JEREMY
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Episode 2
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Jeremy’s phone call became increasingly insistent. It was almost as if he knew where I was or who I was with.
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I eventually decided to pick up Jeremy’s phone call; it seemed as if if I didn’t, it would continue.
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Jeremy demanded to know why it took me so long to return his call, and I flatly stated that I didn’t intend to do so because I was furious with him. “Besides, I am not in the mood to talk right now, Jeer”.
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Jeremy didn’t apologize or try to explain where he’d been the entire time, nor did he care to explain why he hadn’t been picking up, returning my calls, or even responding to any of my text messages. Jeremy, on the other hand, demanded to know where I was.
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When I told Jeremy I was at a friend’s house, he immediately inquired as to which of my friends it was.
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I was already talking way more than I should have been, especially since I wasn’t supposed to be discovered in here.
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In a low tone, I tried to explain to Jeremy that he doesn’t know this particular friend of mine, and before he could ask about the gender of this supposed “friend,” I reminded him that I was still very angry at him and that I didn’t think I owed him any explanations.
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“If you don’t know that you should apologize to me first, then explain why you stood me up for so long before anything else, Jeremy. I don’t know what to say to you. Besides, I’m in the middle of something and can’t really speak at the moment. I’ll most likely call you back if I feel like it; when I feel like it “.
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I ended the call with Jeremy, put my phone on silent, and tucked it into my purse. I’m not sure where I got the courage to say all of that.
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Jeremy left me 52 missed calls.
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Samuel’s alleged girlfriend did not stay long. He had to apologize for putting me in such an awkward position after she had left.
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“I sincerely apologize. Na one package wey I don dey try organize for a while now. If she’d seen you, the whole thing for don cast be that”. Samuel said, chuckling.
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Samuel’s apology was casual, probably because he wasn’t seeing the situation from my perspective. “According to all indications, this guy was only sorry that he’d invited me over to have some fun, and then, just before we got started, I had to deal with not ruining his runs with a girl he’s been trying to lay for a while now? Imagine the guts of this man o. And she isn’t even his real girlfriend, sef “. I thought to myself.
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It wasn’t long before Samuel and I resumed where we’d left off. Before I had to leave, we had some small talk, played a couple of fun games, and watched a movie.
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It was now past seven o’clock in the evening. It had started to get dark everywhere. Since his last fifty-two missed calls, Jeremy has left me another twenty.
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I got into Samuel’s car, and he drove away.
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As we got closer to my house, I asked Samuel to drop me off at the intersection just before my street.
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If I knew Jeremy well, I’d bet he’d be somewhere near my house by the time I got home, waiting to see when and, more importantly, with whom I’d return.
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I asked Samuel to drop me off at the intersection just before my street so I could walk home and hopefully “sell” whatever lie I could concoct. That is, if Jeremy hadn’t already arrived at my house and demanded to know where I’d been.
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Samuel asked if I was certain I wanted him to drop me off at this intersection.
“Are you certain you’ll be okay here?” Samuel enquired.
I simply nodded my head in affirmation and then feigned a smile.
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My heart had begun to race toward the uncertainty that had been “Jeremy’s presence” all the while.
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After our final goodbyes, Samuel waited until I started walking home before starting his car, reversing, and beginning to drive home.
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I’d just started my short walk home down this lonely path when I heard someone call my name from right behind me.
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I stood there, frozen to the ground.
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It was a voice I recognized.
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There was no way I could have misidentified that voice.
It belonged to Jeremy.
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Jeremy, for whatever reason, had also chosen to wait for me at this exact intersection.
To be continued…
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