NB: All of you with several endings to this post well Here goes…………… Enjoy……………………
Kunle threw a playful jab at me, but I ducked and ran outside straight into Uche, Faith’s Fiancee……………
The collision was unavoidable,
I was going too fast to veer off and he was walking directly on my part, I guess he was on his way to talk to the groom or something…….
I collided into his 6ft plus well built body frame and we bought fell flat on the floor, well he fell flat to the floor and cushioned my fall so I kinda fell on top of him. “Ouch” Faith screamed and ran towards him to help him up while I struggled to stand but he shrugged her off and started walking towards me.
“S-s-s-sorry man” I stuttered, “wasn’t really looking, and I didn’t know you were coming in” I continued, looking around at the furtive looks people in the room had on their faces, the tension in the room I’m sure could be sliced with a knife. Everyone in the room were looking at Uche, expecting his reaction, I was already flinching as I expected a well placed punch or something worse but even I didn’t expect what He did next…….
He stretched out his hand and said “nah man, its aiit I’m Uche, hope you’re okay though?” mouth wide open, I stretched my hand out at him too in slow motion and stammered “I’m Akin, yeah I’m okay…” “I know who you are man” He answered, and grasped my hand in a firm handshake, I quickly flexed my hands and held his firmly too but his grip was firmer than mine. I suffered in silence while we continued staring at each other and exchanging forced pleasantries, “So we rolling tonight together yeah?” He asks “eeerr…. I’m not too sure” I was about to say, but he cut me short, “Let’s roll then and leave this young couple to themselves or what do you think?” I quickly nodded and he threw his arms around me as we proceeded outside.
I threw a long look at Kunle, “Do something” I tried mouthing at him, but he was engrossed in a long kiss with his wife attracting cheers and hoots from everyone in the room. Faith held on to her fiance’s hand as we stepped out of the house but quickly excused herself to go inside to freshen up, winking at me as she left, I couldn’t help but stare as she swung her hips suggestively on her way back into the house. I looked about hoping no one else caught the look she gave me, holding my breath but I guessed I was the only one that saw the look; as I let out the breath with a sigh Uche said beside me “Thanks for keeping my woman company, she’s really a handful yeah?” “W-w-what?” I stammered “Oh, yeah she is and you’re welcome” I continued looking into his face for any sign of sarcasm.
By this time we were close to the car, and I noticed with relief that his other friends were in the other cars getting ready for our night of debauchery; as I reached for the handle of the car, he suddenly shoved me against the nearest wall and stared at me with one of the coldest looks of fury I’ve ever seen in a human being. “I assume you didn’t do anything with Faith……………” “eeerrrr” I flinched, “Did You?” he spat at me “Nothing, we did nothing except dance together” I quickly replied, “Lets just hope that’s true” he answered, “For the sake of both of us” he added and went to join his friends
I was still trying to figure out what he meant as I stepped into the car and prepared to move when I heard a knock on the passenger’s window, I looked and saw Faith beckoning at me to open the door, I disengaged the central lock and she slid in, as we drove out of the house in a convoy to a joint on the island to chill out.
We got to the joint and after the waiter took our orders, Uche stood up and beckoned at me to follow him, we walked a little distance away from the joint and He sat me down as he told me the words that sent chills down my spine. “You have no choice but to open up to me man, Did you or did you not have sex with Faith?” he said “It’s all for your own good”, he added. At first the “No” was on the tip of my lips, but with the way he said it and all, I could tell he was genuinely concerned, I looked first in his face, then at the floor and nodded.
I didn’t see the punch coming at all, it was so fast it felt like a bolt of lightning struck me full in the face, I could already taste blood in my mouth, and a few fragments of broken tooth. I held up my hand to block the second punch, but he used the left hand instead and this time I was knocked out cold……
When I came to, I was back in the house, Kunle and Titi obviously had postponed their honeymoon, and were in the room,Titi on his laps as they watched over me. My whole body felt like I’d been run over by a freight train, I didn’t even bother asking them what happened, I just silently stood up against their cries of “You need rest” “You have broken ribs” “You are in no condition to move around” and went to where my bags were, I flinched as I reached for them and proceeded to the door.
On my way out, I met Faith outside with Uche, holding arms like two people freshly in love, they were so engrossed they didn’t even notice I was walking by, I silently went out the main gate and beckoned for a taxi to get me to the park, I planned to chatter a cab straight home.
A few minutes after I left the house, my phone rang, I picked it up and it was…………………..
Faith………………………………………