Onome's tales....Episode 9

The following day Alex called Onome, but she simply ignored his call, he sent another sms;

    ‘Hi dear, being trying to reach you, please call me when you get this message’

Onome murmured to herself ‘well I never got this message’.  Dr. Efosa was a cool ,calm and collected fellow ,he took everything about Onome  so serious that even in a matter of weeks  Onome was already charmed by his beautiful character, a colleague of hers by name Efe noticed after a few weeks that Onome glowed effortlessly and asked;

Efe: you care to share to the good news?

Onome: what good news?

Efe; : well for some weeks now you have being glowing, what’s happening?

Onome: I have always glowed

Efe: yea, but this is quite different

Onome: LOL, nothing  really, have just decided to give faith a fighting chance

Efe: (knowing Onome’s history with Alex) Ooooh,that’s great I know you had smiled again,it was just a matter of time.

Onome: and guess what? The idiot has being trying to get in touch with me for days now

Efe: what for? Did he forget  anything with  you? He should ‘park well jor’.

Onome: I have just simply ignored him, I won’t let him steal my joy…..I Onome Freeman has decided to be happy and won’t let  nobody take my joy away from me.

Just as Onome was saying this, Alex’s call came through, Efe told her to pick the call and make it clear to him that things are not the same anymore, As soon as Onome picked the call, Alex immediately started apologising for all the emotional trauma he has put Onome through , asking for a second chance( since everybody deserves one),and that if given one, he would make sure this ends well(he probably meant marriage) . Onome simply told him that she appreciated the efforts he made by calling but she’s found joy and nobody throws joy away like a piece of shit, Alex went further;

Alex: you are cheating on me?

Onome: sorry I’m not sure I understand that.

Alex: I never broke up with you, so why are you in another man’s arm?

Onome: a few seconds ago, I was thinking you had changed and was actually considering        taking a few steps, but I was wrong. Did you say you never broke up with me? What do you call returning to Nigeria, roaming about the street s of Abuja with a girl called Simisola and remaining incommunicado for months? Yes you met me a naïve girl, but right now boo, I am no longer that village girl you met, you can’t play on my intelligence.

Alex: who told you about Simisola? She was just a friend, nothing serious, oh please if this is all about Simisola, I think you got it all wrong. Simisola has gone back to states,if that makes you feel better.

Onome: Yes it does make me feel better! At least I now know what all these effort was all about? You just needed a replacement for Simisola pending when she returns from the states.

(At this point Dr Efosa was around to take Onome out for lunch,so she decided to end the call nicely )

Onome: ok dear, my regards to your family ,will call you later ….hopefully

Alex: waiiiittt, I waassss( Onome drops the call)

Onome stood there looking at Dr.Efosa and said to herself in a low tone, she murmured the words actually ‘ Edo boys can fine sha,chai!’ Efe heard but acted like she didn’t and immediately sent her a ping “ babes take am easy, you sef fine’ the two of them looked at each other and smiled. Dr. Efosa headed out with Onome for lunch, during lunch Dr. Efosa couldn’t help but kiss Onome in the public  and immediately asked Onome; What would you be doing this weekend? Onome for the first few minutes couldn’t say a word as Dr. Efosa kept looking into her eyes as he asked……

Onome;(  said to herself, wow, I am so coming over to your place, but not wanting to sound so desperate) nothing much, just have a few movies to watch

Dr. Efosa: you know what they say about watching movies alone?

Onome: what?

Dr. Efosa: it gets boring,lol, so I will come pick you from work on Friday evening plssssss……*don’t say no*

Omone : ( was happy within herself ,but managed to say yes, like she was doing him some favour)ermmmm ok, yes,that would be cool.

Efe was already pinging Onome for details and mention specifically that Onome should get her lunch too,she wrote  “abeg ,try food for supporters club biko’.

As soon as Onome got to the office, Efe asked for her food first of all, before any other gist and then Onome filled her in on what happened, Efe was just screaming “ correct guy, my brothers cannot carry last laiye, thanks for the food though’

Friday evening came, and Dr. Efosa was at Onome’s office at 5pm , they both went to his place. It was a three bedroom flat,

Onome: nice place

Dr Efosa: thank you, though it’s boring staying here all alone.

