DIARY OF A PLAYBOY

My Neighbour — Liege at Scotland

Chapter Three

Oh brr! Mind my french word Miss Linda....(telephone hangs up). Damn! Not this time with this crone again, I'm not worried, I'll see her on Monday.

Miss Linda is my co-worker in a research team, she called to inform me about an adhoc meeting with other researchers which was postponed, with the information received, I bought some time to make banters of her, mimicking how she spoke, she was pissed off and not interested in my apology and thus, I hung up the telephone. I was brain drain to Loch Lomond, Scotland a month ago to work with a research institute on psychedelics, I have missed my family and friends, it's Saturday morning, I am seated on the couch creating imaginations on how my day should be organized.. Oh yey! I had a flash back, I quickly ran into my bedroom, got some letters from my bureau, it's exactly two weeks, Bin Ali and Haldeen, my friends, sent an email informing me about the outcomes of their travel which I've been unable to send my replies, Bin Ali has travelled to Qatar, awaiting the FIFA 2020 World cup and Haldeen is in Dubai for tourism, I'm sure he's hanging out with some cool babes, on a quick glimpse through the window with my venetian blind partly one-sided, I spotted an American auburn on the opposite apartment, I said to myself, what a beautiful lady? Liege is on for a prey with a sadistic smile, I began to wonder, I haven't seen such face in that apartment before, except only an elderly woman who lives there alone, whoever she is, I'm going to find out confidently walking to the courtyard, now, she's out at the stair space, damn! I'm mesmerized by her charming slim figure, I began to stare at her till we locked eyes, she wasn't seeming friendly at first but when we locked eyes for the second time, she said "Hi" and I replied with a hand wave, it was obviously looking awkward to me, I went into my room to ease the tension by playing games, it's noon, I'm hungry and I decided to go to a nearby supermarket, on my way, I met her purchasing vegetables along the roadside with a swirl turn, we gaze at each other, immediately, I remembered some moments with Ramadhan, my friend, back in Nigeria, when he always told me to be bold and walk up to ladies, I remembered how I used that advice negatively, to toyed with Hana and broke her heart, same as Eniola and even Hannefa and her best friend Aaliyah, I remember their tears and agony but that didn't freak me not at all, that was in the past, let's face the future, I walked gently towards her and I said "Hi pretty auburn", and she replied with full enthusiasm "Hey", you're the guy in the other apartment right? I replied, yeah, How is it going? You're new here right? She said "nahh"! I'm a resident of this place, I left for studies to Manchester, we're on holiday and I've come to stay with my aunt, I replied by saying great! Very great, I asked her politely, I would like us to hang around by 9pm at the Pizza hunt and she said, that's cool. Clock keeps ticking, it's 9pm, I am seated waiting for her, thinking she's not going to come but before that thought vanished from my brains, I'm stunned by her presence when she walked swiftly and sat down face-to-face with me, I said to her, everything about you is singularly beautiful and with an unending smile, she said , thanks, well! My name is Kashim, from Nigeria, I'm here for a 6-month research program on psychedelics, tell me about yourself, okay! My name is Susan, like I told you earlier today, I am a Scottish in my 4th year in International affairs at London, England, we began to share similar feelings, laughed the whole night and I made a sharp move by kissing her, it was lovely, we both walked the streets with hugs and our hands together, we began to see each other more frequently, spending quality time with each other, in most occasions she cooks and sings for me while I write poems for her, it became a routine, after working with my research team, I move ahead to visit her, her aunt was never satisfied with my relationship with her niece, she always tries to convince her aunt that I'm pure and harmless, she told me that in her entire life, she has never fallen in love, she doesn't want to experience heart break, with a warm hug, I said to her "I love you", and you can trust me, Susan, I realized her ideology on relationship, heart break it is and she's smooth and comfortable with me by her side, how I've planned a memorable future with her with high expectations of marrying her, my research project is about to be completed in 2-weeks time indicating I'll be leaving for Nigeria soon but I didn't disclose it to her, a week to my departure, she informed me that she's 3-weeks pregnant, I received the news happily, hugged and comforted her and even did a celebration on it few days later, I left for Nigeria without informing her, disconnected all my cellular connections but prior to my departure from my apartment, I left a letter at my doorstep for her, informing her that I'm not as innocent as she thought, I never loved her from the depth of my heart, I was only toying with her emotions, I never cared about her and lastly she shouldn't bother looking for me because I'm far gone and she shouldn't bother calling, texting or emailing me, the letter ended with bye forever Susan.