Must Read: Taking Chances

7 years ago

Must Read: Taking Chances

Soon, two pairs of eyes fixed at the screen in excitement, while their hands dug into the popcorn dish at intervals. The subject of their excitement, a movie premiere on Mnet.
When the film ended two hours later, the girls couldn’t stop talking about the heights and fall of the movies: who should have done this or that; why the girl hadn’t shown the other her stuff, how if it had been her (Brenda), she would have done more than required, bla bla bla…
Daisy hadn’t contributed much herself, she was no longer a fan of
romance stories, they served better as entertainment to her, but she couldn’t allow herself be taken in by the fantastic life they portrayed. Her life was tale enough. The kind of love people in the movies felt, was scripted, it told nothing about real life.
And with a sigh she watched Brenda chatter on and on about the movie, Daisy thought Brenda needed an experience just like hers to change her mentality about love. However, she knew her to be wiser enough to tell
apart fairytale from reality, unlike her.

Brenda on her part, hadn’t noticed that she had lost her friend in the
movie frenzy. She kept on her analysis and criticism until she noticed her friend was quiet.
‘why are you suddenly quiet?’ she asked, her hands caught in midair.
‘really? Am I?’ Daisy asked.
‘ofcourse you were!’ she said her hand resting on her laps now.
‘you’ve not said much about the movie’ she pressed further.
‘i said something! but since i don’t know what to say again, i locked
up’ Daisy shrugged avoiding her eyes while she busied with the empty bowl of popcorn.
‘Dee has nothing more to say about a movie as sizzling as that? Brenda scoffed. ‘And stop already with that bowl, its empty!’ she screamed in anger.
Daisy smiled and left the bowl.
‘you are not the Daisy who left Boston’ Brenda started.
‘why? I’ve grown tail, horns and sharp nails’ Daisy joked.
‘come of it, am serious! You seem to have this ambience of of…’ she
paused trying to get the suitable expression, seconds later, she was
still grappling with the right words.
‘…you mean an air of maturity’ Daisy offered drily.
Brenda snapped her finger ‘yeah! something like that’ she said.
Daisy smiled again.
‘must be cos am married’ she added drily again.
‘oh! come of it, that’s not the reason!’
‘well…i think i know what you mean, it is I who changed, am conscious of it. Its just that somehow i’ve learnt that life isnt all like the movies atall. And though I’ve always seen them as a means of escape, but allowed them shape my perception of reality. I mean i wont be in this
mess, if i knew that i am not a Sarah Parker, or some Angelina Jolie, or even a Mercy Johnson acting out a part where the crushed upon, suddenly
turns around and say: Oh Daisy, you’ve loved me enough, why don’t i love you back! I mean the silliness of my decision is annoying. I was coming to save the beloved? But he sure don’t need my salvation, and now am the one in need of saving’ Daisy ended, her body shaking in
anger.
‘oh my baby is finally growing up!’ Brenda said clapping her hands.
‘am not joking here’ Daisy protested feigning anger.
‘that girlfriend! is exactly what I’ve been trying to pass across ever since!’
Daisy rolled her eyes then and sighed. ‘reality bite i guess’ she said.
‘you can said that again! But then again, life’s a bit.ch, and only the
bitchty can stand up to her’
‘jeez! Where did you get that phrase from?’ Daisy exclaimed.
‘your girl here’s been building up her vocab’
‘with the wrongest words i see’ Daisy said rolling her eyes.
‘just don’t tell dad i said any bitchty words again’
‘the oldman’s on your neck?’ Daisy asked picking up the remote.
‘stale news’ Brenda said drily. ‘asking me to come join the company and all’.
‘that’s why you came back anyways?’ Daisy said her attention still on the television.
‘yeah, but i gotta have some time to myself for a while! That man got to like chilax! Few days in the country and he’s talking about managing the branch firm! For pete’s sake! Am not a dude or something!’
‘you should be glad and not complain’ Daisy said.
‘don’t be all good girl on me puleaseee!’ she replied snapping her fingers. A pause and then: ‘that reminds me, with this boring work talk and all, is that
where HE went to?’ she asked.

Daisy lightly flung the remote on the table. ‘like normally’ she replied nonchalant.
‘yeah normally’ Brenda scoffed.
‘that reminds me too! something exceptional happened last night, at the hour i called you!’ Daisy started excitedly.
‘what?’ Brenda drawled not a bit excited. To her, it was another vague story of how bold Daisy stood against Jide. If boldness what was Daisy called her skirmishes, then the mice shouldnt be called timid. With the
way she had reacted after she found her kitchen in a mess, yet went ahead to cook the culprit a meal! That didn’t define boldness to her. Who slaved for ungrateful people anyways!