An invite

The noise from the alarm followed the beeping from her phone; she stretched her hand to grab it but Chidi helps out. He hands it over to her and she smiled.

She spent all night at his house; they had managed to resolved their problems.

It was the quickest it could be for a relationship like theirs.

She answered the call.

"Hello ma. Good morning ma" She signaled Chidi not to make a sound.

"It's my mother" She whispers

"Folake! You haven't been home in a while. Also, I need you to be home this weekend. We're having Mrs Williams join us for dinner." Said the voice from the other side of the phone.

"Okay ma."

That being said, she hung up.

*

"How's your schedule like?" Chidi asked

"Tutorials by 12" she answered.

"Do you need to go?" He rolled over to her end of the bed.

"You are a graduate. Please allow me get a degree too". She smiled without looking at him.

"You won't work though, I'm not letting you. You'd be home; cooking nice meals, taking care of the house and serving me dinner just the way I like it. You know what I mean ". He smiled back.

"Even if."

She looked at him and he nodded in response.

***

"Hey God! Folake you suppose know say you get small pikin body. How will you allow that human being to make you cry nauuu.... When will you even leave that toxic relationship sef". Amaka lamented

"Call him. He'll be here any minute" . Folake said.

Amaka looked at her in doubt. Not knowing what to do next, she picked her phone and dialed Chidi's line.

"See now. He's not even answering his phone." She continued to lament "I will call your mother o".

At this point, Folake had no strength for any conversation. She felt weak and small. She cried too much recently and she eventually came down with a fever.

Amaka, confused and thoughtless, began to cry.

"This girl don't pass out on me o. I will just kill you. I'm not the one that said you should have one mumu as a boyfriend." She continued. "Shay normal people answer their phones. This one wants us to keep calling. If I dial this line one more time and he doesn't answer, I'm calling your mother."

*

"Hello". He answered from the other end of the phone

"Chidi! Fk is almost dying." Amaka told him.

"If you're not here in 20, I'm calling her mother." She hung up.

**

Chidi entered and Amaka eyed him. He walked towards Folake; getting closer, he looked at her and sighed in relief. Her eyes were opened and that gave him hope.

He turned to Amaka. "Has she eaten?" He asked.

"No, she didn't want to. She wanted you to come" she answered.

"Okay". He took out his wallet, brought out few naira notes and handed it over to her.

Amaka looked at him strangely.

"Don't look at me. Just get Pizza, ice cream, vitamilk and spicy chicken wings."

Hearing that, Amaka hurried out.

He turned to look at Folake.

She was down and looked sad. He wondered why she had a sad look but it wasn't something he could figure out. He'd know eventually; he thought to himself

He looked at her a lot longer and smiled.

*

Chidi's POV

I know, I made her this way. She wouldn't be like this if I didn't stress her countless times. She just needs to cooperate and stop fighting back. I'd give anything to have her. I want every inch of her and nothing will stop me. Not even the way Amaka looks at me can stop me one bit. She's everything a guy like me would wish for. Everything I want and exactly what I will get. She's perfect for me; she copes with my pace on bed and she never complains about it. Ain't nobody like this girl right here; my whole life depends on this and I will not give it up. Right now, all I see is a beauty that intoxicate me, a body that makes me go crazy and a girl that makes me want even more. I wouldn't mind going down on her but this wasnt a perfect timing; Amaka could walk in any minute and I don't think I can cope with that sort of embarrassment.

*

He leaned forward and gave her a kiss.

*

She's upset but she does like me; a lot more than I thought at first. I have so much money, so why not?. I make her scream my name every time I touch her. Why on Earth would she want to walk away from me? she wouldn't have the heart to. I give her everything she asks for, I take good care of her. No, she wouldn't.

*

He touched her cheek and stared at her for a while. "Get well soon, I need you. Amaka will be here in few minutes, you should eat. Meanwhile, I'd be heading home soon." He kissed her

***

Amaka came in looking all sweaty and tired. She saw the way he looked at her friend. She didn't care one bit how he felt or what he felt. She hated him and that was all she knew.

"Give her space naa. It's now you want to form caring. Please shift abeg"

She said.

" Bros, you for shift small o. If this girl faint! you'd be answering to her mother and the rest of her family."

Chidi gave them a little space. He watched them from afar. Amaka woke Folake gently and eventually managed to get her to eat. She noticed the slight increase in her temperature the moment her skin brushed against hers.

"Ooooo. What's this naa Fk. You're running temperature!" She panicked

" Wait. what? " He asked in surprise, moving closer.

" Hais! Stop abeg. When you were banging her like she was a toy, you didn't for once think that she'd break down one day shay?" She charged at him

" See Chidi if anything happens to my friend, ha! " she said, almost crying.

It was bad enough that Amaka hated him but not having much to say made things worse. it was as though she called him over for a little torment. She talked a lot, clapped her hands severally at him and was almost spitting on his already. It couldn't have been worse.

"Look, I'd take her home with me. I'd also have a doctor friend of mine come check out her condition at home." He said

"Ehn?! You say? " She asked, laughing amidst tears.

" Nothing's wrong with what I just said. Fk is my responsibility and I'd have a doctor attend to her as soon as possible." He said, looking at her; almost in anger

" Yes sir. I will pack some stuffs for her" she uttered slowly.

" There's no need to. She's got all of her stuffs at my house." He eyed her.

Not that he had any problem with her but she pissed him off badly. He took his girlfriend out of there eventually. He wouldn't be seeing the face of the so called witch, Amaka for a while.