*EPISODE 9*
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Jeff couldn’t sleep next to tricia out of fear of what might befall him next. And sleeping in a separate room, would only raise suspicions in the heart of his mother. Then he had no choice but to sit on the wooden chair that was in his room (the chair he used whenever he wanted to study or make use of his system). Starring at Tricia who was comfortably enjoying her sleep after causing him so much discomfort, all that came to his mind at that moment, was to throw Tricia out of his room. But unfortunately, he couldn’t fulfill his desire because of his mom.
“Arrgh.” He groaned clenching his fist.
Meanwhile, Precious went clubbing to catch fun and as well, do away with the pains of heartbreak in her heart. She danced like no man’s business. And when the dance was not helping matters, she resorted to drinking. She drank till she got completely drunk and then, the real madness started.
Meanwhile, Leo (Jeff’s best friend) had gone clubbing too. And was quietly drinking at a corner when he noticed precious who was whining her waist seductively. She danced with almost all the guys in the club cause she was completely drunk and didn’t know what she was doing.
Leo who was a pro in melting women’s heart with his sweet lines, thought it wise to approach Precious and if possible, book her for the night. Cause the way she danced freely, made him assumed that she was one of those call girls that always come to the club to display their assets and at the end, go home with the highest bidder.
He approached precious and made advances at her, and without hesitation, precious agreed to follow him to his place. And that was because looking at Leo’s face, precious who was completely drunk, kept seeing the face of kola her ex boyfriend. And as such, she kept smiling at leo calling him kola.
Leo who was a bit drunk, led her to where his car was parked outside. Afterwhich, he drove her to his house. When he got to his room, precious dozed off as soon as her head touched Leo’s bed. And all attempt to wake her up, proved abortive.
Leo couldn’t sleep with her without her full consent. So he decided to let her sleep. Hoping that once she was awake in the morning, they would carry on with the act.
Back at Jeff’s house.
Tricia woke up at exactly 4 am with the intention of going to ease herself when her eyes caught with Jeff’s glare.
“Jesus Christ!.” She shouted almost having a heart attack. ” You almost gave me a heart attack. Why in God’s name are you seated there glaring at me like a ghost or a blood s*****g demon?. Do you want to send a hole through my skull or something?.” She queried not finding it funny.
“If glare could kill, then I would have made sure I killed you in your sleep. What nonsense.” Jeff raged angrily.
“God forbid!. Jeff I won’t die. Infact you can’t kill me. How did your hatred for me escalate to the point of you wanting me dead?.” Tricia questioned in disbelief and anger.
“How won’t it escalate to this when you’ve chosen to make my life a living hell?. What did I ever do to warrant the slaps and kicks you gave to me while I slept next to you?. Do you even know how many hours I’ve been sitting on this chair just because I couldn’t bring myself to sleep next to you?. And that’s all because of your dangerous sleeping postures. As if the kicks and slaps were not enough, you actually pushed me off my own bed Tricia. So tell me, if you were in my shoes, what would you have wished for someone who has brought nothing but headaches, sleeplessness, and frustration to your life?.” He fumed.
“Did I actually kick you off the bed?.” Tricia asked not believing what she had done.
“What next?. So you will pretend to have your usual memory lost again?. Please Tricia I don’t have the time to start refreshing your memory. Just get off my bed so I can catch a little sleep before 6 am.” Jeff said with a stern face.
Tricia had to quietly get off the bed while Jeff went ahead and had the bed all to himself.
“Can you imagine?. She was the one who used pillows to create a demarcation between us. Yet, she was still the one who kicked all the pillows away. What a weirdo.” He lamented covering himself with the duvet.
Tricia felt bad and less of herself.
“It’s not like you are perfect you know?. I have my own flaws so what?.” Tricia said.
“Why don’t you go ahead and register for kung Fu or karate class. Since you are proud of your flaws?. You better work on yourself. Thank God this is just a marriage contract. I can’t even Imagine what I would have gone through if we were in a real marriage.” Jeff said.
Tricia ignored him and walked into the bathroom where she struggled to pull off her jeans bum short and jeans trouser before she was finally able to ease herself.
When she was done easing herself, she returned to the room and sat down on the chair where Jeff had sat before. Now it was her turn to watch Jeff enjoy his sleep. Since she didn’t know what to do next, she started looking for something to keep her busy and help her pass time.
Just then, she remembered where Jeff had kept the picture from the other night. Out of curiosity, she slowly pulled out the drawer that was beside her. She dipped her hand into it and finally, her hand touched a picture. She quickly brought it out and took a quick look at it.
It was the picture of kemi. A black beautiful girl who wore a bright smile that showcased her cute dimples.
“So Jeff was actually crying over a girl?. This same Jeff that I know?. That’s impossible.” She said not believing her eyes.
All of a sudden, she saw Jeff snatched the picture from her and returned it to the drawer.
“Don’t you ever in your entire life, go near that picture again. Except you want me to completely lose it.” Jeff sternly warned.
Tricia was completely startled as she just sat there staring at him in surprise and curiosity.
“Why did he suddenly react that way over a picture?. Who could she be?.” She wondered.
Back at Leo’s house,
Precious who thought that she was in her room, slowly opened her eyes and stretched her hands through the bed feeling it warmth.
“What a warm bed.” She said smiling in her sleep.
