.
Yetunde showed up. She stood infront of me and stared at me for a while before hugging me.
She hug-ged me so ti-ght and wept.
Her tears soaked My shirt.
“Ade, I’m sorry for everything, I know I offended you but please forgive me, I will be redeploying to Abuja, I’ll be seeing a therapist too, I need to get better for everyone that loves me and for myself too, I hope life brings us together again, please don’t stop being the kindhearted guy you are, you deserve the best. I have to go now Ade, I’ll call you as soon as I get home, bye” she said and also left for a car that came for her.
I remember standing alone as people rushed into the various buses that came, some screaming they were posted to same places while some were crying they were being separated.
I only had mixed feelings that nothing last forever.
The memories.
The moments.
All of it blowing away like the dry leaf falling from the branch.
Everything looked empty and hollow like a hallway without foot prints.
Some moments won’t come twice.
Enjoy it while it last.
Our bus arrived and I boarded it.
We exited the camp gate and the only thing I could hold on to was that in every where you find yourself, enjoy the moment, lessons, trials, challengs and memories.
Because, nothing last forever.
THE END.