THE SCHEMER 3

…"Why did I wake him up to this embarrassment? Did I do wrong in waking him to behold his love  who ensured our vigil for a Godot? Am I responsible for what has happened? Why is my friend so weak?" These rhetorics make riotous thoughts in Ken's head. He had only stopped by last night to have a discussion with Mike but could not initiate the conversation, no thanks to the present situation. Someone just has to break the deafening silence!  "How did you get into this humiliation, Mike? Are you not a man? Did you just let Gina slap you and walk away? Tell me, how can you believe that condom was... Ken stops as he realizes Mike is about to do the usual - warn him against meddling in their affair. Letting Gina have her way all the time is  totally wrong. There really had to be an explanation. Ken is convinced his friend is more than this, definitely. He recalls Mike's boast about the inability of any girl causing him any mental stress, let alone humiliation. As if struck by what people call “divine inspiration”, Ken resumes, "Look, Mike, I don't care what you will feel or say, It may cost me our friendship, that's fine! But I just need to talk .What's happening to you? How can you keep mute in all of these? You're acting all dumb!  Your girl didn't turn in last night, she has no explanation to that, she slaps you so hard, and makes you believe a used ..."Will you just shut up?" Mike cuts in. He continues almost in a suppressed anger through some forming tears, "Gina pays for this space and my school fees too! He yells out! Now does that make sense to you?” Ken is dumbstruck; he possibly can’t believe his friend who lives “large” on Campus is saying this. Almost replying in  one of his Lecturer's Cliché manner of  expression, "Well, I hope it does” … Ken Certainly needs more conviction in order to water this down his throat…There must be more to this. STAY ON TO THIS BLOG FOR MORE EVERY TUESDAY.

AUSTINE LORDLAZ

 Austine Lordlaz is a Professional Film and Theatre Director. A Writer,  Poet, and Critic with precision and passion. He currently awaits the award of a master’s degree in directing for the theatre and Media. He has a couple of published works to his credit. “the shemer “story series is his brain child  created to encourage the art of unique story telling.

OLUCHI KALU

 Oluchi Kalu, is a graduate of Theatre and Media studies, University of Calabar, Calabar. She is a Writer, an Actor, a Model, and a Poet. She loves all the magic a fictitious writing brings through a creative mind. She is the Editor “The Schemer”   story series