HAWA’S RETURN
CHAPTER 2
Hawa and me didn’t flinch when she walked in, looking all beautiful. She on the other hand didn’t seem to be very happy to see Hawa.
“Welcome, babe.” I spoke. “Please, meet Hawa, my neighbour.”
“Oh! She is the one you spoke to me about on phone?” Nerissa said, her face brightening.
“Yes, babe.” I replied, turning to Hawa. “Hawa, this is my beautiful girlfriend, Nerissa.”
“Glad to make your acquaintance.” Hawa said and smiled, revealing a set of white teeth.
Nerissa was someone wth a free mind. She was that kind of person who was too trusting and didn’t suspect easily. That was why she found nothing wrong with me sitting all alone with my beautiful neighbour, watching TV. She did her normal Sunday chores with the help of Hawa and left some five hours later. When she left, Hawa came to me.
“Your girlfriend is beautiful.”
“Thank you.”
“I hope she is the only one you have because I won’t tolerate any other person.”
“You have nothing to worry about. Will you be going out tonight?”
“Yes.”
“When are you coming back?”
“I can’t be certain, but I will leave my key with you.”
“Alright, please be safe.”
That night, around 2:00 AM, I heard a knock on my door. It was Hawa. I opened the door for her.
“Why come this late, Hawa?”
“I am sorry.”
“It’s dangerous for you. You could be harmed.”
“It’s alright, I will adjust. But don’t worry. I will be fine. Please, give me my keys.” I gave her keys, and she went into her room.
Hawa and I lived in a “Face me I face you” neighbourhood. The bathroom and toilets were behind the house. There was a single bathroom for all tenants. In the mornings, when everyone was preparing to go to work or go to their business places, there was usually a queue at the bath. So, people had to wake up very early in order to avoid the queue. This queue however, never affected Hawa. Since she went out only in the night, she didn’t see any reason to bath in the morning. She only bathed in the afternoons and at night.
One day, I had just returned from work. As soon as I opened my back window to let in fresh air, I saw Hawa. She was in the bathroom that was close to my back window. She was bathing but she didn’t shut the door and she was stark naked. I was amazed at the darkness of her skin and for a moment, I stood there watching her. She smiled when she saw me. She stuck out her tongue romantically, rolled her eyes and used her middle finger to beckon me.
“Come and join me let’s bathe, Ali.” She spoke.
“My name is Ike.”
“Whatever! Come and join me. You must be tired after a long day from work. You need to freshen up.”
“You wish.” I said and shut my window.
Since the last Sunday when my girlfriend visited me and met Hawa, something changed about her. She had started flirting with me and had been making advances. I couldn’t understand the reason for the sudden changes. She was always leaving her keys with me, and always returned late at night to collect it. Sometimes, she would propose to sleep over at my place, but I would refuse because I didn’t want any complications.
There are some types of relationships that you must try to avoid as a man. These are complicated relationships. They include dating your neighbour, co-worker, your boss’ wife, your sister’s friend, your bestie etc. These are complicated relationships and most often do not end well. That was why I was trying to avoid Hawa at all costs. But for how long would I succeed?
For some reason that I could not understand, my girlfriend, beautiful Nerissa, had stayed for almost a month without visiting. She said the last time she was at my place; she went home late. Hence, her parents had grounded her. I missed her terribly and couldn’t wait to see her again. However, in her place, I had Hawa to minimize the effect of her absence. So, I didn’t feel that bad.
One morning, I had just come back from bathing when I heard a knock on my door.
“Who is there?”
“Hawa.”
“Please, can you give me a minute? I just got back from bathing.”
“Nope, I need to see you.” She said and pushed the door open.
I hadn’t locked the door because I wasn’t expecting anyone. She walked into the room and met me naked. I tried to cover myself, but she wouldn’t let me. She dragged my towel and threw it on the floor. She was wearing a very big T shirt with nothing under. She removed the T shirt and stood in front of me, naked. I looked at her jet-black body, her unshaved VG and her plump breasts, and my LGA started responding. I dragged her to the bed, spread her legs and just at that moment, there was a power cut. I pulled a condom and wore. You can guess the rest.
