Monday 31 March 2008

Dear Kofo-part 5

So i finally moved to the city, it was weird, so weird, i moved in with papi because he was my rock at that time, i was still hurting, everything was strange, i was confused, so this was it, you were no longer with me, we had really parted ways, we didn’t say a word to each other for weeks and weeks, no calls, no texts, no contacts, ild speak for myself i was missing you badly, i was itching to call you but i had to control myself because i was scared uld hurt me some more...so i did text u after a while, u replied, after a while i just decided to leave u alone because you were acting strange...so it was my birthday, i was planning this little get together thing, i invited everyone, but i didn’t invite you and your sister because i mean we had not spoken for like how many months, maybe i should have but yeah i didn’t want to hear sorry i can’t make it...so obviously you had speculated because the people i invited lived with you.


My friend calls me the day before my birthday insisting i called you because you had been at her place almost the whole day, she said you came to drop my gift and card, first of all i was upset you came to the city and didn’t stop by *ok yes after what i had done, fair enough*, secondly how could you have dropped my gift and card in a friend’s house, what does that say? To me it said a lot, i told my friend that you felt obliged to do so because i did same on your birthday even when we were not speaking, so you had to do it too or ok “am sure u have your reasons”.....so my birthday came, you called me and i was happy to speak with you, i also stressed that i was sorry i didn’t invite you because of the whole tension, and asked if you still could make it, but yeah i was expecting you to say no even, although your excuse was you had to work...fair enough!


After then, we just somehow one way or the other started calling each other again, at least to find out little things and besides you had graduated, so you wanted to come and do the same thing i was doing too, i was excited, cause your school was so close to mine, we saw each other on the same days we had lectures and we had fun, it felt almost like old times, you even said to me one day that you didn’t mind coming to stay at mine to be attending lectures, i wasn’t too pleased with that because i didn’t want us to take that route again...i even did not tell you papi was living with me so you couldn’t come, but i didn’t need to...i guess we never just spoke about it anymore, so that went aside, but we were soon becoming close again, i mean we felt the need to tell each other each time we were in school and made it a ritual to hang out...your sister soon started speaking with me too and it was all rosy..We were not as close but we were friends..
So we hadn’t seen each other for a while now because we didn’t have lectures, but when we saw each other, you particularly was excited and you screamed in a very witty way, u said you had missed me, a bit awkward but i was happy you said that, it made me feel so happy, because it was genuine, and yes i had missed you too in fact more than you could imagine.

I went home for Christmas, you were supposed to go, don’t know what happened, i had been to yours the day before i went, we all had fun with the other girls, i felt like a stranger in your midst but it was ok...and you promised to call in the morning on my way to the airport, but you didn’t..fair enough!..so i was home, i called you this day, maybe you were tired or whatever, but you didn’t sound too pleased, i was confused, but you said you would save my number and call me, but you didn’t. So i went on face book and got a message from you that said you wanted me to send my number again, that you had swapped Sims and in the process misplaced my number, not sure if that was the truth, but i was upset and i din’t reply, i was stupid, maybe i thought we were still best friends and expected more, i forgot in your sisters words “friendship had changed”.
I didn’t call you anymore, i was home for almost three months, yes i was wrong, i admit, i got back and i still didn’t call you, i had called a couple others, but i didn’t feel the need to call you because in my head, you had moved on totally..trust me throughout my holiday, i had stalked your face book page just to find out about your doings, i still cared, i was only deceiving myself that I had moved on....so i finally thought about it, and called you, but i missed you and i left a message, you called me too and missed me and left a message..
So i was meant to do something in your town this day, and i decide to text you to find out if you would be home, you had text me back to say you were not sure if uld be home because you had to do some registration, so i text you back saying that was fine, that as soon as i got in, ild let you know, so if you were in ild come check you up....so i got into your town i called your phone, but you didn’t pick up, i called the other girls, at least one answered me, and she said she was in your house, because that’s where she stays, so i said to her i was coming to see her, on getting there, i was just saying to her, that i had called you and you said you had to do registration, when she cut me off and exclaimed No o, that you were in, and to my amazement you were really in, lying on the couch, she probably saw my face and added that you were still going, and that you didn’t sleep throughout the night, so you were getting some sleep. I said hello to you in an excited tone, and you barely answered, not sure if you even said a word to me, for the 20 minutes i was in your house, you said nothing, you laid down on the couch pretending to be sleeping, well of course you were pretending, because you were aware your phone was ringing, but you just didn’t see any need to speak with me.


