LASGIDY LINKS Episode 16 by Adewrites

I was overwhelmed by the feeling I was having amidst these people, too much love was shown.

“I will like to invite you to a pool party at Eko hotel this Saturday, there is going to be a get together with my university friends both home and abroad, Tinuke will be there too, hope you’ll humbly grace the occasion?” Moses asked.

Moses, the son of Mr shodunke, the owner of the twin tower along lekki-Ajah road, his father has several fueling stations in different location both in Lagos state and Ogun state. One would hardly know his status because of his humble personality and the way he dresses unlike Ade that is always boastful of his mother’s wealth and how he can’t work in any company in Nigeria because none of them can pay his salary, he was the first born and he was the one in charge of his mother’s investment.

I was tired of hearing the pride in his words while we were together and it made me feel reluctant in relating and flowing with him.

“I’ll try to be there because I don’t know what Saturday might hold in, so I wouldn’t want to promise you” I said.

Tinuke snapped in.

“Don’t mind him, I will make sure I drive him down there, we will be there together” she said as she glanced at me.

I had to hold myself together because I didn’t want to sound and appear so cheap and desperate to them, who wouldn’t want to be at a pool part with these calibre of people, none I have attended before, I didn’t even know how it looks like. I had never had any fun since I moved to Lagos aside DFA’s wedding anniversary that was later messed up by Bukola’s admission into the hospital.

“He is a man and he is entitled to his own opinion, he might have something important to do on that day, so you can’t force it.” Ade said.

That was the nicest statement he ever made throughout the moment.

It was already some minutes past 7, I kept checking the time and it called Tinuke’s attention.

” don’t tell me you are ready to go home” she exclaimed.

“where do you stay?” Moses asked.

“he stays here in Ikeja”, Tinuke replied promptly which left my mouth opened in surprise as I was about to reply him.

I swallowed hard and stared at her with surprise.

“We are in ikeja now, so why the rush?” Ade asked.

“I will drop you home”, Tinuke said.

“I have some reports to write and some reviews to put together against tomorrow because I had to submit them to the PS. You all should know that work just started now that the project has been approved, I am sorry I have to leave now, I’ll like to stay longer but I can’t.” I apologised.

“I am waiting for you, please buy latex when you are coming, that’s my favorite, your food is ready too, I can’t wait to have you here. see you soon.”

I couldn’t stop staring at my phone when reading the text Sade sent to me, each message came with her nude.

“I have to go now guys, thanks for all the compliments, I really appreciate, hope to have more moments like this with you.” I appreciated them all as I stood up to take my leave.

“We are leaving too, we are all here because of you and there is no reason staying here when you are gone”, Moses explained.

I never knew Tinuke organised this little party to celebrate me, I was moved emotionally, I looked at her and she gave me a wink.

We stood up and headed straight out. We bid one another good night as they all located their respective cars.

“So where are we heading now?” Tinuke asked. I was surprised,

“we?” I asked.

“Yes we” she replied with a funny suspicious look.

“Don’t worry, you can drop me at ikeja under bridge, I will take Agege from there” I said.

” No, I am not dropping you anywhere, I am taking you straight home” she replied.

I got confused and stared at her as she drove on. She looked so determined and ready for the adventure. How will I get to Sade that is already expecting me, what about Bukola that i had promised earlier?

These thought eroded my mind.

“Why are you so quiet, don’t you want me to know your house?” She asked.

“Why not? It’s just that its getting too late and I don’t want you to drive at night”, I replied.

“Awwww that’s so sweet, don’t worry, I will be fine, before I forget, let’s get your sister her chicken and chips, I’ll gladly hand it over to her myself” she said.

Hearing this almost pushed out my heart when I know no sister was around, the chicken and chips was for Bukola, that was her favorite, I got confused.

Sade’s call came in again and I had to silent the phone immediately it vibrated to ring. She called several times but I didn’t pick up. She later sent me a text.

