Must Read: Awkward Ways I Met Girls

7 years ago

Must Read: Awkward Ways I Met Girls

From the chat I knew she was from the state ‘with a big heart’. From remarks and comments she made I knew she wasn’t married and stayed at an estate opposite that Presbyterian church in Yaba. Tajudeen blah blah…

In a very careless manner I mentioned I just took a quick shot of rum. She asked where? And I foolishly told her I had come along with a bottle.

She didn’t seem to like the sound of that.

Immediately i noticed her subtle reaction, I asked her and she explained that it’s not like she doesn’t enjoy drinks but does not do rums, she rather enjoys creams like baileys but certainly not while on a job.

We talked a lot more and I found out she he had schooled in UI years ago and knew Ibadan fairly well. And that some of her friends still stay in Ibadan.

We chatted other small stuff and about our job in Ibadan.

During our chat, the lady that took my clothes for to the laundry room for ironing came and said it was ready. I just pulled out my room key and asked her to drop it for me. As she walked away, I glanced at her gentle sways. And yes, those swayings swayed my mind away from Tega briefly…

A good sway makes a man excited, no doubt.

Don’t blame me, God’s programming.

Tega asked me why I’d give my room key to a hotel attendants, did I not know they are thieves?

I just smiled and said
“This one is not” I replied
“And why do you know a thief if I may ask” she retorted
You know a good girl in her mannerism
“Then you’d be a type to be easily deceived”
“On the contrary Tega” I smiled.

“Well, I hope u don’t have any money in the room”
“I do”
“Then it must be change”
“No. Quite an amount” I said
“So you trust so easily?”
“No, I don’t trust easily” but “Sometimes, I give nature benefit of doubt”
That night passed.

I have come to know Tega as friendly and doesn’t overstep boundaries. And I refrained from being too ‘familiar’ with her. Some jokes, chats, and questions, yet a little distance.

From the hotel, the driver came on time and picked us to the branch where we thanked the BM heartily, he asked the driver to drop us at the next branch we were to work. He called the BM of that branch on phone and said
“They will be at your place soon. When they finish, they may go back to same hotel they stayed or if they decide on a change”
He said these like he tried to pass on a message that he’s no longer taking care of anything else since we were done with this branch.

After the day’s successful work, the BM asked the driver and one other guy to take us to where we stayed. I think the guy was to find out how much the accommodation was and two meals for each of us.

For every branch we worked, the each BM provided an official vehicle to transport us to and fro the branch from the hotel, the bills (feeding and laundry).

On the third day, I noticed something. When we got back to the hotel and refreshed, we came out. It had become a ritual to get back, shower and come out of our rooms, or maybe we were looking forward to seeing each other and our chats. She was at the reception area when I strolled down to get call credit for my phones.

She was in a pair of brown shorts and slacks. We were talking when that same attendant was passing by and greeted me. I greeted her back and…

“What’s ur name?”
“Funke” then she also greeted Tega
“Okay, thanks for the other day”
“No problem sir” Funke replied, turned and left
When I turned to face Tega, she was different!

Her eyes had rage in them!! She gave that look your girlfriend wears when she’s with you and catches u looking at another girl. Envy? But that can’t be. There’s a wide gap in status between Tega and a hotel attendant. Well, maybe I didn’t understand that attention matters to a girl. One I had unconsciously given her. And she wouldn’t want a shapely ‘rival’ around her while we gisted about the day’s event. Though, I had thought how nice it’d be with a girl like Tega but I never thought it possible.

Oops!.. :O
Since when? I must have been slow to catch on that her “Good morning” formal greetings had turned to “Hi”
Her formal “How are you?” had turned to “how was your night?”

From nowhere Idowu and KC joined us. All four of us were talking and laughing when suddenly KC stopped and slowly stood up. I turned to see a girl thoroughly dressed with fresh make-up on her face walk up to us. Her lips shining with gloss.

At this time of the night, ladies’ make-up are wearing off. How come she’s so freshly dressed at this time of the night except she’s a…

“I have to go” Kc said and without waiting for anyone to say anything, he walked over to the girl.

Tega just acted like she didn’t know what’s up.

“Na wa for KC o” Idowu said
“Its been days, u too should do something fast” I said jokingly to Idowu
“See who is talking. Mr team leader you don’t even know my scores”
Tega looked up at him and slowing shook her head
“You guys should be careful” she said.

Then raised her head to look straight into my eyes
“And you too, Stag” Tega said, her eyes piercing.

“That’s why I came with a bottle of rum, u don’t have to worry about me”
I could see a relief in those eyes.

She smiled.

Whaaatt!!! I looked at her but again didn’t see any smile. I thought I had seen a quick sly smile somewhere on that face. Maybe I didn’t see anything afterall.

Idowu yawned tired and retired to his room.

Again I was left with Tega. After a while chatting, we bade goodnight and left to our rooms.

Ten minutes later I my intercom buzzed
“Who’s it” I wondered aloud into the mouthpiece.

“Its Tega” the voice responded
“Do you smell something?”
“No I said”
“There’s a disturbing smell in my room”
“Like what” I asked
“Can u come, please?”
I went to her room. There were packs of juice, chocolate bars, and a trolley with milk, sugar, fruits on it. On the bed was her laptop and Bon Jovi was playing ‘mystery train’.

Truly, I could smell that faint scent of SK.

Whoever was in the next room must having been smoking some real odorless blunt. In this posh hotel? I asked her to call the reception but she refused. She then asked if I could stand outside with her till the smell fades. I obliged.

While outside I just jokingly said it would have been better if we waited in my room, it was awkward standing at this time of a night outside the corridor. She didn’t object, rather she said
“I had thought about it too”
So we went to my room. She teased I didn’t even know how to drink, the bottle of rum wasn’t even up to half yet, indicating I don’t drink much. She took videos I downloaded from you-tube from my laptop to her phone. Some 20minutes later we went back to her room and she could now sleep.

The next morning I found out from Funke it was a young chap that looked like a ‘yahoo-boy’ that took the room with his girlfriend. He had been staying there for two weeks.

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I had woken up exceptionally strong on this morning. We set out to work. When it was lunch time, I decided to stroll out. Usually, the branch arranged food from an eatery. when I got outside I couldn’t help but notice again that women in Ibadan had huge asses! Damn!!

It flashed in my mind that Tega schooled here. Maybe no wonder her huge batty.

I walked into a store to buy things. I bought cashew nuts, three cans of smirnoff ice. As I was about to leave my eyes caught something. A bottle of baileys! I bought it. The big size.

I returned to the branch office. On our way back to the hotel, I handed a can of smirnoff ice to Idowu and Kc each. Tega sat in front. The driver asked if there was any more for him. Lol. Even driver on duty wanted to indulge but I hadn’t considered him. He dropped us off and I gave him 2,000 Naira to get whatever he wanted for himself. He was very happy.

As we walked through the reception, I said to Tega:
“I have a gift for you”…