Segun rushed to open the door while Regina quickly rushed back inside the room…I was sitting on the couch like I was her Dad expecting my in-laws.
Just as we thought, it was Frederick….the new catch of my own Regina.
He looked cute with his curly hair and his sugar coated pink lips. He really came prepared…. He wore a blue suit and white shirt, with a very shinning black shoe.
That day, I realized I had scanner in my eyes. From where I was sitting, I could see his Rolex-wrist watch and his color gold necklace with a fancy rose flower in his mini pocket. And to crown it all, he was wearing a sun glass. I almost called out “van vicker”; a popular Ghanaian actor.
Segun: hey Bro
Fred: Sup bro.
Segun: you are here to see Regina?
Fred: yeah! Is she inside?
Segun: yeah…come in please.
But what I didn’t see him holding was a fancy nylon with “spar logo”. I was sitting, waiting for him to approach me and shake, as culture demands.
I was putting on a white long male gown; like that of the Hausas. With my own sun glasses and a short leopard color mini jacket. And of course with a black socks and a Gucci slippers.
Fred: Good day bro
Me: what’s up man?
Fred: I’m good.
Me: please sit.
Fred: thank you.
He sat down and began to look round the house.
Me: so, what brought you here?
Fred: I came to see Regina.
Me: yeah, of course. What are you two? Love birds?
Fred: *smiled* I pray so. She’s a very good friend.
Me: of course.
Segun was sitting next to me, also trying to ask Fred some questions but I was always interrupting him.
Me: *to Segun* why not get something for our visitor.
Fred: Nah. I’m good.
Me: you sure?
Fred: yeah.
Me: nah… you don’t say No to us. She didn’t tell you?
Fred: aaahhhmmmm…I guess, she forgot.
Me: oh…that’s like a culture here.
Fred: alright. Anything.
If eyes were to be gun, Segun won’t hesitate to take me down. He was so vexed for asking him to go get something for freed. He also wanted to claim owner of my own Bestie.
He left to get a pack of juice. Honestly, if I had known Regina bought a pack of Chivita last night, I would have drank part of it.
*in the room*
Regina: is that Frederick?
Segun: yeah.
Regina: omg…. Is he with Derra?
Segun: yes. And I’m going to break his head.
Regina: what?
Segun: not Fred o. I mean Derra.
Regina: why?
Segun: do I look like an errand boy to him?
Regina: *laughed* common….that’s not what he meant nau.
Segun: beside, do we even have any drink left in this house?
Regina: yeah…I bought Chivita yesterday.
Segun: and you hid it?
Regina: before nko.
He later came out with the juice and just two glasses. He poured into the two glasses; gave one to Fred and took the other one. Damn. I was so slammed.
Frederick: can I see her please?
Me: of course…didn’t she mention something like “take away pack” from spar? Or something…
Fred: yeah, she did. I’m sorry. I left it at the door.
Me: ahhh….
Fred: I thought, it’s inappropriate…
Me: eh, what are you talking about bayi? Go and get it.
He stood up immediately, and went to the door to get the food. Segun already knew what I was going to do to him; I’m so not giving him any food. So he quickly fill the glass he was holding with juice and gave it to me.
Frederick: *handed the nylon to me” here, you go.
Me: uhmm…. Wow. 4 packs.
Segun: let me take it inside.
Me: come of it…..go and bring her jhare
Regina was inside still making her face up when Segun walked in to call her.
Segun; babe, oya show.
Regina: *nervous*
Segun: what’s with the heavy breathing?
Regina: how do I look?
Segun: babe, I swear eh. If Fred fuck up. I’ll date you.
Regina: you want Derra to kill u abi.
Segun: forget the thing. You look beautiful dear.
Soon, they both came to join us. The moment Fred saw her, he stood up and began gazing at her. I turned back and what I saw got me tripping.
Wow…beauty indeed lies in makeup box. Regina was so beautiful beyond what I ever imagined. She was looking like the combination of Genevieve shape and Ewatomi beauty.
I removed my sun glass to see her well. The blue shinning gown she was wearing with a sliver shinning high heels and her necklace. Earrings, bangles and wrist watch were all in silver color.
Fred: damn….I’m so lucky.
Me: huh? Chill bro.
Regina: hi Fred.
Fred: hey beauty.
I grabbed her on her hand and made her sit beside me.
Fred: ahm… uhm… Regina and I will love to go out.
Me: sure. Not so fast.
Regina: Derra, Segun meet my friend, Frederick. Frederick meet my friend Segun and my bestie Derra.
Fred: bestie?
Me: yep. A proud one for that matter.
Segun: and her godfather…. That’s me.
Me: so Mr. Fred, you are highly welcomed…for today though. Where do you plan on taking her to?
Fred: well, I was hoping, she will decide where we would go.
Me: *to Regina* oh then, have you?
Regina: uhm…where do you think?
