He sat on the carpet and she, on top of him,
her legs wrapped around his midriff. It was a quiet evening, the open window
let light and breeze into the little room. They spoke almost in a whisper even
though they were alone. Occasionally Anu would burst out laughing.
‘I can’t believe you would really do that
to him’ Tayo said ‘you’re now a bad girl o’
She giggles ‘I’m not a bad girl, he just
needed to have a piece of my mind’
‘and you gave it to him, right there and
then. Not bothering that he was a cultist?’
‘So what? He can’t do anything to me’
‘Don’t worry, if he tries anything just
come and call me’ they laugh
‘you? Ok. I’d go about finding trouble
then. You just wait’ she pokes his chest ‘I’ve not still met any guy that can
take care of me the way I want’
‘really? have you checked all the guys?’
she realizes that his hands have found a way under her blouse.
They are both silent for a while; he,
looking for a way to get her closer and she staring into his eyes. She
remembers she has always seen a glitter in them and some desire in the way he
stared at her when they crossed each other on campus and now she could see it
in the dim light.
They kiss. His fingers find their way
higher into her blouse. She tries to stop the travelling hand but her desire to
belong to him won’t let her. She pulls his closer wishing they could collapse
into one body. He manages to unhook her bra when they hear a clanging and the
gate swinging open and close.
They spring apart as footsteps gather at
the front door. She throws herself onto a chair far away from him and he
hustles up to the couch behind him. They are both silent as Mayowa opens the
door.
‘Surprise!’ Anu blurts out as soon as
Mayowa steps in.
‘Why did you put off the light?’ Mayowa
raises a hand and flicks the light switch.
‘Oh, we didn’t even know there was light’
‘What’s the surprise?’ She asks before
looking around to see Tayo there, grinning.
She screams, jumps on him before he can get up
‘Oh my… when did you get back? Why didn’t
you call me?’
‘I wanted to surprise you’ He says, his
smile getting even wider.
She kisses him. Anu looks away, pretending
to reply a chat on her phone while watching them from the corner of her eyes.
She wondered if Tayo kissed his girlfriend the same way he kissed her. She was
glad to see his hands didn’t go under her clothes. The kiss begins to irritate
her, she clears her throat and the lovebirds spring apart, sniggering and
staring at each other.
‘Wait for me’ she says ‘let me go and
change and be right back with you’ she begins to leave
‘Rommie, I hope you gave him something’
Mayowa asks
‘she did’ He says, staring at Anu ‘she did’
he says again referring to the sweaty malt can that sat on the floor.
Kay Ugwuzor
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