Just then, she heard a male voice.
“Are you finally awake?.” The voice asked.
“Oh yes…..it feels good to be finally awake.” She replied with her eyes still closed.
“That’s good. Thank God you are now awake. So how about our agreement?. You know you didn’t settle me last night. So I was thinking, maybe we should carry it out this morning before I head to work.” The voice said.
“What business are you talking about?.” Precious asked still enjoying her sleep.
“Look. You better wake up and settle me. It’s almost time for work.” The voice said. Afterwhich, precious felt a tap on her back.
Precious slowly opened her eyes. Looking around the room, she was amazed to see a man’s portrait beside her.
“What is this?. Am I still dreaming?.” She asked rubbing her eyes.
Then the voice came again with a tap.
“Hello….!.”
And this point, precious had to quickly sit upright to understand what was going on.
“Oh my God!. Who are you?. What are you doing here?.” She asked all at once.
“Are you kidding me?. I’m the guy who brought you home from the club last night.” Leo said.
“What?. I hope you didn’t try aything stupid with me?.” Precious shouted touching her body to ensure that everywhere was still intact.
“Excuse you?.” Leo said not believing his ears.
“Excuse you too. Why did you bring me to your house in the first place?. Do I look like a w***e to you?.” She yelled.
“How was I supposed to know when you were busy displaying your assets like one of them last night?.” Leo yelled back.
“You are sick. Just thank your stars that you didn’t take advantage of my drunkenness last night. You need to keep that thing dangling in-between your legs in check. Cause it will lead you to trouble someday. How can you classify me as a w***e simply because I got drunk and started acting out of control?.” She raged.
Back at Jeff’s house.
Few moments later, while Tricia was still helplessly sitting on the chair that was in Jeff’s room, a call from precious came in. She quickly reached for her phone to avoid disrupting Jeff’s sleep.
“Hey babe. This one you called me this early. I hope all is well?.” Tricia asked in a low tone.
“All is not well Tricia.” Precious said panting over the phone.
“Hey, calm down. What’s the matter?.” Tricia asked feeling concerned and worried.
“I went to the club last night and drank myself to stupor. Now I woke up this morning only to find myself in a strange guy’s house.” Precious said.
“What?.” Tricia shouted. Then she remembered that Jeff was sleeping and then, she lowered her voice. “How did that happen?.” She asked.
“I guess It was due to the way I danced last night. So he thought I was a call girl.” Precious said.
“I hope he didn’t touch you?.” Tricia asked.
“Apart from the taps, no he didn’t touch me. Right now, I’m on my way to my house. It’s still past 5.” Precious said.
“Thank God you are safe. Please next time, don’t make the mistake of getting drunk all by yourself. You are lucky to have ran into a good man. Just imagine if he were to be a ritualist.” Tricia said.
“God forbid!. I’m not going to taste anything alcohol again.” Precious said.
“That was thesame thing I said after what alcohol made me do to Jeff.” Tricia said.
“Speaking of Jeff, how did it go with his mother?.” Precious asked.
“My dear. Jeff’s mom is the most accomodating and peaceful woman I’ve ever come acrossed. She’s free spirited and spending time with her, made me feel like I was with my late mom. If I finally get into a real marriage tomorrow, I just hope and pray for her kind of mother-in-law. Cause I’ve always longed to experience motherly love once more in my life after the demise of my mom.” Tricia said.
“Wow. I’m so happy for you girl. Even though this is fake, but I’m glad you found real love and acceptance in her. So tell me, how was spending a night with Jeff like?.” Precious asked.
“My dear. I rather not talk about it. You won’t believe what I did to Jeff while sleeping.” Tricia said.
“Ahhhh!. Don’t tell me you actually gave him a doze of your bad sleeping postures.” Precious shouted.
“I did the unimaginable precious.” Tricia said.
“And what exactly is the unimaginable?.” Precious asked.
“I kicked Jeff off the bed.” Tricia said.
“What?.” Precious shouted out in disbelief. “Girl your case is serious. How on Earth do you intend to get along with Jeff if you keep frustrating him?.” Precious asked.
“You know it’s not my intention to push him off the bed. It just happened.” Tricia said.
“How did Jeff react to it?.” Precious asked.
“As usual, he got mad at me and rained hurtful words on me. But I don’t blame him. Cause I would have done the same if I were in his shoes.” Tricia said.
“Honestly, the Lord is your strength. Cause I don’t even know the right words to say to you now.” Precious said.
Just then, precious saw Leo driving towards her direction.
“Bye babe. Let’s talk later.” She said and ended the call.
“What are you doing?. Are you following me or something?.” She questioned Leo as soon as his car stopped in front of her.
“Hop in let me drop you off at your place.” Leo said.
“So you can easily trace me next time?. I’m sorry it won’t work.” Precious said.
“I’m doing this to atone for my mistakes and to as well, get acquainted with you. It’s just a friendly gesture. Nothing serious.” Leo said.
After much pleas, precious agreed and hoped into Leo’s car.
Back at Jeff’s house, Tricia left Jeff’s room to go prepare breakfast in the kitchen.
Unknown to Tricia, Jeff overheard her discussion with precious. And that was when he realized that Tricia’s bond with his mother was real and not part of her acting. And for the first time, he felt pity for Tricia who had always longed to experience motherly love.
