Life as a corper
EPISODE 116
“I can’t believe you did this to me, i can’t believe all i heard about you is very true. God why?, why did you allow this miserable boy to find his way into my heart?” Adaora cried in her room. I swallowed hard and tried to console her, but she quickly sprang up and stared at me murderously.
“don’t touch me you devil. What did i do to you?, why do you want to destroy my life? Imagine sleeping with an old woman, tufiakwa, I just pray you havn’t passed a terrible disease to me, you are not getting away with this. I swear” she barked. I nervously stared at her, stood up after a while and left her room. I was totally confused and mad.
I ran to my room, locked the døor, unlocked my travelling bag, fetched my other phone and called Tessy nervously
“hi Val i’ve been trying to reach you, where are you?” she asked seriously,
“Tess, there is a big problem ooo’ i murmured, “my girl is going crazy because someone from your side told her about us just like i feared” i poured out nervously.
“serious?, i think i now understand, because a girl who claimed to be your younger sister actually called my line moments ago, but how are you sure the fault is from my end eeh?” she asked, “anyway just calm down and let her be for the moment, she will come around later. Please don’t do anything silly and allow her to come to terms with what she just discovered” Tessy advised.
“you mean i should sit , wait and do nothing?” i asked with disbelief,
“of course yes, just let her be for the moment” she affirmed, but i really found her advice very awkward and weak. I sighed and rudely hung up.
I truly had expected her to offer a more solid advice, which truly was the main reason i called her by that hour.
I dropped my phone, locked my bag and returned to Adaora’s room.
“i know your mind is very bitter, but believe me when i say that i never had any s#xual encounter with her, Adaora we never got to that stage” I lied unconvincingly,
“anyway i’m leaving your life for good, because i failed you woefully and i promise never to cross your path ever again. Just don’t tell my family about this incident please, i beg of you” i pleaded without thinking properly. She blew her nose, bit her lips, stared at me angrily, before throwing a glass cup which narrowly missed my head at me.
“No mister, you got it all wrong, the first thing i will do is to ring your mum and tell her everything. You ain’t escaping, nor going anywhere till i finish with you, coward, liar, i will humilate and make you pay for your actions”, She shouted and advanced towards me like an angry cat, grabbed an electric iron lying carelessly on the table {few steps away from me} and hit it on my head, again and again without minding the physical harm she was doing to me.
I felt great pain as bl0*d tickled down, but i never moved an inch nor fought back. All i fought was the great pain in my heart.
She soon realised what she was doing, dropped the electric iron and backed me.
“i have sacrificed alot for this relationship, i won’t let it crumble over this, but i equally won’t forgive you either” she cried. I watched her silently without knowing what to say.
“i want to see your Tessy, i want to have a little talk with her, i want to see her disgusting face” she cried and faced me once again, breathing deeply as her eyes fell on my bl0*dy head.
“won’t you go and wash your head?” she asked coldly, but with concern.
“i rather die than face all the humiliations you are planning for me” i murmured.
“sorry mr man, but you will live to see them all, so better go and wash your head” she commanded, but i still refused to move an inch. She rolled her eyes, grabbed her flask {filled with hot water} and dragged me to a sink close by.
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“i’m sorry for wounding you, but the cut isn’t deep” she apologized as she washed my head.
“i hate what i’m doing this moment” she murmured. I kept quiet and pretended not to hear her.
“but seriously what were you thinking dating an old woman, I thought only poor boys do that? Or have you gone broke or what, seriously i need more explanations because i really don’t see the motive behind such behaviour” she asked curiously.
“i really think you were misinformed by whoever was passing information across to you. I also never said i was dating any old woman nor having any s#xual relationship with Tessy, all i agreed was that i knew her, expecting you to be reasonable enough to ask how and why, but you instantly concluded and took law in your hands like an illiterate” i said a bit angrily. She stared at me with surprise.
