We Did Not Know You Were Here

Ify could not believe her eyes when she saw her cousin Anita and her husband in K’s place. She never thought for a second that while she was going to open the door, she would be coming face with her cousin. She had hugged Anita as well as Michael her cousin in-law. She didn’t know if it was excitement or nervousness, but she just could not stay at one spot. She kept ranting while Michael left her and her cousin to go to K’s room.

“Ify, seriously? Can you take a deep breath and relax? You are killing my ear”. Anita said to Ify. Ify decided to breath. She took a deep breath and released it slowly. Then she blew air out of her mouth. She sat down on the couch and crossed her legs and her hands.

“Why didn’t you guys call before coming?” Ify asked.

“More like we did not know you were here, not to talk of calling you to tell you we were coming. This is not your house please. I was expecting you to be at your mother’s house”. Anita said. Ify told her she and K were engaged to be married and so she equally owns the house.

“Even a wife would not have your boldness Ify! As always, your mouth still runs. Anyways, how have you been and how did your convocation go?” Anita asked after her little fest of sarcasm.

Ify told her that she is good and Anita could see for herself that she’s good. She told Anita that the convocation went well as well. Then she asked Anita what she would like to have for a drink. Anita told her she already had something to eat and drink on their way coming. They had stopped by a restaurant since they were not sure K had cooked food at home.

Ify nods her head as if agreeing to what Anita just said. She rubbed her palm around her neck. Anita nods as well and walked away as if she knew her way around the house. Ify frowned. She asked Anita where she was going to. Anita told her she was going to her room to sleep.

“Your room? I don’t get!” Ify said stupefied at how Anita was acting as though it was her own house. Anita asked her if she has a problem with her. Ify herself was left at the position of feeling like Anita had a problem with her because she could not see what she said nor did wrong for Anita to be giving her attitude.

“Anita, it’s not like we had a quarrel or something, why the attitude?” Ify asked. Anita rolled her eyes.

“Ify, I actually feel like you do not welcome me here and that is why you have been throwing so much question at me since I came here. Like why?” Anita said making Ify to just shake her head and walked away from Anita. She felt Anita must be mentally stressed from her journey all the way from Abuja down to Lagos even though it was flight they took.