“Yemi, where are you now? Why are not picking my calls? You are scaring me please. Please get back to me as soon as you get my text”.

I read as we alighted to get chicken and chips at the one of the eateries along Toyin Street. According to Sade’s description, it was few blocks away to her house.

Tinuke had gone into the eatery and bought it while I was still staring at my phone.

“You shouldn’t do that again Tinuke, I’m supposed to pay for that, you have really tried for me today”. I said.

“Am I complaining? And aside that, I bought this for your sister not you, so, I will be able to tell her it’s from me. Let’s go joor.” She said jokingly.

She made me feel special and loved, what else does a man want that this diva did not have. Beauty, intelligence, connections, money and good family. I thought for a second maybe to open up to her and accept my reality instead of playing games, on the other hand, I had to be diplomatic about my games.

I was lost in thought when she called out.

“Yemi! Come on in let’s go, its late already” I joined her in the car.

“I am proud of you today Darling, my friends likes you and wish to meet you again, that’s a good sign” she said.

I kept quiet for a while as I stared at her.

“Why are you doing all these Tinuke?” I asked.

She looked at me and smiled.

“I like you and I think you are a good guy too, I also think you don’t deserve the way I treated you when we first met, so I needed to make it up to you, this is my little way of saying I’m sorry” she said and grabbed my hand, she fondled my fingers.

She drove straight to Agege. Seeing Sade that night was terminated.

Tinuke wouldn’t stop smiling as she stares at me, I noticed every glance but I pretended as if I didn’t see her. Bukola’s call came through. I picked it immediately.

“hello Yemi, where are you?”She asked.

Bukola’s call came in

“I am on my way, I just got your favorite, and I’ll be there soon”. I replied, see you soon. Bye.

I dropped the phone to avoid further conversation.

How am I going to stop Tinuke from getting to my house so as not to find out the truth?

How will I make it up to Sade?

LASGIDY LINKS. (Episode 17)

“I got that food you know, why didn’t you tell her your friend got it for her and we are both coming home?” she queried with a fairly frowned face mixed with a little smile. I smiled.

“oya sorry” I teased her and she laughed.

“You have a good heart you know, I was so paranoid about guys sometimes ago and thought they were all the same because I was once deluded which affected my emotions. That was why I acted so weird at you the first time I met you.” She explained.

A huge traffic hooked us along Awolowo way, it has always been like that because people going to Agege and fagba to Agbado always take the route.

The horn of the public transports was another dilemma because the drivers uses it as if their life depends on it. We were stuck in the hold up and all I had in my mind was how I was going to escape through my white lies that was about to reveal the truth if Tinuke eventually got home with me.

She switched off the engine and concentrated on me.

“As I was saying, I have a boyfriend” She said. I was stunned so I was quick to interrupt her.

“Wait, you have or had”, I asked curiously.

She stared at me quizzically. “I have a boyfriend or am I too young to have a boyfriend?” she asked.

“Of course not..why won’t you? its….it’s good to have a partner” I stuttered.

Disappointment engulfed me, I sweat profusely from within, my emotions betrayed me, I felt bad and depressed. My ears lost its ability to listen to any further word from her. It was like a trance, I was lost in my thoughts. The feeling I couldn’t explain dawned on me as I opened my heart but all I could feel was heartbreak.

Her touch brought me back to life. The only sentence I heard afterward was “so that it”

I couldn’t alter a word, she noticed me, Yemi are you okay?

“How come you never told me you have a boyfriend?” I asked calmly.

She smiled.

“so if anyone told you that as I am, I don’t have a boyfriend, you would believe the person, and you won’t even think maybe something is wrong with me and aside that I don’t think we had had any conversation that has made us discuss about our relationships”. She said.

I exhaled deeply; she could see the disappointment written all over me.

“I am sorry I didn’t tell you, you didn’t tell me about yours too. I am sorry Yemi.” She apologized.