While i sat down there pulling up conversations that were unnecessary with my friend, i could feel heat in my spine, i was cold, i couldn’t believe you gave me such reception, what did i do to you?, did i kill anybody? Did i take him away from you?, kofo i am human, no matter what ever happened i still deserve to be treated like a human, you treated me like that in front of her, no you didn’t!, where is that subtleness i found in you before you became my friend and don’t even say i brought it out of you because u haven’t got a clue, i pray you never go through such rejection, trust me it is painful and very humiliating..so i left your house that day, so much going through my mind, you had made a point and proved whatever you wanted to prove to me, and yes i understood perfectly well, there is no room for me anymore, it’s time for me to pack up...and i began to accept, it started making so much sense.
So i was distressed, hurt for days, i told everyone around me about what you had done to me and they advised me never to speak with you again, they said i should delete your number from my phone, but i laughed because even if i deleted your number from my phone, it was still in my head, i knew your number like i knew my name...and moreover it was childish, i didn’t want to call you or say anything to you on your birthday, but i soon thought at least i sent you a text to say happy birthday and pray for you in it, which i did, you replied anyway, but yeah i promised never to call you again, i promised never to text or associate myself with you to prevent any further damage to my self esteem.


You made be even transfer this feeling of hurt towards the girls, i felt a gang up, they were not calling me, you guys were doing your own thing, i came on face book each time and all i saw was the girls and your sis and you doing the love thing, caring for each other, and i was sad, so i blocked you all from my page, i didn’t want all these in my face, look i was in pain, i was lonely, you all together were making me sad, you made me so hateful, horrid and selfish, it was the best option and i followed my heart. I didn’t realise it was going to kick them off my friend’s list, but oh well it did, and yeah everyone of you guys found out, i apologised to some, one of the girls spoke with me and she was understanding.
The other one has blocked me, one has refused to accept my friend request, but yeah i guess what i thought it was wasn’t really what it was, i was living in a fool’s paradise. it was just you and me in the first place, the rest just came along the line, so am not really bothered about what they think or what they care, peace to them and the middle east!...

12 comments:

Platinum Diva said...

thanks babes! I can see that you have reall been through alot hun, Dont worry it has come too and end.

What i have learnt is that you need to reall love your self so when people let you down you can give your self more love, i can see your strong keep doing you...... Talk soon. xoxox

Dreamgirl said...

Hey Ajike, i understand where you are coming from, it can be so painful to lose a connection with someone you care about, but one thing i've reaslised is that change is usch a constatnt thing, and no matter how unsettling the situation becomes, change will alsways come to the rescue and we just need to embrace it....

Also i lost a friend once as well, and turned to God and one thing i know now is that as much as we love our friends and all we have to learn to be self sufficient, you love for them must be greater than your need for them, you have to be able to function as an indidvidual outside the friendship, once you remember that nobody is irreplaceable you'll learn not to expect too much, i'm not saying don't trust any friends again o! I'm just saying don't put anybody on a pedestal so they don't dissapoint YOU...The Lord is your strength....

AJIKE said...

@ platinum diva, thanks girl, i know jare, but i guess am appreciating my self now and depending on my self...

yeah God has been there so am thankful!

@ dreamgirl, thank u sweets,hmm, ild stick to not putting anybody on such high level, i al learning to make room for dissapointments too.
but mehn these changes are painful o!

Chari said...

3rd?!

platinum diva and dreamgirl have said well, far much more than I coulda hoped to say, buh i'ma say this tho...keep your head up, dearie, everyone else may go on n stuff buh u'll always remain with yourself and as long as we live and we can have breath, we can still open our hearts to love another...someone else is comin dnt let her walk by...


much love

xxx

Buttercup said...

wow Ajike, i was almost in tears as i was readin....my BFF told me to read it n i was wonderin y he was soundin so heavy when he said that no matter what happens, we shud never be like that, now i know what he meant i value our friendship more than ever, even tho we've only known eachother for bout a month or so...so yea, maybe it just wasnt meant to be even tho u seem to have put ur all in the friendship....be strong, u seem like a good person n u'll def find that equally good person!!

AJIKE said...

thanks omotorola...for ure kind words, yeah its painful and truely ure bff is right don't ever let it be like that ok..

yeah but i am fine now really, and trying to play around with other people

thanx love for stoping by1

Buttercup said...

u r welcome babes!

Ms. emmotions said...

this is very deep,
tells me one thing,
u are a very strong person,
u will survive my dear,

cheers

Platinum Diva said...

thanks hun i know your right but, i have always been the one people run to wheen in need, its just that they can't seem to understand that i too at times am sad or down maybe cuz i always seem happy an all...... as 4 the relationship's im staying away.... far man i have to say no and have time for me.....send me u email add i'll email u off the record.

take care hun.... i know time heals ..... but this one is taking too long....

mwha xoxo

AJIKE said...

@ emotions thanks so much ....and thanks for stopping by...muah!

@ platinum am off to ure blog...u need a bit of stalking..teehee!

x

Nice Anon said...

WOw! I swear i just bumped into this. What doesnt kill you will make you stronger. U are stronger than you know. I will def be reading your blog.

AJIKE said...

nice anon..thanx a lot my dear, i guess its just a phase i was going thru, but its a thing of the past now though...i am excited u would be reading by blog...