Must Read: To Love And To Leave

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: To Love And To Leave

Bidemi: What’s going on Dolapo? Why have you been so distant from me?

Me: I’m not Bidemi! There’s alot going on in my life right now that i just don’t want to get you mixed up in it.
Bidemi: I’m your girlfriend! You’re supposed to share these things with me.
Me: Ehmmm… About that, i think maybe we need to put everything on hold just for a while.
Bidemi: Are you kidding me? Put what on hold?
Me: Bidemi….. everything… you and I
Bidemi: wait Dolapo! Are you breaking up with me?
Me: Bidemi….You’re not listening! There’s alot going on and i can’t afford to be distracted.
Bidemi: Oh okay…. So I’m a distraction to you now right?
Me: That came out wrong okay. What i meant was…..

Bidemi: (weeping ) …You know what i get it. You have more important things to take care of. I’m not important so you have to take a break from me right? Don’t you love me anymore?

Me: I love you, i always will. I just need this time alone to sort things out.


This time she was lost for words. She looked at me with eyes full of tears.

Bidemi: You know i trusted you. I thought you would never leave me but i was wrong. Thank God you and Femi are Brothers because you both are just the same.


She left the house crying, a part of me wanted to run after her, hold her by the arms and tell her i was joking. But i wasn’t. My life is in danger and i won’t forgive myself if anything bad happened to her because of me. I love her too much to see her hurt.

Wale: you do realise that was her choice to make right?
Me: What?
Wale: You didn’t have to make that choice for her. She knows being aroud you is dangerous but she still didn’t care.
Me: That’s the problem! She doesn’t care but i want her to be safe from all this.
Wale: If that’s the case then even Mom and I are not safe around you. Why then didn’t you ask us to leave you too huh?

I had no answer for that…
Me: come to think of it, have you seen Mom? I haven’t seen her since last night o. Did you see her go out this morning??
Wale: No i didn’t
I sighed and hoped she was okay…..

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One hour and 10 minutes had pass before the nice cop came back. He opened the door to the room and could hardly recognize the criminal this time. He had been beating blue black, his face swollen up as blood stains were all over his boxers short. He moved closer to his ears and asked again.


Cop 1:Tel me… Who asked you to go into that house and shoot that boy??
Solo: (breathing heavily, shivering on the chair..

and gasping for air) It was…… Mrs….. Mary………

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Cop 1: i didn’t get you, say that louder…
Solo: Mrs…… Mrs. Mary Martins… sent me.