MY MISTAKE Episode 2

I got home very happy. I went straight to the bathroom to shower. Got on my bed, picked my phone and I saw that Damilola has sent me a text.

The text read “I wish what happened today could happen every other day. Just want to check if you are home. Missing you already. Damilola loves you. Hmwammm!”

My mind skips after reading the text: I know that I love her but with those two military men around (the love no go grow). I dialled her number and she picks….

Damilola: Hello

Me: hello

Damilola: it’s now that you have my time abi?

Me: no oooo! I had to take my bath and attend to some family chores

Damilola: family chores that’s more important than me.

Me: it’s not like that (mum calls from distance “Richard” )…. maaaaaa….mummy is calling me. will call you later in the day. better still, let’s do night call

Damilola: (giggling) okay… village boy…. Maaaaaa

Me: you are not serious… later jo. love you

Damilola: love you too (hangs off).

Rushed out to meet my mum. She said that she has already collected GCE form for me, that I should go to the cafe with my elder brother to...

fill it. I was happy and rushed towards her and hug her… thank you mummy. It’s okay, just start reading your books. Ese gan ma. Peck her on her cheek and left.

It’s 10pm now.. I dialled Damilola’s number but she did not pick. Maybe she went to bed early because of our proposed night call.

I’m now alone thinking of what might happen if our families got to know about it. Lost in thought… I don’t know when I dozed off, only for me to wake up around 5:45am with 22 missed calls on my phone. That was when I remembered that my phone was on silent. Yeepa! This girl go kill me today oooo. I Flashed her just for me to know if she’s sleeping or not. She called me back immediately :

Me: Hello

Damilola: you try oooo… I have been up all night because of you. Look at the time now. Is this suppose to be your midnight call?

Me: I’m sorry…. my phone was on silent because I’m not used to night calling

Damilola: na me con dey do night call abi?

Me: it’s not what I meant…. I’m sorry

Damilola: it’s okay… at least you called. I can go to bed now.

Me : I will make it up to you… bye

Damilola: bye dear (hangs off)

I slept back and woke up around 8:30am. My kid sister has done all the domestic work. I went to the bathroom for my early morning drills.

Collected my the scratch card from my mum, dashed to Damilola’s house for the makeup promised. I had planned of taking Damilola out (to where I don’t know yet). I wore one of my best shirts, a jean and a nice step on. If there’s anything I’m proud of, it’s my style of dressing.

I knocked at the Abolaji’s gate.

Abdul: na who be that

Me: na me Abdul, good morning…. is Damilola in?

Abdul: Mawning ooo, she dey.. (opens the gate while I entered)

On my way in, I met Adejoke and we exchanged greetings. She complemented my dressing and she asked if I have any plans for the day or appointment with Damilola (I can’t tell her that Damilola & I have a date). I replied no.

Adejoke: good, since you don’t have any appointment with Damilola, why don’t you act up as my boyfriend to a friends party.

Me: I…… I …… I have to fill my GCE Form (which kin wahala be this sef)

Adejoke: hush… but don’t worry. we will come back early, besides you can fill it tomorrow.

Me: Okay.. is Damilola coming with us?

Adejoke: no…. it is strictly for couples and I don’t think she has someone that she would come with

Me: Okay no wahala (I know say wahala Dey ooo) …. when are we leaving?

Adejoke: next 30 minutes…. let me rush to dress up

Me: Okay, let me use the opportunity to say hello to Damilola.

Adejoke: Okay, but be fast about it (rushing to her room)

I knocked on Damilola’s door and she said “enter jo” you wey I don dey hear your voice since.

Me: Good Morning Dear

Damilola: .Morning love. As cute as ever. Fine boy! Are you going to a party?

Me: No… I mean yes

Damilola: what do you mean by no and yes? What is it?

Me: I’m going to a party with your sister. She just invited me about 10minutes ago.

Damilola: I see…. can I come?

Me: No because she said you can’t come (don’t want to tell her that it’s a couples party)

Damilola: Okay (looks sad). .. so you had already planned this party since yesterday. You prepared all dressed up for a party and you now lied that she invited you today.

Me: (dint want to tell her about our date) it’s not what you think. I really want to stay with you but if I choose to stay back, it would bring her to be suspicious of us.

Damilola: and so what…. I saw the way you were looking at her yesterday (now tears rolling down her cheek). I know that……

Me: (cuts her off) stop it. It’s your sister we are talking about here.

What do you take me for? (angry mood activated). A random player.

I’m going to the party weather you like it or not. (stormed out of her room).

Damilola: (now crying) that’s what you guys are good at…. running away.

I went and sat down at the living room, waiting for Adejoke. It seems like ages but she eventually came out. She puts on nice dress that compliment her beautiful face. I told her that she’s beautiful and her boyfriend will be very happy to have her. She’s now blushing… thanks dear.

I looked towards Damilola’s room and I found her staring at us ( eyes swollen). Adejoke went closer to her.

Adejoke: what is wrong with you Damilola? Why are you crying?

Damilola: (lied) I dint sleep all through the night because I have a running stomach.

Adejoke: and you dint deem to tell me…. I’m around now you know

Damilola: sorry but I’m fine now.

Adejoke: Okay…. hope Richard told you that we are going for a party?

Damilola: (looks me with bad eye) yes he did

Adejoke: good… we are running late. see you later my dear. Bye

Damilola: bye

Me: bye… (she dint even answer me)

We got a cab and off we go to the party.