The Reunion - Episode 10

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With nothing short of comfortable silence and an air that they both knew, Dayo and Mariah sat there, feeling nothing but like for each other, they knew it, they felt it, but most importantly they thought they were it for each other, they just didn’t know it yet.

“You know, he’s nothing but trouble.” Dayo said blankly as he stared at Mariah, he didn’t know why he said it at the time, but he needed her to believe him.

“Excuse me?” she replied.

“Michael, I have a feeling he is up to no good…he never is.”

“So who made you the judge of Michael? He is a good guy.” Mariah argued this wasn’t the first time Dayo brought it up and she had a feeling it wasn’t going to be the last. “I know you think I stopped talking to you back then because you asked me to be your girlfriend, but that wasn’t the reason …you made me look stupid, like I had a silly school girl crush on Michael, the worst part is that you made him look like the devil’s son every single time.” Mariah said, she knew Dayo was a straight shooter, she needed to know why he didn’t like Michael, and the only way she knew how, was to go straight to the point.

“But didn’t you though?” Dayo asked, referring to the ‘school girl crush’ “I think you did, all you saw was this perfect guy, if that isn’t a school girl crush, I don’t know what is.” Dayo rested his case as he slouched comfortably on his chair.

“I know he wasn’t perfect.” She replied like she was trying to convince no one but herself.

“You didn’t know, I know you M …I knew what you stood for, Michael was the exact opposite, but you liked him anyways.” 

“I know that, you just don’t get it Dayo…why don’t you like him?” she asked, she felt him hesitate for a second.

“don’t take this the wrong way ,but when I asked you out, I didn’t do it because I liked you ,I mean I did ,who wouldn’t …you’re pretty, you’re nice, you’re ….” Mariah could feel how nervous he was, that made her even more curious.

“Would you just spit it out already?” Mariah demanded.

“Take into consideration that this was a long time ago, I was friends with Michael back then, and I know using this line may seem like a cliché, but, we were just boys being boys.”

“Dayo, get to the point.” Mariah said.

“I asked you out as a dare ,I mean ,it was a long time ago ,so I can’t remember the details ,they all said  that no one could get you, because you were too innocent and what not.” He said like he was trying to brush off ten years worth of dust lightly.

“What?” Mariah asked seriously, she did not see that coming.

“they wanted to see if any of us would get you .” he explained  “you were something M ,you were different ,you know …quiet and out of the world ,we just wanted to know …I don’t even know what we wanted to know ,I admit, I shouldn’t have done that .” He went on and on, Mariah didn’t know what to think, she thought Dayo genuinely liked her, she looked him straight in the eye for a second as she thought of what to say next, and surprisingly …she wasn’t affected by the news at all . ”plus ,I think I wanted to prove a point ,the guys were like ‘she no go gree for you ,maybe Michael sha ,but not you…I did it to prove them wrong I guess ,but they were right in a way” He added disappointedly

“By us, you mean …you and Michael?” she asked, Dayo nodded in agreement.

“But he didn’t …he never asked me out.” Mariah said word for word ,she would have remembered if he did ,back then ,she wouldn’t have even cared if Michael asked her out only as a dare ,she would have taken it anyway she got it ,and at that very second ,Dayo was right …it was a high school girl crush , it still was and she needed to snap out of it ,she loved herself too much not to .

“I know that was a really shitty thing to do, we were just stupid …but I think a part of me actually liked you.” Dayo said ,ignoring the fact that she was lost in thought ,and he knew why  “after you turned me down ,the guys knew it was a dead end ,remember Stella?” he asked ,and Mariah wondered what she had to do with any of it .

“Yeah, she was the new girl in ss3b right?”

“right , Michael was supposed to ask you out ,but then came Stella …he had a thing for her ,I can’t remember what he said word for word when we urged him to ask you out ,but I think it was along the lines of ‘I don’t have time for that’…the rest is history .” Dayo said sympathetically, Mariah felt a sharp pang in her heart, how was she supposed to go on a date with a totally different guy than the one she had in her head

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. “I’m not saying all this to make you feel some type of way, I want you to know that Michael isn’t all that.” Dayo completed.

