THE INSIGHT - CHAPTER 10
Kunle drove into his compound few hours later, and bowed his head. Dayo never stopped calling and he never stopped ignoring her calls. He got out of the car and walked to the entrance of his bachelor flat. His face looked like that of someone coming back from a funeral - pale and worn out. The surprise that met him as he entered was nothing compared to the guilt he was feeling inside of him. He saw Dayo sleeping on his couch, she must have used the spare key he gave to her to gain entrance into the house. It was getting late and he knew she must have been there for long, waiting for him. He wanted to walk unnoticed into his room just to avoid having a discussion but he was too late.
Dayo opened her eyes one after the other and sat up. Kunle was still standing by the door. He would have opened the door more gently if he knew she was there.
"Welcome dear" she scratched her neck.
He faked a smile and replied, still standing on the same spot.
"Are you okay?" she finally asked. The Kunle she knew would have come over to give her a hug by now but he was just there standing like a policeman.
"Uhmmmm, yeah i am" he moved a step forward when he realised he has been standing there for too long. "I just wasn't expecting to see you here"
"Well, maybe you wouldn't have seen me at all if you had picked up my calls. I was worried so i came to check if you're home since it's past office hours" she stood up and Kunle moved a step back.
"Kunle, are you sure you are alright?" she gave him a shocking look.
"Yeah.....i.......i...i'm just tired. Had a stressful day" he stuttered. He couldn't imagine himself telling Dayo he kissed Feyi. It will break her heart totally. Not even his friends can know about this so he decided to keep it to himself and try to avoid Feyi the best way he can.
"Oh okay. Is that why you wouldn't even give me a hug?"
Kunle moved closer and hugged her briefly.
"Well, i'd be leaving now"
That sounded like the best news so far to Kunle. He just wanted to be all by himself.
"Oh alright"
Dayo picked her bag and walked to the door. She stopped suddenly and looked back.
"You won't even offer to drop me off?"
"Oh! Thought you are just gonna order a cab or something" he dropped his briefcase and unloosed his tie.
"Kunle, you always drop me at home whenever i come visiting and it's getting late" she paused "What exactly is going on? I can see you are not your normal self this evening" she blotted out.
"Babe, I'm sorry....ok, let me rest for few minutes then i'd drop you"
Dayo walked back and dropped her bag. She sat down and watched Kunle running helter skelter around the house. He looked so disorganised and unruly.
"What are you looking for?" she finally asked after he had entered and came out of the room 5 times.
"I'm looking for my car key"
"You mean the one in your hand or another one"
Kunle checked his hands and smiled.
"Didn't know i was holding it all along"
Dayo sighed. It's so obvious something was wrong.
"I'm ready to go now"
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Since that incident at the restaurant, Kunle has been avoiding Feyi. He tried not to be alone with her and whenever he has a dealing with her pertaining to work, he tags Frank along.
Feyi noticed his actions and decided not to push it. He has feelings for her. The kiss said it all.
Weeks upon weeks and it seemed like nothing went down between Feyi and Kunle. They kept the profile strictly professional, even though they are now familiar with themselves and call each other by their first names, to the surprise of the other staff members. Rumour had it in the office that both of them are involved but nobody dare throw an open challenge. Kunle got over his guilt and decided to finally take a step about his relationship with Dayo.
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"Omg! Are you for real?" she shouted into her phone's mouthpiece in excitement.
"Yes ooooh"
"I'm so happy for you dear. Have you fixed a date for the introduction yet?" Bola asked over the phone.
Dayo just gave her the long awaited news. Kunle proposed to her publicly 2days back and she gave an outrageous yes.
"Yeah, we have spoken to our parents about it. We chose the 21st day of next month" she replied
"Eeeeeh ooooh. Finally Kunle is behaving like a man" Bola teased and she and Dayo burst into laughter.
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Few days after the introduction of Dayo and Kunle. Kunle was having a nap after service one Sunday evening. His phone rang and the dialer's name cleared the sleep in his eyes. It was Feyi. He wondered what she may have to say. The little sleep he had before the call was enough for him to have all the strength to bare the surprise that came afterwards.
"Hey Kunle, what's up?" Feyi spoke at the other end of the phone.
"I'm good thanks" he replied undauntedly
"Well, I'm outside your door. Could you please open for me? I hate banging since there's no doorbell to ring"
"You are where?". It seems he didn't hear her well.
"Outside your door"
Kunle jumped out of bed and grabbed a shirt to cover his hairless sexy chest.
"Ok Ok, I'm coming" he said hurriedly and dropped the call. He rushed into his sitting room and towards the door. He drew the curtain and opened the sliding glass door. Feyi stood, looking so glamorous with a broad smile on her beautiful face. Kunle smiled back and she stepped into the house.
"I am so sorry for always showing up like this" she dropped her bag on the center table and sat.
"Well, i think i have to start getting used to it now" Kunle replied jokingly as he adjusted the curtain and joined her in the living room, sitting opposite to her. Feyi chuckled and silence eluded the room for few seconds.
"Well, i came to congratulate you on your introduction since i wasn't able to make it. I was out of town that weekend for a meeting" she said, breaking the hush.
"Ooh it's Okay" he smiled. "i really appreciate the kind gesture". There was another round of silence.
"Kunle, why won't you just tell me how you feel?" she hit the nail on the head.
"Excuse me?"
"I know you have feelings for me. Why won't you just admit it" she paused "Since the day we had that kiss....."
".....that kiss was a mistake" he cut it sharply, almost shouting.
"But it was a proof you feel the same way about me". Kunle went mute. Feyi got up like an enchanted princess and moved close to Kunle. She sat beside him and placed her hands on his laps. Kunle felt something like an electric shock circulating round his body and he stood up immediately, brushing off her hands. Feyi stood up aggressively and moved close to him.
"Okay, if really you don't feel anything for me. Look into my eyes and tell me yourself".
"Feyi please! I am engaged to someone else, you have to understand this" he begged, demonstrating with his hands
"But that wasn't what i asked you" she moved yet closer to him and held his hands.
"I love you Kunle. I will do anything to have you" he caressed his cheeks with her soft hands.
Those words hit Kunle like a bomb. Not because he wasn't expecting it but because he feels exactly the same way about her. At this point, Dayo was the least of his thoughts.
He smiled and held her waist, stared so deeply into her eyes and they shared yet another kiss, even more passionate than the first.
Feyi suddenly stopped and looked into his eyes.
"Let's get married Kunle"
"But what about Ifedayo? She will be heartbroken"
"But it's obvious you don't love her. She doesn't fit you, besides she will be alright". Desperation was visibly written in her voice. Now that she has Kunle on the claws on her finger, she's not ready to let him go.
"I think so" he smiled. Kunle seems like someone hypnotised, he wasn't thinking straight. He has forgotten all the revelations he and Dayo received about their marriage, about the promises made, about the love they both shared. All he could feel right now is his love for Feyi which seems to come out of nowhere.
"Feyi is classy, beautiful, educated, enlightened and exposed. I'm tired and sick of being in Dayo's cottage for too long" he thought as they shared another bliss of passion.
©Toluwanimi Odeniyi
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