“…Trapped in a difficult situation, I couldn’t move further down the staircase.

Here’s Amaka whom I was just meeting for the very first time that day and she was already at the gate, waiting to spend some beautiful moments with me.

Then there is Damzy, whom I have known and loved for more than a year, but have created boundaries which I am not sure I would be allowed to cross that night.

While Amaka is all beautiful, sexy, younger and has that killer body, I haven’t really known her enough to actually like her. I knew for sure that I was being moved by lust.

Damzy on the other hand is someone whom I have loved so deeply, whom my love for her pushed me to study combined social sciences that is now combining me.

Wait, what if I combine these two the way I am combining philosophy and psychology?

My phone rang again. It was Amaka, she has probably waited for too long. I need to think quickly.

I concluded that since a night with Damzy is what I have dreamt of for over a year, I shouldn’t throw it away like that.

I have to take chances today and see if my half bread will be buttered that night.

I went to the gate and lied to Amaka.

I told her that my roommate brought home his girlfriend and they’re making out. So I don’t know what we would do.

She was visibly disappointed. She suggested that we go to her own lodge. I wasn’t so good at lies, not when my heart is beating very fast and the cleavage I was staring at was causing some transformative movements below my abdomen.

I followed her to her lodge. Her room was small but beautiful. Well decorated with pink curtains and bedsheets and some playboy wall papers.

I sat down on her soft sofa. She offered to make cornflakes for me which I turned down.

We got talking for more than 30 minutes. It was just about school, the Angelus praying women and all.

Then I got a text from Damzy telling me that she was close to my lodge gate. I had to cook up another lie.

I told Amaka that my roommate wanted me to get something for him. She asked what it was and I told her that it’s some bro code.

By that, I knew she must have assumed it was condoms. So we agreed to meet some other day.

I stood up to leave and she asked me if I wouldn’t give her ordinary hug before leaving.

Me? Who am I to say no? I opened my arms and we hugged. I thought it was ordinary hug but she didn’t let go as Damzy would have done.

She held me a little bit longer, then we looked at each other. The next thing I knew was that her lips were locked with mine.

It was the best feeling I have ever had. It went on for about 30 seconds before I realized myself.

We quickly separated and smiled, muttering quick meaningless words as I left the room and hurried back to my lodge.

On getting there, Damzy was at the gate and we both went inside. I made her feel comfortable and decided to cook indomie for her.

How did that night go?

We will find out in the next episode.

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