ROSA, MY LOVE
CHAPTER 4
I was first amazed, then shocked at what I saw in Sandy’s inbox. I realized she was in multiple relationships. Last time she left her village to come and see me, she stopped at two different towns and spent a day each with two different guys. She even fought with one of the guys’ baby mamas. I also realized that there was one guy she was arranging to go and see the following week in Abuja. I went through their chats and realized that they hadn’t slept yet, but they intended to when she would visit him.
My first compulsion after I had finished reading her messages was to confront her violently. However, I decided against that. I knew if I confronted her, she would realize that I had gone through her messages, and she would change her password. I didn’t want her to change her password just yet because I intended to discover more. I didn’t really know her. So, having access to her Messenger was a perfect way for me to know a girl I had been dating for quite a while.
I had met sandy on a WhatsApp group. She took special interest in me and withing a short while, started calling me privately. For almost a year, we arranged to meet but the meeting never fructified. That was because I was in a serious relationship back then. When I broke up, I figured it was time to let Sandy into my life. So, I invited her over. I did what I had never done before. I sent transport fare to someone I had never met before. She could very well had eaten the money and blocked me. However, she didn’t. She came and we had our first break up the very day she came.
She was very beautiful. She still is. She was also very sexually active. One particular thing I loved about her was that her health was always her to priority. She always insisted that we use condoms each time we had s*x. Most girls don’t care about condoms. Some even hate it, but not Sandy. But because she lived in a faraway town, I knew very little about her background.
I finished checking the message, shut down my laptop and looked at her on the bed, fast asleep. She was sleeping like an innocent person, whereas she was not. Power was suddenly restored and the brightness of the light hurt my eyes. I was feeling sleepy so, I turned off the light but just as I was about to drift off to sleep, my neighbours started. The neighbour next door was a pastor and his wife. Their love making was always loud and it distracted me, and I couldn’t sleep. I stayed awake until they were done before I slept off.
The next day, I called Rosa and thankfully, she picked. I invited her to my office, and she came in the afternoon.
“I am here strictly for business.” She spoke sternly.
“Rosa, I am sorry.”
“That doesn’t change anything. You seem to be a chronic womanizer. I don’t want to have anything to do with a man like you.” She was still angry.
“It’s not the way you think. Sandy was just passing to another town; it was late when their bus arrived that’s why she decided to see me.” I lied.
“Liar, in fact just give me your savings for the day so that I can be on my way. You are not serious in life.”
“Don’t say that, Rosa. Don’t say that. Let’s talk about this. I promise I will make it up to you.” I tried to reason with her.
“I came to your house with all the excitement, intending to show you my new hairdo, a hairdo that you gave me money to do. Only for me to come and get embarrassed.”
“You know what, I will make it up, I promise. Please, Rosa.
Rosa loved me too much not to forgive me. She did forgive me, and I promised her that I was going to send Sandy away as soon as I could. But I had to look for a suitable excuse to make Sandy go. I couldn’t just get up one morning and asked her to leave. However, I didn’t need to look for an excuse. She gave me one. Since I had realized that she was planning to go see someone in Abuja, I waited for the perfect moment before bringing it up.
One night, we were watching TV together when suddenly, she asked if I had ten thousand in cash.
“Of course, I do. Sandy, what do you want with ten thousand this late?”
“I need to go see my aunt tomorrow. When I went to the market yesterday, I saw her, and I was ashamed that I had been in this town now for almost three weeks and I had not seen her. So, I need to go see her.” She explained.
“Has she given you directions to her house?” I asked, suspecting that she was telling a lie.
“Yes, she has. So, I will be leaving tomorrow morning.”
“Is that why you need urgent 10k this night?”
“Yes, in intend to leave very early. At that time, all the Mobile Money kiosks would not have opened. So, I am going to transfer 10k to you and you will give me the money in cash. Is that okay by you?” She asked.
“Yes, it’s okay.”
