Fisayo was still not back from wherever it was he went to.

I made up mind that if he doesn't show up the next day, I'd go back to campus.

Timi called that night and told me how Ifeoma got angry and all. I found it funny and laughed all through.

I called Aisha. She yelled through the phone asking when I'd come back to staying with them.
I assured her "soon".

Preparing to sleep, I thought of the day's event and more especially, Timi teaching me to cook.
Laughing, I drifted off to sleep.

The next day, I awoke to the hard knocking on the door.
It couldn't be the hotel staff because it was still early and the knocking was quite rude.

I dragged my self up and slowly went to the door.
"who's there? I'm coming "

" open this door, this instant " the voice behind the door yelled.

The sleep left my eyes, it was Fisayo.

With shaky hands, I turned the key and opened the door.

" where did you go yesterday? " he asked. He was drunk and he looked miserable.

" no, where have you been? Look at you "

I was angry. He had no right to ask me where I was when he wasn't even picking my calls or replying my texts.

He sat down on the bed.
He smelt bad and I wanted to tell him to go to the shower that very moment.

He was smiling at me.
" I know you went out with a guy yesterday. I'm very sure it was your other boyfriend, what's his name again? Timi ".

I wasn't ready to deny it, I went out with him and didn't regret it. I also wanted to tell him Timi wasn't my boyfriend.. He Fisayo was.. is my boyfriend!

" you can't deny na, Yinka told me this morning " he revealed.

I should have known.. God!
When that big head gateman saw me entering Timi's car, I should have known he'd innocently tell Fisayo about it. I couldn't get angry tho, he probably meant no harm.

" Yes, I went out with him. We only went for a party because you left me here all by myself " I answered coldly.

I really needed him to act mature and sit down to have a mature conversation and I'll tell him everything that had happened between Timi and I.

Fisayo's face changed in irritation.

" when Olivia told me about you going to his house, I found it hard to believe but look at what you're saying now ...Lagos Olosho, I thought I could trust you"

I got mad.
Why was Olivia trying to ruin my life? What exactly did I do to her? I would never try to make her boyfriend or boyfriends think bad of her by telling them unnecessary things even if they were the truth.

If Fisayo wanted me to stop seeing Timi, I'd stop but he didn't have to call me names, he didn't have to call me a Lagos whore!

As emotional as I was, I wanted to cry but being the type that wouldn't want people to see me cry, I held back my tears.

"leave! "

I turned to his direction. He couldn't possibly be asking me to leave the room.

" what did you just say? Are you asking me to leave? "

" I'm the one paying for this room and I'm asking you to leave" he stated.

I laughed loudly, hissed and walked towards the bathroom. I had to brush.
I heard him marching towards me and when I turned back, his hands were on my neck, he pushed me to the floor.

He pressed me down, strangling me. I tried to call his name, I knew he was drunk and wasn't in his normal sense but I couldn't, I was gasping for air already. I had started seeing stars.

I would die!
I would die!
I didn't want to... Not yet!

I had to marry first and have kids before I die.
There were different things I had to do before I die, I had to snap with Davido, have lunch with Tyler Posey.......

I felt an hard thing beside my head.
It was the side table... The side table!

I reached for the top and grabbed the flower vase and without thinking, using my last strength, I hit it against Fisayo's head. He let out a cry and as he fell to the floor, I rolled away, catching my breath.

It took a while for me to regain myself.
I looked to his side, he was in a pool of blood... Oh God, what have I done?

I wouldn't have done that if he hadn't tried to kill me.
I would get arrested.
What would I tell my dad?

My boyfriend came to visit me in school and he went to lodge in an hotel, I decided to stay with him when I was supposed to be in school, studying!!

I was scared, he wasn't moving.
God, I just killed somebody's child.

I pushed him, I slapped him.

"baby, please wake up.. Please, I promise I'll let you strangle me... Anything, I won't see Timi again.. Please, anything, just wake up " I cried as I tapped him continuously.

His head was filled with blood.
My leg got pierced by a piece of the broken glass but I didn't mind, I wanted him to wake up. He wasn't moving.

" Fisayo, please, I swear, I'd delete Timi's number from my phone, I'd stop seeing him.. I'll stop.....

I stopped pushing him as I quickly ran to my phone and with shaky hands I called Timi.
It was a Sunday, I didn't know if he was the type to go to church. It was almost 7:30 though.

"Hey pumpkin " he said cheerfully.

I cried into the phone.
" Timi, Timi... I just killed Fisayo,... He was um trying to strangulate me and I broke a vase on his head and now he's on the floor, blood's all over, I don't know what to do, I don't know what to do, I'll get arrested, I swear I didn't mean it, honestly, I wouldn't have.....