“do you remember the rural water project dad handled in 2007?” i asked, while she nodded with a suspicious look,
“Tessy brokered the deal for him, and since i’m dad’s only son she reached out to me hoping we continue doing business with her. Then last saturday she invited me over for her son’s birthday, which i attended without telling you and that’s the only thing i did wrong, which i’m equally apologizing for” i explained innocently,
“i don’t believe you, moreover you were willing to end our relationship over her and i also remember you begging me not to tell your family” she replied intelligently.
“of course i did, because i figured if you can’t believe me then no one will” i concluded with a shrug.
“just like you earlier said, i have no motive for having a sugar mummy, how much will she give me, that you can’t afford supposing i’m broke?” i asked. Her eyes dropped in doubt.
“i just don’t know, moreover the evidence against you is very strong and the young girl who told me everything was so sure of herself” she said, placing a hand on her head.
“how young is she?” i asked anxiously,
“between 20 to 23 or so, dark and slim, do you know her?” she asked seriously.
“hell no, i don’t” I truthfully answered, because her description dosen’t in any way match Elinor’s features.
“i still have lots of questions to ask and i believe your Tessy will clear it up herself, or do you object??” she asked seriously, her eyes scanning my face like a ‘lie detector. I breathed deeply, fully aware i wasn’t getting away easily, and equally regretting why i regrouped very late, after almost admitting all my wrong doings.
Adaora wasn’t gullible nor stupid, she definetly knew what she was doing.
EPISODE 117
“so let’s call her” she added {searchingly}, perhaps expecting me to come up with an excuse. I simply breathed deeply and nodded,
“alright suit yourself madam” i accepted. She cleaned my head with a ‘face towel’ before walking to the sitting room. I calmly followed her, clueless on how to dissuade her from making the phone call.
“please be polite when talking to her, she isn’t our mate” i heard myself plead. She forced out a smile, sat on a couch and grabbed my phone. I quietly sat beside her, my heart pounding furiously.
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“hullo” she greeted calmly as soon as Tessy answered her {phone} call,
“Val’s sister abi?” Tessy asked with a sarcastic tone,
“yea good afternoon, i’m very sorry for disturbing, but i really want to clear some issues with you, please forgive my manners, i’m not Val’s sister but his fiancee” she quickly said,
“oh i see” I heard Tessy murmur,
“so please can we meet, it’s very important?” She asked pleadingly,
“sure! but i dey Abuja oooo” Tessy replied lightly,
“me too, hope tomorrow will be alright?” Adaora asked happily, while Tessy hesitated a bit. Perhaps she was very surprised when she learnt of Adaora’s location.
“okay” she murmured,
“so where can i meet you?” Adaora asked,
“is Val there with you?” i heard her ask, avoiding Adaora’s question.
“yes he is” Adaora answered without wasting time,
“he knows my house dear. It really will be an honour to have you guys at my house tomorrow, just call me an hour before you start coming please” She replied and hung up a bit rudely. Adaora stared at me with a smile.
“I guess it’s settled then” she said to me,
“your phone will be mine for the rest of the day” she added and left for her room, {without knowing that i came with a second phone}, which was safely locked in my ‘travelling bag’.
Wasting no time, i ran into my room, locked the door, brought out the phone and called Tessy with it. I nervously explained the situation to her, but she didn’t even allow me to finish before interrupting me.
“your girl is very rude, does she think i’m her mate. I hate this child’s play mtcheeew” she hissed and hung up, leaving me totally pissed and surprised.
“what the hell is wrong with her?” i wondered, praying she dosen’t come up with her own silly plan nor mess me up before Adaora.
Just like Desertboom said,
“most women act on impulse” and so i really was very scared, because i couldn’t predict the future, Adaora’s plan nor Tessy’s mind.
I was afraid of tomorrow
AN HOUR LATER
Adaora walked into my room, sat on the bed and stared at me,
“what are you thinking?” she asked curiously,
“about everything, and i hate how you behave sometimes” i replied calmly,
“okay i have heard. But maybe one day i’ll try cheating on you, so you can taste the pain and suffering i always pass through for your sake” she replied and sat up.
“i came to keep you company but your obnoxious behaviour won’t let us have a decent conversation, i’m leaving” she muttered with a frown. I reached forward and grabbed her hand.
