WRONG NUMBER By Toyin Taiwo Episode 25

Episode 25

Some weeks later, Mr Paul and I were at Daniel’s house. We were all chatting, gisting and laughing while I and Daniel were doing a little lovey dovey.
“I’m I missing something here?” Mr Paul faced the two of us asking nobody in particular.

“We are now dating” Daniel informed
“Wow! At last, I wondered what took you guys so long” he said and congratulated us.
“Thank you” we both chorused.
“I think I should be on my way now, so I can give you guys some time alone” he said.
“No you don’t have to go, we don’t need any time alone” I said
“I never intend to stay long before. I think we should all have a dinner together, now that you two are now an item. My fiancée will tag along as well”
“Good idea, we are in” Daniel jumped at the offer.
“Lets make it next weekend then”
“Next weekend is fine. Daniella is it ok by you” Daniel asked me
“Yes, it’s OK, I should be free next weekend, I really want to meet Mr Paul’s fiancé too” I said
“Next week it is then, good bye. You guys should have fun and please Daniella enough of this Mr Paul”
“I’ll try, because I’m already used to calling you Mr Paul”
“Please try” He said
“And please Mr…. Sorry Paul, hope you still have me in mind, you promise to get me a job” I reminded him.

“That’s not my fault o, Daniel doesn’t want you to work for anybody”
“So you guys have been talking behind my back, right”
“Don’t make it sound like we are gossiping” Mr Paul replied
“Men discuss, we don’t gossip” Daniel added.
“Whatever, Mr Daniel! do you have another job for me” I asked him.
“So I’m the Mr now!”
“Just answer my question” I hitted him playfully
“Relax, I’m still thinking, I’ll come up with something”
“Mr…sorry, Paul did you hear that?
He will fix it, don’t worry. See you guys next week” Paul stood up and adjusted his shirt.
We saw him off to the parking lot. The gateman opened the gate for him and he zoomed out.

We got back inside and Daniel told me we needed to talk. I told him to go ahead and say whatever he wants to say.
“ Daniella! you know I love you, right” he said
“Yes and I love you too”
“I love transparency in a relationship, you know I don’t hide things from you and I promise not to hide anything from you. I expect same from you Daniella”
I nodded, listening to him with rapt attention.
“Do you promise to be transparent with me?”
My mood changed immediately, I was no longer feeling comfortable around him. I carried my bag and told him I’m leaving.
“Chill! Why are you leaving?” he asked surprised.
“I’m not feeling too well” I lied
“Since when?” he asked
He was confused, he urged me to stay but I insisted on leaving. He offered to take me home but I declined.
I got home and thought about my past, the abortion. I doubt if Daniel will be able to handle it. I know him well enough, he’s a transparent person, he’s so open to me and he deserves the same from me. But I was scared of loosing a great guy like him.
I was still brooding over the issue, then my phone rang.
“Speaking of the devil, why is he calling” I asked myself.
This guy always have his way of complicating things for me, I wonder how someone with such a brain couldn’t understand the word ‘ex'
"Hello, what is it this time?” I shouted, I doubt if I didn’t burst his ear drum.
“Hey! Easy dear”
“Did you just say easy, Tunde if you don’t want the devil to take away the little peace you have left then please let me be and stop disturbing my life, leave me in peace!”
“I didn’t mean any harm…
“Tunde, go and tell those who send you to me that you did not meet me”
I pour out all my anger on him. I lashed him with hot words, I made sure I made him have a share of the pains my past with him has cost him.
I don’t even know how to open mouth and tell Daniel about the abortion. He was quiet all through, he didn’t say a word.
I ended the call when I was through with him.