Must Read: Circle Of Three - Season 1 - Episode 35

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Must Read: Circle Of Three - Season 1 - Episode 35

“Abeg! Just park well.” Her phone found itself
on the couch as Comfort set her hands akimbo,
looking like the female impression of Sango. The
sq££zed ‘pottage’ face displaying on her did
justice to her mood.
“Na so everyone dey turn soothsayer, Aunty,
Courage, maybe na Cassie wey go call me now!

Who even sabi wetin that one dey do sef?”
Her face turned its attention to the phone and
the time, calculating when her aunt will show
up.

Suddenly she saw that dude, the light skinned
fellow of the other time. His face keeping that
eternal smile of serial killers and his slim stature
betraying his intentions. His shadow been
enclosed in light as his mouth made to make
inaudible sounds. His mouth passing some
unsounded code. His mouth….

Bam! Bam!! Bam!!!
“Where this pikin carry her head go?”
Comfort suddenly fired herself up and moved
off like Robocop, before her aunt spill out some
unnecessary dishes of words.
“Ma!” The sound clearer that one of a flute
came up.
“So you even dey house sef! Mscheww! Open
this door for me jare!”

The door opened up and shown a distorted view
of what was once a beautiful face.
“Wetin do you?”
“Nothing ma.” Comfort’s face suddenly
reformed to a plain face, like that of a brand
new dish. Just one of my friends calling.
“Okay, sha prepare your bags, we are travelling
out of this state.”
Comfort’s face beamed surprise. “Aunty, where
are we going to?”
“We are going to Abuja. To Terry’s house.”

Comfort suddenly started dancing around in
glee. Terry was her favourite person in the
family( after her aunt). He had just got a job in
Abuja but the pay seemed good enough for him
to rent his own home.
“When did he call, aunty? Did he ask after me?
Did he…..”
“Aha! E don do, Omo Terry! You know he will
ask after you. And I told him that you are free.”
“Okay, when are we leaving?”
“Tomorrow naw! That’s why I asked you to
prepare.”

She turned her phone upside down, making
sure it was safe. Then…… The pillow flew out
quickly and then the blanket, and then her
books. Mr Prescott was the biggest loser, as he
was flung violently, his pages finding wonderful
expressions in the air.
“How can he? How can he?? How dare he? How
dare….”
“Shut up! Na you cause am. Upon everything
he do, na so so shakara you do for am, now new
‘olori’ don come, you dey vex.” Cassie double
spoke.
“But he abandoned me for………”
“You keep talking like a child! You know that if
you are in his shoes, you will do worse. Isn’t it
you that is considering that old lecturer. Yet
you are condemning him.”
“Please, love survives every temptation.”

Cassie
hair and body swung out in anger.

The hands stretched out, the heavens the
audience for the unknown songs that was
made. The double’s face then moved towards
an unknown audience, looking straight at them,
face contorted in self-righteousness.
“See life! See life!! This is why they insult the
feminine gender. You expect him to be perfect,
but you are far from perfect. He was pushed to
the wall before he ended the relationship, yet a
slight wind came and you are shaking. See you!

You have a good friend who advised you the
best way, yet because you don’t want to be
hurt, you prefer lies.”
“So what do I do?” Tears ran like a river on her
cheeks.
“Simply take Ifeoma’s advice, do the right
thing, sort yourself out!”
She then walked towards a mirror and took a
good look at herself,managing to come to terms
with her issues. She loved Adedayo, it was
obvious, especially after the absence. She knew
that her heart could not stop pounding for him.

As she knelt down, she placed her palms
together, her face been covered like a mask
“God help me forgive myself….”
Clothes struggled for accomodation into the all
expense paid trip to Abuja. As each came in
tow, they must have prayed that they will look
pretty enough to be considered and none after
them will be pretty enough to displace them.

For who does not like to visit ‘Jona’s’ own city?
With time, each was discarded, which led to
frowns, or were selected, which led to glee
among them. Neatly folded and packed, they
could only smile as their journey began.
“Comfort….. Hope you have finished packing,
ehn? We are leaving this place now!”
“Aunty, what happened?”
Steps found their rhythm downstairs as the
owner forced a mini march to her aunty’s room.
“Why are we leaving now? I thought the
journey is for tomorrow.”
“I have a business meeting this night and I will
lodge in a hotel in Ikeja. I don’t want to leave
you here alone. So you are following me and we
will leave for Abuja first thing tomorrow.”
“Hmn, aunty, but I can stay here and…”
“No, I want everything to be easy. Its easier to
leave for Abuja from Ikeja than me coming from
Ikeja back here and going to Abuja. So we are
leaving Oshodi now!”
“Okay, at least I won’t be bored here. But you
did not tell me on time.” Legs and hands
started a ‘ dangle dance’ of fury.
“Oya,am sorry. But it was an emergency and its
my Oga that called me. I will buy chips on the
way, okay?”

The rising temperature stopped and cool was
restored, as the steps started their rhythm back
upstairs.

She did not know how lucky she was that she
left that night