Cousins(1)

OBA POV

The next day was Sunday, I sat in the Cafeteria with Barbie, my 'girlfriend' she is openly cuddling me, swears she has no shame, well I made her high above the other girls cuss she is dating me, she is like a queen, haha queen indeed, she doesn't even know she is a plaything, eleven if she knows, she will still stay with me, that is how she is?

"So what's with the cuddling this Sunday morning? Aren't you going to church today?

"I've missed you nah". She kissed me again. "Don't you miss me"?

I never even gave you thought, I smiled. "I missed you too".

"If you had missed me, you would not be behaving like this, won't you at least kiss me".

"I only want to kiss" Twinkle, I remembered the mole I saw on her lower lip, so lovely, I smiled. "You, only you". I kissed her briefly, I saw Timi walking up to us. "So how about now"?

"I'm still not satisfied". She sulks. "When are we going to you understand".

I smiled, the day we've sex is the day I'll ditch you. "Soonest"

"Hi, Ray". Timi greeted us and sat opposite us.

"Hi"

I whispered in Barbie's ear. Go now, I'll call you when I'm done here, so I can take you shopping. Girls with shopping, she giggled and kissed me once again, damn! She smells like watermelon, just that I'm not addicted to it. I'm a player. She stood up and walked away smiling widely. Timi watched her as she went, I nudged him. "Whatcha looking"

"Don't blame me, she has got a pretty ass".

I laughed, no lie about that. "It's soon gonna be devoured".

TWINKLE POV

"It's soon gonna be devoured". I stopped at the entrance to the Cafeteria and saw Oba and Timi talking. "She was very easy".

Timi laughed. "An easy target"

"She thinks I'm in love with her, all I'm after is her v-part and after which she'll be dumped.

"She just arrived the last term, without even knowing you, she accepted to be your bar, kudos to you fella, you're a badass". Timi said.

"Well I put my face to effective use and before the end of the term, I'm discarding her and moving on to my next target".

"You've one already"? Timi asked, this asshole is a playboy, God knows who he's talking about, little wonder I don't like him from the start.

"Twinkle" I gasped.

"Oh! Bad boy". Timi smiled. How dare he, who does he think he's, he's stupid for thinking I'm so easy, no one tries shit with me and go scot-free. I walked past them and pretended not to hear anything. He's so damned. I went to the Kitchen and met an elderly woman cleaning the kitchen, she looked up.

"New here? Because I haven't seen this face before".

"Yes mama, good afternoon".

"Afternoon"

"Lemme assist you with that". I made to collect the mop from her.

"No my dear, not possible, but the is, what is your name dear".

"Twinkle". She frowns.

"Is that your name"? I nodded. "Are you a half cast"? I shook my head. "An Igbo girl"? I shook my head again.

"I'm a Yoruba girl, my surname is Adeniji".

"And you understand 'Tiwantiwa''. Tiwantiwa means the local dialect. I smiled.

"I can even speak it".

"What is your Yoruba name then"?

"Abidemi".

"Ehen... that's better".

"Are you a chef here also". I changed the topic.

"No, I clean the kitchen and sometimes help in cooking". Oh!

"Lemme help you". I can't be watching an elderly person, sweep when I'm there, that isn't the home training mum taught me. I collected the mopping stick from her.

"God bless you, child".

"Amen".

OBA POV

Why will this old woman give Twinkle the mopping stick from her, I entered fully into the kitchen, and mama snatched the mopping stick from Twinkle and mopped the floor then went to the inner kitchen, Twinkle looked confused and I frowned slightly.

"Twinkle, you shouldn't do that you know".

"Why did she scurry away when she saw you"? I smiled.

"Dunno". A sign of understanding crossed her face.

"Oh! I see, she is scared of you".

"If you put it that way". She frowned, I moved closer to her. "Forget it, aren't you going to church".

TWINKLE POV.

I remembered what transpired between Oba and Timi.

Oba-She was an easy target

Timi-An easy target

Oba-Ajeh! She thinks I'm in love with her, all I'm after is her v-card and after which she will be dumped.

Timi-She just arrived the last term, without knowing you she accepted to be your bar, kudos to you fella, you are a badass.

