THE EX FACTOR #FLASHBACK
Welcome back to a world where
there’s no escape from the twist and everything is not what they seem.
The story of the sad joker
and the story of the single and searching marriage counselor… well, let someone
pacify the pacifier first.
I opened my eyes my slowly
like I was just waking up from a dream, looked around, felt a slow sharp pain
all move from my head down like a laser scan to my feet. I looked at my hands
to find a few strings attached which I traced with my eyes to the life support
and oxygen tank beside me, and that was when I realized I was on a hospital bed
with the pulse sensor and their other numerous gadgets attached to various
parts of my body.
I groaned at the attempt to
get up.
A sharp piercing pain drilled
through my head from left to right and it was like my memories started
syphoning into my brain and bit by bit, I could remember the happenings of the
past couple of months that led to this.
For around five seconds, I felt
a burning pain ignite in my chest and burned its way through my jaw and
quenched.
At this point, I could
remember how it all started.
Memories!
“Believe me when I say I’m really excited, June’s coming to Lagos next
week. She told me 2 days ago that she has a 2 weeks course in preparation for
her transfer from Abj to Lag” - T.E.F #1
“Having Titi sit directly opposite me in this same pub, at this same
corner was like a key to the flood gate of memories. They rushed in so hard, I
nearly puked some. Nobody spoke” - T.E.F #2
“I
dated Titi throughout her university days. We were both adventurous and we never
got tired of doing things out of anyone’s wildest dreams. We were crazy
about each other and we both kept things on the low in our estate.” - T.E.F #3
“Dave is the third relationship after you and I’m still hoping to find
someone who’ll make me forget you and those times. Dave is trying but I’m still
hoping for the best ‘cos you were the best I ever had” - #T.E.F 4
“You’re
thinking of a lie to tell right?... Save it. I left the door open. Just like
back then. Gotcha!” she said as she swayed to the giant dressing table
crouching like it was caving in from the weight of the magnificent mirror
placed on it” - T.E.F #5
I heard footsteps like
someone was coming towards my ward but the person just walked past.
“How could I be here all
alone?”
“Where am I?... Where are my
friends?
I painfully continued tracing
my memory back.
As unpredictable as I am, I
was not thinking of Dave, Titi, June, Doctor FM or whosoever was already in or
going to get into the confession saga. I was thinking about Elizabeth or Lizzy
as she introduced herself. - #T.E.F 6
Making friends is easy cheesy and Lizzy's case was easier, considering the fact that she called me first and she was naturally a comely person. She even had already asked me to come see her at home even though we just got on the same page. - #T.E.F 7
I walked into the pub and made for our regular spot. There she was, in a sky blue polo shirt a black trousers sitting opposite someone. I moved close enough and stop beside the table. A fair skinned lady sat opposite Titi. - #T.E.F 8
A drop of sweat hit the file on the table. Dave's body system was not acknowledging the temperature of the room in the slightest.
Doctor FM was the last person that should know about this whole June issue. - #T.E.F 9
How did she change this much that I had to go through all this homework to recognize her? Isn't this the same girl I avoided throughout my pre university and university days? The same girl who didn't care whether I had someone I was dating or not... - #T.E.F 10
Making friends is easy cheesy and Lizzy's case was easier, considering the fact that she called me first and she was naturally a comely person. She even had already asked me to come see her at home even though we just got on the same page. - #T.E.F 7
I walked into the pub and made for our regular spot. There she was, in a sky blue polo shirt a black trousers sitting opposite someone. I moved close enough and stop beside the table. A fair skinned lady sat opposite Titi. - #T.E.F 8
A drop of sweat hit the file on the table. Dave's body system was not acknowledging the temperature of the room in the slightest.
