My Ex-boyfriends Friend – Episode 4

MY EX-BOYFRIENDS FRIEND – Episode 4
A story by Kennedy C Katongo

I stood there in shock, within a second I replayed the last words she said, ‘Call me’
The nerve this guy had, without giving it a thought I slapped Kalaba and walked out on him.
I felt broken, wounded, I had been hurt before but this wasn’t what I expected from him. At that moment I felt fragmented, what Kalaba had done was just to much for me to bare.
‘Wolves in sheep’s clothing.’ I repeatedly said as I walked to the car. My eyes were now like the Victoria falls, I couldn’t hold the pain…
“I hate you! I hate you!” were the words I screamed out loud to just subdue the hurt and frustration.
Kalaba came storming from behind, “Kutemwa wait…”
“What am I waiting for Kalaba? Another hurt break? Another embarrassment? Tell me…” I responded.
I was now standing at the door of his car. Forcefully trying to open it, all I wanted was to just get home.
“Guys like you are the reason women are killing…” I added as I entered the car. I was having a heartache, despite my successful career, love was the only topic I always sucked at.
“Don’t say such boo…” He said calmly.
“I will say what ever I want, don’t you even boo me okay. Am done with your stupidity. Am not going to let you mess me up, I know my worth. Damn!” I said, I couldn’t help it.
He was still at the door trying to act sorry, “What do you want? Take me the hell out of here!” I screamed.
I knew he would avoid unnecessary attention from people who were walking by, now that they stood wondering what was going on.
“Is everything okay Sir?” A security officer asked him as he walked close to the car.
“Everything is okay.” He gave a fake smile.
The thought of ‘what more if I had slept with him’ kept popping up in my head. “Men.” I sighed.
After chilling for a few seconds outside, Kalaba finally entered the car.
“Please take me home.” I said with my feet on the seat. Tears were falling like rain. In that moment I didn’t know who I was anymore.
“Kutemwa am sorry…” She’s just an old friend who was excited to see me.
“You don’t need to explain anything Kalaba. I have nowhere to take you, all you do is just distort my worth and make me feel vulnerable. I can’t be with someone like that anymore. I can’t!” I responded.
I was silent as he nagged and begged me to understand him, “The life of a celebrity is not easy.” he said finally.
“You need to cut me some slack here… You being unrealistic and unreasonable.” I could tell that he was finally losing it. The desire for him to just shout was taking its apex.
“Well, if that’s the case then find someone among your long lost friends, am sure there has to be one who’s realistic and reasonable enough for you. I can’t believe I tolerated such stupidity for a year. I thought you would change… I really thought you would. Mxxm.” “Keep those hands to yourself.” I snapped as he tried to touch me.
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“Boom!” was the sound that came out as I slammed the door to Kalaba’s car.
“Don’t you dare show your face here…” I said with my finger raised as I pointed at him.
“Ati ba journalist, journalist my foot!” I said as I spat on the ground, this was accompanied by me walking unfashionably to the apartment.
Just as I made a turn, I found Angel seated at the corridor with Captain.
It was the Romeo and Juliet kinda of scene, they were locked in each others arms with Angels head easily resting on Captain’s chest.
“Is everything okay?” she quickly asked after noticing my walk.
“Everything is okay, am just pissed.” I responded, I had no intention of saying hi to her baby daddy and that she knew very well.
Since I wasn’t in the best of moods I avoided even looking at him just to subdue the amount of hurt that flew through my veins.
“I know that you pissed… I get it. But please don’t start shouting, the baby is sleeping.” Angel spoke expeditiously.
I took a deep breath and nodded my head in agreement to her request. Captain just sat there looking at me without any words.
Suddenly Kalaba appeared.
“Thought I told you to not show your cheating face here!” I exclaimed as I grinded my teeth.
This was something I usually did when someone had offended me or in a case where I found something offensive.
“Kutemwa let’s just talk about this…” Kalaba said calmly.
“What is there to talk about Kalaba? I just left you for one minute… Just a minute and you couldn’t control your lust. Gash you so disgusting!”
“It wasn’t one minute…” He objected.
“Weather it was a minute or an hour I don’t get care, the fact is your sorry butt cheated.” I answered him. For some strange reason all my feelings for him had just dried and I didn’t care or think twice when speaking to him.
Captain then stood up from the floor and walked up to Kalaba, they were not friends but had crossed paths countless times during there visit’s to our apartment.
“Man, just go home. You can trying talking to her tomorrow…” He said to Kalaba.
“Bruh, am not going anywhere until I talk to my girl.” Kalaba answered in protest.