Her apology did not fix anything, it only broke me more and she was all I wanted at that point but I hid my pains behind my smile and played along.

” Its ok, I am not offended, I am only surprised” I said But deep down in me, I was so sad that the lady I had fallen in love with is in a relationship with another guy.

“So who is the lucky guy?”I asked with a fake smile.

You met him already”, she replied.

“Really ? Where?”I asked.

” You met him in our house during the party” she replied.

At this point, the traffic was getting through and we were moving slowly and switching lanes to get full access. She concentrated on the driving so as to avoid being hit or scratched by the hurrying bike men.

I tried remembering who it might be but didn’t remember meeting someone on that day.

Who is he? I asked anxiously this time. She looked at me and smiled.

” You met him already, ” she said.

” yes I met him, you said it before, Who is he?” I asked curiously.

“Ben” she said.

“Ben? The PS son? I thought you…”

She was quick to speak up. ” yeah, I know what I said and I know I didn’t give you the full gist, come one that was our first day of relating well, you don’t expect me to tell you everything about me in just a short time ” she exclaimed.

I was dumbfounded, I didn’t understand what I was feeling, was it that I was overreacting or I was taking things too extreme. This emotion of a thing was getting hold of me and this was exactly what momma warned me about when I was leaving home.

Her voice echoed in my brain as I was sitting in that car trying to figure out what was actually going on.

” Yemi, I know you are the emotional type, it is not a bad thing but never let it get hold of you, you must always control your emotions ” these words rang in my head.

Yet I kept wondering why she tried avoiding him and also told me he was proud.

I wallowed in these thoughts.

She drove down to Agege where the hustling and bustling of the way was still at its peak even when the stars were already blinking their eyes in the sky, it left surprises in my heart as Tinuke confirmed him as her boyfriend.

“could this be true? Is she trying to play me? Why on earth is she doing all these then?” I pondered.

Tinuke noticed my reaction had changed totally, I didn’t say a word. Instead, I concentrated on the road and folded my arms.

“Yemi are you okay, why are you so quiet?” She queried.

“Nothing, just lost in my thoughts, I am fine” I replied.

Really? Lost in your thoughts? We were just laughing just now and your mood suddenly changed, will you like to share your thoughts? ” she asked.

I never knew my reaction was that obvious that it called her attention.

” it’s nothing to worry about, just work and the big task ahead of me, how am I going to do these works, I need someone that will always tell me it is fine, I need someone that will be there for me to see my pain and struggles ” I said.

“Come on baby, you will be fine, you don’t have to bug yourself over what has not started, trust me, you fill be fine, things will fall in place, and for someone that you can always seek solace from, I am here for you, you can count on me okay?” She said.

Tinuke did not know that I was referring to her and not any job, my hope was dashed and it hurt so bad, now she is complicating matters when she said that I should count on her, how on earth will I count on someone that has a boyfriend.

We got to pen cinema to discover that the whole place was totally blocked, no car was moving, she sighted it from afar and this gave her the concern that if she drove in, she could get stuck into it. Fortunately for me, it favoured me because i didn’t want her to get home with me.

“What kind of traffic is this? Is this how it’s used to be around here?” she asked.

“Not really though, I guess something happened somewhere on the road”

I waved at a bike man who was trying to swift through the edges of the waiting cars to ask what was going on and he said a trailer fell and they were trying to move it.

” is there any other way?” She asked

” Yes there should be but as it is, I think all other possible routes are blocked too, it is getting too late Tinuke,I don’t think you should go any further. You have really tried for me” I said.

She felt bad and exhaled.

” I guess I will have to turn back from here before I get stuck, I will meet your sister some other time.” She said.

I thanked her for the day and also promised to return her kind gestures someday, I opened the door and was about to alight, she drew me back and looked deeply into my eyes.

“Yemi, tell me what is on your mind, and please tell me the truth” she said.

