Baddo left, and I still stood outside for some time waiting for ifemi to appear from any corner of the road. Funmilayo was still in the house. I checked my time and it was about 20minutes after 9a.m. I know motunrayo would soon be here since she told me she would be coming back 10am. I was already tired of waiting outside for ifemi. I decided to go inside to get fully prepared for motunrayo and to also tell funmilayo that motunrayo would be coming around soon. I opened the main entrance gate to enter into the compound when I saw funmilayo all dressed up in a native dress; Skirt and blouse, she was carrying her shuttle bag on her back. She greeted me and I asked her where she was going.
Funmilayo: good morning brother femi.
Me: (staring directly at the bag she carried o her back).
Good morning iyawo mi (my wife). How are you this morning?
Funmilayo: (smiling). I am fine brother femi, and you.
Me: I am also fine my dear. So where are you going all dressed up and with your school bag on your back?
Funmilayo: (smiling) we have special coaching class with our aunty today because of our coming exam
Me: (looking surprised). Really? When did you start having coaching on Saturdays?
Funmilayo: it’s just a special coaching class organized by our mathematics teacher to prepare us for the coming exam.
Me: (now staring at her face directly). Did you tell mummy about this?
Funmilayo: (smiling). Yes, I have already told mum about it since last night and she gave me her permission.
Me: (smiling now). Okay then, you are free to go.
Funmilayo: (smiling back at me). Thank you brother femi.
Me: will bayo too be coming?
Funmilayo: (smiling). Yes, I think he should come since he has gotten better. I remember she told me that Bayo was sick before and that I promised to call him. But I have forgotten.
Me: (sounding sorry). I forgot to called him like I promised. But greet him for me okay.
Funmilayo: okay brother femi. I will deliver your message to him. She took to leave. I wanted to tell her that Motunrayo asked of her and that she will be coming over soon but I stopped myself from telling her because I thought it doesn’t matter since she is going out to school. She told me she has cooked breakfast and that my food is in the kitchen before finally left. I entered the house immediately she left too. I was feeling a bit hungry. I checked the time and it was about 25minutes before 10a.m. I went straight to the kitchen to check what funmilayo cooked for breakfast. It was rice and beans with stew and meat. The rice was already getting cold where she served it. I microwaved it before I took it to the sitting room to eat while still expecting the arrival of my beloved Motunrayo. I finished eating about 15minutes later and took the plate to the kitchen to wash. Motunrayo has not yet come. I was getting really impatient and I thought of calling her cell phone. I picked up my phone and dialed her number the first time. What I got back was this number is not available please try again later. I decide calling her again the second time. I was about to dial her number when a call from another number came through to my phone. I checked the caller and it was Bidemi, my love.
Bidemi: good morning to you my love
Me: (smiling). Same to you my darling
Bidemi: (still smiling). How was your night my sweetheart?
Me: (smiling). It was very beautiful because I dreamt about you my dear. I know I have to whine her small to make her head swell in case she said she would be coming my place so that I can convince her not to come with my words. I don’t really know why, but I can see that I have been very gentle with her since we had sxxx.
Bidemi: (sounding very happy). Hmmmmn. Is that true?
Me: (sounding in a way that showed that I don’t like her question) have I ever told you something like that before. Or have I ever lied to you before?
Bidemi: (sounding convinced). I am sorry my love. I am just asking a question
Me: (smiling) okay, it’s true.
Bidemi: (sounding very happy). So what did you dreamt about me?
Me: (smiling jokingly). I can’t tell you.
Bidemi: (mood swing) why now femi? Tell me please
Me: (smiling). I said I don’t want to tell you. But if you insist then I will just tell you this. I had a very beautiful dream of you and I together. But I can’t tell you more than that
Bidemi: (sounding like she is eager to know every bit and details of the dream). Femi please tell me exactly what happened in the dream and what we were doing? Since I know I was only lying, I don’t want to elaborate the dream.
Me: (smiling jokingly) I said I won’t tell you more than that, can’t you listen.
Bidemi: (mood swing). Okay, can I come over I really want to see you. I know she was going to said that before. That was why I initiated the method of whining her to make her head swell in the first place. I have already thought of what to say when she asks me that exact question.
Me: (smiling). My love you know what? I really would have loved it if you come over, in fact, I really want to see you much more than how much you want to see me right now. But I can’t ask you to come over now because I will be going out in about few minutes now.
Bidemi: (sounding very unhappy) Where are you going again today? Don’t you have coaching class to attend?
Me: Chidinma, my coaching teacher got very sick since yesterday before she left here and I am going over to her place to check up on her.
Bidemi: (sounding very sorry). Eyah. I didn’t know o. But we can go together now femi. Please let me come over so that we can go to her place to greet her together. I know her reason for saying that was not totally an act of pity for chidinma. But she was jealous that I will be going to chidinma’s place alone. I was expecting that already, so I have a good reply laid down for her.
Me: (sounding like I would have loved her to come with me). Sorry dear. I am going to her place with my mummy, she is the one that said we should go and greet her in the first place when I told her that she got sick. You know she was the one staying with me and taking care of me when I was in the hospital so my mummy wants to pay her back for her good deed by visiting her at her house with me.
Bidemi: (sounding totally convinced). Okay that is good but I can still come with you and mummy now.
Me: (feeling happy because I succeeded in convincing her but try not to make my happiness to show in my voice).
Me: I don’t think that is necessary. Since we are not going to stay long there, I will just come over to your place when we are back. And by the way, we don’t know the place yet so we will need to ask around.
Bidemi: okay then. I will be expecting you in my place if you could come
Me: alright my dear. I love you.
Bidemi: (sounding happy to hear me say that). I love you more femi. Our chat estimation was about 30minutes. she asked me if I have eaten or not and I told her I just ate rice. I told her I love you many times and she blushed before I finally ended the call.
To Be Continued…
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