Take Him By His Word

“Lanre, are you okay?” Pearl asked after waiting for a response from Lanre, one that did not seem to be coming forth. Lanre sighed. She waved the phone lazily in the air. Then she puts it on loud speaker and dropped it on the bed.

“I think I am stupid! Like how can I be thinking of a man that does not consider me worthy to be with him in public, and dumps me after having me in secret?” Lanre said. She felt like crying. Just the next day after K left her house, she had called him up. Something she felt like doing because she suddenly felt attached to him. And just like what he did when she was in Ibadan when she called and he asked who she was, he did same. This time she did not hang up like the previous one. She asked him if he had boil in his head. But K did not say anything.

“Anyway, I did not call you for any reason other than to check if you are okay now due to the fact you were running temperature yesterday”. Lanre had lied. K told her he has a fiancée who checks on him and that she should drop the drama. He would not take it lightly with her if she ever contacts him again. It came as a shock to Lanre because he already told her that he was willing to end things with Ify. Even though she acted like she did not believe him and would not buy that from him, deep down in her heart she wanted to take him by his word.

Pearl frowned where she was. She told Lanre not to feel sad or cry over any man. “You are perfect Lanre! I mean you are smart, intelligent, you have a kind heart and any man would desire a beauty like you. I know this is inappropriate, but if say you be ashawo, babe, them go over rush you”. Pearl said to Lanre trying to boost her confidence by telling her that if she was a sex worker, men would be fighting over her and would have to bid over her.

Lanre scoffs. “Thank you! But that’s not what I want to hear. I just want someone to insult me so that I can have sense ni”. Lanre said to Pearl. Pearl wonders who in her right senses would request for such a thing. No one wants to be insulted for any reason whatsoever.

“Omo, I can’t o! What did you do that I will insult you? If it is because you fell in love, then almost everyone has done that. And almost everyone of those who did end up getting served breakfast”. Pearl said. The word breakfast there indicating breakup.

“Must I be among those “almost everyone”? Why couldn’t I be among the few ones who did not fall in love? Like I really really love him! F**K how I want him so badly. I’m just going to make him regret ni! It’s just a matter of time”. Lanre said.