Unknown Day and Time
“Guy, I just dey confuse mehn. I don’t understand her sometimes. You know sometimes it just feels like I’m sure about her feelings for me and other times I don’t have a clue. I mean, its been four years since we don dey form friendship now” Dele placed his hand on his forehead
“Guy, I’ve told you. Make the move. I don dey yarn you this thing teh teh, you too dey dull. If you loose this lady, its a hundred percent your fault” KC, his friend advised him. They were at a bar, sitting over a reserved table, having a drink
“How I go do am now, help a brother” Dele sighed
“I don tell you. Tell this babe how you feel before its too late and if she give you yawa, you know say u try” KC tried to convince
Dele toyed with his cup of drink slowly, “I don’t want anything ruining the friendship we have”
“As you tell me like this, na so you go tell her you get? Just be real. I still feel she feels something for you”
“She’s just so amazing…” Dele squinted his eyes narrowly, staring at his friend
“I know” KC sipped his drink
Same Time…
“What?!” Sola shot up from the bed
“What?” Amie looked at her friend, puzzled from the bed she sat
“Good Heavens Amie, how could you turn down Matt! He is a good man!” Sola raised her voice
“I know..but..”
“But what! But what now?” Sola folded her arms over her chest, her eyes fixed on her friend
“But I don’t love him…I don’t have any special feelings towards him so how do you expect me to accept a marriage proposal Sola” Amie said calmly
“My dear friend” Sola had a sarcastic tone on and sat by her friend on the bed, “So who do you love…Dele right?”
“You know now…I just wish he’d tell me he feels the same way. We’ve been friends for too long” Amie sulked
“But you’ve turned down five whole men for the past four years because of a Dele that I’m sure sees you as nothing but a mere platonic friend”
“Sometimes I think he feels the same way…” Amie held her friend’s hands and widened her eyes excitedly, “Maybe I should tell him how I feel…maybe he’s scared to tell me”
Sola shot up, “Over my dead body will I allow you do such rubbish. If he is scared, then I’m sorry honey but he is not bold enough to dare to have you boo. Get over this young man, in fact he is pissing me off, you had better get over him real fast and stop turning down innocent good men”
“Amie sighed, “You are right…maybe he sees me as just a friend and not someone he’d want to spend his life with…”
Sola sat by her friend again and put her arms around her, “I hate to see you this way…”
“Because it hurts” Amie choked, “It hurts to keep all that I feel for him inside without expression…it’s killing me” she tried not to cry
“I know you to be strong Amie, there’s nothing we can do. WE cant possibly force him to supposedly love you or speak up. The ball still remains in his court” Sola tried to convince her friend
“What is wrong with me telling him how I feel…” Amie searched her friend’s eyes for answers
“Abeg Abeg what kind of James Bond stunt is that” Sola rolled her eyes and sighed, “Look in my little life I have learnt that when a man wants something, he’ll get it. If Dele wants you, he’d get you without your help. It won’t be a sexy movie at all if you act James Bond…James Bond has always been the guy”
Amie laughed, “You are such a case”
Sola smiled warmly now, “Come here, sister hug” she opened her arms wide and Amie embraced her warmly. It was what she needed at the moment.
“Everything will be fine” Sola assured her
Night Of Unknown Day
Dele couldn’t find the sleep he needed. The thought of Amie had totally invaded his mind. He picked up his cell phone and tried to call her…He had something to say.
Same Time…
Amie lost her sleep. Should she call him and just let it all out?…No. She wouldn’t…What’s the issue! She’ll call and tell him she had something to say. Just as she picked up her cell…He was calling, Dele was calling! her heart raced
“Hi Friend” she smiled to herself amazed at the calm in her voice
“Hey you” He had this husky voice..really nice
“Dele I…”
“Amie I have something important to tell you” He finally dropped
Amie adjusted, “Really? Hope everything is alright?”
“Can we have launch at Park View Restaurant tomorrow..say twelve noon?”
