KALEIDOSCOPE EP 11 : REBOUND

She walked pass the girls towards her kitchen, pulled a polythene bag out to the room exposing what was inside. Folake who had been gone for days now tried to search for a welcome gift for her folks. Struggling with the heap of small takeaway bag packs. she managed to pull out a transparent plate after several attempt

“I couldn’t buy much” but you girls could manage this drink and fried chicken”

The girls chorused a thank you, giggling in excitement “God saved you, thought you won’t give us anything...” Dami said lying flat on the rugged floor, staring at the complete fashion magazine.

“..And you girls haven’t told me why Sheila scuttled out of the house” Folake in excitement, dying for more information

“We can’t give a detailed explanation, we were left with surprises ourselves” Lola tried to explain, Munching her own chicken already.

“She came home with Lolu, probably they got talking that night cos I know they don’t.” Dami concluded while Folake was left to sort out the rest of the puzzle.

April sat nestled in a corner of the room, pulling away the bed sheet for the mattress which was already her shield… staring at her phone screen typing and smiling absently.

“…and Femi got me this watch!” Folake said gleefully, breaking the silence which was about to set in.

The girls directed their already distracted gaze to her. Snatched the case set from her while she kept giggling

“Wow!!!” Lola exclaimed opening the box frantically not sure where the opening was, at last… “Pierre cardin? That a lot of money” she said holding the watch, while dami went straight for the price tag.

“Ehen Ehen...” folake answered fluttering her lashes in agreement. “And that’s not all; it came with jewelleries, a necklace and six different pendants I could change with”

“£169!!! He’s thinking marriage” she said shrewdly

“ Ahan! Just because of approximately 47,000 naira or thereabout… Dami!!!” Lola exclaimed

“That’s not all, matching clutch and shoe wasn’t exempted, it wouldn’t have been nice if he hadn’t added some clothes.. lots of chocolate I dread cholesterol and fat.. That’s a lot right?”

“ He’s probably thinking marriage. Please don’t say yes” Dami said quickly

“Why won’t she?” Lola jumped in

“Because, that ring?,  a mini handcuff, he might not even be able to stay in detention with you hence life imprisonment ” Dami responded hoping she just made some sense

“Calm down girls, he only travelled to London and he decided to shop for me, Dami suck it up” folake answered with subtle feelings of disgust not very sure which side to turn to.

“Well...” Lola drawled her words  “Pierre Cardin watch, clothes, shoes, tall, dark and broad, upright, lovely and caring, matured, handsome, he contacts your mom often, as a good family too, friends with your siblings, he works in the bank, fears God and he loves you?” I would say yes!” Lola added slowly twitching her eyes towards folake trying to make a cue

“hmmmm pastor miss…but he hasn’t said anything?” she spread her palms, sceptical about her friend dreams

“You too?” Dami replied astonished not sure who else supports her notion. “April! Hope you are on my side?”

She turned round towards April who was still busy with her phone typing profusely, smiling and blushing. Her face changed, eyebrows tucked, popped eyeballs

“What is this one doing self” she snatched the phone off her hands to get her attention.

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“Hello everybody! Hope you are feeling fine?” Sheila opened the door gently singing the popular kindergarten song while she walked towards folake who was sitting in the middle of her self-contained room; she gave her a choking hug.

“Have missed you…”

“Missed you too honeydrum” folake responded forcing her inner sexy tone.

“Honeydrum? What the hell is that? She leaped out of her laps

Dami who has been watching the whole scene carefully and disgustedly bounced on her first.

“How do you know we are here?”

“Have got the best roommate in the world, of course she texted me.” Sheila bragged confidently

“Dami give me my phone now!” April squealed in haste hoping she doesn’t have to repeat that the 5^th time

“Yeah back to you! Obviously am not blind, and my brain is functioning, quite well. Lately! You keep smiling and blushing at your phone and right now our marriage convo don’t make sense to you because you weren’t listening, Am not gonna check your phone to see whoever you were talking to,  so you tell me”

“Marriage convo? Who is getting married!!!?”

