The First Time

16. Maybe i am not different from them after all

TIMINI'S POV

He did what?!' I yelled, my fingers digging into my phone. I could feel rage building up in me when I asked again 'What did you say he did?'

Sharon sighed and her voice sounded cautious like she was afraid i was going to rain all my anger and frustration on her.

'I said that um.. She said that Mr Odeh, your security man made her a bit uncomfortable when she came over today.'

'You said his eyes kept raking her body and it made her VERY uncomfortable. You didn't say 'a bit' when you told me that.

'Okay okay!' She exclaimed. 'But when your voice sounds like you are seconds away from jumping someone, i get scared na.'

I tried to calm myself down by taking in deep breaths. Seconds after, I said slowly. 'I am sorry. I didn't mean to yell like that i just..' Exhaling gently, i rested the back of my head on the head of the chair. 'I didn't expect it and the thought of him looking at her like that is really making me hard to keep my cool Sharon.'

I thought about how innocently alluring Deborah looked and i knew any man with brains would want her and devour her with their hungry eyes just like i almost did..

It was bloody difficult to only keep my attention on her face and not to move lower, still, I felt bad for making her uncomfortable even the tiniest bit.

The thought of any man coming too close or trying to touch her made me grind my teeth in irritation..

You did the same thing.

'I know and what if i told you he has also looked at me that way?' My sister said almost reluctantly and my eyebrows shot up to my forehead, my fists squeezing together.

'WHY ARE YOU JUST TELLING ME NOW?' I tried to lower down my voice but i was failing profusely.

'Because i knew you were going to react the same way you are right now.' She countered and i could feel my frustration at it's peak.

'When has this been happening?' I asked as calm as I could.

'The last holiday i had, that i spent a.. at your place and also on christmas day but.. he doesn't touch me or anything. I just don't like the way he looks at me most times and that's it.

Feeling deeply irritated, i let out a deep breath and nodded.

'When i get home today, i would demand he explains why he looks at you instead of doing his job and after that i am telling him to quit his job if he doesn't want the police involved. I don't care if he only looked at you girls in that way, he was employed to be guarding my house and not preying on young girls like you. And i am going to make sure he pays for it in one way. OK?'

She muttered a yes and i nodded, still with a frown on my face. 'And next time something like this happens again, make sure you tell me immediately. Am i clear?'

'Yes i promise.' She said again sighing.

'Good! What time are you coming home?' I asked in a clipped tone.

'Now. I am in the uber and i am almost home already.' She replied boredly.

'Okay. Now i want you to go in straight and if he tries to talk to you or even touch you a strand of hair on your body I will–.'

'I know i know. You don't need to tell me all of these. I am not a baby okay? and i can take care of myself. I would not talk to him and go up to my room just as you wish.' She muttered angrily and cut the call.

I sighed and flung the phone on the wooden table with a frown on my face.

I knew i was being a little too hard on my sister but nobody could blame me for being overprotective of her. There were lots of assholes walking in this world, hungry for young kids like her. I mean she was barely eighteen.

I let out a low curse and leaned all my weight on the back seat of the chair.

Why did i feel like the worst hypocrite in the world whenever Deborah flashed into my mind. Maybe i wasn't different from them after all.

Debbie

I adjusted myself on the chair for the thousandth time trying to concentrate on the math problem in front of me. I was on holiday from school but that didn't stop me from reading. I was going to get that first class degree like i promised my mum and it was actually not stressful like it was to other students, i found studying very easy and enjoying and it had always been that way since forever but today was very different.

i crumbled the piece of paper i was using to work out the math problem into an ugly shape and tossed into the waste bin. I couldn't seem to concentrate and everytime i tried to, a certain individual kept creeping into my mind, filling all my thoughts and taking my breath away. Making me yearn for him over and over again. And it was making it difficult to remember what i was even solving in the first place.

A small smile grazed when i recalled how he had joked about us being best of friends in a shrilling girly voice. Giggling, i shook my head at him and twirled my "BIK" biro in my fingers before i bit on the head, getting lost into space again.

My phone chimed beside me and i put down the biro I was holding, checking who the message was from.

It Chimed again and I opened my whstsapp app and saw it was from the one and only Laura. My best friend in the world.

I snickered and pressed on her message ignoring the other messages lined up for me. Most of them were from the boys in my department anyway, asking questions about when we would see or some idiots asking when i would come visit them.

Most of them were bunch of fools and can't be compared to Timini. In any way.

I smiled and read Laura's message.

'Hey Debbie what's up?.'

'When i say that i just dreamt of you and Timini Peters getting married, you wont believe me ??.'

I read the message and rolled my eyes. Without knowing it, my lips lifted into a small smile. I knew she dreamt of nothing like that. She just wanted to whine me and bring up the topic of him again. Ever since i narrated everything that happened to her last night, and a whole drum of i told you it was meant to be from her, she couldnt stop talking about us together. And she was taking it a little bit far when she talked about us getting married and having bunch of kids. I didnt tell her to stop though because the thought of the both us together caused butterflies in my stomach and made me smile like i was doing right now.

'Really? ?? Why don't i believe you? You dont even properly how he looks like so why would you dream of him.??'

'I am serious babe and i know how he looks like Mrs Peters?. He is SMOKING HOT?, tall and good looing and has the Chris Hemsworth type of handsome face?. He is also interested in my friend, that is enough to know about him and his looks right???

Giggling, i shook my head and crosssed my legs together, ready for my friend. I typed back.

'That is enough to know abi? So what if he is the head of a mafia or worse, a kidnapper? And i already told you several times that he is not interested in me. He only wants to be my FRIEND oversabi ??(Too know)'

'Girl! We both know he can't be that. That dude is a celebrity for crying out loud and stay there and be saying he just wants to be friends ?. If he has eyes, he would soon forget that friendship he is shouting and ravush you already?.'

Gasping, i bit down on my lip to conceal my laughter.

'r****h me???? What the heck is wrong with you this girl. Abeg o if that man comes close to me, i will probably get light headed and nauseous with anxiety and faint in his arms talk less of him kissing me or touching me?.'

I typed in, my mind suddenly filled with sinful thoughts of his hands roaming around my body and his lips on me, sucking, biting– Squeezing my thighs from the tingling sensation I had down there, i got rid of the erotic thoughts and focused on the

new message that just popped on the screen.

'That is why you need to be ravished my friend??. You need it. Especially from a man like that?. Ahh my friend don dull o, girls will beg to be in your position??. I mean he should also beg to get to talk to you, dont get me wrong?❤️.'

'Aww my sweet friend❤️❤️. Thank you but really we agreed to just be friends and nothing more thank you???.'

'Okay o if you say so?. When you both are having s*x already tell me all the juicy details.? You know me i like to hear everything. You sabi me na??.'

'I do amebo?? and we wont be having any s*x okay? Keep that thoiught out of your head madam.?'

'Okay na. I wont say anything again Mrs- he is just my friend. When they collect him from you na you go know??.'

'Leave me na you go know?.' I said nonchalantly trying to ignore the pang of fear and reconcideration I felt.

Frowning and wanting to change the topic from him, i quickly typed in.

'I am so frustrated right now. I have been on the same math problem for hours now, it is strangely so difficult to do?.'

She just laughed at me and told about how much I needed d***s and not loads of books in my life.

Several minutes after, we both hung up and I closed the math textbook giving up on reading for today.

I went to the kitchen to do the dishes, after that and helped my little brother with little of his assignment when he was back from school just to pass time.

I couldn't wait for tonight and I could feel my insides vibrating with nerves and excitement at the thought of hearing his voice again few hours from now.

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