Jezebel - Season 1 - Episode 23

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Jezebel - Season 1 - Episode 23

I uploaded the three pictures to my WhatsApp status. It didn’t get up to a minute before I got reply to the picture from mom.
” where is your eyeglasses ” she asked circling my eye in the picture.

That was when I knew what was missing in my dressing. I have been trying hard to figure out what was it as I felt awkwardly incomplete.

” I’m sorry mom, I forgot it at home ” I lied to her.
” how could you forget it at home, you’re always careless with that glass, always forgetting it at home after everything I told you ” she said like I always forget it at home everyday . That was my first time of not wearing the eyeglasses since she’s got it for me.

” I’m sorry mom ” I said so that she would leave me alone soon.
” sorry for yourself,how was the bible study ” she asked.
” it was amazing mom ” I replied as if I heard anything that was thought.
” what happened to your face ” she asked circling where I had gotten bruised up on it.
” shit ” I exclaimed. She must have zoomed the picture to see it because it wasn’t obvious.

” I fell down, but it’s okay ” I replied her.
” why won’t you fall down, when it’s your phone you’ll be pressing every time, sha pity me and don’t kill yourself with too much of phone pressing ” she messaged me.
I shook my head in a disbelief manner as I read it.

Mom can be dramatic.
” okay mom, I’ve got to go now, my regard to dad ” I said exiting the WhatsApp as I saw Jezebel walking towards where I was sitting.
She carried on her face a kinda smile that made me wanted her more.

My love for her always increase the more I saw her face.
” hi ” she said as she got to my place.
I smiled as I stood up and held her hand as I walked her out of the church. A feat I didn’t know I could do.

Even as close Precious was to me, I’ve never for once held her hand around the church province .

It was already getting dark as the time was already 6:06.
” when you said you we’ll talk soon, I didn’t know it will be this soon ” I said to her still holding her hand as we were going home.

” I would have come to your place if you had not told me you’re going to church, I think we’ve to talk soon ” she replied.
” should we go to my place or we should go to a restaurant ” I asked her.
” what about my place ” she asked. I stopped moving at once and decided to check if I heard it right.
” your place ” I asked.
” yes, I’ve been to your place, so it’s not wrong if you also come to my place ” she said staring at me.
” and I even prepare spaghetti before coming here, we can eat it together ” she added still staring into my eye.

I wanted to decline her but saying no whenever she ask me anything always seemed impossible. When I’m with her, my thinking capability always disintegrate.
” alright, let’s go to your place ” I replied her.

We stopped a bike and she told him the name of her street. Unlike with Precious that I was always in haste to be the first to sit on the bike, I waited patiently for her to sit first before I sat behind her.

Her place was very close to the school, so we didn’t use up to ten minutes on the bike before we got there.

She was staying in Bamo estate GRA, an estate well known for its sophisticated resident.

” is this your house ” I asked her as we alighted the bike in front of a magnificent building.
” yes, and I stay here all by myself ” she replied smiling as she unlock the smaller gate with the key in her hand.
” you meant you rent the whole building ” I asked, shocked at her reply.
” nope, I own the whole building ” she replied me as we enter the elegant compound of the building.
” it’s one of mom’s buildings here in Nigeria ” she added when she noticed my expression.

” I moved in here when I got admission and she made me the owner of the building as my birthday gift last year ” she added.
I couldn’t help but imagine how rich her mom could be .

Tho dad also got six magnificent buildings in Lagos and Ogun apart from the family resident.

But dad only made one out of the three in Lagos extended family resident while the remaining five were leased out.

I didn’t think dad could dash anyone out of the three of us any of the building, even if he wanted to, mom will change his mind, saying it’s too much. Mom cherished all of us living together.

If it’s possible for us to be coming home after lectures everyday, she wouldn’t mind.
” really ” I exclaimed not hiding how shock I was.

The floor of the compound was beautifully designed with the interlocking used.
” and you live alone here, all by yourself ” I asked looking at how big the house was.
” yes ” she said as she head to the main entrance of the house.

She opened the door, welcoming me to her magnificent house.