ERRONEOUS WAY TO LOVE pt16

“David is a devil” Linda cried as i helped
her sit up,
“I will report him to school security and the
police” i assured her,
“No don’t do that, it will only make matters
worst, just let me handle it” she replied
sadly, while i looked at her with pity before
shaking my head sadly.
“Don’t worry about me just go to your room
i want to be left alone” she added
sorrowfully,
“Why, you are yet to regain your strength,
i’m not going anywhere” i replied with a
heavy heart, but she calmly pushed me
away from her side,
“Mary please just go with your friend, trust
me i’m okay” she assured with red eyes. I
shrugged with resignation, stood up and
dragged Mariam with me as i quietly left
her room.
My legs shook as i walked out from Linda’s
room that evening, while my heart wept as
if i was the one who received the beating.
Surely i was very downcast with a guilty
feeling because i knew i caused the whole
fight by being in her room that evening.
“Do you believe that Timi is a cultist?”
Mariam suddenly asked as we climbed the
stairs leading to our floor, instantly
dragging me away from my thoughts,
“I seriously don’t know dear, life itself is a
mystery” I calmly replied.
Even though i was shocked when i heard
David’s revelation on Timi’s involvement in
cultism, i wasn’t entirely surprised because i
really never liked him for once but just
tolerated him because of my friend, perhaps
that was why i easily believed David’s
revelation even though i clearly hid my
feelings from her, because i really didn’t
have the strength to take on another
scene…
“I will confront him tonight” she muttered
quietly,
“Good but be diplomatic when doing that” i
advised. She said no other word and left for
her room….
I barely had settled in my room, when
Samuel’s knock shook and woke me from
my thoughts,
“Please dear i’ll like to be left alone” i
pleaded when i opened my door. He stared
at me with surprise but i looked away and
avoided his gaze.
“Hope you are okay?” he asked,
“Yea but please let me be for now, i’ll come
over to your room later” i pleaded. He
stared at me for a while, shrugged and left
without further questions, even though i
knew his mind must be filled with
questions that very moment.
I really couldn’t help but wonder what was
in Samuel’s mind that fateful evening, but
my heart soon leapt when i heard someone
knock on my door with (David’s usual way
of knocking) which left me stunned,
speechless and indecisive as i contemplated
whether to answer or not……..
“What is it again?” i coldly asked David
when i finally opened my door. I never really
planned to answer his knock that fateful
evening, but i was forced to do so when it
became obvious he wasn’t ready to give up
knocking on my door.
In order to stop him from disturbing my
neighbours whom i knew were already
peeping from their respective door
“keyholes” to ascertain where the persistent
knock disturbing them was coming from,
and Samuel whom I also knew heard the
noise, i really had no choice than to open
my door and face the devil.
“What took you so long?” he asked with a
smile, expertly avoiding the question i asked
him.
“What is it that you want?” i coldly asked
again, while my right hand strongly held my
door knob, for easy closing of my door
incase he tried anything si.ll.y.
“C’mon baby why the angry look?” he asked
with a composed smile. I boiled inside as i
stared at him with hatred,
“How can he appear, so calm, well
composed and lively after all he just did?” i
wondered angrily.
“Anyway since you don’t want to talk to me,
let me go ahead and say what brought me
to your room” he added calmly.
“I came to apologize because of what
happened this evening in Linda’s room, and
i truly did what i did just to prove to you
that there is nothing going on between
Linda and i anymore even though i do
regret hitting her so hard” he tried to
explain, but his explanation and apology
only got on my nerves and infuriated me
more.
“You didn’t just hit the poor girl hard, you
also tried to kill her, and never you say that
you did such a stupid thing to prove your
nonsense love to me, i never sent you on
such errand, so just leave me alone please”
i bravely barked at him. His eyes instantly
lit up in anger for a while before dying
down again.
“So i lost Linda for nothing?” he asked,
“If you know what’s good for you better go
and apologize to her and pray she forgives
you” i answered bitterly.
“Mary please don’t turn me into a wretch
because you won’t like it” he muttered with
a dirty smile, which really shook my poor
legs and frightened me.
“Are you threatening me??” i asked
nervously. He just smiled and walked away,
leaving me in great fear, suspense and
wonder. Truly David knows how to leave a
lasting impression on anyone he targets
and as he walked away that fateful evening
i was left in deep thought as i tried to
figure out what he meant by being left a
wretch….
I locked my door showered and rushed into
Samuel’s room, deeply shaken and scared
to my bones.
“baby hope you are alright?” he asked with
concern,
I only came to his room that night to loose
sight of David and whatever plan he has.
And one thing i love about Samuel; he never
complains but always there for me when i
need him most.
-To be continued-