Wednesday, January 13, 2021

The moment I met you (Chapter 71)

   By Nightengale Ben-Onyeukwu                 


‘Instead of drinking coke why not drink beer?’ the police officer asked opening his bottle of beer with the opener.                                

‘I can’t handle it,’ Chisom replied, taking the opener to open the cokes.                                                                              

The police officer poured some beer into the glass cup on his table. He enjoyed the foam which formed in the drink. Beneath the froth it was chill, bitter, extremely good, and the officer closed his eyes, savouring the beer, enjoying the taste.                                                                         

‘It tastes like you, Miss,’ the officer said opening his eyes but was disappointed when he didn’t see Chisom. She had already left with the opened bottles of coke.                                                                   

 Hearing what the officer said, they men laughed.                              
  Sitting at the counter, Chioma turned to the food before them, broke the pineapple bun, and took a big bite.                                                   

Then a couple of beautiful girls in gorgeous dresses walked in. They had a newspaper and were talking over one of the cases in it. ‘It will be stupidity for my idol Michael to leave his girlfriend for a cheap slut?’ Chisom heard one of them say;                                                                                
 
‘The girl is still mysterious.’                                                                    

‘I will rip the girl off when I see her.’                                                                   

‘What if the girl is as beautiful as Jessica?’                                

‘Then we will let it pass.’                                                                         

Chisom glanced at Chioma and noticed her spaced out. She suspected that Chioma was thinking about the girls’ conversation, she couldn’t help but feel sorry for her friend.                                                                 

‘Hope you are not thinking that you are the mysterious girlfriend of Michael Njemanze?’                                                                                   

Chioma was startled for a second and did not reply to Chisom. Changing the topic, Chioma asked instead, ‘What did that police officer say to you? He is irritating, right?’  

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