Onome: yea.

Dr Efosa: (standing so close to Onome and holding her) the point is I need this place to stop being a house, I need a home to always look forward to every day after work.Onome, I have flaws, I am not a perfect man, please help love my imperfections perfectly.

Onome’s heartbeat at this point was so fast.he continued;

Please be patient with me,* he again kissed Onome so hard*  and afterwards said , hope my epistle wasn’t too long?

Onome: no it wasn’t

Dr. Efosa: please make yourself comfortable.

They watched movies all evening and laughed like they have known each other for years and later  got intimate and it was quite relieving for Onome, as she’s got needs for a long time now, they were in each other’s arms, Onome had her head  on his chest till the next morning, she felt this peace she isn’t had in a very long time.

.............Onomes tale's continues/

Onome's tales.....Episode 8

In less than 2 weeks Onome was done with her project and afterwards graduation ceremony came to pass. Onome’s mother was so proud of her daughter.  Onome was posted to Akwa –Ibom state after 3months of waiting at home for youth service, her PPA (Primary Place of Assignment) was a primary school in a very remote part of the state, she was a bit excited about the change of environment, meanwhile Mimi was posted to a first generation bank in Ogun state.

Alex was all the while in touch with Onome, the two love birds were so in love, but half way through Onome’s youth service year  Alex grew cold , he hardly called Onome let alone pick her calls, she became so worried after sending a lot of  messages without getting replies, she was so confused and didn’t know who to confide in, after several thoughts she decided to call Mimi and fill her in on the situation, Mimi advised Onome to forget about Alex and move on with her life, this was so difficult for Onome, as  she truly loved  Alex, Onome was so heartbroken that she flew in to Lagos from Akwa-ibom fortnightly to take solace in the company of her aunt, Mrs Sylvia tried convincing Onome to take her mind off it but she wouldn’t listen, after a few months Onome finished her youth service  and was fortunately absorbed by an oil and gas firm in eket the following year(with Mrs Sylvia’s connection though)she didn’t give up on Alex she kept trying every possible means to get in touch with him.

By  mid August  Mimi called Onome to tell her she heard Alex was back to Nigeria, Onome was so excited , Mimi was shocked that she could be excited by Alex after the long silence, but of course she didn’t want to make it her business…like they say, if it isn’t your own tail don’t wag it!

Onome immediately put a call through to Alex, but he wasn’t picking, for several days she tried but to no avail, it was then it dawned on her that something was wrong somewhere, she called Mimi to tell her that Alex was ignoring her calls and she replied;

Mimi: Ignore him too!

Onome: I wish it was that easy

Mimi: look Onome I don’t know exactly what your problem is, you have a good job now, why not focus on YOU< Alex isn’t the only man on planet earth for Christ sakes!

OnomeL ****(started crying)

Mimi: OMG! You don’t have to do this to yourself, just focus on you, very soon the right man will come your way

Onome: thank you….

Onome was doing well and was now responsible for her family’s welfare, her mum and brothers sometimes come to eket to spend time with her . On one occasion her mother had to ask her about Alex, Onome broke down in tears while explaining to her mum all that had happened and also told her mum that she wasn’t interested in jumping back into a relationship for now, but  mama Onome smiled and said (in pidgin English though);

  ‘ Realise that if you have time to whine and complain about something, then you have time to do something about it’ 

    She went further;

    ‘ My dear daughter if crying and complaining would solve all of this, I wouldn’t mind joining you, wipe your tears, at different times in our lives, we have disappointments and become broken , but the beauty of everything is the ability to wipe your tears and be firm on your feet again, moreover its better a broken relationship than a broken marriage’

Onome: Thank you mama

Six months later ,Onome’s boss sent her to Abuja to represent him at an event, Onome was called upon to give a speech which she brilliantly did, Alex was coincidentally asked to represent his firm, he came in while Onome was giving her speech, he was lost for words for the first few minutes, he finally got himself a seat and was waiting for when he would have a chance to speak with Onome, at the end of the event Onome was busy networking for her firm and took no cognisance of the fact that Alex was anywhere around her, Alex was unable to speak with Onome that day, he finally resolved to call her,on getting home he tried calling her but couldn’t reach her,(Onome was air borne at the time) he decided to send a text;

    ‘ hey, fantastic speech! proud of you!’