Fred: I think….
Segun; she was talking to him not you…
Fred: wtf.
Me: ahm… how about Genesis. Or even Spar. Just anyone close by.
Regina: okay then. Spar is it.
Fred: cool.
Me: but….what’s it by the time?
Fred: it’s 12:57 pm.
Me: good. You have from now till 3pm.
Fred: ahhh…bro.! We may want to visit somewhere else.
Me: so I just reduce it to 2 pm.
Fred: ehh…no nau. Make it 5pm.
Me: say wetin happen.
Fred: *to Regina* babe, say something.
Regina: ……..
Segun: *singing* who has the final say? Bestie o has the final say.
I don’t know what you think of being a Bestie. But Bestie is more than you can imagine. If you have a girlfriend that also has a male bestie, you may want to let her go. Trust me, she’s only using you to have fun, cos the main man is the bestie.
Me: *singing* …and no touching e….no kissing eh.
After everything, they both left.
Segun: wey my own take away?
Me: which take away?
Segun: wa-wa-wa Derra, ma lo disguise o.
Me: soro soke je gbo.
Segun: no do me like this o.
Me: oya collect….
Segun: if I collect one, you collect one, we keep one for Regina….who go chop the last one?
Me: that one Na for Wisdom.
Segun: wisdom has traveled Nah.
Me: eehhh…. I’ll eat it Na.
Segun: only you? Maka why?
Me: as the owner of the babe…
Segun: see-see- you are annoying me o.
Me: because of food? Go and look for bestie and be using her to collect food Nah.
Later in the evening, I went to meet Emilia in her house to discuss with her mum about the chess class.
She was spreading the clothes she washed on the lines when I walked into the compound…
Emilia; *excited* heeeeyyy
Me: hiii
We hugged….
Emilia: good to see you.
Me: *nodding my head* good to see you too.
Emilia: give me a second, let me quickly spread these clothes.
I watched as she hurriedly spread the clothes before taking me inside the house. Her mum was watching the evening News when we entered.
Emilia: Mum. Meet my friend, Derra…
Me: good evening ma…
Her mum: Good evening, how are you?
Me: I’m fine….thank you.
Her mum: please sit.
Me: thank you.
Emilia: mum, he is the chess coach I was telling you about.
Her mum: oh that’s good. So you teach people how to play chess.
Me: yeah.
Her mum: that game that looks like checker.
Emilia; which one is checker?
Me: that’s draft. Ma, chess is far different and better than checker…
Her mum: uhm… anyhow sha. So how much do you charge?
We negotiated the price and the days were fixed.
I told Emilia, she should keep it a secret from Bethany…
Emilia: why?
Me: I don’t want her dramas.
Emilia: uhm… okay o.
A week later, we were all at home planning how Regina’s birthday was going to be. Her birthday was in 3 days times. So we decided to go to a studio to take couple of birthday pictures with her. This time, we were 4. Wisdom was back from his travel.
Me: how do you want it?
Regina: I don’t know o. you people should arrange everything.
Segun: let’s make it a pool party…
Me: show me your papa swimming pool…
Segun: we fit book any hotel swimming pool.
Regina: that would be expensive o.
Segun: it’s going to be from 3 to 7pm. Just four hours.
Me: how much will that cost…
Segun; I’ll find out.
Wisdom: can’t we just celebrate her in church? Why spend money unnecessarily.
Segun: mtcheeewwww.
Me: of course, we will celebrate her in church but after the service, we will still do the main pool party.
Wisdom: no problem…. I’ll tell Pastor David to invite other ministers.
Segun: is this one well at all?
Me: eehhm… wisdom, pool party is not like baptism o.
My beloved bestie and birthday celebrant was just smiling and laughing at everything we were saying.
So we went to the studio. It seemed we were not the only one. We were asked to pick a card and wait for our turn.
What I saw at the studio was so unbelievable. Some girls can be so unpredictable sometimes. We saw a lady who stripped herself naked just to take pictures. At some point, Brother Wisdom could not stand the nude, so he went out of the studio.
Some of the ladies were even allowing the makeup artiste to draw on their boobs; they call it trend. And all I was imagining was, standing and watching how another guy who calls himself an artiste will be touching my babe’s P.P (private part) hell no.
As if that was not enough, another section of the studio, you would see girls allowing their boyfriends to put their mouth on their nipples to take pictures.
Honestly, I thought I could withstand the disgusts. I almost throw up.
Until we entered the third section; this one is for kids. And we saw a girl of at most 4 years taking pictures like she was an adult and a celeb.
She probably watches models. She was giving it to the cameraman very perfect. I removed my cap to see her clearly.
“Another style” “yeah, I like that” “show us your bums’ “good, go doggy”
Where on earth did a girl of such age learned all that? And the annoying part was, her mum was there smiling like a moron. I got vexed and decided to approach the so called mum.