THE NIGHT WAS BEAUTIFUL TODAY.
There were two beds in the children's room which I slept in with my brothers. I slept on one while my brothers shared the other. Both beds were besides each other and placed close to the window for what my mum liked to call getting the natural breeze.
The room was painted blue like the compound and their were so many bags at the end of the wall so sometimes the room becomes very stuffy.
I was enjoying the cold breeze that was coming in through the window while playing games with my phone when it rang.
I hardly received any calls so I was really shocked. I looked at the collar ID on my small Nokia phone and grinned. Esomchi was calling. She used to be one of my best friends in school.
I immediately picked the call and an excited laughter filled my ears. "So Finest girl you are alive?" My friend asked, sounding very happy to finally hear from me.
I was glad to hear her voice too, "I just dey o. Nothing much dey happen for this side. How are you na?" I asked, smiling.
"I'm just here. Nothing much. You know that you are the one with all the gist. You just forgot about us. Success, Ero and Emma have been asking of you."
"Abeg say hi to them for me. When I come online on Facebook I will text them." I sighed. I felt guilty for not checking up on my friends from time to time.
"Babe we had a party at Joys house last week and the party was mad! Didn't you see the notification on Facebook. That's true you have not been online since, why?"
I rubbed my nose and inhaled as I tried to catch up to all the things she was blabbing about. "You know I don't attend parties na." I finally replied. "Sha how was it?"
"Babe it was mad fun! I was glowing. I wore one short that showed my bum and a crop top. You know how curvaceous I am now. I was the bomb. Every guy had their eyes set on my body." Esomchi boasted making me laugh out. She was really endowed.
"But you know that I'm not fine so I did a lot of make up. At least to cover those hideous tribal marks my grandmother gave me on my face. Only God will punish her wherever she is..." She swore.
I was laughing so hard now I almost choked on my own spittle. At an early age Esomchi schooled in the village and was living with her grandmother. She was convulsing one day and her illiterate Grandmother thought it was best to cut her and oil her face. She had still not forgiven her granny for it even though the woman was dead already.
"You know she did it for you na. She just thought she was helping you. The poor woman." I said amidst laughter.
Esomchi was still pretty even with the marks. Her brown skin was flawless and her lips were so beautiful. She had these big eyes that just drew you in and curly brown hair that when she drops down makes her nose look so pointed. "Besides you are still pretty even with it."
"You are my friend that's what you will say na." She hissed. "See eh that one aside. I finally got Samuel to like me. We even kissed!" she squealed."
I froze for a second now knowing why she called me. Samuel had been the head boy of my school and my 'first almost crush' although everyone knew he loved me. It was obvious.
Esomchi always had a crush on him and I tried to hook them up but Samuel was always about me.
So it was either she was so excited that he finally has eyes for her or she called to gloat over it. I didn't want to jump into conclusion, but I could feel irritation crawl up my chest.
I wanted friends who called because they missed me not the ones who called because they finally got the boys who liked me to likes them. This was not about Samuel though. I never liked him and I was now madly in love with Scar. It was about my friend or someone who was supposed to be one.
This was exactly the reason Why I preferred to stay on my own. I did not trust any of my high school friends and although sometimes I wished that I had friends to talk to I knew it was for the best.
I could stand anything but not fake friendship or forced ones. In college I would sure make good friends but for now I will stick to talking to My mum or Scar.
"This one you are quiet. " Esomchi asked, pulling me out of my thoughts. "Don't tell me that you are jealous and want him now oh cause he's mine. And I won't let anyone take him away from me."
"What?! I rolled my eyes laughing so hard I started crying. "I didn't like him then neither do I now so he's all yours baby girl besides I have someone I really love now." I blurted out, that was me trying to show off and I knew that I would regret.
"Oh my God." She squealed sounding so fake excited. Okay I was so done with this conversation. "I have to see who finally caught the heart of Lady love does not exist."
I laughed genuinely this time and rolled my eyes. "You will see him soon. Babe."
Just then I caught sight of a shadow downstairs and smiled.
"Scar." I whispered.
I thought he wasn't ever going to see me at night again but I guess he was missing me too. We hadn't had a decent conversation after the Kidnap and I was dying to talk to him. I couldn't wait.
"Girl. My mum just called me. I will call you just now." I lied, hanging up before she could object.