Changed

Lanre sat with her back to the door. Her head pinned against her knee with her arms embracing her legs. She didn’t want to look at K. She would sit down there till Anita finally comes to open the door. She was afraid of losing herself to him again like the last time in her apartment and like the first time he took her to his place in Abuja.

K switched on the lights in the room. He looked at Lanre. She looked like a cowering child frightened and scared. He wondered when he turned into a monster for she to be in such form away from him.

“Stand up from the floor. It is not like we are enemies. And I’m certainly not a beast, you are cowering like I’m going to eat you”. K said to her. She stood up but did not get close to him. She remained standing by the door. K frowned. She must be trying so hard not to get close to him.

But then, seeing her standing on her feet right now, envy filled his heart. He could not help but think Christian was taking care of her and she was happy with him. These thoughts gave him the shills. He suddenly felt afraid of losing her even though he already did. Her body seemed to invite him. She has changed but in a good way. So he thought.

His eyes moved from that belly that used to be really flat, it has come out a little round. And her breasts looks fuller. Her neck looked fleshy and tempting. It was rounder and fuller with lines embracing it. Without touching her, he could already feel her soft skin. She changed a little but it didn’t change his want for her. It has only increased. Or was it because it’s been long? He felt like it’s been ages. His hand was aching to touch her.

K took his phone and sent a message to Anita. It seems the only way he could prevent himself from touching her was to get Anita to open the door. He just can’t stay with Lanre behind closed doors.

“Please come open the door now!”

Fifteen minutes after the message has been sent, the door remained locked and the both of them were still the way they were. He noticed Lanre stamping her foot. She was probably tired of standing but won’t sit down.

“Your feet must be hurting, come sit down. Or if you do not want to sit here, sit on the couch over there”. K said to her but she refused. She was not comfortable with him in the room. She definitely was not going to sit down. K got annoyed.

“Sit down before I end up losing it. You are f**king tempting me standing there with your “f**k me” body in front of me”. K said.

“Why would I sit down in a room where you are? And why are you trying to act nice?” Lanre said. The last time she called his phone, he told her never to call nor get in touch with him. The last time they saw, she had ruined Christian’s plan of getting him jealous. She got jealous instead and left in her anger. She even stepped on him hard enough with her heels so he hurts.

“Is it because I’m not Christian? You are more comfortable and happy with him right? You don't even love him!" K said. It just irritated him how Christian out of no where took Lanre away from him. But he already lost her. He pushed her away to protect his mother.