I Shouldn’t Have Trusted Her

Chapter Three

I read the message again..

“Don't dare do anything or say anything, or I will post those videos."

I was about going crazy.

“What type of witch did I just meet?”

I regretted the very day I messaged her or even set my eyes on her.

I was emotionally drained

I was physically drained

I was mentally drained.

I gathered strength, got dressed, packed my stuff and checked out of the hotel.

I got home and sat down..

I haven't got the energy to reply to Ivy.

I didn't even know what the hell to say to her.

I decided to take a shower to see if I could get more strength. After that, I slept off.

2 hours later..

“Ivy, what did you just do to me?”

“What gave you the audacity and impetus to do such a thing to me?”

“I still haven't believed myself”

I replied to Ivy with a series of questions which still weren't clear to me.

I got no reply from her.

I got to campus the next day and I bumped into my old friend.

Richard was my best friend back then in secondary school, but since we graduated from school, we haven't seen each other.

“Ahh.. wassup my bro..!!”

He shouted

“I'm good, Chief.. Long time man.. How have you been? “

I replied

“Bro, we have been surviving o.. Since after school, we lost contact.

Richard was kind of hated by our classmates back then due to one particular character of his.

I disregarded that hatred and took it as just unreasonable hatred and was friends with him.

“What course are you studying?”

“Engineering bro”

He replied.

“Ha.. All these engine boys.

I teased him.

We smiled and walked away.

From afar, I sighted Ivy with a group of girls.

“They will all be doing the same thing.”

I muttered to myself, furious and angry.

Wishing that there would be a way I would get to her that very moment and strangle her to death with my bare hands.

On sighting her, all that horrible scenario came back to my head and my mood changed.

I was damn angry.

Richard noticed my changed mood..

“What’s wrong with you?”

“Nothing bro”

I replied.

He smiled, got closer and patted me..

Remember we were best friends back then in school. I was there for you, you were there for me. We had each other's back. I can actually tell your mood just changed. Let me help you out

His words really touched me..

“Bro alot”

I replied.

“It's not something I can just tell you here.”

Maybe tomorrow or next, we should meet up at a bar. Let me explain every f*****g thing to you.”

I told him.

We exchanged contacts, shaked hands and parted ways.

I got home undressed and freshened up.

I made some food and ate it.

Ivy hasn't even replied to the text I sent.

“So, all this while, this girl was just trying to use me.”

I muttered.

“I shouldn't have trusted her."

I made a grave mistake.

I reached for my phone and saw Richard's message.

“What’s good, bro?" Hope you got back safely.

I was kind of surprised at how caring this guy was for me. After all the years, we haven't seen each other.

“Sure bro.. I got home safely. "Hope the same with you?”

I replied by reaching out to the kitchen to keep the plate I finished eating with over 30 minutes ago which I forgot there while lost in thoughts.

“Sure, man. So when are we meeting at the bar following what you wanted to discuss with me?”

Richard replied to me.

Let's leave it until tomorrow. I hope to rest tomorrow.

I haven't really recovered from the trauma I went through at the hands of Ivy. I'm still actually recovering, so I needed a steady rest.

“No problem bro”

He replied and we chatted about past school lives.

Fast-forward to the day we were to meet up.

I freshened up, wore my dresses and left for the bar.

“I'm already there, bro.”

His message entered my phone.

“I'm almost there”

I replied.

I got there and saw him seated, already ordering drinks for both of us.

“You have already bought drinks.”

We shaked hands..

“What’s pooping nh chief?”

He asks

“You have seen me now..”

I sat down, poured out some drinks in a glass cup placed on the table and took some sips.

“So get me lit bro.. What’s eating you up?"

He started.

“I don't know if you know a girl by the name Ivy on this campus.”

I asked, sipping my drink.

“I think I do hear that name. She's tall, slim?”

“Haha.. yeah..”

I said laughing.

“Yeah I know her. She's actually popular and beautiful though. What about her?”

He said.

“Bro, I went through hell in her hands."

I said and sipped my drink.

“Tell me bro, what happened."

He asked, curious.

“I saw Ivy, and she took away my heart,”

I began.

At first, I was scared of having any kind of conversation with her, but with time, I decided to shoot my shot. I couldn't meet her in person to get her number or so.

I don't have such courage.

Instead, I gave myself some hard work and went about all the campus w******p groups looking for her number, till I found it.

“Wow, you are indeed a man.”

He teased me.

“Calm down bro.”

I said, laughing

“We chatted and vibed. I thought I had already found my missing rib. We went out on a date.

“Could you believe she paid for all we ate?”

I asked him, laughing.

“I didn't believe that."

He added immediately.

“Even though she looks rich and capable of doing it, I still don’t believe it because girls of this generation ehh..”

He said.

Bro, I didn't even believe it, but it literally happened in front of me.. I was damn shocked. I didn't know she had other plans.

“What plans”

He asked immediately, very eager to know.

After the date, as we were about to go, she gave me a kiss on the lips, which shocked me but at the same time made me happy.

I was shocked because I thought it was too early for someone like her to give me a kiss, but instead, I shoved it off and happily went home.

“Hahaha.. "She gave you a kiss on the lips!!?”

He laughed and asked curiously.

I sipped my drink to clear my throat as I hadn't started telling him the main gist.

Bro, I happily went home and our chats got more intense and naughty. I was like this girl is really into me. I was so proud of myself that I bagged a beautiful girl all the guys were crushing on.

Richard was just looking at me laughing, sipping his drink.

“Bro, we arranged a day to meet up at a hotel to finish up ourselves as we have always said in our naughty chats."

I explained to him in detail how everything later happened at the hotel.

Richard couldn't believe his ear.

He was so enraged.

“You shouldn't have allowed yourself to be cuffed, bro.”

He said.

“I trusted her and I shouldn't have."

I replied.

I told him of the message she sent to me.

How she threatened me.

As we were talking, we sighted her some distance away from where we were sitting.

Richard, still in much anger, stood up immediately to confront her.

I stood up immediately to hold him back, only to see myself on the floor after being hit by a chair.