3 sides to a story

That evening, i was in the room with Herdis, she was spending the weekend as she had a wedding to attend not far from my place. It is not the biggest of places, but a studio... A bed touching the wall at one corner of the room, a two-seat coach leaning at the window on the other from which Herdis sat, manipulating her phone. I was lying on the bed, facing the toilet door which is directly opposite the coach and lost in thoughts when i heard a knock on the door. It's past 11pm, who could that be? I thought... Then a loud voice "teacher, good evening...abeg open door". Oh.. "neighbor" i answered, *wetti happen?" He responded, "open door, i wan see you". Well, Wat could be the emergency? i thought as i opened the door. Ofcourse, he was totally wasted, the stench from him was unbearable coupled with his #funny love speeches he kept making when he was in the house, seated by Herdis on the coach.

An officer of the law, drunk, in my house, holding a gun (probably loaded) at my house at quarter past 11, boy was I scared. So i picked up my phone, whatsapped Herdis and asked her how we going to send him away. She was online but didn't open the chat (my worst thing), so concentrated on something online. How do I send him away? I thought, ignore him... And so i did. Guess wat? It worked. He got up, said good night and that i should come see him off. I was like, since when.. he said he wanted to tell me something. I entered the toilet, told him I had to pee, in hopes he will jus go...but no, he just stood there, waiting and calling for me. Okay, girl open the door, step out and tell him he you you need to sleep and it could wait, perfect plan, hurraayyy!! So i thought ... And did.

Step out, and jus as i was about to say a word, he blocked me with his left arm pressed unto my wall, and the right, still holding the gun... I leaned on the wall, shivering as i could get his breathe close to my lips and my heart was pounding. How do I handle this, push him off?? With a gun, massa, man di fear gun wildly. Woa, he didn't kiss me okay...

He kept professing love, told me he sees me with any guy, he shoots the guy... N if he can't have me..no one will. Well, you can't be harsh at this time so I told him this "it's not a comforting place and time cuz well, we outside here, so what do we do"? Should we go out and continue this chat, he said yeah. Told him I have to tell my sister first. He went to change and i went to Herdis. I knew he was still listening by the window, so i asked Herdis (who was still on her phone and didn't notice my sign language), i was like bb, can i go out now? She shouted, "yeah, why not"? I then kicked her legs, n said "really"? While shaking my head, she then said "no, it's too late.."

And asked me what happened, so i motioned for her to stop talking, then picked up my phone and texted her all what transpired and explained how scared i was. Not long, a knock on the door.. we pretended to be asleep, and neighbor got angry. Rained insults and threats closed to 45 mins and left. Well, i recorded some which i sent to the landlord telling him how scared i was and he asked me in the morning what happened and i narrated. The Landlord told me to be careful and that it could be alcoholic influence, but also that, when a guy drinks, most of what he says is what he meant to say. (Wise pa talk). I was like i don't even know this guy's door, nor his name or even have his number yet he is claiming love at gunpoint..lol, did i exagerate? maybe...but that's how i felt, while hoping i wake up and he apologizes and tells me it was all alcohol And should just go away.

Well, it didn't happen that way. I saw him in the morning, he was boning bitterly and didn't utter a word, then I knew it was alcohol plus reality.

Today, another neighbor stopped me on my way from throwing dirt, asked me what happened explaining to me how landlord had summoned them and spoke bitterly to them asking them to respect #themselves. I told him some parts of the story, and he said the guy told him another story. That he came back late from work, heard me discusing loudly with a guy and thought I was in trouble, so he knocked the door and saw as though the guy wanted to harass me sexually. Him being concerned asked if I could join him for a talk out, and i agreed to go out with him. So he went to change to come take me out, and when he came..i changed my mind, so he went him back to sleep. That's why he was knocking the second time, cuz of the outing.

Well, that's his side... Till now, it still stays hanging... Two sides... We await the truth.