Onome finally got off the plane and  switched on her phone,she received the message and got to know that Alex was at the event and saw her, she decided to ignore the sms, as far as she was concerned he is in the past now. While she was waiting for the official driver to come pick her from the airport, a gentleman came to sit by her side, he smiled at Onome and she out of courtesy managed to smile back, after a few minutes, he tried to introduce himself;

Hi , my name is Efosa

Onome: Nice name!                         

Efosa: (Smiled) you don’t seem to be in a good mood

Onome: I am , I’m just not interested in telling you my name!

Efosa:wow….that’s not nice

Onome:I know

Efosa:hahahahaha, you are a very funny character,ok but I’m pleading…pppppllllleeeaaasssseeeee

Onome: (smiled) I’m Onome by name.

Efosa: beautiful name. I work here in eket, I’m a medical doctor and from Benin city

Onome: I work and stay in eket too, I work for an oil and gas firm as a business development executive.

Efosa: It’s a pleasure( shakes her)

Onome: same here.

Five minutes later Akpan, the driver called Onome that he was around and so she had to leave, they exchanged complimentary cards and Onome took her leave.

…………………………………………………..Check back in 48hours time for the next episode.

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Onome's tales....episode 7

The following week, Friday precisely, it was raining cats and dogs, and the usual Lagos flood was battling for land ownership with the sons of the soil, so many people had their shoes in their hands as they waited for buses at the bus stop ,Onome was not left out , as she went to make her hair, she was busy trying to get back to the hostel and didn’t realise her phone was ringing all the while ,she finally got to the hostel  and recalling all that had happened the weekend before she decided to go home for the weekend, she knew Mrs Sylvia was a bit  suspicious . As soon as she picked her phone to call her aunt and tell her  she was going to be home  for the weekend and saw Alex’s missed calls, she immediately called him back;

Onome: Hey

Alex: hi, have been calling like forever

Onome: so sorry , went to make my hair and got to the hostel under the rain, didn’t even have an idea my phone was ringing

Alex: awwww…sorry dear, was just told by my boss that I have training in Lagos; I’m actually coming with my boss.

Onome: wow! So when is the training?

Alex: it starts on Monday. I would love to see my baby

Onome: same here, but my aunt is already suspicious, so I have to be careful

Alex: so? Onome I mean well for both of us, I can come see your aunt if you wish

Onome: wow…ermmm ok!

Alex later got introduced to Mrs Sylvia , the relationship was no longer a hide and seek game, the two love birds kept on dating, three years later , Onome was in her final year, she got too busy with project and all sorts, in fact sometimes she used Alex’s name to get away from home to be with other friends, Alex in that same year had to go to the UK for his masters, Onome wasn’t sure if she could cope without Alex for the next one year ,she was really sad, but Alex reassured her of his love and also pleaded with her to wait for him that he would definitely come back for her , but Onome was really scared about Alex not coming back again or coming back with another girl, she had so many things running through  her mind.

Alex : I would come back for you

Onome: I know, I’m just scared

Alex: of what?

Onome: a lot! What if you come back with another girl? What if you get a job there and don’t come back?

Alex : I  am not coming back with another girl and yes if I get a job there , I will come and take you there,.

Onome: I love you baby

Alex : I love you too……and by the way even more  than you think

Onome: *smiles*

A month later Alex left for the UK , Onome was still working on  her project, Coincidentally , Onome had same project supervisor with Mimi , so they always get to meet often even when they don’t want to. One Wednesday morning they were both waiting for their project supervisor (Mr. Lanre) , Mr Lanre was in a meeting with some lecturers in his office, so his secretary asked Onome and Mimi to wait a little, as Mr Lanre was busy at the moment, so both girls sat patiently opposite the secretary , Mimi started the conversation;

Mimi: see how she said the *at the moment* same way MTN will say * the number you have called is not available at the moment *

Onome: lol….you are just a silly girl

Mimi: so how’s our Alex?

