love happened ,a story by rose akpabio

Episode 2

‘I have a bad feeling about this, like something
terrible is going to happen to us’ Kachi was
frightened by the way Sophia drove, she’d never
seen her give way to recklessness.
‘Come on, move the damned car’ Sophia fired
the horn, why was all this happening? So just on
the night her Oscar was in trouble, they had to
be this terrible traffic.
‘I think relaxing would help, we could’ve just
called one of his friends and all this would be
over’ Kachi sighed and looked out the window.
She could feel it, Christmas was already in the
air, each corner had a tree and the street lights
were decorated with penchants of Christmas
symbols.
‘You know, this is always my best season, there’s
just something beautiful about Christmas,
something blissful and peaceful to, I believe
Jesus actually exists’ Kachi continued dryly
knowing very well her friend wasn’t paying
attention to whatever she had to say.
‘Yea right, Jesus is real so stop running your
mouth’ Sophia was getting impatient with the
traffic.
‘You don’t have to be rude you know? I’m trying
to get you to relax’? Kachi whispered.
‘If something happened to him, I could never
forgive myself’ Sophia sobbed. Oscar was the
only man that had looked her way since her first
boyfriend had broken up with her. She knew she
wasn’t attractive, most men came for her body
and she wouldn’t let them, at the end of the day,
they made fun of her and called her silly names,
‘Fatty’ was always among them.
‘Oh God don’t start, how can you say such?
Nothing would happen to him’ Kachi felt bad
anytime Sophia cried, she was just too fragile to
get hurt.
‘Okay, you know how much Oscar loves me, he
accepts me the way I am, he loves me so much,
he reminds me of Benet in so many ways’ she
smiled sadly.
‘Honey don’t go there, Oscar and Benet have
nothing in common’ Kachi hissed angrily.
‘You never really liked Benet did you?’ Sophia
was forced to laugh.
‘Oh please, he never deserved you, how did you
even fall for that guy, I know he was hot and
happening but any man who isn’t loyal ain’t
worth my poo’ Kachi hated Benet after she’d
seen Barbie and him making out, the scene had
haunted her for several days, but she wouldn’t
let Sophia in on what she’d seen.
It would have wrecked her completely.
‘I don’t know Kachi, sometimes I wish I was so
thin that I’ll never ever want to worry about
getting fat’ she relaxed against the car seat.
‘Soph, do you think finding a man is all about the
way you look? You’re lucky to have a man like
Oscar, don’t allow your insecurities get in your
way of love, you have a problem with your weight
but that doesn’t mean you don’t deserve to be
loved and cherished’ Kachi consoled her.
‘You know why I love you? You always find a way
of lifting my spirits, I wish I could do that to you
when you’re down’ she knew how Kachi could be
when she got depressed.
‘Well there’s just one thing you can do, find me
women that are into women’ Kachi grinned and
focused on the road.
‘You aren’t serious are you?’ Sophia fixed her
seatbelt and ignited the engine as the traffic
lightened.
‘Yes I am, I wanna be happy baby, like you and
Oscar, just that in place of a dick, I’ll be having
cucumbers or fingers’ she added.
‘Oh please, I am not sleeping with Oscar, I told
you before, I’m keeping myself for my wedding
night, I want it to be special’ Sophia wanted
giving Oscar her virginity once they got married.
‘Oh please, you should break it and enjoy, you’re
missing out on a lot’ Kachi winked.
‘Okay, fasten your seatbelt, we’re about to fly’
Sophia warned and increased the speed.
‘You have to slow down Sophia, I am not finding
it funny, what if we have an accident’? Kaci
frowned disapprovingly.
‘I am in perfect control mademoiselle, trust me’
Sophia ignored her warning.
She was happy she had a friend like Kachi, she
helped her feel good about everthing, helped her
accept herself. Christmas was already in the air,
fog had built up and the night was going to be
cold, she didn’t know what happened, but she
looked out the window for a minute.
‘Oh my God, the brakes, the brakes!’ Kachi
screamed, but it was too late, they’d bumped
into a black colored Honda civic.
‘Oh my God, what have I done’? Sophia was
deeply terrified as she brought the car to a halt,
she’d bumped into another car, she hadn’t been
fast enough with the brakes.
‘I told you, girl, I am not with you on this one,
you’ll handle yourself’ Kachi swore angrily as
they both stepped down.
Luckily, there weren’t other cars ahead of the
Honda, but they’d done a huge damage to the
back of the beautiful car.
‘Lord help me out of this’ Sophia walked gingerly
to where the car was parked, but there was no
one inside.
‘There’s no one’ she turned to face Kachi.
‘Yes, but we can’t run if that’s what you’re
thinking, whoever owns this car may likely be
inside this mall, so we just have to wait’ Kachi
observed the car.
‘I wasn’t planning on running’ Sophia replied
quietly. She was confused, she joined Kachi in
observing the back of the car, the two car lights
were damaged and she knew she would definitely
pay for it.
‘Not right now, how on earth would I afford this?
And the restaurant is opening next week, I
dunno, maybe I should’ve listened to you, maybe
I should’ve called one of his friends’ Sophia
wiped the tears that fell off her eyes.
‘This isn’t the time Sophia, let’s just hope this
man or woman is a nice person and wouldn’t
report us to the police’ Kachi replied.
‘I hope so’ Sophia stopped to breathe, as a very
attractive man stepped out of the mall with a
beautiful half caste on his shoulders.
He was tall, dark with eyes that sparked
lightening, his beards were low so was his hair,
but none of that attracted her like his pink lips
that curved in a sensuous style as he looked
down on the woman who was laughing softly.
‘My God, he’s a hot one, I may consider being
straight once more’ Kachi drooled as the man
walked closer to them.
