Jamila - Episode 17

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I stayed for a minute trying to find words but none is forth coming

I just found myself kneeling down in front of her

“Ma please believe me, I did not intentionally ignore your calls, I am really sorry for that”

She continued looking at me with expressionless face

“About submitting my project for proof reading and stamping I will do that latest before Wednesday ma, please it is due to some circumstances beyond my control”

“A counselor knows such words, we handle all situations squarely. Don’t tell me it is beyond your control because you will be meeting many difficult riddles to solve in future and you tell them it is beyond your control”

“Am sparing you because I don’t want a talent like yours to go down the drain”

“Look here”

I looked up to see her holding our score sheet

“This is where I record your team’s attendance and reports to me and if you look closely yours is half empty . So you better buckle up if you want to graduate, good day” with that she stood up and left

Where I was kneeling down I don’t know what to do, should I be happy that she spared me

“Thank you ma” I shouted behind her and scurried off her apartment

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Relieved and happy I picked up my phone that have been ringing since without checking who is calling

“Hello”

“Oh thank God, Jamila what happened to you”

I removed the phone from my ear and checked the screen before putting it back

“Sylvia, what’s up?”

“Jamila I swear to God if I catch you, you will be a dead meat. In fact tell me, where are you I am coming there right away”

“You know what just meet me at KDR am coming there right away”

“Yes ma” I mummed before disconnecting the call

I stopped a taxi

“KDR please”

“Two hundred naira”

“Okay”

I entered the taxi and he speed off

I dialed my Mom’s number; I know she must be curious about the outcome

“Hello” she picked up immediately  

“Baby girl how are you”

“Mom I am fine, just called to assure you that I am okay”

“Okay where are you now, what happened, did she listen to you”

“Mom calm down, I will tell you everything when I am back”

“Okay dear, Love you”

“Love you Mom”

I dropped the call at the same time the driver stopped me in front of KDR

I got down and paid him

Immediately I entered inside, Sylvia rushed to me and hugged me

“Jamila, I have missed you”

“Look at you, you look so thin

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. Where is that waist that I always envy, Oh God baby girl you are a shadow of yourself” 

She turned me around

“Sylvia am not that bad okay, don’t exaggerate things”

“Okay okay”

"Come"

She dragged to an empty table

“Now tell me, what happened. You just disappeared, I called your number various times but you never picked. I even came to your house but your Mom said you are not there so where exactly did you go to”

“How are Vivian and Styxx” was all I could hear myself ask

She sighed

“Styxx is fine, he has been worried sick about you. When I told him I am coming to see you he sent his regards cus he couldn’t come with me”

“And Vivian”

“Ehhhmmm, she is fine but she has been shouting on me since saying that you are a slut. I don’t even understand what was going on because before I could come back from work you have gone with all your bags”

“What happened between you and Vivian. I have asked her many times but all she does is shouting on me”

“It’s a long story”

“I have all the time in the world to listen”

I sighed before narrating my ordeal with Vivian”

“OMG” Sylvia shouted on hearing my story

“Am soo sorry pumpkin, I wish I was there to slap the living hell out of that woman”

“Who does she think she is, you helped her in her marriage and all you get is her hating you for it”

“You should have told me since let me teach her a small lesson”

I smiled at my friend ever ready support

“Don’t worry, next time just call me let me kick their ass”

I nod

“So what do you intend on doing now, you defence is almost close”

“Am just coming back from my supervisors house and she gave me grace of when to submit it”

“Okay that’s great, leave it to me I will talk to Vivian I am sure if she knows the reason behind your actions she will consider”

“Thank you Sylvia, you are really a great friend”

We hugged 

“Enough of this emotional talk biko, let’s eat I am hungry” 

We ate and gist away like we gat no problem in the world

Sylvia sure knows how to make me happy; with her by my side I am always happy

I picked my brothers call who called to remind me that it’s late

“I have to go Sylvia, my brother already called”

“Okay then let’s go”

Outside we decided to take some shots

“Now show us what your mama gave you” Sylvia shouts at me to change my style

I smiled and turned around

“Yea that’s my girl” she took several shots

“Okay let me see” I collected the phone from her to watch the pictures that she snapped me, I got to a place where she snapped only my bum

“Oh Sylvia you naughty girl”

She smiled, you know I like those babies and made to smack my butt I dodged and started running away from her unfortunately for me I ran into oncoming vehicle

“Jamila watch out” Sylvia shouts at me pointing at the oncoming vehicle

I turned sharply only for the vehicle to run into me and everywhere became dark immediately  

I can sense Sylvia calling me but I felt at ease slipping away to God knows where

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