The Painful Pleasure (TPP)
EPISODE 32
I couldn’t sleep, because I was just thinking about Moji. I went for Physics class the following morning, I tried to call Moji, so that we could go to class and sit together as usual but her number wasn’t going through. I had to go to the class alone. As I was going to class, its like I forgot something. But in the real sense, I didn’t forget anything. It was Moji that was missing. I wasn’t my self in the class, I could not even grab anything that was said in the class. I just kept thinking about Moji. “She must be really hurt. I was just trying to tell her the whole truth when Sandra showed up and ruined the whole thing. How on earth will Moji forgive me for keeping this from her? Is this why Moji didn’t come to class? Should I go to her room? I’m not even sure she wants to see me now.” I kept thinking to myself. I couldn’t come up with any solution. Before knew it. I had developed a fever. I was so ill. I didn’t know what was wrong with me. I had to leave the class. I headed straight to the hostel. When I got to the hostel, the whole condition got really worse. I was taken to the health center by Matthew, where I took some drugs and went back to the hostel. Mayowa, Olu and Emeka were not in the room. It was only Matthew that was in the room. He prayed for me, and I laid on my bed.
Even on my sick bed, all I could think about was Moji. “I think I love Moji” I was thinking, and before I knew it I started repeating it. “I love Moji! I love Moji! I love Moji!” That was around 11am. I thought about Moji till around 3pm. Everything she did for me, how I felt so incomplete when she didn’t go to class with me. How her absence made me feel incomplete. In fact, I didn’t see her that day, maybe that’s why I became sick. I was so motivated. It was then it occurred to me that I have always loved Moji. What I felt for Aramide was just brotherly love. Moji is my true love. I’ve always loved her all the while but I was too blind to discover. But then, her absence made me discover that Moji is really special to me. I was so ready to tell her how I feel for her. Is it really possible to have deep feelings for someone and not know until something happens? Well I don’t know. But I guess that was what happened to me as far as Moji is concerned.
I was literarily burning with passion. I was so lost in thought that all my roommates were around already, but I didn’t know. Since I laid on my bed, and closed my eyes they thought I had slept so they treated me that way. I decided to call Aramide immediately and tell her what I feel for her. I tried her but her number was switched off. Mayowa saw that I was awake. “Dapo, what’s wrong with you? Matthew said you are not feeling too well.” Mayowa asked. “I really don’t know too”. Emeka cuts in “Guy, wetin you go chop naw, please you gax eat something”. Emeka said. “I will be fine, this isn’t a physical problem. Its kind of emotional ” I told them everything that happened the previous night between Sandra, Moji and I. They were so surprised that Moji lied to avoid trouble.
This time around, I confessed to them that I really do love Moji, and I’ve been trying her number but switched off. . .
Mayowa: You don’t have to tell me that, I know it already. You both have feelings for each other. You guys should just stop forming and get it on.
Emeka: Eeyah, No be Aramide again, na Moji now? Your mata don tire me self. Shey you wan turn father of all nations ni?
Olu: Free the guy now, the guy no dey alright.
In short, Sandra don spoil your show now.
Me: I need to see her, I need to talk to her. She doesn’t even know what I feel for her.
Emeka: No dey talk love for where we dey. Love no dey. All of us just dey act up ni.
Mayowa: Seriously, I think you and Moji are just so compatible. You guys really compliment each other. Please if you really love her, just tell her. If she doesn’t feel the same way leave her. She don friend zone you be dat.
Me: (As I was discussing with them, I started feeling much better.) If Moji friend zone me, I can kill myself. I’m madly in love with her. You can’t afford to be ‘just friends’ with someone you are madly in love with. I’ve been calling her but her number has been switched off. I know she is angry with me.
As we were talking. My phone received a new message. Behold, it was Moji. I read it, and the contents were. . .
The Painful Pleasure (TPP)
EPISODE 33
As we were talking. My phone received a new message. Behold, it was Moji. I read it, and the contents were. . . “Is there any quiet place we can sit and talk, where your pretty girlfriend won’t create a scene?” Text me back if there is”.
Seriously, I was so furious, I knew Moji was being sarcastic when she made the statement ‘Your pretty girl friend’. “She must be really jealous. Maybe she feels the same way I feel for her. Or why will her phone be switched off? Why would she not go to class the next Day after the whole incident? Moji must have deep feelings for me. She loves me. Even more than I love her. Why will she stab lectures for my sake? Why will she follow me to see my sick mum? Why did she give her blood? Why did she pay her hospital bills? Why has she been bringing me food? Why is it that I don’t get to see any guy with her? Why has she been there for me all the while. She really loves me. She adores me.” I was thinking about her. I was so convinced that she really loves me.
Mayowa took my phone, and read the message. “Dapo, this is jealousy, this girl loves you already. Just go to her and pour out your mind. Na ogba we dey o. If dis girl do mistake commot your hand, you no go fit get her again o” Mayowa said to me. This time, it’s like some spiritual injections were administered to my system. I had gotten really better already. I really did not know what to send to her. Emeka was observing the whole situation. “Guy, make I tell you one short story wey go make you get sense.” Emeka Said. “Je ko mo (let him know)” Olu answered, pushing him to tell me the story. “Emeka, you, tell me story?” I said, laughing hysterically. . . .
Emeka: Guy, no reason am o. I get experience wella for this whole tin o. It get one adage wey den dey talk say. “It get wetin elderly man eye see wey make hin eye enter inside.
Mayowa: Emeka, wen you turn elderly man naw?
Olu: (Laughing) I tire for the guy o.
Me: (sarcastically) Make una leave boss make hin follow us talk o. Emeka, abeg no mind them I’m all ears.
Emeka: (Laughing) Olu and Mayowa, it be like say una dey mad abi? Instead may una calm down listen to story wey go change una life. Una dey form boss. Una father well well (Opening his fingers wide and pointing them at Mayowa and Olu)
Me: Emeka leave them joor, tell me d story wey u wan tell me.
I listened attentively as Emeka narrated his story.
Emeka: It get one girl for my secondary school, her name na Amaka. This girl, I like her die. In fact dat time, me self think say na love. This girl tell me say she love me. That time, den dey give me 100 Naira as money for food. I go give her 80 Naira, take the remaining 20 drink water. Na when I reach house I go chop. Na when we reach SS1 I see say na one SS3 boy wey resemble monkey she dey date. Because dat one papa dey work for oil company. Na so I go tell her say say she dey mad, say God go punish her. She con tell me say I be fool. Say my name na ‘helper’. She talk say I just dey help her ministry as other guys dey do. Na since that time I know say love no dey.
Me: (I couldn’t help but laugh at his story. Emeka has a very funny way of talking, that even when he is serious, people still find him funny. Mayowa and Olu were rolling on the floor as they were laughing) Eeyah, dat girl dey craze o.
Olu: (couldn’t control his laughter) Eeyah, you for marry that girl o. You be Emeka, she be Amaka. Una go born Umuka, Omoka, Amoka, Emaka. . .
Mayowa: Emeka Abeg, na which station you watch that film.
Everyone in the room made jest of Emeka that day. He would have wished he never told us the story. He didn’t even feel embarrassed, he was just laughing alongside everybody in the room.
I really did not know where to see Moji, I later decided to see her in the departmental block. I texted her immediately. She didn’t reply my message, then I just hoped she had seen the message. Around 8pm. I went to the departmental block, and didn’t see Moji. I called her Number and it was switched off. . .
What next? Find out in episode 34.
