Omoshalewa - Episode 9

After I had cried to my satisfaction, I personally made up my mind never to cry because of any man again in my life. I also decided within me to get through with my first degree before I start any relationship.

Oyinkan offered to follow me to my room to spend the night with me so that I wouldn't be lonely. I was grateful because I really needed company. We chatted on and on till midnight before we slept.

Around 1:30am, Stephen's call woke me up. The phone kept ringing incessantly. I had to switch it off because as far as I was concerned, he would only come up with excuses and lies. He sent me a text very early the following morning. It read:

"Omoshalewa mi, please don't conclude wrongly. It's not what you think at all. Mary is just a platonic friend, you are the only one I love, please pick my call, I have missed you."

I also replied him with a text message before I left for lectures that morning. It read:

"It's alright Stephen, let's just end everything. My heart is made up, you can hold on to your "just a friend" Mary. I am done with us. Best of luck."

"If that girl wasn't his girlfriend, why did he allow her to cuddle him to sleep on her laps. Just a friend indeed!" Oyinkan angrily murmured while we prepared for classes

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. "He is so heartless, wicked and stupid to break the heart of such an Angel like you," she added.

"It's okay Oyinkan. Stop it. Let's just leave everything to God."

"Oh really? I can see that you still love him a lot and you are yet to learn your lessons. Someone that you suppose to rain curses on, except if he never spent your money. Ha! I trust myself. If I were in your shoes, I will make sure that silly she-goat called Mary would smell herself that yesterday and as for Stephen, I would give him a piece of my mind before leaving, Nonsense!"

"Oyinkan, what do you mean by saying that 'you could see I am still in love with him?' It is Stephen we are talking about here, my very first love. Do you think it's that easy? Someone that has occupied my heart since all these while. Oyin, I love him a lot. I don't even know if and how I would cope without him in my life now." I started weeping again...

Oyinkan felt sorry for speaking so harshly. She apologized and consoled me that all will be well. We parted ways when we got to the campus to receive lectures in our various departments.

I sat down in class all through that day but I didn't hear a single thing the lecturers were saying. I tried to erase all that happened in the last 24 hours from my memory, so that I could concentrate in class but it was really hard. The scenes kept flashing back. I was very sure that I wouldn't be able to cope without Stephen or if I ever did, it would take a long time.

I saw a credit alert on my phone later in the afternoon. It was my mum, she forwarded #10,000 to my account. I started regretting the #15,000 that I sent to Stephen two nights back. "What a lose!" I murmured.

Joel called me later in the evening but I didn't pick up. When the call became consistent, I angrily picked the call and shouted at him,

"Please for goodness sake, let me be. I don't want to talk to either you or Stephen, so stop calling me okay?"

"Hello, it's me. Who is Stephen? Are you quarrelling with someone?" The person at the other end replied.

I checked the screen  of my phone again to see who the caller was. It was Desmond.

"Oh, sorry. I didn't know you were the one, I replied tiredly."

"Hi, how was your day?"

"Fine and yours?"

"I am good too. I would be coming to Tope's place this evening. I don't know if you will be at home, just to say hello."

"No I won't be around." I replied.
"I should be on campus by then and I may not leave till late in the evening."

"Alright then, see you some other time. Bye."

"Bye," I replied and hung up.

Though I wasn't initially planning to leave home that evening but I intentionally changed my mind because of Desmond. The last thing I wanted that moment was a man in my life.

I brought out my photo album and started checking the pictures I took with Stephen one after the other. I felt like shredding them into pieces but I hurriedly shut the album instead and kept it far from where I could easily reach it.

I brought out a textbook to read in preparation for another short test I would be having the following day, but I couldn't assimilate anything.

Read " The Agony Of Beauty " by the same author ( Moyosore Teniola )

. I later left for Oyinkan's place.

I told Oyinkansola about my decision to avoid being in a relationship for now and concentrate on my studies but she was of a different opinion entirely.

"See Shalewa, if a horse throws you off, that doesn't mean you wouldn't go horse riding again. If someone got involved in a car accident and survived it, does that mean the person would never enter a car in his entire life again?" She asked and then continued, "what I am driving at is that  because a man broke your heart doesn't mean that you should refuse to allow another man into your life again. A man broke your heart, a man will also mend it."

"Yes, I know but not now, maybe when I'm done with my first degree, I need to concentrate on my academics." I replied.

"See this one, so you think other guys that come around will wait for you till then. You better don't do that so you wouldn't remain single till 40. It is even now that you need another man to fill the vacuum created by Stephen and I think Desmond is the best option you have now. Let him into your heart and in no time, you would forget about Stephen, you will also be able to concentrate fully on your studies. But if your heart is vacant, you will keep thinking of Stephen and you know what girl? Examination is around the corner, don't be a failure because of a guy oh. It doesn't worth it."

I pondered on all Oyinkan said and answered, "I will think about it"

"You better do. Don't lose Desmond oh. Play your game wisely and smartly."

"Okay oooh, Miss game planner. It is well."

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