“Yes!” Amie whispered to herself, clenching her fist excitedly
“What?” He thought he heard something
She quickly changed the tone of her voice, “Well, I’m really quite busy tomorrow…but I can make out some time. So be it, twelve noon”
“Ok see you tomorrow then”
“Why are you sounding so uptight and official? Everything alright..you can talk to mama” she said in a funny tone
“You crab” He laughed
“Now that’s the Dele I know. Better don’t form all these protocols tomorrow”
“I wont but…” He really wanted to say something
“But what?”
“Never mind. See you over launch and you also better don’t get as hungry as you usually get if not the bill is on you” He said
She laughed, “You really need sleep. Goodnight Dele..” she yawned
“Nyt. Nyt swits”
He hung up.
With smiles on both faces, they could now find their sleep.
The Meeting Day
Dele glanced at his watch sevral times. He had chosen a table close to the door entrance just to view outside…to know when she arrives. He had gotten real roses from a store nearby, he would do this no matter what.
After Some Minutes
His heart raced. There she was…He quickly got out of the restaurant, she was at the other side of the road. She looked so beautiful as he watched her get down from the cab.
“Amie!” he called from the front of the restaurant where he stood
She waved back and gave him the shy smile he’d always adored. He watched her pay for the cab hurriedly.
She waved again excitedly and rushed into the road
she hadn’t seen it coming…
For a second everything stood still.
“God!!! Amie!!!” Dele ran into the road where people had already gathered to help. She was hit face down by the truck…
“Amie” Dele fell on his knees beside her, “Amie hang on, hang on…you’ll be fine I promise…I beg you stay with me…please” he shook as he lifted her off the floor…she bled so much
She could only see his face in a fading blur vision…
“No please…Amie dont you dare dont you…” Dele cursed beneath his breath
She shook slowly in his arms, he was loosing her. He sprang off the floor with her bleeding…in his arms, “Somebody help!!!” the tears dropped fiercly but she stopped shaking…moving…her eyes shut…she stopped breathing…she was gone
“Amie!!!” he shook her with every might he possessed, “Amie!!!” the tears, even more violent, “please…wake up..wake up..I love you…wake up…”
He buried his face in her bleeding face and soon the siren of the ambulance was heard…
X
Dele sprang from his bed. He looked at the time, “6:58am”…he could still hear the noise of the siren in his brain. He then looked around him, he felt his eyes, they were wet with tears, his heart raced.
Amie…Amie…
He quickly grabbed his cell phone and dialed her number
“Hello crab” a light voice said
It was her! It is truly a dream!
His heart raced…he laughed, “Amie?” he kept laughing, not sure if he had lost his mind, “You’re alive?”
“No. I’m dead and thats why you are talking to me. Of course I’m alive”
“Thank God! Good gracious Amie…” He sighed with relief, trying to contain himself, “I’m coming over now”
“It’s 7:00am Dele, are you alright?”
“No..yes..no..yes yes..you know this can’t wait. I’m on my way” He hung up.
Dele grabbed his polo shirt and jean trouser. He quickly brushed his hair and brushed his teeth. Hurriedly, he went for his car and hit the road.
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“God Dele don’t you ever scare me like that again” she said as she opened the door. She looked at him from head to toe…
“Dele you look…talk to me, is everything ok?” she tightened her robe
“I’m sorry I scared you…but I had the wierdest dream Amie…I lost you…I” he tried to catch his breath
“Dele” she placed her hands firmly on his face, staring directly into his eyes, “talk to me”
His heart raced, “I love you Amie”
Shocked, her hands fell slowly from his face
“I know…I know and I’m sorry for taking this long. I have always loved you and I had the wierdest… I was telling my friend how much I did love you and he urged me to go on and it was like you were waiting for me Amie…but the day I was going to tell you…I lost you and I dont want to ever loose you. Anything could happen the next minute but this minute, this very minute…I want you to know that I love you and I want to spend my life with no other woman but you” he let it all out
Tears had filled her eyes, “Matt proposed to me last night…”
For a moment Dele went blank…he’d truly lost her…
“but I rejected the ring…” she continued
“What?” He raised his bent head, shocked
“I have returned five rings waiting for the day the man I truly love would dare to have me…” she placed her hands gently on his face, “you haven’t lost me…I’m here, right in front of you…telling you that I love you too” she smiled warmly
“Amie…” he hugged her so warmly…so deeply, “I’m sorry for taking this long”
“You were at the nick of time…I almost gave up” She was still in his embrace
“I am the luckiest man on earth” Dele stared into her brown hazel eyes
“and I think my patience has got me the best friend I could ever have and he came just in time…what a luck” she wrapped her arms around his neck
“No…” he touched her face, “what a grace…” he kissed her softly
the end
Dear Friend,
Say what you have to say, do what you have to do…”in time”. Tomorrow may never come. Never postpone what you can do this minute to the next. Live everyday like its your very last because one day it would be. Go for what you want in life “now” -be it love, money, success…who says it would be available tomorrow? Since the earth began, no man has ever known tomorrow and truthfully no one will not even you! But hey, today is in your hands, what are you doing with it?
