You only accepted to date me because of my
money and not because you actually liked me.
I’ll give you money, I will transfer it to your
account. You may leave now’ he said.
‘You are joking, right? Do you think you can
use me and dump me like I am some toy? Like
I am cheap goods?’ She rolled her eyes, Ekene
was probably joking.
‘Of course, you are cheap goods. You are a
damaged goods actually. What kind of woman
sleeps with two brothers? You are an
abomination Nkoli, it’s better you leave
honorably or I’ll chase you out like the whore
that you are’ he warned.
‘You’re despicable! Obinna would never treat me
like this’ pain tore her heart into bits; it felt
like a dream, only that it wasn’t. She stood
staring Lucifer in the eye.
‘Thank you, you may leave now’ Ekene
announced and left for his room. Now he had
gotten Narissa’s number, he needed to work out
a plan that would endear her to him.
‘I will leave Ekene but I swear you haven’t seen
the last of me!’
‘Whatever! That’s what bitches say when they
have been outsmarted’ he laughed and walked
away from her.
He had fallen asleep right after Iman left; he
dreamt of nothing else but her angelic face
and her pretty smile; she was simply flawless.
The creaking of the door woke him up and his
eyes rushed to take in the visitor. A sharp pain
pierced his chest as he stared into his sister’s
eyes, what was she doing here? Memories of her
harsh words and rejection came to his mind.
‘Obinna’ Asa rushed and flung her arms around
him.
‘What are you doing here?’ He didn’t return
the hug.
‘I am so sorry Obinna, I got carried away with
material things and I failed to acknowledge
the most important thing, family’ she wept on
his shoulders.
‘I loved you so much, I worked my ass off just
to put food on the table and what did you do?’
His voice cracked as he recalled the day he had
returned to an empty house’
‘I am sorry. I am back now, I promise to stay
by your side always’ she apologized.
‘It’s okay, you are my sister and I forgive you’
he wrapped her in his arms.
Iman had watched the show of affection with
great admiration for Obinna; he was so mature
and loving. She had been so carried away that
she didn’t notice her phone had been ringing.
‘Excuse me guys, let me take this’ she moved to
the far end of the large room to take her call.
‘Who is she to you?’ Asa winked once Iman was
out of the way.
‘A friend’ Obinna replied and stared at the
angel that had rescued me.
‘A friend? Looks like she loves you, I saw the
way her eyes glowed when we spoke about you’
Asa filled him in.
‘You guys about gossiped me?’ He chuckled.
‘Sure, she likes you Obinna and I like her too.
She’s better than that stupid Nkoli’ Asa blurted
out but regretted her words immediately. She
saw a flash of pain in his eyes.
‘It’s okay, I have gotten over her, just that…’
He paused, was it right to tell Asa what Ekene
had done?
‘Where is Ekene?’ Obinna asked.
‘Um, he was busy when I left’ she avoided his
eyes. How could she tell Obinna the truth about
her other brother? How could she tell him about
Ekene’s involvement with Nkoli?
‘You don’t have to lie, I understand. I am glad
you and I are now on the same page’ he
replied.
‘Thank you’ she leaned on his shoulder.
‘Guess what Obinna?’ she couldn’t wait to tell
him about Narissa.
‘Yes?’ He waited for her to continue.
‘Iman told me that she’s Narissa’s best friend,
is it true?’ Asa was eager for an answer.
‘Yes, I saw your role model the first time I met
Iman’ Obinna laughed. His sister seemed so
excited.
‘I am going to meet her, right?’ Asa jumped to
her feet.
‘Sure but not today, she is not really feeling
well’ Iman joined them. Her heart broke as she
listened to Narissa narrate her humiliating
experience with Ife, if only she had listened.
‘Are you okay?’ Her sad look did not escape
Obinna.
‘I am fine, I made you beef Jollof rice’ she
forced a smile.
‘Okay’ Obinna returned her smile, he could
sense her pain and he would ask her about it
later.
She had taken a short break from the studio;
the main reason she had gone there in the first
place.
Narissa peeled off her clothes and climbed onto
her warm bed; the sun was no more yellow, it
had turned deep orange and the gray of the
cloud would soon cover it completely.
She had just spoken to her friend Iman; she
told her everything that had transpired
between her and Ife. If it were a movie, she’d
say the script writers failed in their job, as the
antagonist overcame the protagonist too easily;
but it was real. This was real, Ife had broken
her heart.
She broke into sobs, her voice croaked, her body
felt weak; she was totally immersed in a sea of
sadness. How could she have been so blind by
his charms? She was Narissa the hot girl, who
knew the in and out of relationships; and here
she was, beaten and bruised by a man she had
thought she loved.
‘I will get over you Ife, I promise’ she wiped
her face and sat up as her phone rang.
After her last boyfriend Yomi, she had vowed
never to get heartbroken but she had failed in
that promise she had made to herself.
‘I won’t fail this time, I would get over you’ she
murmured to herself and took the call.
‘Father’ She took a deep breath.
‘Narissa, what happened? You and Ife just
bailed out on us’ the man said.
‘I am sorry father, I cannot marry a man like
Ife, nothing good will ever come out of it’ she
replied.
‘But you two seemed so perfect. Talk to me
Narissa, what happened?’ he inquired, he
sensed she had been crying.
‘Nothing. I’ll call you later dad, thank you’ she
ended the call hurriedly. Nobody could see her
this way, weak and vulnerable. She didn’t need
to be pitied, that’s why she needed to heal
fast.
Minutes later, another call came through, the
number was strange.
‘Hello,’ she picked it swiftly.
‘My darling angel, how are you doing?’
‘Sorry, who am I speaking with please?’ She
arched a brow.
‘Ekenedichukwu, Ife’s friend. I took you to the
park, remember?’ he said.
‘Oh, you’ she nodded, she remembered him
quite well. Now she had gotten control of her
emotions, she decided it wasn’t okay to be
talking to Ife’s friend; that was folly in its
entirety. It was like dining with friends of the
devil, who knew if the devil had sent them to
test you again?
‘Yes, how are you doing? Hope you’re good’ He
sounded concerned.
‘Good’ she bit her lip, it was time to tell him the
truth.
‘You know what, Ekene?’
‘What?’ He waited.
‘I don’t think it’s right for you to call, I
appreciate all your efforts today. Thank you.
But I’ll appreciate if you don’t call me again’
she expressed her thoughts.
‘Oh, really?’ Ekene felt humiliated. Why would
she reject him outrightly?
‘Yes, thank you’ she was about to end the call
when he said something very hurtful.
‘Whatever! You were such a cheap lay anywhere.
I won the bet’ he hissed angrily.
‘What? What do you mean?’ She asked but the
line was dead.
To Be Continued….