“Which your girl? Ata!”
“You see… She’s now being disrespectful. Babe you telling me ati ata? Me?” He said repeatedly as he pointed at himself.
“Am not your girlfriend Kalaba, Am sick and tired of dating a professional cheat. I can’t, I have washed my hands. You want me to get sick? Nakukanila!” i said.
“Kutemwa just stop responding, Captain will talk to him.” Angel said as she held my hand.
Angel could tell that I was going to explode at Kalaba which I had already started doing. For that reason she held me tightly and walked me to the apartment.
“Shhhhh!”
“I know, I know…” I responded.
“When I said you have to put a man in his place this isn’t what I meant.” she said in a whisper as we walked to our room.
5 minutes later there was a knock at the door, “He has gone.”
That was all I heard.
I sat down on the carpet as tears rolled down my cheeks, I tried my best to keep silent which only made things worse as I sobbed uncontrollably.
“I will just see you tomorrow… My friend needs me right now.” I heard Angel say to him man.
Captain Z was on the other side of the door as they spoke.
“Yeah. Sure, no problem.” Captain responded.
With just a tip on the lip, she closed the door.
“What happened!”
It wasn’t a question, from my point of view Angel was demanding that I explain to her what transpired between me and my Journalist boyfriend.
“I don’t want to talk about it…” I answered.
“Look at you? Now all the make up is out and you look like a zombie.” She exclaimed as she sat down on the floor.
“Okay… That’s funny.” i giggled.
“Mwandi I don’t know what men want. ‘I want an educated lady, I want a village wife…’ what do they think we are? Lab projects?”
I wiped my face as I finished speaking.
“I’ve been asking myself the same question. You see why I tell you that Captain and I are not going anywhere? You see?” Angel spoke regretfully.
“But that lock and key I found you guys in doesn’t really portray ‘we not going anywhere’ hehehe.” I laughed.
“Just a minute.” and with those words she stoop up and went to the kitchen.
“Hey Kutemwa! I thought we talk over some chocolate ice cream.” She said as she stood at the door that led to the kitchen.
‘A friend in need, is a Friend indeed’ i thought to myself with a beam.
Suddenly in unison, we both started singing the same song.
“Am only one… Call away…
Superman gat nothing on me…
I’ll be there to save the day”
I was glad Angel was there to help me out, from tears to laughing. In a blink of an eye my mood had been uplifted.
We sat down, Angel was the first to tell her story, she always liked to lead. She explained to me the discussion that she had with Captain as they were outside watching the stars.
However, I didn’t see any stars outside, my friend was in her own world.
“Just hold it there, you trying to say Captain wants you to move in with him? En what did you say?” I shockingly asked.
“I turned down the offer, if he wants me to stay with him then he should take the right procedure. I don’t want to be his bed mate.” Angel responded, “You have some chocolate on your nose…” she added.
“You do have a sound point. I don’t like baby daddy a bit but don’t do anything to chase him away.” I smiled.
“Enough of me. Tell me what happend with you and Kalaba.” she said excitedly.
“You know how secretive the dude is, We went to Debonairs, the one next to Shoprite.” And before I could continue she made me pause.
“Don’t tell me you forgot my complementary pizza.”
“Left it in his car. Guess I was so upset that food wasn’t just on ma mind. Anyway, we got our order, and after we where done I insisted that we pass through Choppies because I had to get something from Melinda.” i sighed.
“Don’t tell me he knows her?” She quickly jumped in.
“Heheh, that’s not it. You know how Kalaba always avoids me introducing him to my friends… So I left him wondering around the shop.” I grinned.
“Okay, now where does the argument come in?” She asked as she tried to figure out what went wrong.
“Imagine… When I came back found some lady throwing herself all over him and he was just there acting all dumb.”
“What!” Angel exclaimed.
“He was just smiling. I was so pissed I wanted to bring back World war 1 to make matters worse, I got to where they stood and Mr Journalist was just looking at me. I mean, he didn’t even have the decency to introduce me.” I spoke full of hurt.
“I thought Captain was a monster, at least he always introduces me… Your title when in public matters my dear.” Angel said.
“I know, that’s why I got mad. And the same girl goes like… I didn’t know you had company. Oops. and just like that she walked away, very cheeky she was, I mean, she even told him to call her.” I said with my mouth full of chocolate cream.
Kalaba was a gentleman, and a player at best. It was just then as I sat down that I integrated all the do’s and don’ts he often threw at me.
He kept calling me as me and Angel were seated on the floor but I decided it was best to not answer him.

TO BE CONTINUED…

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