i fell in love , a story by toyin taiwo

...Thessy went to Wemmy’s lodge to check
on her and see how she’s holding up. She was
not surprised when she met Feranmi there.
“Good morning”
“Good morning Thessy”
“I don’t need to ask how was your night because
it’s sure not fine, see your eyes all swollen. You
even switch off your phone, I was really worried
last night"
“Sorry about that, but I needed to be alone”
“All will be well sweetheart” Thessy said
pretending as if Feranmi did not exist.
“I'll be on my way now” he said calmy.
He already sensed Thessy's attitude towards him,
and he wasn’t comfortable around her either.
“You don’t have to leave because of me” Thessy
said. She looked deeply into his eyes “this guy is
head over heels in love with my friend, it is just
too obvious ” she said to her self.
“Theresa!” Wemmy called out
“Feranmi ! if you want to be here for a long time,
I mean in her life, then it’s better we start
getting along because you will always see this
face around” Thessy said with a smirk on her
face.
“I know that already, if you get to know me too,
you will find out I’m not a bad person”
“If you break my friend’s heart or mess up with
her, I will personally strangle you” she said now
smiling at him.
“I promise I won’t”
“Thank you my friend, thanks for accepting him,
you don’t know how happy I am right now”
“You don’t have to thank me Wemmy, your
happiness is my happiness. Feranmi, welcome to
the family.
“Thanks for accepting me” he said with a
handshake.
“Wemmy are you still traveling home today?”
Thessy asked
“No, not today, I can’t go home like this”
“Alright then, let me leave you guys alone, we’ll
see later” Thessy said and left the couples.
****
The next day, while I was preparing to leave for
the park, I got a call from Emmanuel.
“Hello Wemmy, I’ll like to see you, can I come to
your lodge?”
“I’m on my way to the park, I’m traveling”
“Wemmy please we need to talk, I want you back
in my life…..
“The earlier you get over me the better for us.
Once I say good night in a place, I don’t go back
there to say good evening, my made is already
made up”
“Wemmy…..
“It’s over between us, I’m not coming back to
you” she said calmly. “The only way I can be
happy with myself is when I see you move on, so
please I’m begging you if you truly love me, then
let me go and let another person come into your
life, someone who deserves you better will surely
come. Emmanuel I’ll be hanging up now. Bye”
Immediately she ended the call, Emmanuel dialed
Thessy's number and informed her that he’d like
to see her. She agreed to meet with him, so he
went straight to her hostel.
“Thessy I thought we are all friends, all of this is
going on and you did not bother to tell me about
it, if you do maybe things might not turn out this
way. Thessy I know she’s your friend, you want
to have her back, but if I had knew I had a
competition, I would have guarded my
relationship to prevent intruders like that guy
from stealing Wemmy from me” he said sounding
depressed.
“First of all……
…..go down low"
Scratch that I’m just joking (that’s not part of
the story)
“First of all, I knew nothing about the two of
them, believe me or not. I was in the dark too,
although I noticed she was withdrawn and keep
things to herself but I thought it was just final
year pressure” Thessy explained.
“Really, I thought you guys shares everything”
“She open up to me a day before she broke the
news to you. She knows I won’t be a party to it,
that’s why she chose not to tell me about it. And
its not as if they are having an affair, she just
chose not to discuss her feeling for another guy”
“I believe you, She's someone who has a mind of
her own and hate to be push around”
“Yea, she locked me out so that I won’t talk her
out of it”
“I won’t give up, I’m going to get her back”
“E…mma…nuel! Open your eyes, Wemmy is gone
for good, she cared about you but she’s in love
with Feranmi”
“So you are saying…..
“Be a man Emmanuel, people who loves us don’t
leave”
“Hmm, I give up” he sighed
“Good, you deserve a woman who loves you and
you will surely find one”
“Thanks Thessy, you’ve succeeded in lifting this
burden off my chest.”
“You are welcome, so are we still friend?
“Sure we are?”
“Including Wemmy” Thessy added
“That’s a work in progress, I’ll have to work on
that. But I wish them well.”
“I understand”
“So when are you traveling, your friend has left
already”
“Tomorrow and you?”
“Tomorrow” he said, they hugged, wishing each
other a safe trip.