“don’t be too intense dear, i’m sorry, okay!, can you guess what i need now?” i asked. She looked at me and shrugged,
“no” she answered. I stood beside her, pulled off my clothes, grinning like a mad man while she gasped, her eyes sparkled and her face coloured.
“i think you need help” she managed to murmur,
“of course i need your help” i laughed and pushed her to the bed. She fell and screamed.
I was instantly all over her kissing, caressing and pinching. She bit, struggled and yelled until we were both unclad.
“you are sick” she cursed,
“you too” i cursed back, grabbing her hand and resting it on my stick.
“what are you doing?” she asked,
“nothing” i replied.
“each time we quarrel you always force me into having s.ex with you why?” she asked curiously,
“because i do have the most urge after fighting with you” I replied. She sat up and stared at my stick.
“i don’t know why i’m doing this, but it still dosen’t change anything between us. We are still seeing Tessy tomorrow” she said to me before playing with my stick, which she rubbed, and su.cked for a while before lowering her kit.ty over it.
“seriously i have invested all my life, feelings and everything into this relationship that i really don’t know myself again. I always end up doing the opposite of what i planned each time i see you, but don’t take it as foolishness because a girl like me can go to the extreme when extracting her own pound of flesh” she whispered into my ear as she rode me. I smiled, held her strongly and came {c-m.m.ed}.
“we did it again without condom abi?” she asked as she got away from me,
“you gave me no time to get one nau” i defended. She walked to the bathroom, while i followed her because i wasn’t yet satisfied. We did two more rounds in there.
“just pray Tessy covers your a.ss tomorrow, or else i will be forced to do something nasty. I’m very serious about it” she warned as i ravaged her.
I knew she was d–n serious, dashing all my hopes and spoiling my mind. I really had hoped i could get her change her mind about seeing Tessy, but couldn’t.
EPISODE 118
2pm, Sunday, Tessy’s house
Adaora and i were ushered into Tessy’s sitting room by her house girl who welcomed us polietly. We quietly settled down on a sofa as we waited for Tessy to show up.
My heart pounded furiously as i trembled inside, out of great fear and suspence that held me. I was so scared because i truly didn’t know what to expect.
I really tried reaching Tessy on phone again the previous evening, after the little chat i first had with her, in order to straighten things up, but she appeared so upset that she hung up each time she heard my voice. I unsuccessfully tried my luck thrice hoping she would listen.
A great risk i took, imagine what could have happened supposing Adaora caught me calling her.
However the only hope i had was that she clearly listened to me the first time i called her, which was enough to make her a bit reasonable if she really cared for me like she claimed.
I kept praying silently as we waited for her to show up, what a terrible sunday it was for me, and to crown it all, i was dragged to church by Adaora earlier in the day, something i can’t remember her doing.
So surprised i was when she woke me up by 6am to prepare for sunday church service, and In order to please her, i accepted, even though i cursed her silently.
“A great sinner like me, what really will i be asking dear God in his holy temple for?. To help me with more lies? Or to block Adaora’s eyes from seeing my deceptions eeh?? or is it to make me a better person?, when deep down i’m n’t yet ready to change. What exactly?” i wondered.
Hmmmm It truly was a very traumatizing sunday for me, but thanks to our dear Roman Catholic church, sunday service ended very quickly without anyone asking me to jump and fire cannons of holy ghost fire like our dear pentecostal brothers do.
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“are you okay? You look terrible” i heard Adaora whisper in my ear, bringing my wandering soul back with her inquisitive eyes. I forced out a dry smile which carried no force.
Just that moment, Tessy came into the sitting room from her room, closely followed by our dear Elinor who had a perfect smile on her face. The smile clearly showed how happy she was because she cleverly manipulated and had us where she wanted.
“d–n” i cursed as i thought deeply, counting my teeth with my tongue and realising we just got badly played.
hullo Happy sunday” Tessy welcomed us, hugging Adaora, “so glad to see you” she added,
“me too” Adaora responded polietly. I watched nervously.
