Chapter 9 He Is Gay

• Arike’s POV
• “Perhaps are you expecting someone? Oh wait! Lemme guess Busayomi is coming right?" He asked.
• "No, she just left few hours ago." I answered.
• "So why is there so much food on the table?" He asked again. No response.
• Why am I scared right now?
• "Did you predicted my visit and cooked my favorite?!" He smiled. "Awnnnn that's so cute. You're such a darling." He patted my head.
• "No Dayo -" I stopped him when he tried to hug me. "I didn't set the table for you."
• "Okay..." He settled in one of the chairs.
• I summoned the courage to say the words. He can't kill me but I am just worried about what he would say and how he would react.
• "Bamidele is coming to have dinner with me."
• He dropped the plate he was holding and looked up at me. "You're kidding right?" He chuckled. When I say chuckle - it was devious.
• "I am serious." I said.
• "No you can't be serious!" He shouted and I jumped. I should have prepared for his reaction.
• "I invited him over."
• He stood up and stood in front of me, looking straight into my eyes. "Arike?" He placed his hands on my shoulder blades. "Why are you so stubborn?"
• I moved his hands away. "My stubbornness has nothing to do with anything." I said.
• "Oh really? Why set the whole table for him? Is he your boyfriend now?!" He was furious.
• "Dayo stop over- reacting!"
• "Answer me Arike! Is he your boyfriend?!" He yelled.
• "No he is not my boyfriend." I responded.
• "Fine..fine.." he breathed out. "I don't want to see him around here. So you better call him up and cancel this dinner." He sounded like he was commanding me. And I hate being told what to do and he knows that!
• I laughed. I think I have heard enough.
• "The last time I checked you don't own me. I can do whatever I want. I can invite anyone - this is my home!"
• "Don't you get it? I don't want to see you with Bamidele!" He blurted our.
• "And why is that?!"
• "You shouldn't be seen with someone like him." He replied.
• "I will be the one to decide that not you." I walked back to the living room.
• "Arike don't you dare walk away from me, I am not done talking." He hated that shit of someone walking out on him and I purposely did it to make him angry.
• "Dayo...please don't tell me what to do."
• He blocked me from watching the TV. "Babe,” he sighed. “I don't like your friendship with that guy."
• "What's wrong with him? You keep telling me to stay away from him without giving me a good reason."
• Few seconds passed before he answered me. "Never mind. Just stay away from him." He tried to walk away but I blocked his pathway.
• "Tell me why?"
• "It's nothing."
• "Okay...then I won't stay away from him. And as a matter of fact I have decided to give him a chance."
• Well I only said that to try to make him tell me the truth about Bamidele.
• "You better don't try it."
• "Maybe I'll change my mind if you tell me the truth about Bamidele."
• "Oh! So all these while you've hanging out with him, you still don't know how true colors?"
• "We only went out once but we've been friends for a while now."
• "Well Bamidele did a great job at putting up a facade so you can fall for him." He clapped his hands. "Bravo! If only you know his true colors then you won't be here preparing dinner for him."
• "Go straight to the point. Tell me what you know about Bamidele." I pestered him.
• "Ask him this question once he arrives. For me...I am not going anywhere and I won't let him into this place."
• "Seriously? If you are not going to tell then I don't care!"
• "It's best you stay away from him!"
• "Don't tell me what to do." I snapped.
• "A good attorney shouldn't be seen with a man who hits on other men!" He hissed and flopped down on the couch.
• I stopped in track and turned to face him. "What did you just say?"
• "Are you deaf? Which of the words I just said did you not hear?" He eyed me.
• I was confused. "What do you mean by a man hitting on other men?"
• "Bamidele is gay." Adedayo answered.
• My jaw dropped completely.