"Benita, slow down, it's okay. I'm coming there right now. "

I was glad, he had to.

" and pumpkin, he's probably not dead, try to find a pulse and keep a wet cloth or something on his forehead. Don't panic okay. "

My hands were bloody and my leg ached but I didn't mind. I ran over to Fisayo and grabbed his hand searching for a pulse. I was so happy when I felt something beneath my fingers.

" he's alive, he's alive " I screamed to the phone.

Timi assured me everything would be fine and when he hanged up, I kept on crying.

I quickly cleaned up the blood on the floor. I placed a wet cloth on his head and placed his head on my lap sobbing loud.

Some minutes later, my phone rang.
Timi asked for my room number and I told him.

Within a minute, he was knocking. I yelled for him to come in, the door wasn't locked.

He rushed in and I could see Emeka following behind. They didn't say much to me as they both grabbed Fisayo and rushed downstairs.

I grabbed my phone and followed behind.
When we passed the receptionist, she looked alarmed. Probably at bloody Fisayo.

I was a mess myself as my white nightie was totally stained with Fisayo's blood.

My slippers was also bloody as my right feet was pierced but I didn't care about anything or anybody apart from Fisayo whom I believed I had killed.

The guys lay Fisayo on the back seat while I managed to squeeze myself in holding his hand and quietly praying he wouldn't die.

Within 30 minutes we got to a private hospital and again he was rushed inside.
He was taken to an emergency unit and while I was crying my eyes out pacing the hall hopelessly, Timi came to me and surprisingly gave me an hug.

"it'll be okay, I believe he'll okay " he cooed.

I sank in his arms soaking his shirt.

" I honestly didn't mean to hurt Fisayo that way.. He-he caused it, I wouldn't want to hurt anybody that way " I cried.

" I know pumpkin ".

He held me back, looked into my eyes and said softly.

" I spoke to the doctor, he said Fisayo will be fine "

I nodded. I noticed Timi's shirt was not only tears stained but the blood on my nightie had stained his shirt.

" relax, call your friends or something " he said softly again.
He excused himself and I sat down to relax as he said even though I knew I couldn't.

I called Aisha and told her everything crying. She told me she had gone to a church with Debra but would be at the hospital soon.

I asked a nurse for the toilet and she directed it to me.

Walking down, I noticed people were looking at me.

Getting to the toilet, I saw myself on the mirror, I was really messed up.

I turned on the tap, washed my face where blood had stained.

My arms and nightie was stained all over and as I tried dabbing on the stained parts with water the place became transparent and I could see my nipples were all over... Oh God!

I washed off the blood on my leg, I'll treat that later.

I stayed in the toilet for a long time thinking of what to do. When I thought of nothing, I had to return back to the hall, luckily for me few people walked around.

I walked over to the room Fisayo was placed in but the nurses didn't let me go in. I couldn't leave him here even as much as I wanted to go to school or the hotel to change my dress.

Out of frustration I sat down on the chair in the hall. I cried badly and was starting to feel sick already.
When Fisayo pushed me, I had hit my head hard and my breathing was still not balanced.

Whenever I cried, I tend to feel sick. The headache was bad and where Fisayo had hit me on my neck also hurt bad, I still didn't care about that, I only thought of him being alive and prayed for him to be okay.

Crying again, I didn't know when I drifted to sleep.

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TIMI'S POV

I had planned going to Ifeoma's church but when Benny called to tell me her problem I had to go help her because it seemed to be a matter of life and death.

It wasn't hard asking Emeka to come with me and getting Benny and Fisayo to the hospital .

This was the first time I saw Benny so sad. Other days she was always so stupid and senseless but today she seemed so sad.

After I had hugged and asked her not to cry, I noticed she was messed up but I didn't want to say it out, I didn't want to hurt her because she was more than hurt already.

My shirt was stained with blood from her night dress and being the neatness freak I was, I had to quickly excuse myself to go home, change to a new shirt.

Emeka had long gone out after we had dropped Fisayo.

Changing to a new shirt, I remembered how messed up Benny was.

BENNY'S POV

My head hurt badly.

I could hear someone calling my name but I was too weak to open my eyes.
The atmosphere felt terribly hot, I felt beads of sweat forming on my forehead and I could feel someone's hand wipe it off.

I heard my name again, I was awake and I wanted him to know but I couldn't make him know.

My body was raised up and I could feel myself moving

"Benny! "

" Benny! "

I opened my eyes closely, I felt like the lid on both my eyes have been lifted.

" are you okay? "

I looked around, I was feeling cold now.
I was in a car, Timi's car.

" Hey " I mumbled softly.

" you're awake now! Don't worry, we'll be home in a minute. " he replied back.

Home?