Life as a corper
Episode 91
“why didn’t you stop her from leaving?” i soon heard Jenny ask. I shrugged and shook my head,
“why should i stop her? She came of her own free will” i replied. She quietly returned my phone, sat on my rug and began eating her meal.
“i hate it when you guys go after little girls, behaving so cheaply” she murmured soon after.
“i know you won’t believe me” i muttered,
“i never called your name” she replied and eyed me. I ignored her, opened my phone browser and surfed the internet.
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“hullo Val how you doing?? It’s Selena hope you remember” a sweet feminine voice announced as soon as i answered my phone which rang just fifteen minutes after Jenny’s annoying comment.
“wow i’m very fine dear, i even thought you have forgotten all about me” i replied with a calm happy voice.
“oh don’t talk like that, it’s just that i have been busy lately. Are you in Enugu? I just flew into Owerri today for a conference organised by UNICEF, it’s really my first visit to Owerri” she added delightfully.
“you can’t be serious! What a coincidence, can you believe i’m equally in Owerri checking up on some properties we just mapped out for selling” i lied sweetly.
Jenny instantly stared at me with shock, disbelief and disgust. I quietly left my room and went outside to finish my conversation with Selena.
“oh dear lord can you imagine, round up quickly and rush up to Links hotel so we can pop some drinks together” she invited.
“oh no Selena dear, i really don’t think we can see each other, because i also have another important thing to do after inspecting the properties, you know i just started running my late dad’s business and i can’t afford to skip any appointment. I really do regret saying this” i murmured with a broken voice.
“c’mon Val you just dashed my hopes, why now??” she muttered and sighed unhappily,
“It’s not really what you think. Alright let me explain, you see the appointment i just mentioned is with a local government T.C chairman over some amount of money being owed my family on a contract we did for the previous regime, and i had to be punctual with the appointment because you know i’m very young and sometimes they don’t pay much attention to me” i lied convincingly,
“i’m supposed to meet him by 4pm but you never can tell how long it may take” i added for good measures.
“alright i will call you later i have to go” she muttered and hung up abruptly.
I shrugged, smiled to myself and walked into my room. I had to lie because i really didn’t want to appear too cheap or jobless to her.
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Jenny abandoned the movie she was watching and stared at me coldly as soon as i walked into my room.
“are you into yahoo deals?” she asked searchingly. Her question really sounded disrespectful but i smiled reassuringly and shook my head in denial,
“offcourse not” i answered.
“i don’t believe you, better give your life to christ” she murmured and stood up. I quickly held her hands and stared into her eyes
“don’t be too intense dear, it’s really not what you think” i tried to explain
“save yourself the explanation, no wonder you live in such comfort, better seek for God now that you still have the time” she replied, broke free from me and left my room.
Her behaviour quickly reminded me of Agatha my born-again ex-girlfriend
“who knows where she might be” i wondered
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Episode 92
8.45PM, LINKS HOTEL OWERRI
Selena and i stared at each other silently as the cold evening breeze blew on us. The weather was so cold as if a heavy rain was falling close-bye.
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I finally drove to owerri under the cover of darkness to meet up with her. A long distant journey I undertook for no credible reason. But Staying restlessly in my room after Jenny’s annoying preachings, i had to return Selena’s phone-call and inform her i was coming. Offcourse she was very delighted and pleased when i told her so.
Two plates of pepper soup, two bottles of small stout and a bottle of alcoholic wine stood between us as we stared at each other silently.
“so how was the conference?” i asked when i found my voice,
“it will be holding tomorrow at concord hotel” she answered.
“hmmm i even thought it held today” i murmured, “so what actually do you do?” i asked,
“i’m a journalist working with a private media outfit” she replied,
“i never knew you have such a nice job, i really thought you are just a spoiled rich man’s daughter” i replied a bit seriously but jokingly. She laughed and shook her head,
“c’mon does being a rich man’s daughter stop someone from having an occupation huh?” she asked. I just shrugged and laughed with her.
We had a good time gisting and joking about different things. She really was a very jovial, lively, carefree spoilt damsel from a rich home who truly havn’t figured out what to do with her life.
We stayed out till 11PM when i was forced to carry her back to her room after she was dead drunk with alcoholic drinks she ordered, as she smoked her lungs out with cigarettes.
I know you guys won’t believe me, but I truly had the best intentions when i accepted her invitation that fateful evening and i never planned on spending the whole night with her, which made me earlier inform my cousin that ‘i was coming over to his house to spend the night’.
As i calmly laid her on the bed, she begged me to sleep with her. But as silly as her words sounded, her pleas were nothing but the words of a drunk lady. It held no value.
I however accepted to spend the rest of the night with her without knowing what laid ahead.
Episode 93
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I lazily got up to pee by 1:30am and gasped in shock as my eyes feel on Selena lying beside the toilet door. I quickly knelt by her side, felt her pulse and made the sign of the cross.
She looked very disgusting, terrible and sick with her vomit all over the toilet floor. She totally was very unconscious and half naked.
“sh.it what do i do now?” i murmured with confusion and fear. Her temperature was terribly high and i truly was at lost whether it was the drinks she earlier took or another thing that was responsible for her new state of health.
She really slept soundly when we got back to the room hours ago, though drunk yet healthy and strong like a certified drunkard. So i really was terrified seeing her in that condition.
“what’s happening?” i scratched my head as i thought of how to revive her. With prayers on my lips I shook her violently for a while but my effort wasn’t able to wake her up. I ran into the bathroom fetched a cup of water sprinkled it on her and cleaned her face using my hanky. She weakly opened her eyes and stared at me. Her eyes dark red.
