MY ESCAPADE WITH JUMOKE THE CULT HERRING 4

I saw her first around 12noon-ish rushing towards her faculty office while i was on my way for lectures,although not sure if she saw me but my anger and determination to show how displeased i am for her almost getting me hurt the other day made me determined not to call or even say hello to her.To be honest as soon as i laid my eyes on her from afar,my heart beats quickened involuntarily,overwhelmed by her beauty and the easy accentuation of her full hips through the tight 3 quarter lenght pant she had on.. by this time lectures were ongoing in earnest and like i said i was attending some of the lectures as my mood dictates while i hung out at the students union cafe area with my brother's friends.Eventually something snapped within me and as if an unknown entity was controlling my every actions, against my will i got my phone out and was scrolling through the contacts till i got to her name a voice was screaming for me not to call her as it wont end well but a louder and bolder voice overwhelmed  all rational thoughs and forced me to depress the green dial knob..my heart thumping as the phone started ringing....as my heart beat uncontrollably,i looked around alarmed wondering if the tough guys i was standing with noticed the fright and the weakness i was displaying, but they all seem oblivious of my internal discomfort,the phone rang for about 6 times i was easing a sight of relief on the verge of  cutting off the phone when i heard a curt ...HELLO…..

Hi Jumoke,how are you doing....

Sorry who is this? she asked in a patient but enquiring voice….

Its me from the party…..

OHHHH im sooory,pls don be annoyed i dropped my other phone in a sink full of water so i changed my sim to another phone,anyway how are you doing?

Call me a coward,or anything but all the anger and determination within me melted and evaporated as soon as i heard her gentle voice over the phone,her velvety voice soothed and smoothened the rough abrasive anger boiling in my mind and before i knew it we were laughing and joking over the phone, i temporarily forgot what my brother had told me about her and against any sensible or rational reasoning i invited her for a date ,we talked some more until i finally plucked up enough courage to mildly even lovingly accuse her of the other day...she paused for a couple of seconds and i could hear the audible breathing crackling over the network...after what seemed like ages she gently answered..

Your brother is right somehow, chidi Was my boyfriend,but we are no longer together i cant talk here now but i will explain everything to you when i see you over the weekend… 

You have no idea how relieved i was by that declaration from her,on one hand i was relieved that my brother was wrong but on the other hand a fear and foreboding that was niggling at the back of my subconscious wondering if this girl was worth  me a fresh student and a non cult member contending with Chidi who everyone knows has anger issues from the little i had learnt from him and was also a cult member,although a junior one according to my brother,it would have helped if he was part of my brother's group but he is from an opposing one so this makes the whole case complex…

Anyway for now,i will role with the whole issue and opt out if things get too hot over the girl...i knew without any question in my mind that i was not ready to fight for or go into any problems over any girl, least of all with a cult guy having seen examples of the damage those people could do..

I  gradually eased thoughts of Jumoke out of my mind as the minutes hours and days went by,different events of both serious and social  in nature on and off campus overtook her thoughs in my mind,my brother had gone home to lagos and wont be back until the thursday so i was left alone at home he didnt  take his car so i was left with the car cruising with some new friends  i had met in my class,many of them had seen me up and about with the strong guys on campus coupled with the fact that i had unlimited acess to my brother's car and some money because of the money i was saving on free accommodation...like i stated in the previous narrative  due to my association with the older tough guys my brother's friends the girls were swarming round me as was the nature in U.I that time, so i was having an awesome time  free styling with different girls coupled with the few lectures..the ones including course works i didn't bother to do i get one of the guys to help me do it.When you are having that much fun the days run by quickly, in no time my brother arrived back from home with a lot of goodies ..

My parents always seem to have a funny idea that if you send someone for money or supplies rather than going home yourself,then it means you are serious about your studies but if you came home yourself then you were not that serious with your studies even though it was my brother….. when he gave me the envelope and i excitedly tore it open reading the attached letter and shoving the money in my hip pocket, i became ecstatic with happiness they even sent more that i asked for which means the weekend would be an awesome one.. 

Even though i still had that date with Jumoke,there were posters and hand bills of some shows during the weekend which im sure will be good,me and my brother painted the town red that day and continued the next day.. on campus afterwards as arranged i sent a text to Jumoke confirming what time we were due to meet and she texted back 5pm as she had tutorials with some of her class mates..

I borrowed my brother's car and after getting dressed up with some money in my pocket i was on my way to Jumoke's off campus accomodation,as my thoughts returned back and focused on Jumoke,my mind was filled with anxiety and nervousness as i got nearer i could feel the nervous but continouous tick tick of my heart beat,it seemed as if i was on auto pilot but i willed myself to calm down and be cool the feelings were different from love far from it,i had no such feelings for her,it was just the thoughts of the situation surrounding her with Chidi her ex boyfriend and how far i should go before withdrawing from such a dangerous  situation..eventually the black and gold coloured gate of her compound loomed before me and i parked in front of the house..

I got to the door of her apartment and knocked hoping the nervousness didnt reflect in my knock..

I heard the faint sound of chain on metal and the loud clang of a padlock as the door swung open and i came face to face with this devilish minx again…

Hi Jumoke..

Hello ...she answered gently an open but shy smile playing on her lips,as usual she was looking simple but stunning in a short sleeveless dress and flat pumps……

Are you ready?

