Valerie's Contractor ||Completed||

Rooftop Lounge

The next day, after having such an emotional twilight moment with Alan at the beach yesterday, we decided to chill out with some of Alan's old buddies at the famous Rooftop Lounge at Lekki. When I say "we" it is comprised of I, Alan, and Lewa. Initially, when I attempted to invite Lewa, she plainly told me "No, I won't come along, I prefer staying at home... Eh, maybe I will read up a book or two in the process." But once she overheard "Edafe will also be there" from Alan's mouth, it took her two minutes to change into her jean shorts and a white cotton top that exposed her right creamy chocolate shoulder. She packed her long natural hair into a bun and placed her camera around her neck, and on her feet, she wore these cute pink trainers. She looked like a tourist right now. With a billion-dollar smile plastered on her face, she said "I will tag along."

I stared at Alan for a few seconds, with that expression of what the heck just happened? written on my face. Then Lewa quickly stepped out of the house before we did.

"Interesting," I said to Alan.

"Well, why do you think I mentioned Edafe will be there? It was a bait, and just as I expected, she fell..." Then in a lower tone and with a smirk on his face, he said, almost to himself, "I want to unearth what is going on between those two today."

Now, I, Alan, Lewa, Mo, and his girlfriend Hope were all seated at a fancy wooden table and pillow stuffed chairs at the Rooftop Lounge. The environment was really lovely and airy, with some cool music playing at the background. Alan's friend Mo was quite friendly and loquacious, his girlfriend Hope, had a weird laughter, which sounded like a hummingbird. She laughed at any joke her boyfriend threw even though it was funny or not. It was unmistakable that she was greatly fond of her boyfriend. I also concluded that they must have just started dating, cuz I could feel the girly butterflies from where I was seated.

I adjusted my large brown sun hat. Then I looked beside me and caught Alan staring through his dark shades. Once he noticed I caught him, he gave me a toothy grin, then bent over and whispered in my ear. "Never in my life have I seen a lady who looks so great in a hat. And oooh my, this jumpsuit..." He said pausing to assess me. "Damn gurl! You are like some tasty chili sauce."

I couldn't help but giggle. "I guess you are gonna ask for my autograph very soon, cuz it is obvious you are officially my #1 fan on this planet."

With a serious expression, he said. "I have pondered on requesting for it for quite some time now. It will be perfect if you can sign it right here." He placed his hand on his chest, at the middle-left spot where the heart resided.

I elbowed him slightly. "Ouch." He said.

"You are so silly," I said.

"I go love ooo," Mo said which interrupted me and Alan. "See as una forget say we dey for here."

"Yeah. Get a room, guys." Hope added generously sharing her weird laugh all over the place in the process. I couldn't help but smash into laughter too. And I knew the reason why I was laughing wasn't because of what she said, but because of what she sounded like while laughing.

"Wetin man go do again naw?" Alan said, but as usual, his accent was just too smooth for his pidgin English.

"My guy, me sef I understand. When person carry fine babe way fine like witch join body, hin body go just dey do am shigbim shigbim." Mo replied, and as usual, his girlfriend broke into a peal of uproarious laughter.

"Sorry I am late." A British-African voice from behind interrupted the spirited moment we were all having now. A young man in his mid-twenties with a neat beard around his cute dark babyface joined our table and sat beside Lewa who had been quietly taking photos with her camera and carefully observing the environment since we got here, as though she was expecting someone. The way her cheeks immediately stained themselves with rainbow colors, made me realize without an ounce of doubt that the young man who just joined us, was no other than Edafe.