Onome: did I hear you say ‘our’?

Mimi: hahahahahaha….relax jor

Onome: he’s fine, he called yesterday

Mimi: so when are you going to visit him?

Onome: babes!!! Relax…he’s in the UK for his masters ….to study not play! Moreover he just left some weeks back, I had better get done with school and go for my NYSC, He will be back soon .

Mimi: I know, but you know what they say, life isn’t a dettol advert, if you don’t take care of your man, sweetheart, another woman will!

Onome: (looked at Mimi like she was sizing her up and finally got hold of her words) not to worry , mine would be like dettol advert…silly!

Mimi: just saying

At this point the secretary beckoned on  both girls to come see Mr Lanre

Mimi & Onome: Good day sir

Mr Lanre: Ehennnn… (adjust his chair ) how are you girls doing?

Mimi& Onome: fine sir

Mr Lanre looked at their work, Onome was in chapter four while Mimi was in Chapter five, Mr Lanre asked Mimi to go ahead and start putting her work together, as hers was certified okay, he turned to Onome and said ‘I am not pleased with your work , take note of the corrections I am making , write it again and bring it back tomorrow, you can see your mates have started typing their project work’

Ok sir…replied Onome.

As soon they left Mr. Lanre’s office, Mimi said to Onome;

Mimi: Looks like you want to stress yourself

Onome: How do you mean?

Mimi:  trying to write this project all by yourself is tedious, just give that office assistant five thousand naira, he would give you a project of your choice from the Head of department’s store and then you can just copy and paste….finish

Onome: I knew it

Mimi: knew what ?

Onome: you were too fast with your project, I knew there was more to it .

Mimi: I am just advising you as a friend

Onome: Thanks but I had rather I do it myself

Mimi: whatever.

                                    

Onome's tales......episode 6

Alex had a thousand thoughts in his head seeing Onome in his bed, Was this too easy or does she like me this much? And then he said to himself; ‘a man got to do what a man got to do’.

The next morning he got Onome breakfast in bed, (every girl loves breakfast in bed right?) she was a bit shy about last night, but whatever right? .Few minutes later Mimi’s call came in and the conversation went thus;

Mimi: hey babes sup

Onome: I’m good

Mimi: I just saw your aunt in church now, she said she wanted to speak with me after service, she asked after you though and I told her you couldn’t come to church because you had headache, I think she wants to come see you after service, so make yourself available, because I wouldn’t know what to tell her since you have a lot of things to hide from me.

Onome: Jeezzzzzz! Anyways thanks. But I’m  not in Lagos at the moment ,so I can’t really be in the hostel after service, but tell her I just called that I will be  attending the next service so I won’t be in the hostel.

Mimi: Where in the devil’s starched caftan are you? You are only jeopardizing your safety by not telling anyone about your movement.

Onome: Ok easy! I’m at Alex’s place

Mimi: you mean you are in Portharcourt? Wow, I see. No wonder you have been hiding this from me, I advice you call your aunt yourself, I do not want to be involved in all of this nonsense.

Onome: whatever , I will take care of this, it’s my situation after all .( ends the call)

Alex: who was that ?

Onome: it’s Mimi

Alex: oh how is she? Did she know you were coming here? Because I know Mimi loves to travel

Onome: (Smiles) Oh yes, she’s being quite eventful.

Alex: ok.

As soon as Alex left for the bath, Onome put a call through to her aunt, telling her she would be attending the next service and that she feels better now, Mrs Sylvia was comforted to hear from Onome herself and asked her if she would love to see the family doctor ‘Dr Francie’ Onome declined, saying she was very fine and that if there is need to, she would let Mrs Sylvia know.

Four hours later , Onome was getting ready to go to the airport , but couldn’t find her ear rings, she searched everywhere ,Alex decided to join her in the searched as the earrings seemed important to Onome at that moment , in the process of searching  Mr Muktar’s complimentary card f ell off, Alex picked the complimentary and saw Mr Muktar’s details, he screamed ‘ Onome! Onome!!’

Onome: what is it?

