THE ADVENTURE OF AKOR
Episode 35
By Esther Ochoga
PETER’S POV
What is this wicked son of Jezebel doing infront of my room? Why is this guy bothering my life? I thought he said he doesn’t need me…
He finally knocked on my door and the following conversation ensued…
Peter: who’s there
Akor: is me Akor…
Peter: What can I do for you?
Akor: Can you please open the door and let me in
Peter: I opened the door for him and he came in with a nylon bag in his hand… Immediately he entered he brought out what was in the nylon and said he has come to apologise…Is that wine alcoholic? I asked
Akor: Yes
Peter: before you start the apology go and change the wine to a non alcoholic wine, I don’t take alcohol
Akor: na wao, you don’t even know if my apology will be satisfactory and you are already interested in the wine?
Peter: have you come here to insult me or what
Akor: no, I will quickly go and change it to non alcoholic…
Peter: so this guy still have small sense in that his head, he bought me wine for an apology? I am just scared Vicky might not like this idea… Common Peter, why are you always acting like a weakling, why are you letting Vicky to be the man? You are about to be a husband and a father, oh God, am I ready for this responsibility? Will she join me here or we are staying at her place, who will be paying the bills? This my work is not paying me, I think I will tell her to find me a job but which certificate will I use? Oh God, help me not to just be a “$perm donor”… I snapped out of my thoughts when I heard Akor’s bike…
Akor: I am back…
Peter: start talking, I am listening.
Akor: I want to sincerely apologise for being a bad friend, I know I have offended you by my words and actions… I didn’t realize how empty I was without you until the past months when you weren’t talking to me. Peter, I’m truly sorry for everything I did and said to you at the hospital, you are a good person with a heart of gold, I was so foolish to think I don’t need you. Give me one more opportunity and I promise to be a better person… I said and knelt down with one of my legs
Peter: you are not serious Akor, I don’t think you are ready for forgiveness, how can you be apologising and kneeling with one leg? What do you take me for? Please kneel down properly and start the apology all over…
Akor: nawao…
Peter: what did you say?
Akor: nothing oooo, now my both knees are on the ground, please find a place in your heart to forgive me, I brought you this wine and chewing gum for reconciliation
Peter: what kind of person are you? Buying chewing gum for me? What am I supposed to do with that? Please go and change it to Tom Tom
Akor: your mouth dia like Tom Tom, come lick Tom Tom na, shuuuuuuu… Shey I kill person ni?
Peter: get out of my room
Akor: I was just kidding, let me quickly go and change it… I left his room and went into my room stomping my feet and grumbling. I kept the chewing gum in my room and went to out to buy Tom Tom… I went there and I was told one Tom Tom is 30naira, I told the woman to give me the cheapest one but she said that’s the only type she has. I bought 9 and went back to peter…
Peter: why did you buy 9? Why not make it 10… Anyways, I have heard you. You can now go, I will think about it and give you the feedback and some rules that you must abide by… Remember I am taken and no more in the market
Akor: how can a man be taken? Shame no the catch you?
Peter: what’s your business? Did you come here to ask for forgiveness or teach me how to live my life? You weh shame the catch where is your own woman? Please you can go now, I am expecting my woman…
Akor: okay ooo, I will be expecting your feedback, I opened the door and was living when I saw Vicky coming, she saw me coming out of Peter’s room and her mood changed immediately, I greeted her but she ignored me completely.
THE ADVENTURE OF AKOR
Episode 36
By Esther Ochoga
Vicky barged into my room and came straight at my face and started yelling at me while pointing her finger in my face… What is wrong with you? What were you doing with that guy? I thought we agreed that you are ending whatsoever you have with him?
Peter, can’t you see I am spending a lot to polish and brush you up? Remember who you are, I am the one sponsoring our wedding and doing everything. I am the one that brought the drinks for you to go and see my parents… Why can’t you obey my words? Don’t you think when I talk you should listen since I am footing all the bills? She said…
Calm down baby, he just came here to apologise for everything… Why are you always getting so upset at every slightest provocation? The other day we went out and I met my old school friend, I greeted her and that was all, you stopped talking to me for 3days without giving me any attention to explain myself…
It’s not fair to always lash out at me or treat me like trash in public and later comeback to apologise, it doesn’t make any sense Vicky, that is not how to express love… I told you that whenever I offend you, tell me about it and I will apologise to you instead of getting so upset and yelling at me as if I am nothing…
Come to think of it, we are planning on getting married but I don’t see, nor feel any single respect from you. You talk to me anyhow… You yelled at me at any given opportunity and send me on errands. The most painful part that I wanted us to talk about is the fact that you allow your father to talk to me anyhow and send me at will… The other day we visited them, your Dad ask me to go and wash his car, you were smiling and didn’t even object to it…
So you can’t help your future father in-law to wash his car? You mean you can’t run errands for my family? Did you know how much my family has indirectly spent on you through me? I do everything for you remember? She said…
Please, Vicky what exactly do you do for me? I really want to know… Because the major thing you did was at the hospital when you paid the bills and for mine you made me to collapse that day and it was in your house and you would have been in trouble if I had died there, so stop counting that as a favour…
Are you serious? Peter, I literally feed you, cloth you, house you, take you out and you have the got to try bitting the hand that feeds you? She said
I looked at her is amazement and shook my head… So this is what you will keep singing in my ears if I marry you? No, from the look of things it seems you are the one marrying me. Why will you keep listing everything you did for me when we are having an argument? You house me? Whose house are you right now? You cloth me? Check what I am putting on, does it look like something you got for me, you bought me only one tshirt and you are listing it as you clothing me? How are you feeding me? Vicky you are just a drama queen with so much ego and seriously I am tired of all this.
I am supposed to be your husband for God sake, even though I don’t have money today doesn’t mean I will not make it tomorrow… I don’t think I can put up with this anymore, I think we should call off the engagement.
Are you joking right now? Like, are you serious right now? You mean you are breaking up with someone like me? Do you think you will find a classy lady like me to put up with your kind anywhere else? You mean nothing to me because you ain’t even contributing anything to my life, I want to promise you one thing… You will regret this decision she said and took her bag and left.
I stood still with tears gathering in my eyes… I told myself, “be a man” then fought it back. I went to Akor’s room and saw his ears on the wall trying to hear what was happening in my room… I cleared my throat and he jumped up and started stammering.
I broke up with Vicky I said… Akor, came close to me and gave me a hug and told me that was the best decision ever and the both of us should sit down, think about our life and start afresh… I obliged and sat down to hear the plan.
TO BE CONTINUED….
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