Tick.Tuck. the time is ticking. You might be running out of time!
With Love,
Lowla Dee(www.lowladee.com)
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nice story…good twist and nice presentation…well done @lowladee….apart from a few typos, you’re game on this….
for the upteenth time: i want to say all and you too LOWLA please use the COMMA after speeches!!!
“Why are you sounding so uptight and official? Everything alright..you can talk to mama” she said in a funny tone
“You crab”[,] He laughed[.]
“Now that’s the Dele I know. Better don’t form all these protocols tomorrow”
“I wont but…”[,] He really wanted to say something[.]
“But what?”
“Never mind. See you over launch and you also better don’t get as hungry as you usually get if not the bill is on you”[,] He said[.]
@Xikay, I have read some acclaimed works that lacks your judgment over that comma after speeches… It depends on the style of the writer though… But I must admit that most writers on NS guilty of your constant complaints do it out of mistake…
omd! I almost thought the dream was real. nice one lowla…
Good stuff with the dream. Liked the effect, especially with the message at the end.
Awwww…… How sweet!
I love this… Dialogues are beginning to perform wonders on NS
Classic…you just inspired me to do what i just stubbornly refused to do for so long..sounds like me…plus I dreamt she died too…this piece has really got to me..i started considering donating all my points sef…lol..i love this so much…more!
@clint,you better get up and act fast,or someone else will..
Better no carry last oh!
This is a brilliant piece Lowla, even though I didn’t expect anything less.
However, I did notice that many full-stops were absent in the piece, and there was this one typo, “Dele glanced at his watch [several] times”.
Well done Lowla.
Kinda a sucker for good dialogue. This is really sweet. It was a little predictable though. But didn’t quite take out anything from the story. Sometimes you really need time before saying ‘I love you’. Don’t see anything wrong in the time it took him to say it. At least he was sure it wasn’t some lustful or amorous desire driving him. I also loved how you how you portrayed the friendship – perfect picture. You wrote that dialogue like someone who has been there and done that. In all, nice story, good characterisation, good dialogue and a good message, but a little predictable. Keep it up.
This is a really great story…very popular storyline but you told it well enough in your own way.TiMe is really short and the concept of living each day as if it were your last is something I try to ascribe to..keep them coming lowla!
this is nice. i guess any errors have been taken care of seeing the respected writers that have left their comments. do i have to say it too? tomorrow might be too late to say it Lowla, nice one. one!
Despite the fact that this is a common storyline I still enjoyed it. It’s really sweet.
a very nice right up lowla dee.
but i dont just know why a girl/lady/female (whatever) cannot tell or express her feelings to a guy if she really loves him. Do you have to wait for him to make the moves? what if he doesn’t?
Posh, some girls think that people will think they are too ‘forward’ and ‘wild’ if they made the first move.
Loved the story. Reminds me of one I wrote a while ago – First Impressions – on the theme of seizing the moment. I especially loved the dream angle.
Perhaps it was a bit too dialogue-y at a point, and someone has already mentioned the missing full stops.
But for me, these aren’t enough to spoil my enjoyment. Thanks, Lowla, and well done.