Character development

Everybody knew Ire loved AJ, everybody also knew up to three girls AJ had been with behind Ire’s back. They say love is blind, i personally think its stupid, i’m sure she saw the signs, she just didn’t want to believe it, i remember how she would come to the apartment her “soulmate” and i shared and bring food that she had spent time cooking, jollof rice, ordering pizza, even making egusi soup, her father was a politician so she never lacked funds for food and didn’t have a problem providing for poor AJ.

“it’s good to love oo, but not to the point that you’ll turn to mumu” Kachi exclaimed, she sounded judgemental like actions like this where beneath her.

Everybody was gathered around the university lounge, Ire was seriously beating this fresher, she had just caught her in a warm embrace with her man exchanging a wet kiss.

“you didn’t even respect me enough to do it in private place” Ire said with tears rolling down her cheeks, she let the fresher run for her dear life and turned to AJ “see how you have embarrassed me now, after saying you had changed, swearing up and down and begging” “what did i ever do to you to deserve this type of treatment?”

“i’m so sorry baby, i thought you were in class, i swear i didn't mean for it to happen like this” he said still in shock of actually getting caught

“so what you have to say is you wish i wasn’t here, that i was still in class” she said half hoping he would take it back, she didn’t want to bring herself to the reality, her heart felt like it was being dragged by nails, she knew this would happen eventually but hope is a dangerous thing. “ look…i’m done, it’s over, i can’t continue this with you, you can’t keep getting away with it, you’re literally my biggest mistake” she took her jacket and backpack from the green chair beside her and left the lounge.

IRE

“i think you’re too much of a lover girl, that’s your problem” said Janice as she sucked life out of the juicy yellow mango she bought from the market, they were in Ire’s tiny apartment in the middle of town.

“i don’t even know again, Janice remember when we would fantasize about our dream life, i really thought i would find the love of my life by now” ire said with tears in her words

“ God punish the patriarchy, fuck men, we don’t need them! “girl you can do so much better than him, shebi i told you the last time that you should pack your load and leave, i feel for you bestie, i wish i was there to beat him with you.”

I had never wished to be a lesbian more than i did right now, Janice is so lucky she doesn’t even know it, she gets to enjoy the softness of women, women can be terrible but i doubt they would utterly shatter your heart in the same way a man would. I haven’t been able to think straight since the embarrassment at the student lounge, i just know everybody and their mothers are talking about it, shit i would be too if it wasn’t my predicament.

Love has failed me but i think it would be unfair to blame it all on love, i knew, this wasn’t his first infidelity, this was just the loudest and the one that brought everything in me crashing down.

I loved him, i poured my heart and soul into him, i thought i would marry him, i had already forgave him for texting Amara three months ago, he was really moving to her like he wanted to make her his girlfriend, when he was confronted the fool’s response was nothing physical ever happened, he had the weakest excuses but my dumb heart would make up reasoning where it was lacked, i always gave him the benefit of doubt.

Did he ever even love me? maybe i am the fool.

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