"Come on, talk to me. Am right here", Lizzy said and patiently waited for me to talk.
I sighed and said, "it's about J.J, I dreamt about him again, but this time, it's different than the others I have been having before." I explained to her.
"Oh! It is about J.J", she said as she kissed her teeth and laughed softly,
"Come on, this is not the first time that you are dreaming about him. You always dream about him", she added and sat close to me.
"I know, but today's own was different, maybe it is because I saw him today," I said to her and looked down.
"Maybe, I hope so", she said and sighed deeply.
"So what was today's dream about?" She asked me, I looked up and stared at her,
"Look me in the eyes and promise that you would not laugh nor mock me. I think it is better that I keep it to myself", I said to her and faced the other way.
"You asked me to look you in the eyes, are your eyes at the back of your head? How am I supposed to look you in the face when you are facing another direction and not looking at me?" She asked.
"Do not worry, I would not mock you. Just do not make it sound funny and I would not laugh." She said to me,
I quickly turned sharply to face her.
"I am facing you now, promise or swear by your next meal rather that you won't laugh at me or mock me." I said to her,
"That is fucking impossible, you fucking know that, don't you?" She asked and I just nodded.
"Do not make it sound funny and I will not laugh. I might, if it is funny", she warned me.
I sighed very deeply before starting,
"Umm, in my dream, J.J and I were married."
"Married?" Lizzy asked shockingly.
I was not sure if she was being serious or was going to laugh at me, again, but she did not.
"Yes and I was preg", I said to her,
"Oreg, as in pregnant?" She asked me again and laughed softly.
"Yes and I was not just pregnant, I was heavily pregnant. It was like I was going to put to bed or something like that", I explained to her.
"Wow, interesting!", she said and shrugged.
"He was so romantic."
"OMG! I was thinking that I was in the future and so I did not say any word, not even one."
"I was just nodding and shaking my head. He were only interested in my well being. He was like, do you need this or that?"
"Are you hungry?"
" Are you thirsty?"
" Do you need anything?"
"Do you need any help?"
" Can you sit?" "
Can you stand?"
"Can you..." I were not done telling her everything, before she interrupted,
"Yeah, I get it. He was asking you if you needed or wanted this or that, blah blah blah, yada yada yada, bullshit, bullshit and bullshit" I think she got bored.
"I was not done, at least, allow me to finish", I said to her and pouted.
"You were not finished with what, praising your J.J?" She asked me and shook her head in disappointment.
"Come on, I was not praising him. I was only telling you what happened in my dream", I said to Lizzy.
"Am sorry, I just lost interest, It's fucking boring. There is nothing new, it is the same as the other ones. I want to go home now, I have to prepare for next week. " Lizzy said to me.
"Is there anything else you would like to tell me? Something that does not have to do with your J.J." she said to me.
Fuck!
I almost forgot.
I actually have a lot of things to talk to her about.
"Yes, there are", I said to her.
"What?" She asked and raised up her head from her phone and started to stare at me.
"A lot of them," I said to her and grinned.
"A lot of shits that involve J.J. I am not interested. I just told you about a minute or two ago. Do not tell me about any of your J.J's shit."
"He is not even yet your J.J. Ugh!"She said to me, she seemed like she was frustrated.
"Just allow me to talk, please. Actually, it is not about my J.J, it is about you and your Hale", I said to her mockingly and laughed softly.
"Uh!", Was the only sound she could make and I think she was out of words.
"Uh huh", I said and kissed my teeth.
"Really?" She asked again, I think it is for confirmation.
"Yes", I said to her and nodded at the same time.
"I have something to tell you too. I meant ask. I have something to ask you", Lizzy said to me.
"Okay. Go first," I said to her.
"No, you go first,'' she replied.
"No, go first", I said to her,
"Go first and besides I am just asking a question. It is really short", Lizzy said to me, trying to convince me to start first.
"What I am about to tell you is going to be super long that you might even pass the night here", I said to her and chuckled, because she was already looking defeated.
"Okay, okay, you win", Lizzy said to me, she despises long arguments a lot.
"Oh yeah. Okay, go on. Ask your question," I said to her.
She just sighed deeply and asked,
"Who was that guy you danced with earlier today?" Before I could reply she added,
"I have never met him before and it seemed that you know him."
"What were all those hot gazes for?"
"Do you like him?"
"I think he was protecting your privacy, I asked him if we had met before and he could not even give me a proper reply.
