8. The beginning of bad times

After a long shower, Daisy changed into her nightie and slumped into her bed, the sudden reminder that she wasn't alone in the house infuriated her...., she pick up her phone and scroll into her contacts, she dialled Janet number, it wasn't reachable, she was about calling Lily when her phone begin to ring, she huff at the unknown number, she hesitated a bit before answering the call..

"Hello.."She said

"Hey..."

Daisy narrowed her eyes..."Hey.."

"How are you..?"The caller said

"Who is this..?"Daisy retorted

"It's Adam.."

Daisy dropped the phone and look at the number again, how come she didn't notice...

"Why are you calling Adam...?"She said before realizing the words came out wrong

There was silence and it made her wonder what he was thinking..

"I didn't mean it that way..."She said, her conscience pricking her for been too harsh..

"I know..."He said

Daisy sigh, more of resentment towards Matthew than for the kiddo calling her...

"It's late Adam..."She said

"I know..."He said back..

She rolled her eyes, agitated to end the call or better still tell him never to call again..she don't do kids.., she's four years older than him..

"I miss you..."He said

She frown at the words...."Okay.."

"I really do.."He added

She gulp a dry lump in her throat...."I heard you Adam.."

"I've been thinking about you...."He said again..

Irritation sliced across Daisy's face...."What do you want Adam..?"

There was silence for a moment, then his voice came up..

"A date.."

"A date.."Daisy reiterated

"A date with you.."

She suck in.."That can't happen..."

"Because am 23..."

"Because am older.."She blare out

"The same thing.."

Exasperation triggered Daisy's guts..."Look Adam, we can't go on a date, do you understand that..."

Silence erupted almost prompting her to end the call..

"I don't know what you did to me..."He said

Flutters washed through Daisy.., what the heck..."I did nothing to you.."

"Then how come i can't get you off of my head.."His words came even before she could take a breathe..

Daisy sigh, more of annoyance...."Don't you have a girlfriend....?"

"I don't..."

"Oh please.."

"No one believes me.."

"You really expect anyone to believe that, you're so cute..."

"You think am cute...?"

Daisy widened her eyes, the last thing she wants is giving him the wrong ideas that she's interested but can never be with him because he's young....like it isn't the reason...

"You know you're cute.."She sass

"That means alot coming from you.."

"Okay Adam, go to bed.."

"I can't sleep.."

"Well..., try..."

"You permit me to think about you..?"

She blushed..."You already did without my permission.."

"Alright.., I'll call you tomorrow okay.."

"Okay..."

"Have nice dreams..."

"Okay you too.."

"Am already dreaming about you.."

She almost laughed..."Okay, good night naughty...."

She sigh, a sigh of relief when the call ended....

She swung up from the bed when her room door open...

"Go to bed naughty, who the hell where you talking to?"Matthew queried

"How did you get into my room..."Daisy asked infuriated with his guts...

"The door was open.."

"Yeah, remind me next time to lock it properly..."

"Adam..., who the hell is he..?"

"Where you eavesdropping..?"

"Hell yes i was eavesdropping, who is Adam...?"

Anger pricked her spines..."You want to know who Adam is, he's my boyfriend.., my new catch.., oh, did i forget to mention, he pounds me really good with his fat dick..."

A wave of bitterness swept across Matthew's face...."Don't you dare cheat on me Daisy..."

"How long am i going to keep reminding you that we're done.., we are done, done..D.O.N.E Done.."

"And you don't get it, we're done when i say we're done, understand..."

"Stop making this hard for you.."

"No you're making it hard for us.."Matthew fling back...

"I don't want you anymore Matthew..."

"I want you Daisy, you're mine, you'll always be mine.."

"Get out of my room.."Daisy snarled

"Are you kidding me, we're in the middle of a conversation here.."

"We're in the middle of nothing..."She fling back...

"How long are you going to be mad at me huh, i told you i was sorry...."

"Sorry will never cut in.., haven't you realise..?"

"Realised what..?"

"That once a cheat is always a cheat, and Seriously nigga, i don't need that bullshit in my life anymore..."

"Mention one man who never cheated"

"Joseph.."

"Who the hell is Joseph..?"Matthew queried

"Joseph the carpenter, the father of Jesus..."

"Huh.."

"You'll always cheat Matthew, i can't do that with you..."

"We can't break up..."

"We already did, now get the hell out of room and out of my house.."

"It's my house.."

"Well it won't be when i pay back your #210"

"#220"

Her stomach churned at the money.., where the hell is she going to get that amount..."We need to set some rules while you're here..."

"What rules.."

"You don't cross your boundaries, you don't come into my room, you don't touch what's mine and i don't touch what's yours, we act like two total strangers, and don't you dare touch me...."

"You forgotten am a man, and once a while need to let go of some steam..."

"You know exactly where to let go of your steam..."

"I know exactly where, my girlfriend pot, who is standing right in front of me.."