“But you are?” Mariah asked with disdain ,she fought every urge to pour a glass of water in his face and walk away ,or even the ice cream they were having ,it had melted because of the awful conversation ,’poor ice cream’ she thought . “Do you know what hurts most? all these years ,I thought you were the good guy pining over me ,turns out ,you fooled me …you’re even worse than Michael is ,I’d rather spend the rest of my life loving the wrong guy ,than trusting you ,you were my friend way before I even liked Michael .” she wanted to keep going ,but she suddenly felt sad for herself …Dayo was her friend and that counted for something to her .

“I’m sorry M …I didn’t mean to actually hurt you, and you’re right, about everything.” he said, and she could tell that he was sad to.

“You know what? I don’t care, it happened ten years ago, I’m over it …” she said as she got up, ready to go.

“Come on M, stay.” he urged as he held her hand, his eyes gave away nothing but an innocent plea, Mariah had no reason to stay, she was done with matters of the past, well! Almost.

“Nah …the ice cream has melted anyways, just like our nonexistent friendship.” Mariah replied as she pulled out of his grasp with a farce smile on her face ,they stared at each other for a second ,and the minute Dayo attempted to speak ,she walked away …as she walked away ,she didn’t look back ,she didn’t even want to ,and that said a lot.  

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Lisa had everything under control, from the moment she walked out on jerry till the moment she stepped into the room, less than a second ago, she didn’t care about walking away, but she suddenly found herself prancing around the room, in an attempt to stop herself from calling him. She wanted to talk to him so badly, primarily because he didn’t follow her, or even call her …was he tired of her already? She wondered, she didn’t want to come off as weak by calling him, so she kept her back and forth pace, till Mariah walked into the room with a sad face.

“Did someone die?” Lisa asked, but she got no answers “I walked out on jerry.” she said anyway.

“Why?” Mariah asked solemnly.

“He was late for our breakfast date; he said he had to get some things for his sister …what if he was lying? What if he was with a younger girl? What if they were having an early breakfast date?” Lisa began her ranting sessions as she paced back and forth.

“You’re overacting, the guy wouldn’t lie to you, and he genuinely likes you …unlike some fake people.” Mariah exclaimed.

“What are you talking about?” Lisa asked seriously as she sat beside Mariah.

“Turns out that Dayo never liked me, the only reason he asked me out back then was because of a dare that doesn’t even make sense.”

“Whoa!”

“That’s not all, Michael was part of it, he just never asked, he allegedly didn’t have my time anymore because there was a new girl in school.” Mariah said with a smile that kept her from feeling sorry for herself.

“they are both idiots ,I can’t believe them…your life suddenly sounds like one of those dumb high school movies, except …the bad boy didn’t get the good girl.” Lisa stated with much attention.

“I feel sad, I don’t want to feel sad Lis…this happened way back when and I still feel sad.” Mariah said, she was ultimately fighting herself from crying, but the moment Lisa sat even closer to her, she couldn’t stop the tears from rolling down.

“It’s okay M …They were just a bunch of stupid guys, they still are …don’t cry because of them.” Lisa said in an attempt to console her friend.

“Do you think there is something wrong with me? Even Dayo didn’t like me.” Mariah whined as she rested her head on Lisa’s shoulder.

“Mariah, snap out of it  ...there is nothing wrong with you …they don’t see your worth ,and that’s their loss ,not yours …they are going to wake up one day ,bored with their lives and wish that they had seen you clearly …I see you M ,and we don’t need guys that don’t see our worth ,you are worth more than they even deserve.” Lisa explained carefully and honestly, she was surprised when crying Mariah turned into a laughing one. “What’s funny?” Lisa asked as she stared at her friend.

“See you sounding all serious.” Mariah said between laughs.

“Whatever bitch!” Lisa said like she suddenly had a different personality “do you think I should call jerry?”

“You should, I have a strong feeling that he knows he really likes you, don’t let him go that easily.” Mariah said like a pro. “I have a date this evening.” she added.

“You’re still going to see Michael?” Lisa asked with nothing but concern.

“yeah, I’d rather get this over with …I don’t want to look over my shoulder one day and wonder if Michael was the one for me, so I’m going through with the date …I want to know if what I have with him is more than a school girl crush, if it is …I leave this place with no regrets, if it’s not …I still leave here with no regrets.” Mariah wasn’t one to play pretend, but she was ready to pretend that Dayo didn’t tell her all that she had just heard a few minutes ago, she was ready to bury the hurt in all that she had heard, only because she was ready to move on anyway she could, even if it meant going on a dinner date with a newly found enemy that she kinda liked.

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