Unfulfilled promise episode 25 – 26

Unfulfilled Promises
Season 1
Episode 25

Me neither.” she acknowledged him and started unbuttoning his shirt.
They slowly stripped each other off their remaining clothing with no thought of what they were doing as the alcohol they had consumed and their love for each other dulled their senses No one had informed Eric the ecstasy he would feel at his first o—-m. Oleng couldn’t comprehend the intense joy she felt at becoming a woman They slept in each other’s arms.

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Eric woke up the following morning with a headache He turned on the bed and stared at the sleeping Oleng She was beautiful even in sleep He remembered what happened the night before and smiled He sat up and gro-ned as he waited for the world to become still again.
He removed the sheets to get up but was surprised to see blood on him and on the bed He wondered why until he remembered a book he had read about it and Eddy bragging about how he got down with one of their classmates in one of the abandoned classrooms and she had been a V-rgin It was a thing of a conquest to him to have deflowered her but Eric didn’t feel that way He felt a strong emotion towards her She had given him this priceless gift He had given her a priceless gift too because she was his first also He knew they would never forget each other no matter what.

He carefully got up and went to the bathroom to clean up a bit before getting dressed He checked his phone and saw no missed call from his mother He smiled knowing Boma had covered up for him too He gave Oleng a peck on the head and covered her up properly before tip toeing out of the room in order not to wake her up He knew she would die of embarrassment if she woke up to meet him there.

He prayed she wouldn’t regret their night together Though unplanned, it had been the best night in his life He hadn’t intended k-ssing her not to talk of making love to her but he hadn’t been able to stop himself what with the alcohol and his declaration of love.

He got outside and had to wake up the gateman to open the gate because it was around 6am. The latter was surprised to see him. He didn’t say anything though. When he was about to leave the compound, he stopped and brought out some naira notes from his wallet and gave it to the smiling gateman who bade him goodbye and a safe journey home. The gateman shook his head as he closed the gate.
“Which one concern me? Since her mama no send am, anything wey happen to the girl go be her fault Dis oyibo no know say e no need to bribe me make I no talk. Afterall, nobody dey ask me question.” he said to himself, sighed and went to the small house by the gate to resume his sleep.
Oleng woke up with a headache also She tried getting up but gro-ned at the pain she felt between her thighs She slowly sat up She looked at the blood stains on her thighs and the bed and wondered why until memories of the previous night flooded her Was she supposed to bleed?
Then she remembered a rom-nce novel she had read a while back of how the heroine of the book had bled also when she was deflowered. Oleng had to admit that she didn’t know much about s€× or womanh-od or puberty apart from what she read in books. The time a seminar was org-nized in the school to talk about everything to do with females, she had been very sick so she had been unable to attend for the wh0le week the seminar was held.

When she had gone back to school and asked her friends, they had told her flipp-ntly but not in details. They had told her the things Eric’s mum had already told her when she came to talk to her about menstruation.
If someone had told her that she and Eric would go as far as making love, she wouldn’t have believed the person. She didn’t regret it though. She felt she would die of embarrassment if she saw Eric again. Just then her phone started ringing. She knew he was the one. She kept thinking of what she would say until the phone stopped ringing. He called twice before she decided to answer.

“Good morning, my love.” he pronounced cheerfully, making her lose her breath for some seconds.

“Hi.” she replied in a small voice.

“How you doing?”

“I’m fine.”

There was silence.

“Any regrets?” he questioned holding his breath.

Silence greeted him for a few minutes before she responded with calm, “Certainly not.”

He heaved a sigh of relief. “Thank you very much for that. When you didn’t answer my call at first, I was scared you had started regretting what happened between us and didn’t want to talk to me.”

“I was shy. I didn’t know what to say to you.”

“I thought you hated me.”

“I can’t and will never hate you.”

“Same here…sunshine?”

“Yes?”

“It wasn’t just alcohol talking last night. I really do love you. I love you very much.”

She smiled. “I love you too.”

He laughed joyfully, then sobered up.

“Are you alright? I mean, did I hurt you?” he demanded with tenderness.

“No, I’m just a bit sore. A warm bath will take care of it.”

“I’m sorry.”

“What are you apologizing for? Are you regretting what happened?”

