Must Read: Ade

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Must Read: Ade

‘I know you both hate me passionately due
to what you have heard that I did. I did
them truly but not without a reason.


The reason might be flimsy, but I would love
you to listen to me before you pass your
final judgement on me.” Shola continued.


”Who told you we heard anything about
you? Or did we say anything to you about
anybody reporting you to us?” That was
Rotimi. Smarting out of his anger.


”The Yorubas say that when a statement is
yours, you will surely know it’s yours. Ade
and Rotimi, don’t feed me, I can feed
myself. Your countenance and attitude
towards me since we met at the canteen
speaks volumes of words and don’t forget
that I heard your conversation over the
meal while I was coming out of the
canteen. I am no kid, I no you had heard
something and with your characters and
antecedents in this school, I know that
those girls had told you all that happened
between us and moreover, you Ade had
caught me thrice on that bed with my
young boyfriends. I just want you to listen
to me before you conclude over me.” She
begged.


She had said the truth. But I had not
planned to confront her on the issue rather
she had presented herself on a platter of
gold to be devoured not only by me but by
my trusted friend as well. It was time to
play along, let’s hear what pushed her into
such shameful acts.


I had noticed something about me, when
people have problems, I seem to have the
perfect solutions to their problems. But
when I become webbed in a dilemma,
trilemma or any problem whatsoever, I find
no solution to them on my own, rather,
they just got solved some how. This is one
of such. Shola had just helped me solve this
and it is even more than what I would have
done or wanted.


”I am Shola. The only living daughter and
child of Chief and Mrs Orilowo.” Her
sonorous voice once again snapped me out
of my reverie. There is still something I find
irresistible about that voice.

”I as you know, am a paedophile. I do boys
and girls under the age of eighteen.


Presently, I have eight girls and five boys
under me who I do things with. I was the
one who taught Bola, Bimbo and Bunmi the
act of bisexualism. I have my own
boyfriend who is unaware of these acts of
mine. I know you hate me, especially Rotimi
and you would love to hand me over to the
Police. But please wait before doing that.”


She confessed.

I looked into her eyes, they were heavy
with tears but I was not moved by them
rather they made me hate her the more
even as she looked repentant.
Rotimi stood up from his seat. He paced
around for a while before looking at her
straight in the eye seeing the tears she was
fighting not to shed. I saw my friend’s
hands clenched into a fist and before I
could say Robinson Crusoe, he crashed his
fist into Shola’s face, ‘Gba!’
”What are you telling me? Answer me!
What are you telling me? You shameless
B***h, you want to ruin the lives of young
girls, you taught them the act of blackmail,
you even sleep with young boys, yet you
have the effrontery to stand in front of I
and my friend and tell us trash! What the
hell have you got to say? Speak or I will add
to it for you! You are happy that you do
bad things. Just thank God this is a school.


Mtcheeeewwww!” He poured out.

It was too fast and Shola did not have the
chance of dodging it. I held Rotimi. I had
known such could happen but I did not
expect it that soon. That was the second
time he would hit a girl since I had known
him, the first being an insolent bimbo he
beat up when we were in secondary
school.

Rotimi was not remorseful about his action.
Rather, he made to give her another of that
deadly fist but I held him and made him sit
down. I knew better than say anything to
him.
Shola held her face where the well timed
blow had caught her between her upper lip
and nose. I walked to her having stepped
back from the hit. I begged her and told
her to go but she refused. She said, ”I
deserve it and more, Ade. I know you too
feel like punching me but you are just
masking it. I fear you more than Rotimi, the
worst he could do is physical assault. Yours
could be worse. Leave me. And help me beg
him to allow me finish my story in peace.
After, he can then pummel me to death.”
I looked at my fuming friend and begged
him with my eyes. He looked away.


The staffroom by then had become empty.


The other staff members had gone home
and we were the only ones left there. They
had not alerted us of their exit and they
had not witnessed the little incident. I was
glad.


Shola looked at her watch. I looked at mine,
it was well past three. As I made to talk, she
held up her hand saying, ”Please let’s leave
here and go to my place or yours. My house
is a stone’s throw from here but if you
aren’t comfy with it, we could go to yours. I
just need us to finish this today.”
That said, I walked over to Rotimi who
reluctantly agreed that we walk to her
house. With that, we told her to lead the
way out of the room to her house where all
her story would be heard…