My life at Thirty episode 9

My life at Thirty episode 9
When i wanted to pray, i gave her something
like a scarf to put on her head and we
continue watching the film after my prayer. I
lost interest in the film when i realized there
were so many S£x scenes in the film even
though she tried to talk me through it. She left
my room close to 7pm when someone called
her that he is waiting for her by her entrance.
Over the next few days, the thought of all i
heard from Esther didn’t get out of my mind,
could it be true that brother Ismaeel is a
womanizer? I don’t have evidence and i cant
judge him. What is even the tendency that
Esther didn’t tell me all that just to cause
problem between me and my brother. They
might be jealous of our closeness and for her
to tell me all those stuff but the question was,
when she accused Ezekiel of coming to check
on his crime partner he didn’t respond. I tried
to take note of Ismaeel movement over these
weeks but it was definitely opposite of what
Esther told me. In fact i did it to the extent of
watching the relationsh¡p between him and
Angela but from my observation, they were
sworn enemy. They always argue with each
other and there was a time there argument
almost turn to fight one evening like that.
As the semester was coming to an end, i
don’t really know how it happened that I and
Esther that we started getting close to each
other. Close to each other in terms of talking
about personal stuff from life, experiences and
academics. I started enjoying her company
but i knew my limit, i can never subject
myself to body contact with her. I realized
Esther respected me a lot and my
conversation with her actually change her
perception about Alfa who keep beards and
doesn’t allow their trouser to touch ground.
First semester exam was already here and
gone, i wouldn’t lie that it was a tedious task
for me combining all my activities together, i
nearly broke down during the exam but i
Thank God for the strength during the exam.
The major cause of it was that our exam
period coincides with when IJMB exam was
fixed so the student in my coaching class
needed me more at that very time and there
was no substitute for me at that particular
time. From class to class tutorials, to mosque
tutorial and my coaching class.
It was during 200level second semester exam
period i met Aisha in the mosque, even though
she has always been constant in tutorial class
but we hærdly talk to each other aside
greeting. Aisha was a 200level finance
student, the first thing that happened was that
we exchanged number and she started calling
to find about my well being at every point in
time. Aisha will call me early in the morning,
afternoon and evening before going to bed. I
didn’t count it as anything though as i believe
it was normal friendsh¡p.
Esther noticed the number that always call me
and there was a time she enquired about who
she was and i told her everything and it was
from her that she i learnt that definitely she
has interest in me. I shrug it off and made her
understand that i was not ready for something
like that but i see her as a friend though.
Sincerely i like her as a person because she
was so nice to me but i never invited her to
my house for once.
Ester disturbed me so many times that she
wanted to know who the lady was that i
should invite her over to our house but i
always decline. I don’t want a situation i will
invite her and she will be feeling maybe i also
have something for her. This lovely Saturday
afternoon, i was in,side my room when my
phone started ringing, it was Esther on the
screen of the phone “Alfa, please come to my
house now, its very urgent, i have something
important to show you”, that was all she said
on phone as she cut the call immediately.
I started wondering what was it that she
wanted to show me that she sounded so
urgent on phone, i never thought of any
negative thing as i believe we are already so
close and we are more like brother and sisters
now. I knocked on her door
Me: salam aleikum
Voice: Wa aleikum salam
Me: Esther, are you the one that just
answered now, it sound so smooth in your
mouth
Esther: No be you teach me?
Me: You called me, what happened? You
sounded so urgent on phone…hope no problem
Esther
“Esther was actually putting on bump short
and a tube”
I already knew i was in danger because as
much as i tried to withstand her, my body has
already started failing me. If she had moved
closer to me, she would have felt my
heartbeat because i was beating so high and
hærd. My mind has already travelled far as i
started thinking of the escape route in case
she wanted to try any nonsense. Esther
walked a bit to the door and jammed the door.
Me: why did you lock the door Esther? What
happened? Open the door jhoor..
I tried to move to the door and she quickly
came to me and held my hand and i heard
“Alfa Abdulrahman”
I look back and it was Aisha that called my
name, i started laughing instantly
Esther: where are you running to before
Me: Salam Aleikum sister Aisha….So, you were
even the one that answered my salamo the
other time, i thought it was Esther and she
claimed it
Aisha: Wa Aleikum Salam…..how are you
Me: am fine jare
Esther: Look at you, you are not even
comfortable, you wanted to run away from the
room.
Me: Look at you, why will i run away, i only
wanted to open the door. Are you not my
sister again?
Esther: i thought as much ooo
Me: What are you doing here Aisha, how did
you guys meet each other
Esther: have been asking you to introduce her
to me all this while but you always decline but
look at how God work…he definitely work in a
miraculous way. She is like a sister to me
though because me and her senior sister
attended the same secondary school and she
told me last week when we talk on phone that
her sister is in our school, i located her and it
was through our discussion that your name
came in.
Me: My name came in? How?
Esther: she told me she was going for tutorial
that day and i asked if she knows you and i
was so happy when i heard she was actually
the Aisha that me and you always gist about
Me: uhmmmm
Esther: so, i invited her over to my place,
since you cant invite her then there is nothing
bad there if i invited her
Me: ok oooo…yo are welcome sister Aisha
Aisha: I don’t know this is where you stay Alfa
Ismaeel…..one of my course mate stays at the
next street there and i always pass through
front of this place
Me: hey yah..this is where i stay and esther is
my sister….sister from another mother oo
Esther: o serious at all..dont mind him, am his
girlfriend ooo……..
Aisha: lol
Esther: Aisha has been here for long sha but
do you know why i called you
Me: why will you call me other than to come
and see her
Esther: and are you happy seeing her?
Me: Will i be sad before?
Esther: You see Abdulrahman, ever since i
became so close to you, i love you so much
and i really like your kind of person. Had it
been i can turn back the hands of time, i
wouldn’t mind dating you just that i dare not
take you home that i want to marry you, my
parent will definitely kill me.
Be that as it may, i realized if i cant date you,
i should take it as a responsibility to make
sure you are in safe hands as regards
relationsh¡p. I know you seriously like Aisha
and from my conversation with her, she loves
you so much. So, what is stopping you guys
from dating each other.
I know this might be strange to you because i
know you have not had any relationsh¡p in the
past but everything start in a day, like the
adage which says a journey of a thousand
miles start in a day. If you said you are not
ready for relationsh¡p now, at least you will
have one when you leave this school. Why not
start nurturing it now till you graduate and
formalizing it by then will be so easy for you
guys after graduation. By then you would have
known each other in and out.
Aisha i believe is not a small girl too and we
have talk a lot before i called you. I had to
engage her to be sure she feel the same way
just as you before discussing this with you
Me: who send you message Esther? Did i tell
you i don’t know how to toast?
Esther: You know how to toast? You think
toasting is like reading your quran? That is
what you know how to do best ogbeni Alfa
Me: You are not serious…..
Esther: maybe i should leave you guys alone
to allow you talk it through
Me: No ooo…dont go out ooo, there is nothing
to talk through
Esther: ahh..you are too scared jhoor..iru
okunrin wo ni e na?…if you said i shouldn’t go
out then you guys should start talking, i will be
the judge and witness. At least in heaven or
what do you muslim call that una own Alu…alu
wetyn ooo, aisha tell me now
Aisha: Alqiyamat
Esther: Yes..Alqiyamat, i will tell Allah that i
was the witness then..so, you guys should
start talking
I was dumbfounded and  didn’t know what to
say, there was total silence in the room for
like 10mins without any word coming out of
either of our mouth