Episode 7
ANIKE
Things were going smooth between Olamilekan and I until one fateful day, he was in 500l then, while I was in 200l.
My phone rang I checked the caller ID it was an unknown number.
āHello, please who Iām I speaking with?ā I asked.
āThis is Jane on the line, now listen and listen good. I donāt want to ever see you with my boyfriend againā¦.ā
āSorry I think thereās a mix up here, I canāt date your boyfriend because I have mine, I think you called the wrong personā¦.ā
āWrong person? She laughed, are you not Anike,200l microbiology student, you stay in providence hostelā
I was shocked this person really knew me.
āThis is the last time I will call to warn you, the next time, I will send touts to spoil that your beautiful face for you, you this little boyfriend snatcherā
I tried to calm herself down before speaking.
āPlease can I know the name of this boyfriend of yoursā I askedā
āYou want to tell me you donāt know Olamilekan rightā
āOla what?ā i exclaimed and the line went off
If thereās anything I hated most, this is one of them, to be caught up in a drama like this. I picked my phone and dialed Tinukeās number.
āHello where are you?ā I asked
āIām on my way to the hostel, hope all is well, why are you sounding like thisā¦.
āI will tell you everything later, you wonāt meet me in the hostel, Iām going to Olamilekanās place.
āWhatās going on Tinuke, you sound tensedā
āYes I am, an insane girl just called me now threatening me. She told me to stay away from his boyfriend and guess who her boyfriend is? Olamilekan, so apparently my boo has a booā
āWhat kind of a joke is thatā
āTrust me she did not sound like someone jokingā
āPlease, donāt jump into conclusions, just hear his side of the storyā
āOK, Iāll see you laterā
I did not even bother to knock, I forced the door open.
āAnike you scared me, whatās the matterā He asked
āWho is Janeā and how did she get my number?ā
āJane!ā
āAnd donāt pretend as if you donāt know who Iām talking aboutā
āYou know what Anike, just calm down and sitā
āOh! You think I came all the way here to sit, boyfriend you better start talkingā
āThe only Jane I know is just a friend, my course mateā
āYour friend my foot. She threatened to beat me up, if I donāt leave you and you stand here telling me sheās just a friend!ā
āIām confused, how did she even get your number in the first place?ā
āAre you seriously asking me that dumb question, its obvious she got the number from youā
āJust take it easy baby, weāll sort this outā
āYou and who? Who is she to youā
āI already told youā
āFriends with benefits rightā
āI beg your pardon!ā
He was upset too, but he had to calm down. āAnike trust me thereās nothing between that girl and Iā He moved towards me to touch me.
āPlease donāt, in fact stay away from meā I picked my purse and dashed out of his room.
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I knew Olamilekan would come to the hostel, so I went straight to a restaurant when I left his place.
I checked the time itās 8pm already, visiting time is over, so definitely Olamilekan would have left the hostel by now.
I took a cab to the hostel, I checked for his car at the parking space and itās not there. I was about entering into the gate of my hostel when I heard my name and I froze because I recognized the voice.
āAnike!ā I turned and it was Olamilekan standing in front of me.
āSo you stayed out till this time just to avoid me right? I purposely stay here by the gate to confirm this, you thought I would have left since itās past visiting time, right? Good nightā he said and left.
Two weeks gone and we werenāt still talking. Olamilekan did not call, I too refused to call him, though I miss him. Tinuke is pissed at the way I was handling the issue. She gave me the piece of her mind.
āAnike, I donāt know if you know how much I love you, I love you like my own blood sister. Iāve learnt so many good things from you. You are smart, intelligent, beautiful inside and out, caring, humble, honest, straight forward. You are a friend anyone would wished for and Iām grateful to God for giving me the privilege of having someone like you. Despite all this qualities you have a āButāand a big one at that. Do you know what that but is? You get angry at the slightest provocation and you are stubborn
Anike, You and I know that this Jane or whatsoever she call herself is not dating your boyfriend, itās just a false accusations, you know that deep down in your heart, but instead of you to give him the chance to explain himself, you shut him out completely. You decided to punish him, for what? You are really lucky to have that guy, I know you two deserve each other but good guys are few out there and you are lucky to have one of them.
We ran into your boyfriend in school area and you pretended not to see him. You better fix your relationship problem before itās too lateā she adviced
By the time Tinuke was done talking, her words hit me like a blow.
I thanked her and promised to make amends.
I went to Olamilekanās apartment. I met Jude his friend
āHiā I said
āHiā Jude replied. Iāll be on my way Olamilekan Iāll see you laterā he said and left. We were both alone in the room.
āIām not going out with Jane, thereās nothing between usā
āI knowā
āSo why did you make us go through all these, when you know her accusations was falseā
āI was upset and angryā
āThat girl wanted to date me and I said no, so she decided to get back at me. You did not even allow me explain myself, You walked out of my room and told me to stay away from you, thatās bad Anike, I can never do that to youā
āIām sorry for everything, I was just angry. I hate dramas like this, I canāt start fighting a girl because of a guyā
āSo you canāt fight for usā Then you are the dumbest girl on planet earthā
āReally! Do you just call me dumb?ā
āBitter truth, but thatās the factā
I remained quiet.
āAnike Iām sorry about what Jane said to you, Iāve put her in her place, trust meā
āIām sorry tooā
He hugged and kissed me. He later took me out, that was how the fight ended.
Ever since that day weāve been good. I had a swelled time with him in school till he graduated. He was a perfect boyfriend but sadly we had to end things between us.
Olamilekan graduated and after NYSC he travelled out of the country. One problem he had is that he never had a say on his life. His parents are the controlling type. They planned everything for him without consulting him first.
He travelled abroad to further his education.
We had to break up on the basis of distance, we both know ourselves and we know we canāt handle a long distance relationship. Also heās parentās plans for him is to stay abroad permanently, since the whole family has relocated abroad.
The break up was not easy for me but with Tinuke by my side, I moved on with my life. He calls once in a while and we chat online as well. We ended up as friends nothing more.
Fortunately for Tinuke, she got admission into a university in US to study medicine that was 300 level second semester, I was happy for her but at the same time I know Iām not going to get over her leaving me easily. It was a tough time for me, I wondered why everyone I cared about left me.
Olamilekan left, now Tinuke, I wept uncontrollably. I tried to concentrate on my exams.
I was glad we are going on end of section break at least going home to my family members we help me forget my runaway friends. Little did I know that missing Tinuke was the least of my problems
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