Tessy really appeared very calm and composed, she wore a native attire which made her look very lovely and distinguished.
She quickly led us to the dinning table as if she invited us for lunch. Elinor never uttered a word as the whole drama unfolded, all she did was just to hide behind her smile, behaving like an angel who couldn’t hurt a fly, not even when Tessy introduced her to Adaora did she utter a word, pretending as if she didn’t know who she was.
However Adaora equally behaved the same way, which really got me very confused as i wondered if she was simply pretending or being plain honest.{remember Adaora and i met Elinor the first time at Aunt Martha’s office}.
Elinor’s presence really disoriented me, making my heart pound furiously as I kept asking myself numerous unanswered questions. Adaora equally surprised me by not asking Tessy any embarrassing question, instead kept scanning her with her eyes as if it mattered.
“so what do you do for a living, are you a graduate?” Tessy asked Adaora as we ate the food before us,
“Nysc things, i’m serving here in Abuja” she replied, while Tessy raised an eyebrow in surprise.
“how long have you guys been together?” she asked,
“since childhood” Adaora answered, forcing Tessy and Elinor to exchange glances, while i scoffed.
“so how about your Children? I havn’t seen them” Adaora asked with a smile,
“yea my cousin took them out, they disturb alot” she smiled, while Adaora nodded,
“i’ll show you my son’s birthday pictures after the meal” she added polietly. The state of my mind as they discussed really was terrible, but Adaora seemed to be enjoying the whole drama.
“thanks for the delicious meal and thanks for having us in your house, i definetly will call you some other time so we can have a little private chat. I just got myself a new friend” She said to a surprised Tessy who instantly blushed, while i froze.
Adaora really planned her moves so well and clean that she countered all my tricks with her own sleek manoeuvres, unsettling me and raising my bl0*d pressure. I knew with the way things were going that i would end up losing Tessy, which was exactly what Elinor wanted.
Tessy was thus a victim of circumstance without realising it.
EPISODE 119
“Val can we discuss privately?”, Tessy said to me as Adaora went through her children’s pictures, after the meal. I hesitated a bit, while Adaora looked up suspiciously.
“i won’t take much of your time please” She added and stood up. I breathed deeply before standing, i really wasn’t comfortable leaving Adaora alone with Elinor, but i equally couldn’t ‘say no’ to our host.
I calmly followed her to the other wing of the house, where she stopped, turned and stared at me seriously.
“why did you bring her here?, how could you do something so silly?” she asked with a drawn face,
“didn’t you ask us to come?” i answered curiously,
“i was only bluffing, now where do this leave us?” she asked seriously.
“i really don’t know” i replied sincerely.
“she now knows my face, knows my name, knows where i live and wants to be friends with me, are you blind not to see what is happening eeh?” she asked,
“the person responsible for everything is your friend Elinor, she’s the brain behind all that’s happening, arn’t you surprised that all these are happening just a week after i reported her behaviour to you?” I asked. She rubbed her face and looked down in doubt.
“Val i can’t afford to lose you, i do apologize for the way i behaved yesterday, you know my feelings were hurt when your ‘Ada’ called me. So what do you suggest we do?” she held my hands and stared at me seriously.
“you won’t breathe a word about us to anyone especially to Elinor, from this moment. That’s the only way out, we can still continue seeing each other secretly, but not in your house anymore” i managed to say. A frown instantly appeared on her face.
“all these troubles just to have you huh?” she asked coldly,
“yea it’s either that or nothing” i replied. She sighed,
“why are you scared of that Jerk you call your girlfriend? I think i have to put her in her place, before she does more damage” She said, hissed and returned to the sitting room, without bothering to hear my response..
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“i know you are having a relationship with her, and i also know she’s way too young to do business with your dad. I think i got all the information i needed, so what do i do with you?” Adaora asked on our way home, thirty minutes later. I simply ignored her, looked out of the taxi window and pretended as if i didn’t hear her. It really was a big mistake taking her to Tessy’s house.
