CORRINE II

Olamilekan.

People are quick to see the negative sides of things, I know that from experience! I don’t know if it is pessimism, or fate jus’ has a way of bringing you the worst because you have always had the mentality of “preparing for the worst”.

Adesewa.

There are many awkward moments in life… One of them is when you walk up to a girl in a club and yell (cos of the loud music) “hey, I know you! You go to Bowen, don’t you?” “Ummm… no!” *cue in my Corrine blonde moment look* Of course, I knew she did not go to Bowen, but hey, I was bored outta my mind and I decided to errr… what is that Dre calls it sef… aha! “dare the impossible!” Hehehe… Not that what I did was impossible! It just took a lot of (alcohol in the) guts!

“Oh, sorry. I’m Corrine. Is it me, or is clubbing overrated?!” Miss Gorgeous laughed out loud, “First time?” “Yep, and I wish I had just stayed back at home!” “Oh poor darling…” She laughs some more. “Oya come let’s dance”.

Two girls jiggling to D’banj’s Suddenly, with not a care in the world! That’s the story of Sewa and I – a friendship that has lasted for years, and only grew stronger even after I confessed to her about my Bowen pick-up line!

The Date I Crashed.

Noir. Schwarz. Nero. Svart. Black. Colour I love! Is it weird that I love black? Like I said before, people always are quick to see only the negative sides of things. “Kilode? Are you mourning? Who died?” I hear that on the regular, cos I wear black clothing a lot! Folks fail to see that black oozes mystery, power and elegance! In the world of fashion and design, a black suit can make you thinner, and a black background will make all the other colours stand out!

So after I decided to crash Sewa’s date, the next dilemma was what to wear; I was gonna wear a Bart Simpson tee and crazy jeans for my now-cancelled date. Now I was in the mood to cause some serious havoc, and I knew the only thing that could do it was that black gown Mr. Eric sent to my agent’s office for me the other day. We had gone to model some of his clothes, and someone must have whispered in his ears that black was my favourite colour during or after the shoot. I took the dress out of my wardrobe with a mischievous smile on my face; I can imagine the look on Sewa’s face when I locate what table she’s at with her date. Will the dude be cute? Sewa was never really a sucker for good looks, as long as the dude was eloquent and he’s got great arms; I once asked her what the story was with the arms, she said “Good strong arms just makes me fantasize about falling, and Seigneur Strong Arms catches me just before I hit the floor; and he bends to plant a deep kiss on my lips!” I hit her face with the pillow before she caught her breath enough to continue with her fantasy, “You have got to stop watching cartoons and Indian movies, I swear!” But really, I thought about it, I wouldn’t mind being in that kinda situation even if it’s just once… every girl should be entitled to a true-love’s-kiss moment once in their lifetime!

I was torn between wearing a bra or not under the dress. How much chaos am I willing to cause exactly? I decided little chaos would do, before dude forgets who he really should be paying attention to by the time I get to their table. I let Sia’s Breathe Me play as I began to dress, humming along with the She Wolf crooner… “unfold me, I am small and needy…”

I was overdressed! Who cares! Fortunately, ‘cos it was the World Cup period, the restaurant 

had only a few people in it; I didn’t have to look around for so long before I spotted Sewa, she was wearing the blue version of my black sequined sleeveless top. We had bought it when the boutique near the house was doing their price slash week; and she was wearing the leather leggings. Even as a girl, I was mentally drooling as I approached their table.

“Hey S!” I started to grin like I was a lil tipsy on gin, but then I stopped as I saw the larger grin on Sewa’s face – not quite the expression I was hoping for. “You never disappoint, C! We’ve been expecting you!” We? I had not paid any attention to her date, but ‘cos of that one word – we – I was interested; I turned my head and let’s jus’ say I struggled to breathe for the next few seconds. “Easy girl, it’s just me, not the grim reaper!” That voice. Even if his ‘fro was gone, and it took me a lil bit to recognise him… that voice!

I turned back to Sewa, “S, you didn’t!” “Actually, she didn’t. It was all me, knowing how much you love dramatic gestures. Now, please would you take a seat and join us, three is not necessarily a crowd.” He got up to help me in the chair that obviously was reserved for me; I stopped him and glowered, looking straight into his eyes. If looks could burn, an extinguisher couldn’t save him! I felt Sewa touch my arm, “Corrine, please, calm down first na. There are answers to your unasked questions…” “I don’t have any questions.” I brushed her hand off my arm, turned and started to walk out of the restaurant, forgetting to wonder if anyone – male or female – turned their heads to stare as I walked out the door, as is the norm.

Olamilekan.

The first and only time I fell in love, I prepared for the worst; maybe because I’ve heard so 

many people say it’s the best thing to do, but that’s what I did – prepare for the worst; and the worst did happen!

Dude I never wanna run into ever again, I literally walked into him myself!

No really, Sewa didn’t!

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