Dusk was falling rapidly. The sun had already set behind the mountains, and the sky had been drained of colors. It was already the close of a day, wasn't it some seconds ago the day started?
Shade and I had just arrived from class. I could see her lips moving but all she said only went through my ear and came out the other. How can I make Joshua mine became a question that seemed a puzzle.
"Maybe I need to keep a close watch on him. But, I mean, I don't even know about him than he is dating Shade. I don't know where he lives or anything else." I took a slow, deep breath as my mind lingered more in thought.
"Or, should I just ask her? Would it be a good idea?"
Shade was completely carried away by her phone as she continued to laugh in mirthfulness artlessly flowing. I wondered what was so funny but I wasn't that curious to find out. The curiosity I had was that I needed us to talk like the friends that we were.
"Shade, how is Joshua? You hardly talk about him nowadays." I asked with a less broadly smile that gently rested on my face.
"He is fine jare. I should be going to his place tomorrow." She said still pressing her phone.
"Tomorrow? Gist me now." I said taking her phone from her.
"No! Not the phone you this big headed with empty brains" she said aloud and laughing to her own joke.
"Not funny. Talk to me. You this motherfucking piece of sh*t" I said in response.
"Cynthia, maybe it's 'gist' that will lead to your death" she said laughing so loud.
"And, I will gladly die" I nodded with a silly face that busted both of us into laughter.
"Well... Joshua is fine sha. We have gotten closer nowadays. He is such a baby and I love him like craze."
"Shade don't bored me, I know you love him. Don't make us who are with no boo die of being jealous. Tell me about him. At least, I can't watch a guy steal my friend away, a guy I do not know his whereabouts. So, tell me about him gangan " I said jumping to the bed as I bashed my head on the wall.
"You don die? [Are you dead?] She asked with a loud long chuckle.
"Na you go die ode! [You will be the one to die, idiot!] I answered with a sudden frown.
"Well... Joshua is this gentle guy that loves his privacy so much. He is from Oyo state but lives in Lagos State. What if I tell you Joshua drinks? I mean he does go to bars to drink. But drinking is not bad right? If you can drink responsibly, I don't think I will be worried. I do follow him to the bar on few occasions. He lives off campus just adjacent to the school gate. A house painted in blue. You will know it when you see it. His apartment is the second by the right. My Joshua loves to play games too. He has this play station, and he is actually teaching me how to play soccer games with him. The last time we did, I almost won him o. But the stupid fowl cheated. What else again?" She asked squeezing up face and her eyes fix at the ceiling in a manner that seemed she was racking her brain.
"Oh! Yes, I almost forgot. He loves to dance. We have danced a couple of times in his room. And... and..."
"This one is a secret o. Don't tell anyone. He loves fresh boobs and buttocks. So many times he makes me believe my backside is as heavy as a lead. Me that this yansh [buttock] dry like crayfish." She said as we both busted into laughter.
"I just love him more because he makes me feel completely sexy with him. He knows the right words to say and the right move to make every time and any time." She said in a low voice.
"Why are you now putting emotions now, you better don't cry" I said standing up to her, putting my hand on her head and slowly push her head towards her bed.
"Tell me about Dele by the way, what happened between you two?" She asked with her back lain on her bed.
"Can we not talk about him today, please?" I answered with a more serious tone.
"But why?" She insisted.
"Not today Shade" I said as I stood up and left the room.
Jeruel's phone had not been reachable no matter how many times I tried. But I persisted to try her line. I needed to tell her I got a plan. I wondered what happened to her phone or, to her for that matter. But there was nothing I could do than to text her, which I did.
"This is a perfect move I muttered as I returned to the room.
Shade seemed to find something to do for herself. Thank God it wasn't that she was carried away with texting this time. I could hear the voice of Kennyblaq from the background. I must confess, I have never seen her watch a comedy show before. I didn't even know she loved comedy. But It feels good to see her not texting, and I wished that she could stop texting with him for a long time. Although I knew it's a wish that cannot manifest that is why I have Jeruel, a perfect tool to manipulate what can happen or what cannot happen.
I could feel my phone vibrating in the fold of my fingers. Bringing it to my face, it was Jeruel calling back.
"Did she see my text already?" I thought as I left the room again to answer the call.
"Hello I got your text" Her gentle voice penetrated through the phone.
"Oh! Yeah, I have been trying to call you but your line wasn't connecting" I responded almost immediately.
"Oh! Really, must have been the network. So, what's up. Do you think it will work?" She asked.
"Definitely. I know it will" I assured.
"Okay, let's see how it goes." She said as she hung up the call.