“oh thank God” i murmured and breathed deeply, but a terrible loud cough from her instantly shook and skipped my heart. She coughed again and again.
“awwwwwww” she threw up, forcing me to leap away from her body. I bit my lips and stared at her with frustration.
“what am i even doing here?, what if something terrible happens to her, can i escape it, what will be my explanation?” i reasoned and thought over my stupidity.
“dam.n” i shook my head unhappily,
“val please take me to a hospital, i’m very sick” she sobbed weakly and held her face.
“please be quick, the drinks i took ain’t responsible please take me out of here” she managed to murmur before turning and lying face down on the floor once again.
“See me see trouble oooo, how and where can i get a doctor by this hour, which hospital should i take her to?” i asked myself over and over as i quickly cleaned and dressed her up with shaking hands. It really was a terrible moment for me.
Some of our silly behaviours sometimes dosen’t go without a little punishment by our creator to draw us back to the right path. Yet in most cases we simply ignore the lesson we learnt when we finally skip through, jumping back into the same wrongful path until nemesis eventually comes calling.
Episode 94
The hotel staff really were of great help. They helped me carry her safely to my car, which truly wasn’t an easy job. I quickly settled them and furiously drove to Federal medical center owerri with a pounding heart. FMC. Owerri really was the only hospital i was a bit familiar with, so i had no second thoughts as i headed there. Luckily for us the emergency care unit was up and running, she was quickly attended to, after i was asked some searching questions.
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I nervously waited outside while they worked on her. She just laid half conscious, oblivious of the happenings around her.
45 minutes later
“The sugar level in her system is very high. She’s definetly lucky to survive the attack, however what i really don’t understand is why a young diabetic patient like her will mess up her life in such manner. Her key organs are functioning weakly. I really do hope it wasn’t sucide she was trying to commit” a young doctor who attended to her, opened up to me..
“She will have to stay some days for close observation” he added, while i nodded quietly,
“perhaps she isn’t aware of her diabetic status” i heard myself defend,
“i don’t think so” he replied with a smile, shrugged and left.
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A minute later, I walked into the ’emergency ward’ quietly sat beside Selena, and thanked God as i held her left hand. I equally stared at her with concern without knowing what to tell her.
“was she really trying to commit sucide?” i wondered as i recounted the number of drinks and cigarettes she smoked hours ago. She weakly opened her eyes that moment and gave me a faint smile,
“Val i’m very sorry for putting you through all this” she apologized remorsefully. I smiled reassuringly, caressing her fingers sweetly.
“don’t worry dear, i’m just glad you are alright, but i really have to call your family, who do i call?” i asked inquisitively.
The little brightness in her eyes instantly died, while a little frown appeared on her face. “hmmmmm” was the only sound she made before closing her eyes.
“what’s really going on with her?” i wondered thoughtfully, as i fetched her phone from my pocket, scrolled through her phone book and heaved a sigh of relief when i got to a phone number saved with the name ‘mum’
“time to unravel this mystery” i said to myself as i made the phone call.
Episode 95
I was unable to get selena’s mum by that hour. Her phone was switched off, leaving me with no choice than to restlessly wait for dawn which was just few hours away.
7am
Selena woke up with a calm smile. The brightness in her eyes were enough to tell me she was getting better. I praised God quietly, promising never to fall into such trap again.
She quietly tapped my fingers and breathed heavily.
“thanks alot for everything i surely won’t forget” she said with a weak voice,
“i’m equally glad you are alright though we still have a lot to talk” I replied calmly,
“yea i know” she murmured. “so when are we getting out of here?” she asked.
“i don’t really know, the doctor said you are going to stay few days for close observation” i informed her. She scoffed weakly and bit her lips
“seems like the dumb doctor wants me to die here, i hate hospitals and i can’t survive a day in here” she complained while I nodded in agreement because i truly can’t imagine myself leaving all my responsibilities just to be there with her.
“i will have a chat with the doctor, i’m leaving today whether he likes it or not” she added and painfully sat up.
“are you really sure about that?” i asked with a calm smile,
“try me” she replied weakly.
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The doctor finally showed up hours later, insisting she stay for at least a day, which led them into having a very long argument. At the end the doctor got annoyed and obliged her.
I dutifully paid the bills and we headed back to her hotel room, where she quickly freshened up, dressed and painted herself before ordering for a light meal.
“i’m really very embarrassed with what happened earlier today” She confessed after the meal. I smiled reassuringly as i stared at her
“don’t worry about it dear, though i’m dying to ask you many question” i said softly. She instantly blinked, swallowed hard and stared into my eyes.
“please let’s skip that part for now, you will know everything in due time” she begged..
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“i know you cancelled all your engagements just to be with me both here and at the hospital, how do i repay you?” she asked quietly moments later. I instantly remembered the classes i skipped.
“you are a very nice guy” she softly added, reached for her hand bag, brought out her cheque book, wrote something in it, tore out a slip and gave to me
“that’s for the money you spent, please don’t decline i have more than enough” she offered. I smiled sweetly and shrugged,
“alright if you insist” i murmured and collected the cheque. Surprisingly she grabbed my face without shame and instantly gave me a lone passionate kiss.
“that’s for being a good friend, i’ll tell my family about all you did for me” she added gratefully.
4PM, IMO AIRPORT
She hugged and pecked me with eyes filled with unshed tears before boarding an Arik airplane which just frew in from abuja.
“i will never forget today” were her last words to me that fateful day. My history with Selena started that very day.
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