"Are you being involved in a love triangle?" She asked, while glancing at me as if she were going to punch or slap me in the face.
"Are you done?" I asked her and she just nodded.
"Okay, first of all, I have no feelings for him. I do not even like him. He is just some random guy who is looking for a girl too, no, I think his feelings are for real," I said to her.
"For real? What do you mean by that?" She asked me,
I sighed very deeply and said,
"He is J.J's rival", I said to her.
"J.J's rival?" She asked curiously.
How?" She asked me again before I could even give a proper reply,as she seemed very confused.
"You do remember that I met Hale before you, right?" I asked Lizzy.
"Yes I do and what does that have to do with the question I just asked you?" She asked me angrily.
' Lord, please help me. '
"Just calm down and hear me out first", I said to her, sighed very deeply again and continued,
"Hale and Raymond used to be very close friends," I said to her.
"Like best friends?" Lizzy asked me,
"Yeah, like best friends,"I replied.
"Wait, who the fuck is Raymond?" She asked me as she seemed to become even more confused.
"It is that guy I danced with earlier today." I satisfied her curiosity.
"Oh! You can continue," she said to me,
"I actually do not remember who I met first, I think it was you. The time my mom and I relocated to the UK."
" You were the first kid I spoke to at school, while Hale was my next door neighbor."
" Hale Ray, I mean Raymond and I used to go to the street playground together after school to play and return together too. But the boys were the closest."
"I later introduced you to the boys and you know the rules, no love or feelings among friends, but Hale started having feelings for you."
"They became enemies and fought after Hale told us that he likes you and ever since, they have been fucking enemies just because" I could not end the sentence without hurting Lizzy.
I was going to end the sentence with ' of you. '
"Because of what?" Lizzy asked me, I just shook my head and said,
"Nothing. They chose to fight, I guess."
"They have been enemies since and I think that is why Hale has never talked to you about him, maybe because you have never asked or you probably do not remember him."
Hale asked me, no, he begged and pleaded with me never to mention Hale whenever you and I are together."
"I have been keeping that promise until today, right now and it seemed I had forgotten about him too."
"I have not only been keeping my promise to Hale, I have also forgotten about Raymond."
"Although, he has been trying to woo me for some few years now, like four or five, just because I fucking helped him. He does not attend the same school with us either. He..."
"I am not dumb or blind, I fucking know. I fucking know everyone that attended our secondary school. What did you help him with?" She asked me, she was curious to know everything that has been going on all through these years behind her back.
"I was returning from the supermarket down the street where I went to get some things, when it started raining and luckily for me, I was with an umbrella."
"I was almost home but had to cross a road and the traffic was heavy.I saw Raymond with his grandmother and baby sister under the rain and there was no shade to hide."
"I carried his baby sister and gave the umbrella to his grandmother and quickly walked away. I carried his baby sister and dropped her in their house."
"That was all I did and he has been thanking me and claiming to have some fucking feelings for me." I explained to Lizzy and hoped she would believe me.
"And you never thought of mentioning him to me?" She said, I was not sure if it was a question or a normal sentence, I could only see disappointment in her eyes.
"Am sorry. I did not want you to think I am liking someone else apart from J.J. I do not want to do it, I do not want that either," I said to her.
"It is okay, it is fine. I know it all now," she said and smiled at me.
"Thank you for understanding me," I said to her and faced down,
She walked up to me, hugged me and said,
"I thought I just told you that it is okay? So what is it that you wanted to talk to me about?" She asked me.
I raised my head and looked up to her and sighed,
"I have already told you about seventy to eighty percent of the things I wanted to tell you," I said to her.
"When was that?" She asked me,
"Just now," I replied to her.
"Whatever, just go on," she said to me.
"Actually, the only thing remaining does not include me. It only includes you, Hale and Raymond," I said to her her,
"Hmm, I see. So what is it?" Lizzy asked me.
"Hale asked me to tell you that he is sorry," I said to her and pouted .
"Hale?" She asked me and I nodded.
"What else did he ask you to tell me?" She asked me and started to smile.
I looked at her and smiled too,
"You see? You are blushing." I said to her and she just smiled the more as her cheeks began to turn red.
"Actually, Ummm, do you remember the person that called you that Saturday?" I asked her and she nodded and said,
"Yes, I do remember him." I hoped she would not get mad at me and Hale.
'Please Lord.'
"He is the same guy I danced with earlier," I said to her and hoped she would get where I am getting to, I do not want to tell her, I just wanted her to understand.
Hale will have to tell her himself.