Attai Episode 8

9 years ago

Attai Episode 8

TITLE: Attai
EPISODE: 8

Ekaite was looking at me like a vulture will look at a
carcass before pouncing down to eat the dead meat.
I just stared at her through the smoke like she wasn't
there. I kept puffing at my wrap of weed and sipping the
Alomo while Akogu la!d down on the bed closing his
eyes as Ekaite stood there not moving an inch. ''Attai, I never knew you are like this, you've
disappointed me.'' Ekaite spoke in a tearful voice. I jerked my head to
look at her only to discover tears falling from her
beautiful eyes. My heart stinged me a little bit and
waves of regret washed through my bodies. I never
wanted her to cry in the first place and her crying is
like taking it too far. I turned round and faced the wall away from her view as her sobs increased. She
stood where she had been standing without bulging,
her sobs getting louder each time a take a drag from
the weed. I was already feeling light headed and
laughter was begining to swell up in my mind. ''O'boy, make I come dey go, try sort things out with
her'' Akogu's husky voice cut through my highness. I
turned round to see him staring at Ekaite with what
looks like pity and patting her on the shoulder before
going out. ''Later things na'' I called out to him as I heard his footstep move
towards the gate and the squeaky gate giving way
for him to pass through. I doused the fire of the wrap
of weed after gulping the last of the Alomo, this I did
by crushing it on the side of the cup. I turned and
faced Ekaite who was sobbing, her body shivering like she was suffering from cold. ''Haba Ekaite, why you dey fall my hands like this na,
I be man and get right to follow any path wey I wish
so just hold yourself''

I said as I stood up and took unsteady steps towards
her. I looked to her face again and felt that same
pain in my heart. I held her on her shoulder but she
shrugged it off, pushed me and lashed out at me: ''You think that you are having the time of your life
by indulging in smoking marijuana abi, you don't
know what you are doing to yourself. You are so
blinded that you think all these will take you
somewhere. I have been watching you closely since
I met you, your future looks bright but you prefer to do crazy things instead of chasing it with you arms
open wide. I must say that I am truly disappointed in
you. I should never had hoped in the first place'' Her sermons sounded long to me but two things
caught my attention; ''chasing the future with arms
open wide'' and ''I should never have hoped in the
first place''. Hoping for what my mind asked me. I
walked towards her and put my hands the second
time on her shoulder. ''Why don't you leave me alone'' The words came out slurry and instead of leaving
me alone, Ekaite landed a slap on my face. The sting
of the slap cleared my eyes, making my jaw to drop.
She had never been violent before, her violence
surprised me. And as I made to talk my hands on my
cheek, she raised her hands up, turned round and cried to her room. I stood there feeling silly. Tired of standing, I sat on
the bed turning her words in my head, ''I should
never had hoped in the first place'', ''chasing the
future with arms open wide''.

I had truly toyed with my future. After leaving the
university with 1st class honours in QS and searched
for a job without getting any, I had tried my hands
on various things only to settle for the most
favourable. Loading buses and making more money
by selling weed, carving a name for myself. Being educated and exposed made me wade out if
troubles easily without being caught. Now here is
Ekaite reminding me of them all. A tear drop snaked its way down my face, and as I
thought more, tears flowed down freely. A soft hand
touched my shoulder and caressed my head making
me look up to find Ekaite staring at me, her tears
flowing too. I had not hear her come in. She lifted
me up by my hands and I stood facing her. She came closer to me in a tight hug as my breath came in puff
as I closed my eyes allowing my pain sail with the
wind.
''I'm sorry''
I whispered.
''Ssshhhhh''

She placed her finger on my lips. She lifted her head
and planted a kiss on my lips. I kissed back allowing
emotions to flow from me to her. We fell together on
my bed as she gave me her body with one heart
which I took gratefully, love swelling in my heart for
the adorable person she is. We slept off after making love. ''You have no where to run to, this is your final bus
stop'' A fierce voice said to me making me jump up. A
punch landed on my face making me fall while
Ekaite shouted in the background. NDLEA had caught
up with me. I was handcuffed while putting on only my boxers
and hoarded off into a waiting Hilux van with
crowds watching. The van turned and drove away
with Ekaite chasing us and crying at the top of her
voice while I bent my head down in shame and
regrets... Watchout for the final episode