I moved towards the phone and picked it up, answering the call. "Hello."

At first, I didn't hear anything from the other end. I waited patiently for a few seconds, but nothing came forth. It wasn't until when I got tired of the breathing competition and decided to hang up before I finally heard something from the other end.

"Hello," a pretty feminine voice said from the other end, which wasn't surprising since the name on the caller ID was feminine. "Isn't this Ademide's line, who am I speaking with?"

I rolled my eyes at her tone, wanting to rip her head off even though she had a very nice voice. "Yes, it's Ademide's line, but he isn't here presently. I'm his girlfriend, you can leave a message for him if you want."

"Girlfriend?" She asked, sounding baffled. "No, you're not."

"Excuse you!" I said, finding it very hilarious that she'd argue with me. "I'm the one in the relationship with him, so I'll know, and I'm pretty sure I'm his girlfriend."

There was a pause from the other side, then the lady gave a soft sigh. "So it's you."

"Yeah," I deadpanned, my patient for the lady running out by the minute.

"The unfortunate girl," the lady added.

"What?" I yelled, almost stretching my hand through the phone and pulling her head off her neck.

"I can't believe you still have the guts to claim that you're his girlfriend." The lady sounded somehow disgusted, and I must say she wasn't the only one feeling that way, I was totally disgusted with her. "Do you have any idea where he spent the last five months? I'm sure you don't, you clueless little bitch!"

The tone the lady used made me feel like I knew where this conversation was headed. I felt my head on the verge of explosion as I thought of the countless times I've asked Ademide why he ignored me for the past months and he evaded the question.

I made a sad chuckling sound. "So you're going to tell me that he spent it in your bed."

"Oh he barely even left it." She snickered. I felt my heart break into several tiny pieces as tears stung my eyes. Never in my life have I being so hurt by mere words. "It was about some weeks ago before he decided to leave, claiming he was going back to you."

It should have made me feel better that he did leave to come back to me, it should have made me feel better that he did remember me, but after how many months. The fact that he still lied to me after all that made me feel too miserable.

"I'm just calling to confirm if he was done fooling around with you," the lady continued when I didn't say anything.

At this point, my hand dropped downward, feeling totally dejected.

"I got you painkillers!" I heard Ademide announce from the door. I turned towards him to see him strut into the room, holding a tray, and on the tray was a glass of water and a sachet of painkiller. A look of concern settled on his face immediately he saw the look on my face, he walked towards me and dropped the tray on the bed. "What's wrong?"

I stretched the phone towards him. "Someone important is on the the line."

Ademide collected the phone and put it on. "It's no longer connected. What did she tell you?"

A lump formed in my throat and I swallowed to push it down. Knowing that with him it's better to clear up the truth than jump into conclusion, I've learned that the hard way. "The truth. About where and how you spent the last five months."

I saw a look of realization dawn on him and then fear. I turned my back against him and walked towards the couch where I temporarily kept my weekend bag, so amazing that I haven't unpacked yet.

"I'm sorry I didn't tell you sooner, I was going to." I heard him say behind me.

I turned towards him in anger. "You were going to tell me about your other girlfriend?"

"What do you mean other girlfriend?" He asked looking and sounding totally confused.

"So you're going to deny it now!" I yelled. "You just admitted it yourself, and now you're denying it. You're going to deny that you've spent the last few months in another woman's bed, cheating on me, and you kept on lying to me about it."

"I did not!" Ademide stated, half yelling. "I did not lie to you, I just didn't tell you anything about it."

The first bout of tears escaped as I stared at the man I loved with misty eyes, unable to comprehend how he could be this way. So apparently omission wasn't considered a lie to him. I couldn't believe that while I've being here waiting and pining for him, he had being having the best time of his life between some other woman's legs.

"It's all a game to you, isn't it? You wanted to see how fast you can make the dumb Mary fall in love with you once again after hurting her, is that what it is?"

"Mary, why don't you calm down, I'll tell you the truth, okay!" He said in a gentle voice.

