Episode: 12
As I drove to Kofo’s
apartment, I kept
thinking about the
event that took place
the last time I was
there but I tried my
best to derail that train
of thought so I can be a
good friend and console
her properly. After a
long drive, I got to
Kofo’s apartment and
after knocking twice,
she opened the door
and hugged me, I
wasn’t so surprised
because she needed
company and comfort
so I whispered in her
ear that everything will
be okay and hugged her
tightly. She finally let go
of me and we moved
over to the sofa to sit
down, she explained to
me that everything
started with an
argument, she told him
she wanted to be
treated better and he
told her that she isn’t
worth is time anymore
and said he was done
with the relationship
and stormed out.
I tried calming her down
but she just kept
sobbing, I moved closer
to her and drew her into
my arms, her head was
laid on my chest and
she could hear the
steady beating of my
fragile heart. I knew
how broken she was
feeling and nothing I
could say would make
her feel better, once
again her beautiful smile
had disappeared. I was
consumed by anger and
wanted to rip her ex’s
head off for putting her
through such emotional
stress, she chilled
comfortably in my arms
and was quiet, there
was an uncomfortable
silence in the living room
so I decided to crack a
joke about the paint on
the wall and she
scoffed a little, I
brought up random
topics just to take her
mind away from her
present condition and it
seemed to be working,
she forced a smile
occasionally and before
I knew it, she was
laughing gently.
Everything was going
well till we heard a
knock on the door, she
stood up to open the
door and to her
surprise, it was her ex.
He came back to beg
but when he saw me
sitting in her living room,
a screw went loose in
his head and he went
mad, he lifted his voice
at her and called her a
whore, saying it wasn’t
even up to a day and
she already had a new
guy in her apartment, I
couldn’t take it
anymore, I was raving
mad with the way he
was treating her, Kofo
just stood trying to
explain herself amidst
tears, I walked up to
him and told him to
reduce his voice and he
was wrong with the
way he was treating
her, I tried to explain
that I was just a friend
but before I could
complete my sentence,
he lodged a punch
towards me, my reflex
was quick to react but
not quick enough as his
fist graved the side of
my cheek slightly, I
retaliated with a right
jab to his jaw and
before I could complete
my second attack, Kofo
held me with all the
strength she had in her
and begged me to stop,
apparently he was an
asthmatic patient and
couldn’t handle much
stress, he didn’t try to
throw any more
punches as he
recovered from my jab,
he just stared at me
and walked out of the
apartment hurriedly.
She turned to me,
touched my cheek and
noticed I had a small cut
on my cheek due to his
incomplete punch, she
told me she didn’t feel
safe staying in her place
for that night and
wanted to leave
immediately, I could
take her to an hotel to
stay for the night but
leaving her alone wasn’t
an option, I told her to
pack a small bag and
get in the car and we
would make a decision
as we drive away. Since
Cynthia was her friend,
that was the best place
she could stay for the
night but all attempts
to reach Cynthia on a
mobile phone proved
futile. She had no one
else she could call so
the last option was to
take her to my place,
she felt more
comfortable with the
thought of staying over
at my place.
I had to think of what
to tell Brenda since I
promised her I was
going to make it back to
her place on time, how
am I going to explain
the cut on my face, I
decided to cross that
bridge when I get there,
for now I have to figure
out what’s going to
happen with Kofo. The
drive to my apartment
wasn’t so long since
there wasn’t any
traffic on the road, she
settled in and I showed
her the guest bedroom
where she was going to
spend the night, not so
long after I got in, my
phone rang and it was a
call from Brenda, I
wanted to ignore it but
that might make her
suspicious that
something was wrong
and I didn’t want to lie
to her also so I picked it
and told her I was going
to be in her place in
thirty minutes to
explain properly, she
was really
understanding and said
she would stay awake
for me.
I explained to Kofo that
I had to rush out to see
someone and would be
back so she would be
alone for a while but
she has no reason to be
scared, she understood
and told me not to stay
out for too long
because it was getting
really late. As I walked
out, she called me back
and told me to wait;
she said she couldn’t let
me leave the house
without treating the
cut on my face to
prevent it from getting
infected. She asked if I
had a first aid kit and
luckily for me, there
was one in the
restroom, she went to
get it and told me to sit
down as she took care
of the small injury, she
touched my face gently
and kept saying how
sorry she was for what
happened, her face was
really close to mine as
she cleaned my injury,
she brought it closer
and I could feel her
warm breath on my
skin, I turned my face
slightly to look at her
and our lips almost
touched, our eyes
locked and we kept
staring at each other
and before I knew
what happened, I
grabbed her head and
kissed her, she kissed
me back and refused to
let go, she grabbed my
neck to have a firm lock
on my head and kissed
me passionately, I was
enjoying this too much
to think and I was
hoping in a corner of my
mind that there would
be a phone call to
distract us.