Silent Seduction (14)

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Some mommas and daddies
Are loving in a straight line
Take forever to heart
And a take a long sweet ride
But some mommas and daddies
Let their heart strings tear and tangle
And some of us get stuck in a love triangle
RaeLynn (Love triangle)
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Tobi sat down and watch with marked irritation as Tori press her phone smiling. Tapping at the screen like the whole world only revolves around her and her phone. It was just the two of them in the sitting room. Tife, being the first to enter the compound, had gone straight to her room after yawning lazily and giving Tobi a cold stare.
This girl wasn't even looking up at him. It was pretty obvious who it was she was texting and Tobi resisted the urge of puking. Why was she acting like he hadn't been asking her right from the gate, minutes ago about who that guy who dropped her off the gate was? She was acting like he wasn't even there.
'Are you going to talk now? Who was that guy?' He asked again. He was so pissed at her for acting that way. For goodness sake, he was being serious here. There was nothing more infuriating than being serious and being taken not taking serious.
She had her mouth sealed as she continued with her crazy texting.
'Would you just cut the crap and just answer...' He couldn't even complete his statement before she stood up and made to go inside.
Was she trying to walk out on him?
'Why are acting all weird and cranky?' Tobi asked, grabbing her by the wrist a bit harshly in such a way that she was facing him now. Their faces just a few widths apart.
Tori scoffed first, slightly turning her eyes to the side to show her disbelieve then throwing them back at him. She yanked her hand off his grip in annoyance.
'Cranky? If anybody should be reproached here, it certainly is you! You left me here saying you want to go get bread and appeared from God-knows-where after hours, empty handed and when you came back, an apology, which is the only thing you can offer anyway, seems too much for you and all you could do is question me about who some guy was?'
Oh. That totally makes sense now. The attitude she was giving him was due to him running off and blah blah blah... This may sound a bit weird in this kind of situation, but Tobi couldn't help noticing how fast she delivered her speech, not pausing. It was like she had it all crammed.
He forgot for a moment he actually ran off without saying where he was going. Again.
But that was like the least of his worries right now.
'Oh that! It skipped my mind for a bit. I'm sorry. So who was that guy?' Tobi really needs to get that out of her.
How did he know that devil in suit?
What charm does that guy has that he finds it so easy warming his way through girls' heart like that?
That is some fantastic charm but he hates it anyway.
Why do Marcus have to possess it?
'You are so concerned about the guy that you can't even deliver a proper apology?' She was still so pissed and something told him she won't budge unless he gave her the proper apology she wanted.
He was even not in the mood to switch to his playful self or apologise. His mood has been fouled the moment he set his eyes on that dude.
He bit his lower lip in frustration at her attitude. Can't she really tell he was boiling with rage right now? Well, fine.
She can take it to her grave if that's how she wants it.
He gave her a disapproving and 'WT.F!' look before simultaneously storming up the stairs into his room.
He was sitting on his bed, his legs folded making him look like a meditating monk. Only not bald and not closing his eyes so tight they hurt or something.
He was so busy with his thought he didn't even realise he was sitting that way.
Hell!
Why did he care so much about who Marcus is seeing right now. If he should look at it from the optimistic side, it was supposed to be good news to him. He was really supposed to be the one setting Marcus up with someone making it quite easy for him to be the only dude on Jo's list but just like his good fortune always take care of things for him, he didn't even have to do anything!
And he was mad about it?
Maybe he needs to have his head checked by some psychiatrist.
He relaxed his muscles and lay back on his bed resting his head on his left arm. He sniffed his armpit and he concluded he needed a cold washer.
But why does he feel so bothered seeing those two together. He had to admit that he wasn't okay with it and the only sensible reason he could come up for the feeling he feels is he probably hates Marcus as a person and not because he was going out with Jo. That sounded like a blatant lie to even him and he knew he hates him because of the later and not the former.
Like who hates someone else's personality without a reason?
Or could the reason why his system got disturbed by seing Marcus today was because the dude was a heartbreaker?
He broke Jo's heart which ironically makes him glad but didn't change the fact that that the heartbreaker made Jo sad and if he is allowed, he might do the same thing to this...
Wait a minute, he doesn't even know what that girl's real name is!
He had been so busy taunting her he didn't know her name.
But focusing more on Marcus, shouldn't he be aiding the dude in getting 'her'.
Although he hates the idea of doing that but he doesn't want Jo to start thinking she has a chance with him. But what if he breaks the girl's heart?
Would he be happy with himself.
But doing that seems like the best idea since Jo admitted she isn't over him yet. If Marcus is interested in that girl, maybe he should be helping him get her.
If, Jo should find out, she might just hate him. That's putting it nicely. If he should be sincere with himself, it's certain she would hate him if she finds out but who said anything about her finding out?
