I was awoken early that morning by a horrid tap on my back, I turned around lazily to discover it was mike. Sitting up straight, I cleared my eye, and let out a yawn, "ahan, bro, good morning", I said with my hand outstretched.
Mike let out a hiss and ignored the stretched hand, "seyi, we need to talk", he spat with disgust written all over his face. Before I could say anything, he went on to add, "It's high time you pack your things and leave my house".
Clearly surprised I asked what I had done to warrant him asking me to leave his house and he went on to say that since I started living with him horrible things had started to happen and coupled with that, the landlord had been complaining of my constant late nights, "he said he's always waking up late at night to come open the gate for you and you're always bringing in strange people into the compound".
"But mike, both of us know that those guys who come to the house aren't my friends but yours, I only talk to them because of you, and regarding the late nights you know how my boss is, he doesn't let me leave the shop until 8 and then trekking all the way home takes me close to thirty minutes, it's not my fault nau", I pleaded thinking he'll see reason.
Instead, mike reacted like I was a complete stranger and I was saying gibberish, "wether you like it or not Seyi, you're leaving my house today, even sef you're leaving right now", he said dragging me out of the bed to the floor.
I reminded him that I had no where to go, he was there when I got the call of my dad's death and how my uncles siphoned all his wealth. He was also there when my mom was diagnosed with lever failure and has been lying hopelessly in the hospital, "mike, no be you of all people for do me this kind thing, you know how hard things are for me".
"Oga, leave all this long talk and leave my house now, you've been the cause of my current misfortunes and I'm not going to let you stay another day here!", he shouted.
To avoid any form of embarrassment I quietly told him almost amid tears that I was going to leave, and deep down I knew I really had no where to go, no one to turn to, I was completely on my own.
I went on to pack my things and started recalling how mike had come to me for help when he couldn't pay his fees and I emptied my account just to ensure he paid his fees and ended up carrying over my field course. Topping that, mike had collected two years rent from his dad, squandered the money aimlessly and asked to stay with me. Without any objections, I housed him for two years without requesting any rent, fed him and introduced him to my line of business which he soon started to gain from.
There was just a lot to remember and remembering them just made the tears hard to hold any longer. I cried, silently because I knew I had been shown mike's true colors even after I had been warned. The deed had already been done, and I had to face whatever obstacles were staring me right in the face more directly now.
"Ahan, what are you wasting my time for?, Pls leave or I'll call the neighbors and cause a scene", Mike became more loud and rather restless.
I got my little sack bag and turned to leave, "Thank you for everything you've done for me Mike, God bless you", I said as I cleaned the already flowing tears from my eyes.
Mike just watched me as I made my way out of his room and then out of the compound with unmistakable gladness on his face.
Closing the gate, I reached the road and wondered between cross roads where I'll go from there and who I'll turn to but there was no one. I was alone, deserted and left to die, if only death would enjoy my company.
