The Virgin’s Slot Chapter 7
Inspired by the Holy Spirit
Written by Damilola Babs
“Hey man,” he came closer this time.
“Who is that?” Mary asked Andrew.
“Mark, my friend. The one who owns the car.” He whispered and got up to shake him.
“Hey Mark.” He greeted back hugging the man. “Na Wetin now, why you still follow me come here?” He whispered into his ear.
“No be so now baba, no be so. Omo, na she be this, she fine oo.” Mark whispered back into his friend’s ear. Andrew pushed him away from himself quickly. And gave him a funny look.
“Um, are you both ready to leave, so I can give you both a lift?” He asked.
“Don’t worry, I will get Mary home in one peace.” Andrew replied quickly. To his surprise, Mark turned to the woman sitting there and took her hand into his.
“My dear lady, my name is Mark and I am your friend’s friend. It is my pleasure to meet your acquaintance.” He introduced himself in a funny way and it made Mary giggle.
“Mark, abeg, come dey go, please, leave us.” Andrew said, pleading.
Mark took a long walk away from them and in no time reappeared like some magician.
“You know what? You both can have the car, I will just take a cab home.”
“Why?” Andrew asked in pleasant shock.
“Well, it’s just me, but you my man, you need to treat this lady well.” He told him and dropped the key before striding off again.
Mary just kept laughing. “Your friend is so funny.” She told Andrew once Mark left.
“You have the most amazing laughter I have ever seen or heard.” He told her getting lost in her eyes.
“Are you lusting after me right now?” She asked, looking down at the plate of food she had barely touched. It was the reason he kept asking if she liked the food.
“God forbid.” He told her. “Okay, let me tell you something, I have four amazing sisters and I am the only boy in my family.” He told her.
“Wow!”
“Yes. And not just that. I accepted Jesus since I was eighteen and since then, God has taken me through the thick and thin of hard times. Struggled a bit with pornography at some time, but um, didn’t have a girlfriend until I was twenty six.”
“What?!” She mused at him from her side of the table.
“Umm, don’t worry, I am not gay. I wanted my first woman to be my only woman. Unfortunately, it didn’t work out and ermm, we broke up last year after four years.”
“Four years! What happened?” She asked.
“Well, apparently, she couldn’t cope with um…a man who has never done the do with a woman. She herself was a pro and I wasn’t giving her the vibe she needed to stay.”
“Wait! What?! You have never um…”
“Say it, yeah, I have never. It’s okay, you can laugh. I have never told anyone though, I didn’t want anyone laughing me to scorn.” He told her adjusting on his seat uncomfortably. “I don’t even know why I told you.” He told her and added a brief fake laughter.
“No, no, it’s fine. I am not going to laugh at you. I mean, I am proud of you and um…it is very noble. So, to what do you owe waiting?” She asked.
“Umm, can we change the topic. I’m getting rather uncomfortable.” He said and chuckled. Mary smiled back.
“Why are we telling each other too much just on our first outing?” Mary asked and they both laugh.
“I don’t know. It just doesn’t feel too much. It feels like I have known you for ages.” He told her staring at her again.
“That look, it makes me uncomfortable.”
“Why?” He asked still looking at her. “You are not used to people admiring you?”
“Well, yes, people admire me, but admiring me this long and making it this intense?” She said and looked away.
Andrew laughed out.
“Eat up Sister Mary.”
“Sister?”
“I am sister zoning you. You think you are the only one that knows how to brother zone people…” they bantered as they finally dug into their food and ate.
Mary had not felt such peace in a long while, yet she knew leaving Wisdom was going to be a hard decision to make.
…to be continued tomorrow by 8 pm.
Copyright Damilola Babs, 2022
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