I looked at her quizzically.

“Truth? Truth about what?” I asked.

“Okay then, do have a wonderful night rest, see you some other time” she said.

I shut the door and stopped a bike.

A lot of thoughts eroded my mind as the breeze of the bike traveled pass my ears.

I guess Tinuke is out of the picture now because she has a boyfriend already and Ben is not the kind of guy I can compete with, who am I to him.

All Sade want is sex, she has a boyfriend too.

I don’t know why I am finding it hard to give in to Bukola, my instincts are not convincing me about her.

I reevaluated my feelings for Tinuke, could it be a mere infatuation because of her status quo or what I fell for her is real.

Oh lord help me, I am lost.

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LASGIDY LINKS. (Episode 18)

“Are you sure you don’t have anything to tell me?” Asked Tinuke.

“I don’t have anything to tell you, you should go now before the hold up gets hold of you here” I said.

I thanked her for the day and the trip. I shut the door and watched her zoom off. I boarded a bike and went straight to Bukola’s house. I wasn’t in a good mood but I had promised her that I’ll come over.

I got to her house and she welcomed me with a warm hug, I handed over the food to her, she was excited as she looked into the pack.

“Thank you so much Yemi but what took you so long, was there traffic?” she asked.

“Oh, I thought you would be here earlier so that you would spend some time with me before going home but it’s late already and I don’t want you to get home late” she said.

“I’m sorry about that, you know this Lagos is not predictable, I am exhausted, let me rest a bit before going home” I said.

Bukola kept staring at her phone and wasn’t settled, I asked what the issue was but she didn’t give me a straight answer, she acted weird for some time so I couldn’t take it anymore, I spoke up again.

“What is going on, why are you restless?” I exclaimed.

“Nothing Yemi, I think you should be going now, you are tired, you need to go home to rest and eat, you will wake up early for work tomorrow, if you stay too long you might not get a cab going to your area tonight.

I stared at my wristwatch and it was some minutes past 8. I started feeling suspicious.

The Bukola I know would never hurry me to go home, instead, she would persuade me to sleep over. I stood up and went for my shoes. I was putting it on and tying my laces when I heard a knock on the door.

I looked up and the knock came in again.

” Are you expecting someone?” I asked.

She stood up and paced the room, she felt restless.

“Yes..yes…I have someone coming” she replied.

I put on my shoes because it was obvious that I was no longer welcome in her house, it was disappointing.

She walked briskly to the door and opened it, I looked up and saw a manly figure, tall with a huge chest. He has a bushy beard. She wrapped her in his arms as he walked in.

She reluctantly gave him a hug.

She offered him a seat and introduced me to him.

“Kola, meet Yemi, my colleague at office, he has been the one taking care of me since, he brought food for me too” she said.

“Oh that’s so kind of you, my name is Kola, I work with Eko hotels as the admin officer” he said as he stretched his hand forth for a handshake.

I took it and his huge palm swallowed mine. He shook it aggressively.

Bukola continued.

“And this is Kola, my boyfriend,” she said.

I was stunned.

“Your boyfriend? You didn’t tell me you have a boyfriend” I exclaimed.

Kola interrupted.

“Yes, we started not quite long and I understand if she did not tell you, its simply because we love to keep our relationship private” he said.

I stood up and readjusted my shirt.

“Oh, I see, it’s nice meeting you Kola, I’ll be on my way now, I’m sure she will be fine now that she has you around” I said and headed for the door.

“Erhmmm…kola, let me see him off, I’ll be back” she said.

I started sweating profusely as I walked out of her compound.

She didn’t alter a word to me as we walked to the main road where I would get a bike, I didn’t say anything either.

I stopped a bike and hopped on it.

“Good night Yemi” she said and turned back.

I couldn’t believe my ears, no explanation, no remorse, just like that?

Wow!

