KEHINDE

Chapter 14

Maami, Ayomide isn't feeling fine," Fatiah complains to her mum in Yoruba.

"Ki lo de?" Iya Fatiah asks with concern clearly written on her face.

"Maami,  I don't really know. But he told me he had taken drugs," Fatiah says sitting close to her mother.

    Iya Fatiah room has an average look, not too big neither is it small. It's filled up with old school things, wrappers are almost at every corner, it looked like the woman even sold wrapper cause of the quantity.

"Make sure you take proper care of him, you have to get married before any of your sisters at any cost and the Alfa seems to be the right match, your father would be proud of you," Iya Fatiah says in Yoruba.

"But maami I am trying, he doesn't seem to notice me," Fatiah complains.

"Gbenu soun! What do you mean by that? Are you not capable, those things you possess doesn't look like a fancy, it was created to be used," Iya Fatiah says shamelessly pointing at her daughter's boobs.

"Ah mummy! Are you trying to say I should seduce him?" Fatiah asks dodging her mums slap at the same time. The look on her face is priceless.

"Ode," Iya Fatiah frowns In rage. "Is it when Istinjabat snatches him from you, try and have a little sense at least.  He is very young and good looking, Allah has indeed blessed you," Iya Fatiah says.

"Mammi," Fatiah calls out trying to take down what her mum just said.

"Use your brain Okor mi," Iya Fatiah says to her daughter who just nods.

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     Ayomide who had been tossing around his bed gets up immediately he hears the knock on the door, his health had already improved and he was feeling stronger than before. He walks down to the door and opens it almost immediately, his mouth gasps open and close on sighting his visitor.

    Kehinde is putting on a very tight bump short and a big polo, she has a smile spread across her face.

"Won't you invite me in?" Kehinde asks with a smile meanwhile Ayomide stares a her quite conscious of there environment.

"Hey," She says.

"Come in," He rushes his words. Meanwhile, Kehinde walks pass him while he quickly bolts the door. He didn't know why he did it, he just felt he should lock it, he didn't want anyone seeing them together. It could arouse suspicion, which he clearly doesn't need.

"How are you feeling now?" She asks Ayomide who doesn't give her a reply but walks over to his praying mat. That was when it occurred to her that it was 7:30 pm. She sits on his bed while she watches him do solat.

After a few minutes he sits up and stares into the space for some time, before turning to her.

"Thanks for your help, am really grateful," He says meanwhile Kehinde stares at him like she was waiting for him to say something else. He grants her wish by doing so.

"And about today, I am really sorry, so sorry. Didn't mean to kiss you, was just carried away," He stutters.

This time around Kehinde couldn't hide her disappointment.

"You call that a mistake?" She asks while her eyes bulged out.

"I'm really sorry, I know you might see me as the worst person on earth, we both committed a sin and am so sorry I made you do that," He pleads.

"Wait, you call what we shared a sin and mistake?" Kehinde asks, while walking up to where he stood.

"It was just a silly mistake and I promise you, it won't occur again" Ayomide says not bargaining for the kiss he got in return. Still in shock he watches Kehinde press her lips on his, he pats way for her tongue quickly. Kehinde kisses him roughly while he kisses back. He didn't even notice he let out a soft moan meanwhile Kehinde pulls away almost immediately.

"A mistake made twice isn't a mistake," she smirks while catching her breath, meanwhile Ayomide stares st her thinking of what to say.

"You forced it on me," Ayomide let's out already frustrated wondering why he let her do it.

"But you enjoyed it," Kehinde says feeling bored.

"What?" Ayomide asks.

"Ayo, swear with Allah that you didn't enjoy the moment or want it," Kehinde says while calling him by his name for the first time, making his eyes grow wide open.

"Look, Kehinde. you know this is a sin, we can't do this, I'm an Alfa, a typical Muslim and you are a Christian. We doing this isn't right" Ayomide says.

"So it's all because of am a Christian?"

"It's not really that, an Alfa isn't permitted to do this while unmarried, not even to a Muslim girl," Ayomide says.

"But you want it, you want me. I know you do cause I see the way you look at me and you can't deny it," Kehinde says trying to keep a straight face.

"Kehinde," Ayomide calls out meanwhile she stares at him wondering why she couldn't shush him, she literally hated been called that name.

"Look, This is a sin, I'm an Alfa!" Ayomide says.

"And I have caught feelings, don't know how and when, it just happened, don't think I am ready to get over," she stares at him. "Would just leave you to rest,  " She says and heads to the door without sparing him a glance, she knew his gaze was on her but refused to look back.

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   Kehinde walks into the girl's room with her hands hugging herself. She suddenly noticed a new face, still wondering who the girl as she walks past the girl who was cheerfully chatting with Fatiah, not without making an eye contact with the girl who turns to Fatiah and whispers something, she knew the discussion was about her because Fatiah also glanced at her, she doesn't fail to notice the scornful look before turning away.

Kehinde who wasn't in the mood quickly walks over to her corner. On reaching there Tolani pops her head in a funny manner.

"Where have you been?" Tolani asks in a demanding tone meanwhile Kehinde couldn't help but laugh.

"Mummy Tolani, around," Kehinde responds with a mischievous smile.

"That because I looked for you everywhere na, am really angry at," Tolani says making Kehinde anxious.

"Why?" Kehinde asks almost immediately.

"You hide it away from me" Tolani says.

"Hide what?" Kehinde asks, wondering while Tolani was staring at her in such a manner.