"Your whòres..."She fling back irritated, "Now get the hell out..."

"You better tell Adam to hide, if i catch him around you, he's going to regret ever coming close to you, capisce"

"Get out..."

He grope his eyes on her nightie making Daisy adjust when she noticed...

"Are you sure you don't want me tonight.."He pout

"Get away asshole..."

He lick his lip and punch his fist on his other palm..."That ass..., it's going to be mine forever..."

"In your dreams..."She croon before pushing him out, then she locked the door...

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"Three thousand, ten naira..."The cashier said

Lily grit wondering what the extra ten naira was for..., without complaining, she paid...

"Thank you.."She said to the rude cashier before walking out of the shop..

She trot towards the road and began to wait for a taxi going her way when a voice rumbled from behind her

"Helloo.."

She look at her side at the sound of the voice, shock raced across her face when she noticed it was her university friend....boyfriend

"Oh my God, Michael..."She coos

"I thought you wouldn't remember me..."Michael said

"Why.., because you've grown too fat.."She said jokingly

He laugh, and she joined in the laughter...

"How are you...?"

"Am fine, God look at you..."She returned letting her eyes access him...

"Yeah look at me..."

She laughed..."I thought you were in Japan..."

"Came back last week..."

"And you didn't even deem it fit to remember your Nigeria friends...."

"I lost your number..., even Daisy, Laura and the other slim one.."

"Janet.."

"Yes Janet..., how are they...,where are they now, what do they do.."

"Slow down traveler"

He laugh..."I really miss them"

"Laura is married..."

"Wow.."He slack-jawed...

She smile but didn't say a word, against her will, her eyes traveled to his fingers, there was no ring..he's single and still hot just the way he was in their university days...., still she wanted to hear it from the horses mouth but he beat her to the question...

"What about you, are you married..?He asked

She faked smile...."Yes am married.."She crowed flaunting the ring in the air...

"Wow...., someone beat me to it..."

A swoon washed over Lily suddenly...."Mm-mm"

"Do i know the lucky one...?"

"No you don't, met him after school.."

"Wow..."

She couldn't help but smile, then she lust at his face, he had that dark eyes that make her weak at the knees, He's fair, a few inches taller than her, which she like...., then in their university days, he was slim, muscular, with an almost perfectly symmetrical face..., girls were drawn to him, but he was drawn to only her.... they had the almost perfect relationship, but as they say, nothing good last forever...

"How's Japan...?"she said stopping her eyes from lusting any further...

"Japan is great.., it feels good to be back to my country though....."

She laughed then she asked the question she's been wanting to..."So where is she..?"

"Where is who...?"

"Your wife..."

He chuckle..."There is no wife...for now."

"It's really nice seeing you again Mike, how long has it been...?"

"Four years..."

"Yeah four good years..., it's been really long.."

"So how have you been..?"

She almost frown at the question, where would she start...., she's sex starved, frustrated....."I've been good.."

"What about your friends.., Daisy the trouble maker, Laura, and...

"Janet again.."She chime in with a laugh...

"Yeah Janet, i keep forgetting her name.."

"I doubt she'll remember yours..."

"So how are they, are they in the city...?"

"They're right here in the city..."

"So the four of you are still friends..."

She smile, though the question sounded stupid, she's been talking about them, even a lunatic will know they're still friends....

"Bff..."She said

"That's great..., you girls have been friends for long..."

"Since our first year in school..."

He lick his lips.., Lily almost keel over with lust at his fresh ripe lip...., then a sudden force snapped her out from her thoughts reminding her she was and still married....

"I will really love to see them again..."He said

"You better..."She chimed in

"How about i take you girls for lunch tomorrow, for old time sake..."

"I doubt it will be possible..."

"Oh i almost forgot, Laura is married, you're married.."

"Daisy and Janet are always busy at work..."She added

"You work too...?"He asked folding his hands across his chest..

"I don't for now..."

"So you'll be free tomorrow...., i mean for lunch, for old time sake.."

She almost declined the offer...."I will check my schedule..."She said like she had one....

"I really want it to be possible..."He said, lips parted

A swoon washed through her..."Okay.., for old time sake..."

He smile before giving her his phone to dial in her number, when she did, he gave her phone a ring..

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"Laura..."Richard hollered before opening the door...

"Laura.."He shouted again....

He stood, waiting for her to come out from wherever she was hiding, when she didn't, he shouted her name again...

"Laura...."

He glare at her as she stepped out from the kitchen...

"You called..."Laura chided

Vexation lick through him, then he threw the big envelope at her face...."What's the meaning of that...?"

"Meaning of what...?"

"Of that..?"He snarled pointing at the envelope..

She pick it and took out the documents...., then she look back at his face...."Yeah, i sent them..."

"You did what...?"

"You can read Richard..."

"You filed a divorce..."

"Yes i did.."She groan, voice clipped with spite....

"And you think i will sign the divorce papers.."

