....Was walking round the mall with my girls...doing as we do best...SHOPPING, when my phone rung...no name,but I knew the number. Took me half a second know who's number it was, after only dialing it close to ten zillion times a day, for three years! It was Tallie...I picked;
Me: Hello
Tallie: Heyyyy mama (always called me that when he's trying be cute)
Me: Hey Tallie what's up?
Sounded like he was in a car or something...
Tallie: How you dey na? longest time
Me: Am aiit coping with life,as we always do...and you?
Tallie: If you can show me... (or so it sounded like he said that)
Me: Wha? I can't hear you...
Silence...shoooo noises...
Tallie: You've been...And how did you even...Abeg call me!
Me: (ok I got that part) Aiit sure...but not home now...later
Tallie: Ok take care now...
Me: Hmmmm na wa o..to what I deserve all this?...but I would!
Tallie: (he laughs) Coz you always do..bye
Me: Hmmmm...bye
This is the same person that suddenly woke and called me,just tell me never call him again..with no reason o...same person that called me a gossip....same person I haven't heard from in four months...anyways,the whole surprise call got me thinking...couldn't stop making excuses in my mind as to why he suddenly cares, couldn't resist the suspension...so I picked up the phone...it rung twice, then a click
Tallie: Hello?
Me: Hey is me...
Tallie: Heyyy gurl what's up?
Me: I should ask you...why you suddenly remember me?
Tallie: No is not like that...saw your message on facebook...
Me: And what about it?
Tallie: What you mean by I asked you stop contacting me but still ask after you?
Me: What else does it mean, than what it means? You called me names...but yet ask your cousin of me everyday...isn't that so?
Tallie: Well ya...but...
Me: Ya?
Tallie: Abeg forget that one... (then he tries change the topic) that your profile picture... (hmmmm so this was the real reason why he called)
Me: Ya what about it?
Tallie: You look pretty....abeg remove it (with a loud laugh)
Me: (See me,see trouble o) Why? isn't that the purpose? put up pix you like most?
Tallie: Enh...but (more laughs)
Me: Abeg leave my picture...so why looking for me?
Tallie: Just thought say hi (is so obvious what a guy REALLY means when he says that)
Me: Enh...what happened to your girlfriends?
Tallie: I told you I have none...
Me: But that's not what your status says on facebook (me I take that thing serious o!)
Tallie: That one na just facebook thing (most guys NOT single rather appear single, not the other way round!)
Me: Hmmmm...so why after all the insult, you call??
Tallie: That one was just a huge misunderstanding...
Me: What you mean?
Tallie: It was just one day like that, I just come in Abj and some guys drag me to one side and asked me why I did that to Tears...as in I was just wondering...
Me: And didn't you ask them what they meant?
Tallie: I did but they won't tell me...
Me: And the next best thought that came to you, was to call me up to call me a gossip??
Tallie: No...I was just angry...abeg forget that (this is his way of saying sorry, let's move on...damn he never changed!)
Me: And who are these guys if I may ask?
Tallie: You wouldn't know them...coz I don't know them self.. (knowing him as I did so well,I knew he was lying...about the WHOLE thing)
From what I concluded....there were no guys, it was just his way of creating events to get rid of what he can't get rid of calmly, aggressively...either to please another girl, or please himself...feeling there's no other better way get me off his mind...LOL!
Me: But why did you blame everything on me?
Tallie: I said am sorry (which he didn't)
Me: Hmmmm...
Tallie: So what's up now? How's your prince? he still dey?
Me: Yap! Strong as ever!
Tallie: Enh...Well that's good...
Me: I know...
(After an awkward silence...)
Tallie: Am happy for you...
Me: Thanx
People am tried...so lemme just conclude what happened...
We then later ended up chatting on IM...catching up and breaking news...to the point that I told him what kinda mess I was in, and would really need his help if he could afford (after all we did promise be there for each other, no matter what!)...said he would try, but not promising (which is always how he talks...) I shaa thanked him and told him I was counting on him...he was gon send me the money I needed, but won't take it back...instead would find another way/means pay him (no no, don't start thinking nasty...he merely meant rub my back I rub yours, kinda way...whenever he needed me, he would count on me to be there too...). Adding that he would be coming to town by June for some 'personal' affairs as he calls it...hmmmmm wonder what it would be like seeing him, after two years :I
thescomiss
11 years ago