‘Oh Lord’ Sophia coughed weakly, he walked
towards the car they’d bashed.
***
‘Why are those two ugly women standing next to
my car’? Lekan had whispered into her ears,
Eleona was one of his numerous girlfriends.
Olalekan Olaoluwa was the son of the ex
governor of Osun state, though many didn’t know
about him, the masses only knew much about
his half brother who was older than him..
‘I like the fat one, she reminds me of christmas
Turkey’ Eleona chuckled softly.
Lekan was a man of foul temper and he had a
penchant for women, he loved gorgeous women
and loved to sleep with them without catching
feelings, nobody ever understood why he did
what he did, but his heart had been broken by
one woman, he’d fallen in love with her for real.
He’d told her about his feelings, but she’ d
betrayed him greatly by sleeping with his own
father, he still remembered her name, but he
wouldn’t speak it. The incident had happened
three years ago, shortly after their break up, he’d
resumed his womanizing ways.
‘Do you see that’? Eleona was quick to notice
what had happened to the car.
‘No, this cannot happen to my car, I bought this
just last week, what the Bleep is this’? he swore
angrily as he got to the scene.
‘Did you women see who did this to my
boyfriend’s car’? Eleona spoke to the fat one but
she wouldn’t answer.
‘I’m calling the police, I’m so confused’ Lekan
reached for his mobile phone.
‘Please sir, I am so sorry, it was a mistake, I
didn’t meant to bash your car but I got
distracted, please just don’t call the police’
Sophia got closer to him and begged.
‘Yes, we’re really sorry and the brakes failed,
have mercy on us’ Kachi joined and eyed the half
caste lady angrily, who did she think she was?
‘You’re kidding me right’? without thinking, he
drove her to the tarred ground with a hard slap,
minutes later he recollected himself.
‘Oh my god, did you have to do that’? Kachi
rushed forward and helped Sophia up.
‘Shut up you monkey, your friend bashed my car
and you think she doesn’t deserve that’? Lekan
spoke in a rush.
‘You’re really crazy, you know that? How much is
this stupid car of yours? We can even buy you a
new one’? Kachi fired back.
‘Please Kachi mind your words, let’s beg him
some more, I don’t want any trouble’ Sophia
cried as the heat from the slap warmed her
cheeks.
No man had ever struck her in her entire life.
‘Really?’ Lekan’s laugh was soft as he regarded
Sophia rose to her feet.
‘Please sir, I am sorry’ Sophia begged.
‘Sorry? You’re so fat and ugly, why couldn’t you
keep your ugly self away from my car, I think
your friend is right? I need a new car and you
both are gonna buy it for me’ he smiled
mischievously.
‘Oh my God, Kachi what have you done’? Sophia
whispered to her friend.
‘Bleep you’ Kachi snarled at him.
‘And you too’ Lekan smiled, minutes later, the
siren sang towards their direction and Sophia
knew it was all over, the only person she thought
of was her darling, she prayed wherever he was
that he would be safe.
***
‘What kind of stunt did you just pull, I thought
robbers had come to my house’? Oscar snapped
at Barbie who’d played a prank on him.
‘Your door was wide open, so I walked in and
switched of the lights and my voice could be so
terrible at times’ Barbie laughed heartily.
‘You scared me mehn, I think your sister is
worried, I should call her back and tell her I am
okay’ Oscar suggested.
‘No, don’t call her, she’ll be fine’ Barbie dropped
her purse on the couch and walked towards the
man she’d come to love.
‘I don’t think we should do this again Barbie, like,
the first time was a mistake, Sophia is just so
nice and I don’t want to do anything to hurt her’
Oscar was being honest.
Barbie was more beautiful than Sophia and
somehow had charmed him into having an affair
with her, but he had gotten back to his senses,
besides, Barbie wasn’t in love with him, he knew
that for sure, she was only using him to pay up
her bills, he’d gone through her phone one time
and had read her chats with other men.
‘Really? And the second time? Was that a
mistake too’? her voice was low and sexy.
‘Barbie, you are very beautiful and it would be
hard for any man to resist you but you shouldn’t
have come here. You didn’t even tell me’ He
threw his hands up.
‘Well, I am here, are you going to throw me out’?
she smiled. Yes, he was right, she hadn’t meant
to pay Oscar a visit, but her date had called and
cancelled, so she had no other choice but to
branch somewhere and cool off.
‘You know I can’t do that, I just feel bad doing
this’ Oscar rubbed his head confusedly.
‘No, you don’t feel bad’ Barbie unzipped her
dress and let it fall free exposing her beautiful
and creamy skin.
‘Excuse me? I am dating your sister forngod’s
sake, have some pity on her’ Oscar replied.
‘You know Sophia would never love you like I do,
she wouldn’t give her virginity to any man, so
you better enjoy this baby, cause I am offering’
she unclasped her bra.
‘Barbie….you know I can’t resist you but Sophia
loves me, I would never hurt her’ He rose to his
feet and turned his back on her.
‘Love? What makes you think she loves you?
You’re not the only man she’s seeing’ Barbie bit
her lip. She wanted Oscar for herself, at least to
cater for her before she tired of him and moved
on to her next prey.
‘What are you talking about’? Oscar spun and
faced her Unclad form and he swallowed her.
‘Benet is the only man she’ll ever love’ Barbie
said.
Oscar said nothing, he stared at Barbie
perplexed.
‘Have you heard the name Benet before’? Barbie
walked towards him.
‘Yes, she told me he broke her heart’ Oscar was
confused.
‘She still loves him anyway’ Barbie continued.
‘How’s that even possible, she told me he’s
overseas and this happened five years ago’
Oscar was disappointed.
‘Sorry honey, he is back in town’ Barbie smiled
and clutched her arms round him.