Keeping space

Arike’s POV

He gave me a shocked expression. He was taken aback by my expression.

"I..I...am..sorry. I..I.. didn't mean to raise my voice at you." I apologized to him.

"It's alright." He mumbled.

"Look Dayo...we can't do the things we used to do together as best friends anymore." I stuttered.

"But why?" He asked.

"You're getting married in few weeks time."

He sighed. "That shouldn't affect us."

"You should be with your wife to be and not me."

"I know Shalewa called you. Tell me what she said to you that made you change towards me?"

I shook my head in disagreement. "I am not sharing it with you."

"Keeping space between us isn't right...and you know that!"

"But everything Shalewa said was right. If I were in her shoes I wouldn't like to see my husband to be stick around his female bestie anymore. Plus I don't want to be on the headline news as a husband snatcher." I pointed out.

I sniffed as Dayo walked over to me.