Omoshalewa - Episode 10

Stephen kept sending me messages upon messages since I had stopped picking his calls. I am sure he would have come to see me at school if not for the examination he was writing. His messages were so emotional. He mentioned in one of them that he wasn't sure his examination result would come out fine because he was really heart broken. At a time, I felt like giving him another chance. I still loved him...

I decided to pray to God about him. The more I prayed, the more I felt convinced not to end it with him yet. 

But then, Oyinkan's advice still prevailed. I thought about what she said concerning Stephen later marrying someone else at the end of the day. If that ever happens, the pain will be too much for me to bear. I concluded that it is better to leave him now than him leaving me later...

So, I started giving Desmond my attention and truly, just like Oyinkansola said, I started forgetting about Stephen. Desmond was a wonderful guy too. He really made me happy in the relationship. Each time he came visiting me, he would buy me all sorts of expensive gifts ranging from necklace to wristwatch, shoes, bags, dresses, etc. In short, he was really spoiling me. I hardly touched my pocket money because Desmond often bought me provisions and foodstuffs from time to time. I was happy again.

I never prayed to God about Desmond though, I didn't even want to because I was really enjoying myself at the moment

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. My friends too were benefiting from Desmond's generosity. He would buy them little gifts and at times take us on outings in the evening to have a nice time.

Most times, I still found myself comparing Desmond with Stephen.
Desmond was never like Stephen to me, he only filled half of the vacuum. There is something about Stephen that I couldn't find in Desmond, though he gave me all the care and attention I needed. But I later consoled myself with the fact that no two people are alike in character. I also had this strong feeling that I was too fast to start another relationship but still, Oyinkan won me over with the fact that if I didn't, I wouldn't be able to forget Stephen and it would affect my studies, so just as usual, I surrendered to her advice...

Troubles started when Desmond began craving to have carnal knowledge of me. The first time he made an attempt was a particular evening. We both sat on the bed in my room gisting...
I stood up quickly and ordered him out of my room immediately. I was angry. I expected him to understand the fact that we both should abstain from fornication. He apologized and we ended the quarrel there and then.

But later on, at different intervals, he would bring up the issue again. So, on one of such occasions, I told him I was a virgin and I intended to remain so till I get married.

"Really? Wow! You never told me." He responded surprisingly. "But there is nothing wrong if we do it now since we will end up getting married anyway." He added.

"I can't believe you could be saying this, I thought you are a child of God and besides, what is the probability that you will end up marrying me? I can't trust any man."

"Haba, Shalewa! Of course I will by God's grace. I am serious with this relationship and I mean it whenever I tell you that I love you. Forgive me for being carnal, it's the work of the devil and I must confess that it's difficult to resist such a beauty like you."

"Okay oh, lover boy. God will give you the grace to resist. Let us wait till our wedding night. I am not saying that you do not love me but let's wait okay?"

"Okay then my queen, your wish is my command."

All these while, my mum wasn't aware of my break up with Stephen. I just decided not to tell her because she would be worried that it might affect my studies.

Soon, our examination approached. I wrote my papers and then came the time to go home on holidays. I didn't leave school immediately because of Desmond. I decided to spend one extra week at school after the exams because he pleaded. Of course, I would miss him too, so I yielded to his pleas.

One day, during that extra week I spent at school, Tope told me that Desmond wasn't feeling fine and that he couldn't even go to work. I was surprised because I still saw him the previous evening, we even went to Bible study together. Since we started dating, we did attend midweek services together and he was really fervent and active at church...

I told Tope that I would check on him at his apartment.

"But why didn't he tell me that he is ill?" I asked Tope.

"He said he didn't want to get you worried," he replied.

I dressed up and set off to see Desmond. I got to his place around 4:30pm in the evening. I met him resting. He truly didn't go to work that day. I asked him if he had taken some medications already but he said he hadn't gotten any. So I went to a nearby pharmaceutical shop and got some antimalarial drugs since he said he suspected malaria.

I also made him a light meal for dinner. He ate and took the drugs. Very soon, he was fast asleep. I called Tope, his friend at around 8:30pm to tell him that I was about to leave Desmond's place, so he could come to stay with him for the night, but he didn't pick his calls. I tried several times but to no avail. So, I decided to leave quietly.

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. I made sure I left some fruits and water near his bed in case he was famished later in the night.

I switched off the light and quietly walked out of the room. Then he called my name weakly. I responded and switched on the light again.

"Are you that heartless? You want to leave me in this condition and go back home?" He asked.

"I am sorry dear. I thought you are better." I answered guiltily.

I gave him some fruits to eat and we talked for some time before he went back to sleep again. I left him in the room and went to sleep on the sofa in the sitting room.

I woke up in the middle of the night when I felt someone touched me. I even thought it was a dream until the hand gripped me more. I screamed.

"It's me Shalewa, take it easy." The voice replied.

It took me a few seconds to remember where I was and when I actually did, I was so scared.

"Desmond? Why? What are you trying to do?" I whispered.

"Relax Angel, let's do this thing once and for all, I can't hold it any longer. I promise you will enjoy it."

"What? I thought you were sick. Don't let us do this please, I am begging you, it will still be yours at the end, please..." I screamed. But all my pleas fell on deaf ears.

Desmond painfully forced himself on me that very night and I was deflowered there and then, right in his living room...

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Ecclesiastes 3:1-
"To everything, there is a season, a time for every purpose under heaven."

Don't mishandle your time, remember God in the days of your Youth...

"Flee all appearances of evil."

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So, Shalewa's heart has finally been shattered. It's a pity...
The story had just started.
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