They ignored the question like they didn’t hear her say that, Lola rushed towards the kitchen to get a cup for her drink

“Ok, I think now that I have your asses seated in the same room as me, it can’t sound any better,. Because there aint no appropraite time for this” she paused, took a deep breath and said very fast

“I got back with David”

“You did what?”

“You mean he did that come back thing to you and it worked?” Lola said really loud, amused

“urhmmm.. He said he was sorry and that he never dated Rita or Helen, but he had them rumbling and tumbling for him

“And that also explains Bola, Ope, Tiwa, Rukky… how about his different episodes with those girls?” Dami said ranting over her list

“Well, its past now”

“Really? You think?” Sheila asked rhetorically

“buhahaha, that explains your 5^th break up with him. He loves you and he does things that hurt you? Obviously yes” Dami said knowingly

“We never really broke up, we only did once” April drawled hoping she convinces them

“ohk, you think? Maybe all that ‘gimme a break, gimme a break’ sounded like ‘baby I love you, baby I love” Dami said rattling loudly

“Would you just stop your excoriations or you go fill in the gap for your lost sheep” Folake scolded her

“Fine, guess have not been too nice, but maybe Helen was right after all… are you sired to him?” Dami continued rattling her long list of jeremiad

“C’mon shut up already.” Folake jumped in, roved her eyes around, turning towards April

“Do you think you are doing the right thing?” she asked calmly

“Yes, I think”

“Then that settles it” folake said with mild effect of certainty

“Dami it’s not your relationship, its hers, learn to bring your emotions down a notch when contributing to other people’s business” Sheila suggested trying not to sound like she was deprecating

“Yes ma!”  Dami responded with a sneer “… but really, which girl goes back to a dude who blames her for his infidelity?” she continued

“He’s past that now” April defended her heartthrob

The girls looked at each other astounded, shaking their head in pity for her mediocrity when it comes to relationships

“Ok, this girl is in love” Lola said with quizzical expression “look here April; he has done it several times before he can do it again, you can’t be sure he has changed. You are back now just a week”

“He probably enjoys toiling with your emotions, you should get over yourself too and stop been annoying, cut yourself some slack” Sheila added sipping the cup of juice in front of her.

“This is something I would want you to walk out of, which I would rather say calmly” Dami said sounding refined and calm “when they say someone needs help with girls David does, he has really gone past that 100level boy you used to know!” she emphasized leaving her other friends to wonder why she won’t just shut up.

 “Let’s give love a chance” Folake said her tone was tentative “Make it work girl but please don’t force it”

“If it doesn’t work again, we could say go to hell love! While we drink it away” Sheila said amidst a broad grin lifting the cup of orange Chivita juice she was holding at the time

“If we used to drink it away every time the table turns for April, y’all would have been at the rehab now” Dami said while the girls had a fit of laughter

April grasped her phone from the bed where Dami had dropped it; she focused on her initial task, not affirming to her friends. The popular blackberry ringing tone busted out of speakers from different angles of the room while the users checked their phones to see if it was theirs… folake and Sheila dug out there phones ringing at its highest almost at the same time

“How many times have I told you to change your ring tone” folake shrieked as she attended to her caller

“You are to change yours my BB model is far higher than yours, there aint no chance for subjugation…”

 Sheila replied her, standing up from her seat, rushing towards the door to the open.

“Hey...”

“Hey Sheila... sorry am bothering you already” her tone sounded gait and tiring “have searched the whole house particularly my box where I kept the envelope. I can’t find the pictures…”

Too stunned as words failed her when she needed them most. She went numb, a cold shiver ran down her spine and her sight blurred. Her feet melted beneath her as she struggled to find the nearest wall to grab…

... to be continued

Written by: Debby Oni

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