Matrimony

Chapter 1

WREN

"Mom I'm fine, the money I have will do for the month"

I chanted for the umpteenth over the phone. I wasn't in the mood to go home neither did I have the zeal to do that.

I was seriously getting tired of holding my phone to my ear and I had a lot of other things to do. I placed it on loudspeaker mode and listened to my mum talk on and on and on.

"Mom. I'll come over one of these days but don't expect me too soon, bye, love you"

Before she had another chance to talk again I had disconnected the call.

phew!!perfect way to start my day.

I dropped my phone on the table snd sighed.

"Wren am done!!" Amara screamed from the bedroom.

I shook my head at Amara's loud voice and walked back into our bedroom. It wasn't big, just comfortable for two.

"Girl your voice can wake the whole lodge up" I mumbled to my self as I went in to get ready for lectures.

Our first lecture today was by nine. I had two hours and some minutes to prepare, I seriously don't know why Amara was rushing my lazy ass around.

Amara and I were proud students of the university of abuja, roommates, course mates and best of friends.

We were both studying accounting, that's right.

I grabbed my towel and walked into the nicely tiled not so large bathroom that was adjoined to our room. I brushed my teeth as I hummed a hymn from last week Sunday.

I could hear the clash of plates coming from the kitchen. Hopefully Amara,our proud wife material was fixing something up for breakfast.

It took me at least half an hour to leave the bathroom, and when I came out the aroma of fried eggs and noodles wafted into my hungry nostrils and that was enough to make the worms in my stomach spring alive.

Go back to bed, am not sharing this one with you people.

I mentally said but then remembered that I didnt have a choice. It was going to go down for sure.

I sighted amara on the bed neatly devouring a plate of indomie and fried eggs.

"Where's mine?"

I said, getting down to the matter at hand as quickly as possible.

"Your what?" She replied nonchalantly

"Baeee."

I whined and she pointed in the direction of a covered plate.

I had to hold my self so as not to touch or take a tiny spoon of it, because a tiny spoon will only make me want more and more.

I dressed up in an ironed white chiffon shirt and a plain black office trouser. I let my hair down today. By the time I had started eating amara had started applying makeup on her face.

Amara has been my friend since as far as I can remember. We had grown up together, taken baby baths together, walked to school together. She was like my twin from another mother.

Our moms were close but not as close as we were. It looked like fate didnt want us to separate because we both dreamed of being accountants and got accepted in the same school even though I put it as my second choice.

"Are you sure you're not rubbing anything on your face, you could just do a nude makeup"

Amara tried to cajole me into joining her to apply makeup on my face.

"Nah....I'll pass. I've just decided to pay full attention to this lovely breakfast."

She chuckled before continued to conceal her brows. When I was done with eating, I did the dishes and packed my books in my black leather bag. I was already tired and I sensed today was going to be long.

It took an hour for Amara to finally get ready. Good gracious!!!

"My ride or yours?" She asked as she joined me in the sitting room. It was like our morning ritual, we always asked ourselves this question before we went out unless we were going to separate places.

"Yours, I dont have joules to drive at all."

We got in her sleek car. I was drowned in my own world as I switched on my headphones. It was a 30minute drive to the school main gate then an extra five minute drive to our faculty.

Checking my silver wristwatch as we alighted from the car, it was almost time.

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The lecture's time was due, I waited but he wasn't moving. If this was a secondary school they would have rung the bell. I counted to ten in my head then looked up. He was still there. I tried to hold my self down to my seat.

20 more counts, he was still here.

"I'm done, meet me outside"

I managed to say to an attentive Amara before scrbling out of the large hall. It was a little bit hard because we had sat too in front, but right now my legs ached, my head throbbed and my eyes screamed at me to take a nap.

This was 1pm, this was our second lecture today and thankfully the last.

The sun welcomed me as I stepped outside, today was a hot day and I hated the sun more than I hated school.

I was a few steps to the black Camry when I realised that her key wasn't with me.

Shit!!!!

I thought I could wait for some extra minutes but when my stomach growled I knew I had to eat something, quickly.

I sent a quick text and prayed to God that she would reply.

Come out...pls

I waited.

my phone beeped

Bestiee