?? MY BESTFRIEND MY LOVE ?
?Season 3 Episode 12?
A Story by Oluwatosin Odebiyi
Stanley said nothing to me that day, he just ignored me and just walked past me and it hurt so much. I was supposed to have moved on and I wondered why I was feeling that way, and though I had Jide by my side, I realized I still missed what I had with Stanley and it would have been nicer to have Stanley by my side. Rabby caught me staring at Stanley and surprisingly, after the wedding, I saw the two of them chatting and laughing over something. They were still friends and I couldn’t even join in on their conversation so I looked away and walked to meet the other girls.
There was still so much tension amongst them as Tia and Miley weren’t talking to each other and I wasn’t also talking to Myra. It didn’t feel so great being with them, and when I got the chance to leave them, I did without hesitation. Rabby called me and said, her mom wanted to see me so I went. She asked how I was doing and told me she had heard a lot about me and we talked about school and how the wedding went. Right after, she left Rabby and I alone. Then I asked, ‘is that Stanley’s girlfriend?’
She laughed when I asked and she nodded and said, ‘yeah, can’t you see they look good together? Bola, I know you miss him. I caught you staring at them. You will never get what you had with Stanley with any other guy.’
I said nothing and felt so disappointed. I was hoping to find out they were just friends but then, since they were more than that, I had to forget about him and focus on Jide, who I could see with Miley. I don’t know what they were talking about, but it seemed like they were getting closer as days went by and though Rabby felt it was too much, I told her there was no need to worry. I felt he was like that with the rest of the girls so it made no difference.
We took so many pictures that day and after the reception, we went to Jeff’s house and they announced they were leaving to Dubai the next day for their honeymoon. They were going to be away for two weeks and that meant we had the whole house to ourselves. We had the freedom to do anything we wanted and Brian and I were so happy.
My mom asked me to move into Jeff’s house and we agreed that, when they returned, we would all move into the mansion. That was what I couldn’t wait for, so the next day, they left. Days after saw me spending more time with Jide. He slept over a couple of times and we lived like a married couple. Brian didn’t have a problem with him sleeping over so that made it easier. We played games together and had so much fun. Jide and I slept together all the time and hardly used a c0ndom anytime we did. I took the morning-after pills a couple of times to avoid pregnancies so I felt I had nothing to worry about until the two weeks of the honeymoon was over.
The day after my parents returned, we moved into the mansion and there, I realized I had missed my period. It was three days late and that was so unusual so I didn’t know what to do. I was scared I might be pregnant, and instead of going out to get the pregnancy test kit, I didn’t. I was depressed and kept thinking about what would happen if I got pregnant, how my mom would react and how Jide would also react.
I didn’t know what to do, and so I spent the days alone in my room. I didn’t want to talk to anyone and when my mom asked what was wrong, I told her, it was just mood swings. She got worried and asked if everything was okay between Jide and I and I told her I didn’t want to talk about it.
Brian didn’t buy that so he managed to force it out of me. I told him about it and he immediately went to the pharmacy and got the test kit. And right after adding the drops of my urine, within a few seconds, it came out positive. I screamed when I saw it. I didn’t know what to do; I went out of the washroom and showed the kit to Brian. And I sat on my bed and cried. I wasn’t going to keep it; there was no way I was going to keep it and I was scared to abort too.
Brian asked if I wanted to keep it and I screamed, ‘no.’ He told me to think it through and let him know when I finally decided what to do. And he added that I had to tell Jide and though he was sure he would freak out, I should still tell him. I didn’t know what to do
Jide called me that day, but I didn’t answer. I tried avoiding everyone that day and stayed indoors the whole day. That got my mom worried the more so she went to my room and kept asking me to tell her what was going on with me but I said nothing. I just told her I was having issues with Jide and she left without saying anything.
Two days after, I felt better and decided that I would tell Jide the next day. I would call him and ask him to come over. Then, I would tell him and show him the test kit. I told Brian about my decision and asked him to help me get the abortion pills. Luckily he knew a guy that sold some on campus so he agreed to get it the next day so that right after telling Jide, I would take the pills and get rid of the pregnancy. It wasn’t an easy thing to do, but I was ready. I wasn’t ready for a baby and that wasn’t how I planned for my future to turn out so I felt I had no other option than to ab0rt it.
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