Old Maid

Chapter 6

FEMI's POV;

Who exactly is this someone?, where the hell did he come from??, talk about absolute wrong timing. Did i lose my chance even before I could grab it?

I was dealing with so much inner turmoil i didn't even realize how I got home. Is this for real? Seriously I can't lose her even before I get her can I?

I mean she's my doe-eyed beauty.....

We could could have been together 3 years ago if i wasn't such an ass-hat to begin with.

So yeah three years ago........that was definitely when i lost her.

F.B:

It was quite the chill day and I had to attend the class reunion later that evening.  Tola and the rest of the organizing committee had booked Tivoli garden and and since it was a Friday I had decided I'll be staying on the island till the next day if you know what I mean there is no way I'll just go back to lere like that without a little bit of island enjoyment first. I wasn't sure who would be attending the reunion but it is always nice to be amongst friends. I hadn't seen much of Gbemisola in the span of two years prior to that day, sure three years ago we were in law school and then service corps, we weren't exactly in the same geo-zones to begin with. however I did in fact run into her a few time in the last two year once was at a club; one second she was there and the next she wasn't. Its like she mastered the perfect ninja kung-fu for when I am around. Another time was at a friend of a friends event and she was looking as radiant as ever. The way she tossed her hair and gave out a slight chuckle at something someone said it was nice to watch her be so lovely. We actually got to talk for a while that day and that's when i found out she started to work at a popular law firm just a month prior. Our talk did not even end there because we sneaked out of there and had our own private after party. I know.......why did we have to sneak after all it was a friend of a friend's event so we ain't that close; that was definitely the case for me but it was actually a family event for Gbemi. I had to bribe an usher to distract her Mum and sister to get her out of there.

"hahahahaha........that was hilarious did you see my mum's face, she couldn't understand for the hell of it why an usher would ask her to pay for a drink at her own family event."

"uhm you should have seen your sister, she was beyond livid when Sikirah told her you sent her to give all that pack of orange juice to her"

"God Femi you  are beyond naughty."

We spent three hours just enjoying the cold night at the beach front before I took her home that night. and I could have sworn we had a moment just before Gbemi opted out of the car but if she noticed it too she wouldn't show. It was around that time Gbemi started with her disappearing act its either I catch her stirring at me and when I turn to look back at her she'll turn back like she hadn't seen me or when I do finally catch a glimpse of her eyes she'll disappear the next minute like she was never there to begin with. and when we are put in situations where we had to talk; she was usually very curt and brief. It was like if she stayed too long or said too much or just mistakenly looked at me for a second longer, all of her secrets will come unravel. I thought it was kind of cute.

So tonight at the reunion, I had a plan of my own. If Gbemi were to show up today, I was going to play the Gbemi.

STILL FLASHBACK GBEMI'S POV:

Today is D-day lets just get it over with Tobi said Femi is definitely going to be in attendance tonight so lets get this over and done with. Consequences be damned, lets just rip the band aid off.

There I was in a three-quarter sundress paired with a leather jacket and a pair of combat-boots. I was really  going to war with this one huh!

I put my hair in long-bohemian curls today and arrived at the reunion a little late but I was a woman on a mission and I knew what I wanted. I also spotted my victim for the night very quickly. However to my utter shock, he was gone within the blink of an eye.

It was almost as if Femi and I were stuck in a ridiculous game of hide and seek all night long one second I feel someone stirring at me the next second I turn to see who and low and behold its Femi turning away from looking. and then I try to go up to talk to him and he is either swamped in a discussion with his friends and classmates or he just says a word to me and walks away. I soon got tired of trying to play catch so I went outside to the poolside to take a breather, that was when Femi came out himself he was on a call though. I was afraid he'll try to runaway again if I walked up to him so I texted him instead

"Hey turn around we need to talk."

He turned around almost immediately and walked towards me.

"Hey" he said to which i replied

"Hey." we walked to one of the lounge chairs at the poolside and just sat quietly.

You-

You- we said in unison and then we both laughed

"You go first"; I said

"You wanted to talk?" was his reply.

"Remember that day after the Party?"

"Yeah how could i forget....we pranked your mum so bad"

"Lol...yeah we did........sooo when you dropped me off at home; I wanted to ki--"

"Guess who???" I was interrupted by a chuckle and I looked beside me to see Femi blindfolded by hands that belonged to a very beautiful looking woman.

she finally removed her hands and literally fell into his laps. " I guess they are that close" I thought in my head

"I saw your insta post and location so I decided to--" she said to him I took that as my cue and stood up to leave. I couldn't stay at the party anymore so I just went home.

FEMI'S POV

She left... and I didn't stop her. I just sat there with my unruly cousin and let her go.

END F.B