THE PARKVIEW MURDER - TOLANI`S TALE

`Do you mind if I join you? ` A voice hovered over my head as I sipped on my sex on the beach cocktail. Whoever it was had a sweet, sensual baritone voice that almost made me choke on my drink. I dropped the glass cup to look up and right in front of me was this Adonis. I slipped into a reverie instantly. This man was an epitome of beauty, literally - from his well cut hair to his perfectly tailored blazer, the nice watch on his wrist and not to mention how suave he was. Yummy.

It took me about thirty seconds to size him up and I was rather very impressed - he didn’t seem like the regular kind of guy. I tried to get my act together, but this body of beauty wouldn’t let me; he had me speechless. Oh yes his eyes, I’m sure it was his eyes that captivated me he had the most beautiful eyes ever..... and his lips? Gosh, I could suck on them all day and not get tired. He was the most handsome looking man I had ever seen and all I wanted to do was rip his clothes apart. My daydream ended after he waved his hand in my face to get my attention and I immediately snapped out of my reverie. I’m sure he could tell that I was charmed by his looks and that made it even more difficult to turn down his request, so of course I allowed him join me on the table. What right thinking lady would turn down a man like that........certainly not me?

`Why are you here all by yourself? I’m surprised you’re even sitting alone, only a few men that I know would allow such......all of whom are within my father’s age bracket`. He chuckled

I gave out a loud laugh, almost embarrassing myself in the process. `I’m actually supposed to meet up with a friend but she’s yet to get here so I’m keeping myself busy trying out cocktails and reading up gossip news on blogs` I replied.

 `So what brings you here alone, to hook up with pretty single ladies like me right? ` I said sardonically. We both laughed.

`I really wouldn’t want to ruin your excitement, but no – I just came here to have a few drinks and try out their cat fish pepper soup. I hear they sell the best kind around here`.

`Oh ok. So are you single? I blurted out. Oh shoot! I shouldn’t have asked that. I buried my head in my hands, I didn’t even know his name yet - it felt too embarrassing. I hope he doesn’t feel like I’m trying to come on to him. Then there was an awkward silence and I felt like I had ruined the moment.

`Sorry for asking, you don’t have to answer if you don’t want to and my name is Tolani by the way......and it was nice meeting you`. I said as I got up and attempted to exit the table

`No you don’t have to get like that its cool.....the name is Weyinmi and yes I’m single, no I’m not, uggh it’s complicated`. He said clenching his hands on his chin`.

`Oh! I see `. I looked closely at his hand, his left hand to be precise and I noticed his fourth finger had a mark on it like he used to wear a wedding ring or he actually wears a wedding ring and he was trying to hide it.

`Are you married....or were you ever married? ` A curious I questioned. He looked at his left hand and then dwelt on his fourth finger for a while – he must have figured out that I noticed the mark of a wedding band on it - and then looked back at me with a smirk on his face.

`Yes I was married, err I’m still married - I’m in the process of finalising my divorce so anytime from now I’d be a single man`.

`I f you ever need someone to talk to you know I’m here for you` - I said trying to cheer up his mood. He laughed and got up to go and use the rest room. I don’t know what it was about this man, but right there on that seat I was already dreaming about getting married to him. It wasn’t like I didn’t have guys asking me to marry them or guys that were asking me to date them or even guys I was having flings or guys in my friends with benefits zone I just didn’t see anyone of them as the right person – until I met Weyinmi that is. I didn’t have a problem with his relationship status, married or not as I had dated married men in the past. When he got back we spent the next hour or two chatting and getting to know each other before his phone rang and he asked to leave. His pepper soup wasn’t even ready yet.

I was a little sad he was leaving because he was good company but we exchanged numbers and agreed to keep in touch with each other afterwards. My friend came around about half an hour later and I didn’t stop telling her about him, only I exempted the part of him being married because she didn’t like the idea of me dating married men. The night ended with me getting drunk on tequila shots and Shade having to drive me home because I was too drunk to drive my car. She dropped me off at home and made me some soup to drink before leaving.

