Chronicles Of A Runs Girl - S01 E05

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Chronicles Of A Runs Girl - S01 E05

Read Story: SEASON 1 EPISODE 5

Janet kept prodding wanting to know why he was coming.

“Abeg, leave her jor,” Mama told her. “At least we will all get to see the man she has been hiding.”

“He’s coming into the house?” Janet asked.

I’d not thought of that but at that point I decided to put on some clothes. Whatever had happened, Kike might need me to sort it out with him. I wished I hadn’t woken up when I did.

“Ashawo, wey you dey go?” Mama asked.

Janet, still clutching her handbag, had opened the door and was about stepping out.

I immediately thought she intended to join Kike and me outside.

“You don’t have to come,” I told her.

Just then the beam of a car’s headlamps hit our faces and Janet withdrew into the room.

“That’s him,” Kike said. She pushed past me and I let her go after hurriedly telling her to call me if she wanted me to come out.

As soon as she left Janet locked the door and started getting undressed.

Mama had wanted to see the guy and she didn’t take kindly to Janet’s action. She queried Janet but Janet brushed her off saying she needed to sleep. She packed her braids into a hairnet and onto that she wound a large scarf then she got into bed and covered herself up to her face.

“Please, off the light,” she said.

“Wetin dey do this one?” Mama said.

Indeed, what was wrong with her? I wondered. A moment ago she had been wide awake and eager to know what’s up with Kike and her man. But I was too worried for my cousin to pay her much notice. I stood by the window trying to catch whatever conversation Kike was having with the man.

Someone tried to open the door, found it locked, and knocked. Mama, still in her pant and bra, quickly undid the lock.

In stepped a yellow, tall, slim built man in a pair of True Religion jeans, Gucci sandals, and white, blue, and red Polo shirt with a golden crest. He was handsome, if young. And he smelt good. So this was Kike’s hot catch. Not bad at all.

Kike was quick behind him, her face contoured into a frightful snarl.

The boy gave Mama a quick once over, appeared unimpressed, looked at me, then looked around the room.

Kike walked past him to the mattress and started pulling the cloth off Janet. Janet held on tight and refused to bulge. Kike called her name repeatedly and pushed her violently on the mattress but Janet did not stir. Janet, who a minute ago was wide awake.

Kike left Janet and stormed out of the room. Janet lay still on the bed. The boy shook his head and started sniggering.

When Kike returned she had a pail of water. She poured it over Janet before Mama or I could stop her. Only then did Janet ‘wake’ up.

I had never seen Kike look so wild. The pieces were falling into place but the drama still had a lot of explaining to do.

“Bastard!” Kike shouted. “Oya, stand up! Where did you go? Where are you coming from?Oloshi!Ole!Omoale!”

Janet stood from the mattress with a look of indignation on her face. She was drying water away from her face with a piece of cloth but Kike snatched it from her.

“What is all this embarrassment for naw?” Janet asked.

“Hello Janet,” the boy said but Janet showed him her palm without looking at him.

“So you stole his number from my phone, abi? Ashewo bastard! You stole his number? Shey? Talk! Ashewo! Talk!”

The way Kike was bouncing on one leg I knew slaps and punches were about to start flying. Mama got between them before me, thankfully.

I looked at the boy. He wore a smug look and seemed to be enjoying it all.

“Please, what happened?” I asked him.

He obviously didn’t think I was worth talking to. He motioned to Kike and I asked her the same question.

Kike burst out in fresh expletives before she got down to explaining all the drama.

“This b---h sent her picture to my man. She stole his pin from my phone and started sending him naked pictures. She lied that she met him on a flight to Abuja. Ashawo!” She lunged at Janet but Mama held her back.

I was still lost. So, Janet had stolen the pin; sent naked pictures of her to him; hooked up with him; etc., etc. But what was he now doing here? And how did it come out that Janet and Kike knew each other?

Mama shouted as if a snake had bitten her.

“Ewo! So that is why you asked me to help you take your picture!”

She was talking to Janet, and at that point the penny dropped.