Episode 13
It was relived in the lenses of my brain and eyes as if it was a digital movie shown on a LCD television!
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I sat on the gossip chair in front of the girlsâ hostel where I was a serving corpsâ member, pressing my runner-band supported handset. I was getting furious because I was kept waiting for long.
âWhere are you for goodnessâ sake?â I typed
I was almost getting mad!
I am a woman for Christâs sake and I shouldnât be kept waiting for long for one d–n man from wherever!
I love himâŠoh yes I do!
But itâs sunny
It was so scorching that it felt like I would have tanned greatly.
Adejare had told me to leave my hostel very hurriedly and I had been very scared of what could have been wrong.
I left the tray of groundnut I had just peeled and was blowing to take garri and I quickly wore a very long, fitting gown.
I stepped into flat slippers and jumped out.
To my dismay, forty minutes after the âpajawiriâ call, he was nowhere in view!
There was no reply, though the message marked âreadâ
My heart started beating and I became really vexed.
If I had checked the mirror, my eyes would be so red Exactly how was I supposed to feel?
Sad?
Scared?
Solemn?
Uncertain?
How was I supposed to feel?
âŠbut I felt angry.
In our years of friendship, we had always kept to time, keeping no one in suspense.
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I stood up and turned towards my hostel.
âIf he called later, I might not come out oââŠI thought to myself
I turned to look round again to be sure he wasnât near.
There was no sign of him, so I started walking away angrily.
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As I placed my right leg on the first stair case, I felt a warm hand on my shoulders.
I turned around fiercely.
It was a guyâs hand and I wondered who had the audacity to touch my shoulders.
It was Jare!
I tried my best to hide my anger but no!
âWhat sort of a thing is this? Were you kinda playing some games with me? Jare, you should know me better. Excuse meâ I said and started mounting the stairs
He followed me
He was not panting
That only meant, he had not run.
If he had run to catch up with his fiancée sitting under the sun and who had waited for him for the past 40 minutes, he would be panting like a deer now.
It meant he had been quite around for some time, watching and waiting to see the level of my perseverance.
Jare shouldnât be the one doing that to me.
I hate those kinds of tests, abeg!
âI am sorry dearâ he said calmly
âŠand it worked
MagicallyâŠ.as it always did!
I stopped in my tracks
I was still backing him.
âWhat?â I asked angrily.
âSorry for wasting your timeâ he said coolly.
I felt guilty and turned to look into his face.
There, in front of my face was a very big bowl of ice cream scoop.
I held my breath
âAre you for real?â I exclaimed loudly, smile erupting my face
He came closer to me and covered my mouth
âBush girl, donât embarrass me jhurâ he said sweetly into my ears
And I blushed!
I loved it when he called me bush girl!
Weirdo me!
But wasnât I really a bumpkin?
The last time I saw this very large bowl of Ice-cream at Shoprite, I went to check the price and so clearly, it was embolden on the cover âN2, 500â
Where was I supposed to get that from?
But here it was on a platter of gold!
He took his hand off my mouth and I smiled sweetly at him.
âThis is so sweet of youâ I said and he smiled too
âLetâs leave this place for the shade over thereâ he said as he pulled me gently back to the gossip chair.
As we sat down, his eyes were steadfastly set on my face and I looked away
âWhat is the problem?â I asked
He sat beside me
âWhat would Gun Jun Pyo have done if he were to be the one waiting?â he asked and my eyes shone brightly
âYou watched Boys Over Flowers?â I asked so astonishingly, beaming with smiles
He smiled too as he shook the head
âIf I didnât watch it, you said you would withdraw your âyesâ nah and I didnât want to lose my all round beautiful angel!â he said and I blushed with excitement
âYou wonât kill me Adejare!â I said softly and he pressed my right palm sweetly.
I watched the Korean movie on my roommateâs laptop and I loved it so much that I had pestered and threatened that he must watch it.
But he had always had one or two things to criticize about the movie which I always fought him about.
The language irritated him but that sent cool chills down my own spines whenever I watched.
Talking about the main character now (Gun Ju Pyo) showed how much he cherished my interest and how much he wanted to be a part of my life.
I was happy that he watched my best movie ever!
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