 After taking a shower and slipping into my night dress I got a call from Weyinmi – the only person that could make me feel better at that time. We spoke for about one hour till sleep kicked in and I asked to go to bed. I’m sure I dreamt about him that night because I woke up overly excited even though I was still a bit hungover.

We soon got used to talking to each every day, so much that no day was complete without getting a message or call from him. I was so fond to him that I could tell his schedule off head; I had already started to like him and was almost going to throw a party when he called me one morning and said his divorce had been finalised and he was now officially single. I had told everybody about him including my mum because I couldn’t hide the excitement of getting back into the dating scene from them.

One Saturday night we decided to hang out at Shaunz Karaoke bar and lounge on Sanusi Fafunwa in Victoria-Island. After some chicken wings with garlic sauce I decided to go in on the karaoke, singing along to some Whitney Houston and Craig David tunes, after which I sat down to have drinks with Weyinmi and some of his friends who had now joined us. I started off with taking just cocktails while Weyinmi and his friends had a bottle of Hennessey to themselves and after some convincing from them, I decided to have some shots of Hennessey and once again, I drank myself to stupor. Next thing I know is I’m awake in my bed naked with a nasty headache from all the alcohol. How did I get here? Only Wehinmi and his friends had the answer to that. I got out of bed and was trying to get to the first aid box in the bathroom when Wehinmi walked into the room, wrapped up in my towel bearing a tray with bread and coffee. What? I hurried back into bed and threw the duvet over myself.

All I was hoping for at that time was that we didn’t have sex. Not like I didn’t want to have sex with him but id have preferred it if I was sober and alive to everything. Then he came to my side of the bed and handed me the jug of coffee.

`Here you go; it should relieve you of the hangover a bit, ok! `

`Ok thank you. Err Wehinmi, did we have sex because I really don’t remember anything from last night? I asked a little embarrassed. He just smiled at me and nodded in the affirmative.

Oh! We did have sex.

`Was it good or bad sex....I hope I wasn’t horrible? `

He gave out a loud laugh which got me super embarrassed; I dropped the jug on the table and lay back in bed facing the opposite direction.

`Even though you were all over the place, it was still good sex and just so you know you initiated it`. I smiled and turned back to face him and then held him by the waist. `One more question though, I hope you used protection? `.

`Of course I did`. Then his phone rang and after answering it he dashed into the bathroom saying he had to take a shower and hurry out because he had to be somewhere. While he was at it, I sat back up and went on with my breakfast when a text message came in on his phone. He used an Iphone so it was only normal for his messages to pop up on his screen without me having to touch it. I was shocked by what I saw.

SENDER: WIFE

Where are you Mr man, you think you can just go out and come back whenever you like abi, spending my money and driving my cars as you like without bringing anything to the table right? You better get yourself down here immediately before I call my father. Nonsense.

Nothing seemed to add up, I was very confused. He was still married and apparently all the money he had been spending on me, and the cars he was driving which he claimed to be his were for another woman. I was disgusted and irritated to say the least, more because he had just had sex with me.

He got out of the bathroom and saw me crying, so he came close to where I sat to enquire why I was in that state; I simply clocked my head in the direction of the phone and as soon as he saw the message, I could tell from the look on his face that he was downcast, he knew I had found out about all the lies he had been telling. He didn’t utter any words as he got into his clothes and walked out of the room; he came back a few minutes later and tried to talk me into another web of lies and when he figured I wasn’t having any of it and then he left. I cried myself to sleep that morning and woke up to the most heart wrenching message from Weyinmi. At that point I felt I should have listened to him, I shouldn’t have let him go back to her. There was no way I could reach him as his phones were off and in the message he sent he already asked that I don’t contact him anymore. And then it hit me.......yes he lied to me about everything concerning his life. I wasn’t even sure if his real name was Weyinmi, he had sex with me when I wasn’t conscious about anything but somehow, I had fallen in love with him.

He has a nagging wife and I’m guessing he has kids too and here I am drooling over him. I know he loves me and won’t want to hurt me on purpose, I’m sure that text message was just to ward me off because of his wife......but NO. Id fight for what I want, id fight for my man....I love Weyinmi.