"I don't want to hear any more of your lies and stop talking to me like I'm five!" I yelled, my frustration now over the top. I couldn't believe after all this I still loved him so much and I still hurt. "I know I'm stupid, falling in love with a man who only considers me as a game, a man who can't even be capable of loving me."

"That's not true," Ademide defended, looking torn. "I don't think of you as a game, and I do love you."

"Oh please, stop it, just stop." I held my hand up, shushing him. I know sometimes people say lies are more soothing than the truth, but I'd rather face the truth than take anymore of his lies. "I should have known, you came back after your rendezvous with her just to have your fun with me and then you plan to go away, isn't that the reason you put this house up for sale? Since you won't be needing it anymore. You've realized that maybe I'm not so special after all. What's it about Vera? Tell me, what was it about her that caught your attention? Her face? Was she better than me when it came to sex? She must be since you took so long before you left and you totally forgot about me while there."

"I don't know what I was thinking, maybe I thought I could do without you, or maybe I felt that I would always have you no matter what. It sounds stupid, I know."

I recollected him saying this, and now it all made sense, I was so damn stupid.

Ademide ran a hand over his head, looking frustrated, hurt and tired. How could he be hurt when I'm the one feeling all the pain here. "Mary, you've got this all wrong."

"What have I got wrong? What?" I asked. Then I realized that maybe I was jumping into conclusions again, so I decided to clear up the air. "Did you or did you not spend the last five months in her company?"

He gave me a look of a deer caught in the headlight, definitely guilty as charged. "Mary, it's not what you..."

"It's a yes or no question, Ademide," I stated.

"Yes."

I sighed, and dabbed my palms over my face to wipe the tears clean, but it really wasn't useful, the more I cleaned, the more tears I shed. Not able to control it, I turned my back against him, picked up my bag, and headed out of his room, making a mental note to myself that this was the last time I'd ever let him do this to me.

I felt his hand on my wrist as he held me back. "Mary, please don't do this."

"Ademide, just let me go," I said in a voice that sounded drained of life.

"Then let me drop you home atleast." I heard him say again.

I wriggled my hand out of his and I was glad when he let it go. "Let's not see each other again after this."

I walked out of the room and ran down the stairs, in a hurry to leave his house and his life. I saw his mum waiting for me at the foot of the stairs, a worried look on her face. She glanced at my teary face and then the bag I clutched in my hand, then held my hand.

"Mary dear, I'm sorry he didn't tell you about all this," she apologized, obviously thinking that this was still about the whole Femi Adeshina issue. "He must have had a reason, don't leave."

I placed my hand over hers and gently pried it off, then muttered apologies to her as I left the house. Immediately I got out of the house, I let out a bitter sob, thinking of everything that has ever happened between I and Ademide. When did things become this way?

I started walking down the sidewalk, not even making a move to get a cab or bike home, I was too disoriented right now to think or do anything. It didn't even feel like I was a part of this world anymore, even the sound of vehicles sounded quite distant from me even though I was on the road. Some minutes while still walking, I heard my phone ring. I brought it out of my pocket to see that it was my mum. A part of me hoped she wasn't calling me because of Ademide, but I also knew it had to be the reason.

"Mum," I called out once I answered the call.

"I heard what happened, Mary," my mum said, sounding quite tired over the phone. It was a bit funny to think that Ademide calls my mum right after this, like really. "You should give him a chance to explain things to you."

I scoffed, not believing my mum. "Are you just going to take his word for it, Mum? You're just going to keep on believing his lies. Look, Mum, it's over between I and Ademide, don't try to talk me out of it. And I think it's about time you opened your eyes and see that he isn't exactly the best option for me."

"Mary, just get off the road, and go home. He's worried, and so am I," Mum said, then I heard a beep, signalling that she had hung up.

I threw the phone into my bag, my frustration and pain reaching a new height. Like what right did he have to make my mum believe him everytime? And what right did he have to be worried about me after all this?

I decided it's about time I got a cab home. I hailed the next one I saw, and got in, my mind filled with Ademide, and my heart hurting.

Things have gone south with our couple once again. I feel so sad for Mary.

Let's settle down and watch as the saga unfolds.

See ya guys later. Love you.

MARY ADEN.