During the night, while Sandy was asleep, I thought about the whole thing and decided that she was telling a lie. I knew she was looking for a means to go see the guy in Abuja. But she didn’t say she was going out of town. Was she going to see someone else in this very town? Maybe. I didn’t need to worry much. Messenger was her favourite messaging app. I knew if I checked there, I would have the answers to my questions.
My suspicions reached a new high by her actions the following morning. Whenever she was travelling, no matter how urgent it was, she always made sure to clean the house, wash the plates and heat the food before leaving. She was very duty conscious. If there was one thing Sandy was good at, it was taking care of the home. She didn’t joke with that. But that particular day, she seemed to be in a hurry. She didn’t do any house chores. I just slept on the bed, watching her. After she had bathed and dressed up, she hung her bag and was about to leave when I spoke to her.
“Sandy, let me go see you off. I want to make sure you have gotten a bike or a keke before I come back home.”
“No, there is no need. Don’t worry, I will be fine. Just take care of yourself.”
That made me suspect her the more. It was our routine that I always take her to the bus stop or and okada stop, each time she was travelling. In fact, she had always insisted on that even when I was not in the mood. However, today, it was different. I didn’t insist. She said goodbye to me and left. Exactly two minutes after she had left, I sprang from the bed, got my laptop and logged on to her account. When I did, I realized that she was active on Messenger. So, like a telenovela, I sat down comfortably and watched the messages come and go. She and the Abuja guy were texting.
“Are you on your way already?” The Abuja guy texted.
“Yes, I am. What should I bring for you?”
“Ordinary Agege bread.” The guy wrote back and inserted a laughing emoji.
“Alright (laughing emoji), what will you cook for me?” She asked.
“What do you like most?” Abuja guy asked.
“Just do fried rice and turkey.”
“Alright, please, don’t disappoint me. Last time you made me waste my money and you finally didn’t come. I don’t want to waste my money again this time around.” Abuja guy was apprehensive.
“Don’t worry, I said I am already on my way. I will be there for sure this time around.” Sandy assured.
“You better do. You know I will be traveling to Dubai next week. If I don’t see you now, I might not be able to see you again.”
“I understand.”
I had had my suspicions confirmed. Sandy wasn’t going to see any aunt in town. She was actually going out of town, as far as Abuja to go and see a guy. I thought I was a player, but she seemed to be a better one. The annoying part was that she was using my house as a base to go and see men. If she had left her own town to go see the guy, it would have been better. But she was in my house. She actually left the rest of her belongings in my house. She took just a small bag with her.
I sat on the bed, shivering, wondering what to do. I was thinking to myself. Should I just call her and end the relationship? Or should I torture her for the betrayal? But I was a mild man by nature and therefore could never lay my hands on a woman. So, what was I going to do. It would be a shame for me to allow my girlfriend to go and sleep with someone when I had full knowledge of it. So, I decided that she could go sleep with the Abuja guy any other time she wanted. However, this time around, she wouldn’t be doing it. I got my phone and dialed her number.
She seemed to have suspected that something wasn’t right. This is because I called several times, and she didn’t pick. When she finally did, her voice was shaky.
“Hello, sweetheart, sorry I missed you call.” She spoke.
“Where are you, Sandy? Have you met your aunt already?”
“Not really, her children said she went out but will be back soon.” She lied.
“Your aunt went out this early morning?”
“Yes, dear. You know these women and how they are. Don’t worry about her. How are you? Are you awake now? Are you missing me already?” She asked but I ignored the question.
“Sandy, are you really sure you are going to see your aunt who lives in this town? Or is it another town?”
“What do you mean by that?”
“A friend of mine just called me that he has seen someone like you at the park. You were getting on to a bus. What can you say about that?”
She finally realized that I might have had some intel on her. So, she decided to come out partially clean.
“Okay, I admit. I am going to Abuja to see my aunt.” She conceded.
“You are not going to Abuja to see your aunt, Sandy. You are going to Abuja to see Raymond.”
TO BE CONTINUED…