“i don’t think you love me, because If you do, you won’t be cheating on me with every woman that comes your way, how long will i endure this” she sobbed inside the car, without caring that we weren’t alone.
“i had a tough time fighting Chinwe, how do i fight Tessy? How do i face such a mean lady?. I hate you Val, i hate you” she sobbed
ADAORA’S HOUSE
“what do i do with you?, why do like destroying my happiness?, am i simply wasting my time with you?” she cried as we walked into the house.
“stop talking nonsense dear, I took you to Tessy’s house just to show you i have nothing going with her. What silly idea got into your head again?, calm down” i begged, but instead of stopping, she cried out more.
“stop lying jare, you can’t fool me with that unconvincing excuse” she faced me, ready for another fight,
“you are wounding yourself my love, just try and be reasonable for once, I beg of you” I pleaded,
“reasonable huh?, for how long will i have to put up with your lies and deciet, before you realise i’m being fair with you? You are just taking me for granted” she cried.
“alright what else will you have me do to prove my innocence, dearest?” I asked with a soothing smile,
“alot, you have to do alot to convince me, but first do know that i will be travelling to the east with you whenever you choose to return” she announced. I gasped with surprise,
“what for dear?, i don’t understand” i seriously asked,
“perhaps i havn’t been giving you all my attention, perhaps i havn’t been caring enough. All that will change from this moment and i’m not doing it for you, but for my happiness and for your family” she explained. I speechlessly stared at her.
“is there a problem travelling with you?, or are you hiding another girl in your little village room?” she asked suspiciously.
“c’mon dear stop talking nonsense, travelling with me isn’t the solution, moreover i can’t guarantee your safe being and health over there. The community isn’t like the ones you have seen, the rain and mosquitoes are still having a good time there, please get this idea off your head” i begged desperately.
“don’t worry about me, I can live with you in the desert if need be, so don’t try to discourage me, my mind is already made up” she concluded tearfully. I rubbed my face and swallowed hard, wondering what has come over her.
“I hate to say this but from this moment, nothing about you will ever escape me again, i will be your shadow. Drastic times call for drastic measures” She added, cleaned her eyes and left for her room, leaving me as stunned as ever.
“how far will she go?” I wondered with a deep breathe. Her change of atitude truly got me worried, leaving me extremely scared and uneasy. But I couldn’t blame her because i understood how badly she felt with just the thought of what she suspected me of doing.
“how far will she go with me?” i heard myself ask again, having no choice than to come up with a quick plan.
EPISODE 120
6PM
I was in my room updating my stories, when Tessy’s call came through. I quickly answered it with fear.
“hope your madam isn’t around?” she asked jokingly,
“no, she’s in her room” i replied,
“i’ll love to see you tomorrow by 9am at my house” she said to me,
“c’mon you know it’s impossible, remember we agreed not to meet in your house again” i replied,
“it’s not impossible and we never agreed on anything” she murmured,
“i ain’t coming, i’m travelling tomorrow” i said to her,
“we have something important to discuss, alright don’t bother coming to my house, let’s meet at my shop then” she asked of me.
“hmmmm, i’ll think about it” i breathed deeply and answered,
“9am, remember, kiss kiss” she said and hung up.
9PM
I walked into Adaora’s room, stared at her for a while before placing a kiss on her cheek,
“goodnight my dear” i whispered into her ear, and turned to leave.
“you can lie beside me, i don’t bite” she said quietly, making space for me on her bed. I smiled, lowered myself beside her, and held her softly.
“how good is she in bed?” i heard her ask minutes later,
“who?” i asked nervously,
“Tessy”, “she’s really a beautiful woman, and i can’t imagine how she’s giving it to you” she said, sat up and stared at me. I bit my lips angrily.
“stop being too dramatic my dear, you are annoying me with your nonsense talk” i sighed, got up and left her room.
“Val you are being rude to me” she shouted after me.
7AM MONDAY
Adaora walked into my room, sat on the bed and placed her hand on my chest,
“good morning, hope you slept well?” she asked,
“yea” i replied and yawned,
“i’m about preparing for work, is there anything you want me to help you with?” she asked calmly,
“no i’m okay” i answered,
“okay then let me go and dress up, there is bread on the dinning table, you can have it for breakfast” she said to me before leaving the room.
