‘Inconsiderate coward,’ I said.
‘Foolish bastard,’ Amanda said.
‘Ode, oloriburuku, oloshi,’ Bimpe said and
we all burst into laughter then went quiet
again. Then Amanda said.
‘Someone needs to check today’s date
because you girls won’t believe I’ve been
calling Uche for two days now and he has
not been picking up. Does he think he can
just leave me like that?’ We all tried to hide
our sarcastic faces and I gave a fake cough.
Amanda looked at all of us and threw her
hands in the air before it came to fold over
her chest.
‘What now? Can’t I get any sympathy here?’
I cleared my throat and asked her.
‘Ama, do you call what you have with Uche a
relationship?’
‘Yes of course,’ she replied. I laughed and
she rolled her eyes at me, Koyin asked.
‘What about Alhaji?’
‘He is a spare part, he doesn’t count,’ she
said and Bimpe asked,
‘What about Segun?’
‘Segun is just for sex, its Uche I love nah?’
She said.
‘Do you now see why you can’t get our
sympathy?’ I told her.
‘Whatever! But if Uche is treating me well I
won’t be going after other men now,’ she
said sitting down and crossing her legs.
‘Come on Ama, you like men, you can’t be
satisfied with one.’ I said while Bimpe and
Koyin nodded in agreement. Amanda
laughed and clapped her hands and she
said;
‘See me, see you oo, see kettle calling the
pot black! You that have five boyfriends
nko? What are you?’ She asked. I sat back
on my chair, crossed my left leg over my
right leg and said;
‘Point of correction sweetheart, they are not
my boyfriends, they are my partners and
unlike you girls, I don’t love them or claim
to love them. I use them and discard them
when I like. I have one for sex, one for
money, one for an outing, one for business
and one for keeping my company. You girls
should realize men are like babies, you lead
them where you want them to go, don’t get
attached, love is for fools,’ I lectured. They
all kept quiet and I could tell they were
digesting what I’ve said while I was lost in
my thoughts.
The greatest gift you can give to yourself is
being truthful and sincere to yourself. I
mean, deep down in yourself you always
know the things that are best for you.
I wasn’t always like this, I didn’t just stop
believing in love but with what I’ve seen
and experienced, I felt love wasn’t for me! I
have tried many times to tell these girls that
they were wasting their times loving guys.
Besides, there are too much gorgeous men
in this world, you should taste as many as
possible but if a man wanted exclusive
relationship then he should put a ring on
that finger not me wasting my time
cooking, cleaning and fucking you and you
dumping me at the end of the day.
Just before I lose myself in my thoughts, let
me tell you about us!
