You Will Grow Old

K stood up in sequence after Lanre. “You are not thinking about what you just heard, are you?” K asked Lanre. Not minding that he was sick Lanre slapped him. K was not expecting her to do that, but he didn’t stay on the slap for long either. He quickly regains himself after holding his cheek for a brief moment.

“Who the hell do you think you are? You should not even be in my house since you are already engaged to Ify. I mean what the hell is even wrong with me letting you in here? I must be thinking with my heels not my head”. She immediately said. Then she asked him to get out of her apartment.

“Stop it! Lanre stop it now!” K said to her but she shook her head vigorously.

“No you stop it! Stop it! What do you want from me? Why am I even asking? Get out!” She said.

“You are confused Lanre! You are letting what you heard get to you, that’s not even the entirety of the matter. You don’t know everything yet, so why are you acting rashly?” K said. He puts a hand on her hip and the other rested on her back. Then he whispered softly into her ears.

“You are tired just as much as I am. You should rest”. K said to her. Just then Chidinma stepped out of her room.

“Aunty, I want to go to the market to get somethings in the house”. Chidinma said. Lanre wanted to tell her not to, but Chidinma told her she needed to since it was the essential provisions that has finished. Then she walked out.

“It’s because she has money with her that is why she refused to listen to me”. Lanre muttered. K asked her if she gives Chidinma money for these things even when it is not needed, she did not answer his question. She pushed him telling him to leave. K thought it wise to leave since she was already yelling. But then the door was locked from outside.

“Why are you still standing there? Should I help you open the door so you can leave?” Lanre asked annoyed. K told her if it would please her to do so. Lanre rushed to the door and pulled it thinking it will open but it was locked. She grunts out of frustration.

“Chidinma!” She muttered in between her teeth. A message popped up on K’s phone screen.

“It is like my aunty likes you! Try apologise and let her know you are sorry. She is good at forgiving people. Doing this with fear in my heart cos I don’t know what that other aunty will do to my aunty Lanre. Hope you can protect her”. This was Chidinma’s message to K. It seems she did had a good reason to take his number after all. K smiled.

“You will grow old if you keep making such face”. K said to Lanre as he pocket’s his phone. Lanre glares at him, but he only laughed.