It was heartbreaking

Bukola’s action made me believe that all she told me about herself or her past relationship was a lie.

She could be someone else that I didn’t know.

The thought of Tinuke came to my mind again, how she told me she had a boyfriend, now Bukola, it was a night that came with pain.

My heart melted and i had to controlmy emotion from tears.

Is this how lagos is?

Is this how people love? I guess I am learner in this new environment of mine and i need to wear a tough skin to survive the emotional trauma.

I was still on the bike when the thought of Sade came to my mind.

I stopped the bike and asked him if he could go to Ikeja, he complained that it was late and I offered to pay any amount he wanted, he charged me 5k which I agreed to without negotiating. He turned and I dialed Bimbo’s number

She picked up and was happy to hear from me. She asked about what happened and I told her I would explain when I see her. The bike man zoomed off to Ikeja.

The pain in my heart when Tinuke told me about her relationship was like a sand drop compared to what I saw at Bukola’s house.

My phone vibrated and it was a message from Bukola.

“Thanks for the food Yemi, hope you are home now?” It read.

I ignored it and went back to my thoughts. We got to Ikeja and I stopped at the pharmacy immediately at the Ikeja under bridge.

“Please wait for me, I need to get something at the pharmacy, I won’t stay long” I said and alighted from the bike.

I went there and bought two latex condoms that were requested by Sade. I bought milk and malts too. I went back to the bike man and straight to Tokunbo Alli.

I was at the entrance of the street when I called her to come pick me, she described her house and I directed the bike man. She was waiting d for me outside.

Staring at her from afar made me know she hid a lot under those office clothes. She was clad in a bum short and a woody tank top that revealed her tommy.

I alighted from the bike and paid, she ran into my arms and hugged me tight. Obviously, there had no bra guiding her bosoms. The succulence was more obvious than the ones I feel in the office. I paid the bike man and he zoomed off. She collected what I had in my hand and led me into her room.

It was a single room with a toilet, bathroom and kitchen. She had a big bed, a 23inch Television, a dstv, bedside fridge and a wardrobe full of clothes, shoes and creams. The room was painted cream and on the wall were pictures of Ariana Grenada. I looked around and I was impressed.

“You have a nice room here and I can tell that you are a fan of this Lady.”

“Yes o, that’s my girl” she said as she sat beside me. The setting of her room was obviously not from what she was earning, I think her boyfriend was really putting things in place for her.

“I thought you won’t be coming, you got me worried” she said and hit me on the chest. I apologized.

“What would you like to eat?” She asked.

“I am famished, give me anything but before anything, I’ll like to have my bathe, my body aches” I said.

She handed me a towel and led me to the bathroom. I pulled off my clothes, she stared at me.

“Wow, that is huge down there,” she said. I winked at her and went into the bathroom.

I opened the shower and closed my eyes, everything that happened between me, Tinuke and Bukola replayed. The picture of Kola flashed through every drop of water that landed on my skin. On the other hand, I queried my thoughts.

Bukola wanted me but I told her I wasn’t ready to go into a relationship with her so she moved on, why am I in pain?

Another thought came in.

Even though she would be going out with another man, it shouldn’t be that fast and she should also tell me about it if she really sees me as her friend and not just anyone. The feeling I had for Bukola was real but the fear of commitment got over me.

I knew she would have something to say but I hate surprises, I hate surprises that could lead me into depression.

I pondered on my thoughts.

Sade called out.

“Yemi! Why are you taking so long under the shower, your food is getting cold.”

I switched off the shower, put on my underwear and went back Into the room.

She had changed into a transparent night gown, everything was showing and her bosoms were pointing at me as big as they were, there was a nodding down there in between my legs.

She noticed my gaze.

“Don’t worry, you need to eat first because you will be needing energy,” she said.

My day was already messed up, but Sade the messiah just saved me from depression. She was my Angel for the night.

What do you expect me to do in this kind of situation?

To be continued…

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