GAMES GIRLS PLAY

 

EPISODE FIVE

As I approached Brenda’s hostel, I could notice that they had been awake already. I knocked but no one answered, I knocked again but still no one answered. Since the door was visibly not locked and these are my friends, I decided to try to check who was inside. I noticed someone lying on Brenda’s bed while Charline’s was empty. This meant that Charline could have left and Brenda was still sleeping may be she was tired. I sat on the chair while admirably watching Brenda sleep. After like five minutes of my watching, I guess she felt that someone was watching and so her eyes opened and she could see me.

Her; Hey

Me: Hey, how are you?

Her: Why did you not wake me up? And How long have you been sited there?

Me: Not long ago and I thought it gentle not to disturb your sleep.

Her: Oh, that’s thoughtful of you. So, what brings you here this early morning? Your girlfriend is not here as you can see.

Me: I actually came for you not her.

Her: Me? Why?

Me: My phone. I could see it on her reading table. I wondered if Charline had not seen it.

Her: Oh, year I came with your phone. I had put it in my bag since you could not control yourself last night.

Me: Oh sorry, I disturbed you.

Her: No need, what are friends for!

Me: Thanks.

Her: Welcome, what have you brought for me?

Me: I have brought yoghurt pointing at the polythene bag I had placed at the table.

Her: Idiot, who takes cold yoghurt in such a cold morning? You must be sick upstairs. Anyway thanks!

Me: I knew you would say that. What else could I bring, since I don’t know you that much? Anyway Welcome

She smiled and pointed at my phone as I was standing to leave. At this moment I saw how her smile is beautiful. I picked it and already started dialing Asiimwe’s number.

Asiimwe picked my call and immediately told him of what happened at the restaurant. He was surprised that Charline was doing this and actually he was so sure about it because it had come from the best friend. We agreed that we meet up for a drink at Hotel La grand in Makerere Kavule at 20:00hrs. I rushed to the Library to prepare for the mock court session I was to have at 14:00 later.

The mock court was done and of course I am the best lawyer in making I won the case. Immediately I prepared to head to Kampala and meet Asiimwe. I reached Makerere at 19:30hrs as I am always good at keeping time. I asked for a bottle Nile beer to warm up the meeting. I galloped it and immediately ordered for my Guinness bottle to start on the waiting for the big man Asiimwe.

Asiimwe reached after 40 minutes I was on my second bottle of Guinness and he immediately asked for his tusker malt ready to get drunk. I am always a tough looking guy but when I get drunk I loosen up and I spill even the deepest secret I always have. My guys usually make sure that I don’t get drunk in public because I can spill all their secrets to anyone. One time I drunk ten bottles of Guinness and could not even speak English anymore. It’s at this time I realized that I could speak French perfectly well. All the fear of making mistakes had gone and so could speak only French and my friends can never forget what happened that night. The only good thing about it is that I was speaking their secrets in French and so only focused on laughing at me.

As Asiimwe was taking his drinks I started with my words, “Man ladies are not easy” he responded that he understands and that’s why he does not date any. I told him how much I loved and respected Charline but she should not have been the one doing to me. “Charline you are a whore” I screamed on top of my voice. Asiimwe just knew that my moment for speaking the truth had come, he immediately begged the manager to allow us have a room where I could do my ranting without disturbing anyone’s peace. The manager obliged but I was hesitant to use the room with no serious reason, you know how drunken people can be stubborn sometimes. Asiimwe requested the help of the bouncer and they pulled me to the room which was already paid by him. He locked the room and told me to share with him what happened. “Man, ladies are not easy,” I talked in low tone. Immediately tears started rolling out of my eyes and it is at this point I agreed that I was actually hurt by the actions of Charline. I was previously acting manly but the reality is that I loved Charline with my whole being.

I cried out my pain while narrating how I had been suspecting Charline’s move with James. All this while, Asiimwe was keeping quite while listening to me. He knows my therapy is talking. If I am angry at anything, I only need to have space I can express myself freely and my anger will be gone. But in this situation I felt empty. Chaline’s place in my heart was big and she was the only one. Losing her was leaving an empty space and I would rather get angry than feeling empty. I looked at the world and felt like it was slipping away from me. I wanted to end my life because I felt utmost despair. I had put my all my eggs in one basket. “Honestly, I have never seen you like this the entire time we have been together,” Asiimwe talked. I told him that I was feeling all alone in this world and could not comprehend why it was like this. “This world is unfair, it can’t make any sense,” I spoke while looking at Asiimwe. I could not understand why good people always get preyed on. Charline was the best of my life. She had given me reason to live. At least I could fight for someone and that was Charline. Asiimwe told me that it was time for us to go, the manager needed the room. I don’t know where all the alcohol had gone, I felt so sober but no energy to move. We immediately left the room to Bwaise tax park and boarded back to Mukono.