7 days to go!

As i got to my hotel room after a terrible day at work, i fell on my bed, buried my head in my pillow and started sobbing uncontrolably. Ibukun entered the room and met me crying, almost wailing. She tried to pull me up, it was very difficult. Finally, she managed to do so, my eyes were swollen and red. my mouth was trembling. i was in pain. i was afraid.

Ibukun- What is it? eh? why are u crying?

YNV- Its Y( i said inbetween sobs)

Ibukun - What happened to him?

YNV- He just has a week to spend in Ghana. He has been transferred to Ivory Coast.

She slumped on the bed and kept starring at the ceiling. Ibukun understood how much i loved Y and how happy he made me feel at all times. After like what seemed like 50 seconds, she held me up and started consoling me, telling me not to worry at all since cars and planes were invented for travels. Her care helped a lot, but throughout the night, i didn't shut an eye.

The next day at the office, as i got to the hallway, i sighted Y standing and talking with some of our colleagues. When i got closer, he grabbed my hands and asked how i was. i didn't answer him. He then told me that a party was being organised for him on Friday night coz he was to leave on saturday morning. I told him i thought it was a good idea. then he invited me specially though everyone was meant to attend. I told him i didn't know my way to his hotel. He promised to come pick me that night.

i felt special...wow, the celebrant will leave his party to go pick a princess...lol. Anyway, the week ran fast in my eyes. atimes we had lunch, atimes we smiled at each other, we didn't say much, but right inside of me, i was dying. i was praying that the MD will change his mind and transfer someone else but nothing happened. On thursday morning at work, Y was just waiting for me near my office. When he saw me he smiled, i smiled back and stopped

Y- How have u been beautiful?

YNV- so so.

Y- I was wondering if you will like to spend the evening with me. I'm packing my things though they are not much and it would be nice to have you around.

YNV- Like i said, i don't know how to get to your hotel

Y- Oh i will direct you to the place ok. its not difficult. I have my handover notes to finish up. See you later beauty

He walked away and i went into my office. Honestly, it was not easy watching him and knowing it was like 2 days left. hmmmmmmm, it was tough.

After work on thursday, i headed to Y's hotel. i found him in there playing some music and doing some packing. I liked one of his african prints and he promised to buy one for me. there and then, we planned that i would be coming to Ivory Coast for sight seeing. We also agreed that i would not be staying with him but with Anne marie, another staff of ours that came around for a retreat. She was working at the office in Ivory Coast and we became friends when she came around in Ghana.

before i left that thursday, Y gave me a very tight hug. that was my first time of actually hugging a guy very tight. and when he left me, he ran into the bathroom. I was standing there, i had tears in my eyes and i was trying to control them so that they don't stream down my cheeks. i ran to the bathroom to check what was wrong with him, i found out he was crying. there and then, i carried my handbag and took off.

the next day in the office, we didn't say a word to each other. i was actually getting angry. the naive spirit in me reasoned that if Y loved me enough, he would stay back...lol. before he left, he came by my office and told me he would be coming to my room at 6 pm to pick me up for the party. i nodded. i didn't eat anything that afternoon. i couldn't concentrate. Ibukun kept assuring me that all was well.

At 6pm, i was already dressed and Y knocked at my door. i opened the door and saw his tall frame standing. he hugged me again and asked me right inside my ears if i was ready. i said i was. We left and ibukun promsied to get there a bit later. When we got to the lobby of the hotel, everyone was there, dancing and eating. after a while, people danced in circles. Y never left my sight. he just stood with me and we danced african music together. He served my food and we had real fun. The fun couldn't really digest coz i was thinking of tommorrow. The fun in my mind was not real. The reality for me was that Y, the first man i have ever had the freedom and willingness to love was leaving me and i wasn't sure when i was going to set my eyes on him again. it was getting late, people were still in there drinking dancing and getting drunk, Y asked me to follow him for a walk.

We walked around the boulevard. It was romantic and quiet. He held me and i placed my head on his shoulders as we walked. He kept saying random things like how God brings people together and how mysterious life was. All these he said with an accent. It was romantic trust me. We were actually walking to my own hotel coz it was close by. As we got to the side walk, he asked for a kiss, i said i didn't want him to kiss me coz i wasn't sure if i was going to see him and i didn't want to remember that. So he kissed my forehead very softly and told me i was beautiful. He promised me he was going to come to Ghana before i leave for Nigeria and i held on to that.

He walked me to the door of my room. Ibunkun saw us for she was just by the corrido. She told Y that he shouldn't worry for whatever will be will be. He told me to take care. I promised him that i would come to the bus terminal on saturday morning to bid him farewell. He then walked away with a smile on his face.