Oba-Well, I put my face to effective use and before the end of the term, I will discard her and move on to my next target.

Timi-You've one already.

One-Twinkle.

Timi-Oh! Bad boy.

I also remembered what what Cassandra said to me at the poolside.

Cass-They are only nice to you because you're still a virgin.

Me-What did you say?

Cass-You're a virgin, that's why the guys are hovering over you, it's not because you're pretty or something, it's just because of what is between your legs, once they've gotten it, you'd be forgotten.

"Down to earth Abidemi". I widened my eyes, how on earth did he know my name, obviously he overhead my talk with Mama.

"Don't you dare call me by that name"? I warned.

He smirked. "What about Cat". Is he being serious?

"I'm warning you". He laughed and sat on the kitchen counter. "Aren't you going to church"?

"I'm waiting for HB". He's supposed to show me churches that I might want to go.

He frowned. "Who"?

"Abiodun". He suddenly jumped from the counter.

"Happy boy"? Why is he so surprised.

"Yes"?

"You call him 'heartbeat"? Heartbeat? Oh! HB, let him continue to have the misconception.

"Yeah". I walked out on him.

OBA POV.

This is the second time she walked out on me. but that is not the point right now, Heartbeat, she calls Happy boy heartbeat, have they been so close, I hope it's not what I'm thinking. I angrily called Mama, she came almost immediately.

"Yes Oba"

"Th next time, I see you sitting idly or allowing a student to help you especially Twinkle in your duties, that will be the last day you work here, do you understand"? She nods, I angrily went in search of Happy boy, I know he'll be, the music lab. I saw him making a call, I signaled for him to hurry up. He frowned as he dropped the call.

"Buddy, what's up"?

"What does Twinkle call you"?

"Happy boy, what else"? I looked at him, he's trying to play games with me, I smiled.

"HB"?

"Now why does she call you that"?

"Buddy, the first time, she called me that, I mistook it for 'Heartbeat' but trust me, she called me that innocently cuss when I asked her what she meant, she simply said 'Happy boy'. I sighed relieved and noticed Happy boy smiling.

"Seems she is used to you, she even knows you bear Abiodun".

"You want an explanation for that too"? I frowned.

"Well, she likes me better, that's it".

"You and I know who you are right"? He smiled again, Happy boy is more badass than me, I swear, he is so more than what he looks.

"What am I"? He asked innocently.

"Twinkle is mine to take Kestrel". He frowned his face, I know he doesn't like being called that.

"Kite"

"Kestrel".

He laughed. "C'mon kite, Twinkle is a pretty girl and I would have loved to take her but rules are rules, we made them together, whoever is to see a new girl first gets to take her, so Kite, I know the rules".

"I thought you were making your moves on her, I saw her first, so I'm to take her".

"Cousin, relax, my hands are clean".

"Does she knows we are cousins"?

"No, let us not fight over a minor thing, if Granny gets to know, we're gonna be in trouble".

"I ain't going to Italy now, that is our punishment if we fight each other, so what do you think of Barbie?" I asked him.

"Honeyboy"

"Dont you dare call me that". As he doesn't like being called Kestrel, I don't like being called Honeyboy.

"But I bear Happy boy".

"Your choice Kestrel not mine".

"Oops then, Barbie is cute all right, but she comes too soft and too yielding". I smiled.

"We take it like that, I'm discussing her this term, least I forgot, yesterday when I was recording 'need you' Twinkle came in, she was kinda confused".

"Kite, just go easy on her, you know she is different from the other girls, she is not used to being around guys".

"She is a cat, so stubborn, I want to get to be in her good book". I said.

"Then learn from me". He laughs.

"Indeed! You're the last person I would want to teach me that"

"Well, if you say so, I'm asking Felicia out this term"

"Thanks then, I will be convinced then that you won't go after Cat". We laughed.

Author's line.

Who else guessed Happyboy and Oba might be related?✍️ I never wanted them to be cousins in the first place, I had wanted it to be a love triangle☺️ but it is what it is☺️ and what do you think of the names; Kite, kestrel, Jethro, though I don't know which country owns those names🌙