Perpetual
Episode 5️⃣
Did you call me here to come and watch you bounce and talk to yourself? Tell me what happened. Amara asked Lekwachi he invited her to his house.
Are you aware Perpetual was cheating on me when we were dating? Lekwachi asked Amara.
I don’t know about that. Is that what you called me here for I thought you wanted me to cook for you. Amara asked.
I’m talking about what I saw yesterday and you are telling me about food. I was at the Houston hotel yesterday and Perpetual walked in with a guy. Not just that but they also lodged in one of the rooms in the hotel. Said Lekwschi.
Perpetual lodged in one of the rooms in the hotel? I doubt…
Lekwachi rudely interrupted Amara who just said she doubted what he was telling her.
I’m lying, right? No, go ahead and call me a liàr. I’m telling you what I saw yesterday and you stand there to tell me you doubt. Look, I’m giving you two days just two days to return all my money otherwise you won’t like what I will do to you. Lekwachi thréàtenéd Amara.
I should return which money? Are you okay? Amara asked Lekwachi.
Return my six hundred and fifty thousand naira and the money I used in renting an apartment and furnish it for you. Don’t ask me which money again. Lekwacha keeps insisting.
Look, I played my role well. The deal was to make Perpétual date and love you which I did and she fell in love with you. I keep making sure she returns and begs you anytime you beat and break up with her. So which role did I not play well over four years? Amara asked.
But she failed and you failed too for letting her cheat on me while we were dating. Imagine the disgrace of one of my friends seeing her with another man holding hands together and walking inside a hotel room just a few days after we broke up. Lekwachi shouts.
You are high on the drugs you are consuming. Amara said and carried her handbag to leave.
I guess you are not trying to walk out on me? Don’t try me because if you do I will make sure I let your friend know you sold her to me. You sold her to a guy you couldn’t date or stay with for two months. I will tell her we are not from the same community as she thought but from the same local government so there’s nothing like being brother and sister. I swéár I will tell her everything. Lekwachi continues to thréàten Amara.
Is this a thréàt? Amara calmly asked Lekwachi.
Not at all, baby. I just want you to play one last role for me. I want you to make Pérpétual return to me. That’s all and nobody will know about us and you will also be five hundred thousand Naira richer. Lekwschi said.
Is that all? Amara asked.
Just that. I promise everything will be fine. Lekwachi said.
Amara carried her handbag and headed to Perpetual’s house. Getting there, Precious had already seated there listening to Perpetual’s gist.
Talk of the dévil and he appears. I was just telling Presh about you and here you are. Perpetual said to Amara.
Don’t you have my number to call me if you think you want me around? Amara asked.
There was a moment of quietness before Precious broke the silence again with a question.
So, did you follow him to his house yesterday? Precious asked Perpetual.
Not ask at all. I didn’t spend much time with him I hurriedly returned to my house. Perpetual said.
Hmmm, you hurriedly return to your house. Are you sure you slept in this house last night because someone just told me you lodged in the Houston hotel last night with a guy? Amara said.
Perps! Did you lodge with him? Precious surprisingly asked Perpetual.
Perpetual who doesn’t know how to lie and hide something from her friends
could not utter a word. Precious and Amara know how to find out the truth from Perpetual because she doesn’t know how to keep a secret from them or lie to them.
Yes, I lodged with him. He asked me out and I accepted. Perpetual said.
What! You mean you both are now courting? Precious asked.
That’s what it looks like. Perpetual responded.
Do you reason at all Perpetual? Not even up to a week after you broke up with Lekwachi you have jumped into another relationship? Amara said.
Please, you can mention every other name anytime we are discussing but don’t mention Lekwachi’s name again around me. It’s my life. I can decide to date whoever I want to and whenever I choose to. Please. Perpetual said.
I hope you won’t disturb anybody tomorrow if anything goes wrong. Don’t come and look for who will sleep with you and help you beg the so-called guy. Amara said.
Is that your prayers for something to go wrong tomorrow? Don’t worry, I will burst your bubbles this time around. Perpetual said.
Please, it’s okay! Let’s not fight over this. I wanted to say something but my opinion won’t matter again since Perps said it’s her life. True, it’s your life Perps and I pray you know what you are doing and it works for you. Precious said.
Amara got home and called Lekwachi on the phone to tell him what’s at stake.
Lekwachi, Perpetual is dating another now. You know how difficult it is to advise or talk to Perpetual anytime she is in love. I advise you to move on the way Perpetual did and let her be. Amara said over the phone.
I won’t accept that. You know what our agreement is. You need to do something. And I know there’s something you can do. Okay, I will double the money just do whatever you can to make sure the relationship didn’t work out. Lekwachi said on the other side of the phone.
Let’s see tomorrow in the evening let’s talk about it. Amara said.
Two months later.
Girls guess what? Perpetual excitedly asked Precious and Amara.
Amara and Precious gave each other a surprising look as they couldn’t guess why Perpetual was extremely excited.
Tantanaa! Derrick proposed to me and I said yes!!! Perpetual said as she flaunted her fingers wearing a 24-carat gold ring.
Oh my God! Precious exclaimed and held Perpetual’s fingers in admiration.
Proposed to you? So soon. Is the relationship that serious? Amara asked.
To be continued…
Written by Amaka Ember.
