I excused myself and went outside to meet bimpe with a frown on my face, on getting to the compound, I didn’t see her car, I stood at a spot to call her and she told me she came with an Hyundai ix35 parked outside the gate. I looked forward and I saw her waving at me through the door. I ended the call, walked towards her and opened the side door of the jeep and sat down.
BiMPE: hi onihaxy, how is work going?
ME: **frowned*** fine
BIMPE: but why is your mood like this?, stressful day at work I guess.
ME: ***still frowned ***maybe. So why do you want to see me?
BiMPE: onihaxy calm down now, aren’t you happy to see me first?
ME: that is not what I asked you ma. Just answer my question.
BIMPE: ok wait onihaxy, why are you so harsh on me of recent? Are you still playing revenge games on me?. Shebi we have agreed put an end to the fight between us. So why are you still avoiding me dear?
ME: bimpe!!!!!!,
BIMPE: ssssshhh!!!, atleast smile at your baby now ehn
ME: **faked a smile***, ehm bimpe!!
BIMPE: that’s better, yes dear
ME: first, I want to let you realize that I’m not fighting with you anymore, neither am I still playing games with you.
BiMPE: so why have you been avoiding me and also been harsh on me?
ME: I’m avoiding you because I wanted to concentrate on my relationship and you have been acting as a distraction.
BiMPE:***sad face** haaa onihaxy, its so unfair oo, you know I have always supported your affairs with betty right from the day we ended our fight.
ME: yeah I know, but your attitude of recent is tearing me apart.
BimPE: onihaxy, please understand me, I’m not trying to come between you and betty. I just don’t know what is wrong with me of recent, I just find myself singing your name, dreaming of you and thinking of you.
ME: but you are married to a rich dude, you have a daughter, a good job and fleets of car in your compound. What else do you want from a poor boy like me?.
BiMPE: ***sobbing*** don’t underestimate the power of love. You and I know that I have always loved you, despite the ups and down between us in the past, our path still keep crossing. To crown it all, I have a beautiful daughter for you whom I carried in my belly for good 10 months, so tell me how will the love of her father vanishes just like that in my heart?. Belive me onihaxy, my feelings for you are real **continued sobbing***
ME: **held her hands and wiped her tears*** ok bimpe, its ok, I understand you. But at this point, let’s make things clear to each other, I have handed over Daniella to you and henry forever, you even sealed my lips with a oath, and now I’m inlove with your husband’s sister and I’m planning to settle down with her. Please bimpe, I’m begging you for heaven’s sake, let’s just kill whatever feelings we have for each other and let’s concentrate on our spouses. Please I know you can do this, you have hated me and haunted me in the past, you can still do it again please.
BIMPE: ok dear, if that is what will make you happy, I will try my best to control my feelings, all I wanted is your happiness, but on one condition.
ME: what is that?
BIMPE: you will not avoid me again and you won’t be harsh on me again. I do shed tears most times you act cold towards me.
ME: is that all?
BIMPE: yes
ME: ok, I will try.
BiMPE: that’s my baby. But wait onihaxy, be sincere please, swear to God that you don’t have any feelings for me again
ME: let me tell you the truth, I like you, that’s why I’m still around you, but I’m trying to concentrate on my spouse, that was why I have been avoiding you.
BIMPE: please don’t avoid me again dear.
ME: I heard you.
BIMPE: alright, so where do you live and how are you coping?
ME: I’m squatting with a cousin for now in mushin, though we are like 5 in the room because 3 of his friends are living with us.
BIMPE: are you comfortable with the place?
ME: not at all, but I don’t have any choice for now, I will manage till I get my own apartment.
BIMPE: that will be nice, which area are you getting the apartment
ME: somewhere around ilupeju or obanikoro or maryland.
BIMPE: its ok.
ME: thanks dear. So, what did you say you wanted to tell me?
BIMPE: hmmmmm, its about your wife betty
ME: **scared** betty?
BIMPE: yes
ME: what happened to her?
BIMPE: I have wanted to tell you before from the start, but I know you won’t listen, that was why I didn’t bother, although the matter was minimised for sometimes now, but I think it had been resurrected again.
ME: bimpe, you are still scaring me please, tell me what happened to my betty.
