Chapter Partner

Hatred

I was still trying to make everything shola said make sense...when I heard footsteps descending from the stairs.

It was Lorra and Femi.. holding hands like newly married couples... laughing and smiling like nothing ever happened. I couldn't hide the fact that I desperately wanted Femi to ask me about what had happened earlier..I watched them head to the exit door..still laughing and smiling.

I was burning with so much anger as I watched these two play love birds..Shola kept holding my hands.. stopping me from approaching the two. I knew it wasn't a good idea to act without thinking..but that was not me at the moment...I was so angry seeing Lorra look so happy...I had to do or say something...

"Are you leaving already?" I asked Femi as he was about to open the door.

"Yes" he answered.. looking so angry.. It was as if I had changed his whole mood in just few seconds.

"Ehm...I..I wanted to speak to you about...."

"Rita..as you can see...I am going out with my fiance. We can talk when I am back. I also have something really important to tell you."

Then....I knew that truly my days in Femi's house had come to an end. I need to act fast if I wanted to stay in Femi's house...I had no where else to go...and if I did nothing about the situation...I would be rendered homeless.

"It's really important that I speak to you now....I promise I won't take much of your time"

I had no idea what I was going to say....but needed to say something...

"Are you deaf or are you just being stupid?"

Lorra added in anger...

"He said he his going out..."

"Lorra....we talked about this..no rude words" Femi chipped in holding Lorra's hands so tight.

"Can we talk when I am back?"

He said to me gently.

"Okay"

I responded with a broken heart and went upstairs.

While I was in my room....all I could think of was how I was going to bring lorra down.

I wanted to watch her growl in so much pain..I was so obsessed with having to make Lorra cry.

What happened years ago was a great opportunity for me to do whatever I wanted. But if I wanted to make her pay with what happened years ago....I would definitely have to speak to someone who knew something that I didn't know.

I spent hours thinking about who to speak to about Lorra...but to no avail.....

Untill...I remembered brian..

I immediately ran downstairs to ask Shola if she knew who he was.

"Shola! Shola!! Shola!!!"

I called out her name while searching everywhere for her...then finally I found her at the backyard.. feeding the fishes in the pond.

"Hi... are you busy?"

"No no I am almost done with these. Is there a problem?"

"Can I ask you about someone?"

"Yeah, sure."

"Are you familiar with the name Brian?"

"Brian? Brian? I am sure I have heard that name somewhere, somehow."

"He is tall, with a very big mole on the right side of his face. Does it a bell?"

"Branny?"

"Who is branny?"

"The guy you just described...is branny "

"Branny? Are you sure?"

"He has a an open teeth, big ears, no hair, deep voice ...."

"Yes, yes, yes...it's him. Do you know him that well?"

"I meet Branny at the airport on my way to Abuja years ago..we exchanged contacts and we kinda became close."

"Have you seen or heard from him recently?"

"No...I lost contacts with him two years ago"

"Do you think Brian would in any way be associated with Lorra?"

"No..Brian is a very reserved and calculative person...he is not really the type to associate himself with a lousy person like Lorra."

"oh.."

"But....how do you know branny?"

"Brian and I took Computer lessons way back..."

"How did you know....that I would know who he was? Did he speak to you about me?"

"I just thought....since Lorra was going to be your sister in law in the future...maybe you might have come across Brian in some way."

"Lorra?.. Brian would not have anything to do with lorra."

"While I was at lorra's place...Brian surprisedly showed up at her house...and when I asked what he was doing there...he said nothing."

"So you think somehow... something is going on with the two?"

"It's just a very odd combo..Brian that I have known for years wouldn't associate himself with someone like Lorra. Like you said...Brian is calculative and reserved.....and we both know that Lorra is just the opposite of that."

"Sooo what are you driving at?"

"Sooner or later...she would try to force words into your brother's mouth.... telling him to ask me to leave...."

"Rita...you have to relax. I know my brother better than anyone and he wouldn't ask you to leave his house because of what someone had said."

"A man In love can do unspeakable things"

"Rita..."

"Shola... I know what I am saying..."

"So what do you plan on doing?"

"I don't know yet"

"If you want me to be part of whatever you are planning...Rita you have to tell me what you plan on doing"

"I..of course "

"And you would start from what happened ten years ago to what happened months ago between you and Sarah"

"Shola.."

"It's my brother we are talking about here ....if you are doing anything to bring lorra down for what she had done to you...then it would definitely hurt my brother....it's only fair that I know who and what I am dealing with."

Then...I took a deep breath...

"Okay....okay whenever you are free"

"Maybe we could go out for lunch tomorrow"

"Sounds nice..."

I nodded and went back into the house...