By 7:35AM she left for work, while i quickly took my bath, ate the bread and headed to Tessy’s shop. The evil spirit that always led me to her was at work again.
Tessy’s Office
Tessy breathed deeply as she saw me walk into her cute office, located at the back of her shop. She instantly rose from her chair and advanced towards me.
“you owe me alot after what happened yesterday” she murmured as she stopped before me, drawing down my jaw, our lips clasped, sending huge energy into us.
“awwwww how much i missed you, i felt like strangling that obnoxious Ada girl yesterday” she moaned, while I breathed deeply. There was fire in her eyes as she stared at me.
“i felt so terrible, hurt and unhappy last night. I was unable to sleep because i couldn’t stop thinking about what you might be doing with her, i felt very very bad” she said with a naughty expression, forcing me to back away from her.
“Tessy i’m sorry to say this but you are scaring me, you sound sick” i said with fright, which further coloured her face.
“don’t be despicable, i’m equally a woman with feelings, i deserve some respect” she said with a slightly raised tone, frightening me more….
“what has gotten into everyone” I wondered.
“I came because i have something important to tell you, that’s equally the main reason i accepted your invitation” i calmly said to Tessy,
“you are a very beautiful and adorable lady with a nice heart, but i really can’t keep decieving myself nor toying with your feelings, you don’t deserve it. I came to do the most honourable thing, which is to end our relationship” i announced carefully, “It won’t lead us anywhere dear, and my future is what i really do need to focus on right now, not flying to Abuja every weekend. I find you amusing and interesting but i have to let you go” I poured out calmly, while she stared at me with shock, her lips quivered as my words registered in her head.
Truly i never planned on saying those words to her, nor earlier intended to end our relationship, but with the direction things were heading, i had no choice, moreover Adaora was becoming more and more unpredictable and less gullible. I really couldn’t risk pushing her to the limit.
I wasn’t a fool not to accept defeat when defeated. Yea Elinor won me, but it wasn’t the end of the world. Moreover Tessy’s behaviour that morning equally got to my nerves, sending a red signal of what might come up in future between us, thus forcing the idea of ending things with her into my head. Sincerely, our relationship also wasn’t giving any long term benefits to me.
However, till this moment i really can’t say what gave me such morale to utter those serious words. It just looked as if a powerful spirit flew into my body and spoke through my mouth.
“i can’t believe what i’m hearing, please tell me you are pulling my legs?” she begged nervously.
“i’m sorry, but i’m very serious and nothing will change my mind” i murmured plainly.
“is she the one influencing you? Did Ada get you to tell me this nonsense? What is it you want?” she screamed, forcing me to grab her, covering her mouth with my left palm.
“we really don’t have a future together don’t you see? Moreover my girlfriend is almost closing in on us and i wouldn’t want to lose her for anything” i explained,
“i know this has been in your heart all along, first you never talked about your girlfriend, then all of a sudden you began accusing my best friend, later opened up about having a girlfriend and now this. Why? why? why? Is it money you want? Tell me” she forcefully pushed me away {from her body} and asked with wet eyes.
“you are very insensitive Val, you of all people. I can’t believe i gave myself cheaply to a small boy like you only to get played” she cried,
“i planned on taking you abroad after your Nysc, hoping we could get married and settle down there. I had good intentions for you” she poured out without checking herself, while i gasped without holding my tongue.
“god forbid” i exclaimed, “stop talking nonsense please” i begged,
“you are the person talking nonsense dear, but i’m sorry to tell you that i’m not a school girl you can use and dump when it pleases you. You must take responsibility for your actions. Just leave me alone please, i don’t want to see your face” she screamed angrily, forcing me to back away with fear.
I really have never seen her in such frenzy.
“I knew what an angry girl is capable of, but i couldn’t risk waiting to experience what an angry older lady is capable of doing”.
I fearfully left her shop and headed home.
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