Your Pride Is Something Else

Lanre had not expect that friend to be Ify of all people. So when she saw Ify waiting in the hallway right in front of the elevator, she was surprised. She wanted to turn and return to the hotel room when she saw it was Ify. But Ify immediately held her wrist. She told Lanre that she had come to help her and had come for peace. Although Lanre did not trust Ify, she decided to take the risk. She left with Ify. Her major aim was to leave anyway. And brought them to the point where Lanre kept looking at Ify with curiosity.

“What? You are looking at me as if you want to eat me or something”. Ify said to Lanre. Lanre smirked.

“You know I don’t like things with bitter taste. You are not sweet anymore, Ify”. Lanre said. A smile faded away from Lanre’s lips as quickly as it came. Ify chuckled. She told Lanre if she was giving her a compliment in disguise or it was actually an insult.

“You still lack cleverness. Any clever person would understand what I said”. Lanre said. Ify replied by telling her she has not given up on sarcasm either. Lanre smiled. She told Ify welcome as though she had received a “thank you”, from Ify.

“I’m sorry about your mom. I never knew my aunt would go to such extent. I never imagined that. I was myself surprised when she sent me the video. I tried pleading but she shut me out. I could not but send you the video”. Ify said. Lanre just hummed.

“You are not saying anything! You are not saying that you forgive me or not? Like, you did not even show any concern regarding your mother when I mentioned what happened, why? Why are you so unmoving? You are always acting like you do not care”. Ify said.

“Stop this car! You are talking too much”. Lanre said to Ify. Ify refused to stop.

“Do you know how risky it was for me to come to the hotel to help you out? I was following K everywhere. I had to lodge the night so that was a waste of money on my path. Lanre you should not be an ingrate. I had to pay that hotel attendant to get you out”. Ify said. Lanre told her to stop the car. She told Ify she was tired of being told how much is being done for her by the people who thinks they are doing her a favour.

“Your pride is just something else Lanre”. Ify said. She sighed. She told Lanre to beg her aunt and that her aunt would forgive her and let her mother go.

Lanre eyes Ify disapprovingly. She asked Ify if she had not asked her to keep quiet and stop the car. Ify told her she was just being arrogant. She told Lanre to drop her pride and do the needful.

“Shut up! Shut the f**K up so I can think”. Lanre yelled.