OBSESSION (PART 2)

As soon as she walked in and saw me hugging Vanessa, without uttering a word she swung the pack of food she had with her at me, i managed to weave the *missile attack* but Vanessa was unlucky as it went straight to her and splattered over her dress. Imagine having Chinese food thrown at you, worse still Chinese soup well that was what Vanessa had all over her. Dumbfounded, lost and angered was how i felt and as all these emotions were coming to play Halima still stood there cursing and shouting at me, when I tried to talk some sense to her and get her to calm down she acted unperturbed and soon turned the rage and rants towards Vanessa.

Vanessa on the other hand didn't say anything as all she was after was getting herself cleaned up and after doing a decent job went up to Halima seeking an apology for messing her dress up especially as she didn't know what she was mad about. Halima didn't even wait for her to finish what she was saying before she landed a deafening slap on her face, now all hell was let loose and in a twinkle of an eye Vanessa picked up the flask of tea on the table and smashed it on her head.

It was a gory sight to behold as Halima's face was covered in blood and just when you expect her to be calm, she starts to constitute a nuisance, by this time my office was already crowded as the sound she made when the flask was hit on her head drew some attention. Vanessa had run out of the office and was no where to be found but that was the least of my problems as the major aim was to control the blood gushing out of Halimas head. After about 20mins the bleeding had been stopped and she was good to go but not without a referral to the company hospital to get drugs and then get a full medical examination and throughout the period when she was being treated and allowed to go, i didn't say a word to her because her actions still baffled me, I mean who in his/her right senses does that.

I felt so embarrassed that i just concluded there and then that i was never going to get back with Halima and as for Vanessa whatever thoughts I had of having something to do with her had dashed away completely. I got a serious query from my boss concerning this issue, he kept laying emphasis on how at my age i couldn't control a woman I felt like a kid as it brought back memories of when my mum used to scold me for always misplacing my water bottle. I couldn't even step out of my office till the close of work that day and that one now seemed very far, I managed to keep a cool head throughout the day and as soon as it was 5pm I got my things and headed home immediately.

When i got home i raced to the bathroom to take a cool shower and as soon as i was done made myself some noodles. After eating I slotted in my lighthouse family album then snuck onto the couch to cool off and reflect on a stressful day and maybe sleep off in the process but that wasn't forthcoming. So i picked my phone and went through my contact list looking for who to chat with and then i came across FunmI's contact. 

Funmi happened to be my *special friend* I knew her even before i met Halima so we had been friends for a while, we really liked each other, we talked about everything, shared things together we were literally dating so to say but she never allowed us make it official.

The odds against us were massive but the most notable one was that her friends didn't approve of it because i had something with one of them a while back, and according to her she didn't want to lose their friendship over something she wasn't sure about I guess its part of the girl-code thingy. Anyway the last time we were together was about the time Halima and I broke up, we usually only used to cuddle, smooch and fondle with each others privates lol but this day we got playful and intimate with each other, one thing led to one thing and we had sex. I was indifferent about it because i liked her and it wasn't as if i was going to use her as a trophy but she couldn't deal with it and so had been avoiding me since then. That night i called her with a hidden number because she had been avoiding my calls before that day and we had the longest conversation ever, she was still sad about what happened but was ready to move past it only on the condition that if we were going to see we wont be alone in a room together, I had no choice but to agree to this. She was out of town at that time so we planned to see whenever she was around and on this note the conversation came to an end. I didn't even know when i slept off I just know i woke up the following morning feeling a lot better than the other day. Work was going on fine and Funmi and I seemed to be reconnecting with each passing day, I was still yet to hear word from Vanessa and Halima on the other hand kept ringing me and sending her normal sorry messages which i continually ignored as in my mind she was already dead to me. It was Friday and i remembered that two days earlier, a friend of mine Adamu called in to say he would be coming in from Abuja to spend some days at my place and since I knew I wont be back home as at the time he would touchdown in Lagos i decided to drop the key somewhere in the garden so he would just go straight to the house instead of hanging around waiting for me. The arrangement had been made and his flight was scheduled to land at 13:00pm, he called me as soon as he landed and was out of the airport and then i reminded him of where to find the key and told him to call me if he needed anything. I had an impromptu meeting with my boss and some other members of staff so i had to put my phone on silent and when we were done about 2hrs later I checked my phone and found 10missed calls from Adamu. I thought something bad had happened so i called him immediately to find out what was wrong. This was how the conversation went.......

ME- Adamu how are you, I just saw your missed calls ooo was in a meeting, wetin happen?

Adamu- Ahh as soon as I got to your house, I saw a lady sitting on the front porch crying, she said she was your girlfriend that you people had a fight and you have refused to take her calls since then so I brought her inside and tried to call you to tell you but you didn't answer.

ME- Is her name Halima?

Adamu- Yes she said her name was Halima

Phone drops........................................................