Secret Betrayal

Episode 2

“How did you meet Collins?” I
asked Vera. She smiled,
looked at me, and laughed
hard. I was dumbfounded.

“Why are you laughing like a
witch na?” I asked. She said
nothing, and after a while said
I would be surprised as to
how she met her boyfriend.

She even added that I’ll be
more surprised at the fact
that they haven’t seen face to
face ever before.

“Hian!” I exclaimed. “Which
kian relationship be that na?” I
questioned surprisingly. “How
can you be in a relationship
with someone for close to 2
years and you haven’t met
him?” I continued in my short
shocked state.

“Baby girl, yes! I haven’t seen
Collins before. We just chat,
do video calls, calls and texts.”

She replied. “I met him on
Eskimi when I finished my
SSCE. We both got chatting
and along the line we
exchanged contacts. He
couldn’t come see me cos I
was staying with my parents
and I didn’t have the right and
privilege to travel yet, so he
told me to be patient and get
admission first so that he will
be free to visit and vice
versa.” She narrated sweetly.
Collins calls every minute to
hear her voice. Her phone is
always busy that I get jealous
that no guy calls me on phone
to at least ask how I’m doing.

He says sweet things to her.

He sends texts early in the
morning and late at night. A
day without Vera getting
Collins calls or text messages
is like heaven against her.

When she wakes up in the
morning, she gets to read
lovely messages from Collins.

She became so used to him
that she couldn’t wait to see
him.

Collins, on the other hand,
runs his father’s company
according to what Vera said.

His dad travelled for medical
checkup as he was diagnosed
with hypertension some years
back. So, the family
responsibilities lie on Collins,
and that’s why he hasn’t
come to see his girlfriend just
yet.

Collins takes good care of
Vera. She lacks nothing. He
sends her gifts, recharge
cards, money, name it.

After some months, Collins
decided to come see Vera.

She was so excited. She
imagined how she would react
when she sees him after all
these years of blind dating.

She couldn’t wait to kiss
those lips she sees on his
profile pics. She verbalized
how she imagines how he will
cuddle her in his arms and say
those sweet words he sends
as text messages in the early
hours of the day and late at
night.

“Does that mean you will
have sex with him on your
first night?” I asked curiously.

“As the spirit leads.” She
replied with a grin.

“Hmmmm!” I exclaimed!
“Don’t do it oo!” I held her
left shoulder and looked at
her straight in the eye. “You
must not sleep with him oo.” I
guess I must have looked like
my mother while saying it.

“Show him you are well
brought up.” I continued.

“You know all these guys
remain sweet until they must
have come inbetween your
legs, then you will see how
the sweetness will become
bitter. Babes, shine your eyes
ooo!” I warned, pulling my
own ears.

“Sheybi, you don’t want him
to see me as cheap?” She
asked innocently. “Let’s just
pray he doesn’t ask for sex.”
Vera said.

It was Friday already. The day
has come for Vera to meet
her online boyfriend. She was
nervous. She made sure her
hair was in order. She already
planned a hotel where Collins
would lodge during his stay.

She didn’t plan on staying
with him in the hotel. Lots of
things went through her
mind. She couldn’t control
herself. She must have
visited the toilet like a million
times.

Then her phone rang, it was
Collins. He told her he was
closeby and that she should
get prepared to see him. Her
heart skipped. She’s one of
the shy types. When he called
that he was in front of her
logde, she took me along to
come meet her boyfriend.