My Desire

Episode 3
Sonia rushed into her room, ignoring the greetings from her neighbours, her head was pounding.
She locked the door and flunged her bag to a corner of the room while she struggled to pull off her heels like it was on fire.
“what tha hell is King talking about? He can’t possibly mean he found a girl already. No that can’t be, i better call him,but first i need a shower” Sonia soliloquized and went into the bathroom to take a cold shower. There was no feaces on the way after all, it was just the pressure of the message.

About an hour later, she picked up her phone and called Kingsley, he picked at the third ring.
“haha, u no wan pick call ni big head? Sonia spoke immediately she heard his voice.
King: “Sonia, no vex, i didn’t know it was ringing. Was having an interesting discussion with someone, she was even the one that called my attention to my phone. What’s up?”
Sonia: a she? Wow, the discussion was so deep your loud ringtone became solemn to your ears? Tell me about it.
King: hahahaha, friendship I dey tell you o. Na d gist wey i wan sama u for night be dat o. I go give u details if i don reach house. Sonia, i gotta go abeg, don’t want to keep her waiting, na lunch we come for and i don dey tey ontop phone. We go talk later.
King ended the call immediately without waiting for a reply, he felt it was disrespectful to stay long on phone when you have a company. Moreover, lunch hour will soon be over which means he’ll have to get back to office, therefore he needs to utilize the little time he has with this pretty creature before him.

Sonia was about saying something to King when he ended the call, she stared at her phone surprised, angry, jealous, confused and sad all at once. Did King just ended the call on her because of a lady? He didn’t even call her Sonia baby, was it because of the lady he was with? So he no longer values her company? All these she thought within her and she couldn’t help but shed the silent tears welling up in her eyes.
Her appetite was gone, all she did was lay naked on her bed and brood over her loss.
At 6:30pm, her phone rang, it was Francis. She saw the name on her phone screen and felt guilty. How can she be killing herself over a guy that doesn’t love her when she has someone that can give the world to her just at a single request? “Francis is a good man, I can’t hurt him. Oh God! Why am I so pained about King? He is my friend for crying out loud! I should be happy for him. But why do i feel like he broke my heart? Why do i feel like i love him more? Why is he occupying my thinking? Why am i so jealous? Sonia, Francis is your man not King” she kept battling with her heart, and her phone rang for the sixth time, it was still Francis calling.
Sonia: hello honey
Francis: finally! Baby i’ve been calling you, what happened?
Sonia: i’m sorry, i was sleeping.
Francis: awww i’m so sorry to disturb dear, i was just missing my queen and i got worried when you weren’t picking.
Sonia: it’s alright. I’m good.
Francis: baby, you don’t sound good, are you okay? Should i come over?
Sonia: oh, no i’m fine. You want to come all the way from Lagos to Portharcourt?
Francis: anything for my baby just to be alright. Tell me are you really okay? I’m worried.
Sonia: c’mon Francis i’m alright, just a slight headache, i’ll be fine. Don’t trouble your head please.
Francis: don’t let me disturb then. Please take a rest, i’ll call back when i get home. Just rounding up in office. Take good care of yourself for me okay? I love you so much.
Sonia: sure i will. I love you too. Take care.
She ended the call and sighed.

At 9pm, after Francis had called back to check up on Sonia as he had promised. Sonia got a whatsapp notification from King telling her to come online, and so a conversation ensued.
King: Sonia baby, how body?
Sonia: i gallant full ground. So u don get my time abi? Lover boy.
King: sweetie, as in ehn no be small thing.
Sonia: oya gist me na.
King: i met this girl last week Monday on my way home from work when i branched to get fuel. She came to the mini-mart at the filling station to get something. I no know wetin push me go mini-mart o, i sha entered to get one hollandia yoghurt. And right there at the counter, i met the most naturally beautiful girl i’ve ever seen in my life. She is a black beauty. Mah no prolong matter, i sharpaly follow am collect number. Her name is Morgan. Ehn ehn! To dah main gist, u wan hear as i take arrange her parol?
(5minutes gone, no reply from Sonia)
King: Sony dear, are u there?
(3minutes gone, no reply,but the message indicated it had been read).
King: haha Sonia, u don sleep ni?