I sat down
“So when are you supposed to meet each of them? ”
“I’m to meet one at 4pm and the other at 5.”
“That’s an easy thing—call the one you’re supposed to meet by 5 and tell him you wanna meet him at 7.”
“But that would make him upset” I protested
She frowned “Just tell him you have practicals or tutorials.”
“Ok—that sounds good.”
“Also ensure that you round up with the first one before 6:30, latest 6:45. that’ll buy you more time to meet the second one. ”
“Wow! you’re a genius Tracy” I hugged her tightly “I’ll call the second one immediately”
I dialed Somto’s number immediately
“Hey, I just found out I’ll be having practical classes from 4pm-6:30pm today so please can you come pick me up at 7?”
He sighed “I’m not happy about it but—no problem, I’ll pick you up at 7.”
“Thank you so much, you’re one in a million.”
Finally, I was able to avert a potential Valentine’s Day disaster. All thanks to Tracy, I was able to go out with two guys on Valentine’s day and nothing went wrong! Unknown to me, that was just the first of the many problems I would have to deal with. After my second semester exams that year, I prepared to go back home to Warri where I lived with my parents. I was finally done with 200level and I couldn’t wait to paint the town red with my friends because once I started 300level, I would have to devote most of my time to my studies to avoid getting kicked out of the school of basic medical sciences. When I got to the motor park at Uselu, I saw Somto waiting for a bus. I had almost forgotten that he also lived in Warri, I was so excited to see him. The moment he sighted me he rushed towards me and embraced me.
“Why didn’t you tell me you were going back today—I’m angry with you Jane” he said feigning an angry face.
“You look cute when you’re angry” I said, tickling him
He laughed and took my luggage from my hand. We waited for the bus together and when it arrived, we got in together. While we were chatting happily in the bus, Chuks called and I felt a hole in my stomach. I answered the phone “Hi, I’m in the bus now I’ll call you the moment I land in Warri”
“OK but why do you sound so formal with me—what happened to the usual ‘good morning baby’?” he asked playfully
“Nothing” I replied hastily
“Ok—bye for now, I love you ”
My heart skipped a beat, I couldn’t tell him I loved him too with Somto sitting right beside me “Uhm—me too, bye” I said hastily.
“Who was that? ” asked Somto
“Uhm—my roommate” I said, smiling uneasily
“You have caring roommates, my roommates don’t care if I live or die.” he joked. I laughed
When we got to Warri, we had lunch together at a fast food joint before going our separate ways. When I got to my parents house, I didn’t call Chuks as I had promised, Instead, I called Somto whom I had been with since morning! I knew it was unfair but Somto was like a magnet while I was the metal, he pulled me wherever he went. I couldn’t get enough of him, sometimes I tried to convince myself that I loved Chuks more but I knew I was just deceiving myself, as a matter of fact, I loved them equally but I preferred Somto’s company because he was irresistible.
Later that evening Chuks called, he sounded very upset “Don’t tell me you’re still in the bus, cause that would be the most ridiculous lie I’ve ever heard”
“I’m so sorry Chuks, my battery died” I lied
“Really?” he replied more calmly this time.
“Yes, I just finished charging it and I was about to call you.” I lied again. Dating two people at the same time made me quite a good liar.
“OK, so how was your journey?”
“It was fine” I was getting quite bored with the conversation. luckily it was over in about ten minutes time.
Later while I was having dinner with my parents, I received a text from Somto ‘Let’s hang out together tonight, let’s meet at that restaurant’
I smiled when I read the text. After dinner, I rushed out to meet him and we headed to a club together.
“I don’t usually go to clubs but 400level isn’t gonna be easy, I need to have some fun before I begin my I. T” he said
I laughed “Same here, I could really use some fun before next session”
We had so much fun together that night, my phone kept vibrating in my purse but I didn’t care to know who was calling. We had drinks and danced all night. We left the club at 11pm, he opted to take me home but I suggested we go to his house instead because during our previous phone conversation, he told me his parents were out on a business trip and his only sister had not come home
for the holidays. He smiled “That’s a good idea” I immediately called my mum and told her I may not come back home that night “I’ll explain when I come back ” I said before hanging up.
When we got to his house, neither of us was feeling sleepy so we decided to watch a movie together. He turned on the flat screen TV in their sitting room and we began watching “The Hunger Games”. After the movie, we still weren’t feeling sleepy. We played cards and afterwards we sat on the floor and began talking. We had a really deep conversation about many things including our childhood, love, school etc. during the conversation, I revealed to him that I had a huge crush on him in secondary school and he couldn’t stop laughing. I felt a little embarrassed, he stopped laughing and said “On a more serious note, I was a fool to not have noticed someone as beautiful and amazing as you are.”
My heart melted instantly “Why didn’t you walk up to me and tell me? ” he asked jocularly. I shrugged “Never—that would have been so embarrassing ” We both laughed and our eyes met for a moment, I felt a burning desire for him and I leaned forward and kissed him, he held my face in his palms and kissed me passionately. While we were kissing, I kept seeing images of Chuks in my head. I had finally crossed the line. We continued kissing until I began to feel massive sexual urges, he stopped abruptly “Don’t you think we’re going too far?” he asked. I knew we were going too far but I said “No—this is amazing.” I caressed his chest as an indication that I wanted more. meanwhile, I had told Chuks that I wanted to keep my virginity till marriage and he told me he was willing to wait for me for as long as possible. Now, here I was wanting to have s*x with someone else. I felt like a hypocrite but I wanted Somto so badly. He got the message instantly and so he asked “Are you sure you wanna do this? ” I nodded and he lifted me up and carried me to his bedroom where we had s*x for the first time.
The next morning, I woke up in his arms feeling a slight physical pain and an overwhelming emotional pain. I felt dirty, ashamed and guilty. I made Chuks wait for me for almost two years now while I gave my virginity to Somto after just two months. I looked at Somto with teary eyes, he was still fast asleep. I got out of his bed and walked to the sitting room.My purse was on the couch, I brought out my phone and saw 24 missed calls from Chuks. My heart skipped a beat and I burst into tears. I wept loudly until Somto rushed out of the bedroom to meet me.
