MY BEST FRIEND DECIEVED ME, NOW SHE IS MARRIED TO HIM

Who can be trusted? The world is full of people who only on the outward admires and love you, but deep down inside them they are patiently waiting for the perfect time to eliminate you.

My name is Mary 28, and I have a bestie Chioma, indeed she is a sister from another mother that was how I regarded her until she really proved to me an enemy. There is nothing I do without carrying Chioma along, she knows all my plans, knows my parents, my siblings I mean everything about me, she can indeed predict me and be 98% of the time correct.

Then came Steve a tall lanky and handsome young man, Steve fair in complexion with great looks, works with one of these international NGO’s, his outward appearance indicates that life is good to him, from the cars he drives, the cloths he puts on and most especially the way he carry’s himself, surely he must the kind of a guy that will have all the ladies fighting each other just to get him.

Steve and I ran into each other at a supermarket and one thing led to another we exchanged contacts; I think the greatest mistake I made was telling Chioma and also introducing Steve to her. Steve kept asking me out and I kept turning him down, he promised me love and other material things, he brought me gifts, yet I kept turning him down.

My friend Chioma kept asking me not to sign in with him, not to appear cheap to him, that I should keep playing hard to get, that if he truly loves me as he said, he will keep coming no matter how long I keep him waiting. I never knew that there is a limit to how long love can wait, I never know that I was being deceived.

I kept this game of hard to get going, and I was indeed enjoying it, the attentions, I got from him, the pampering, the weekend outing name them, I don’t go outing alone with him without Chioma joining us, even to the cinema and to his house I will always go with my bestie Chioma.

Its been a year now since I have been playing hard to get with the full support of my friend, who will always tell me that its good for a lady to play hard, that it increases the value of the woman and that he will love and respect me the more, all these while I never knew Chioma was giving Steve  attention, care and all of it to Steve, I wish I knew better.

Truth is Steve is a nice guy and I have come to love him, I was just waiting for one last time for him to push forward his demand again, but I never got it, I waited for days weeks and the suddenly 3 months went by Steve never called or text.

I told Chioma about my issues, she only assured me that Steve was trying to relax a bit and get back himself, surely, he will come back to you she assured me. I couldn’t take this no more, so one Sunday evening I paid Steve an unannounced visitation and lo and behold Chioma was laying on the couch wearing a deadly bum-short and a see-through singlet like with no bra, what are you doing here I asked in anger and bitterness? Before she could outer a word, from the room Steve came out wearing boxers and a white singlet, oh it’s you Mary madam hard to get what a surprise visit, ‘are you surprised your friend is here? Well for your information she is my wife to be, in fact she is carrying my baby, and she is 3months gone”.

Steve but why? I asked with my legs wobbling, well she isn’t as tough and hard as you, I got tired of your hardness and the rest is history as you can see.

Well, the only thing I could remember was that I saw myself at the hospital, yes, I was sick inside of me, but the doctors couldn’t diagnose a thing. It wasn’t an easy pill for me to swallow but I had to swallow it as bitter and hard as it was, I had to move on, yeah it wasn’t as easy as any might think, yet I was able to put it all behind me, but I surely learnt my lesson the hard way. That was how I was deceived and betrayed by my bestie due to my ignorant and naiveness.