Alex: ( breathing hard as if trying to recover from a shock ) What in God’s name are you doing with my manager’s complimentary card????? I need answers now!

Onome: Please calm down

Alex : just answer me!

Onome: we boarded the same flight yesterday, I was sitting next to him and we got talking, he gave me his card

Alex: and you of course gave him your number?

Onome:Oh please ! I didn’t, as a matter of fact I thought I had thrown the card away

Alex: you thought? Ok there is no point thinking anymore(Alex destroys the complimentary card and went ahead to check if she already stored  Mr. Muktar’s details on her phone, but she hadn’t). You don’t even know that man, he has four wives already only if you are willing to make his fifth wife

Onome: Please don’t be ridiculous! If I had interest in his advances you would have found his details on my phone, why are you acting like a child?

Alex: acting like a child? omG ! I’m finished! Choose your words carefully Onome, I could be nasty sometimes.

Onome ignored him and went on to search for these earrings that has brought her troubles, as soon as she found them, she went to Alex and told him she was ready to go to the airport.

Alex: we just had a misunderstanding and you want to go leaving it just like that

Onome: I need to leave, like seriously I’m not in the best frame of mind right now

Alex: Ok . I’m sorry I reacted that way, but you won’t blame me , would you? If you were in my shoes I’m sure you had do more than that.

Alex hugged Onome and they made their wayout of the house to the airport .

Onome arrived Lagos in an hour and then headed for the hostel, she saw Mimi in front of the hostel as soon as she got down from the taxi,Mimi had this ‘You are just a liar’ kind of expression on her face, they managed to exchange pleasantries ,just as Onome was trying to settle in she got a call from her aunt;

Mrs Sylvia: Onome

Onome:  Good afternoon aunty

Mrs Sylvia: What is good about the afternoon young lady? You were not in church like you said where were you?

Onome: Aunty I was in church

Mrs Sylvia: You are still lying to me! Ok what’s the name of the pastor who preached during the second service?

Onome: I have forgotten his name

Mrs Sylvia: Since when did you start lying to me? Do not joke with your health, you have to go to the hospital, I know you don’t like taking injection, I am on my way to your hostel, we have to go see the family doctor or better still any clinic close to your school

Onome: Aunty I am very fine you don’t have to bother

Mrs Sylvia: Onome leave me to bother, after all it’s my time and money.

Onome knowing all that has gone under the bridge, rushed to the school clinic for a test, a pregnancy test precisely, it was confirmed negative, now she felt very comfortable going to any hospital with her aunt and she went back to the hostel to wait for Mrs Sylvia, all thanks to Lagos traffic, Mrs Sylvia couldn’t make it to her school in good time, on getting to Onome’s hostel she took Onome to the school clinic, as soon as they got there, the cleaner popularly called Edet met them at the entrance and  said;

Edet: Aunty you come back?

Onome: (didn’t say anything, just smiled)

Edet: I think say them give you your test result na

Mrs Sylvia immediately asked Onome what test she had come to do before now, Onome told her it was just a test to know if she had malaria

Mrs Sylvia : Ok.

Mrs Sylvia in her heart could tell that Onome was lying to her , she then made up her mind that she was going to make her do a pregnancy test and she would go in with her to see the doctor, the doctor immediately recognised Onome when she got in, but being a professional he just didn’t say a word about her been here in less than an hour ago, the test was carried out and they confirmed Onome was okay and not pregnant . Mrs Sylvia decided to pay for Onome ‘s cab to the hostel while she waited a little to see Edet

Mrs Sylvia:  ah my brother , how body

Edet: nka madam body de inside cloth oooh

Mrs Sylvia: you bin see my pikin for here today

Edet: yes na, e never reach one hour when she commot na him make me surprise say she come again

Mrs Sylvia: ah no problem she nor do all the test when she suppose do the first time when she come, which kain test she do

Edet: nka madam I nor be doctor or nurse so I nor know, I just see say she follow those women wen them tell say make them bring their urine come, so I know say nor be malaria sha, you be woman you go fit know why dem dey tell una make una bring una urine

Mrs Sylvia: hahahaha , hands him a N1,000 note, thank you my brother

Edet: nka madam you do well oh, God bless you.