THE SUDDEN PROPOSAL 5
“Ah, Folu, what brings you to my house? I thought you had forgotten about me oh?” I asked him, feeling anxious.
“Forgive my many questions, come in, please,” I beckoned on him.
I offered him a seat to sit in my house and as he sat, I noticed he glowed, he smiled differently and my lips parted in awe of how I never noticed his good looks.
“What do I offer you?”
“Nothing really, I am full.”
“Are you sure?” I added.
“I am, B.”
“To what do I owe this August visit, Fofo?”
“Uhmm! Let me go straight to why I am here. I understand that I overreacted at the mall; we were not in a relationship when I chose to propose to you; my emotions and all carried me away, but I’m sorry about it. I know you got mad at me, that was why you walked away from me at the restaurant,” he explained.
“I’m sorry, and the reason why I’m here today is to apologize. You’re right; I owe you an apology, so I’m here to say ‘sorry,’ and also, I want to use this medium to apologize for creeping into your space when you weren’t comfortable with it, so as it stands, I will try to give you the distance you want,” Folu added.
“Wahala! What are you even saying? See, your apologies are accepted. I never told you that I am tired of seeing your face.”
“B, your actions and your words say it all. I have been letting you in on how I feel about you for a long time now, but all I get are your teases. You don’t even take me seriously, and you’ve told me severally to my face that you don’t like me. I do not fit into the kind of man you want I think this experience has made me realize this, and this is just me dancing to your tune.”
I was in so much shock, I came closer and sat beside Folu feeling lost.
This was the first time I would react in such a manner. That was when I realized I hurt him and I hadn’t been fair to him.
Yes, I know I have been that harsh girl who is always rude and wants to catch cruise with everything, but hey, Folu just said so much, and I stood there speechless. I couldn’t say a word.
He looked at me again and said “B, I have to go. I need to catch up with one or two appointments before going home.”
I held him by the hand immediately as he moved.
“Folu, I’m not mad at you, and I’m also sorry for overreacting, but it’s not as bad as I’ve been making it look.”
“B, this cannot get any worse than it is now. I understand you’re just trying to be nice to make me not feel hurt, you don’t have to, okay?”
“Fofo, common, I said I am sorry. Do you want to spoil our friendship because of this? I’m also sorry for lying and introducing you as my fiance to Olu. I was not myself when I saw him, he had vowed that I’ll never get married in my life, so when I met him with his wife, I felt jealous and conquered, so I thought to act to get back at him, I didn’t know that it would end up hurting you; so this is me saying I’m sorry.”
While I was trying to explain to Folu, he insisted that he needed to leave, and I had no choice but to let him go. This was the second time I would see the ever-cheerful Folu in that state.
I shut the door. I took a seat, and I started thinking of all our memories.
I called my friend Jessica. I told her Folu came to my house.
“Are you kidding? What did he say?”
“He said that he was sorry for the stunt he pulled up at the mall, and he was also coming to apologize and tell me he’ll give me the space I have been looking for, and also try as much as possible not to chase me again. Babe, I didn’t hurt him that bad, did I?”
“To be honest, you’ve been quite harsh with him and I feel his reaction isn’t too much.
That man loves you so much, calm down and give him a chance,” Jess said sternly.
“I don’t feel anything for him now.”
“Lies! You have feelings for him, baby girl. I remembered how it got you when he didn’t reach out for days.”
“That one is a normal courtesy. I was just concerned.”
“Because you’re in love.”
“I call you make you encourage me and you dey here dey give me gbos,” I fired.
“You better call him and settle things. Do not lose a good man because of your attitude.”
Jessica has never spoken to me that way. I felt she had been influenced by Folu somehow.
After the call, I took my phone and before anything, I found myself surfing through Folu’s profile and wondering why I never saw the glow he has.
“See fine man,” I whispered as I relished on one of his portraits where he wore a blue suit.
“B, you don de ment. You’re acting like a lady in love now,” I thought to myself.
“Nooooo! Not me,” I exclaimed and threw my phone on my bed.
To be continued.
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ยฉ๏ธ Sophy Bless
