Episode fifty four
CONFESSION
It's the following week. Lucy, Becca and Kris are in school, class precisely. The teacher gave them a speed work to do and they are finished with it along with few other students, including Brown
Kris: You have a date with your boyfriend today, hope you remember?
Becca: Fake boyfriend
Kris: Still a boyfriend to me
Becca: Yeah, yeah
Kris: Everyone is getting into relationships this term, only Lucy and I are single. Orange when are you going to have another boyfriend? Hmm? (Lucy doesn't reply as she's lost) Orange!
Lucy: Um, yeah?
Kris: What are you thinking about?
Lucy: Nothing actually
Kris: Nothing?
Lucy: Yeah
Kris: Okay.
So when are you gonna have a boyfriend?
Lucy: Can I talk to you in our garden?
Kris: Only me?
Lucy: Yes, only you
Becca: Am I being excluded??
Lucy: C'mon don't take it at heart. It's nothing much, besides I will tell you later.
Let's go Kris (They leave)
Becca: Hmm. Alright! (Brown walks up to her)
Brown: Hey, B
Becca: Hey
Brown: Can I sit?
Becca: Sure
Brown: (sits down) I was thinking, Can I have dinner with you and your family? Tonight?
Becca: Ummm….
Brown: It's just for dinner.
The thing is, I miss my mom and being with your mom kinda makes me feel like I'm with my mom or something. I just..
But if you can't have me.....
Becca: No, of course I can have you for dinner, that's not a problem.
Louis: (To Antoine and Brian) I don't like Brown with Becca, it pisses me off
Brian: She isn't your girlfriend officially. Your relationship will be over anytime soon
Antoine : And it isn't even a real relationship
Louis: Which I planned to make it real. I have planned to make her fall for me.
Antoine : That's good a plan
Louis: (Stands up) Can't take it anymore (Leaves to meet Brown and Becca and immediately hears her talk about having him for dinner)
Louis: Excuse me, don't mind my cutting in. Dinner when?
Becca: (rolls her eyes) It doesn't concern you
Louis: I know it doesn't. I just want to know when because you and I have a date tonight.
Brown: Oh, I didn't know about that..
Becca: It's fine Brown, we can go on a date another time
Louis: um, no we can't! (People stare)
It's been posted all over social media that we have a date tonight, which isn't our first by the way.
And I wonder why you (referring to Brown) couldn't know about it.
I'm not taking no for an answer, neither I'm I taking a postponement of the date and that's final.
Becca: Are you forcing me?
Louis: I'm stating things
Brown: (notices the crowd that has gathered around them to listen, although a little far from them) I don't wanna be any reason for quarrel between a couple, I'm sorry Becca, another time is fine by me
Louis: Better be
Becca: No, another time should be fine by Louis and not you
Louis: Is he your boyfriend or me? Are you dating him or me?
Becca: Don't be all this! We aren't dating for real
Louis: Real or fake, we're still dating
Antoine : Louis, it's fine. You can just reschedule, it's not that bad
Louis: You better don't say anything here. (Looks around) y'all better say nothing
Becca: Gosh! What's your problem?!
Louis: Love! Love is my problem! I love you and I can't stand some guy especially him (points to Brown) taking my place
Brown: I wasn't trying to date her, not at all, like no, never. We're just friends, nothing else
Becca: What do you mean by never?
Louis: Yeah, are you trying to say that she's not up to your standards or what? (Holds Brown collars as if to fight him)
Brown: No, of course not.
I just meant to say that I can't date her because I know she's already taken. We don't do that in Nigeria, it's kinda forbidden.
Louis: Better be. (Releases his collar)
I'm sorry B, I just got enraged seeing you with him all the time. (Scratching the back of his head as he's embarrassed) We can reschedule, if you want.
Becca: No, I want us to have our dinner tonight. We need to talk about what just happened here.
Brown, we can have dinner some other time.
Brown: (Arranges his collar) Sure, alright
Becca:(closes her eyes) I don't wanna open my eyes and see anybody here. (The students scat)
In the Garden
Kris: We're here Orange. Start spilling
Lucy: Can we sit on the grass first?
Kris: Kk (they sit and silence follows which worries Kris) Lucy, is anything the matter?
Is something wrong?
Lucy: Um, not exactly…
Kris: Did your uncle do anything to you?
Lucy: No, he seems gentle by the way. Been having wrong thoughts about him
Kris: Did you get to know something you hadn't known?
Lucy: No? Or is there something I should know?
Kris: No, no. It's just… the silence is killing me
Lucy: Oh, okay. (Silence again)
It's just..
Kris: You want me to massage your Tummy?
Lucy: What??!
Kris: In a movie I watched, the girl called the guy to a corner and asked for a tummy massage, that she needed it as she was in her period
Lucy: Yuck, no! I can do that myself
Kris: Sorry (Chuckles)
Lucy: I'm not even on my period, and why would I tell you to…. You watched this as a Korean movie right?
Kris: Yeah, forgotten the name though
Lucy: Thought you don't watch K-movies? (Laughs)
Kris: Busted! I gotta watch sometime to learn romance, okay?
Lucy: (Laughs more) So you agree that you're not the king of romance?
Kris: Of course I am. It was the K-movies that helped though.
Lucy: Confession!
Kris: Don't you dare tell anyone
Lucy: (Holds her chest) Your secret is safe with me
Kris: Stupid! (Lucy Laughs again)
Stop the joke and tell me what we're doing here. (Lucy freezes and swallows saliva)
Lucy: Alright, I will say it once and for all.
I….um…I (closes her eyes) I love you, Kris!
Kris: (Pleasantly surprised) You love me?
Lucy: (Shakes her head positively)
Kris: (hugs her tight which surprises Lucy who opens her eyes and stares at his back) I can't believe you do! I can't believe you love me too!
Lucy: You love me?
Kris: Yes, always! (Releases her but holds her hands) I have always loved you, Lucy. Always!
I only got to know about it recently, but I know I do.
Lucy: (smiles broadly) Good
Kris: Best
Lucy: So, we are gonna date or what?
Kris: If that's what you want?
Lucy: It's what I want
Kris: Then we are officially boyfriend and girlfriend
Lucy: (hugs him) So happy we confessed our feelings
Kris: Me too