CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
Unsettled
Unsettled, I moved from my side of the king sized bed to Kylian’s side. I felt restless and disturbed and that has been my mood since yesterday night when Mama called me to tell me that my Grand Uncle died.
We called him Baba Ibeji because he had twins. He was a good man, he helped sent my dad through school when my grandfather died when Baba was just four. A disciplinarian to the core but a good man.
His death came as shock to Baba and Mama said Baba speculated that he was killed by his second wife. To some certain extent, I understand Baba, he was just looking for someone to blame for his beloved Uncle’s death and because of that, they won’t be coming to France again for Christmas
To say I was heartbroken is an understatement but I understand, he was his Uncle but that does not mean I am happy that my plans failed but I understand. I spent the whole of last night making condolence calls to my Grand cousins who were now orphans. I won’t want to be in their situations
What I feared most in life is death and what I fear more than my own death is losing my loved ones. I have been lucky in that department, with Baba and Mama still alive and my siblings kicking and living their lives, I count my blessings daily but still, I know that day will come and I am constantly dreading it.
Life is so fickle, you can be alive one second and be dead the next. The moment you are gone, you are gone and it is only a matter of time before you are forgotten and that is why it is important to be good
I could feel sadness crawling around my soul and gently spreading its wings, so I stood up from my bed. If I lied down a second more, I will get stuck in my feelings and then, that sadness will consume my soul. It would take me days before I get myself out of it.
After I dressed up, I went downstairs into the living room and there stood my gigantic Christmas trees.
Wow!
It looked so beautiful. With the light and balls, even the tightly wrapped gifts under the tree. I spent three days decorating this tree. This was my first Christmas tree ever. Decorating Christmas tree is not something we Nigerians fancied
Okay, I stand corrected…. It is not something my parent fancied but I have always wanted to have one for Christmas. I always wanted to run down the stairs on Christmas morning to unwrap Christmas gifts and I would have had that. I would have got to unwrap gifts with my family tomorrow and maybe eat Christmas dinner with so much happiness. Tomorrow would have been the perfect Christmas
I am sorry you died, Baba Ibeji but you died at the wrong time
“Bewaji!” a voice called out to me and I turned to see Jude and Maria
“Yes!”
“When are your parents arriving today?” He inquired.
Yes, I haven’t told them my people were not coming anymore because even though I might not have a perfect Christmas with my family tomorrow, I am hoping to have a half perfect one with Kylian and the moment I tell these people that my parent are not coming anymore, I am sure they would inform Fazya or Melissa and I can’t risk them stopping Kylian from coming tomorrow
“Bewa!” Maria called out to me this time when I wasn’t answering their question
“Their flight was delayed due to the erratic weather in Nigeria at the moment, so I don’t know when they would land in Paris”
“Are they still coming?”
“Definitely, the moment they are on board, I would let you know” I muttered and walked away before Maria could tell I was lying.
On getting to the comfort of my room, as I walk to the outdoor terrace, my phone rang and Frances was the caller
What does she want?
“Hey!” I said into the phone the moment I pressed the receive button
“Hello Bewa, how are you?”
“I am okay”
“So, I heard your parent were coming for Christmas, I was hoping to host them in my house as your friend”
“Oh! Thank you but there will be no need for that. We lost a family member, so they won’t be coming”
“Oh my God!” She exclaimed “I am so sorry for your loss”
“Thank you….. Maybe you can host Kylian and I instead”
“That… that is actually perfect” She chuckled “I will get back to you on that”
“Okay, Merry Christmas in advance”
“And to you too” she replied and cuts the call.
That is actually nice of her
I hummed and gently move to one of BTS songs ‘Life goes on’ inside my closet as I check out the designer lingerie I bought but haven’t tried out because Kylian was always showing up unannounced. But now, it is different and he is staying with me for a whole week and I need to lock him down by myself with any means necessary
He would probably get suspicious if my parent doesn’t show up tomorrow and I don’t have any excuses for when that happens. I guess I will think of something when the time comes
“Bewaji!” I heard Alice called out for me
“In the closet” I shouted. She came into the closet with hasty footsteps looking all concerned and worried
“Are you okay?” I asked her
“I should be asking you that, are you okay?” She inquired with grimace
“Yes, I am fine, what is going on?” I asked in bewilderment
“What is going on? I heard you lost a family member, why didn't you tell me?”
The fuck!
An aching fear coursed through my vein at the thought that my plan might have failed
“How did you know that?”
“Kylian told me”
“What!” I shouted at the top of my voice
“Yes, when I called him to ask what was delaying him. He said your parent were not coming any longer because of the death of a family member”
“Fuck!” I exclaimed. My plan failed. How the fuck did he know?
“Is everything okay?”
“No, everything is not okay” I yelled at the poor lady but instead of retreating, she held my hands to calm me down
“Hey, Calm down”
“He was not suppose to find out” I stated as my defeat brought tears to my eyes
“Hey! It is okay. Don’t cry…. So, you didn’t tell Kylian”
“Obviously, he was not going to come if he found out and I was right”
“That was probably the reason why you didn’t tell me too but you must have told someone”
“I told nobody” I strongly asserted
“Maybe you let it slip to Maria or Jude”
“I told nobody in this house, I am sure of that”
“Maybe your parent then” Alice suggested
“Why will they call Kylian?”
“For many reasons, I am sure they don’t know about your situation with Kylian. They could have told him, a honest mistake”
“Oh fuck!” I groaned and placed my head in my two hands in agony. This can’t be happening
“Let me see if I can get him to come tomorrow at least” Alice said “Calm down, I will be back” Then she left the closet
That fucker, so he is not coming just because my parent are not coming. He is going to make me spend Christmas alone. I looked at my surrounding and saw the lingerie I got from Frances
Just when I thought he would get to see me in them…
Wait a minute....
I told Frances.
No, she won’t do that to me. So, I picked my phone up and I called her
“Hey Bewa…”
“Did you tell Kylian that my parents were not coming anymore?” I asked the moment she picked the call. There was silence “Frances, I asked you a question” I was practically yelling at this point
“Hey, Calm down. Was it suppose to be a secret?” she asked in a hard voice
Is this bitch kidding me?
I had never felt the kind of fury that was ignited within me before
“I told you something in confidence and then you went ahead and ran your mouth off to my husband and then you had the audacity to open your big fat loose mouth to ask me if It was a secret, who the hell do you think you are?” I lashed out over the phone
“I was just…”
“Bitch, get off my fucking phone” I hung up the phone
I knew she just made a mistake but her mistake just cost me my holiday
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT SATURDAY 9.00 PM WAT
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