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“Thank you, Aunty.”
“I’m assuming you had dinner already?”
“Yes, I did”
“Good night then”
“Good night, Aunty”
Once in my room, I realized she just made it happen for me to leave sooner than planned. I will tell James, but I can’t tell Naseer. I have a feeling he would try to stop me from going.
The rest of the week went smoothly. I hang out with James at school and visit Naseer after school. James always asks what I am doing after school. I just shrug my shoulder. As the days draw near, I feel the nagging urge to tell Naseer.
Tito my bestie is excited about my visit. She has a full itinerary of everything we’ll be doing, though I still feel sad about my parent’s death, I need to visit Lagos and try to be happy. I decided to tell Naseer that I would be leaving tomorrow for Lagos. He can’t stop me, that’s for sure.
I arrived unexpectedly at the McMansion. I spend a few minutes talking with the nurses before they tell me to go in, but to my surprise, Naseer is lying in bed andthatwoman—also known as Princess Nadra—is seated at the edge, close to him, leaning and kissing Naseer.
“I’m sorry, I was told I could come in,” I say out loud. I notice when Naseer pushes her away but it’s a little too late.
“Jade!” He tried to get up, and instinctively I knew it was time to get out fast.
“I stopped by to say hello. Before going to see Taimani,” I lie. I know Taimani isn’t home and I came to see him.
Before he can reach his crutches, she blocks him.
“Goodbye,” I say quickly, rushing out of the room. Almost knocking sloppy nurse Sammy down. I raced out of the McMansion at lightning-fast speed. Rilwan tries to stop me, but I manage to escape. I let out a loud exhale, soon as I stepped out of the gated house that has my heart in a bind. It’s time, I unbind whatever keeps me coming back like a glutton for punishment. I wave down the first cab I see, jumping right in. “Take me to Rema Beach.” I turned my phone off and inhaled and exhaled.
I sit alone at the beach watching the waves. It always calms me. I sit alone with my scrambled thoughts. I lost track of time. I then took another ride to the market. By the time I get home, it’s late.
My aunt was just glad I came home. The next morning, after lots of tossing and turning and barely sleeping, I grabbed my packed bags and straight to the airport. Leaving my phone behind. That’s the only way Naseer and James can reach me.
Once I’m air bound, I let myself think about what I’d planned to do yesterday when I unexpectedly visited Naseer. I was going to give myself, I wanted him to be my first, I didn’t care that he was older, or he might not be interested in me once he’s back on his feet. I’ve fallen for someone who would never return my love, stupidly, I still wanted him to be my first. I wanted to share myself with him knowing that’s all I would ever get, guess it’s a good thing I found him kissing Princess Nadra. What ajokeI would have been.
I couldn’t sleep. Spent the first few hours of the flight chastising myselffor a girl so smart, that I certainly acted stupid when it came to Naseer. Did I think he would see me as anything other than a foolish teenager at best?I eventually fell asleep on the flight.
By the time my flight lands in Lagos, and I see Tito, a wide smile graces my face. I’ve missed my best friend. Tito and her mom were waiting to pick me up. I was so happy to see them hugging them and talking to their home. I forget my troubles and all the grim thoughts of Lagos, plus the mess of Rhanaz.
NASEER
Fuck!Fuck!Fuck!Ithappened again. Nadra ruining things for me. Jade had returned to her old self. No longer making excuses. Now this, Nadra trying to force kisses on me. I don’t return the kiss, but Jade doesn’t see that all she sees is Nadra and I locking lips, as always, she’s out of here faster than I can catch her.
I sent Nadra packing, but that didn’t eliminate the damage that’s already done. Why Nadra keeps coming back is beyond me. She knows I will not change my mind, yet she keeps returning. Jade’s phone is turned off. I’ll have to convince Taimani to bring her over tomorrow. Rilwan had mentioned that Jade looked sad running out of here. I know he’s very gentle towards her and I bet he wanted to know what I did, I’m tight lips about it.
I spoke with Taimani and offered her everything she requested for her to bring Jade over the next day. All plans were set. I had practiced my apology in hopes of convincing Jade that Nadra kissed me not the other way around.
I struggled to sleep but I needed to rest my mind and focus on my therapy during the day. Await Jade’s return in the evening. Taimani has promised she won’t accept no for an answer from Jade.
I was waiting at the gate when the car pulled up and only Taimani got out of the car.
“Hi Nas,” she says excitedly.
“Where is Mariam, Mani?”
“She wasn’t in school today, I asked James and he said she texted that she was travelling for the summer.”
“What do you mean she travelled for the summer? She didn’t tell me that” I snap, face-palming while releasing my frustrated grunt, getting blindsided by Jade is an understatement. She’s certainly a witty one, I keep underestimating her.
“She didn’t tell me either.” She blatantly states shrugging a shoulder “I asked her aunt as well.”
