Shola’s pov: The School bell rang, it seemed like it will rain and I want to be in the luxury of my bed before it starts raining. It seems like every student was thinking what I’m thinking, as I rushed out of the school gates, my driver was already waiting for me. Suddenly someone pulled my hand, I turned back, it was Toby, Debby’s boyfriend’s friend, he was panting, it seems like he had been running
“I have been calling your name, Shola” but he pronounced ‘shola’ like ‘show-la’
“Jealous?” Shola asked
“Yes, Jealous. Shola from the beginning of your so called relationship, you have been following him around, running after him. You made it easy for him. Now is the time you have to be make him fight for you and the best was is too make him jealous” Dami laid it down for her and it had been the truth, Shola has been the one that has been after Toby.
“Okay, what do suggest I do?” Shola asked
“The best way to make a man jealous is if you date someone around him, let’s say like his friend? Dami suggested
“Friend? Who? Which one of them?” Shola asked
“Michael is out of the box since he obviously sees everywoman as a fascinating test object, Tito is out, he’s hardly at school and he worships the ground Debby walks on………” Dami was cut off by Shola
“Wait? Tito to Debby?” Shola asked with disbelief
“You mean you don’t know? Debby likes him too, I think. So that leaves us to Kels” Dami concluded
“Kels?” Shola frowned
“Yeah, what? He’s a fine boy na even you agreed to that” Dami replied
“Yes, he’s handsome but Kels is weird, like he’s always alone, he’s always buried in his phone. He acts like the world is on his shoulders. Why him?” Shola groaned
“I know Kels is a bit out of the world but I’m sorry he’s the only person you can work with” Dami concluded.
“Don’t you have another idea? I can’t do it” Shola whined.
“You can ask Debby but I know she will go with him also, I think you have a chance with him” Dami explained and Shola sighed.
“I’ll think about it and I’ll talk to Debby about it tomorrow” Shola answered
“Whatever” Dami mumbled.
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It’s a Monday evening, so the bar isn’t crowded, this is the usual sport where the boys hangout. Toby was the first to get there, he was arranging the balls for the snooker game when Tito arrived wearing a junk cloths that gave off a queer feeling “Yo, what’s up” the usual weird bro-bro handshakes followed.
“You’ve been waiting long?” Tito asked
“Nah, I just got here, dude I know it’s cold, but do you have to dress like you’re going to the moon? With the jargons and colours, it’s crazy” Toby joked
“When you have two mums, yes I have to dress like I’m going to the moon” Tito replied while laughing softly “When are Michael and Kels getting here?”
“In a little while, I told them to come later because we have to talk” Toby offered Tito the stick “Launch the game?” Toby asked
“You know I suck at this” Tito groaned as he collected the stick from Toby “why does Michael and Kels have to come later? What do you want to talk about?” Tito asked as he stroked the white ball to hit the balls on the board into a frenzy, but none of the entered the pockets.
“Boys stuffs” Toby joked as he collected the stick from Tito, as he bent down to check his easiest target “you’re right, you suck at this” Toby laughed as he sent one ball down the pockets.
The waiter came to ask what they will have, Tito asked for water.
“I’ll need some light alcohol, any cocktail will do” Toby said. The waiter made silly signs with his fingers and went off to prepare the orders.
“Alcohol?” Tito asked
“Yeah, I can’t do what I’m about to do in my sane mind” Toby answered
The waiter came back with their order, Toby paid the bills, Tito took little out of his water and Toby poured little of his cocktail drink into his cup and added two cubes of ice, he gulped down fast.
“You know you’re lucky they don’t ask for ID here, what’s the problem Toby?” Tito asked patiently as Toby picked up his stick to hit another ball
“About Debby” Toby stated after hitting another ball down to the pocket but he missed
“What about her?” Tito asked as he took the stick from Toby
“Are you serious about asking her out, like becoming a thing?” Toby asked as he took another gulp from his drink.
“Careful man, you’re drinking too much?” Tito struck a ball and it entered the pocket
“I’m fine, just answer the question” Toby pressed
“Yes I mean I like her even when she was with Banky” Tito missed a ball and he hands Toby the stick.
“That girl isn’t good for you” Toby hit another ball into the pocket
“Why would you say that? Is it because she used to Banky’s girlfriend?”
“That, and something else” Toby shot another ball into the snooker pocket
“Something else? Like?” Tito frowned.
“Like her behavior, what she does in her free time” Toby explained
“What are you saying, are you high already? You’re saying crazy things right now” Tito asked getting irritated and Toby dropped the stick to turn to Tito.
“Okay, I wasn’t going to say this because I’m not a snitch but I have to consider the bro code so there is it” Toby drank the last bit from his cup “Debby uhmm, Debby sleeps with every guy she comes across”
“So, she’s single. She’s free to whatever she wants” Tito shrugged.
“Even when she was with Banky, she cheats on him constantly” Toby told him.
“I don’t understand” Toby asked
“She’s nymphomaniac Tito, Debby wants to do it every time, even when Banky wasn’t around she shags anyone readily, Joseph, Ty, Ben, you name it” Toby explained even though he didn’t want to. Tito’s face showed a mixture of a lot of emotions, doubt, anger, irritation and lots more.
“What the fuck. Is this a prank? Or Jesus, I don’t even know what to say right now” Tito looked confused.
“I’m telling you the truth man, okay? She is not good for you. She’s crazy” Toby told him
“I’ve had enough of this nonsense, if I knew you called me to talk about this shit, I wouldn’t have come. Call me when you’re sober” Tito said and walked angrily out of the room.
“I fucked her too”
Tito stopped dead in his track.
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Banky
Mystery / ThrillerA teenage girl attends her brother's school after his death only to find out he might have been killed by one of his classmates
