THE DEPTH OF ADDICTION - S4 E10

THE DEPTH OF ADDICTION 

I slowly walked to the gate with my heart beating very fast. My brain started multitasking. It's been long that my brain is being put under such task; not even when I'm writing my SSCE ...did it. 
I got to the gate. I gently peeped at its side and it's was Ruka quite alright. I was dead standing at the gate. She looked at her phone and she dialled a number. It's obvious that she was trying to connect a call to me. I allowed my phone to ring and I pretended that I was just rushing from upstairs. 

I opened the gate reluctantly; forcing a smile not to show my fear.

Me: (smiling) hello love... I'm sorry for keeping you waiting.... 

Ruka: (smiling) it's okay... I'm fine.... it's just that I don't like staying outside your gate for too long.
Me: it's okay... I'm sorry.... how was your night? 

Ruka: very fine... and yours?

Me: cool... what about your friend... Fatimo? it's been long you said something about her
Ruka: she is doing fine. She came around yesterday. Are you going to stand me here and ask me all your questions or you allow me enter?.

Me: (smiling) my bad... let's go inside.

We walked in quietly without uttering a word to each other. I'm used to being afraid but this stance is different from the fear I have for my father. We entered the living room and Bidemi's eyes were fixed on us. I looked back at Ruka; she seems surprised to meet someone in the living room. I prayed silently while I forced words out of my mouth. 

Me: (smiling) I'm sorry for keeping you waiting Bidemi... Ruka meet Bidemi my childhood friend... Bidemi.. Ruka.. my neighbour
Bidemi: (smiling) nice to meet you.

Ruka: (smiling) same here. Femi never mentioned you to me before. 

Bidemi: maybe you guys dint discuss anything that got anything to do with me. So tell me; are you guys going out now? 

Me: (coughing).... Bidemi, hanhan.. she just got here. 

Ruka: (smiling).... it's alright Femi... He's my neighbour like he rightly said. (staring at me) but I wouldn't mind going out with him; if he asks me out. 

Bidemi: (mood swing) really.... so you don't think that someone like Femi would have someone that he's dating?

Ruka: (smiling) even if he has; I will gladly take my chances... I will....

Me: (voice serious)... that's enough girls .... 

I rudely ended the conversation before it gets out of control. I went to the fridge, packed 3 canned malt and I served us. We all kept drinking down without saying a word. I kept staring into both of their eyes simultaneously; hoping to read their thoughts. 

It's now 10:20am. I left them to the kitchen to dish out my indome. I dished it into three plates. I was about bringing the food to dinning when Bidemi entered the kitchen. 

Me: (scared and smiling) I'm about joining you guys now.

Bidemi: (looking serious) who is she to you?

Me: she's a friend. What is it? 

Bidemi: a friend, that has been raising her eyebrow since you left. A friend that has been hissing every time I looked at her. Who's she Femi? 

Me: (confused) what do you want me to tell you? She's my neighbour and a friend. 

Bidemi: just go and warn her. If she dares hiss at me or roll her eyes at me again; I will surprise both of you.

Femi: Bidemi, I don't want any trouble ooo. Just let her be. I beg you. I don't want trouble.

I never believed what Bidemi said, even if Ruka actually did those things... I believed that she instigated her to. 

Bidemi took her food and left for the dinning. I helped myself with the remaining two plates of food to the dinning table. Got some bottled water from the fridge. I am having headache now (why won't I). I called out Ruka to come join us at the dinning table. She obliged. We ate quietly without anyone complementing the food; but who cares? I have my hands tight right now. 

I continued eating my indomie; and my brain kept interpreting it as Agege bread. I ate away; monitoring Ruka and Bidemi. Hoping to catch one of them in the act of eye rolling. I'm now a compulsory polygamous man now. They both kept smiling at me and I took note of each moves that they make.

We continued like that until we all finished our food. Ruka broke the silence by saying "thank you for the meal". Afterwards Bidemi complemented the food. Ruka packed the plates to the kitchen. Bidemi stood up to follow her.

Me: where do you think you are going? 

Bidemi: where does it look like? To the kitchen of course... to help her with the dishes.

I said "Okay" while rubbing my palms against each other, begging her not to do anything stupid. 

She went to kitchen while I stayed in the parlour, silently praying for things not to escalate than it already has. I was about going to the kitchen when my phone rang, it's from Adedoyin. I'm very happy that she called at the time both of them were not with me. Besides I needed to talk to someone to divert my thoughts from these two girls. I repositioned myself to a place that I would see anyone walking out of the kitchen. I picked. 

Me: hello dear... I only got to read your message this morning. I have tried calling you but the network is just bad this morning. How are you doing my dear?

Adedoyin: I'm fine... and you?

Me: very much okay... I don't know how to tell you this.... I would have loved to meet you at Rooftop hotel today but I already had plans. My Dad asked me to drive my sister to his uncle place to bring back some items he brought from UK for him. I don't know the place: she does (lied)

Adedoyin: (voice low) it's okay .... and you won't be chanced during the weekend. I wish to see you before I leave. I'm going back on Monday. Or don't you want to say goodbye to me?

Me: Monday.. I thought Sarah said Wednesday... 

She managed to convince me seeing her tomorrow, unfailingly. She ended the call and I resumed back to reality of my wives. I walked silently to the kitchen, hoping to hear Ruka and Bidemi's conversation but they were not talking to themselves. I tiptoed back to the living room and waited for them.

They later joined me in living room after 5minutes. I thanked them for doing the dishes for me. We started gisting. Ruka kept taking the shine. She's Wikipedia. She knows all. Even when Bidemi talks about Ijebu oju ode festival. She explained the beginning of Ojude Oba and linked it to the Agemo festival where women are not allowed to see the Agemo masquerade. 

I felt for Bidemi because she stood no chance against Ruka in general discussion. I suggested we play scrabble so as give to Bidemi an edge over Ruka, who seems excited when she heard the word "scrabble". Scrabble is Bidemi's best game but I don't know how good Ruka is. I just pray that she doesn't have a good game today. 

I brought out the game. Ruka played first and she gave me my second shock of the day with what she spelt.

She spelt "HUSBAND".... and she kept laughing and screaming at the top of her voice, shouting my husband... my husband.... while touching me on my knee. She uses all her tiles (Bingo), which is plus 50. I'm not even concerned about the scores but about Bidemi. I looked into her eyes and immediately looked away. I don't want her to catch me staring at her. 

I know that she was very happy when I said we should play scrabble but she wouldn't have expected what she's getting right now. 

I counted it and I know that she had already won the game before starting. She scored 86point. I shook my head in disbelieve. I suggested that we start.