After we were done, my conscience bordered me. I knew we would never be friends again. We would never live our lives like before. She would now want to be more possessive of me. I hated myself for sleeping with her. I thought about Nerissa, and I felt guilty. She trusted me and believed in me but I had let her down. I promised myself that I would never sleep with Hawa again. I considered what had happened as an error; an error that I would never repeat.
A week later, Nerissa called me.
“Hi babe, how are you?”
“I am fine, Nerissa. I missed you. When am I seeing you again?”
“Today.”
“What?”
“Yes, today. My parents have travelled out of town. They will be away for four days. So, I will be spending the night in your place, if that is ok by you.”
I couldn’t believe my luck. Nerissa’s parents were going away for four days. That meant four days of serious fornication. I couldn’t wait for her to come. I wanted her to come immediately but she told me she was at their shop. Once she closed, she would come straight to my house.
It was around 7:00 PM when she came. I was so happy to see her. After she had bathed and rested, we retired early for the night. We were home, snuggling, when I heard a knock on my door.
“Who is it?”
“Hawa.”
“I am sorry, Hawa. I am asleep already. Nerissa is here.”
“Alright, I am so sorry. See you tomorrow.” She said and left.
I looked at Nerisa and she didn’t seem bothered. I was relieved. So far, Nerissa had not suspected anything fishy. I hoped it remained that way. I didn’t want her to feel hurt. I would be very displeased if something like that happened. I prayed and hoped that Hawa kept her mouth shut.
“What did she want?” Nerisa asked after a while.
“Watch TV, I guess.”
“Alright, why don’t you let her in?”
“Nope, babe. Tonight, is for you and you, alone.”
“Aww!! That sounds so romantic. I wish I could give you sex. I wish I could make love to you. But it’s painful. What do you think we should do?”
“I don’t know, babe. Having sex for the first time is not very easy for most women. It’s only normal that you must feel some pains. So, you have to understand and try to be strong. I will be gentle.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes”
At that moment, the sky started rumbling and a heavy rain started falling. Soon, we were fast asleep.
I woke up some two hours later and realized that it was still raining seriously. In my sleep, I had completely forgotten that there was a woman by my side. I turned and looked at Nerissa and my face brightened. She was deeply asleep. I thought to myself. This was my opportunity to take away her virginity. She was all alone in my house, and we had the rest of the night to ourselves. It was raining too which was a good thing because it would drown all the sounds of her cries. I started taking off her panties. As I did that, she woke up.
“What’s the matter babe?” She asked in her sleepy voice.
“Let’s make love, babe.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
“But it will be painful.”
“I will be gentle.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
“Okay!”
She was naked now and I got on her and the struggle began. She fought and scratched and bit to no avail. She screamed at the top of her voice but the heavy rain drowned her voice. There was no one to come to her rescue. We struggled for about an hour and I gave up.
“You are giving up?” She asked. “You have been delaying this thing. I hope you don’t want someone to help you do it.”
“I just feel pity for you.”
“Don’t feel pity for me. You are a man. Do what you must do.”
I got on her again and another fighting began. After about an hour, she let out a loud scream. She felt like something was tearing her VG. She tried to push me away but I held on tight. She gave up and started sobbing. The thing was successfully inside. She had lost her virginity to me. She sobbed the whole night. The rest of the night, we didn’t sleep because I had to stay up too to console her.
Early the next morning, she left. I took her to the road where she got an okada and went home. When I got back to my compound, I found Hawa at my door. Her arms folded with an angry frown on her face. It then dawned on me that I had just complicated my life. I now had two girlfriends, Hawa and Nerissa, and by so doing, I had invited trouble to myself. I moved towards her.
TO BE CONTINUED…
