HOW I MET MY CHEATING GIRLFRIEND

Episode 17

"Hi dear?" I received the text from the unknown source.

"Hi," I replied.

"Am Betty, that friend to Sweeney. She gave me an envelope to deliver to you." She texted.

"Wow, Betty! How have you been my dear?" I was very happy to chat with her. She was the one lady I needed her contact but Sweeney denied me.

"Have been well, Oscar. It's been long. How are you?" She asked.

"Not that well, have been missing you," I wrote.

"Have missed you too...but please, how will you get this your parcel? Possibly this week because I'll be back to school next week." She asked.

I wanted to tell her to come to our home with the parcel. Because she was sent by Sweeney, my mom could not get suspicious of anything. However, my mom used to attend some weekly meetings in Ahero every Thursdays. I thought that could be the best time for her to come over. Peter had gone back to school to complete his second part of 8:4:4 Kenyan Education system.

"Please, why can't you come over to our place?" I requested.

"Mmmmh." This was the reply I got. I actually became confused because I never knew if she meant yes or no.

"What do you say about it?"

"I fear coming to your place when Sweeney isn't around."

"No. But she has sent you. You will just tell her I met you in town."

"But again, I don't want to see Peter." She said.

"My dear, Peter isn't around. He had gone back to school last week Wednesday. Only mom and I are here. Mom too keeps on going out for meetings."

"Okay. When do you want us to meet?"

"On Thursday. That's the day I'll be free." I answered.

"Okay. I'll let you know tomorrow."

Sweeney asked me whether I had received the parcel or not. I had told Betty to inform her that we had planned to meet with her in town on Thursday. She couldn't accept to let Betty come to our place - jealousy. "Please keep whatever she will bring to you well. Don't let anyone get access to it." Sweeney said. "What is it?" I asked. "You will see it. Don't worry." She responded.

I was eager to see whatever the parcel was. I tried to chat with Betty outside the parcel, but her responses seemed to be sketchy. I failed to understand whether she was just afraid of me or not. Our chats were never sinking. "I will come tomorrow at 2pm." Betty texted. It was about 10pm at night.

With the new technology of taking screenshots, I preferred that we had phone calls than messaging just in case she could be in need of letting the cat out of the basket, no evidence she could get easily. I called her.

"What will you bring for me?" I asked.

"Hehe, what else do you need apart from this beautiful parcel from your wife?" She asked. I never wanted us to discuss anything about our relationship with Sweeney, but I could see she had to tell me something about Sweeney and I most of the times.

"Apart from that one. Yours now." I said.

"Okay, don't worry. I'll bring for you something. Please am sleepy, good night." She said.

The following day, I saw mom very busy making calls. She would always leave at 12.30pm for her meeting which normally takes three hours from 2pm. "Oscar, I need to send you to Ahero." My mom began,"I don't feel like attending our weekly meeting and I need to send you to take some money there before meeting begins." She said. I was very confused. Because Betty was to come, I wanted to dodge mom's request.