Donigspain - S01 E15

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Donigspain - S01 E15

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 15

I reached out to my babe in

order to hold her hand but she

coldly withdrew her hand from

me. Nkeiru’s sudden unexpected

behavioural disposition really did

place me in a state of

discombobulation as I tried so

hard to figure out where I might

have erred. My thoughts

immediately scanned all possible

scenerios where I might have

unknowingly wronged her but

yet I was unable to pinpoint any.

Hmmm, could it be that any of

her friends saw me and

Chinecherem posing for

pictures? Has Chinecherem gone

to lie to her behind my back that

I was dating her? Should it be

because I left her all alone to go

and represent my ‘house’ in their

track events? What is really

happening?

I was still deep in thoughts when

I heard her telling Mike that she

is going home now. Next thing,

she stood up and left the

restaurant without even saying

goodbye to me.

”Mike, what’s wrong with

Nkeiru? Is she alright?” I asked

Mike who by now is eating up

his remaining moi-moi.

”I don’t know o… Maybe

something dey vex her. Na so

girls dey behave sha. Just leave

am for now,” Mike adviced with

a mouthful of moi-moi.

His advice was good but I still

wasn’t comfortable with the

whole situation. This was a girl I

left in his care just moments ago

in a lovey dovey state but am

presently confronted with totally

different emotions altogether. I

later went home in a sad mood

not just because I was snubbed

but also due to the fact that I

was yet to take pictures with her.

Money I had saved for over three

months in preparation for this

day.

If only I had much experience

then, I would’ve confronted her

with questions and possibly

settled whatever issue that might

have caused her to exhibit such

character towards me. Anyways,

I was still empirically ignorant of

the role direct communication

plays in relationships. Poor me, I

was in love but without

experience.

Mike was quite supportive, or so

I thought, as he did fed me with

lots of theories on how to

manage the present situation.

One of his advice was that I

should relax and give her time to

sort out whatever the problem

was since I seem not to be at

fault anywhere.

”Just let her be for now. Don’t try

asking her so many questions o.

You know as girls dey behave.

The more you ask her the more

she go think say you dey at fault.

Abeg, na you be the man for here

o. No just go dull yourself,” Mike

preached while I nodded in

agreement like an agama on

heat.

With that advice I never asked

Nkeiru nor did I walked up to her

to clarify issues as I waited for

her to ‘sort’ herself out of

whatever was bothering her.

Gradually, days turned into

weeks and it automatically

seemed like we were quarrelling

and also avoiding each other. I

deeply wanted all these to stop

but my ego would be deflated if I

talked to her first. I was so dying

within. Oh, did I forgot to tell us I

loved Nkeiru not only with my

heart but I also boxed my mind

and sent it as a parcel to her. My

first true love!

Atlast, I had had enough of this

whole bullshit. I was becoming

more and more crazy with each

tick tock sound of the clock. I

braved up one sunny afternoon

with the decision to go tell Mike

that I will no longer wait for her

to finish the ‘sorting’ as it is

taking longer than expected and

thus I will be confronting her in

school the next day. With a

boiling heart I ran to Mike’s

house which was not too far

from ours. I never bothered to

observe the female sandals I saw

at the entrance neither did I

knocked. I simply barged into

their sitting room and right there

I met the greatest shock of my

life. There, yes, right there, on

that flower-designed brown

double-sofa was Nkeiru, my love,

relaxing happily while watching

television.