Back to my neighbour story
I told you how my neighbour and
I started faking fiance and
fiancee just to please his mum who is on his neck to get married.
That first kiss my neighbour gave
me was the beginning of my
emotional attachment, I am
suspecting that kiss to be jazzed
lol. We continued to play the fake
game, his mum fell deeply in love
with me. I can remember several
times I heard mama telling my
neighbour he should hurry up and
get married to me fast before the end of last year... This is just an
opportunity of eating my stingy
neighbour's money #shines_teeth to my
greatest surprise, before I even
open my mouth to ask, my
neighbour is already ditching out
money to me (what a miracle lol).
Each time he comes back from work, he buys lot of goodies for
me... This game is seriously
sweet oo.
Mama (my neighbour's mum) will
always call me over to my
neighbour's flat to ask me questions about my people,
teaching me how to be a good
wife and how to prepare their
local delicacies. Chai! If only this
woman knew it was just a game.
But seriously, I'm already in love with her, she is my dream mother
in law, She is such a lovely
woman... "Oh my God, I wish this
isn't a game" I will say to myself
each time I'm with her.
The game took a U-turn, each time I answer a call from a guy,
my neighbour flares up. This
conversation ensued the last time
a guy called me on phone.
Me: Oga what is your own naa,
can't I answer calls again? My neighbour: Anita you are
forgetting you are suppose to be
my fiancee, you shouldn't be
taking calls from guys.
Me: but I am not your fiancee naa
My neighbour: (scratches hair) but... But have you forgotten our
game?
Me: the game is for mama, and
she isn't here. Please allow me
oo My neighbour: well, I'm just
jealous Anita. The truth is that I
have fallen in love with you.
Me: (looks around) mama is not
here, who are you acting this
drama for? My neighbour: Anita I am not
acting any drama for anyone,
sincerely I have always had
feelings for you, but I have been
scared to speak out because you
know how to put fear in a man. But I can't die with this feelings
without letting you know, even if
you refuse me, do know that I
honestly and genuinely love you.
Me: abeg, let's stick to the
previous drama we have been acting for mama, once she is
gone, you pay me off and we go
back to our various businesses.
Don't tell me you want to use
style to preach love so you
wouldn't finish my payment. My neighbour: Anita everything is
not all about money, if you want I
can pay you off now so you
know how serious I am. You kill
me each time I see you talking
with any guy, it shrinks my heart. Me: abeg pack well, mind your
business.
(He leaves angrily)
"What's this one saying self
mtchew" I exclaimed.
We continued with the game till mama left in September, my
neighbour paid me off and the
game ended.
After that, he started avoiding
me, I did all I could for us to
become that interesting neighbours we use to be, but it
didn't work as he kept avoiding
me. I noticed my neighbour
doesn't carry women anymore,
he doesn't go clubbing and all the
rest of it anymore... He goes to work and back home once he
closes, but he never forgets to
buy me fruits each time he is
coming back from work like he
has always done.
Sometimes I go to his flat, try to gist him up but he always act
withdrawn. It was then it dawned
on me that I'm actually in love
with my neighbour, but it seems I
have blown up my chances with
my initial gragra. "I need to start showing this dude
green light" I said to myself "I can
not come and go and die where
I'm doing shakara... " Anita go for
it, you want him, show him you
do" my spirit inspired me. OPERATION SHOW HIM
GREEN LIGHT
If I let this guy slip off, I wouldn't
forgive myself oo. I started by
making sure I come out every
morning on his way to work to compliment him. "You shoe looks
nice", " let me help you with your
tie, you look smashing" I will
always tell him each morning
before he leaves for work... He
will always give me this smile that lives me spineless and say
"thank you sweet".
It was as if this green light wasn't
working, so I took another
dimension. I was always go to
his Facebook wall to comment on every post and pictures of his no
matter how stupid the post
sounded, I will back him up and
tell him he is the cutest and most
intelligent man I have ever seen
lol. I employed every tactics I know,
even asked google how to show
a man green light, but non of
them seem to work. So, I decided
to take the bull by the horn... Its
high time I spoke to him about what I feel, I wouldn't die if he
didn't reciprocate, after all, I'm
already dying inside.
It was on October 20th, my
neighbour came back from work,
I offered to help him prepare dinner. After he finished eating, I
sat down beside him, and this
conversation ensued:
Me: I have been meaning to tell
you something.
My neighbour: go on with it, I'm listening
Me: ee m, you know, we have
been living in this compound for a
while now. We have always been
there for each other, I have
always seen and loved you like a brother. When you told me you
are in love with me, I didn't take it
serious which was why I didn't
put interest. But since mama left,
and you started acting funny, I
realise that I am actually in love with you. My love for you leaves
me breathless, I have tried
everything possible to show you
this, but if seems you don't even
notice me anymore. I decided to
take my last chance by speaking up even if you don't feel anything
for me anymore. I just want you
to know that I love you, I
seriously do (tears following
down from my eyes).
I was still pouring out my heart when he came close to me and
gave me the best kiss of my life,
held me tight as if his life
depends on it.
My neighbour: I love you Anita,
and I have always had this feeling that you love me too, but I
o
Purposely gave you space for
you to realise that you love me.
Honestly, it was hell for me trying
to pretend I don't care anymore. I knew it was hurting you, but I had
no choice but to behave the way
I did, because if I didn't, I'm sure
you wouldn't have realise that
you love me.
Well, that was how we started the most beautiful relationship man
has ever known.
On 31st of that same October,
his manager called me on phone
to come over to the bank that my
neighbour was feeling too fine and needs to be driven home. I
asked him to tell one of the office
drivers to drive him home but he
insisted I come over. I tried
calling him, but he didn't pick, I
panicked terribly, I had to leave all I was doing in my office. It
was already 4pm, I used the
opportunity to close for the day.
On getting to his office, I noticed
everywhere was so fancifully
decorated, I was told one of them wants to celebrate her birthday in
the office that evening as they
have already closed from work. I
was asked to wait at the
reception let them go bring him
from where he was resting. I sat there looking worried and
pale. I looked and saw my
neighbour coming out from the
office with smile radiating on over
his face and not in anyway
looking sick, I was surprised. Me: sweetheart, I was called that
you are feeling sick, but you don't
in anyway look sick to me
Me neighbour: (moves close to
me still smiling, deeps his hands
in his pocket, kneels close to me, brings out a sparkling diamond
ring) Anita, will you marry me?
Me: (looks around and sees all
his colleagues surrounding us
and smiling at us.) Oh my God!
(Shining my teeth like an excited she goat) yes! Yes! Yes! I will
marry you.
I jumped on him and for the first
time in public we kissed while the
crowd cheered us.
The month of October last year was a very dramatic year for me,
the month I opened my mouth to
tell a man how I feel about him,
and the month the same man
proposed to me... That's very
dramatic. My neighbour and I were in a
hurry to get married as that was
the time we agreed to eaten the
forbidden fruit ( if you like don't
believe we haven't eaten it, its
your headache not mine lol)... We fixed our wedding for December
26th.
Mama was so happy, my fiancee
was super happy, and me? I felt I
can't breath anymore due to
excitement. On 20th of December, we were
advised to go for medical test to
check our compatibility which we
reluctantly went off... Lo and
behold, we don't match. My
rhesus and mine is a no go area