Loving Bad

Episode 33

Nkem’s Room, later in the evening

Nkem: just tell me why you have his car
Jasmine: that means am telling you what he is hiding

Nkem: I promise not to tell
Jasmine: nop

Nkem: fine don’t tell me I will still find out
Jasmine: goodluck with that

*nath comes in
Nath: Derrick said Mrs. Mell is joining us for christmas

Jasmine: it will be a full house
Nkem: christmas is still three months from now

Jasmine: yeah but you and Mrs. Mell have never spent christmas here, and you hate christmas without Mrs. Mell
Nkem: yeah, but I have never told anybody that

Nath: your mum told us
Nkem: when was that
Jasmine: around 2003, the first time they spent christmas with us

Nkem: I never said that to her though, hope they are not coming around this time around it should just be Mrs. Mell

Jasmine: sorry princess, they are coming
Nkem: whatever

Nathan: you should be happy about that, atleast you get to spend Christmas with them after about ten years

Nkem: yeah am delighted
Nathan: laughs, you don’t sound so delighted

Nkem: whatever. rest’s her head on his legs

Nathan:caressing her hair you don’t have to talk to her

Nkem: who
Nathan: your mum

Nkem: I know, but she is still my mum
Nathan: just cheer up, christmas is still three months from now

Nkem: am not bothered
Nathan: sure?

Nkem: yeah am sure
Jasmine: clears her throat. I will just head out

Nkem: suit your self
Jasmine: F–k you

Nathan: so you and jas are good now?
Nkem: yeah, we talked about it
Nathan: ok, good.

Nkem: so you wanna tell me why jasmine has your car?

Nathan: no
Nkem: but why
Nathan: I don’t know
Nkem: fine

Nathan: how was school today
Nkem: I don’t known you picked me up, why didn’t you ask then

Nathan: chuckles. Angry?
Nkem: am not

Nathan: I hope I will be able to tell you very soon

Nkem: tell me what
Nathan: why jasmine has my baby
Nkem: don’t be dramatic, it’s just a car
Nathan: you have no idea how much it cost me
Nkem: jasmine is going to make a fortune out of this, you should know her by now
Nathan: it’s her time, she should enjoy it while it lasts, if I see a scratch on my baby her daddy will have to replace it or I will kill his princess

Nkem: is Cedric okay now
Nathan: yeah he’s better, Cedric is your favourite right?

Nkem: “that changed three weeks ago” . Yeah, he’s my favourite
Nathan: he’s mine too, who wouldn’t love rick. Can I sleep here

Nkem: turning to an habit
Nathan: I have only slept here twice
Nkem: three times, the night you were sick
Nathan: this is the first time am asking
Nkem: fine, good night

Nathan: sweet dreams, voglio baciarti
Nkem: what was that?
Nathan: italian
Nkem: meaning
Nathan: not telling

Nkem: fine. ” what I did next surprised me, and with the look on his face I know he was perplexed too, oh my God I kissed him”.