BIMPE: ok, her father had a plan of marrying her to his rich friend’s son in Abuja. Although betty was against it at first and that was why she ran away from abuja to lagos, but of recent, betty and the guy has been exchanging romantic call and making some plans. So that’s why I’m here to inform you to act fast before you loose your wife.
ME: bimpe, this is a lie, betty can’t do something of such. are you sure of what you are saying?
BIMPE: onihaxy, you don’t have to doubt me. Ok, when you see her, ask her why she isn’t working at the moment, and also pressurise her to introduce you to her father. From there, you will get more revelations. But please, don’t let her know that you heard it from me please!!!!!!, I beg of you.
ME: **screamed*** what!!!!!!!!!!!
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I got home that evening, I was so restless and uncomfortable, I began to walk to and fro inside the room and flashing back to all what bimpe said in her car.
“Can this be true?”
“Should I believe bimpe?”
“Or is bimpe pulling another stunt?”
” Is bimpe trying to cause trouble?”
“Can betty really do something of such?”
“But she has been so nice to me”
“But can she really dump me?”
I thought over and over about everything and couldn’t figure out how to approach and handle the situation on my own. I picked my phone and called segun to update him about what I heard from bimpe. He said he was suspecting that bimpe wanted to cause trouble between betty and I but he said I should try and see betty and try to find out from her in a way that she wouldn’t suspect me of hearing informations about her. He gave me some steps to follow and put me through on how to handle the situation. After eating dinner at night, I picked my phone and called betty.
ME: hi dear
BETTY: my love, how are you and how is work today?
ME: fine but stressful.
BETTY: eyah sowie, first week at work is always stressful, you know, trying to adapt to the environment, and so on…..I have really missed you honey.
ME: ***confused. Isn’t it the same girl I was told negative things about?*** same here honey. I can’t wait to see you too. Can we see this weekend?
BETTY: hmmmmm, I don’t think so
ME: why dear?
BETTY: I will be visiting a sister in ikorodu tomorrow for her daughter’s wedding, I won’t return until sunday night.
ME: really?, and you didn’t tell me all this while?.
BETTY: onihaxy, I told you in my room the last time we met that I will be going somewhere this weekend.
ME: okay, I remembered, so how about next weekend?
BETTY: next weekend?, its likely I travel on or before then.
ME: travel?, to where?
BETTY: daddy just called me this afternoon that he wanted to see me this weekend and its very urgent.
ME: and you didn’t bother to tell me?
BETTY: I’m sorry dear. I had it in mind to call you tonight and inform you,
ME: okay, hope its not something serious sha?
BETTY: not sure jaree. Even me sef, I don’t know why he sent for me urgently, I will be boarding same flight with henry when he is leaving for abuja.
ME: so when are you returning?
BETTY: can’t say or predict sha, but I will spend atleast a week.
ME: haa, its long ooo, I will miss you so much, how will I cope without having you around me?
BETTY: I’m missing you already, I just have no choice than to honour his call, I will be back soon honey.
ME: dear, but I need to see you before you travel dear.
BETTY: really?, how do we see since you will be busy during the week?
ME: I don’t know ooo.
BETTY: ok dear, can it wait till I’m back?
ME: ***confused*** ok dear, no problem, when am I meeting your dad?
BETTY: you will definitely meet him but not now.
ME: but why dear?
BETTY: I haven’t told him anything about you yet, let me do that first when I get to abuja, after that, I can now do the introduction.
ME: ***still confused*** ok dear, no problem.
We continued talking for about 5 minutes more before I ended the call.
I was still in the room and confused and moments later, I got a chat message from bimpe.
BIMPE: hi dear,
ME: hi bimpe, how are you?
BIMPE: I’m good. Have you found out that thing from your wife?
ME: not yet, I intended seeing her tomorrow but she said she would be going for a wedding. And also, she said she would be travelling to abuja to visit her father.
BIMPE: hahahahahahahha.
ME: why the laughter now?,
BIMPE: should I tell you the truth?
ME: what?
BIMPE: she is travelling to meet that guy I told you about, not her dad, remember I told you they have been exchanging romantic calls and also making plans.
ME: what ????????.
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