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e to mock me, right

ave been a big fool. See wher

t all I know is that

come to check on you since you w

w about that?" I

ou, Ebuka. You are a fool. If I were you, I w

about her in that way." I warn

came here because I have pity for you. Anyway, I am leavin

hat is

. So, stop dreaming. She doesn't love you; she d

are l

ation, I will be moving to the city in a week's time. So, your da

hing. Could it be that what Chancele had said was true? She could be making sense. Otherwise,

love, the same person for whom I had fought for and ultimately landed myself in jail, who had come to see me? What could b

walked out of the jail and met Cominash outside. She was waiting for m

buka

hat are you

olicemen told me you were going to be released soon.

of you, my dear. Thank y

Whatever, happens to

you mean

a brother to me. You are the elder brother I didn't have. I love you so

s that I am not the type of person for you. You are too good for me. I am a bad boy. I am a player, a Casanova. You dese

l be patient. I know that someday, you w

if you

take a bike home. Naked had always mocked me for dating a chubby girl, and I had always lied to him that Comi and I had broken up. Also

e, he burst into a raucous

hink this is

you know who I am. One mistake, and I am getting you a

you have your uniform on your side. But I will prove to you that we are the ones who run thi

is over. Christmas and New Year have come and gone. Go back to the city, go back to Buea and concentrate on your studies inst

me to verbal fencing. However, I was adept at replying to his digs. Nevertheless, I couldn't tell how long it would take before blows

tsApp, but she blue-ticked me. I was desperate to see her. Not only did I

appening? Holiday was over. I had to go back to Buea any day from now, probably in the coming days or the next week. A

o give me my last supper before leaving. I smiled sheepishly at the thought of that. But if she was waiting

to threaten her. That idiot. If he was not a cop...I wished he was not a cop. I wou

my calls, I decided that the best thing to do was to go to her house. Yes, I had never been to her house, and I had no idea how wild her parents were. But

y new Range Rover. It was so beautiful, so sleek, new and sparkling that a flush of insecurity immediately took over my entire system. Who could have parked such

iven him to use for his undercover work? I wish the government knew he was a riffraff. I wish the government knew that he was busy dragging girls in the village ins

r have such a car. The government would not be so dumb as to give a fine car like that to the lowlife called Nake Wire. The problem with me was that I hated Naked with a passion,

again, she didn't pick. I had no other cho

ice which I could be

bu

. Before I could utter any word, she slammed the door shut again and drag

ld you come to my house without calling?" Sh

imes, but you were not picking

ing at her phone. "I am so sorry; my ph

eard I was locked up for fighting with Nak

r, my elder brother suddenly returned from overseas. I had to b

ing to be my in-law someday, So, there is no reaso

, soon. I have to get going. Please, understand."

you in a while, and I have only just seen you

her's. Please, just try to understand. You know t

? Don't you think I ne

aid you are going to be hi

es

n't want to get him

ourse

. I will see y

exactly. I want y

ve place under the mango tree. I assure you that I will give

was smiling like a virgin whose

ill. Can

go. See you

ally have her. Chancele had been lying all long. I had won the battle. Rosy still loved me and belonged to me. After that Saturday, I was goi

get me properly. However, I did hear her say that I should come to her house, instead. She said her elder brother wanted to talk to me. That piece of news sounded like musi

was nicely decorated. I wondered why the car would be decorated. As I stood there wondering, I realized that other cars, equally d

a sexy and beautiful wedding gown, and the man was dressed in an expensive blazer. They kissed passionately as the small crowd cheere

another man. I had just been wasting my time. Oh no!! Why would Rosy do this to me? I was kind to her. I gave her the money given to me by Cominash. I was wicked to Cominash beca

see. I felt like I was going to collapse. I felt like I was going to die. So, in order not to embarras

d around and ran home with all the energy in me. He too had received the shock of his life. We had both been played. When I got home, I

know that Cominash and I now live in the city. We have a lovely two year

ade peace with her. Her family insisted that she must move in with me to show that I was serious about

osy, I have never seen

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