"Sign them.."Laura retorted..

"No.."

"Sign them Richard and let me go.."

"Why would i want to let you go...?"

"You torture me, you treat me like shit..."

"You're my wife, i will treat you the way i deem fit..."

"I don't want to be your wife anymore.."She latched out..."Let me go Richard, is that too much to ask..."

"Do you know how much i spent so you can belong to me, do you know how much i paid your impecunious parents and poverty stricken uncles for your bride price, do you know how much i spent in making our marriage the best ever been in your craptastic village.., then our wedding that got struck in people's mouth for months..., and now, you think you can divorce me.."He chuckle..."Listen here you poor wrench..., you cannot divorce me, when i get tired of you, i will throw you out.."

Laura sniffle, almost letting her tears out.., she refuse to cry, refuse to give him the satisfaction of seeing her cry...

"Sign the damn papers"She growled...

"My father married four wives and he never divorced any of them, i won't divorce mine either...."

"Am a human Richard, not some dirt you can spit on whenever you like.., am tired of you seeing me as one, am tired of the bruises, the insults, the lies and every damn thing you throw at me, am fed up with it.., even if you sign the divorce papers or not, am leaving.."

"Leaving..., to where...?"

"Wherever that is not your business..."

"You cannot leave Laura, not until you give me what i married you for..., children.."He blare out

"I will die before i bear a child who have your blood..."She retorted and scurried off to her room leaving the divorce papers on the floor...

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Janet sigh as she look at the food menu.., some of the foods were new to her, if she was there alone, she would have at least tasted one of them, but she can't do that, not when she was there with a man she knew little about..., he will probably laugh when she grimace at the bad taste of the food..

"I will go with this..."She said pointing at a food in the menu..."Egg rice and pepper chicken..."

"Alright ma'am..."The waitress said taking the menu from her...

"I will take the same thing as her...."Kenny said

The waitress nodded and left them...

"Have you tasted it before..."Janet ask

"No..."He coos, a smile surrounding his sexy lips....

"Then why did you go for it..?"

"It must be good since you chose it... egg rice and pepper chicken.., sounds yummy..."

Janet laugh and he joined in the laughter....

"Not as yummy as you're thinking..."She said

"I guess it will sweet as you..."He pout reaching for her hand across the table

When he smile, she returned it, his touch flooding her insides with a strange sensation.., a strange feeling she had never felt before.....

"You are as pretty as your dress..."He said squeezing her fingers lightly...

She blushed..., at least he noticed her gown, she put in so much effort making it look good on her.....

"Thanks..."She replied with a shrug before gently pulling her hand from his light grip..

"I mean it..."

"I know..."

He smile again, then he juggle his fingertips on the table ...

"So what do you do...?"She asked curiously

"Am into exporting..."

"So you travel...?"

"Yes"

"On a scale of twenty, how much...?

"Eighteen on the least.."

"Wow.."

"Could take you on one of my trips, if you want.."

His gaze on her felt like every ounce of breath was taken from her lungs floating into the air like midnight smoke..., like her eyes were seeing galaxies instead of just pupils....

"Not really the journey freak.."

"Journey freak..!"

She faked smile at her choice of words.."I mean.., you know what i mean.."

He chuckle and she felt embarrassed...

"Most people would do anything to get out of the country..."

"Most people are not me..."

He trace his lip lightly with the tip of his finger, It pouts slightly, and Janet had the urge to bite it, to kiss it.....

"That's why i find you so unique.."He said snapping her from her thoughts...."You think differently from other girls..."

"And how many of these other girls have you been with..?"

The answer to the question wasn't her business, but she was curious.

When he gave her his cute smile again, she curled her fingers into the palm of her hand, not even feeling them dig in. If she didn't fancy this guy she won't be funny and flirtatious, since she did her mouth was full of sawdust and her brain was malfunctioning as much as if she were drunk....

"Well most.."

"Most!" She tried reading a number to it.....

"A few.."

"Can't you tell..?"

"Do you want me to start counting" He said jokingly

Embarrassment hit Janet, and she pear slightly into other people in the restaurant regretfully....

"Why are you single...?"He asked

She filled the pause in their conversation with a deep breathe as the question ring in her head...., trying to ignore the question, she shift her gaze to the people who walked pass her, first a female, a man followed..., she almost collapse at the sight of the third person..., right then she knew her date or whatever it is was about going to hell when the third guy with a camera spun around to face them....

"Barry..."She mutter, shock threatening to rip her heart out...

Her heart pulsated irregularly when Barry drew closer, then her eyes moved with the tension in her heart from Barry to Kenny, then Kenny to Barry...

"Barry..."Kenny chimes in...."Barry your cousin.."

She froze at the sudden revelation..., Barry dark stare sending daggers to her spine....she lower her head to take a breathe before witnessing the demons from hell to come separate a fight she intentionally started....or whatever the hell that's about to happen next...