Wicked And Heartless

Ify got into their flat only to meet Lanre eating with a box of active chi vita in front of her. “Lanre I never knew you could be so wicked and heartless like this. Putting that thing in his food was not enough, you went ahead to flog him again. Tufiakwa (an exclamation)! May God have mercy on you oh. It would have been better I had taken him to the police. What if he starts planning something bad against you or he takes you to the police?” Ify said. She was appalled by Lanre’s actions. Lanre just swing her juice and sip it in sweet savoury. Then she crossed her legs and pretended as if Ify was not talking to her.

“Lanre, is it not you I am talking to?” Ify said. “Ehen? Kilosoru? Eni kilode?” Lanre asked Ify, “What is it?”. Lanre stood up, took her plate of half eaten food to the kitchen and covered it up. She puts the juice in the mini fridge they have in the kitchen. Then she left the house. Ify looked at the door through which Lanre had left. “Should I call her mom and report to her? No! It will make matters worse”. Ify said within herself.

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Lanre walked her way down to school. She kept walking like she had lose her legs functions and was dearly in need of support. She put her music on play having connected it to the Bluetooth. She placed the headset over her head. She was shutting the world out as she tortured her own self within.

“Lanre what is wrong with you? I can’t believe I did such evil. But he deserved it, right? I just hope he doesn’t die from consistently visiting the toilet. Ugh! Lanre you need to start learning how to mind your business. Even the person you had gone to fight for did not appreciate”. Suddenly she stopped in her track. She shook her head trying to push off the voice in her head. She needs to push her conscience away and just stay without having any thoughts at all.

Lanre walked down to where the school library is. She just walked along the path outside the library wall. She looked sad. She was actually feeling remorseful for what are did, but it is something she cannot undo. She stood for a moment texted Ify what to use on Chibuzor to stop the continually stooling. After sending the message, she puts her phone on flight mode. She didn’t want to receive any calls nor messages.

“Lanre!” A young man who is obviously in his early twenties called. But Lanre could not even hear him. All she could hear was the music playing in her ears. The headset fixed over her head and covering her ears. He ran towards her. Then he pulled her by the hand. She had almost slapped him had he not noticed it on time. Lanre finally had a good look at the person in front her. “Who are you? And How dare you pull me in such manner?” Lanre said.