SWEET MEMORIES OF ONOME 3

To cut the long story short,i had informed one of my elder brothers on my predicament when it comes to the dating game he is a master more than once girls have visited and i have been given the dirty job of either lying to them or keeping one in another room while he is with another one,in fact there was a time when he was with a girl in the BQ and another girlfriend of his caught him at it however he didn't
bargain on dealing with a waffi girl(graphy no vex o) so the girl destroyed the glass aluminium windows and even when my dad and one of our drivers tried moving close to her to plead with her when they saw the fire in her eyes they rushed back until she was calm and my dad spoke gently to her although he made sure my brother paid for the damage out of his pocket money lol

sorry i digress,to continue the gist of my preamble is that he was and is still an undisputed champion when it comes to the dating game..when i narrated my difficulties to him including the girl's personality and her mum and all that he asked me not to worry as he will arrange everything just because of this i became his slave for the next couple of weeks sending me on errands,taking some of my money and several other stuffs i am even too embarrassed to say on here lol..

I had chosen to go to the party with a friend of mine from my former public school..he was tall and fair in complexion and a very quiet and shy person,i opted for him because the truth was that i knew i would be shy and out of place with ONOME's friends and me being a virtual stranger amongst them,besides this friend of mine is someone i am 100% sure both ONOME and his mum will take to due to his natural disposition..anyway my randy bother had coached me on what to say to ONOME,how to say it and exactly when to say it,i was going to dress up in a certain way but he threw the clothes i chose in a corner and went through my clothes helping me to choose a blue checked long sleeved polo ralph shirt and brown chinos with  a flat soled trainers since he was the emergency consultant,i was still not allowed to drive and i was still not in my parent's good books so i dare not tell them about attending party at that time but i knew anywhere my friend goes to he is certain to be driven their as he lived with his grandfather who had over spoilt him and would not allow him to go anywhere without a driver so we planned to go with his own transportation..as the days came nearer i became more nervous…nervous and shy due to the likely scenario added to this was the palpable fear of what reply ONOME would give me concerning the proposition i was going to ask her..each time i thought through these whole scenario my palms will start sweating and i will start experiencing some erratic heartbeats and palpitation..Again my brother came to my rescue because on the actual day of the party like 30minutes before my friend arrived at my house he called me into his room and gave me a small shot of brandy,he urged me to down it in one which i did with a gulp as the brandy danced its way down my throat it left in its wake a burning sensation and made me feeling a bit light headed,i almost felt like i was flying and staggered back a bit then i was alright my eyes had glazed over a little bit  and i could feel the alcohol shoring up my confidence as my brother punched me lightly in my arm i bounced out of his room looking smart in my clothe and new haircut ready for the party all thoughts of nervousness banished and suppressed to the innermost and deepest part of my subconscious..

My friend arrived,and we  went to ONOME'S house in adeniyi jones area wemabod estate,when we got to the gate of the street as she described it for us,i called her again and while on the phone directed us and we finally found the nicely built and expansive  bungalow nestled amongst other nice houses in the street..few cars were parked outside and you could hear the faint sound of nomoreloss's hit music playing in the compound as my friend's driver parked ONOME standing in front of the house waving excitedly came towards us and as we got out hugged me and said a very bright and warm smiley hello to my friend as i introduced them…i was not prepared for her greeting me this warmly but i just reasoned within myself that i must not get carried away..remember this girl was naturally jovial warm laid back and could be like this to anyone at all i steeled my confidence as we were about to enter the compound following her in..we entered the compound and there were some young people of our age who i presume were ONOME'S friends sitting in a corner with an iPod and speakers churning out some music while you could see some adults going  in and out of the house as she pointed to a place for us to sit down she asked if we wanted to eat anything but we were still shy and politely declines whereas man pikin dey starve o especially due to the brandy i took but i maintained my big boy on empty stomach lol

she arranged some non alcoholic drinks for us and introduced us to her friends who were about 8 other guys and girls,me and my friend got gifting while seated in the midst of her friends but you know how it is when you are virtual strangers it will take a whole lot to get along meeting for the very first time but we got talking about the premiership and me being an arsenal fan means i was a natural dumping ground and target for the few chelsea and man united fans amongst the guys this broke the ice and we got chatting with a few of them,one of the girls there seemed particularly interested in my friend but due to his very shy nature he was not following up on the subtle signs the girl was dropping..after about 20minutes ONOME returned with some drinks and fruit salad apologising for being late as she had to quickly sort out some errands,then she said i should come meet her mum who had been asking to see me considering we have never met prior to that day,with my heart beating loudly even through the fabric of my shirt and sweat starting to gather under my arm pits i nervously asked her if there was anything i should do or say but she laughed at me assuring me that her mum is cool..true to her word her mum was really laid back and  was joking with me asking me if i was the one that doesn't allow her daughter to sleep on time…when i saw her mum i knew that this was where her beauty came from because she looked exactly like the late abacha's wife but  a little slimmer bit not thin i will say about a size 12..then she asked ONOME if we had been given some food but she said "mummy they said they r not eating o" her mum looked at me and said dont tell me you are shy? before i could reply she insisted ONOME arranged some food and i just smiled and maintained my innocent boy look later on after exchanging pleasantries i went back outside and heaved a sight of relief second battle down one to go..

after she arranged the jollof rice and fried rice combination with some choice grilled chicken and snail i had to beg her to remove the snail from mine because right from when i was young i could not eat a bite of snail without throwing up even till today i won't even touch a soup with sail or pork in it …anyway ONOME came to sit with us and me and her just continued gifting and talking about everything you could think of…if i thought she was pretty when i saw her at the examination hall,she looked divinely beautiful in her casual wears and hair tied back simply with a pair of flip flops adorning her feet,the hours went by and we all enjoyed the music,the ambience and general atmosphere in no time the guests started to leave one after the other,while i was waiting for the best time to get her all to myself to recite all the lyrics my brother had give me i tried reciting them in my heart and arranging the best scenario but i was soo nervous that i could not even think straight at times…honestly i wonder why we guys always seemed to be nervous around girls? you will see a 6ft plus man turn to jelly stammering at the sight of a small girl of less than 5feet i have always wondered about this but never understood why….

Tried as i might she was busy going up and down escorting this friend or taking phone calls or running errands for her mum then she and her brothers had to organise the photographs with her mum and the guests  so as you can imagine i could not get any free time,eventually around past 8pm my friend whispered to me that we had to prepare to leave and i said in my mind that this is the time i had been building up for..the alcohol had cleared out of my system so i was back to my nervous state but still i was determined that if i did not do it today i would fore ever confine myself to the "FRIEND ZONE" eventually we got up to start going and after thanking ONOME she walked with us to the far end of the street where we parked the car..as we approached the car i was half listening to all she was saying because i was planning how to table my proposition amidst my nervous disposition knowing it was inevitable now….my friend had got the cue,the slight node of my head and my small wink so he swiftly moved forward while we were coming up behind,i breathed in and exhaled loudly and looked at ONOME as i slowed down….ONOME,i dont know how to say this so i will just come out and say that i really like you and i would like you to be my girlfriend….she looked at me with emotions ranging from astonishment,surprise,a little frown and what seems to me like confusion..i panicked and continued..i have rehearsed telling you this in many ways and forms and i have had this feelings for a long time but i just knew this was the best moment to tell you..she continued looking at me silently not betraying any emotions as we stood there awkwardly looking at each other...