Dieko
"Feyi" I call out to my cousin who's doing her edges on my dresser, like why is this girl so...stupid?, who does edges by 10pm?, does she have a spirit husband or what?
"Yes, babes"
"Is it that you and Eri planned to go out in your dream this night?"
"What kind of question is that?"
"Umm, better tell me now o, let me know the kind of deliverance you're going to need before it gets out of hand, because this one you're rubbing powder and doing edges...sha know you're owing me 1k"
"Maka why?"
"Erm, if it isn't so obvious, you've almost finished my edge control, I bought that thing for 500 back in Abuja, the other 500 is for the transport money and the stress you'll make me go through by going to buy another one"
She eyes me "You should have kukuma said I should give you 500k naw. For this thing that is 200 naira, you're saying 500, ah, Dieko, fear God naw"
"That one is your business, I've sha told you" I sit on my bed letting my hair down, I sha hope my mum doesn't enter this room o
"Guy, you're lucky o"
"How?"
"Timi gave you an iPhone 11 Pro Max, that thing that costs even more than our school fees for a term, and I've known that boy for over four years, you that just came not even up to four months and boom, iPhone"
"I know, I owe him big time"
"Are you sure nothing is happening between you two?"
"Ehn?" I furrow my eyebrows in confusion
She rolls her eyes "You know what I mean, there's no how he would have given you that phone if he doesn't like you"
"Nawa o, so there's nothing like friendly gesture again"
"Which one is friendly gesture?, Let's get real abeg, this is Naija"
"Wait o, Feyi, when did you start reading people's minds?"
"Ah, since naw" She smiles proudly "I can even tell the future"
"Pele o (Sorry o), Soothsayer"
She bursts out laughing "But seriously Dieko, I hope nothing is going on between both of you"
"Nothing naw, if anything was, wouldn't I have told you?...and what's wrong sef if anything was going on?"
"I don't want you to date Timi, I know he's my best friend but I really don't think he's boyfriend material"
"Umm...are you sure it's not because you like him?" I raise an eyebrow
She stares at me for a while before replying "Ew, like ew, iyama, how can you ask such?, I reject it" She snaps her fingers over her head "That boy that's not fine, ew...and I have Eri sef so how can you ask such?"
"Ahan, calm down naw" I burst out laughing "And we both know you're lying, Timi is veryyyyyyy fine" I draw out the 'very'
"That one is your business, I always knew you were blind. My own is sha dont date Timi o, don't goan fall in love" She drags our her left ear
"I've heard"
"Ehen, where's the iPhone abeg?, let me see" She asks excitedly
"I haven't removed it from the carton yet naw, shebi he just gave me today"
"Are you going to show your mum?"
"Because of what?, I'm not showing her, if she sees me using it one day, I'll tell her it's birthday gift"
"The teddy bear is so cute and it's really soft too... I just hope your mum doesn't freak when she sees it" She remarks and my eyes fly to the fluffy pink teddy bear I kept on the floor at the corner of my room
"You know, Feyi, I can't help but think I forgot something, I just can't remember" I voice out my thoughts
"That's why I told you to keep a planner like me" She states
"Abeg abeg, don't come and start lecturing me on one useless planner"
She hisses "Just sleep abeg, you had a long day with the party and all, you'll remember tomorrow"
"Yeah, I guess so" I lie down and close my eyes, that's when Feyi knows she'll start playing music
"Feyi, it's past 10, what is the meaning of all this naw?"
"Don't you know that playing music and dancing in the night helps to relax your nerves?, I just found out recently, let's try it together"
"What nerves are you relaxing abeg?, Why didn't you do it since?, What if grandma hears, me I won't start lying this night o. New age, new attitude, I'll just hand you over to her"
"Stop talking abeg, let me enjoy this song" She continues dancing to 'Mama' by Kizz Daniel. Idiot, maybe she's seeing Eri in front of her that she's shaking bumbum
I mentally groan using the pillow to cover my face and ears but it doesn't even help at all. This is going to be a long night
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But today I have a task for you guys sha
Now the task...
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I'm sha praying to God for my own Timi so I can get my own iPhone 11😂😂
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