Chapter 5
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They went to an eatery that was quite far from their house,
Dayo knew the owner of the eatery,
The man was a close friend of his dad and he was very much familiar with him.
“What do you want to eat?” Dayo asked Enitan first,
She looked up from her palms with were sweaty and looked at him,
“Uh?”
“What would you want to eat?” He repeated the question,
“Anything good.”
“Ehm Dayo,
Me I want them to give me fried rice and chicken breast.” Folake said to Dayo like a married woman would do to her husband in front of her friends.
“Enitan would you want rice too?” He asked her partially ignoring Folake,
She didn’t know what to say,
She has never been to an eatery like this before,
It’s either she cooks or she eats at the local restaurants by the bus stop although she hardly does that cause to her it’s wasting of money,
She buys snacks while away from home and cook her meals when she’s at home.
The place was quite alien to her,
She’d only seen places like this on TV a few times,
Places with table and chairs arranged accordingly and people would sit down and eat meal there while the big screen is on,entertaining them.
It felt so good,
Not to talk of how chilling the place was,
It’s just like someone left a freezer open and it’s cold is chilling the entire place up.
“I’ll take that as a yes.” Dayo said looking at Enitan’s impressed face,
Those smiles he’d hardly seen on her face but no lie,
They look good on her,
She should smile always.
He made their order while the waitress left to get it,
They just sat down there
He engaged in a few discussions with Folake while Enitan just shut herself out like she wasn’t with them,
Her eyes was on the big plasma TV which was hung on the wall.
The waitress came with their food and set it for them,
Folake started eating immediately and so did Dayo but Enitan did a little prayer before she started eating,
Dayo was amazed at how she ate,
She didn’t rush her meal and neither was she eating slowly like Folake who he could tell was just acting up,
She ate like any normal person would do and didn’t talk while she ate.
After the meal which was washed down by a tropical fruit juice,
Folake excused herself to use the restroom cause she drank too much of the juice,
It was just Enitan and Dayo on the table.
“Tell me more about yourself Enitan.” Dayo said to her,
She took her eyes from the screen and looked at him,
Her demeanor had changed and she wasn’t smiling anymore,
“What do you want to hear?” She asked with a straight poker face
Her voice was not friendly either,
It was cold and void of emotion.
“I just want to know you better,
It’s not like I want to…”
“Forget,
My name is Enitan,
Enitan Aghedo and I’m an orphan,
I live alone,I tend for myself.
I’ve bagged down two scholarships and would be off school by beginning of October.” She told him,
He half smiled at the way she introduced herself to him,
Like she was doing it out of respect and nothing else,
This girl is something else.
“Okay,
Well I’m Dayo Daniel Alade,
I’m the only son with three older sisters,two married and the last one is rounding up here masters abroad.
My father is a business man and my mother is a stay home wife and all those shits..”
Her face cringed at his last word,
“Oh sorry.” He apologized immediately realizing she doesn’t fancy those words.
“Congratulations on your scholarships,
You deserve it.”
“Thank you.” She said to him.
“So what are your major?
You would do well in science course….”
“Actually it’s Business Administration.” She told him,
He was surprised,
A brain like hers should be doing sciences,
Medicine and Surgery,Nursing,Biochemistry,Microbiology and all those science related courses,
Why take Business Administration?
“Well that’s good too.” He said to her, she gave a slight nod and turned away from him,
Her attention back on the TV.
“You didn’t ask of what I want to study in the university?” He asked her,
She rolled her eyes from his blind spot and turned back to him,
“What do you intend to study?” She asked him,
“Political Science,
Although it’s just for getting the certificate.
My dad has a few companies,fuel stations and a hotel,
I’m the only son so by right,
I own it all after he passed on….”
“And you think you shouldn’t work for your own wealth?” She asked him now taking a keen interest on his story.
He shook his head.
“Why work when I have it all?
My father has done all the work for me and all I’ve to do is sit by and enjoy all that has been worked for me.”
“Then I’m sorry to say this but you’re a disgrace.”
He frowned at her words,
He felt very insulted,
Why should she call him a disgrace?
“Oh guys,
I’m back.”
They both turned to see Folake,
She was back from the restroom,
“I want to go home already.” Enitan said ignoring Dayo’s confused looks and Folake’s happy face,
She stood up and left the table,
Walking towards the door.
The drive home was quiet,
Even Folake who tried to start up a conversation got snubbed,
She ended up chatting with her phone instead.
Dayo was surprised and perturbed at what Enitan told him at the restaurant,
He couldn’t stop thinking about it.
She said he’s a disgrace,
Him,Dayo Daniel Alade is a disgrace.
Why would she say something like that to him?
It wasn’t his fault he’s born into riches,
It wasn’t,
Plus him being the only son,
He never asked for that,
He wasn’t the one who asked God to give him a wealthy father and definitely wasn’t the one who asked for him to be the only son.
His father has done all the work for him,
Why should he bother to work his a*s out when he has everything he ever wanted?
He has a car and soon would be getting his own house,
He would go to school and after graduating he would get married and have kids,
What’s there to it again?
Absolutely nothing.
That night Dayo couldn’t stop thinking of what Enitan told him,
It seems like she wanted to tell him something else.
He felt that Folake had interrupted whatever she wanted to tell him,
He resolved in himself to find it out.
The next morning,he woke up earlier than the morning birds,freshened up and drove to her house.
Luckily she was still around when he came,
She was actually about leaving,
“Good morning Enitan,
How’re you?” He asked her,
She didn’t smile back
“Fine,
What brings you here?” She asked him,
“I want to talk to you.” He voiced out.
She kept the bucket of water she was carrying and stared at him for a while before saying,
“Talk to me about what?” She asked him,
“Let’s go somewhere else Enitan,
I really want us to talk,
I want to learn a lot from you.”
He said.
“I’m sorry but I’m going to work this morning,
I don’t have such time….”
“What about tomorrow?
Just say you’re free,
Just tell me and I’ll come.
I don’t want anything,
I just want us to talk.” He pleaded persistently.
She really didn’t want to be going anywhere with him,
Neither does she want to be see around him or him around her,
Putting the fact that he’s Folake’s boyfriend,
She didn’t want any misunderstanding or bring trouble for herself.
“Dayo I don’t want trouble please,
You’re Folake’s boyfriend and I don’t want her to start thinking that I am trying to steal her boyfriend..
I don’t have anyone here but myself,
Just stop following me or coming to see me,
It won’t do any good—”
“Forget about Folake plus we aren’t doing anything bad please,
I just want us to talk.
Tomorrow,
Let’s go somewhere else and talk,
Somewhere where we can be free and talk without restraint”
She just stared as he spoke,
Her mind was clearly in turmoil as she thought about the disadvantages of being seen with him.
“I don’t want to—”
“Enitan please,
I won’t disturb you after that I promise,
Once we talk tomorrow,
I won’t ever disturb you ever again,
I promise.” He assured her and crossed his heart.
“I’ll think about it.
Now leave before someone sees you here.” She told him,
He was disappointed but had hope she would say yes at the end,
He really wants to talk to her,
They’ve quite a lot to talk about.
- Writer