Well, thinking about it like a sane person, he wouldn't do anything like that. He can't be as selfish as to do that. If Jo would like she would without him doing anything about it.
Things would turn out the way they are supposed to whether he interferes or not. The best thing to do is to just sit/stand and watch like a wise old oak tree.
He shrugged off the idea of him as a tree. Even as a metaphor, he can't deal with it.
'Sup' he was standing in front of the open door, a playful grin on his lips and he was blinking his eyes weirdly.
His own idea of a wink.
Did I mention he was standing inside Tori's room?
Tori only looked up from her phone to see it was him. She was sitting on the bed. A pillow on her stretched out legs as she rested her back on the wall. She rolled her eyes at his weak attempt at winking.
'What?' She asked. She sounded not so mad anymore. Actually, it looked like she was faking the annoyance in her voice.
Nobody can get mad at Tobi for long and she really wasn't an exception.
'Can I come in?'
Like he wasn't in already.
'The ward your mum accidentally found you, was it named 'Danger!!! Item of distraction and annoyance. Do not touch?' She cringed at her own attempt of being sarcastic. It wasn't really that bad, was it?
'Sarcasm doesn't fit you. You need some amazing lessons from me but I really don't have time to do that. Going straight to the point, I'm going to ask you nicely, what is you real name?'
Tori couldn't help her jaws parting slightly. They just dropped at what he said.
'Are you serious, you don't know my name?'
Why was she even asking? By now, she should already be used to him being dumb
'What? You never told me your name so how was I supposed to know?' He was acting like that's enough excuse.
'And you can't ask? I didn't ask you what your name was before knowing it. Did I?' Tori tried talking to him like a sensible person for the first time.
'Well, I'm asking now...' He said as a matter of fact kind of.
'Well, I'm not telling you. Maybe you should find it out...'
'Why are you so impossible? It's an honour asking for your name...' He stood up and was ransacking her closet.
'I don't want your stewpid honour...' She saw him hold out her hardcover note and... 'What are you doing?' She asked.
'What do we have here?' He said looking intently at the cover completely ignoring her question. '...Tori Your name is Tori?' The funny way he pronounced her name like 'Tori' the Victorious cast made her giggle.
'It's not 'Tori' but 'Tori'.' She corrected pronouncing both 'Toris' differently. 'You'd pronounce the 'ori' in my 'tori' like the way Yorubas pronounce head.'
'I don't know how Yorubas pronounce head.' He wasn't kidding when he said that but Tori refused to believe him
'But you are a Yoruba guy. Your name is Tobi...'
'Yeah. I'm a Yoruba guy but I can't speak the language.'
'Well, is that something to brag about?'
'I am not bragging! I wanted to learn but I never got the chance to and why the hell do your name has to mean Head? What kind of people name their child Head? So I was right on track when I called you big head. That's so cool...'
Tori winced at his stewpidity. She didn't want to drag it and start to explain to him that her name is Omotoriola instead she just asked.
'Did you even know the meaning of your name?'
'Well, I don't but I'm guessing it would mean something like the king of the world or probably emperor world.'
'If you must know, Tobi means Big.' She grinned widely.
'My mum doesn't hate me that much to name me Big.' He said that like he was so sure she was just joking.
'You can ask anybody.' She finalised and she relished the horror on his face as he dwell on that.
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Note: all credit of whatever I'd be posting right here goes to Dr Idris Lagusta who actually directed me to his diary because I have no idea how to go about the housemanship thingy which was actually what delayed the update. I won't be going into details because I won't want to bore you with medical terms and also because I don't know some stuffs and might be missing some things which might even be the obvious. So you just have to pardon. Because some parts here were lifted from his diary
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It was her first day as a house officer (or housegirls/houseboys as they are fondly called). She was posted to the Obs and Gynae (O and G). She wasn't exactly nervous nor was she calm and confident. Tobi gave her a ride to the hospital before he actually leaves for work himself.
The day was going perfectly fine until she ran into Dr. Johanna. A senior register.
She was just strolling around the wards when she ran bumbed into her
'I'm sorry.' She quickly said trying to avoid her eyes.
She could see the doctor's eyes on her and she almost shrinked. She was with another doctor.
'Are you sure we have not met before?' Doctor Jo asked her and Tori wondered why she kept asking that. She had done the same thing this morning.
'No. I'm sure.' Tori gave her the same answer and quickly excused herself to walk out of the ward but she was quick to hear the conversation between Doctor Johanna and the other doctor before exiting.
'Do you know her somewhere?' The other doctor asked. A question obviously for Doctor Johanna.
'I don't know. But one thing I'm sure of is, I have this weird feeling I don't like her.' Tori's heart jumped to her throat when she heard that and she knows it's from no other but doctor Jo.,