Must Read: Taking Chances

Episode 7 years ago

Must Read: Taking Chances

A day after the parlour confrontation, things were far from being perfect for the Olukoyas, even now as they sat in the parlor, each in his own world, the tension in the room was very palpable.
Jide who had been the worst hit was presently stealing glances at his fuming wife seated few meters away. He couldn’t fully understand why she was unusually angry at his stint with Grace, when he knew he had done worst in time past. It wasn’t as if they’d been best of couples and yet he had gone ahead to cheat on her, if you
looked at it from his perspective, he was hardly in the wrong. Why? Daisy wasn’t his hand picked wife, she hadn’t been his lover, neither
had he known much about her existence till the marriage issue began. Yet she was this angry!
Grace however had been a part of his life, every close friend of his
knew about her, even his dad. Although he had been indifferent about her, not that they had ever sat together to discuss about his personal life, but with the appearance of Daisy and all the force and threat he’d encountered just so he could accept and marry her, it was obvious where his loyalty lies.
Okay! now he was taken, he was willing to be married to their choice, but their docile pet was far from making that happen, she was really acting up, portraying a new side to her he never knew existed. But then did he really know her? All that information she had disclosed in a fit of rage yesterday were jumbled up in his mind, he had tried to piece them together in futility.
If he wanted clear explanations, he’d have to hear it from the horses mouth. An obstinate, angry pretty fair horse at that.
Jide chuckled quietly at that and cast another side glance at Daisy, she seemed concentrated on the program Mnet was airing, her lips was set in an angry twitch, her hands crossed around her chest and legs shaking continuously in anger.


She’d been at that position since he returned an hour ago, she had
totally ignored him when he came in, not at all bothered, he had just
headed to his study, refreshed himself, came out to his set dinner and now here was he, sitting like a ghost besides her.



No word had transpired between them since. But he couldn’t leave it at that, he needed to talk to her, needed to resolve this issue, desired to gain back her affection, wanted her to stop being angry at him, he simply wanted to make everything alright! And if that was ever going to happen, he had to make the first move.
Jide cleared his throat and braced up for whatever was to come, he was the man in this situation and it was high time he started acting as one.
‘Daisy’ he called, but it came out as a croak and he cleared his throat rather noisily this time.
Daisy didn’t turn an inch, her shoulders stiffened, her gaze still fixed at the screen.
‘you’ve not said anything since i returned’ Jide pushed further.
Still no response.
‘don’t tell me you’re still mad at me? I’ve been restless ever…’
‘then don’t get yourself ‘restless’ any further’ she shot back angrily.
‘i wish i could help it but…’
‘for Christ’s sake Jide! Why don’t you ever keep to yourself for once?!’
‘and what would that solve? We are supposed to be married remember, why don’t we act it for once?’
‘good question. Am doing my part effectively and foolis.hly well
even…’ she faced him defiantly, then added: ‘its your turn to start
acting it too!’
‘that’s exactly what am trying to do, only if you would let me!’
‘you still don’t get it! You never climb a ladder from the top down, you need to first get to its roots and climb upward!’
‘and haven’t you been listening? Am trying hard to get to whatever roots you speak about…’
‘well am not in the mood for root searching and discovery, you can
bloody well try another time!’ Daisy cut in angrily and sprang up to her feet.
For some strange reasons, she didn’t want to listen to him, didn’t want them talking or resolving issues, she just wanted to stay mad, mad at him and everybody, wanted him to suffer just as much as she had, she didn’t want no intimacy, no cuddling up, she wanted to get as far as she could from this reality, love could not be trusted, it wasn’t worth her energy just like Kerry Hilson had sang. Loving him was taking all of her energy.
‘I don’t want to talk, ever!’ she shouted at nobody in particular. She had been standing throughout, while those thoughts coursed through her mind. Unaware that Jide had been talking to her.
‘okay! Okay!’ He said and sighed, retreating a few steps back. ‘i get it, but atleast sit down, I’ve got something else to request’ Daisy shot him an angry look and he quickly added: ‘its from my dad, he’s the one who put me to it’.




Jide knew that his dad had no hand in what he was about to say, but seeing the way the name had calmed her down, he decided to use him as the bait.