Parker stumbled into Harrods and headed straight into the shirt section. His head began to do numbers on how much it will amount to when he converts the cost of a shirt to Nigeria Naira and he immediately stopped; the figure was running to six digits. He looked at his seven months old SWATCH and felt out of place with the crowd. He knew he had to get a shirt because he had a meeting in 30 minutes time that will change his career for good. He had left his apartment at the North to Knight Bridge with a clean Calvin Klein shirt and Polo by Ralph Chinos but he had messed the shirt up because of his frequent habit of masturbation. He immediately weighed the price heavily against his savings and decided to look for a cheaper shop. As he turned round to go, he was greeted by his past; standing face to face with him and extending her fingers was Jumai.
“Hello Parker, what a surprise?†as she extended her hand and on the move to hug him. Parker immediately shifted away, not wanting her to notice the sperm-stained shirt, he immediately held her on her shoulders “look at you, you look so beautiful†he managed to say and quickly added “I heard you finally married Musa.†She was shocked at his behavior towards him “Is this how you speak to someone you have not communicated with for the past 4 years?†He immediately felt ashamed with his present behavior and said “I am very sorry Jumai, why not give me your contact in UK and I promise to check on you but right now I am pressed for an urgent meeting.†Parker bolted away as soon as they exchanged phone numbers and addresses. Jumai immediately went after him calling his name. “Hey Parker, let me invite you for a church program this night†she said immediately she caught up with him. She handed him the flier and patted his back.
Parker had never been hit with a “triple in one†shock; Jumai, an Islam protagonist turns Christian, a very poor girl in school picking suits upon suits in Harrods and the very reserved and ugly Jumai looking trendy and beautiful. Jumai had always had a thing for him and he took the advantage of that weakness to sleep with her. Now he wandered if it was possible again with all this church talk. He immediately recalled the night he met with Lara; the crazy babe he dated for three years, all the time proclaiming she was a virgin and ended up being an HIV patient. He and Musa had gone to Moremi Hall to see Jumai and he was immediately struck with the beautiful, elegant and well dressed lady he saw in Jumai’s corner. He was overwhelmed and all his senses were lost. He knew he must have this girl, as she said “hello, Jumai is in the bathroom. Let me tell her you are here†She dropped the book she was reading and went out of the door. He quickly regained his senses and picked up the book; on the cover was inscribed “REFORMATION OF THE CHURCH BY Noel Woodruffâ€. He did the calculation of the next line of approach.
When Lara came back in, he asked her casually about her fellowship and said he was interested in joining one. The rest was history though it took Lara 2 years to finally concede with his advances. As he stood on the street of Central London, he regretted thinking about Lara because he knew he would not be able to think about anything else. He looked at his watch and realized it was seven minutes to the meeting time and he had not bought the shirt. There was an immediate spasm of urge that flowed through his body and he felt so mad at himself. “Not now†he said to himself as the urge sprang a deep feeling inside of him. He tried to pray but he felt empty and he determined to use his will to overcome this one as he headed straight to the meeting place. He looked to his side and saw two couples engaging in a very deep kiss, he immediately turned to the restaurant he ate this morning, headed straight to the toilet to start the process of masturbation.Â
This story is a sequel to JUMAI’S REDEMPTION Â
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