KEHINDE

Chapter 9

     The sky looks like there is going to be a heavy pour, the weather looking so dull, Everywhere is suddenly turning dark. if there was one thing Tolani hated it was such climatic change.

Tolani, is busy doing something Kehinde isn't aware of. Making her trow a quick glance before concentrating on the phone she was holding.

Omolola on the other hand is seriously involved in a conversation with Biliki, looking at the way they were both talking in hush tones. you could tell whatever they were saying, was very important to them.

Kehinde, who suddenly drops her phone turns to Tolani who didn't notice she was been watched for some time, before trying to grab her attention.

"Hey!" She calls out. now noticing how serious her cousin was with whatever she was doing in her bag.

"I don't even have what to were," Tolani complains in a very low tone.

"Are you going anywhere?" Kehinde asks quite interested.

"Today is Kelvin's birthday!" Tolani says looking distressed.

"Oh," That was the only thing Kehinde could reply to now understanding the reason for her cousin's distress. Is he celebrating it? She suddenly asks.

"Yes, that's why I am this disorientated, I don't know what I am going to wear," Tolani found herself complaining. with a pale look on her face.

"Oh" Kehinde says making Tolani give her a weird look, cause that response was already pissing her off.

"Everything here is just useless," Tolani found herself replying completely ignoring Kehinde's previous comment.

"If not for the fact I am very skinny, would have asked you to pick any dress from my box but you can still check, you might find something," Kehinde Smiles.

"You got a point there, let me check," Tolani says with a bold smile while walking down to were Kehinde's box

Laid and starts ransacking.

"Will you tag along?" Tolani, found herself asking with her face still buried in the box of clothes.

"What?" Kehinde asks quite unsure of what she heard.

"Jaz, you don't need to panic, don't be scared, am smart enough and we will be back before anyone notices" Tolani

tries to convince Kehinde

"You are sure we won't get caught?" Kehinde asks with a raised eyebrow, quite tempted too, cause she really needed a change of scenario. She couldn't remember going anywhere since she arrived.

"95%," Tolani responds mischievously

"Huh!" Kehinde asks with a funny expressio.n

"100%," Tolani responds and winks at her cousin who just lets out a chuckle.

"Okay!" Kehinde says and joins Tolani who is still busy searching for a perfect outfit.

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Ayomide yawns while he pulls his kaftan, he was obviously tired and hungry. He quickly bounces on his bed after getting rid of all the stress that could be identified as clothing off his body. He lets out a sigh cause of the stressful day he had.

With the way the atmosphere looked, he knew it was going to rain Cats and Dogs. He quickly shuts his eyes, trying his best to get some sleep and with time he is fast asleep.

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     The lights look so dim, rays of different colors of light flashes, every corner is filled with different people holding different drinks. Some girls were straddling their guys while some people could be seen making out in different corners.

Kehinde frowns and hisses almost the same time, the scene was annoying her, with the kind of environment created, no one would be able to say no to having fun but Kehinde just stands all by herself, she faces another direction only to notice a girl grinding on her guys and the l**t could be seen on the guys face cause he was so in the mood with his eyes closed.

With how exotic the place looked she needed no soothsayer to tell her how rich Tolani's boyfriend was. Still in thoughts, she gets a gentle tap on her back, she quickly turns back to check who was disturbing her only to sight Tolani who had a smile on her face.

"Babe!" Tolani calls out

" This place is cool," Kehinde responds

not failing to notice how uncomfortable her cousin was feeling in her gown. The gown looked really tight on her, it was short and she looked good in it. Kehinde let out a smile remembering what she looked like whenever she wore the gown.

It was damn big on her but look at how good it looked on her cousin, Afterall Tolani wasn't really as skinny as she was she thought. Meanwhile Tolani suddenly starts smiling making Kehinde wonder if she has finally gone mad, not until she sights a guy walking over to there direction.

He wasn't too tall but very cute, she needed no one to tell her he was the celebrant all thanks to Tolani, Cause of the way she was drooling. His outfit looked quite expensive and she doesn't fail to notice his muscles, he was really a hot cake she thought.