Doctor FM was the last person that should know about this whole June issue. - #T.E.F 9
How did she change this much that I had to go through all this homework to recognize her? Isn't this the same girl I avoided throughout my pre university and university days? The same girl who didn't care whether I had someone I was dating or not... - #T.E.F 10
Titi began rubbing her hands
all over me as I stood there like a pole with my eyes closed. I guess she must
have taken that for a go ahead while I was fighting a serious fight with the
large part of my inner self which was still very much under Titi's spell. -
#T.E.F 11
"Hi Dave, I heard you're
engaged. Congrats dude but you might wanna get one more ring for your baby
mama. Or what do you think?... We're having a baby. Congrats again. I'll talk
to you soon." - #T.E.F 12
“Was I shot?”… “Did I fall
victim of the outbreak?”… “Did I suffer cardiac arrest?”… or how exactly did I get
here?
Soon, the questions
forcefully gave way to memories and if not for the attachments on my hands, I would’ve
held my hands in my hands.
Memories.
I think I'll be Dorothy's dad
for the 'main time' since I know her father who to her is coming with a unicorn
from Wales might never show up again. I've fallen in love with these two ladies
I first met at the bank some months back. - #T.E.F 13
"Ok dear, what do you
want me to do? Tell me anything you have in mind but like I said, no
abortion... Its one of the scariest thing on a woman' s path and I'm not ready
to die for you or us. - T.E.F
#14
"Hmm... Kate!" I
thought. "Kate could be the person to solve this June's scooby-doo mystery
by putting my doubts to confirmation and collecting answers to most of my
questions. - T.E.F
#15
"Sorry, excuse me. Hi!... I'm kinda finding it hard choosing between
this lavender and acqua fresh. Can you help me?" Kate held two cans of
ambi pùr air fresheners in her hands, smiling childishly as the lady she
asked took some thinking time herself." - T.E.F
#16
'I thought you said we were
friends Jay?... You are not my friend if you know something that can harm me
and you refuse to tell me about it. Its all good and let's just say that's how
you payback
for whatever offense I've
committed against you. - T.E.F
#17
The man who was bold enough
to flex a few hours of sex with his ex and the next thing is chickening out of
the resulting stress and headache without even the courage to confront his
fiancée and tell her what went down and what's going to be the way forward. - T.E.F
#18
I heard two voices talking outside my
ward and I could bet one was Kate’s. I recognized her voice. I tried calling
out but instead of sound, it was the emotional fluid that found its way out
of my eyes.
“Why am I crying?”… “What’s
my health status?”… “How bad is my condition?”
Memories returned been
syphoned into my head.
Titi stood up, tears streamed
straight down her eyeballs over her cheek down to her chin and just as Believe
was about saying "I'm sorry" for the ninetieth time, two hot slaps
landed on his face. They were quick, sharp, not noisy but they stung. - #T.E.F 19
"You both need to
forgive yourselves and push out all forms of third parties so you can rebuild
your love lives from the scratch. Unforgiveness would just eat away your soul
and before you say Jack, you're down with one sickness or the other. – #T.E.F 20
"What could've happened
that Liz deemed it right to keep me away from?... What must have caused her
consistent weeping?" I thought as I moved to take a squatting position in
front of her. – #T.E.F 21
I'm working on getting
engaged to a single mom. I'm planning missions for my crush to save my ex's
relationship. I almost lost my friend to a club brawl... Now I'm going to have
to either find a way to stop Dorothy's dad from ripping mother and daughter
apart or step back to allow him do whatever he wants. – #T.E.F 22
I'm sure Dave's testimony
won't be the first there is and won't be the last but when nature itself
decided to give u a second chance, you had better make the most of it before
one mistakenly bags himself or herself a set of triplet. – #T.E.F 23
They waved to me and I awkwardly
waved back what would definitely be my last wave. I started my car, took a deep
sigh and screeched out of their sight... And definitely out of their mind and
their life. – #T.E.F 24
Just as I remembered Lizzy,
Tammy, and the events of the past few couple of weeks, a heavy blunt pain hit
me right on top of my head like a sucker punch.
...And just as my room door opened, I blacked out.
Only you can call time on
some pain you feel inside. You’ll enjoy it as much as you want to, until you
realize you call the shots.
Mature Minds Talk.
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