“No. I’m sorry I hurt you. As for regretting, not in a million years because if given the opportunity, I’d do it again.” he spelt out bluntly and took her breath away again.She didn’t know what to say because she would do it again also….

Unfulfilled Promises
Season 1
Episode 26

When are your parents coming back?” She changed the topic.

“Either today or tomorrow.”

“Okay.”

There was silence again.

“Do you want me to come over later on in the day?”

“No!” she protested sharply before catching herself “I mean….i’m not ready to see you just yet…i’m still vulnerable…still shy…I….”she trailed off, embarrassed.

“Don’t worry sunshine, I understand.” he drawled softly.

“Thanks…maybe tomorrow or next.”

“Sure. I love you very much.”

“I love you too.”

“Alright. Take care. I’ll call you later.”

“Okay. Bye.”

“Bye.”

When she ended the call, she laid on her bed and thought of everything that happened between them She wished he wasn’t going awayThis would have made them closer. Funny enough, she felt like making love with him again. She asked herself if that was how s€× was. Would she always feel like doing it? What would happen to her now that Eric wouldn’t be around and she felt like doing it? Was that why people were unfaithful to their partners?

She thought of her mother Was hM the woman living without s€×? She had never brought a man home before Or was that why she traveled so much? Did she have men friends everywhere? Oleng continued asking herself rhetorical questions before she decided to go and take her bath. She got up slowly and went to have a warm bath. The pain was still there so she decided to take some pain killers. She left her room and went to the kitchen to get some water from the fridge. She was surprised to see Tessy there.

“Good morning. I didn’t know you were back.” She smiled faintly at her.

“Good morning. Why didn’t you go to church?” The former asked in an unconcerned manner as she drank tea from her cup.

“I…i’m not feeling fine.” she lied. She hadn’t even realized it was Sunday.

“What’s wrong with you?”

“I…i’m feeling pains.”

“Where?”

Oleng shifted uneasily. Was Tessy aware of what she had done the night before?

“Everywhere.” she lied again.

“You should take panadol or something.”

“Yes, that is what I came to take.” She opened her palm for her to see the dual drugs. “When did you come back?”

“Thirty minutes ago. I didn’t travel again. I went to stay with some friends in town.”

“Okay.” Oleng walked slowly to the fridge. She walked awkwardly because of the pains she felt between her legs.

“What’s wrong with you? Why are you walking like that?” Tessy enquired as she surveyed her steadily.

Oleng didn’t look at her as she opened the fridge and brought out a bottle of water.

“I told you I’m having pains all over my body.”

“Sorry.”

“I’m going to sleep.” she informed her relative who just nodded as she walked away slowly.

She didn’t know if Tessy was lying about coming in thirty minutes earlier or if she knew she and Eric had made love the night before. Funny enough, she didn’t care if she knew or if she would report to her mother. The worst the woman could do was ban Eric from coming there. It wouldn’t matter because he was going away anyway. She went to her room and slept till evening. Eric called her again in the evening and before she slept that night.

The following day being Monday, Oleng had to go back to school. Her third term promotion exams were the following week but she couldn’t read. She kept remembering that night and that Eric was leaving in two days She couldn’t tell Zinny and Marvy what transpired between Eric and her that night It seemed too private and sacred to be shared with anyone.

Great was her joy when Eric called her to inform her that he would be leaving on Sunday instead of the proposed Wednesday because his parents had decided to go with him. His dad’s leave was going to begin the following week and his mum had taken permission from the ministry where she worked to see him off too. They were both joyous.

They spent their evenings together after school where Eric always put her through with her studies. She was able to study with him around though sometimes their love got in the way and they would end up k-ssing before catching themselves.

On his last day in Nigeria, Eric persuaded his parents to allow him spend the wh0le day with Oleng. His mother protested as usual but his dad made her see reason with him. Oleng was his best friend and they wouldn’t see each other in a long while. Moreover, didn’t she trust her son anymore? Mrs. Sokipirim Conrad had agreed then. She told him before he left that she trusted him and knew Oleng’s mum wouldn’t bring Oleng to come and live with them some months from now saying she was expecting her first grand child. Eric had chuckled then. If only his mum knew what had happened the previous Saturday, she would have chained him to his bed. She didn’t, so he joyfully went to his girlfriend’s place That was what she was now and he loved her dearly.

TBC