She watches them embrace each other and lets out a chuckle when the guy steals a kiss from her cousin meanwhile Tolani turns into a red tomato.

"Such a big baby," She mutter's hoping they didn't hear her

"Sorry, Sorry!" Tolani says while she disengages from her boyfriend and tries to catch her breath. "Kelvin meet my cousin Jaz," She says with a smile before turning to her cousin.

"Jaz, my boyfriend," Tolani says with a smile playing through her lips

"Hey!" Kelvin waves and smiles

"Nice meeting you" Kehinde responds

"The pleasure is mine" he smiles out

"Happy birthday" Kehinde says still smiling

"Thanks dear and hope you wouldn't mind me borrowing your cousin? Kelvin asks

"No problem, she is all yours," Kehinde says now returning the smile. She watches them walk away not without getting a smile from Tolani.

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"So, Tolani has gone for partying again? Not only that, but also introduced Kehinde this time around." Fatiah says to no one in particular. It was obvious cause the bed they both shared was empty.

"Am not going to leave this matter hanging, I would report to Baba whenever he gets back, everyone has been keeping this matter away from him for too long," Fatiah says after she had been successfully ignored the previous time.

"Fatiah, please I want to sleep, "Biliki says with a frown. It was obvious they didn't like each other even if they were stepsisters.

"Cause you all are scared of that Tolani, that's why you can't talk, I don't even know what you all see her as," Fatiah fires.

"Fatiah, no one is scared of anyone, we do well to just mind our business," Istinjabat says in a calm tone

"It's now this one has a mouth," Fatiah says in a mock tone making Istinjabat very furious.

"Madam Fatiah, I want to sleep," Biliki says in a calm manner meanwhile Fatiah hisses before walking over to her bed. She knew she wasn't Biliki's Match, the girl was really what they called trouble.

Omolola who hadn't said anything since the argument commenced couldn't help but smile, She knew deep down that Fatiah was too scared of Biliki, but Why? That was the question she always asked herself.

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Kehinde who had been standing all alone still waiting for her cousin to get back tries her best not to show the worried look of her face cause she was already feeling too exhausted, She tries her best to hide how tensed she felt, cause she wasn't even comfortable in the party. She hisses regretting the fact she agreed to tag along.

If she didn't she wouldn't have been ditched she sighs remembering it wasn't her cousin's fault.

It was her boyfriend's birthday after all and they needed to spend time

Together. She becomes more uncomfortable when a guy approaches her.

"Alone?" He asks with a deep voice. meanwhile, Kehinde uses her eyes to check him out.

He wasn't that bad she and, and he looked like he was in his early twenties. His beard was neatly shaved.

"Yes, and I don't need company," She responds quietly. That has always been how she behaved towards guys before and after the incident in her previous institution. People even tagged her a lesbian, even if they never said it to her face, she knew that was what they went around saying.

The thought of needing a guy at any point in her life has never crossed her mind cause to her it will never happen.

"Feisty, chill babe, don't be rude, " The guy says with a gentle smile.

"He doesn't want to understand." She found herself saying in a calm tone.

"I'm Ahmed" The guys say stretching out his hand for a handshake but withdraws it after some seconds. Cause Kehinde obviously left it hanging, he takes a good look at her quite embarrassed. She didn't even behave like she did anything wrong.

"Jasmine!" She says coldly

"Sweet name for a beautiful girl," He says with a smile.

Was he actually flirting with her? She asks herself wondering how foolish he was, and hoping silently her cousin was going to come and rescue her, from the mess cause she was surely losing it, with the guy around her.

She attempts to say something else, but gets relived on sighting her cousin who was walking over to their direction looking tensed, she couldn't help but wonder what was wrong.

"Hey!" Kehinde says Ignoring the guy who was trying to get into a conversation with her, cause she wasn't ready for any. She just wanted to get away from him and the damn party which she was surprisingly not interested in, she was a party girl but this party wasn't really giving her the feel.

"Jasmine," Tolani calls out.

"Can we go home? It's pretty late," Kehinde says suddenly feeling happy.

"Em mm, No," Tolani says shocking Kehinde.