BENNY'S POV

It was so clear that Timi was making fun of me. I had to leave here as soon as possible.
I didn't mind the rain, I'd walk out like that.
I wasn't even with my phone, He told me Olivia had taken it with her, even my bag too.

Just while I was done washing my dress, the lady who was in the living room came to the room we were in.

"Baby, what's taking you so long in here "she said as she walked over to kiss Timi.
I was really upset, was this the best time to play love right in my presence? Who was she by the way, I thought Timi had no girlfriend.

" sweetie, you know I had to attend to my friend over here " Timi said pointing at me.
The lady looked in my direction with a small smile on her face 'a small what is this young girl doing in the same room with my boyfriend type of smile'.

" How are you? " she asked me .
I didn't want to answer, I just nodded my head and walked back into the bathroom.

'it's her oversized butt that's deceiving her' I thought.

Washing my face thoroughly and trying to pack my hair properly... After finding out somebody used thread to pack my hair.

Timi had placed a bag on the bed, I carried it and placed my wet clothes inside. I didn't care about the two people sitting and talking.

"Timi, I'm ready to go" I said in anger.

"ohh, that's fine, it was nice having you here " he answered smiling. The lady also smiled at me waving a little. Filled with anger, I grabbed the bag and stormed out of the room. I could hear Timi laughing and asking me to come back to eat.

" are you leaving? " the guy in the living room asked with a confused face. He had his head on the lap of the other lady who was playing with his hair.
I nodded as I forced opened the door to leave. I could see concern on his face, he was probably wondering why I'll choose to leave when it was terribly raining... Like I always say, I'm proudly senseless.

The compound was a wide one. I walked straight out through the gate and with the few minutes I was out, my clothe... Well the shirt I was wearing was completely drenched up.

I didn't even care if people would be surprised to see a girl on an over sized shirt with heels walking down the street... Under this heavy rain... Who in his normal sense would even be out?.... Well me with the abnormal sense was out.

I walked on hoping to find a taxi that'll take me to school. I'd pay him when I get there . I was quite familiar with the place, Debra once brought me here to visit a course mate.

Some cars drove by, splashing water on me and I kept on yelling "mad man" .
There were few people with umbrellas staring at me... Do I look mad?

Well, Yeah.. You're an hopeless girl on an old bigg shirt with heels holding a wet bag .

Another car drove by and as water splashed as expected, I yelled at him "mad man". The car parked like some feet ahead of me..abi, is he going to beat me?

I walked on, chin high then slipped and fell face down. I knew I couldn't hold it anymore, I had to cry, I just had to cry.

The car reversed slowly to where I was, the window wound down.
The driver didn't turn to my direction, he continued looking ahead of him, his shades perfectly guarding his eyes.

I wanted to cry right? I changed my mind, I couldn't and wouldn't cry when Timi was right there in the car.

"Come in" he ordered.

Seriously, Timi! who gave him the audacity to go after me or to even order me around? What was he trying to do? He wasn't my boss, he had to know that...

Wait, just imagine 'come in'.. What for? What was he trying to do?

Well, I had my face down on the ground, was dirty and wet, he was trying to help me, that's what he was trying to do! Stupid!

"Benny, you're still on the ground, leave the rain and come in " he still ordered again.

Standing up, I tried to clean the dirt off my body but it was just a waste of time. Packing the bag, I placed it on my head out of frustration. The heavy rain was making me feel sick.
The bag did nothing to help me as it was wet already.

Still stubbornly walking, I ignored Timi.
He drove slowly now smiling. I didn't even know why I was angry at him, but I knew I just had to be.

"babe, stop being silly and come in"

Where is a taxi when you need one?

"babe look, you'll just fall sick all because you're acting stubborn.. Just come in, let me take you to school.... "

Taxiiiiiiiii

" Benita... "

" at least if you want to order me around you should be a bit polite " I said unreasonably.

I could hear his laughter, I didn't even bother turning to him as I continued walking in my already broken heels... Why didn't I pull this shoe since?

" okay please Benita, kindly come in because if you don't, you'll fall sick so please don't fall sick "

I knew he was teasing but I had to drop my pride because the cold was killing me already.
I could barely see as I had to wipe off the dropping water from my eyes.

Frowning, I turned to the other side, opened the door and I let myself sink into the soft car seat.

Timi gave me one hard look before driving.
We said nothing for some minutes.

"There's a flask and bag at the back, bring it"

He was just so bossy, why must he always feel like he can order me around?
I acted like I didn't hear him as I tried to get water off my hair.

"Benita "

Silence

" you look cute whenever you try to get angry "

Seriously!

" what do you mean when I try to get angry? I am angry, can't you see? " I yelled.