Hold on a minute, let me quickly finish and lock up so we can be on our way..

She offered me a drink but i declined so gave me an album while she hurried inside i went through the album checking out pictures of her younger and with some i presume were family pictures and some of her on the campus grounds..one thing that was patently obvious was that she had always been a beautiful girl..she is someone that would have made an awesome girlfriend and possibly wife if she was of sound morals like Onome and other girls but she had a bit of a record ..as i was musing my thoughts on her she hurriedly came out from the inner recess of the room….

Im so sorry ready now sha,what do you think? she asked as she did a half twirl and i nodded in appreciating commending and telling her she looked great..

We hurried out as she locked the door behind us....in less than 45mins we arrived at the mr biggs on the road side (forgotten what the area is called now but people who live in ibadan will know where) we went in and looked for a corner table,i hurriedly went to order some snacks and food with drinks and in no time was carrying the fully laden tray back to the table,as i set it down i though to myself ...if my mum and dad could see what i was using my pocket money for now,they will probably starve me for a whole year lol

We started chatting lightly,properly getting to know each other all the while my mind hovering over the main issue bothering me but i didnt voice out my concerns as we had only just started chatting properly and deeply we talked about all the topics under the sun then she began to tease me about me being one of the "fine boys" an apelation normally used for cult boys,for obvious reasons i neither confirmed nor denied i just smiled and mouthed a NO COMMENT,she teased me a little bit more and gave up when i resolutely refused to say anything as we continued talking about school generally i was just praying that she will not ask me what year i was because any answer i give will be difficult for me… if i lied that i was in my 400 level and she discovered later she will be angry and if i came out with the truth then she will immediately drop me like a hot yam….Thank GOD she didn't get round to asking me until eventually i weaved the coversation round to where i wanted it

SOO about Chidi…... i asked looking at her as the question hung in the air… 

She smiled as she answered... i was waiting for you to bring it up,suprised you didnt bring it up earlier though…..

She continued..

Like i told you the other day Chidi was my first boyfriend when i got admitted to the university,i must admit i almost went off the rails a bit in my first year,i enjoyed the respect and popularity of being his gf but when he started slapping me around,including his insane jealousy i could not take it anymore and after a couple of break ups and making up,i eventually told him i could not do it anymore and after a couple of denials on his part he accepted and now we have become friends…

As she finished her short dialogue she leaned back and picked up her drink as she took a sip and placed the cup back on the table....still not convinced i looked up again…

How come he almost fought with me the other day of the groove because i was chatting with you,which was the first time i ever met you by the way i added….

She looked up sharply like it was a surprise asking me where i heard that..

My brother who was present when everything was going down told me that one of your friends,i think the girl that came to call you probably went back to tell him you and a guy were chatting outside which was part of what started the initial argument…

As i explained,her eyes widened in surprise,she quickly got her phone out and called the girl as soon as the girl picked up the phone she put the phone on speaker and began to question and accuse the girl..

Chelsea or sesi…..why did you tell Chidi i was chatting with a guy outside??

The question use have come as a surprise to the girl because she began stammering ….

i…i….he asked after you and i told him that you were outside….Jumoke cuts in impatiently….That i was outside chatting with a guy?? is he my boyfriend or my father??

i don dey warn you dis girl but i ll report you to your friends and sister first …mtscheww 

She continued to shout at the girl over the phone with chelsea or whatever her name is trying to come up with different excuses,eventually she cut off the phone and immediately calmed down again…

Look,i am so sorry about all that i promise you i dont know anything about it and Chidi is certainly not my BF but i promise i will sort all this out ….

Pls sort it out o Jumoke,i dont want any issues…

That was the last warning GOD had given me to gently finish there and drop the girl back home and forget about her,but just like the proverbial stubborn fly that followed the dead body into the burial ground,i shrugged off the misgivings and doubts assaulting my mind and ploughed on regardless..

We continued talking about it for a while although i was already a bit relieved to know she had nothing to do with the situation because i would have been very sorry to give up that girl…like i said i dont have any feelings for her other than lust but in her simple under stated beauty she is those kind of girls that oozes sex appeal even without trying…

Eventually we got up to go,and under the guise of not wasting all we bought she packed everything inside a bag and carried it along as take away loooool

as we got back in the car she gave me a peck… thank you…ha ha  this girl you wan a be starting something ooo

We continued chatting in the car till i got to her house and parked in front as before,with other girls i would have been a bit cautious but knowing this girl was worldly wise,and exposed matured not to mention the peck she had given me in the car in front of the eatery i did not hesitate at all or think twice as i took advantage of the impending darkness as i leaned to the passenger side and planted a kiss on Jumoke's lips…

She paused motionless for a bit and then softly parted her lips hands still at her side but she began to return the kiss as well,we continued kissing like that for some seconds until she thrust her tongue in my mouth and i sucked on it licking and sucking her tongue as we continued kissing earnestly..i raised up one of my hands and placed it on the left side of her face softly caressing her side burns kissing her deeply as i did so,she moaned very softly as she pushed into me gently the effort making me lean back..

All the hair at the back of my neck was standing at attention with the impending tingling sensations as i felt her soft hands encircling my neck in the awkward confines of the car as we continued kissing earnestly and a little urgently now...