NEW EPISODE!!! LOVED HIM (5)

‘Get out of my office’ I screamed. I didn’t want to have anything to do with him anymore. Sending a bunch of flowers wouldn’t move me or change my mind. He wasn’t worth my strength.

‘Baby, I postponed my trip because of you, just you. Please listen to me, don’t send me out’

I could see myself stamping my feet, I needed him out. Don’t get me wrong I loved him, I couldn’t stop loving him but he treated me like I didn’t count. What? What was he thinking, that some bunch of vegetables would change my mind? It was high time I gave him a breakdown of who I was, I was the ‘Damilola Coker’. It wasn’t his fault, I made myself look desperate and it gave him some nerves. I still had feelings for him but I wasn’t going to be the fool again.

‘Damilola, I know I messed up but please don’t send me away’

Kola looked miserable, I never imagined him like this. He sounded sincere and he looked sincere too. What was I supposed to do? I had no choice but to forgive him. He was still my Kola the ‘American rich and handsome bobo’.

‘Just give me another chance and I promise to make it up to you’ I could see him walking towards me like someone who was desperate to hold his beloved one.

‘Please tell me what to do to get you back. I am very confused. I would do anything to make you happy’ he said holding my hand and staring into my eyes.

I thought I was strong, I thought I could handle this but tears came rolling down my eyes. He sounded like I could trust him.  When he hugged me I could feel his heart beating, it made me cry more. Why couldn’t I get a grip? Kola was my true love and this made me sure of it.

I nodded weakily ‘I forgive you and I am sorry’ I said.

He pulled me away from his embrace staring into my eyes, this time he looked happy like someone who just hit a jackpot.

He then planted a kiss on my lips. I kissed him back, we got carried away lost in each other’s arms forgetting we were in my office.

My door swung open, it was my secretary ‘O my God, I am so sorry ma…’ I could see how stunned she was, she ran away after shutting the door.

Kola and I looked at ourselves. I became so shy but we laughed so hard. We were back and that was all we cared about!

‘Let me take you out to lunch’ Kola gestured.

My day was horrible initially, I couldn’t concentrate on work and I lost my appetite. Now that Kola was back and he would be staying for a month, I suddenly gained strength.

Kola spoke about us meeting our parents; I then knew it was pretty serious. I mean I wanted it to be but meeting our parents was too deep. No boyfriend of mine had ever made it to that point. None ever met my dad officially.

I knew we were going too fast but I didn’t feel we needed to waste time since we already knew what we wanted. I knew the one person who would be extremely excited to hear the news, my mother and I didn’t delay telling her.

She began planning; she planned for it like it was my wedding. I remember her telling me about wearing native, I remember how hard I laughed. ‘Mum it is just dinner’ I had to remind her.

My elder sister, Aunty Tosin made sure mum didn’t go overboard. I didn’t like the fact that mummy was trying to impress him when it was supposed to be the other way round. It was meant to be a casual family dinner but mum made sure I invited Tobi and Ada ‘they are family too’ she said. I knew if given the chance she would invite the women from church but thankfully she didn’t.

I prayed Kola’s mother was this excited to meet me. I was both scared and excited to meet his family members; I was going to meet his father, the CEO of Rock Oil, Dr. Kola Williams himself. I was excited, that someone who I always respected was going to be my father-in-law. I prayed they liked me and I didn’t pull the wrong strings.

Kola noticed I was bothered about meeting his parents, he tried getting me to calm down but it was as if his talk made me much more apprehensive. I had never done that before and I had no coaching on what to do. Was I supposed to be extremely courteous or just be myself? Being myself was not going to be good enough, I had so many bad habits that I couldn’t have them finding out on the first day. 

One Thursday night, I was in my room thinking of ways to impress his family members, I already had a list of things to do to impress them. I was trying so hard to rehearse when my phone rang; it was Kola Williams jnr, yes, my boyfriend.

‘Hello baby, how are you?’ he asked. I knew what he wanted to know was if I was better and more relaxed now.

‘I am fine, you?’ I knew he didn’t believe me with the way he sounded.

‘Hmmmmm…I am fine. I want us to see today, I need to show you something. I’ll come pick you up by 9’. This was strange. What on earth was he planning on showing me? I accepted the request; anything that would make me more at ease would be appreciated.

I dressed up casually and waited for him to arrive. He came to pick me up and I was glad to see him. I was in a different place and I didn’t bother about meeting his parents. We drove to the lake and it looked very beautiful. The way it was lit up, the water was as peaceful as can be, I felt one with nature and I could feel the cold breeze all over my body. We decided to take a table, talk and relax.

I noticed a tall dark guy walking towards the table and smiling towards me. I just thought he was a normal random person and didn’t mind it but he kept walking towards the table. His face looked familiar but I couldn’t place it, I looked at my boyfriend and saw him smiling at him. It was too weird, what didn’t I know?

As he got closer I recognized him, he was Kola’s younger brother, his only sibling, I became self-conscious, and I didn’t even look very beautiful. I was too casually dressed. I became nervous; I couldn’t maintain a decent smile.

‘Hello Damilola Coker’ he said as he gestured to hug me. He seemed very friendly. Kola planned the surprise; he felt I would ease up a little if I met his brother before meeting his parents. It worked, I fell in love with his brother and he acted like he did with me too. Maybe I didn’t need to bother myself about meeting his parents.

Kayode made fun of me, ‘Damilola, Kola told me you were scared of meeting us. Shouldn’t we be the ones scared?’

I was so shy, I couldn’t even maintain eye contact with him, he was such a cute being. God must have taken his time on both of them; they were both every girl’s dream.

Kola leaned and pecked me ‘You will be fine baby’ he whispered.

Kola was just the sweetest thing that ever happened to me. I never knew I would actually love someone this much and receive more. I remember staring so hard at him, I got lost in his presence. He was ready to do anything to make me comfortable; I couldn’t count the number of times that Kola would be at my door step whenever I complained of something as little as a headache. Kayode Williams was like a typical replica of Kola, they sounded alike and to think they were four years apart. Kayode treated me like his baby little sister and I felt so comfortable. I bonded with Kola that night like never before; for sure I was in love with him. I knew I was in good hands and that night I swore I would love K with everything in me. I loved him.

TO BE CONT’D … 

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