" hmmm, interesting. Okay, tell me why you're angry love " he said smirking .

I had to kill him.

Thinking about it, why was I angry? I didn't know why I was, I just knew I had to be angry. But in the main time, I had to give Timi a good reason why I was angry.

" um, I don't know... Maybe you should have tried helping me understand why I got drunk instead of kissing that lady back there "

Timi laughed hard and I feared he was going to crush us into another car.

" I thought I told you Olivia added Tm to your drink and you took about 3 glasses of Barcardi... Besides, is somebody jealous, why shouldn't I kiss my Ifeoma ? "

I swallowed hard. Why would he think I got jealous because he kissed that girl, what did he call her? Ifeoma.

I didn't bother answering him, the cold was killing me, he was kind enough to turn off his AC, but my shirt was completely soaked.

I shivered hard, Timi noticed it because he slowed down as he studied me.

"didn't I ask you to pass the flask " he asked.

" well, y-you s-shouldn't order me around "

I was really shivering and I half expected him to laugh at me but he didn't. He parked the car, reached out to the back seat, then he grabbed the bag and flask.

" look, I spent my precious time making this food for you but instead of eating it you rushed out of the house, you had better eat it now " he commanded.

" and in this bag, I brought another shirt of mine with a towel. Get yourself warm, your wahala is too much "

He was trying to be nice but I was just not going to let him feel he had power over me.
He passed the flask to me and I didn't know if it was out of anger or hunger that I opened the flask cover.. It had to be hunger jhor!

The aroma of the God sent egg came slapping my face. It was a mouth watering slap mehn.

It was probably a mistake when I dipped my hand in the flask to pick an oily plantain. Timi caught me and slapped my fingers hard.. He was just so rude.

"What was that for? " I asked in extreme anger.

" you told me to eat, I'm about to but look at what you just did " I spat

" right now, you are going to change into something warm before eating " he ordered.

I couldn't imagine changing when he was there, I wasn't even on a bra so?????

" shout at me one more time and I'm going to slap you hard " I answered.

He glared at me, biting on his lower lip.
" I need to get some things inside" he said as he got down without sparing a glance at me.
Ignoring what I thought was rudeness, I took his leaving as a chance to change my shirt... His shirt.

The grey Nike shirt was bigger than the shirt I was on. I quickly took it off, dried my body with the towel and put on the dry shirt. My panties was wet... Doesn't mean I should take it off.

I wasted no time in eating my plantain and egg. I didn't even check if there was a fork around as I shamelessly picked the plantain and egg with my fingers.. I'm always a pig when hungry.

Some minutes later, Timi showed up. The rain had messed up his shirt a bit.

"here, I got you water" he said as he put back his seat best, dumping the bottle on my laps.

"and Jesus! There's a fork there na" he said obviously irritated.
I didn't mind him, I had even almost finished my meal.
I even went as far as washing my hand in the flask. I just didn't care.

I could tell he was terribly irritated because he remained in silence as we drove. Who cared?
He wasn't my boyfriend, I didn't have to impress him, I mean I had my Fisayo... Oh Fisayo!

Within some minutes, we arrived at the school gate.

"Get down " he muttered.

" what was that you said? " I couldn't imagine he wanted to just drop me at the gate, couldn't he drive inside. Look at the rain!

" you heard me, we are at the school gate already "

I didn't want to go in the rain again but I couldn't bring myself to beg him. I'd rather eat broken glass... But I still didn't want to go in the rain.

Cursing him under my breath, I took my heels in my hand, took up the bag, removed my dress and bra, dumped his bag on the chair, dumped his other wet shirt and towel he gave me, opened the door and marched out.
I was about slamming his door behind me when he called out

"if you want to return all my properties, you can as well take off the shirt you're wearing and walk back naked "

I felt the anger in my brain
I slammed the door in anger as I walked... I marched into the school.

TIMI 'S POV

I wondered how people managed with that girl.
She was just a box of mess. She was very readable, I could tell her every next plan and move.

I knew she wasn't comfortable dressing up with me in the car and I deliberately got down to get her a bottle water so as to give her time to change.
But she used that same bottle water to wash her hands in my flask!

That wasn't the only thing, the fact she was technically blaming me for her predicament pissed me off. I was being nice, I didn't take advantage of her or anything.

She wanted me to take her as my major priority or something, she wasn't even my responsibility like guy, we just met!!

The least she could do was to be grateful... But Naija girls just dey somehow.

She wasn't my type anyway. She was still young and naive. I had other girls to deal with not this small pikin.

I watched as she walked into the school. Her shirt was wet already.
Deep down I hoped she'd wait somewhere so she wouldn't get herself drenched up again but just then, a bike passed, she stopped it, climbed on it and left.