Deifa’s nails were a mess! She’d anxiously
been bitten on them all day and now she
felt like a total wreck because of this thing
with Osaze that had been on her mind
since the day before. She would never
have thought he could be such a monster.
After years of dating, it was as if her eyes
had just been opened.
She’d thought they’d
shared a bond especially as he hadn’t
pressured her into sex. She’d thought he
was patient and understanding as not
many guys would agree to a relationship
like that. She had thought him to be one of
a kind when infact he’d been fooling her
and getting his action from other girls.
Glancing at the bedside clock, she saw the
time was six pm. Lisa had told her not to
worry but how could she not? She had no
faith that whatever Lisa did could stop
Osaze. He would always get his way one
way or another.
Getting up from bed, finally since
morning, she walked into her bathroom.
She had to clean up as she wasn’t used to
feeling so trashy, maybe a bath and some
makeup would take some of the depression
off.
Thirty minutes later she was done and
staring at herself in the mirror. She looked
as good as she always did but didn’t feel as
good. Looks could be so deceiving
especially hers. She had such a stunning
beauty that people tended to stare all the
time. It was a good thing as it had opened
up possibilities for her which she had
taken full advantage of.
She was quite independent but never
cheated anyone and avoided trouble or
troublesome people on campus. Dating the
psycho, Osaze had kept them off her back.
People saw him as a ticking bomb waiting
to go off but she had felt she’d know. how
to keep him calm, she had believed she
understood him.
She’d thought he could never turn on her
but she’d been gravely mistaken. He’d let
her see what he’d wanted her to see, he’d
been playing her all along. He was very
dangerous and she could see it all now.
The first time he’d slapped her had been
years back, they had just begun dating
then. She’d blamed it on him being drunk
and not thinking clearly, he’d seriously
apologised and had looked so distraught
she’d actually taken pity on him and had
gotten back together with him. He’d never
done it again until this time. Looking back
now, she could see that she’d been good at
making excuses for him.
What had been wrong with her? She’d
probably been needing to be loved so
badly that she’d stuck with him, even more
closely after her father’s death.
Walking to her dresser she picked up her
phone and switched it on. It had been off
since the night before because she couldn’t
deal with talking to anyone. Immediately a
text came in from Lisa.
“Didi, why can’t I reach you? Don’t worry
about Osas anymore. He’s been taken care
of. He’ll never bother you anymore.I have
dat taping for the bank commercial thing I
told you about tomorrow. I might not see
you all day tomorrow. Everything is fine
now, just call me please.”
The text was meant to be reassuring but it
didn’t reassure her one bit. She decided to
call Osas himself and see if she could plead
with him.
She dialled his number. Hepicked.
“What is it now, babe? Why are you
calling me? Hasn’t it been settled?”
“Settled? What are you talking about?” She
asked with a confused fyown etching her
features.
“Look, I got the message really clear. From
now on we don’t know each other.” He
hung up.
Deifa stared at the phone in shock. What
had just happened? She dialled Lisa’s
number immediately.
“Didi, how far? I’ve been trying to reach
you since yesterday. What in the world
happened?”
“Same question I wanted to ask you? I just
called Osas and he told me we are to avoid
each other from now on.”
“What?” Lisa asked. “avoid each other?”
“Yeah!” Deifa replied and Lisa burst into
laughter.”What’s funny, Alissa?”
“The idiot na!” She replied still giggling.
“Okay please share the joke because me,
I’m really confused.”
“ I told you I would take care of it and I
did! I talked to Tikky last night and he
promised to get back to me…..
Read Also : Finding Happiness – Episode 10
Tekena was late! The consequence of
having so much to do and so little time.
He’d been all over the place, from classes
to the office, home to freshen up and then
preparing to go out again. He’d promised
to pick GG and drop her off at her friends
party, hang around a while and then go
pick his mom at the shop. He had just
about three minutes left to leave the house
if he didn’t want to be late to his
girlfriend’s house.
Grabbing his phone and keys to his Honda
crosstour, he ran out of the room
determined to make it on time to GG’s
place, knowing he would have to drive like
hell was at his heels. Patting his pants
pockets, he wanted to be sure he had his
wallet on him. He did. Rushing down the
stairs , he all but fell into his step sister
while going past the blind corner at the
bottom.
“oooowwww.” She groaned as she
staggered back for balance.
“I’m sorry. Are you okay?” he reached out
his arm to hold her arm and helped with
her balance.
“Yes.” She clipped. “Fine.”
“Okay.” He let her go immediately and
continued on his way when she spoke
again.
“Thankyou.”
He turned not sure she’d spoken to him. “
Talking to me?”
She rolled her eyes as if to say who else
would I be talking to? “Yes, thanks for
your help with Osas.”
Tekena was half shocked. This was more
than he’d expected from her. “No
problem.” He replied.
“You didn’t have to….You really didn’t
have to intervene but you did, thanks.”
She said and he could see she was making
a huge effort to seem grateful to him.
“Deifa,” He didn’t remember the last time
he’d called her name to her face. “I had to,
what kind of brother would that make
me?”
She shrugged looking anywhere else but at
him. “It’s not like I’ve been a model sister
so I didn’t expect your help.”
He turned to face her forgetting that he
didn’t have the time. “ Deifa, I’m always
here for you….I know you hate my family,
though I’m not exactly sure why. Probably
because you felt you shared your dad with
us or something but I have nothing against
you. I know it wasn’t easy having another
family budging into your life the way we
did but if you give me a chance, I could
show you that we aren’t the monsters you
think we are.”
She wasn’t smiling but at least she wasn’t
looking at him the way she usually did,
with annoyance and irritation.
She nodded, speaking up, “ I just wanted to
thank you anyway.” Then she did
something she had never don before.
Her almond shaped eyes crinkled slightly
as she gave him a genuine smile that was
so unexpected, it made his insides do a
somersault. Gosh she was beautiful, he
struggled to steel his looks from showing
how his heart felt and asked instead,
“Okay…. is it possible we could also call a
truce of some sort?” He offered his hand in
a handshake. She looked at it seeming to
consider it for a moment before accepting
it.
“Truce.” She replied.
He smiled wishing he could bone going out
and spend sometime with her instead but
GG and his mother would have his head.
“Good, now I’ve got to run, will see you
later!”